1977 in animation
Events in 1977 in animation.
Events
February
February 9: Ralph Bakshi's Wizards is first released. It will later become a cult classic.March
March 11: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released.March 29: 49th Academy Awards: Leisure by Suzanne Baker wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.April
April 1: Richard Williams' debut film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure premieres. Due to going well-over the budget near completion, Williams was withdrawn from the project as 20th Century-Fox took control over it. The reviews were mixed.April 20: Woody Allen's live-action comedy film Annie Hall premieres which has an animated segment directed by former Disney animator Chris Ishii.June
June 22: The Walt Disney Company releases The Rescuers, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery and Art Stevens.August
August 24: The Peanuts film, Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown, premieres in theaters.August 26: The first episode of the Hungarian animated TV series A kockásfülű nyúl is broadcast.September
September 10:- * Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
- * A celebrity animated TV show I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali, voiced by the boxing legend himself, is first broadcast, produced by Farmhouse Films. However, it will only run one season.
October
October 24: The Peanuts TV special, It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, premieres on CBS. It was deemed infamous for the revealed appearance of the Little Red-Haired Girl, who was attended to be unseen at the time, and the result of Peppermint Patty blaming and insulting Charlie Brown, which were subsequently made lower and backmasked following the protest. This was also the first Peanuts special to not be composed by Vince Guaraldi, instead being Ed Bogas.October 28: The Dr. Seuss special Halloween Is Grinch Night airs, marking the second animated appearance of The Grinch.Specific date unknown
- Magic Bus is founded.
- Ruby-Spears is founded.
- Robert Grossman, James Picker and Craig Whitaker's Jimmy the C is first released, a clay animation film starring U.S. President Jimmy Carter singing Georgia On My Mind.
Films released
- February 4 - The Lighthouse Island
- February 9 - Wizards
- March 1 - Krabat - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- March 11 - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- March 19 - The Wild Swans
- April 1 - Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
- April 6 - The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town
- April 7:
- * Bugs Bunny's Easter Special
- * Mattie the Goose-boy
- May 6 - Gulliver's Travels
- May 18 - Love in Freedom
- May 27 - Fantastic Animation Festival
- June 22 - The Rescuers
- July 20 - Robot Taekwon V: Underwater Rangers
- July 23 - Donald Duck's Summer Magic
- July 27 - Taekwon dongja Maruchi Arachi
- August 4 - Mr. Rossi's Dreams
- August 6 - Space Battleship Yamato
- August 24 - Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
- September 16 - Around the World with Bolek and Lolek
- November 3 - Pete's Dragon
- November 13 - A Journey to the Center of the Earth
- November 18 - The Mouse and His Child
- November 24 - 5 Weeks in a Balloon
- November 27 - The Hobbit
- December 1 - New Star of the Giants
- December 7 - A Flintstone Christmas
- December 9 - Electronic Man 337
- December 15 - ''Dot and the Kangaroo''
Television series
Debuts
- January 1 - Yatterman debuts on Fuji TV.
- January 2 - Araiguma Rascal debuts on Fuji TV.
- February 3 - Jetter Mars debuts on Fuji TV.
- February 12 - The New Adventures of Batman debuts on CBS.
- February 14 - The Flumps debuts on BBC1.
- March 3 - Mechander Robo debuts on Tokyo Channel 12.
- March 6 - Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace debuts on FNS.
- April 4 - Attack on Tomorrow debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 9 - Ginguiser debuts on ANN.
- June 4 - Chōdenji Machine Voltes V debuts on TV Asahi.
- June 7 - Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac debuts on ABC.
- July 3 - Chojin Sentai Barattack debuts on ANN.
- August 26 - A kockásfülű nyúl debuts on Magyar Televízió.
- September 10:
- * Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics, Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics, and The All-New Super Friends Hour debut on ABC.
- * What's New, Mr. Magoo?, The Robonic Stooges, The Skatebirds, Wonder Wheels, and The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour debut on CBS.
- * Baggy Pants and the Nitwits, CB Bears, Space Sentinels, The New Archie and Sabrina Hour, and I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali debut on NBC.
- September 12 - Ore wa Teppei debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 18 - Ippatsu Kanta-kun debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 22 - Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 1:
- * Star of the Giants debuts on Yomiuri Television.
- * Temple the Balloonist debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 2:
- * Ie Naki Ko debuts on Nippon TV.
- * Rittai Anime Ie Naki Ko debuts in syndication.
- October 3:
- * Fred Flintstone and Friends debuts in syndication.
- * Lupin III Part II debuts on Nippon TV.
- October 5:
- * Manga Nippon Emaki debuts on TBS.
- * Tobidase! Machine Hiryū debuts on TV Tokyo.
- October 8 - Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 debuts on NBN.
- October 17 - Dinosaur War Izenborg debuts on TV Tokyo.
- October 29 - Wakakusa no Charlotte debuts on ABC.
- November 11 - Manga Ijin Monogatari debuts in syndication.
- December 13 - Angie Girl debuts on ABC.
- December 23 - Yakyū-kyō no Uta debuts on Nippon TV.
- Specific date unknown - The Toothbrush Family debuts in syndication.
Births
January
January 2: Anna Cummer, Canadian actress.January 7:- * Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian,.
- * Tomm Moore, Irish filmmaker, animator, illustrator and comics artist.January 13: Orlando Bloom, English actor.January 17: Leigh Whannell, Australian actor. January 21: Jerry Trainor, American actor.January 23: Peter Sohn, American animator, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist .January 29: Justin Hartley, American actor.January 31:
- * Bobby Moynihan, American voice actor and comedian.
- * Kerry Washington, American actress, producer and director.
February
February 2: Shakira, Columbian singer.February 9: A. J. Buckley, Irish-Canadian actor.February 17: Kara Edwards, American voice actress.February 18: Ike Barinholtz, American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer.March
March 8: James Van Der Beek, American actor.March 9: Lydia Mackay, American voice actress.March 15:- * Rebecca O'Mara, Irish actress.March 22: Manda Rin, Scottish singer, artist and songwriter.March 23: Sindy Boveda-Spackman, American television writer and script coordinator.March 24: Jessica Chastain, American actress and producer March 25: Rob Oliver, American animator and director.
April
April 2: Thomas Krajewski, American television writer.April 3: Gavin Freitas, American animator and storyboard artist.April 8: Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress.April 9: Tim McKeon, American producer, director and screenwriter.April 10: Stephanie Sheh, American voice actress, writer, and producer.April 14: Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress.April 23:- * Eric Edelstein, American actor and comedian.
- * John Cena, American professional wrestler and actor.
- * John Oliver, English-American television host and actor.
- * Kal Penn, American actor.
May
May 1: Christian Lanz, Mexican actor.May 5: Virginie Efira, Belgian actress.May 10: David Menkin, Norwegian actor.May 12:- * Michael Jelenic, American television writer, producer, and animator.
- * Rachel Wilson, Canadian actress.May 13: Samantha Morton, English actress and director.May 16: Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand actress.May 19: Kelly Sheridan, Canadian voice actress.May 23: Richard Ayoade, English actor, broadcaster, comedian, and filmmaker.May 28: Erin Mathews, Canadian voice actress.
June
June 1: Danielle Harris, American actress and film director.June 2: Zachary Quinto, American actor and filmmaker.June 5: Kristin Gore, American author and screenwriter.June 8: Kanye West, American actor and rapper.June 26: Tite Kubo, Japanese manga artist and character designer.June 30: Colton Dunn, American comedian, actor, writer and producer.July
July 5: Armen Mirzaian, Iranian-born American animator, storyboard artist and writer,.July 8: Milo Ventimiglia, American actor.July 10:- * Gwendoline Yeo, Singaporean actress.
- * Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor.July 13: Kari Wahlgren, American voice actress.July 22: Joaquim Dos Santos, American storyboard artist, director, producer, writer, and designer.July 26: Tony Sampson, Canadian former voice actor.July 27: Aaron Alexovich, American animator and character designer.July 29: Mike MacRae, American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, director and writer.July 30: Jaime Pressly, American actress.
August
August 2: Artemis Pebdani, American actress. August 8:- * Mary Faber, American actress.
- * Lindsay Sloane, American actress.August 11: Toby Chu, American film and television composer and artist.August 13: Damian O'Hare, Irish actor.August 23: Kenta Miyake, Japanese voice actor and narrator.
September
September 8: Asami Sanada, Japanese actress.September 10: Ryan Koh, American television producer and writer.September 11: Jackie Buscarino, American television writer and producer and voice actress.September 14: Miyu Matsuki, Japanese actress,.September 15: Kenny Blank, American actor and musician.September 24:- * Clément Sauvé, Canadian comic book artist and character designer,.
- * Janelle Momary-Neely, American production manager and producer.September 25:
- * Clea DuVall, American actress, writer, producer, and director.
- * Dave Jeser, American television producer and writer.September 26:
- * Sirena Irwin, American voice actress and director.
- * D.J. Lynch, American re-recording mixer.
October
October 8: Jamie Marchi, American voice actress, ADR director and script writer.October 11: Matt Bomer, American actor.October 18: Peter Sohn, American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and film director.October 20: Sam Witwer, American actor.October 26: Jon Heder, American actor.November
November 2: Reshma Shetty, English actress.November 3: Daniel Pemberton, English composer and songwriter.November 10: Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer,.November 11: Scoot McNairy, American actor and producer. November 16: Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress.November 19: Reid Scott, American actor.November 24: Colin Hanks, American actor.December
December 1: Nate Torrence, American actor.December 10: Jeff Prezenkowski, American television executive and writer.December 18: Patricia Lyfoung, French comic artist and animator,.December 27: Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress.Specific date unknown
- Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, American actor, comedian, author, television writer and producer.
- Sandro Corsaro, American producer, animator, and author.
- Ben Jones, American director, producer, writer, and voice actor.
- Kunio Kato, Japanese animator.