1998 in animation

none April 2021 1998 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths. Events February February 24: The Cow and Chicken season 2 episode "Buffalo Gals" airs. It gained controversy and was quickly pulled for lesbian stereotyping and sexual innuendo.Scibelli Anthony August 6, 2010 The 6 Creepiest Things Ever Slipped into Children's Cartoons Cracked https://www.cracked.com/article_18672_the-6-creepiest-things-ever-slipped-into-childrens-cartoons.html live September 30, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20110511114141/http://www.cracked.com/article_18672_the-6-creepiest-things-ever-slipped-into-childrens-cartoons.html May 11, 2011 February 25: South Park concludes its first season on Comedy Central with the episode "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut", which leaves the show on a cliffhanger.Comedy Central Ratings Report (February 23–March 1, 1998). Nielsen Media Research (Report). March March 2: Cartoon Network ends its "Starburst" era and begins its very iconic "Powerhouse" era.December 2025 March 15: The first episode of PB&J Otter airs.June 2024 March 23: 70th Academy Awards: Geri's Game by Jan Pinkava wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998 The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners November 19, 2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences AMPAS live https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213426/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998 November 9, 2014 April April 1: Season 2 of South Park begins on Comedy Central with the premiere of the episode "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus", the season's premiere angered a lot of fans of the show as they've been waiting for the reveal of Eric Cartman's father since the end of Season 1's "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut".'SOUTH PARK' FANS AREN'T LAUGHING VIEWERS DON'T SUFFER APRIL FOOLS' GLADLY, AS CARTMAN'S-FATHER EPISODE IS SCRATCHED https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/south-park-fans-aren-laughing-viewers-don-suffer-april-fools-gladly-cartman-father-episode-scratched-article-1.790594 https://web.archive.org/web/20230421231313/https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/south-park-fans-aren-laughing-viewers-don-suffer-april-fools-gladly-cartman-father-episode-scratched-article-1.790594 2023-04-21 2026-08-04 New York Daily News en-US April 3: The first episode of Cowboy Bebop airs.June 2024 April 4: The first episodes of CatDog and Yu-Gi-Oh! air.June 2024https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1642 Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga) Anime News Network Aug 2, 2020 April 20: The first episode of Stressed Eric airs.June 2024 April 22: The South Park episode "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" premieres on Comedy Central, which finally follows up from the events of "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut". The episode was seen by over 6 million viewers, making it the #1 prime-time program at its premiere."National Nielsen Viewership (April 20-26, 1998)". The Los Angeles Times. Newspapers.com. April 29, 1998. Retrieved April 16, 2023. April 26: The Simpsons airs its 200th episode, "Trash of the Titans", guest starring the band U2 and actor Steve Martin.https://www.avclub.com/the-simpsons-200th-ends-by-uprooting-all-of-springfiel-1798186146 The Simpsons' 200th ends by uprooting all of Springfield—you know, as one does TV Club December 13, 2015 Aug 2, 2020 May May 14: The first episode of Celebrity Deathmatch is broadcast.June 2024 May 15: Quest for Camelot is released.June 2024 May 17:"National Nielsen Viewership (May 11–17, 1998)". The Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1998. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. The Simpsons concludes its ninth season on Fox with the episode "Natural Born Kissers". It was seen by over 14 million viewers that night. King of the Hill concludes its second season on Fox with the episode "Propane Boom", which leaves the show on a major cliffhanger. It was seen by over 16 million viewers that night. May 28: American voice actor Phil Hartman (voice of Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz in The Simpsons) is murdered by his wife who was under the influence of drugs, and committed suicide afterward. http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman/ Phil Hartman, wife die in apparent murder–suicide May 25, 2007 May 28, 1998 CNN May 29: Season 5 of Rugrats begins on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the half-hour special "Vacation".Harris, Lee (May 24, 1998). "Nickelodeon's 'Rats' go on a vacation; a pet seal is a hit with the kids, not so much with the fishermen". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023. June June 19: The Walt Disney Company releases Mulan. One of the pre-2010s Disney films to perceive the LGBT representation, later confirming Mulan's love interest Li Shang to be bisexual, yet condemned by Disney in response of #MeToo Movement.Maleh Linda February 28, 2020 Disney Blames #MeToo For Li Shang's Absence From 'Mulan' In New Controversy Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindamaleh/2020/02/28/disney-blames-metoo-for-li-shangs-absence-from-mulan-in-new-controversy/ live March 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200229142827/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindamaleh/2020/02/28/disney-blames-metoo-for-li-shangs-absence-from-mulan-in-new-controversy/ February 29, 2020 June 22: The first episode of Bob and Margaret is broadcast.June 2024 July July 19: The first episode of Oh Yeah! Cartoons airs.https://www.flickr.com/photos/84568447@N00/2012027478/ Oh Yeah! Cartoons 1-2 Nov 13, 2007 Aug 2, 2020 Flickr July 21: The first episode of Lascars airs.http://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie_gen_cserie=3430.html Les Lascars (1998) Aug 2, 2020 www.allocine.fr July 24: Roy O. Disney receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.https://walkoffame.com/roy-o-disney/ Roy O. Disney Oct 25, 2019 Aug 2, 2020 August August 18: The Rugrats episode "The Word of the Day" premieres on Nickelodeon. August 23: Season 10 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Lard of the Dance". It was seen by over 11.8 million viewers that night.1998-08-26 Article clipped from The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41372122/ 2025-08-23 The Los Angeles Times 68 August 31: The first episode of Disney's Hercules is broadcast.June 2024 September September 1: The first episodes of Cousin Skeeter and The Wild Thornberrys premiere on Nickelodeon.http://www.tv.com/shows/cousin-skeeter/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110920060622/http://www.tv.com/shows/cousin-skeeter/ dead September 20, 2011 Cousin Skeeter TV.com Aug 2, 2020 September 4: The first episode of Archibald the Koala airs.http://www.millimages.com/site/tv/prod.php?lang=en&tv_id=2 Archibald the Koala 2006-12-25 Millimages dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061104113917/http://www.millimages.com/site/tv/prod.php?lang=en&tv_id=2 2006-11-04 September 6: The Oh Yeah! Cartoons short "The Fairly OddParents!" premieres on Nickelodeon.OH YEAH! CARTOONS {FAIRLY ODDPARENTS; HOBART IN... "DEEP SEA DIVA"; SUPER SANTA IN "JINGLE BELL JUSTICE"} (TV) https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item?q=&p=1&item=T%3A57012 August 14, 2025 The Paley Center For Media The short ended up getting its own series nearly 3 years later. September 12: The first episode of Godzilla: The Series airs. September 14: The first episode of Histeria! airs. September 15: Season 3 of King of the Hill begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Propane Boom II: Death of a Propane Salesman", which follows up from the events of the Season 2 finale "Propane Boom". The episode was seen by over 10.9 million viewers that night.1998-09-23 Article clipped from The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41305285/ 2025-08-23 The Los Angeles Times 79 September 21: The Rugrats half-hour special "The Family Tree" premieres on Nickelodeon, this episode serves as the prologue to The Rugrats Movie."Rugrats: The Complete Series". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. August 11, 1991. Retrieved May 31, 2022. September 22: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is released. This marks the first reunion of the Mystery Gang since The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries in 1984. The film makes its television debut on Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre on Halloween this year. This also mark the first-ever Scooby-Doo movie to be released in a direct-to-video format and became one of the best-selling DTV films of all time.Delgado Mariana Why 'Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island' Is One of the Best & Scariest Films of the Franchise Collider September 1, 2021 https://collider.com/best-scariest-scooby-doo-movie-zombie-island-reason-why/ April 26, 2024 September 27: The Simpsons episode "Bart the Mother" premieres, featuring the last speaking appearance of Troy McClure after Phil Hartman's death on May 28, 1998. The character was retired after this episode. This is also the last episode David X. Cohen wrote before leaving the series to work on Futurama. However, he later wrote the season 32 episode "Podcast News" in 2020. October Specific date unknown: The Japanese animation studio Bones is founded."company info." Bones. Retrieved on March 10, 2010. October 2: DreamWorks Animation's first film, Antz, directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson, is released.June 2024 October 3: The first episode of Anatole airs.Susan King https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-06-tv-19833-story.html Wake-Up Calls Los Angeles Times September 6, 1998 2018-04-23 October 4: The first episode of Rolie Polie Olie airs.https://www.awn.com/animationworld/tooning-1998-fall-season-0 Tooning in the 1998 Fall Season Animation World Network Aug 2, 2020 October 5: The first episode of Ojarumaru airs.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1765 Prince Mackaroo (TV) Anime News Network Aug 2, 2020 October 9: The first episode of The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald airs. October 25: The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror IX" premieres on Fox.Groening, Matt (October 28, 2010). Richmond, Ray; Gimple, Scott M.; McCann, Jessie L.; Seghers, Christine; Bates, James W. (eds.). Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 (1st ed.). HarperCollins. 9780061711282. October 27: Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride is released, receiving mixed to positive reviews.The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lion_king_ii_simbas_pride live https://web.archive.org/web/20210902164804/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lion_king_ii_simbas_pride September 2, 2021 April 26, 2024 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media November November 2: Chris Wedge's Bunny is first released.June 2024 November 8: The Simpsons episode "When You Dish Upon a Star" premieres, which had a cutaway at the end which showed the 20th Century Fox studio with "A division of The Walt Disney Co." at the bottom of the studio sign. This episode would get renewed attention 21 years later after Disney's acquisition of Fox in 2019. November 10: Rugrats concludes its fifth season on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the thanksgiving special "The Turkey Who Came to Dinner". November 16: Steamboat Willie is added to the National Film Registry.Hooray for Hollywood – Librarian Names 25 More Films to National Registry Library of Congress November 16, 1998 https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9812/film.html July 22, 2009https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ Complete National Film Registry Listing Library of Congress Aug 2, 2020 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, the direct-to-video sequel to An American Tail, premieres in United Kingdom as the film for the United States release went into delay for over a year.Fitzpatrick Eileen December 25, 1999 'Mummy' Shoots Universal's Sales Over $1 Bil.; Retailers Win with Sight and Sound https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 111 52 Billboard Some countries, including Germany and Japan, released it as the next film after The Mystery of the Night Monster. November 18: The first episode of The Powerpuff Girls airs on Cartoon Network. It became one of the most popular cartoons on the network in the decade.July 30, 2002 TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time TV Guide CNN https://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/ October 3, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121008180927/http://articles.cnn.com/2002-07-30/entertainment/cartoon.characters.list_1_ren-and-stimpy-tv-guide-space-ghost?_s=PM%3ASHOWBIZ October 8, 2012 The Hey Arnold! episode "Arnold's Thanksgiving" airs, which gained notoriety for its allegations of Mr. Simmons' sexuality, suspecting him of having a same-sex relationship with his partner. This was later confirmed by Craig Bartlett.Flaherty Keely At Long Last, We Know Arnold's Full Name On "Hey Arnold" https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/all-of-your-hey-arnold-questions-have-been-answered BuzzFeed July 26, 2016 November 16, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20190531103515/https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/all-of-your-hey-arnold-questions-have-been-answered May 31, 2019 November 20: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's The Rugrats Movie premieres. The film received mixed reviews and gained some notoriety for its thematic material subjecting in a G-rated movie at its time.http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19981120/REVIEWS/811200306/1023 The Rugrats Movie (G) Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times October 8, 2023 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012031159/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19981120/REVIEWS/811200306/1023 dead http://www.ew.com/article/1999/04/02/rugrats-movie April 2, 1999 The Rugrats Movie (1999) Ty Burr Entertainment Weekly October 8, 2023 The movie marks the debut of Tommy's little brother, Dil Pickles. The film A Bug's Life by Pixar and the Walt Disney Company airs. There was a legal battle between Pixar and DreamWorks regarding the comparisons with this film and Antz. http://www.businessweek.com/1998/47/b3605013.htm Burrows Peter Antz vs. Bugs Business Week November 23, 1998 October 3, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/19991128083348/http://www.businessweek.com/1998/47/b3605013.htm November 28, 1999 dead December December 9: Michel Ocelot's Kirikou and the Sorceress premieres.June 2024 December 16: The South Park episode "Gnomes" first airs, in which Tweek Meak makes his debut.June 2024 December 18: The film The Prince of Egypt premieres.June 2024 December 21: The first episode of Rex the Runt airs.June 2024 December 22: MGM's The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, the direct-to-video sequel to Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH, is released. It was brutally panned by audiences and critics for its deliberate neglect of the original source material and is declared to be one of the worst DTV sequels ever made.https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/12/24/the-mystery-of-nimh-ii-why-did-they-even-bother/ Ellin Harlene The mystery of 'NIMH II': Why did they even bother? 1998-12-24 April 27, 2024 Chicago Tribune Tribune Company 7.B December 23: Enzo D'Alò's Lucky and Zorba premieres. Specific date unknown Mikhail Tumelya's The Magic Pipe is released.http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=1930 Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | "A MAGIC REED-PIPE" www.animator.ru Aug 2, 2020 The first episode of Fat Dog Mendoza airs.June 2024 The pilot episode of The Proud Family was created.Charles Solomon January 1, 2000 Jambalaya Studio Planning to Put More Color in Animation https://www.newspapers.com/image/161534615/ June 30, 2025 The Los Angeles Times 61, 64 It was originally set to air on Nickelodeon next year, but did not pass through as the series would instead air on Disney Channel in 2001. The final episode of Stickin' Around airs. Films released List of animated feature films of 1998 January 6 - Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (United States) January 16 - H.C. Andersen's The Long Shadow (Denmark) February 6 - General Chaos: Uncensored Animation (United States) February 17: Belle's Magical World (United States) Camelot (United States) March 7: Doraemon: Nobita's South Sea Adventure (Japan) Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (Japan) March 17: Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (United States) FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue (United States) April 3 - Grandma and Her Ghosts (Taiwan) April 18: Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (Japan) Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (Japan) April 21 - FAKE (Japan) April 24 - Królestwo Zielonej Polany. Powrót (Poland) April 25 - MAZE ☆ The Mega-Burst Space: The Giant of Temporary Threat (Japan) May 2 - Camelot: The Legend (United States) May 15 - Quest for Camelot (United States) May 18 - The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (United States and United Kingdom) May 20 - Socialisation of the Bull? (Slovenia) May 21 - Golgo 13: Queen Bee (Japan) May 26 - The Legend of Su-Ling (United States) June 16 - The Mighty Kong (United States) June 19: Mulan (United States) A Tale of Egypt (United States) July 13 - Moses: Egypt's Great Prince (United States) July 14 - The Spirit of Mickey (Australia) July 17: Ahmed, Prince of Alhambra (Spain) Gen13 (United States) July 18 - Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back (Japan) July 21: The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (United States) VeggieTales: Madame Blueberry (United States) July 24 - Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo (Japan) July 25 - Soreike! Anpanman Tenohira o Taiyō ni (Japan) August 1: Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Special Edition- (Japan) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team – Miller's Report (Japan) Slayers Gorgeous (Japan) August 4 - The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom (United States) August 7 - Gurin with the Foxtail (Norway) August 25 - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (United States) August 27 - Silant Legend (Malaysia) September 4 - What Neighbours are Animals! (Spain) September 5 - Spriggan (Japan) September 22 - Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (United States) October 2 - Antz (United States) October 13 - Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (United States) October 16 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (United States) October 27 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (United States) November 7 - Visitor (Japan) November 8 - Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen (China and Germany) November 16 - An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (United States) November 17: An All Dogs Christmas Carol (United States) Money, A Mythology of Darkness (Greece) November 20: A Bug's Life (United States) The Rugrats Movie (United States) November 24 - VeggieTales: The End of Silliness? (United States) December 1 - The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (United States) December 4 - Circleen: City Mouse (Denmark) December 9 - Kirikou and the Sorceress (France, Belgium and Luxembourg) December 11 - Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday (Japan) December 18: Fire Force DNAsights 999.9 (Japan) The Prince of Egypt (United States) December 19 - Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! (Japan) December 22 - The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (United States) December 23 - Lucky and Zorba (Italy) December 25 - Luminous Visions (United States) Specific date unknown: Ancient Alien (United States) Camelot (Australia) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Garden of Eden (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Last Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Miracles of Jesus (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Samson and Delilah (United States) Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Story of Moses (United States) The Legend of Mulan (Netherlands) The Little Mermaid (Australia) The Magic Forest (Germany) The Magic Pipe (Russia) Mu-lan (Italy) Mulan (Australia) Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasure na Kusa (Japan) Prince of the Nile: The Story of Moses (Australia) The Story of Rennyo (Japan) Le Voyage de la Souris (France) Television series debuts List of animated television series of 1998 Date Title Channel Year January 6 The New Chucklewood Critters N/A 1998–1999 February 7 Silver Surfer Fox Kids 1998 Toonsylvania 1998–1999 Ned's Newt March 1 The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures HBO March 15 PB&J Otter Playhouse Disney 1998–2000 April 1 Trigun TV Tokyo 1998 April 3 Cowboy Bebop TV Tokyo 1998–1999 April 4 CatDog Nickelodeon 1998–2005 May 14 Celebrity Deathmatch MTV 1998–2007 June 8 Invasion America The WB 1998 July 18 Bad Dog The Family Channel 1998–2000 July 19 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Nickelodeon August 15 Donkey Kong Country Fox Family Monster Farm 1998–1999 Walter Melon August 18 Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents 1998–1999 August 31 Hercules ABC 1998–1999 September 1 The Wild Thornberrys Nickelodeon 1998–2004 September 5 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Fox Kids 1998–1999 September 7 RoboCop: Alpha Commando Syndication September 8 Pokémon: Indigo League Syndication, Kids' WB 1998–2000 September 12 Godzilla: The Series Fox Kids Mad Jack the Pirate 1998–1999 The Mr. Potato Head Show Oggy and the Cockroaches 1998–2019 September 14 Histeria! Kids' WB 1998–2000 September 16 Shadow Raiders Syndication 1998–1999 September 18 Voltron: The Third Dimension 1998–2000 September 19 Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain Kids' WB 1998–1999 Anatole CBS 1998–1999 Dumb Bunnies Mythic Warriors 1998–2000 The Lionhearts Syndication 1998 September 30 Elliot Moose PBS 1998–2000 October 3 Birdz CBS 1998–1999 Flying Rhino Junior High 1998–2000 October 4 Rolie Polie Olie Playhouse Disney 1998–2004 October 5 Noddy PBS 1998–2000 October 9 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald VHS 1998–2003 October 10 Brats of the Lost Nebula Kids' WB 1998–1999 Ketchup: Cats Who Cook NHK Educational TV, Nine Network, Network 10 November 2 Jay Jay the Jet Plane TLC, PBS Kids 1998–2005 November 18 The Powerpuff Girls Cartoon Network December 21 Rex the Runt BBC Two 1998–2001 Television series endings Date Title Channel Year Notes January 4 Inspector Gadget's Field Trip The History Channel 1996–1998 Cancelled January 10 Jungle Cubs ABC January 31 Spider-Man (1994) Fox Kids 1994–1998 February 23 Bobby's World 1990–1998 Ended February 25 Channel Umptee-3 Kids' WB 1997–1998 Cancelled March 2 Life with Louie Fox Kids 1994–1998 Ended March 4 101 Dalmatians: The Series ABC 1997–1998 Cancelled March 7 Gadget Boy & Heather Syndication, The History Channel 1995–1998 March 27 Big Bag Cartoon Network 1996–1998 April 25 The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police Fox Kids 1997–1998 May 16 Silver Surfer 1998 June 26 Salty's Lighthouse TLC 1997–1998 July 7 Invasion America The WB 1998 October 17 The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Fox Kids 1996–1998 November 6 All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series Syndication, Fox Family November 14 Animaniacs Kids' WB 1993–1998 Ended Pinky and the Brain 1995–1998 December 12 The Lionhearts Syndication 1998 Cancelled Television season premieres DateTitleSeasonChannelMarch 1The Angry Beavers2NickelodeonApril 1South Park2Comedy CentralMay 29Rugrats5NickelodeonAugust 23The Simpsons10FoxAugust 31Hey Arnold!3NickelodeonSeptember 12Doug7ABCRecess2September 14Pinky and the Brain4Kids' WB (The WB)September 15King of the Hill3FoxSeptember 19The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries4Kids' WB (The WB) Television season finales DateTitleSeasonChannelJanuary 17Recess1ABCFebruary 25South Park1Comedy CentralMay 16Pinky and the Brain3Kids' WB (The WB)The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesMay 17King of the Hill2FoxThe Simpsons9June 15Dexter's Laboratory2Cartoon NetworkOctober 29CatDog1NickelodeonNovember 10Rugrats5NickelodeonNovember 21The Angry Beavers2Nickelodeon Births January January 23: Rachel Crow, American singer and actress (voice of Carla in Rio 2, Tip in Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Imara in The Lion Guard episode "Return to the Pride Lands"). January 28: Ariel Winter, American actress (voice of Sofia in Sofia the First, Gretchen in Phineas and Ferb, Marina in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Carrie Kelley in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns). January 31: Chills, Canadian internet personality and singer (voice of Patron in Smiling Friends). February February 9: Isabella Gomez, Colombian-American actress (voice of Megan Cruz in Big Hero 6: The Series, Teenage Mariposa Diaz in the Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Gone Baby Gone"). February 15: Zachary Gordon, American actor (voice of Little Lopart in Handy Manny, San San in Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, Kotaro in Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Matt Mattin in Star Wars Rebels, first voice of Gil in Bubble Guppies). February 21: Zach Aguilar, American actor (voice of Genos in One Punch Man, Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koichi Hirose in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Arthur Pendragon in The Seven Deadly Sins, Joyride in Power Players). April April 6: Peyton List, American actress (voice of Barbara Gordon in Batman: Hush, Emma Ross in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Halloween Night at the Museum", Sabrina Spellman in the Robot Chicken episode "Endgame"). April 9: Elle Fanning, American actress (voice of Mei Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro, Grace in Astro Boy, Winnie in The Boxtrolls, Félicie Le Bras in Ballerina, Sarah, Logan's Friend and Nerd's Wife in the Robot Chicken episode "May Cause the Need for Speed"). May May 7: MrBeast, American YouTuber and philanthropist (voice of Times Square Bystander in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Panda Pig in Kung Fu Panda 4).Pellot Emerald 2020-10-23 MrBeast makes a name for himself with expensive stunts and philanthropy https://www.intheknow.com/2020/10/23/mrbeast-money/ 2024-03-08 www.intheknow.com en-US May 23: Ramona Young, American actress (voice of Sweetie in Wendell & Wild, Bliss in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, Fox Spirit in the Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai episode "Always Buy a God a Drink First"). June June 11: Charlie Tahan, American actor (voice of Victor Frankenstein in Frankenweenie).Charlie Tahan https://issuemagazine.com/charlie-tahan/ 2023-11-10 issuemagazine.com en-US June 19: Atticus Shaffer, American actor (voice of Edgar in Frankenweenie, Ono in The Lion Guard, Peedee Fryman in Steven Universe, Fox in Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh, Dennis in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Albert Glass in Fish Hooks, Melvin in Harvey Girls Forever!). June 24: Soma Chhaya, Canadian-American singer, rapper and actress (voice of Shauzia in The Breadwinner). July July 8: Maya Hawke, American actress and singer-songwriter (voice of Anxiety in Inside Out 2, Abyss in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur). Jaden Smith, American rapper and actor (voice of Kaz Kaan in Neo Yokio, Jordan in Entergalactic, College Myron in The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder episode "When You Wish Upon a Roker").2019-11-20 Jaden Smith https://www.biography.com/musicians/jaden-smith 2023-11-10 Biography en-US July 22: Madison Pettis, American actress (voice of Katie and Tara in Special Agent Oso, Adyson Sweetwater in Phineas and Ferb, Izzy in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Zuri in The Lion Guard, Bridgette in Fancy Nancy, Olivia in Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Cassandra in the Sofia the First episode "The Lost Pyramid"). July 24: Bindi Irwin, Australian television personality, conservationist, zookeeper and actress (voice of Bindi Bungee in the Curious George episode "Monkey Down Under", Isla Coralton in the Spidey and His Amazing Friends episode "Sonic Boom Boom"). Logan Grove, American actor (first voice of Gumball in The Amazing World of Gumball and Garfield Logan in Young Justice). July 31: Rico Rodriguez, American actor (voice of Raha in The Lion Guard, Luigi Vendetta in the Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil episode "Luigi Vendetta", Snow-Foot in the Jake and the Never Land Pirates episode "The Legendary Snow-Foot!"). August August 1: Khamani Griffin, American actor (voice of Khalid in Sofia the First, Cal Devereaux in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Caleb in Rise of the Guardians). August 12: Lily Snowden-Fine, British former child actress and daughter of David Fine and Alison Snowden (voice of the title character in Peppa Pig, additional voices in Bob and Margaret). August 25: China Anne McClain, American actress and singer (voice of Tisha McStuffins in Doc McStuffins, Jenna Chive in VeggieTales in the House, Freddie Facilier in Descendants: Wicked World, Ghufaira in Bilal: A New Breed of Hero, Lyra in Sheep and Wolves, Uma in Descendants: The Royal Wedding). October October 23: Amandla Stenberg, American actress (voice of Bia in Rio 2, Spider-Byte in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). October 28: Nolan Gould, American actor (voice of Little Jack in Doc McStuffins, Elliot in Sofia the First). November November 4: Darcy Rose Byrnes, Irish-American actress and singer (voice of Amber in Sofia the First, Ikki in The Legend of Korra). November 23: Bradley Steven Perry, American actor (voice of Zevon in Descendants: Wicked World). December December 2: Amber Frank, American actress (voice of Dee in Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure, Lucky Prescott in Spirit Riding Free). December 16: Kiara Muhammad, American actress (voice of the title character in the first two seasons of Doc McStuffins, Kari in Sofia the First). December 22: G. Hannelius, American actress and singer (voice of Little Bits in Wander Over Yonder, Amanda in the Fish Hooks episode "A Charity Fair to Remember", Lady Joy in the Sofia the First episode "Sofia the Second"). Deaths January January 4: Mae Questel, American actress (voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl), dies at age 89.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19980109&id=JbFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Km8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6412,5174896&hl=en Pittsburgh Post-Gazette news.google.com Aug 2, 2020 January 7: Eli Bauer, American comics artist and animator (Terrytoons, Sesame Street), dies at age 69.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bauer_eli.htm Eli Bauer lambiek.net Aug 2, 2020 January 21: Yoshifumi Kondō, Japanese animator (Studio Ghibli) and director (Whisper of the Heart), dies at age 47.Collin, Robbie. "Goodbye Studio Ghibli, your genius will endure", "The Telegraph", 4 August 2014. Retrieved on 20 February 2019. January 28: Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist (creator of Cyborg 009), dies at age 60. February February 14: Thomas McKimson, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 90.http://lambiek.net/artists/m/mckimson_tom.htm "Tom McKimson." Lambiek.net website. Last accessed 03/28/2007.http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=7063 https://web.archive.org/web/20181223163911/http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=7063 December 23, 2018 "Pete Alvarado." Comic Book DB website. Last accessed 03/30/2007/ February 21: Art Seidel, American production manager (assistant director for the live-action sequence in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror VI"), dies at age 66. February 23: Philip Abbott, American actor (voice of Nick Fury in Iron Man and Spider-Man), dies at age 73.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-27-mn-23677-story.html Philip Abbott; Actor on 'FBI' TV Series MYRNA OLIVER 27 February 1998 Los Angeles Times February 24: Milicent Patrick, American actress, makeup artist, special effects designer and animator (Fantasia, Dumbo), dies at age 82.The lady from the black lagoon: Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick O'Meara Mallory 9781335937803 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1080884379 2019June 2023 February 26: James Algar, American film director, screenwriter, and producer (The Walt Disney Company), dies at age 85.Did Disney Fake Lemming Deaths for the Nature Documentary 'White Wilderness'? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/white-wilderness/ January 28, 2021 Snopes.com February 27, 1996 en-USJune 15, 2013 Cruelty to Animals in the Entertainment Business : Cruel Camera - Watch Original Video : the fifth estate : CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/video2.html January 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615205717/http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/video2.html June 15, 2013 April April 17: Linda McCartney, American photographer and activist (voiced herself in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Vegetarian", Wilhelmina in Tropic Island Hum), dies from breast cancer at age 56.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/80494.stm Obituary: Linda McCartney BBC April 19, 1998 June 9, 2011 April 23: Enrique Riverón, Cuban-American cartoonist, animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 95 or 96.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/riveron_enrique.htm Enrique Riverón lambiek.net October 21, 2020 May May 14: Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (voice of Singing Sword in Who Framed Roger Rabbit), dies from a heart attack at age 82.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/sinatra/97196.stm Special Report: Final curtain for Sinatra May 20, 1998 June 30, 2022 BBC News July 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720105119/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/sinatra/97196.stm live May 28: Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer (voice of Professor Von Joy, Hans-Cuff and Staks in Challenge of the GoBots, Mr. Wilson, Henry Mitchell and Ruff in Dennis the Menace, Air Conditioner and Hanging Lamp in The Brave Little Toaster, Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz in The Simpsons, Psycho Bunny in Eek! The Cat, Calaboose Cal, Hot Dog Vendor and Inspector De Paws in Tom & Jerry Kids, Adolph Hitmaker, Tom Morgan in The Pagemaster, Russian Filmreel Announcer and Midget Clown in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Chauncey in Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night, Game Show Host in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Empress' Nightingale", Vaccu-Spook Auctioneer in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo episode "Reflections in a Ghoulish Eye", School Patrol Robots and Executive Vice President in The Jetsons episode "Boy George", Captain Frye in the DuckTales episode "Scrooge's Pet", Ace London in the TaleSpin episode "Mach One for the Gipper", Paddywhack in the Darkwing Duck episode "the Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain", Dimitri in the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode "Mind Pollution", Inspector C. Bass in the Fish Police episode "A Fish Out of Water", Bernie Wasserman and Professor Blowhard in The Critic episode "Eyes on the Prize", Dan Anchorman in the Animaniacs episode "Broadcast Nuisance", Jiji in Kiki's Delivery Service, announcer for Cartoon Network), was murdered at age 49. May 31: Sherman Labby, American storyboard artist and production illustrator (Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Productions), dies from muscular dystrophy at age 68.https://variety.com/1998/film/news/sherman-labby-dead-at-68-1117471894/ Sherman Labby dead at 68 Variety Jun 16, 1998 Aug 2, 2020 June June 3: William L. Snyder, American film producer (Rembrandt Films), dies at age 80.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/02/arts/william-l-snyder-80-producer-of-acclaimed-animated-films.html William L. Snyder, 80, Producer Of Acclaimed Animated Films The New York Times Jul 2, 1998 Aug 2, 2020 June 5: Jeanette Nolan, American actress (voice of Ellie Mae in The Rescuers, Widow Tweed in The Fox and the Hound), dies from a stroke at age 86.Tam Martinides Gray Michele Lynn Orecklin Jessica Yadegaran Milestones http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988604,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080510084933/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988604,00.html dead May 10, 2008 Time Jun 22, 1998 2008-12-13 June 12: Retta Davidson, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Chuck Jones, Ralph Bakshi), dies at age 76.http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=ww061101ws The Mystery of the Female Disney Animator November 2006August 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/floyd_norman/archive/2006/11/06/6590.aspx Remembering the Other Retta: Disney Feature Animation's Retta Davidson November 5, 2006 Richard Thompson, American animator and film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Bill Melendez), dies at age 83.June 2024 June 24: Henry G. Saperstein, American film producer and distributor (UPA), dies at age 80. June 28: Jean-Yves Raimbaud, French animator and screenwriter (Space Goofs, Oggy and the Cockroaches), dies from lung cancer at age 40.https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13990443c Raimbaud Aug 2, 2020 BnF Catalogue général July July 6: Roy Rogers, American singer and actor (narrator of the Pecos Bill segment in Melody Time), dies at age 86.June 2024 July 8: Dušan Vukotić, Yugoslav-Croatian cartoonist and animator (Zagreb Film, Ersatz), dies at age 71. July 16: Tony Sgroi, American comics artist and animator (worked for Warner Bros. animation, Bob Clampett, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 73.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sgroi_tony.htm Tony Sgroi lambiek.net Aug 2, 2020 July 17: Joseph Maher, Irish actor (voice of Emile Dorian in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Tyger, Tyger"), dies at age 64.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/21/arts/joseph-maher-versatile-character-actor-is-dead-at-64.html Joseph Maher, Versatile Character Actor, Is Dead at 64 Applebome Peter 21 July 1998 The New York Times 12 June 2017 limitedhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-22-mn-6064-story.html Joseph Maher, 64; TV, Screen and Stage Actor Oliver Myrna 22 July 1998 Los Angeles Times 7 September 2021 August August 2: Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and actress (voice of Princess Nida in Arabian Knights, the title character and Cousin Maggie in Honey Halfwitch), dies at age 65. August 14: Stanislav Holý, Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, animation designer, children's book illustrator and animator (Mr. Pip), dies at age 55.https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/archiv/1444971-zemrel-otec-juhelaku-stanislav-holy Zemřel otec "jůheláků" Stanislav Holý Aug 2, 2020 August 25: Lee Gunther, American film editor (co-founder of Marvel Productions), dies at age 63. Marshall Barer, American lyricist, librettist, singer, songwriter and director (Mighty Mouse theme), dies at age 75. September September 6: Whitney Lee Savage, American animator (Mickey Mouse in Vietnam, animated segments in Sesame Street), dies at age 69.https://www.avclub.com/mythbusters-adam-savage-remembers-his-father-s-sesame-1798274012 Mythbusters' Adam Savage remembers his father's Sesame Street animations TV Club November 11, 2014 Aug 2, 2020 September 25: Jeff Moss, American composer (Sesame Street), dies at age 56. October October 3: Roddy McDowall, British-American actor (voice of Mad Hatter in the DC Animated Universe, Proteus in Gargoyles, the Breadmaster in The Tick, Snowball in Pinky and the Brain, Mr. Soil in A Bug's Life), dies from lung cancer at age 70.Gussow Mel 1998-10-04 Roddy McDowall, 70, Dies; Child Star and Versatile Actor en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/roddy-mcdowall-70-dies-child-star-and-versatile-actor.html 2021-09-13 0362-4331 October 15: Jack Boyd, American animator and special effects creator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 82. November November 3: Bob Kane, American comic book writer, animator and artist (co-creator of Batman, Cool McCool, and Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse), dies at age 83.Boxer Sarah https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/07/arts/bob-kane-83-the-cartoonist-who-created-batman-is-dead.html Bob Kane, 83, the Cartoonist Who Created 'Batman,' Is Dead The New York Times November 7, 1998 September 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929022628/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1024.html live limitedhttp://www.seeing-stars.com/ImagePages/BobKaneGravePhoto.shtml The Grave of Bob Kane Seeing-Stars.com December 29, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110110035432/http://www.seeing-stars.com/imagepages/BobKaneGravePhoto.shtml January 10, 2011 November 24: Jacques Eggermont, Belgian comics artist and animator (worked for CBA), dies at age 80.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/eggermont_jacques.htm Jacques Eggermont lambiek.net November 30: Ruth Clifford, American actress (fifth voice of Minnie Mouse and third voice of Daisy Duck) dies at age 98.Ellenberger Allan R. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory 2001 McFarland 9780786409839 161 https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Ruth+Clifford%22+actress&pg=PA161 25 September 2017 enSlide Anthony Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses 2010 University Press of Kentucky 978-0813137452 63–67 https://books.google.com/books?id=uznsDu6OHA0C&q=%22Ruth+Clifford%22&pg=PA66 24 September 2017 enBrownlow Kevin Obituiary: Ruth Clifford https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituiary-ruth-clifford-1045086.html 27 May 2019 The Independent January 5, 1999 December December 10: Ray Goossens, Belgian animator (Musti, Plons de Kikker) and comics artist, dies at age 74.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/goossens_ray.htm Ray Goossens lambiek.net December 12: Don Patterson, American animator and film director and producer (Walt Disney Company, MGM, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 88. December 19: Kazuo Harada, Japanese film director and producer (Studio Comet, Nihon Ad Systems, Tsuchida Production), dies at an unknown age.http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=245220 Kazuo Harada AllCinema December 21: André LeBlanc, Haitian-American-Brazilian comics artist and animator (worked for Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 77.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/leblanc_andre.htm André LeBlanc December 25: Richard Paul, American voice actor (voice of Sonny in Coonskin), dies at age 58.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-28-mn-58361-story.html Richard Paul, 58; Character Actor Reuters Los Angeles Times May 14, 2015 December 28, 1998 December 30: G. Stanley Jones, Canadian actor (voice of Lex Luthor in Challenge of the Superfriends, Riff Raff in Heathcliff), dies at age 72. Specific date unknown Frank McSavage, Scottish-American comic artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, worked for Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 94 or 95.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcsavage_frank.htm Frank McSavage lambiek.net May 4, 2025 Sources See also 1998 in anime External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb