2017 in animation
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This is a list of events in 2017 in animation.
Contents
Events
February
- February 19: In The Simpsons episode The Cad and the Hat Seth Green, creator of Robot Chicken, is special guest voice.[1]
- February 26: 89th Academy Awards:
- Piper by Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2]
- Zootopia by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[3]
March
- March 12: The couch gag of The Simpsons episode 22 for 30 is animated by Bill Plympton. This is the fifth time he receives this honour.[4]
April
- April 2: In The Simpsons episode The Caper Chase scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson is special guest voice.[5]
July
- July 23: Tony Leondis' The Emoji Movie, produced by Sony Pictures Animation is released. It grossed more than $217 million, but was widely panned by critics and audiences alike for its poor scripting, blatant product placement, lack of originality and plot, and was named by several major outlets as one of the worst films of 2017.
September
- September 9: Sprout rebrands to Universal Kids which will cater to children aged 2–11 in primetime, and feature content from NBCU-owned DreamWorks Animation as well as child-specific reality shows. However, Sprout's preschool-specific programming will remain a major part of the schedule, as a programming block airing from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET.
October
- October 17: Animator Chris Savino is suspended by Nickelodeon due to multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him; rumors of Savino's inappropriate behavior had existed for "at least a decade".[6]
December
- December 13: Dumbo and The Sinking of the Lusitania are added to the National Film Registry.[7]
Films released
Television series debuts
Date | Title | Channel | Year |
---|---|---|---|
January 7 | Tarzan and Jane | Netflix | 2017–18 |
January 10 | We're Lalaloopsy | 2017 | |
January 11 | Jeff & Some Aliens | Comedy Central | 2017 |
January 12 | Hanazuki: Full of Treasures | YouTube (Hasbro) | 2017–present |
January 15 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Disney Junior | 2017–present |
January 16 | Bunsen Is a Beast | Nickelodeon | 2017–18 |
January 29 | Weird Things | YouTube | 2017– present |
February 6 | Nella the Princess Knight | Nick Jr. | 2017–present |
School of Roars | Universal Kids | 2017–present | |
February 20 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Cartoon Network | 2017–18 |
February 24 | VeggieTales in the City | Netflix | 2017 |
Legend Quest | 2017–present | ||
March 10 | Buddy Thunderstruck | 2017 | |
March 11 | Samurai Jack | Adult Swim | 2001–04, 2017 |
March 24 | Tangled: The Series | Disney Channel | 2017–present |
April 10 | Ben 10 (2016) | Cartoon Network | 2017–present |
April 14 | Puppy Dog Pals | Disney Junior | 2017–present |
May 5 | Spirit Riding Free | Netflix | 2017–present |
May 27 | The Ollie & Moon Show | Universal Kids | 2017–present |
June 3 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Disney XD | 2017 |
Pat the Dog | Disney Channel | 2017–present | |
June 25 | Hotel Transylvania: The Series | Disney Channel | 2017–present |
June 30 | Danger & Eggs | Amazon Video | 2017 |
July 7 | Castlevania | Netflix | 2017–present |
July 11 | Panda Man | YouTube | 2017–present |
July 15 | Kody Kapow | Universal Kids | 2017–present |
July 20 | Niko and the Sword of Light | Amazon Video | 2017–19 |
July 24 | Welcome to the Wayne | Nickelodeon | 2017–19 |
August 1 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Cartoon Network | 2017–19 |
August 4 | Lost in Oz | Amazon Video | 2017–18 |
August 11 | True and the Rainbow Kingdom | Netflix | 2017–present |
August 12 | DuckTales (2017) | Disney XD, Disney Channel | 2017–present |
August 19 | Spider-Man (2017) | Disney XD | 2017–present |
August 21 | Sunny Day | Nick Jr. | 2017–present |
August 28 | Mysticons | Nickelodeon | 2017–18 |
September 22 | Neo Yokio | Netflix | 2017–18 |
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus | Cinemax | 2017–present | |
September 29 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Netflix | 2017–18 |
Big Mouth | 2017–present | ||
October 1 | Vampirina | Disney Junior | 2017–present |
October 13 | Super Monsters | Netflix | 2017–present |
October 27 | Unikitty | Cartoon Network | 2017–present |
November 6 | Top Wing | Nickelodeon | 2017–present |
November 7 | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie | Amazon Video | 2017–present |
November 17 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Netflix | 2017–18 |
November 20 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Disney XD, Disney Channel | 2017–present |
December 18 | Cube Cam | YouTube | 2017– 19 |
Television series endings
Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
January 7 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Disney XD | 2012–17 | Ended |
January 10 | We're Lalaloopsy | Netflix | 2017 | Cancelled |
January 16 | Regular Show | Cartoon Network | 2010–17 | Ended |
January 30 | Counterfeit Cat | Disney XD | 2016–17 | Cancelled |
February 5 | Dora and Friends: Into the City! | Nick Jr. | 2014–17 | |
February 19 | Son of Zorn | Fox | 2016–17 | |
February 20 | Dinosaur Train | PBS Kids | 2009–17 | Ended |
February 21 | Atomic Puppet | Disney XD | 2016–17 | Cancelled |
March 10 | Buddy Thunderstruck | Netflix | 2017 | |
March 15 | Jeff & Some Aliens | Comedy Central | 2017 | |
March 21 | Fangbone! | Disney XD | 2016–17 | |
April 21 | The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show | Netflix | 2015–17 | |
May 20 | Samurai Jack | Adult Swim | 2001–04, 2017 | Ended |
May 31 | Right Now Kapow | Disney XD | 2016–17 | Cancelled |
June 15 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | 2017 | ||
June 16 | World of Winx | Netflix | 2016–17 | |
June 30 | Uncle Grandpa | Cartoon Network | 2013–17 | Ended |
Danger & Eggs | Amazon Video | 2017 | Cancelled | |
July 7 | Dawn of the Croods | Netflix | 2015–17 | |
July 26 | The Fairly OddParents | Nickelodeon | 2001–17 | Ended |
July 28 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Disney XD | 2014–17 | |
August 20 | Legends of Chamberlain Heights | Comedy Central | 2016–17 | Cancelled |
August 24 | The ZhuZhus | Disney Channel | 2016–17 | |
September 1 | Nexo Knights | Cartoon Network | 2015–17 | |
September 9 | Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do | Discovery Family | 2015–17 | |
September 15 | VeggieTales in the City | Netflix | 2017 | |
September 16 | Wallykazam! | Nick Jr. | 2014–17 | Ended |
November 11 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Cartoon Network | 2015–17 | Cancelled |
November 12 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Nickelodeon | 2012–17 | Ended |
December 1 | All Hail King Julien | Netflix | 2014–17 | Cancelled |
December 29 | Harvey Beaks | Nicktoons | 2015–17 |
Deaths
January
- January 1: Alfonso Wong, Chinese comics artist and animator (Old Master Q), dies at the age of 93.[8]
- January 25: John Hurt, British actor (voice of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, Hazel in Watership Down, Snitter in The Plague Dogs), dies at age 77.[9]
April
- April 9: Carolyn Kelly, American comics artist, animator and book designer (Channel Umptee-3), passes away from cancer.[10]
June
- June 2: Peter Sallis, British actor (voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit), dies at age 96.[11]
- June 9: Adam West, American actor (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Mr. Plow and two Johnny Bravo episodes, the mayor of Quahog in Family Guy, Simon Trent in the Batman: The Animated Series episode Beware the Gray Ghost, Mayor Grange in The Batman, Thomas Wayne in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman in The New Adventures of Batman, Batman: New Times, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Batman vs. Two-Face, Captain Blasto in the Rugrats episode Superhero Chuckie, Spruce Wayne in the Animaniacs episode Boo Wonder, Catman in The Fairly OddParents, young Mermaid Man in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Back to the Past and Uncle Art in Meet the Robinsons), dies at age 88.[12]
July
- July 26: June Foray, American voice actress (voice of Lucifer the cat in Cinderella, Granny and Witch Hazel in Looney Tunes, Knothead and Splinter in Woody Woodpecker, Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale and Nell Fenwick in Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jokey Smurf in The Smurfs, Grammi Gummi in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Magica De Spell and Ma Beagle in DuckTales, Grandmother Fa in Mulan), dies at age 99.[13][14]
August
- August 20: Jerry Lewis, American comedian and actor (voice of Professor Frink's father in The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror XIV), dies at age 91.[15]
September
- September 10: Xavier Atencio, American animator and lyricist (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 98.[16][17][18][19]
- September 27: Hugh Hefner, American magazine editor (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Krusty Gets Cancelled and the Family Guy episode Airport '07), dies at age 91.[20]
December
- December 8: Josy Eisenberg, French animated film producer (À Bible Ouverte), dies at age 83.[21]
- December 9: Grant Munro, Canadian animator and film director (Neighbours), passes away at age 94.[22]
- December 14: Bob Givens, American animator, character designer and lay-out artist (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), dies at age 99.[23][24][25]
See also
References
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- ^ Amid Amidi (October 17, 2017). "UPDATED: Nickelodeon Suspends 'Loud House' Creator Chris Savino After Numerous Harassment Claims (EXCLUSIVE)". Cartoon Brew.
- ^ "2017 Additions to the National Film Registry". CBS News. CBS. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Alfonso Wong". lambiek.net.
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- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (5 June 2017). "Peter Sallis, Voice of Wallace in 'Wallace & Gromit' Films, Dies at 96". Variety. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "'Batman' Actor Adam West Dies at 88". wnep.com. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ Terry Wallace (July 27, 2017). "Obituaries June Foray, voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, dead at 99". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Flores, Terry (July 26, 2017). "June Foray, Voice of 'Bullwinkle Show's' Natasha and Rocky, Dies at 99". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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- ^ U.S. Census, 1 January 1920, State of Colorado, County of Huerfano, enumeration district 83, p. 27-A.
- ^ "Legendary Disney Animator and Imagineer Francis Xavier "X" Atencio passes away at age 98". D23 – The Official Disney Fan Club. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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- ^ "Hugh Hefner, Playboy Magazine Founder and Star of Girls Next Door, Dies at 91". MSN. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Eisenberg, Josy (1933-2017)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ Ethan Vlessing (December 11, 2017). "Canadian Film, Animation Legend Grant Munro Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Blume, Howard (December 22, 2017). "Bob Givens, key member of team that created Bugs Bunny, dies at 100". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (December 15, 2017). "Bugs Bunny Designer Bob Givens Dies at 99". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
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