1987 in animation

Events in 1987 in animation.

Events

January

January 21: The first episode of Legend of the Overfiend is broadcast.

March

March 12: The first episode of Ovide and the Gang is broadcast.March 30: 59th Academy Awards: A Greek Tragedy by Nicole van Goethem wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

April

April 7: The first episode of Ox Tales airs, based on the Dutch comic strip Boes.April 19:

* The Simpsons first airs as a series of shorts in The Tracey Ullman Show. This marks the debuts of Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Maggie Simpson.
* The first episode of The Shoe People is broadcast.April 20: G.I. Joe: The Movie is released on video instead of theatrically. Duke was originally set to die in this movie, but was rejected by Hasbro in response to Optimus Prime's death controversy as Duke became comatose during the battle instead.

May

May 8: Garfield Goes Hollywood premieres on CBS.May 13: Frédéric Back's The Man Who Planted Trees is first released.May 22: Janice Karman's The Chipmunk Adventure is released, receiving mixed reviews. It became a cult classic years later.

June

June 28: Snow White receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

July

July 10: The Brave Little Toaster is first released.

August

August 7: The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland premieres. The film dealt with financial problems, barely fixing the damages from the notorious prequel Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation. Michael Hirsh then declared, "It was just one sequel too many." As a regret, the film went into obscurity in the 2000s.

September

September 12: The first episode of Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series airs.September 13: The first episode of Once Upon a Time...Life airs.September 14: The first episode of BraveStarr is broadcast.September 15: The first episode of The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin is broadcast.September 18: The first episode of DuckTales is broadcast.September 19:

* The first episode of Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures is broadcast.
* The first episode of Popeye and Son airs, which ended after one season as it was considered a promotional failure to the original cartoons from the 1930s.September 26: The first episode of ALF: The Animated Series is broadcast, a spin-off of the live-action sitcom ALF.

October

October 30: The first episodes of Mr. Bogus are broadcast on French television.

November

November 15: The television film The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones is broadcast. This marks the only time Betty Rubble is voiced by Julie Dees, the original voice for Bubbles on Jabberjaw. Dees' input was higher-pitched than any of Betty's previous actresses, including the well-known Gay Autterson who gave up cast acting in 1985. Dees failed to repeat this as B.J. Ward, who was at the time cast as Betty's younger self on The Flintstone Kids, would take on Betty's role six years later.November 17: The first episode of Fireman Sam is broadcast.

December

December 14: The first episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles airs.December 21: A Garfield Christmas premieres on CBS.December 25: Filmation's Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night premieres, receiving negative reviews. This film caused a downfall for Filmation as Disney filed a lawsuit against the company for copyright infringement. Filmation won the suit on the grounds that Carlo Collodi's work was in the public domain. Filmation closed their doors after the completion of the Snow White sequel in 1989.

Specific date unknown

The first Disney Legends are handed out.
Todd Haynes releases Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, a mockumentary about singer Karen Carpenter acted out in stop-motion with Barbie dolls. in 1990, Haynes was sued by Richard Carpenter, causing the movie to be withdrawn from distribution.

Awards

Annecy International Animated Film Festival Grand prix du long métrage: When the Wind Blows.

Films released

January 1 - Don Quixote of La Mancha
January 21 - Hell Target
February 7 - Monica and the Mermaid of the River
February 21:
* Mugen Shinshi: Bōken Katsugeki Hen
* Rusinoita
March 14:
* Bats & Terry
* Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs
* Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori
* Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
March 18 - The Big Bang
March 21 - Laughing Target
March 25 - Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
April 4 - Dot and the Smugglers
April 11 - Touch 3: Long After You've Passed Me By
April 15 - God Bless Dancouga
April 20 - G.I. Joe: The Movie
April 25 - Wicked City
May 2–3 -
May 5 - Tteodori Kkachi
May 9 - Treasure Island
May 15 - Alice Through the Looking Glass
May 21:
* Circuit Angel: Resolving Starting Grid
* Long Live Servatius
* Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
* The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live
May 22 - The Chipmunk Adventure
June 10 - Hana no Asuka-gumi! Shin Kabukichō Story
June 12 - The Puppetoon Movie
June 19:
* Black Beauty
* The Brave Little Toaster
June 25 - The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin
June 28 - Black Magic M-66
July - 2001 Nights
July 1 - Crystal Triangle
July 5:
* Rob Roy
* The Wind in the Willows
July 9:
* Dot Goes to Hollywood
* Ico, the Brave Horse
July 13 - Rock Odyssey
July 16 - Monica's Gang In: The Boogeyman
July 18:
* Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
* Saint Seiya: The Movie
* Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker
July 21:
* Bug tte Honey: Megaromu Shōjo Ma 4622
* Maps: Legendary Space Wanderers
* Robot Carnival
July 31 - The Last of the Mohicans
August - Zima w dolinie Muminków
August 1:
* Aitsu to Lullaby: Suiyobi no Cinderella
* Baribari Densetsu
* Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
August 7 - The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
August 15 - The Foxes of Chironup Island
September 1 - Lily C.A.T.
September 18 - DuckTales: The Treasure of the Golden Suns
September 20 - Yogi's Great Escape
September 25:
* Neo Tokyo
* Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-round
October 1 - To-y
October 12 - Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
October 18 - Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers
October 19 - The Story of Fifteen Boys
November 1:
* Devilman: The Birth
* The Samurai
November 2 - Fujiko Fujio no Kiteretsu Daihyakka
November 6:
* Kaze to Ki no Uta SANCTUS -Sei naru kana-
* Take the X Train
November 15 - The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
November 19 - The Odyssey
November 20:
* Dreaming of Paradise
* Margo the Mouse
November 21:
* Gall Force 2: Destruction
* Twilight of the Cockroaches
November 22 - Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
November 27 - The Little Troll Prince
November 28 - Relic Armor Legaciam
December 1:
* Makyō Gaiden Le Deus
* Scoopers
December 10:
* Battle Royal High School
* Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane no Oni
December 11 - Gandahar
December 16:
* Junk Boy
* Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
December 19 - The Tale of Genji
December 21:
* The Legend of Kentauros
* Phoenix: Space Chapter
December 25:
* Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
* Treasure Island
December 26 - Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
December 31 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Specific date unknown:
* The Amazing Mr. Bickford
* Las Aventuras de Oliver Twist
* Dokgo Tak-ui bidulgi habchang
* The Emerald City of Oz
* Laughter and Grief by the White Sea
* Leo and Fred
* The Marvelous Land of Oz
* My Favourite Time
* Ozma of Oz
* El Pequeño Ladronzuelo
* Robotix: The Movie
* ''The Snow Queen''

Television series

January 7:
* Allsorts debuts on ITV Network.
* Creepy Crawlies debuts on ITV Network.
January 11 - Little Women debuts on Fuji TV.
January 14 - Jája a Pája debuts on ČT1, ČT2, and ČT Déčko.
February 7 - Metal Armor Dragonar debuts on Nagoya Broadcasting Network.
March 22 - Hiatari Ryōkō! debuts on Fuji TV.
April - The Shoe People debuts on TV-am, CITV, S4C, and the Children's Channel.
April 4 - Ultra B debuts on TV Asahi.
April 6:
* City Hunter debuts on Yomiuri TV.
* Kimagure Orange Road debuts on Nippon TV.
April 7:
* Esper Mami debuts on TV Asahi.
* Ox Tales debuts on TV Tokyo.
April 12 - Zillion debuts on NTV.
April 19 - Bionic Six debuts on USA Network and in syndication.
June 3 - Machine Robo: Battle Hackers debuts on TV Tokyo and Cartoon Network Japan.
June 19 - Edward and Friends debuts on BBC2.
July 3 - Transformers: The Headmasters debuts on Nippon TV.
July 5 - Sky Commanders debuts in syndication.
July 19 - Plonsters debuts on ABC, TV3, RapidKL, YTV, Nickelodeon, TV Cultura, Rai 3, RTÉ, Fuji TV, TV3 Norway and TV Slovenia.
August 6 - Slippy Dandy debuts in syndication.
September 7: TigerSharks and The Comic Strip debut in syndication.
September 12:
* Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series and The New Archies debut on NBC.
* My Pet Monster debuts on ABC and Global.
September 13 - Once Upon a Time... Life debuts on FR3, Canal+, CBC/SRC, TVE, KRO, TV SSR, RTBF, BRT & Eiken.
September 14:
* BraveStarr and Dinosaucers debut in syndication.
* Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs debuts on ABC.
September 16 - The Pondles debuts on CITV.
September 18: DuckTales and Sylvanian Families debut in syndication.
September 19: Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, and Popeye and Son debut on CBS.
September 20: Starcom: The US Space Force and Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light debuts in syndication.
September 21: Beverly Hills Teens and Spiral Zone debut in syndication.
September 26:
* ALF: The Animated Series debuts on NBC.
* Little Clowns of Happytown and Little Wizards debut on ABC.
September 30 - The Fruitties debuts on TVE.
October 4:
* Norakuro debuts on Fuji TV.
* Wisdom of the Gnomes debuts on TVE1 and ITV.
October 7 - Oraa Guzura Dado debuts on Fuji TV.
October 8 - Mister Ajikko debuts on TV Tokyo.
October 9 - The Three Musketeers debuts on NHK.
October 10 - Tsuide ni Tonchinkan debuts on Fuji TV.
October 11 - Bikkuriman debuts on TV Asahi.
October 13 - Akakage debuts on Nippon TV.
October 17 - Ovide and the Gang debuts on Télévision de Radio Canada.
October 21:
* Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics debuts on ANN.
* Lady Lady debuts on TBS.
October 27 - Maxie's World debuts in syndication.
November 17 - Fireman Sam debuts on S4C, BBC 1, CBeebies, Cartoonito and Channel 5.
December 14 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuts in syndication and on CBS.
Specific date unknown - Calabash Brothers debuts in syndication.

Births

January

January 6: Arin Hanson, American YouTuber and actor.January 12: Naya Rivera, American actress, singer and model,.January 20: Evan Peters, American actor.

February

February 5:

* Adassa, American singer.
* Darren Criss, American actor and musician.
* Alex Brightman, American actor.February 7: Kirby Howell-Baptiste, English actress.February 9: Michael B. Jordan, American actor.February 11: Ulysses Cuadra, American actor.February 12: Gary LeRoi Gray, American actor.February 21: Elliot Page, Canadian actor.February 24: Tina Desai, Indian actress.

March

March 13: Owen Dennis, American animator and television writer and producer.March 17: Lee Ae-jung, Korean voice actress,.March 22: Billy Kametz, American voice actor,.

April

April 3: Rachel Bloom, American actress.April 4: Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress.April 9: Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer.April 12: Ilana Glazer, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and activist.April 19: Courtland Mead, American actor.April 27: Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress.

May

May 7: Maya Erskine, American actress.May 13: Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer.May 20: Ray Chase, American actor.May 22: Takuya Eguchi, Japanese voice actor and singer.May 28: Mai Fuchigami, Japanese voice actress and singer.May 31: Shaun Fleming, American musician and actor.

June

June 11:

* Jimmy O. Yang, Chinese-American actor.
* Olan Rogers, American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and YouTuber.June 22: Xanthe Huynh, American voice actress.

July

July 7: Steven Crowder, Canadian-American political commentator and former actor.July 9: Rebecca Sugar, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and singer-songwriter.July 11:

* Cristina Vee, American actress.
* A.J. LoCascio, American actor and director.July 16: Kira Buckland, American actress.July 24: Mara Wilson, American actress.July 27: Genesis Rodriguez, American actress and model.

August

August 4: Karla Sakas Shropshire, American television writer.August 5: Adrian Petriw, Canadian actor.August 16:

* Eri Kitamura, Japanese actress.
* Okieriete Onaodowan, American actor.August 19: Manny Jacinto, Philippine-born Canadian actor.August 21: Kelsey Mulrooney, American actress,.

September

September 3: Megan Amram, American writer, producer and performer.September 7: Evan Rachel Wood, American actress.September 8: Wiz Khalifa, American rapper, singer and songwriter.September 10: Amanda C. Miller, German-born American actress.September 11: Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress.September 13: Ai Kayano, Japanese voice actress.September 18: Jinkx Monsoon, American drag queen, actor, comedian and singer.September 20: Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress.September 23: Skylar Astin, American actor.

October

October 8: Aya Hirano, Japanese actress.October 9: Melissa Villaseñor, American actress and comedian. October 12: Luke Pearson, British illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, storyboard artist and comic book artist.October 14: Jay Pharoah, American actor.October 15: Chantal Strand, Canadian actress.October 18:

* Zac Efron, American actor.
* Quinn Beswick, American actor.October 23: Jonathan Malen, Canadian actor.

November

November 1: Jamie Demetriou, English comedian, actor and screenwriter.November 7: Reba Buhr, American actress.November 21: Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Welsh actress.November 28: Karen Gillan, Scottish actress.

December

December 4:

* Orlando Brown, American actor.
* Miho Arakawa, Japanese voice actress.December 6: Jack DeSena, American actor.December 7: Aaron Carter, American singer and songwriter,.December 8: Aria Curzon, American actress.December 16: Hisako Kanemoto, Japanese voice actress and singer.December 17: Jonathan Langdon, Canadian actor.December 28: Thomas Dekker, American actor.

Deaths

January

January 26: Charles Wolcott, American composer, dies at age 80.January 27: Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, film director and producer, dies at age 72.January 31: Julian Antonisz, Polish film director, dies at age 45.

February

February 21: George Tibbles, American composer and screenwriter, dies at age 73.

March

March 3: Danny Kaye, American actor, comedian, and singer, dies at age 76.March 22: Ib Steinaa, Danish comics artist and animator, dies at age 60.March 25: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Russian animation director, animator, screenwriter, and professor in a film school,, dies at age 87.

April

April 1: Vladimir Popov, Russian animator, film director and art director, dies at age 56. April 17: Dick Shawn, American actor and comedian, dies at age 63.April 19: Milt Kahl, American animator, dies at age 78.

May

May 3: Dick Kelsey, American film director and theme park designer, dies at age 82.May 24: Hermione Gingold, English actress, dies at age 89.

June

June 1: Jef Cassiers, Belgian actor, comedian, animator and film director, dies at age 57.June 10: Elizabeth Hartman, American actress, commits suicide at age 43.June 13: Geraldine Page, American actress, dies at age 62.June 22: Fred Astaire, American actor and singer, dies at age 88.June 28: Lev Milchin, Russian film director and illustrator, dies at age 66.

July

July 1: Jerry Livingston, American songwriter, dies at age 78.

July 22: Jack Lescoulie, American actor, dies at age 74.July 26: Kenneth Muse, American animator, dies at age 77.

August

August 28: John Huston, American filmmaker and actor, dies at age 81.

September

September 22: Carman Maxwell, American animator, production manager and actor, dies at age 84.

November

November 11: John N. Carey, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 72.November 10: Jackie Vernon, American comedian dies at age 63.November 19: Ben Clopton, American animator and animation director, directed early films of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, dies at age 81.

December

December 13: Claude T. Smith, American composer, dies at age 55.December 22: José do Patrocínio Oliveira, Brazilian singer, musician and actor, dies at age 83.December 24: Betty Noyes, American actress and singer, dies at age 75.

Specific date unknown

Lenn Redman, American caricaturist, animator, novelist, poet, illustrator, comics artist, cartoonist and activist, dies at age 74 or 75.