2002 in animation
Events in 2002 in animation.
Events
January
- January 5: The first episode of Mr. Bean airs, an animated TV series based on Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean.[1][2]
- January 19: The first episode of Teamo Supremo airs
- January 21: The first episode of Cyberchase airs.[3]
February
- February 17: The Simpsons episode The Bart Wants What It Wants is broadcast, in which the family travels to Canada.[4]
March
- March 15: Blue Sky Studios releases Ice Age, directed by Chris Wedge, which becomes a surprise hit.[5][6]
- March 16: Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures is released on direct-to-video
- March 22: The first episode of ChalkZone airs.[7]
- March 24: 74th Academy Awards:
- The first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is awarded. The winner is Shrek by Aron Warner.[8]
- For the Birds by Ralph Eggleston wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[9]
- "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. by Randy Newman wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[10]
- March 31: In The Simpsons episode Blame It on Lisa the family travels to Brazil, which leads to controversy in Brazil.[11]
April
- April 21: The Futurama episode Where No Fan Has Gone Before features nearly the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Original Series as special guest voices.[12]
- April 28: In The Simpsons I Am Furious (Yellow) Stan Lee makes the first of several cameo appearances.[13]
May
- May 3: The first episode of Max & Ruby airs on Canadian television.[14] In the United States, the series premiered on Nick Jr. on October 21, 2002.[15]
- May 4: The first episode of Angelina Ballerina is broadcast.[16]
- May 16: 2002 Cannes Film Festival:[17] Michael Moore's documentary Bowling for Columbine premiers, which also has an animated segment A Short History of America.[18] The scene is animated by Flicker Lab, but often mistaken for being made by the South Park crew, particularly since Matt Stone is interviewed in the film, moments before the segment takes place.[19]
June
- June 7: The first episode of Kim Possible is broadcast.[20]
- June 21: The Walt Disney Company releases Lilo & Stitch.[21]
- June 28: Hey Arnold! The Movie premieres.[22]
July
- July 2: George Michael's animated music video Shoot the Dog is released, satirizing various celebrities, among them president George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, with animation by 2DTV.[23]
- July 3: The Powerpuff Girls Movie is first released.[24]
- July 13: Pokémon Heroes premiers.
- July 20:
- Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns premiers.[25]
- The first episode of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is broadcast.[26][27]
August
- August 17: The first episode of ¡Mucha Lucha! is broadcast.[28]
- August 24: The first episode of Henry's World airs.
September
- September 2: The first episode of Make Way for Noddy airs.[29]
- September 14: The first episode of Fillmore!, produced by the Walt Disney Company, airs.[30]
November
- November 2: The first episode of Clone High is broadcast.[31]
- 'November 8: The film Muhammad: The Last Prophet is first released by Richard Rich in Turkey.[32]
- November 10: In The Simpsons episode How I Spent My Strummer Vacation Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, Brian Setzer and Tom Petty are special guest voices.[33]
- November 22: The first episode of the German animated TV series Lauras Stern is broadcast.[34]
- November 27:
- The Walt Disney Company releases Treasure Planet.[35]
- The film Eight Crazy Nights is released, which stars an animated version of Adam Sandler and takes place at Chanukah. It received negative reviews and becomes a box office bomb.[36]
December
- December 6: The first episode of Codename: Kids Next Door is broadcast.[37]
- December 17: Beauty and the Beast and Why Man Creates are added to the National Film Registry.[38][39]
- December 20: The Wild Thornberrys Movie premieres.[40]
- December 26: The Japanese animation studio Feel is founded.[41]
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: The Cat Returns[42]
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: My Beautiful Girl, Mari
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Dragon Hill, la colina del dragón
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Award: Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States
- Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Butt-Ugly Martians | Nickelodeon | 2002–03 |
| January 19 | Teamo Supremo | ABC, Toon Disney | 2002–04 |
| January 21 | Cyberchase | PBS Kids | 2002–present |
| February 23 | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | Adult Swim | 2002 |
| Pilot Candidate | |||
| Yu Yu Hakusho | 2002–06 | ||
| March 22 | ChalkZone | Nickelodeon | 2002–08 |
| April 7 | Super Duper Sumos | 2002–03 | |
| May 4 | Angelina Ballerina | PBS Kids | 2002–06 |
| May 16 | Eye Drops | TechTV | 2002 |
| May 25 | Phantom Investigators | Kids' WB | |
| June 3 | Hamtaro | Cartoon Network | 2002–04 |
| June 7 | Kim Possible | Disney Channel | 2002–07 |
| July 19 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Cartoon Network | 2002–03 |
| July 20 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Nickelodeon | 2002–06 |
| August 16 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Cartoon Network | 2002–04 |
| August 17 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | 2002–05 | |
| August 23 | Transformers: Armada | 2002–03 | |
| August 31 | Inuyasha | Adult Swim | 2002–13 |
| September 2 | Liberty's Kids | PBS Kids | 2002–03 |
| September 7 | Toad Patrol | Toon Disney | 2002 |
| September 14 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Kids' WB | 2002–05 |
| Ozzy & Drix | 2002–03 | ||
| Fillmore! | ABC | 2002–04 | |
| Fighting Foodons | Fox Box | 2002–03 | |
| Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | 2002–06 | ||
| Stargate Infinity | 2002–03 | ||
| Ultraman Tiga | |||
| Ultimate Muscle | 2002–04 | ||
| October 21 | Max & Ruby | Nick Jr. | 2002–19 |
| November 2 | Clone High | MTV | 2002–03 |
| November 7 | 3-South | ||
| November 4 | Girlstuff/Boystuff | YTV | 2002–03 |
| December 6 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Cartoon Network | 2002–08 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | The PJs | The WB | 1999–02 | Ended |
| January 15 | Max Steel | Kids' WB | 2000–02 | |
| January 21 | Daria | MTV | 1997–02 | |
| February 10 | Action League Now! | Nickelodeon | 2001–02 | |
| February 13 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Comedy Central | 1995–02 | |
| March 10 | Baby Blues | The WB, Adult Swim | 2000–02 | |
| March 23 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | HBO | 2001–02 | Cancelled |
| March 28 | The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Fox Kids | 1999–02 | Ended |
| April 7 | Sheep in the Big City | Cartoon Network | 2000–02 | |
| May 10 | Teacher's Pet | Toon Disney | ||
| May 11 | Pilot Candidate | Adult Swim | 2002 | Cancelled |
| June 22 | Alienators: Evolution Continues | Fox Kids | 2001–02 | |
| June 29 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | ABC | ||
| Phantom Investigators | Kids' WB | 2002 | ||
| August 8 | Eye Drops | TechTV | ||
| August 10 | The Zeta Project | Kids' WB | 2001–02 | |
| August 11 | Mission Hill | Adult Swim | 1999–02 | Ended |
| September 21 | The Amanda Show | Nickelodeon | ||
| October 5 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | PBS Kids | 2001–02 | |
| October 18 | Grim & Evil | Cartoon Network | ||
| November 10 | The Oblongs | Adult Swim | ||
| November 15 | Pelswick | Nickelodeon | 2000–02 | |
| November 22 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Cartoon Network | 1999–02 | |
| November 24 | Toad Patrol | Toon Disney | 2002 | Cancelled |
| December 13 | The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries | Kids' WB | 1995–02 | Ended |
| Unknown | Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | Adult Swim | 2002 | Cancelled |
Deaths
January
- January 12: Ernest Pintoff, American animator and film director (The Violinist, The Critic), dies at age 70.
- January 16: Ron Taylor, American actor, singer and writer (voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy in The Simpsons), dies at age 49.
- January 17: Queenie Leonard, British actress (voice of bird in tree in Alice in Wonderland), Princess the puppy in One Hundred and One Dalmatians), dies at age 96.
- January 21: Peggy Lee, American singer and voice actress (voice of Darling, Si and Am and Peg in Lady and the Tramp), dies at age 81.[43]
February
- February 22: Chuck Jones, American animator, film director and comics artist (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Marvin the Martian, Pepe LePew, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!), passes away at age 89.[44]
March
- March 12: Vitaly Peskov, Russian caricaturist, illustrator, animator and animated film director, dies at age 57.[45]
- March 17: Rosetta LeNoire, American voice actress (voice of Big Bertha in Fritz the Cat), dies at age 90.[46]
- March 31: Marvin Goldhar, Canadian actor (voice of Cedric Sneer in The Racoons), dies at age 68.
May
- May 11: Bill Peet, American children's book illustrator, writer and animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 87.[47]
- May 19: Earl Hammond, American actor (voice of Mumm-Ra on ThunderCats, Mon*Star on Silverhawks), dies at age 80.
- May 24: Joseph Bau, Polish-Israeli artist, philosopher, comedian, poet and animator, dies at age 81.[48]
June
- June 13: Vincent Fago, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios), dies at age 83.[49]
- June 24: Bernard Longpré, Canadian animator and animated director (Monsieur Pointu), dies at age 65.[50]
July
- July 8: Ward Kimball, American animator (Walt Disney Company) and one of Disney's Nine Old Men, dies at age 88.[51]
- July 24: Maurice Denham, British actor (voice of all animals in Animal Farm), dies at age 92.[52]
- July 26: Kenny Gardner, American singer and actor (voice of Dick in Mr. Bug Goes to Town), dies at age 89.
October
- October 29: Glenn McQueen, Canadian animator (Pixar, Walt Disney Company), dies at age 41.[53]
November
- November 3: Jonathan Harris, American actor (voice of Manny in A Bug's Life, Geri the Cleaner in Toy Story 2, Count Blogg in Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, and The TV series, Phineas Sharp on Darkwing Duck, Professor Jones on Freakazoid, Miles Warren on Spider-Man), dies at age 87.
- November 8: Irv Wyner, American background artist and animator (Warner Bros. Animation, Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz, Chuck Jones), dies at age 98.
- November 20: Nina Elias-Bamberger, American producer (Sesame Street, Big Bag, Dragon Tales), dies at age 48.[54]
- November 26: Marco Biassoni, Italian comic artist, illustrator and animator, passes away at age 71 or 72. [55]
December
- December 2: Bill "Tex" Henson, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Famous Studios, Jay Ward), dies at age 78 in a traffic accident.[56]
See also
References
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- "Mr.Bean To Become A Cartoon". October 10, 2000. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- "Cyberchase | PBS KIDS". pbskids.org.
- http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/DABF06.txt
- "Working With Sloths Can Be Time-Consuming". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2002.
- Donkin, John C. (March 12, 2002). "Coming Out of the Ice Age". Animation World Network. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- "ChalkZone". March 22, 2002 – via IMDb.
- "History of the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- "History of the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- "History of the Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- "Blame It on Lisa". March 31, 2002 – via IMDb.
- "Where No Fan Has Gone Before". April 21, 2002 – via IMDb.
- "I Am Furious Yellow". April 28, 2002 – via IMDb.
- "Ruby's Piano Practice; Max's Bath; Max's Bedtime". Screener. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- "The Hays Daily News from Hays, Kansas on October 18, 2002". Newspaper.com. October 18, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Angelina Ballerina Episode Guide -HIT Ent @ BCDB". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB).
- "Festival de Cannes: Bowling for Columbine". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- Farber, Stephen (November 30, 2007). "Michael Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine' (2002)". IDA. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- Anwar Brett (January 13, 2005). "BBC - Movies - Interview - Matt Stone". BBC. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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- "Lilo & Stitch (2002) - Christopher Sanders, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- "Hey Arnold! The Movie" – via www.metacritic.com.
- "Michael denies attack on Bush". bbc.co.uk. July 5, 2002. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- J. Paul Peszko (July 3, 2002). "Powerpuff Girls: From Small Screen to Big Screen". Animation World Network. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- "猫の恩返し". www.jmdb.ne.jp.
- "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - Nickelodeon Animation". www.nickanimation.com.
- "NickALive!: Could Nickelodeon Be Planning To Revive 'Jimmy Neutron'?". July 24, 2018.
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- "'Clone High' creators Phil Lord and Chris Miller look back 15 years later". EW.com.
- "Muhammad: The Last Prophet (2004) - Richard Rich | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation". November 10, 2002 – via IMDb.
- KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Lauras Stern" – via www.fernsehserien.de.
- B., Scott (November 27, 2002). "An Interview with Ron Clements and John Musker". IGN. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- "Eight Crazy Nights" – via www.metacritic.com.
- Ball, Ryan (December 5, 2002). "Codename: Kids Next Door Goes Into Action". Animationmagazine.net. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
- "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 17, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
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- これまでの記録（第1回～10回）. Anime Kobe (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- Fordham, John (January 23, 2002). "Obituary: Peggy Lee". Theguardian.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- "Chuck Jones". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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- http://www.billpeet.net/ Bill Peet Website
- Joffe, Lawrence (July 10, 2002). "Obituary: Joseph Bau". the Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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- "Canadian Film Encyclopedia - Bernard Longpré". legacy.tiff.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- Eades, Mark, "Disneyland Railroad engineers fire up the locomotives every morning" Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Orange County Register, June 1, 2010.
- "Obituary: Maurice Denham". the Guardian. July 26, 2002. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- Obituary, latimes.com, November 19, 2002; accessed September 1, 2015.
- "Nina Elias-Bamberger". IMDb.
- "Marco Biassoni". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110527154241/http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=1687%2F Obituary for Tex Henson
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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