2005 in animation
The year 2005 in animation involved some animation-related events.
Events
February
- February 6: The pilot episode of American Dad! airs.[1][2]
- February 13: The Simpsons episode Pranksta Rap first airs, guest starring rapper 50 Cent.[3]
- February 20:
- The first episode of Robot Chicken airs.[4]
- The Simpsons episode There's Something About Marrying, premieres, in which the character Patty Bouvier outs herself as a lesbian.[5]
- February 21: The first episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender airs.[6]
- February 27: 77th Academy Awards:
- The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird and produced by the Walt Disney Company, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[7]
- Ryan by Chris Landreth wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[7]
- In their 100 Greatest series the British TV channel Channel 4 broadcasts the 100 Greatest Cartoons!, a list of the 100 greatest animated cartoons, as voted by viewers.[8]
March
- March 11: The first episode of Wonder Showzen airs, an adult parody of children's educational shows.[9]
- March 13: The Simpsons episode Goo Goo Gai Pan premieres, guest starring Lucy Liu and Robert Wagner.[10]
- March 28: Turner Broadcasting splits Adult Swim off from Cartoon Network after the block debuted in 2001, as the Nielsen Media Research could treat it as a separate channel for ratings purposes.
- March 31: Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow premiers.[11]
May
- May 1: Family Guy returns on Fox after a three-year cancellation, sparking popularity and strong DVD sales.
- May 9: Japanese animation studio A-1 Pictures is founded.
- May 10: Marco Nguyen, Pierre Perifel, Xavier Ramonède, Olivier Staphylas and Rémi Zaarour's Le Building premiers.[12]
- May 13: Michel Ocelot and Bénédicte Galup's Kirikou and the Wild Beasts premiers.[13]
- May 25: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath's Madagascar premiers.[14]
July
- July 9: Disneyland receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first and only theme park to receive this honor.[15]
September
- September 4: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit premieres.[16]
- September 6: The first episode of Go, Diego, Go! airs.
- September 7: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson's Corpse Bride is released.[17]
- September 23: Nicktoons rebranded itself as Nicktoons Network. It remains rebranded for 4 years before Nicktoons returned to its former name.
October
- October 10: A fire destroys most of Aardman Animations' archive warehouse,[18] including most of Nick Park's creations and the models and sets used in the film Chicken Run. Some of the original Wallace and Gromit models and sets, as well as the master prints of the finished films, were elsewhere and survived.
- October 23: Bratz: Rock Angelz premiers on Cartoon Network
- October 30: The Walt Disney Company’s Chicken Little premiers
November
- November 6: The first episode of The Boondocks airs.[19]
December
- December 6: Run Wrake's award-winning animated short Rabbit premiers.[20]
- December 11: The Simpsons episode The Italian Bob first airs, in which the family travels to Italy.[21]
- December 20: Toy Story is added to the National Film Registry.[22][23]
- December 25:The first episode of Ben 10 airs.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Midsummer Dream
- Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Award: Flow
- Mainichi Film Awards – Animation Grand Award: Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Films released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Toopy and Binoo | Treehouse TV | 2005–06 |
| January 7 | Pocoyo (2005) | YouTube, Clan, Channel 5, Nick Jr | 2005-present |
| January 21 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Disney Channel | 2005–07 |
| January 23 | Pet Alien | Cartoon Network | 2005 |
| February 6 | American Dad! | Fox, TBS | 2005–present |
| February 20 | Robot Chicken | Adult Swim | |
| February 21 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Nickelodeon | 2005–08 |
| March 25 | Krypto the Superdog | Cartoon Network | 2005–06 |
| May 2 | Fifi and the Flowertots | Channel 5, Sprout | 2005–07 |
| May 30 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Cartoon Network | |
| June 17 | The Buzz on Maggie | Disney Channel | 2005–06 |
| June 19 | 12 oz. Mouse | Adult Swim | 2005–07 |
| July 8 | Camp Lazlo | Cartoon Network | 2005–08 |
| July 9 | Catscratch | Nickelodeon | 2005–07 |
| Time Warp Trio | Discovery Kids | 2005–06 | |
| August 22 | Firehouse Tales | Cartoon Network | 2005–07 |
| Gerald McBoing-Boing | |||
| September 5 | Danger Rangers | Syndicated through PBS Kids | 2005–06 |
| The Zula Patrol | 2005–08 | ||
| September 6 | Go, Diego, Go! | Nick Jr. | 2005–11 |
| September 10 | G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 | 4Kids TV | 2005–06 |
| Bratz | |||
| September 12 | Jack's Big Music Show | Noggin | 2005–07 |
| September 17 | Loonatics Unleashed | Kids' WB | |
| Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island | |||
| Johnny Test | Kids' WB, The CW, Cartoon Network | 2005–14 | |
| September 19 | Get Ed | Jetix | 2005–06 |
| October 2 | Sunday Pants | Cartoon Network | 2005 |
| October 9 | Little Einsteins | Playhouse Disney | 2005–09 |
| Squidbillies | Adult Swim | 2005–21 | |
| November 6 | The Boondocks | 2005–14 | |
| Minoriteam | 2005–06 | ||
| November 25 | The X's | Nickelodeon | 2005-06 |
| December 13 | Moral Orel | Adult Swim | 2005–09 |
| December 26 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Cartoon Network | 2005–08 |
| December 27 | Ben 10 (2005) |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | Megas XLR | Cartoon Network | 2004–05 | Cancelled |
| January 22 | Dave the Barbarian | Disney Channel | ||
| February 6 | The Super Milk Chan Show | Adult Swim | ||
| February 19 | Kenny the Shark | Discovery Kids | 2003–05 | |
| February 26 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | Kids' WB | 2002–05 | |
| March 25 | The Powerpuff Girls (1998) | Cartoon Network | 1998–05 | |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | 2003–05 | Ended | ||
| April 24 | Sealab 2021 | Adult Swim | 2001–05 | |
| May 26 | Pet Alien | Cartoon Network | 2005 | Cancelled, until remaining episodes aired on Kabillion in 2007. |
| May 27 | Father of the Pride | NBC | 2004–05 | Cancelled |
| June 15 | CatDog | Nickelodeon | 1998–05 | Ended |
| July 8 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Kids' WB | 2000–05 | |
| July 22 | Video Mods | MTV2 | 2004–05 | Cancelled |
| August 19 | The Proud Family | Disney Channel | 2001–05 | Ended |
| October 30 | Sunday Pants | Cartoon Network | 2005 | Cancelled |
| November 11 | Duck Dodgers | 2003–05 | Ended | |
| November 25 | Jay Jay the Jet Plane | PBS Kids | 1998–05 | |
| Dragon Tales | 1999–05 | |||
| November 27 | Fatherhood | Nick at Nite | 2004–05 | Cancelled |
| December 25 | Stroker & Hoop | Adult Swim |
Births
October
- October 1: Rosalie Chiang, American actress (voice of Mei Lee in Turning Red).
Deaths
January
- January 15: Dan Lee, Canadian animator and character designer (Disney Television Animation, Pixar), dies from lung cancer at age 35.[24]
- January 25: Chad Grothkopf, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng, Chuck Jones, Jay Ward, Terrytoons, Tiny Toon Adventures), dies at age 90 or 91.[25]
- January 29: Ron Feinberg, American actor (voice of Titanus in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ming the Merciless in Defenders of the Earth, Vladimir Goudenov Grizzlikof in Darkwing Duck) dies at age 72.
February
- February 1: John Vernon, Canadian actor (voice of Rupert Thorne in Batman: The Animated Series, Iron Man and Namor in The Marvel Super Heroes, Thunderbolt Ross in The Incredible Hulk, Warden Toadblatt in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy), dies at age 72.
March
- March 5: Vance Gerry, American storyboard artist, concept artist, and character designer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 75.
- March 10: Debbi Besserglick, Israeli actress (dub voice of Arthur Read), dies at age 49.[26]
- March 13: Hal Seeger, American animator, comics writer and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Batfink, Milton the Monster), dies at age 87.[27]
April
- April 11: John Bennett, British actor (Captain Holly in Watership Down, Don in The Plague Dogs), dies at age 76.[28]
- April 21: Bob Gardiner, American animator (co-director of Closed Mondays) and inventor (Claymation), dies at age 54.[29][30]
- April 23: Romano Scarpa, Italian comics artist, writer and animator (La piccola fiammiferaia), dies at age 77.[31]
May
- May 6: Joe Grant, American animator, character designer and screenwriter (Walt Disney Company, designed the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 96.[32]
- May 19: Henry Corden, American actor (voice of Fred Flintstone), dies at 85.[33]
- May 17: Frank Gorshin, American character actor, impressionist, and comedian (voice of Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, and Yosemite Sam in Looney Tunes, Sir 1023 and Quart in Rudolph's Shiny New Year, The Reverend Jack Cheese in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Professor Hugo Strange in The Batman), dies at age 72.
- May 21: Howard Morris, American actor (voice of Gopher in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Atom Ant in Atom Ant, Mr. Peebles in Magilla Gorilla, Jughead Jones in The Archies, Munro in Munro, Professor Icenstein and Luigi La Bounci in Galaxy High, Flem in Cow & Chicken), dies at age 85.[34]
- May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft, American actor and singer (voice of Monstro the Whale in Pinocchio, the alligator in Lady and the Tramp, Tony the Tiger in the animated ads, Paul Bunyan in Paul Bunyan, Captain in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, singer of You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Billy Bass in The Aristocats, Kirby in The Brave Little Toaster), dies at age 91.[35]
June
- June 14:
- Barrington Bunce, American animator, layout artist, and storyboard artist (ChalkZone, Johnny Bravo, Butt Ugly Martians), dies at age 60.[36]
- Robie Lester, American actress (voice of Miss Jessica in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, singing voice of Duchess in The Aristocats and Bianca in The Rescuers), dies at age 80.
- June 19: Selby Kelly, American comic artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation, Warner Bros. Animation Studios, MGM Animation, Walter Lantz, George Pal's Puppetoons, Hanna-Barbera, Jay Ward, Bill Melendez, Chuck Jones), dies at age 87. [37]
- June 24: Paul Winchell, American ventriloquist and actor (voice of Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Dick Dastardly in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines, Shun Gon in The Aristocats, Gargamel in The Smurfs, Boomer in The Fox and the Hound, Zummi Gummi in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears), dies at age 82.[38]
- June 25: John Fiedler, American actor (Piglet in Winnie the Pooh, Father Sexton in Robin Hood, Porcupine in The Fox and the Hound, Rudy in The Emperor's New Groove), dies at age 80.[39]
July
- July 2: Norm Prescott, American animation producer (co-founder of Filmation), dies at age 78.[40]
- July 11: Frances Langford, American singer (sang the Once Upon a Wintertime segment in Melody Time), dies at age 92.[41]
- July 20: James Doohan, Canadian actor (voiced Scotty in Star Trek: The Animated Series), dies at age 85.[42]
- July 21: Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer and actor (voice of Dr. Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog), dies at age 64.[43]
- July 26: James O'Brien, American animator (The Simpsons), dies at age 33.
- July 27: Marten Toonder, Dutch comics artist and animator (Toonder Animation, Als Je Begrijpt Wat Ik Bedoel (The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)), dies at age 93.[44]
August
- August 1: Wim Boost, aka Wibo, Dutch comics artist, cartoonist and animator, dies at age 87.[45]
- August 2: Loulie Jean Norman, American coloratura soprano (voiced Penelope Pinfeather in Melody, and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom), dies at age 92.
- August 16: Joe Ranft, American screenwriter, comedian, storyboard artist, magician, animator, and animation director (Walt Disney Company, Pixar) and actor (voice of Igor in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Heimlich in A Bug's Life, Lenny the Binoculars in Toy Story, Wheezy in Toy Story 2, Pete "Claws" Ward in Monsters, Inc., Jacques in Finding Nemo, Red and Peterbilt in Cars), dies at age 45.[46]
- August 23: Brock Peters, American actor (voice of Bloth in The Pirates of Dark Water, Lucius Fox in Batman: The Animated Series, and Dark Kat in Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron), dies at age 78.
September
- September 2: Bob Denver, American actor (voice of Gilligan in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet, and himself in The Simpsons episode "Simpson Tide"), dies from pneumonia at age 70.[47]
- September 24: Tommy Bond, American actor (voice of Beans in Looney Tunes, speaking voice of Owl Jolson in I Love to Singa), dies at age 79.
- September 25: Don Adams, American actor and comedian (voice of Tennessee Tuxedo in Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, the title character in Inspector Gadget, Gadget Boy in Gadget Boy & Heather, Principal Hickey in Pepper Ann, himself in The New Scooby-Doo Movies), dies from lymphoma at age 82.[48]
October
- October 2: Hamilton Camp, British actor (voice of GizmoDuck/Fenton Crackshell in DuckTales, Greedy and Harmony Smurf in The Smurfs, Merlin for The Walt Disney Company, young Barney Rubble in The Flintstones Kids), dies at age 70.
- October 16: Elmer Dresslar Jr., American actor (voice of the Jolly Green Giant), dies at age 80.
- October 20: Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter, ceramist, poet, animator, designer, director and producer, and wife of Jan Švankmajer, dies at age 65.[49][50]
November
- November 5: Derek Lamb, British animator and film producer (Special Delivery, the opening credits of Mystery!, co-produced the Sports Cartoons series, played himself in Ryan, made animated shorts for Sesame Street), dies at age 69.[51][52]
- November 7: Harry Thompson, British radio and TV producer, comedy writer, novelist and TV writer (co-creator of Monkey Dust), dies at age 45 from cancer.[53]
- November 11: Keith Andes, American actor (voice of Birdman in Birdman and the Galaxy Trio), dies at age 85.
- November 28: Miroslav Štěpánek, Czech animator, film director, sculptor, screenwriter, illustrator and graphic designer (Pojďte pane, budeme si hrát, aka Hey Mister, Let's Play!), dies at age 81.[54]
December
- December 22: Aurora Miranda, Brazilian singer and actress (sang and danced with Donald Duck and Jose Carioca in The Three Caballeros), dies at age 90.
See also
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- James Doohan at IMDb
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- Miroslav Štěpánek in ČSFD
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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