History of Animation

By SamSayhood

  • First animation created

    First animation created
    Émile Cohl created the first animated film(Fantasmagorie) using what came to be known as traditional animation methods.

  • Mickey Mouse's first appearance

    Mickey Mouse's first appearance
    Mickey Mouse first appeared in plane crazy which became popular very quickly and was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's heroic first solo flight across the Atlantic

  • Looney Tunes

    Looney Tunes
    Looney Tunes first appeared in 1930 during "The Golden Age of American Animation".Became a worldwide media franchise and won 2 academy awards. Bugs Bunny, one of the characters, is on the Hollywood walk of fame and is regarded as a cultural icon.

  • Disney's first animated film

    Disney's first animated film
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released and pioneers a new form of entertainment

  • Tom and Jerry's first appearance

    Tom and Jerry's first appearance
    Tom and Jerry's first appearance was in theaters in an MGM cartoon called "Puss Gets the Boot". The cat was named "Jasper"; the mouse was unnamed onscreen, but was called "Jinx" by the MGM animation staff.

  • Peter Pan

    Peter Pan
    Peter Pan is an extremely popular cartoon that has many live action films, and tv shows based off it. It's also the last film in which all 9 of "Disney's Nine Old Men" worked on together. It's sequel released on 2002(Return to Never land).

  • The Flintstones is aired

    The Flintstones is aired
    The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC.The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age and was the first animation with a prime time schedule.

  • The Aristocats

    The Aristocats
    Labelled as the last great Looney Tunes cartoon, which established how much of a gap in quality was there after Walt Disney died. The movie is also considered fairly forgettable by Disney fans and has many deficiencies.

  • Dragon Ball

    Dragon Ball
    Dragon Ball is a famous Japanese cartoon/manga which is one of the highest grossing animations of all time. Many films were created from the series as well as 2 more tv series Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Super. It is also considered the most influential in boosting popularity of animation in Japan.

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story
    Pixar's first animated movie. In 2005 it was regarded as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the National Film Registry. it earned over $373 million on its opening weekend. It has 2 sequels and a 3rd one coming out in 2019.

  • Spongebob Squarepants

    Spongebob Squarepants
    One of the most popular cartoons in the world, it has generated $15 billion in revenue over the years. The main character has a Fungus species named after him(Spongiforma squarepantsii). It has also won multiple awards over the years.

  • Shrek

    Shrek
    The film parodies many fairy tale characters that have been adapted in movies mainly Disney adaptations. It also has adult orientated humor while also pertaining to kids. It has earned multiple awards and a 4th sequel is being planned but development might be cancelled again.