1966 in animation
Events in 1966 in animation.
Events
January
January 1: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon The Astroduck premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.January 8: Rudy Larriva's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Shot and Bothered premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.January 3: The first episode of Camberwick Green is broadcast.January 15: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Duel Personality premieres.January 29: Rudy Larriva's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Out and Out Rout premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.February
February 4: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released. This marks the debut of A.A. Milne's literary character Winnie-the-Pooh as an animated franchise.February 5: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Mucho Locos premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.February 17: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary premieres.February 19: Rudy Larriva's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon The Solid Tin Coyote premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.February '26': Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Mexican Mousepiece premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.March
March 3: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Jerry-Go-Round premieres, was produced by Chuck Jones.March 12: Rudy Larriva's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Clippety Clobbered premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.March 26: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Daffy Rents premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.April
April 1: The final episode of Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones is broadcast, making it the longest-running primetime animated TV series until The Simpsons broke its record in 1997.April 16: Robert McKimson's cartoon A-Haunting We Will Go; starring Speedy Gonzales, Daffy Duck, & Witch Hazel, premieres. Was produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. This was Hazel's final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation.April 18: 38th Academy Awards: Chuck Jones' The Dot and the Line wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.April 21: The first episode of Batfink is broadcast.April 28: Chuck Jones and Ben Washam's Tom and Jerry cartoon Love Me, Love My Mouse premieres.May
May 5: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Puss 'n' Boats premieres, was produced by Chuck Jones.May 21: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Snow Excuse premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.June
June 8: The second Peanuts TV special Charlie Brown's All Stars! premieres on CBS.June 30: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Filet Meow premieres, was produced by Chuck Jones.July
July 14: The Tom and Jerry cartoon Matinee Mouse, directed by Tom Ray & produced by Chuck Jones, premieres. The short features footage from William Hanna & Joseph Barbera's following Tom and Jerry cartoons: The Flying Cat, Professor Tom, The Missing Mouse, Jerry and the Lion, Love That Pup, The Flying Sorceress, Jerry's Diary, & The Truce Hurts.July 19: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon A Squeak in the Deep premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.August
August 3: The film The Man Called Flintstone is first released, a feature film adaptation of The Flintstones.August 4: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon The A-Tom-inable Snowman premieres, was produced by Chuck Jones.August 20: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Feather Finger premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.September
September 8: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Catty-Cornered premieres, was produced by Chuck Jones.September 10:- * The first episode of Laurel and Hardy is broadcast, based on the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
- * The first episode of Space Ghost, produced by Hanna-Barbera, is broadcast.
- * The first episode of The New Adventures of Superman is broadcast.
- September 17: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Swing Ding Amigo premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.
October
October 9: The first episode of Rocket Robin Hood is broadcast.October 27: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.October 29: The first episode of The Mighty Heroes is broadcast.November
November 5: The Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Sugar and Spies premieres, it marks the final appearance of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner in the Golden Age of American Animation.December
December 3: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon A Taste of Catnip premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. Sylvester makes a cameo in this short, His final appearance in the golden age of animation.December 5: The first episode of Sally the Witch is broadcast.December 15: Walt Disney dies while producing The Jungle Book, the last animated feature made under his personal supervision.December 17: The Underdog episodes "A New Villain, Parts 3 and 4" air, which mark two of the proclaimed episodes where Underdog dies and resurrects.December 18: Chuck Jones' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, an animated Christmas TV special, premieres and will become a holiday classic. It is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' eponymous children's novel.Specific date unknown
- Karel Zeman's The Stolen Airship premieres.
Films released
- January 1 - Go There, Don't Know Where
- February 5 - Alice of Wonderland in Paris
- March 30 - Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
- June 1 - The Daydreamer
- July 21 - Cyborg 009
- July 31 - Jungle Emperor Leo
- August 3 - The Man Called Flintstone
- November 24 - The Ballad of Smokey the Bear
- December 16 - The Dream Wizard
- December 18 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- December 23 - Filippo the Cat: License to Record
- December 31 - ''King of the World: The King Kong Show''
Television series
- January 3 - Camberwick Green debuts on BBC1.
- February 5 - Osomatsu-kun debuts on MBS.
- March 7 - Marude Dameo debuts on Nippon TV.
- April 21 - Batfink debuts on KTLA and in syndication.
- May 2 - Kaizoku Ôji debuts on TV Asahi.
- May 5 - Harris no Kaze debuts on Fuji TV.
- June 3 - Yûsei Kamen debuts on Fuji TV.
- July 1 - Monoshiri Daigaku Ashita No Calendar debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 1 - The Marvel Super Heroes debuts in syndication.
- September 10:
- * The Road Runner Show and The Beagles debut on CBS and ABC.
- * Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles, The Lone Ranger, The New Adventures of Superman, Go Go Gophers, Space Ghost, and Superboy debut on CBS.
- * Cool McCool, Laurel and Hardy, Space Kidettes, and The Super 6 debut on NBC.
- * The King Kong Show debuts on ABC and NET.
- October 1 - Robotan debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 5 - Leo the Lion debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 6 - Ganbare! Marine Kid debuts on TBS.
- October 9 - Rocket Robin Hood debuts on CBC.
- October 29:
- * Bamse debuts on SVT.
- * Mighty Heroes debuts on CBS.
- November 14 - Tobidase! Bacchiri debuts on Nippon TV.
- December 5 - Sally the Witch debuts on TV Asahi.
- Specific date unknown:
- * Arthur! And the Square Knights of the Round Table debuts on ABC.
- * Klondike Kat debuts on CBS.
Births
January
January 5: Yuri Amano, Japanese actress.January 6: Danik Thomas, American film editor and production assistant.January 13: Patrick Dempsey, American actor.January 14: Dan Schneider, American television producer, screenwriter and actor.January 18:- * Stephen DeStefano, American comic book artist, animator, storyboard artist, character designer, background artist, art director and writer.
- * Stevie Wermers, American story artist and director.
- January 20: Rainn Wilson, American actor, comedian, producer, and writer.January 29: Julie Ann Taylor, American voice actress.
February
February 1: Brett Varon, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, director and producer.February 4: Tim Cahill, American producer, writer, animator and cartoonist.February 13: Neal McDonough, American actor.February 22: Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedian.February 24: Billy Zane, American actor.February 25: Alexis Denisof, American actor.February 27:- * Bill Oakley, American television producer and writer.
- * Kinji Yoshimoto, Japanese animator, film director and composer,.
- * Gregg Rainwater, American actor.
March
March 1:- * Mike Schank, American actor and musician,.
- * Zack Snyder, American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer.March 3:
- * Tone Loc, American rapper, actor, and producer.
- * Arrin Skelley, American former child actor.March 4: Dav Pilkey, American cartoonist, author and illustrator.March 5: Julie McNally Cahill, American producer, writer, animator and cartoonist.March 14: Gary Anthony Williams, American voice actor and comedian.March 15: Cas Anvar, Canadian actor.March 20: Kenji Kamiyama, Japanese anime director.March 22: Gary Janetti, American television writer, producer, and actor.March 26: Michael Imperioli, American actor.March 29: Brian Beacock, American actor.
April
April 15: Beverly Thomson, Canadian journalist and television host.April 18: Andrew Karpen, American studio executive,.April 22: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor.April 27: Yoshihiro Togashi,Japanese manga artist.May
May 1: Charlie Schlatter, American voice actor.May 5:- * Josh Weinstein, American television writer and producer.
- * Bryan Loren, American songwriter,.May 12: Stephen Baldwin, American actor and filmmaker.May 20:
- * Mindy Cohn, American voice actress.
- * Jennifer Ventimilia, American television producer and writer.May 21: Lisa Edelstein, American actress.May 22: J. Grant Albrecht, American actor.May 23: H. Jon Benjamin, American actor and comedian.May 26: Helena Bonham Carter, English actress.
June
June 5: Karen Strassman, American voice actress.June 7: Chang Yu-sheng, Taiwanese musician, actor, and comedian,.June 8: Julianna Margulies, American actress.June 16:- * Philippe Vidal, French animator, director and creator,.
- * Phil Vischer, American voice actor, puppeteer, writer, and animator.June 18: KJ Schrock, American actor,.June 19: Samuel West, English actor.June 27: J. J. Abrams, American filmmaker and composer.June 28: John Cusack, American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist.June 30: Mike Tyson, American retired professional boxer.
July
July 5: Brian Posehn, American actor and comedian.July 7: Jim Gaffigan, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer.July 8: Mike Nawrocki, American voice actor, writer, animator, and director.July 9: Pamela Adlon, American-British voice actress.July 10:- * Doug TenNapel, American animator.
- * Thomas Szabó, French animator, storyboard artist, writer and director.July 11: Greg Grunberg, American actor.July 13: David X. Cohen, American television writer and producer.July 18:
- * Lori Alan, American voice actress.
- * Lawrence Guterman, Canadian film director, writer, producer, voice actor and cartoonist.July 19: Blue Demon Jr., Mexican professional wrestler.July 29: Richard Steven Horvitz, American voice actor.July 31: Dean Cain, American actor.
August
August 1: Dan Gerson, American voice actor and screenwriter,.August 2: Kate Boutilier, American television producer and writer.August 5: James Gunn, American filmmaker.August 10: André Sogliuzzo, American actor.August 12: Michael Dobson, British actor.August 14: Halle Berry, American actress.August 17: Matt Maiellaro, American filmmaker, musician, and voice actor.August 20: Dimebag Darrell, American musician and member of Pantera,.August 23:- * Cleto Escobedo III, American musician,.
- * Alex Johns, American production coordinator and producer,.August 31: Matthew O'Callaghan, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, writer and director.
September
September 2: Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress and producer.September 7: Toby Jones, English actor.September 9:- * Adam Sandler, American comedian, actor and filmmaker.
- * Yoshifumi Ushima, Japanese singer-songwriter,.September 19: Craig Shemin, American television writer.September 26: Lona Williams, American screenwriter, television producer, production assistant and voice actor.September 28: Maria Canals-Barrera, American actress.September 29: Mark Gravas, Australian animator, storyboard artist, overseas supervisor, director and producer.
October
October 1: Scott Innes, American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality.October 6: Jacqueline Obradors, American actress.October 11:- * Luke Perry, American actor,.
- * Todd Snider, American singer,.October 12: Rupert Gregson-Williams, British composer, conductor, and record producer.October 16: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, American actress.October 18:
- * Sarah Dyer, American comic book writer and television writer.
- * Shawna Trpcic, American costume designer,.October 19: Jon Favreau, American actor and filmmaker.October 22: Melinda Dilger, American sound supervisor and producer.October 28: Andy Richter, American actor.October 31:
- * Mike O'Malley, American actor.
- * Adam Horovitz, American musician, actor and member of the Beastie Boys.
November
November 2: David Schwimmer, American actor, comedian, director and producer.November 3: Gary Anthony Sturgis, American actor and musician.November 8: Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, television personality, and writer.November 15: Tony Cervone, American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.November 17: Thomas McHugh, American actor.November 19: Jason Scott Lee, American actor and martial artist.November 22: Michael K. Williams, American actor, dancer, model and choreographer,.November 23:- * Jerome Ranft, American animator, sculptor and actor.
- * Michelle Gomez, Scottish actress.
- November 25: Billy Burke, American actor.November 26: Kristin Bauer van Straten, American actress.November 27: Andy Merrill, American voice actor, television producer and writer.
December
December 1: Andrew Adamson, New Zealand film director, producer, and screenwriter.December 3: Joshua Sternin, American television producer and writer.December 4:- * Carey Means, American voice actor.
- * Fred Armisen, American actor and comedian.
- December 7: C. Thomas Howell, American actor.December 8: Michael Cole, American pro wrestling commentator.December 9: Toby Huss, American actor.December 11: Gary Dourdan, American actor.December 21:
- * Kiefer Sutherland, British-Canadian actor.
- * Adam Schefter, American sports writer and television analyst.December 24: Diedrich Bader, American actor and comedian.December 28:
- * David Fane, New Zealand actor.
- * Dave Underwood, American voice actor,.December 31: Maddie Taylor, American voice actress, storyboard artist, and comedienne.