1980 in animation
Events in 1980 in animation.
Events
January
January 6: The first episode of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer airs, an anime adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.January 8: The first episode of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils airs, an anime adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Nils Holgersson. It is the first production of Studio Pierrot.February
February 1: The Olympic Games special Animalympics, directed by Steven Lisberger, is first broadcast. However, its second part was never broadcast due to Jimmy Carter deciding that the United States would boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow out of protest against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.February 25: The Peanuts TV special She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.March
March 15:- * Warner Bros. Animation was rebranded.
- * Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur, the first animated feature based on the Doraemon franchise, premieres.March 19: Paul Grimault's Le Roi et l'Oiseau premieres after more than 30 years of production. It becomes a critically acclaimed classic.
April
April 14: 52nd Academy Awards: Every Child by Derek Lamb wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.May
May 15: Julien Temple's The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle premieres, a film starring The Sex Pistols which occasionally features animated sequences, produced by Animation City.May 21:- * Picha's film The Missing Link premieres.
- * Chuck Jones' Looney Tunes TV special Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over premieres on CBS. The special included 3 new cartoon shorts: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny, Spaced Out Bunny, & Soup or Sonic.May 30: The Peanuts film Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) premieres. This was the last Peanuts film to be released until 2015's The Peanuts Movie.
August
August 2: The film Be Forever Yamato premieres.September
September 6: The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show, the second cartoon based on Tom and Jerry, airs on CBS. It was since classified as one of the worst made-for-TV Tom and Jerry series and the only one to be produced by Filmation.October
October 1: The animated TV series King Rollo, based on David McKee's children's novels, is first broadcast.October 4:- * The first episode of Heathcliff airs.
- * The first episode of Thundarr the Barbarian airs.
- October 24: The Peanuts TV special Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.
November
November 1: Karel Zeman's The Tale of John and Mary is first released.November 3: Czech animation director Karel Zeman is awarded with the Order of the Republic by president Gustáv Husák.November 8:- * The first episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang airs.
- * The first episode of Richie Rich airs. November 22: The Flintstones spin-off series, The Flintstone Comedy Show, airs on NBC. Several episodes of this unique spin-off appeared on children's entertainment programs in the early 1990s.
Specific date unknown
Hurray for Betty Boop, a compilation film of the Betty Boop franchise, was given a limited theatrical release. Resulting its commercial failure, it remains abandoned after the 1984 VHS release until it was uploaded on social media in 2016.Films released
- January 12 - Time Machine 001
- January 16 - The Tale of the Three Kingdoms – Oath of the Peach Garden
- January 17 - Colargol and the Wonderful Suitcase
- February 1 - Animalympics
- February 3 - Back to the Forest
- February 16–23 The Trouble with Miss Switch
- March 8 - Tomorrow's Joe
- March 15:
- * Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
- * Nobody's Boy: Remi
- * Phoenix 2772
- * Twelve Months
- March 19 - The King and the Mockingbird
- April - Tajemnica szyfru Marabuta
- April 2 - Captain
- April 3 - Galaxy Express 999: Emeraldas the Eternal Traveller
- April 6 - Foam Bath
- April 26 - Toward the Terra
- May 3:
- * Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! 2nd Gekitō Pennant Race
- * Wakakusa Monogatari
- May 11 - The Return of the King
- May 21 - The Missing Link
- May 30 - Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
- June 13 - Botchan
- July 19:
- * 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
- * Eleven Hungry Cats
- July 25 - Ujudaejang aekkunun
- July 26:
- * Doksuri 5 Hyeongje
- * The Little Train
- * Makoto-chan
- July 27 - 15 Sonyeon Uju Pyoryugi
- July 28 - The Tale of the Three Kingdoms – Breaking Through the Five Gulfs
- August 1 - Pogo for President: 'I Go Pogo'
- August 2 - Be Forever Yamato
- August 12 - The Legend of Marine Snow
- August 19 - Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned
- August 25 - Ikkyū-san: Ōabare no Yancha-hime
- August 31 - Fumoon
- October 2 - Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother!!
- October 4–18 - Scruffy
- October 10 - Twenty-Four Eyes
- October 14 - The Thralls' Kids
- November 1 - The Tale of John and Mary
- November 11 - Gnomes
- November 21 - Betty Boop for President
- November 22 - Yogi's First Christmas
- December 3 - Pinocchio's Christmas
- December 11 - Kkomaeosa Ttori
- December 13:
- * Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Hatsu Warai 3rd Aa Tsuppari Jinsei
- * Sonyeon 007 Eunhateukgongdae
- December 19 - A Snow White Christmas
- December 20 - Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
- December 25 - Gaegujangi Cheonsadeul
- Specific date unknown - ''Bloody Lady''
Television series
- January 6 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer debuts on Fuji TV.
- January 7 - The Littl' Bits debuts on TV Tokyo.
- January 8 - The Wonderful Adventures of Nils debuts on NHK.
- January 9 - Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey debuts on Fuji TV.
- February 2:
- * Rescueman debuts on Fuji TV.
- * Trider G7 debuts on Nagoya TV.
- February 4 - Monchhichi debuts on TV Tokyo.
- February 15 - Lalabel, The Magical Girl debuts on TV Asahi..
- March 19 - Space Emperor God Sigma debuts on JAITS.
- April 4 - Mu No Hakugei debuts on Yomiuri TV.
- April 6 - King Arthur: Prince on White Horse debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 7 - Tsurikichi Sampei debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 15 - Zukkoke Knight Don De La Mancha debuts on Tokyo Channel 12.
- May 6 - Cockleshell Bay debuts on ITV.
- May 8 - Space Runaway Ideon debuts on Tokyo Channel 12.
- June 30 - Space Warrior Baldios debuts on Tokyo Channel 12.
- July 16 - Ganbare Genki debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 2 - Kaibutsu-kun 2 debuts on TV Asahi.
- September 6: Drak Pack and The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show debut on CBS.
- September 7 - Muteking, The Dashing Warrior debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 8 - Force Five debuts in syndication.
- September 13:
- * Super Friends debuts on ABC.
- * The Lone Ranger and The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour debut on CBS.
- September 16 - Sport Billy debuts in syndication.
- September 18 - Magyar népmesék debuts on Magyar Televízió.
- September 20 - Hanna-Barbera's World of Super Adventure debuts in syndication.
- September 28 - Ojamanga Yamada-kun debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 1:
- * Astro Boy debuts on Nippon TV.
- * King Rollo debuts on BBC1.
- October 3 - Shin Tetsujin 28-Go debuts on Nippon TV.
- October 4:
- * Dingbat and the Creeps and Thundarr the Barbarian debut on ABC.
- * X-Bomber debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 11 - Space Battleship Yamato III debuts on Yomiuri TV.
- October 13:
- * The Amazing Adventures of Morph debuts on CBBC.
- * Ashita no Joe 2 debuts on Nippon TV.
- November 8: Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, ''The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show, and The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang debut on ABC.
- November 22 - The Flintstone Comedy Show debuts on NBC.
- Specific date unknown:
- * Archibald le Magi-chien debuts on TF1.
- * Aubrey'' debuts on ITV.
Births
January
January 4:- * Greg Cipes, American actor.
- * June Diane Raphael, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter.January 16: Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, singer and songwriter.January 17: Zooey Deschanel, American actress and musician.January 18:
- * Estelle, English singer and actress.
- * Jason Segel, American actor.January 21: Nana Mizuki, Japanese actress and singer.January 22: Christopher Masterson, American actor and disc jockey.January 30:
- * Wilmer Valderrama, American actor.
- * Lena Hall, American actress and singer.January 31: James Adomian, American comedian and actor.
February
February 12: Christina Ricci, American actress.February 17:- * Jason Ritter, American actor.
- * Zachary Bennett, Canadian actor.February 21: Justin Roiland, American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director.February 22: Haven Paschall, American voice actress and singer,.February 28: Charles Halford, American actor.
March
March 9: Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor.March 31: Kate Micucci, American actress.April
April 8: Katee Sackhoff, American actress.April 10: Jasika Nicole, American actress.April 13: Colleen Clinkenbeard, American actress.April 24: Reagan Gomez-Preston, American actress.April 26: Channing Tatum, American actor.May
May 2:- * Vincent Tong, Canadian voice actor.
- * Ellie Kemper, American actress and comedian.May 4: Lauren Montgomery, American storyboard artist, film and television director, and character designer.May 24: Sabrina Alberghetti, Canadian animator, storyboard artist and director.May 27: Ben Feldman, American actor.
June
June 9: Matthew Margeson, American musician, composer, and arranger.June 10: Jessica DiCicco, American actress.June 12: Kawa Ada, Afghan-Canadian actor, writer and producer.June 13: Abbey McBride, American actress.June 23: Melissa Rauch, American actress.June 26: Jason Schwartzman, American actor and musician.June 27: Ben Bocquelet, French-British animator, writer, producer and director.July
July 1: Fortune Feimster, American actress and comedian.July 3: Olivia Munn, American actress.July 7: Michelle Kwan, American retired figure skater.July 10: James Rolfe, American filmmaker, actor, producer and internet personality.July 17: Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer.July 18:- * Kristen Bell, American actress.
- * Mike Yank, American television producer and writer.July 19: Chris Sullivan, American actor and musician.July 20:
- * Adam Muto, American writer, storyboard artist, animator, and producer.
- * Beth Chalmers, British voice actress
August
August 4: Daniel Ross, American actor, voice actor and producer.August 19: Aaron Horvath, American animator, television writer, producer, and director.August 26:- * Macaulay Culkin, American actor.
- * Chris Pine, American actor.
September
September 29: Zachary Levi, American actor.October
October 1: Sarah Drew, American actress.October 3: Nick Cannon, American actor, comedian, rapper, and television host.October 8: Mike Mizanin, American pro wrestler and actor.October 17: Justin Shenkarow, American actor.October 18:- * Natasha Rothwell, American writer, actress, and comedian.
- * Pinar Toprak, Turkish-American composer, conductor and musician.
November
November 2: Brittany Ishibashi, Japanese-American actress.November 17: Stuart Stone, Canadian actor.November 29: Janina Gavankar, American actress.December
December 3: Anna Chlumsky, American actress.December 18:- * Christina Aguilera, American singer and songwriter.
- * Baron Vaughn, American actor and comedian.December 19: Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor.December 30: Eliza Dushku, American actress.
Specific date unknown
- Charles Demers, Canadian actor.
- Matthew J. Munn, American animator and voice actor.