1995 in animation


1995 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 2: The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show broadcasts its first episode.

February

February 5: Dr. Seuss' Daisy-Head Mayzie premieres on TNT. It is Dr. Seuss' first posthumous book. This publication was altered from his original text, which was republished 21 years later.February 13: Chuck Jones receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

March

March 5: The Simpsons episode "A Star Is Burns" is first broadcast; it is a crossover with The Critic and guest stars Jon Lovitz and Maurice LaMarche. Matt Groening heavily criticized the episode, feeling that it was just an advertisement for The Critic, and that people would incorrectly associate the show with him. Because of this, he was uncredited in the episode.March 27: 67th Academy Awards:

April

April 7: A Goofy Movie, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. It became a cult classic and adult interest decades later.April 12: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman's The Pebble and the Penguin premieres, one of the five lesser Bluth films and to be the most troublesome from his experience. Due to production problems, Bluth and Goldman opt not to be credited. Consequently, his Irish animation studio closed down by bankruptcy.April 13: Rugrats concludes its third season on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the Jewish special "A Rugrats Passover". The show would go on hiatus about a year following the premiere of this episode.

May

May 21: The Simpsons concludes its sixth season on Fox with the first part to the episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", leaving the show on a major cliffhanger.May 28: The first episode of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is broadcast.

June

June 23: The Walt Disney Company releases Pocahontas, directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg.

August

August 25: The Looney Tunes theatrical short Carrotblanca premieres in theaters alongside The Amazing Panda Adventure. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

September

September 5: The first episode of Mr. Men and Little Miss airs.September 9: Kids' WB launches.

October

October 4: The first episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion airs.October 22: The first episode of The Little Lulu Show airs.October 29: The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror VI" premieres on Fox.

November

November 18: Ghost in the Shell is first released, an anime feature film directed by Mamoru Oshii, based on the manga series Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow. It will later become a cult classic.November 22: Toy Story, the first CGI animated feature film, is released by Pixar and the Walt Disney Company.

December

December 1: Trey Parker and Matt Stone make the animated short Jesus vs. Santa, which features embryonal versions of the characters they'll later use in South Park and will become a viral sensation under the title The Spirit of Christmas.December 16: The Ren & Stimpy Show holiday special "A Scooter for Yaksmas" premieres on Nickelodeon. Despite this being the final episode to air on Nickelodeon, two remaining episodes of the show would air on MTV the following year.December 22: Amblin Entertainment's Balto premieres. This is the last animated feature produced by Amblimation before it was closed down in 1997. Despite its failure during the release, it becomes a cult classic and is favored over the poorly received direct-to-video sequels in the 2000s.December 24: Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave is released.December 28: Gerald McBoing-Boing is added to the National Film Registry.

Specific date unknown

Films released

Television series debuts

DateTitleChannelYear
January 2The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon ShowSyndication1995
February 20What a Cartoon!Cartoon Network1995–1997
March 26Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildHBO1995–2000
April 8The MaxxMTV1995
May 28Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistComedy Central1995–2002
August 12The Mask: Animated SeriesCBS1995–1997
August 28Sailor MoonSyndication, Cartoon Network1995–2000
September 5Mr. Men and Little MissCITV1995–1997
September 8Timon and PumbaaSyndication, CBS, Toon Disney1995–1999
September 9Earthworm JimKids' WB1995–1996
September 9Freakazoid!Kids' WB1995–1997
September 9Pinky and the BrainKids' WB1995–1998
September 9The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesKids' WB1995–2002
September 9Gadget Boy & HeatherThe History Channel1995–1998
September 9Klutter!Fox Kids1995–1996
September 9The New Adventures of MadelineABC1995
September 9Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel RidersSyndication1995–1996
September 10Space StrikersUPN1995
September 10TeknomanUPN1995
September 10Cartoon PlanetCartoon Network1995–1998
September 16Santo BugitoCBS1995–1996
September 16The Twisted Tales of Felix the CatCBS1995–1996
September 21The Savage DragonUSA Network1995–1996
September 24G.I. Joe ExtremeSyndication1995–1997
September 30DarkstalkersSyndication1995
October 14The Adventures of HypermanCBS1995–1996
October 16Littlest Pet Shop Syndication1995
October 21Street FighterUSA Network1995–1997
October 22The Little Lulu ShowHBO, CTV, Family Channel1995–1999
October 28Dumb and DumberABC1995–1996
November 6Little BearNick Jr.1995–2003
December 9Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveCBS, Nickelodeon1995–2000
December 21UltraforceUSA1995

Births

January

January 7: Jessica Darrow, American actress and singer.January 17: Indya Moore, American actress and model.

February

February 3: Kellen Goff, American actor.

March

March 9: Cierra Ramirez, American actress and singer.March 20: Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress,.

May

May 3: Katie Chang, American actress.May 4:

June

June 5: Troye Sivan, Australian actor and singer-songwriter.June 22: Micheál Richardson, Irish-American actor.

July

July 4: Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

August

August 9: Justice Smith, American actor.August 31: Matīss Kaža, Swedish-Latvian filmmaker.

September

September 5: Caroline Sunshine, American republican press secretary and former actress and singer.September 12: Ryan Potter, American actor.September 20: Sammi Hanratty, American actress.

October

October 3: Ayo Edebiri, American actress and comedienne, television writer and producer.October 4: Ambrosia Kelley, American former child actress.October 15: Billy Unger, American actor.October 30: Andy Pessoa, American actor.

November

November 2: Brandon Soo Hoo, American actor.November 17: Zach Barack, American actor.November 22: Katherine McNamara, American actress.November 23: Austin Majors, American actor,.November 29: Laura Marano, American actress and singer.

December

December 29: Ross Lynch, American actor, singer, and musician.

Deaths

January

January 12: William Pomerance, American animator, dies at age 89.January 19: Don Tobin, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 79.January 21: John Halas, Hungarian-English animator, film producer and director, dies at age 82.January 24: Frank Emery, American mural artist, jazz musician, photographer, animator, illustrator, and comics artist, dies at age 37.January 26: Cecil Roy, American actress, dies at age 94.

March

March 4: Gloria Wood, American singer and actress, dies at age 71.March 11: Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress, dies at age 50.March 19: Yasuo Yamada, Japanese actor, dies at age 62.

April

April 14: Burl Ives, American singer and actor, dies at age 85.April 19: Preston Blair, American animator, dies at age 86.April 30: Michael Graham Cox, English actor, dies at age 57.

May

May 2: Michael Hordern, English actor, dies at age 83.May 18: Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress, dies at age 62.May 26: Friz Freleng, American animator and cartoonist, dies at age 89.

June

June 27: Yoni Chen, Israeli actor, dies at age 41.

July

July 4: Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress, dies at age 76.July 25: Balthasar Lippisch, German illustrator, caricaturist, animator and comics artist, dies at age 74 or 75.

August

August 11: Phil Harris, American comedian, actor and jazz singer, dies at age 91.

September

September 5: Paul Julian, American animator, background artist, sound effects artist and voice actor, dies at age 81.September 12: Lubomír Beneš, Czech animator and director, dies at age 59.September 21:

October

October 5: Linda Gary, American actress, dies at age 50.October 13: Michael Lah, American animator and film director, dies at age 83.October 21: Maxene Andrews, American singer, dies at age 79.October 23: Mary Wickes, American actress, dies at age 85.

November

November 4: Jackie Banks, American animation checker and scene planner, dies at age 54.November 9: Robert O. Cook, American sound engineer, dies at age 92.November 16: Charles Gordone, American playwright, actor, director, educator and actor, dies at age 70.November 19: Wan Guchan, Chinese animator, film director, dies at age 95.

December

December 4: Petar Gligorovski, Macedonian painter, comics artist, animator and film director, dies at age 57.December 20: Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress, dies from leukemia at age 57.December 30: Doris Grau, American actress, dies at age 71.

Specific date unknown

  • Alex Cubie, Scottish comics artist and animator, dies at age 83 or 84.