Winsor McCay produced a cartoon called "Gertie, The Trained Dinosaur" which amazingly consisted of 10,000 drawings. It was shown as a film in the theaters and also as a multi media event on stage with McCay interacting with the animated Gertie.

• FELIX THE CAT, the most popular character and series of this period, started as the Feline Follies from Sullivan's studio. The merchandising of Felix's image for dolls, watches, etc was very successful and paved the way for the later merchandising of animated characters.

Warner Bros. Cartoons was born.

First WB short was SINKING IN THE BATHTUB

Pluto character born in THE PICNIC.

• Fleischer: introduced the character of in Betty Boop

Donald Duck voice debuts on Mickey Mouse's NBC radio program.

Warners, first Merrie Melody in color, the Looney Tunes were in B&W until 1943, colored in 70's in Japan.

In the 1950's Warner's burnt all their cels from these series to make storage space available

First Porky Pig I HAVEN'T GOT A HAT.

•Marc Davis, one of the Nine Old Men begins working at Disney, spending 42 years there.

Tex Avery's first film at Warner's - Jones, Clampett, and Bo Cannon were also in the unit, which they called Termite Terrace.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

PORKYS DUCK HUNT, introduced the proto type character of Daffy Duck.

Disney: PINOCCHIO and FANTASIA

• Warners: Avery's, A WILD HARE, where he defines the character of Bugs Bunny. There were three previous Bugs, but this was the film where the real Bugs was born.

• First Tom and Jerry (MGM: PUSS GETS THE BOOT). first co-effort of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera

•Lantz: Woody Woodpecker introduced: KNOCK: KNOCK 1941

•Leon Schlesinger studio sold to Warners

Warners, Yosemite Sam introduced in HARE TRIGGER

Warners: Foghorn Leghorn: WALKY TALKY HAWK

Terrytoons: HECKLE AND JECKLE series is introduced.

Xerography process invented.

• Animation for TV commercials becoming an important segment of the animation industry.

•Disney: PETER PAN released.

•Warners, DUCK AMUCK, Chuck Jones Director.

• GUMBY first appears in GUMBASIS by Art Clokey

SPEEDY GONZALES, AA, Friz Freleng, first major Speedy.

Disneyland opened.

Warners, ONE FROGGY EVENING, Chuck Jones

Hanna and Barbera were asked to leave MGM, started Hanna Barbera studios.

•Warners: WHAT'S OPERA DOC? Chuck Jones

Dr. Seuss wrote Cat in the Hat

Start of the "Nine Old Men" era at Disney

the first use of Xerox cels.

Warner Bros. Animation closes.

Charles Shulz writes: "Happiness is a Warm Puppy"

THE DOT AND THE LINE, AA, MGM (Chuck Jones)

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
First Peanuts TV special

DR. SEUSS'

directed by Chuck Jones

• WINNY THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY, AA, Disney

• Tim Burton's VINCENT.

Disney's last animated feature-length film to use traditional cels.

John Lasseter, William Reeves, Pixar, first computer animated film to win an Academy Award for best Animated Short

Grossed over $300 million and proved that animation was not limited to a children's audience.

The first animated feature to be nominated for the Academy Award as Best Picture.

- Ren & Stimpy Airs

Cartoon Network starts in 2 million homes, by 1995 in 22 million.

• FROG BASEBALL, starring Beavis Butthead, by Mike Judge, screened to an MTV focus group.

• Bill Plympton completes first feature film THE TUNE.