The first animated television series was Crusader Rabbit. Animated sitcoms first appeared in the 1960s, with The Flintstones (1960–1966), followed by The Jetsons (1962–1987).
1908 – Fantasmagorie, considered by animation historians as the world's first cartoon, is released.
Arthur remains the longest running children's animated program to date, and one of the best educational kids shows. Starring Arthur, an anthropomorphic aardvark, and his friends in Elwood City, Arthur follows his life, family, and friends during their day to day.
Anime has a very recent history as compared to a cartoon. In 1937 the United States of America was introduced to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs though the first anime (full length feature) to be released was Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors' in Japan in 1945.
Donald Duck was created at Walt Disney Productions in 1934, and made his first appearance on 9 June, which marks his birthday.
From the mid-1950s to the late 1980s, the world of animation in the United States experienced a severe quality drought. Television animation was cheaply and quickly produced and loaded with errors.
Tom and Jerry made their debut in the theatrical short Puss Gets the Boot (1940) and were a hit with audiences.
SpongeBob SquarePants has been on the air for so long, the animation style has literally transformed as technology became more accessible moving from hand-drawn animation to CGI animation in its newest seasons. With over 286 episodes to date, the series is Nickelodeon's longest-running series.
According to Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare, he was born in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, created by Tex Avery and Robert McKimson, among many others.
The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917, and Japanese anime production has since continued to increase steadily. The characteristic anime art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of Osamu Tezuka.
In the theatrical cartoons, Popeye was instead portrayed as being 40 years of age, as stated in the Fleischer cartoon Goonland (where Popeye says that his father left when he was born 40 years ago) and in the Famous cartoon The Ace of Space, in which a martian machine lists his age as being 40 as well.
Felix the Cat is widely considered the world's first animated film star. He first appeared as 'Master Tom' in an animated short titled Feline Follies, released by Paramount Studios on 9 November 1919, a full nine years before Mickey Mouse's debut in Disney's Steamboat Willie (1928).
In dog years that would put Scooby in the age range of about 50 human years, which means he has been 50 years old in human years for about 50 years. 7. Scooby-Doo is an anthropomorphic Great Dane.
Betty Boop is the main protagonist of the cartoon series of the same name, originally called Talkartoons but renamed to her's after she became more popular and the main character. Betty is a 16-year-old girl dealing with the various misadventures of show business and other adventures.
Jerry is a given name, usually used for males. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Geri, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, or Jeri.
Tom and Jerry: how it all began
The journey of the iconic cartoon began 82 years ago.
Arguably the darkest film in the entire Disney animated canon is the 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The movie opens with Frollo killing Quasimodo's mother and attempting to kill an infant Quasimodo before he's forced to stop. He attempts to atone for the sin of murdering Quasimodo's mother by taking the boy in.
There is one era of Disney's output (1970-1988) that is often overlooked and described as 'the dark age,' referring to when Walt Disney Pictures was trying to follow in Walt Disney's footsteps after his death.
Fun fact: "Flowers and Trees," the first full-color cartoon and first Academy Award® winner Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, was released on July 30, 1932. It was the first use of three-strip Technicolor in cartoons, which helped popularize the Technicolor process.
Mickey Mouse is officially 94 years old, but he doesn't look a day over 60! Mickey Mouse was 'born' in 1928 as a creation by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He made his debut in the film “Steamboat Willie.” His youthful appearance is due to the talented artists who continue to work on him to this day. What is this?
How old is Daffy Duck? Whilst the Warner Bros. company never officially gave Daffy a birthday, most sources state that it was in 1937 when the first cartoon Porky's Duck Hunt appeared on Television in the United States. This makes Daffy about 84 years old now (as of 2021).
Pluto the big, goofy dog, of Disney fame, is how old? You guessed right if you said 85 years old. Walt Disney Productions created Pluto the Pup as Mickey Mouse's pet dog in 1930.