Animation Timeline

By tttony
  • Mar 2, 1333

    King Kong

    King Kong
    Widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time – King Kong earns its spot in the history of evolution for including the most advanced and convincing stop motion animated characters yet seen.

  • Dizzy Dishes

    Dizzy Dishes
    This animated cartoon about an incompetent chef gets a mention because it’s the first cartoon in which Betty Boop appears.

  • Mickey’s Nightmare

    Mickey’s Nightmare
    Mickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a nightmare, especially when they get into the open cans of paint strewn about the house.

  • Silly Symphony – Santa’s Workshop

    Silly Symphony – Santa’s Workshop
    Santa's Workshop is an animated short from 1932. ... closing titles were resorted for the cartoon's DVD release of Walt Disney Treasures

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones
    This palaeolithic Hanna-Barbera cartoon was the first ever prime-time animated show.

  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians

    One Hundred and One Dalmatians
    This one is on the animation timeline because it was the first full feature animated film Disney made using xerography.

  • Avatar

    Avatar
    Moving from LotR’s CGI characters in real world settings, the next milestone in animation history came from James Cameron’s Avatar featuring real actors in completely computer generated worlds