|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
May-June ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350).
For Animation Magazine‘s milestone 350th issue, we hopped in our toon time machine to revisit some of the major animation events of 1995!
February 13
Chuck Jones receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
March 5
The Simpsons and The Critic crossover episode “A Star Is Burns” premieres on FOX. (Featuring guest voices Jon Lovitz and Maurice LaMarche.)
March 27
Bob’s Birthday, directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine (produced by the National Film Board of Canada), wins the Oscar for Best Animated Short.
April 7
Directed by Kevin Lima, Disney’s cult classic A Goofy Movie arrives in U.S. theaters.
April 12
Don Bluth Ireland Limited studio’s ill-fated last film The Pebble and the Penguin is released by MGM/UA.
May 28
The first episode of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist premieres on Comedy Central.
June 23
Disney’s 33rd feature Pocahontas, directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg, lands in U.S. theaters. The film wins the Oscar for Best Song (“Colors of the Wind”) and Score (Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz) the following year.
July 15
Yoshifumi Kondō and Hayao Miyazaki’s Whisper of the Heart open in theaters in Japan.
September 9
Kids WB! premieres a quartet of new animated shows — Freakazoid!, Pinky and the Brain, The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries and Earthworm Jim.
September 16
Film Roman’s The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (the second series based on Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan’s famous feline) debuts on CBS.
September 25
Two of The Lion King’s popular stars Timon & Pumbaa get their own show on CBS and syndication (exec produced by Bobs Gannaway and Tony Craig).
October 4
The first episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion premieres on TV Tokyo. Produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, the influential mecha anime is directed by Hideaki Anno.
October 22
Cinar’s The Little Lulu Show begins its run on HBO Family and CTV.
November 18
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the cult classic Ghost in the Shell zooms into theaters.
November 22
The first CG-animated feature, Pixar’s Toy Story is released in theaters.
December 1
Trey Parker and Matt Stone introduce early versions of their South Park characters in their animated short Jesus vs. Santa (a.k.a. The Spirit of Christmas).
December 22
Directed by Simon Wells, Amblimation’s final feature Balto opens in theaters.
December 24
Wallace & Gromit’s Oscar-winning A Close Shave is released. Directed by Nick Park, the stop-motion Aardman classic is the characters’ third short.
December 28
UPA’s acclaimed 1950 short Gerald McBoing-Boing (directed by Robert Cannon and John Hubley) is added to the National Film Registry.
Win 'Grave of the Fireflies' LE SteelBook! 
