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Phenakistoscope
The phenakisticope was the first widespread animation device that created a fluent illusion of motion. The phenakisticope is regarded as one of the first forms of moving media entertainment that paved the way for the future motion picture and film industry. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0OA4k8IJXM Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenakistoscope
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Funny Faces
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is a 1906 short silent animated cartoon directed by James Stuart Blackton and generally regarded by film historians as the first animated film recorded on standard picture film. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dRe85cNXwg&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active Source(s)
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Little Nemo
little Nemo, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics, is a 1911 silent animated short film by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. One of the earliest animated films, it was McCay's first, and featured characters from McCay's comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland.
A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW71mSedJuU Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Nemo_(1911_film)
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Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act; the frisky, childlike Gertie did tricks at the command of her master. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmVra1mW7LU Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertie_the_Dinosaur
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Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat is a funny-animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGbBFsiuzc Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat
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Mickey Mouse
Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Celebrity Productions. The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse A video can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4 Source(s)
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Betty Boop
Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbX_8HUR0Kk Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boop
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Looney toons
Looney Tunes is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969 A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOFGVD4yNI Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes
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King Kong
King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code monster film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqPJhbd8qN0 Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_(1933_film)
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Snow White
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtWcPgDjPrM Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_(1937_film)
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The Flintstones
The Flintstones is the first animated primetime American television series. It was broadcast from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966 on ABC. The show, produced by Hanna-Barbera, fancifully depicted the lives of a working-class Stone Age man, his next-door neighbor/best friend, and their families. a video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PPf3aaZmUw Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones
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The Jetsons
The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in primetime from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, then later in syndication, with new episodes in 1985 to 1987 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera block. a video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjy-fnsmWR4 Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons
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TRON
TRON s a 1982 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lisberger, based on a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird, and produced by Walt Disney Productions. a video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3efV2wqEjEY&edufilter=4hd5xGOD87deUi2asytBSw&safe=active Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron
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The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), an average teenage boy recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. A video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7NaxBxFWSo Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Starfighter
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Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park(1993) was the first to completely integrate use of CG character animation in which the graphics were designed so as to blend in with the live action a video of it can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA Source(s)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park
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