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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is a silent film and the first recorded animation to date. It used stop motion photography and was made in 1906 by J. Stuart Blackton. It consist of faces changing on a chalkboard.
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The first hand drawn animation and considered to be the first animated cartoon.
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Felix the Cat is considered the first animated movie star. Created by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messemer.
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Steamboat Willie and Mickey Mouse become the first cartoon with the sound printed on the film, and is the first notable success for Walt Disney Studios, founded in Los Angeles in 1923.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first animated feature to use hand drawn animation.
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The Flintstones are the first animated series on primetime television. It happened in 1950. The Flintstones were created by Hanna-Barbera
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DePatie-Freleng Enterprises wins the Academy Award for Best Short Film for The PinkPhink.
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The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. was the first fully CGI-animated (short) film. The Graphics Group, the precursor to Pixar, created it.
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The Simpsons is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. It is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series.
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The first fully computer animated feature film. It was released in 1995, and created by Pixar.
