1993 in animation
1993 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Events
January
January 1: The first episode of The Adventures of Blinky Bill airs.January 6: The first episode of The Animals of Farthing Wood airs.February
February 7: The Flintstones’ TV movie I Yabba-Dabba Do! premieres. It takes place in a later timeline where Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble are grown adults getting married.February 16: Count Duckula airs its final episode. February 28: The first episode of Bonkers airs.March
March 8: The first episode of Beavis and Butt-Head is broadcast.March 16: The first episode of Albert the 5th Musketeer is broadcast.March 29: 65th Academy Awards:- * Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase by Joan C. Gratz wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
- * "A Whole New World" from [Aladdin (1992 The Walt Disney Company|Disney film)|Aladdin] by Tim Rice and Alan Menken wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song while its entire soundtrack wins the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
May
May 28: Filmation's final project, Happily Ever After, finally releases after the four year hiatus due to distribution problems after Filmation's closure. The film was poorly received for its limited creativity and animation quality, and gained some notoriety for having African-American singer Irene Cara to take the voicing role as the titular character.May 13: The Simpsons concludes its fourth season on Fox with the episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled".June
June 18: The film Once Upon a Forest premieres, but flops at the box office.September
September 5: The first episode of 2 Stupid Dogs airs.September 6: The first episode of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog airs. It was originally planned to be a Saturday morning series, but got rejected by ABC and became a weekday series for syndication instead.September 11: The first episode of SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron airs.September 13: The first episode of Animaniacs premieres on Fox Kids.September 18:- * The first episodes of Biker Mice from Mars and Rocko's Modern Life premiere in Syndication ' & on Nickelodeon '.
- * The first episode of Sonic the Hedgehog airs. It gained a cult following and is acclaimed for its unexpected storylines in a Saturday morning cartoon of its time.
- * Season 6 of Garfield and Friends begins on CBS with the premiere of the following episodes:
- ** "A Vacation From His Senses/The Incredibly Stupid Swamp Monster/Dread Giveaway"
- ** "The Wright Stuff/Orson Express/Safe at Home"September 23: The Thief and the Cobbler by Richard Williams is released after being in production for a record-breaking 30 years. Unfortunately, it was not well-received due to the changes made after Williams lost all rights of the film in 1992. It would not be released in the US until 1995 when Miramax Films retains its distribution rights while editing the film further, which became a critical failure and is since regarded to be an insult to Richard Williams.September 30: Season 5 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet".
October
October 7: The Simpsons episode "Cape Feare" premiered on Fox. Sideshow Bob officially begins his obsession for killing Bart in this episode.October 10: A five-year-old boy, Austin Matthews, sets fire to his mother's mobile home in Moraine, Ohio, killing his two-year-old sister Jessica. The mother claims that her son got the idea from watching Beavis and Butt-Head. Although it is later revealed that the family did not have cable television and thus could not watch the show, the controversy led to Beavis and Butt-Head being rescheduled to air later in the evenings and be edited to remove all references to fire.October 21: During a U.S. Senate hearing, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ernest Fritz Hollings, argues that TV broadcasters have to be pressured to curb violent or otherwise offensive shows, making direct reference to Beavis and Butt-Head. However, he is ridiculed for mispronouncing the characters' names as Buffcoat and Beaver and admitting that he had never watched the show.October 28: The SimpsonsNovember
November 6: Garfield and Friends concludes its sixth season on CBS with the following episodes:- * "Knights and Daze/Holiday Happening/Jailbird Jon"
- * "The Third Penelope Episode/Hare Force/Garfield's Garbage Can and Tin Pan Alley Revue"November 14: The Rugrats episode "Angelica Breaks a Leg" premiered on Nickelodeon.November 24: Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag, Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells's We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is released.
December
December 5: Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, the sequel to I Yabba-Dabba Do!, premieres. Its availability became limited years after the initial broadcast due to regarding some of its mature subject matter.December 21: The first episode of VeggieTales airs.December 22: Tex Avery's Magical Maestro is added to the National Film Registry.December 25: The film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is first released.December 26: Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit short film The Wrong Trousers is released.Specific date unknown
- Digital Domain is founded.
- Rita Street establishes the organization Women in Animation.
- Dan Povenmire & Jeff "Swampy" Marsh conceived & created Phineas and Ferb, and they spend the next 13 years trying to pitch the show to various TV networks, until getting it greenlit by Disney for Disney Channel in 2006.
Films released
- January 1 - Columbus's Great Adventures
- January 16 - Special Gag Force Robot Twins
- January 22 - Offside
- January 25 - Al Caral's Legacy
- February 10 - The 1001 Gags of Spiff and Hercules
- February 24 - Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
- March 6:
- * Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
- * 'Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
- March 12 - Opera Imaginaire
- March 13 - Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival
- March 18 - Sangokushi : Chōkō Moyu!
- April 25 - Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse
- May 5 - Ocean Waves
- June 5 - Ninja Scroll
- June 18 - Once Upon a Forest
- July 10:
- * Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
- * Rail of the Star
- July 17 - Soreike! Anpanman Kyōryū Nosshī no Daibōken
- July 23:
- * Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
- * Mellow
- July 24:
- * Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil
- * Rokudenashi Blues 1993
- July 31 - Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
- August 7 - Patlabor 2: The Movie
- August 14 - Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!!
- August 27 - The Gigolo - Dochinpira
- September 23 - The Thief and the Cobbler
- September 24 - Mermaid's Scar
- September 25:
- * Big Wars: Red Zone, Divine Annihilation
- * Suikoden Demon Century
- October 2 - The Halloween Tree
- October 29 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
- November 13 - Bonobono
- November 24 - We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
- December 3 - Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō
- December 5 - Sailor Moon R: The Movie
- December 10:
- * David Copperfield
- * Go Hugo Go
- * The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
- December 18:
- * Blue Memory: Manmo Pioneers and Boys
- * Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
- December 19 - Coo: Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo
- December 23 - Art of Fighting
- December 25 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
- December 26 - E.Y.E.S. of Mars
- December 29 - Street Fighter
- Specific date unknown:
- * The Cat's Mill
- * The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad
- * The History of the Wonderful World
- * Mafalda
- * Puss in Boots
- * ''Thumbelina''
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
| February 28 | Bonkers | The Disney Channel, CBS, Syndication | 1993–1994 |
| March 8 | Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV | 1993–1997; 2011; 2022-present |
| June 23 | Family Dog | CBS | 1993 |
| September 1 | The Bots Master | Syndication | 1993–1994 |
| September 5 | 2 Stupid Dogs | TBS, Syndication | 1993–1995 |
| September 5 | Super Secret Secret Squirrel | TBS, Syndication | 1993 |
| September 6 | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Syndication | 1993–1996 |
| September 11 | Droopy, Master Detective | Fox Kids | 1993 |
| September 11 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | TBS | 1993–1995 |
| September 11 | The Pink Panther | Syndication | 1993–1995 |
| September 12 | Hurricanes | Syndication | 1993–1997 |
| September 12 | Double Dragon | Syndication | 1993–1994 |
| September 12 | Madeline | The Family Channel | 1993–1994 |
| September 13 | Animaniacs | Fox Kids | 1993–1998 |
| September 18 | Biker Mice from Mars | Syndication | 1993–1996 |
| September 18 | Exosquad | Syndication | 1993–1994 |
| September 18 | Cro | ABC | 1993–1994 |
| September 18 | Sonic the Hedgehog | ABC | 1993–1994 |
| September 18 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | ABC | 1993–1999 |
| September 18 | Rocko's Modern Life | Nickelodeon | 1993–1996 |
| September 18 | All-New Dennis the Menace | CBS | 1993 |
| September 18 | Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | CBS | 1993–1994 |
| September 18 | Marsupilami | CBS | 1993 |
| September 18 | The New Adventures of Speed Racer | Syndication | 1993 |
| October 31 | Problem Child | USA Network | 1993–1994 |
| November 26 | The Moxy Show | Cartoon Network | 1993–2000 |
| December 5 | Twinkle, the Dream Being | Syndication | 1993–1994 |
| December 21 | VeggieTales | DVD, TBN | 1993–2015 |
Births
January
January 1: Xavier Pritchett, American former child actor.January 4: Aaryn Doyle, Canadian actress.January 18: Mitra Jouhari, American comedian, actress, and writer.February
February 6: Tinashe, American singer and actress.March
March 4: Zach Hadel, American voice actor, internet personality, animator, storyboard artist, writer and director.March 7: Sarah Sherman, American actress, comedian and screenwriter.April
April 4: Daniela Bobadilla, Canadian actress.April 10: Sofia Carson, American actress and singer.April 15: Madeleine Martin, American actress.May
May 10: Spencer Fox, American musician, singer, and former child actor.May 14: Miranda Cosgrove, American actress.June
June 7: Amanda Leighton, American actress.June 20: Adam Taylor Gordon, American former child actor.June 26: Ariana Grande, American singer, songwriter, and actress.July
July 6: Fairouz Ai, Japanese voice actress.July 26: Elizabeth Gillies, American actress.August
August 1: Leon Thomas III, American actor.August 11: Alyson Stoner, American actor.August 16: Cameron Monaghan, American actor.August 24: Aoi Koga, Japanese voice actress.August 26: Keke Palmer, American actress.August 28: Sora Amamiya, Japanese voice actress, singer and YouTuber.August 29: Liam Payne, British singer,.September
September 7: Taylor Gray, American actor.September 15: James Street, American child actor,.September 16: Tayla Parx, American singer, songwriter, and actress.September 18: Taran Kootenhayoo, Canadian actor,.September 25: Zach Tyler Eisen, American former actor.October
October 8: Molly Quinn, American actress.October 25: Zeno Robinson, American voice actor.November
November 6: Jak Knight, American television writer, producer, actor and comedian,.November 19: Pete Davidson, American actor, comedian and writer.November 22: Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress.December
December 8: AnnaSophia Robb, American actress.December 17: Kiersey Clemons, American actor.December 19: Nik Dodani, American actor, writer, and comedian.December 22: Meghan Trainor, American singer and songwriter.December 27: Olivia Cooke, English actress.December 28: Broti Gupta, Indian-American podcaster, television writer, and producer.Deaths
February
February 7: Nic Broca, Belgian animator and comics artist, dies at age 60.February 9: Jacques Verbeek, Dutch animator and comics artist, dies at age 46.February 21: Harvey Kurtzman, American comics artist, writer, publisher and animation scriptwriter, dies at age 68.March
March 3: Bill Draut, American comics artist and animator, dies at age 71.March 10: Vladimir Suteev, Russian children's writer, artist, animator, film director, screenwriter, dies at age 89.March 14: Larz Bourne, American animation writer, dies at age 77.April
April 1: Jerry Hausner, American actor, dies at age 83.April 19: Lee Blair, American artist, dies at age 81.April 20:- * Cantinflas, Mexican comedian, actor and filmmaker, dies from lung cancer at age 81.
- * Charles Degotte, Belgian comics artist and animator, commits suicide at age 59.
May
May 3: Hermína Týrlová, Czech animator, film director, and screenwriter, and Ferda Mravenec ), dies at age 93.Specific date unknown: Renaud Mader, aka Mad, French comics artist and animator, dies at age 26.June
June 4: Georgy Millyar, Russian voice actor, dies at age 89.June 5: Michael P. Schoenbrun, American production manager, dies at age 54.June 25: Arturo Moreno, Spanish comics artist and animator, dies at age 84.July
July 2: Dmitry Nalbandyan, Armenian animator and painter, dies at age 86.July 4: Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Russian animator, dies at age 72.July 11: Mary Moder, American voice actress, dies at age 87.July 21: Robert Glass, American sound engineer, was stabbed to death at age 53.July 26: Marcellite Garner, American voice actress, dies at age 83.August
August 1: Claire Du Brey, American actress, dies at age 100.September
September 9: David Tendlar, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 84.September 10: Cal Howard, American animator, cartoon writer and voice actor, dies at age 82.September 30: Carlo Vinci, American comics artist and animator, dies at age 87.October
October 13: Otmar Gutmann, German TV producer, animator and director, dies from cancer at age 56.October 16: Bonnie Poe, American voice actress, dies at age 81.October 25: Vincent Price, American actor, dies at age 82.November
November 15: Evelyn Venable, American actress, dies at age 80.December
December 4: Frank Zappa, American rock artist and composer, dies from cancer at age 52.December 10: Roland Davies, English comics artist, animator, animation producer and painter, dies at age 89.December 13: Ken Anderson, American art director and writer, dies at age 84.December 25: Ann Ronell, American composer and lyricist, dies at age 88.December 30: Mack David, American lyricist and songwriter, dies at age 81.Specific date unknown
- Nguyễn Xuân Khoát, Vietnamese composer, pianist and animator, dies at age 92 or 93.