January
DIC (Diffusion, Information and Communication) Audiovisuel founded in Paris by Jean Chalopin. It was a subsidiary of Radio Television Luxembourg. (France/Luxembourg)

 January
Andersen Monogatari ("Hans Christian Andersen Stories") (tv), Mushi.
(drawn animation)

Kabatotto [カバトット] (tv)/(tvss), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)
February
The Point (tvsp), Fred Wolf /Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
(drawn animation)

Scott Menville (February 12, 1971- ) (voice actor) born in Malibu, California.

 February
Presente de Natal ("Christmas Gift") (f), Alvaro Henriques Goncalves. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

 February
Eu Quero a Lua ("I Want the Moon") (ss), Artur Correia. (Portugal)
(drawn animation)

Mr. Benn (tvss), Zephyr Film Productions. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

 February
Chingo Mucha Be ("The Extravagant Mucha Be") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)
March
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (tvsp), Hawley Pratt /DePatie-Freleng.
(drawn animation)

Play It Again, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Phil Roman /Melendez.
(drawn animation)

March
Attack No. 1 Namida no Phoenix ("Attack No. 1: The Tearful Phoenix") (f), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Doubutsu Takarajima ("Animal Treasure Island") (f), Hiroshi Ikeda /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Ninpu Kamui Gaiden ("Ninja Kamui, Stories Other Than the Legend") (f), Eiken.
(drawn animation)
April
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass.
(puppet animation)

April
Animentari Ketsudan [アニメンタリー・決断] ("Animation documentary: Decision") (tv)/(edu), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Sasukai no Taiyo [さすらいの太陽] ("Wandering Sun") (tv), Mushi.
(drawn animation)
May
Craig McCracken (May 29, 1971- ) (director, writer, art director, storyboard artist, producer, voice actor) born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.



June
shinbone alley (f), John D. Wilson /Fine Arts Films.
(drawn animation)



July
Ub Iwerks (Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) (March 24, 1901-July 7, 1971) (animator, director, producer) dies in Burbank, California.

July
Ali Baba to Yonjuppiki no Tozoku ("Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves"; "Alibaba's Revenge") (sf), Hiroshi Shidara /Toei.
(drawn animation)
August
Davey and Goliath: School ... Who Needs It (tvsp), Art Clokey /Clokey.
(puppet animation)

August
Hiroshi Okawa (Okawa Hiroshi 博 大川) (1896-August 17, 1971) (producer) dies.
September
Babar Comes to America (tvsp), Bill Melendez and Ed Levitt /Mendelsohn-Melendez.
(drawn animation)

The Deputy Dawg Show (tv), Terrytoons.
(drawn animation)
rerelease of old Terrytoons shorts

Funky Phantom (tv), Hanna-Barbera (Air Programs International (Australia)).
(drawn animation)

The Groovie Goolies (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)

The Jackson Five (tv), Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)

Pebbles and Bamm Bamm (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)

Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey) (September 15, 1971- ) (voice actress) born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
September
Au Clair de Lune (tv), Image.
(drawn animation)

 September
Manga Eiga Tanjo Nihon Manga Eiga Hattatsushi ("The Story and Development of Japanese Animated Cartoons") (ss)/(edu), Taiji Yabushita /Nihon Doga.
(drawn animation)

Shin Obake no Q-Taro [新オバケのQ太郎] ("New Q-Taro the Ghost") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Tensai Bakabon [天才バカボン] ("Bakabon the Genius") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)
October
Aesop's Fables (tvsp), Hal Sutherland and Bob Chenault /Filmation.
(drawn animation, part live action)

Paul Terry (Paul Houlton Terry) (producer, director, animator) dies in New York.
October
Gyula Macskássy (director, animator) dies in Budapest. (Hungary)

 October
Apache Yakyugun [アパッチ野球軍] ("Apache Baseball Team") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Fushigi na Melmo [ふしぎなメルモ] ("Wonderful Melmo") (tv), Tezuka.
(drawn animation)

Gegege no Kitarou [ゲゲゲの鬼太郎] ("Cackling Kitarou") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Genshi Shonen Ryu [原始少年リュウ] ("Ryu, the Primitive Boy") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Kunimatsu-sama no Otori Dai [国松さまのお通りだい] ("Make Way for Mr. Kunimatsu") (tv), Mushi.
(drawn animation)

Lupin III [ルパン三世] (tv), TMS (A Production).
(drawn animation)
The first of three Lupin III television series. There have also been a number of Lupin III movies and television specials.

Sarutobi Ecchan [さるとびエッちゃん] ("Monkey-Style Jumper Ecchan", "Ecchan the Ninja") (tv)/(tvss), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Sekai Monoshiri Ryoko [世界ものしり旅行] ("The Instructive Trip Around the World") (tvss)/(edu), Office Uni.
(drawn animation)
(1971-1974)

Shin Skyers 5 [新スカイヤーズ５] (tv), Tele-Cartoon Japan.
(drawn animation)
December
Burt Gillett (Burton F. Gillett) (director) dies in Los Angeles, California.

Warren Foster (writer) dies in San Clemente, California.
December
A Christmas Carol (tvsp), Richard Williams /Richard Williams. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Animation

no date
The Crunch Bird (ss), Ted Petok /Maxwell-Petok-Petrovich Productions.
(drawn animation)
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Animation

 no date
Evolution (ss), Michael Mills /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

The Selfish Giant (ss), Peter Sander /Potterton. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Zikkaron (ss), Laurent Coderre /NFB. (Canada)
(cut-out animation)

Nelvana Limited studio founded by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive Smith in Toronto. (Canada)

 no date
Androkus und der Löwe ("Androcles and the Lion") (ss), Werner Hammer /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(puppet animation)

Der Arme Mullerbursch und das Katzchen ("The Poor Miller's Boy and the Little Cat") (sf), Helmut Barkowsky and Lothar Burke /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Bei der Feuerwehr wird der Kaffe Kalt ("Near the Fire Brigade the Coffee Will Be Cold") (ss), Rudolf Schraps /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(puppet animation)

Cheburashka [Чебурашка] (ss), Roman Kachanov /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union [Russia])
(puppet animation)
first Cheburashka series

Don Pichote ("Don Quixote") (ss), REPA-Film. (Federal Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Dobrodruství námorník a Sindinbáda (ss), Karel Zeman /Filmové Studio Gottwaldov. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic])
(cut-out animation, some puppet animation)
first Pohadky tisice a jedne noci ("Thousand and One Nights") series (1971-1974)

Dorotka a drak ("Dorothy and the Kite") (ss), Bozena Mozisova /Studio Bratri v triku. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic])
(drawn animation)
first Dorotka ("Dorothy") series (1971-1978)

Iurii Secha pri Kerzhentse [Сеча при Керженце] ("The Battle of Kerzhenets") (ss), Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Yuri Norstein /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union [Russia])
(cut-out animation)

Lucky Luke Daisy Town (f), Rene Goscinny /Belvision. (Belgium/France)
(drawn animation)

Pro polosatiy slonionok [Про Полосатого Слонёнка] ("The Little Striped Elephant") (ss), Irina Gurvich /Kievnauchfilm. (Soviet Union [Ukraine])
(drawn animation)

Macor Maxicat ("MaxiCat and Friends") (tv)/(tvss), Zagreb Film. (Yugoslavia [Croatia])
(drawn animation)

Oum le dauphin blanc ("Oum the White Dolphin", "Zoom: The White Dolphin") (tvss)/(tv), Telcia (Eiken (Japan)). (France)
(drawn animation)

Po sledam bremenskikh muzykantov [По следам бременских музыкантов] (sf), Vasili Livanov /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union [Russia])
(drawn animation)

Mark Cosgrove founds Stop Frame Productions in Manchester. (Great Britain)

Rein Raamat organizes an animation department in the Tallinfilm Studio at Tallin. (Soviet Union [Estonia])
no date
Australian History (ss), Bruce Petty /Petty Film Productions. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

Climb Films founded by Bhimsain. (India)

Note: Unfortunately I lack the time or resources to help people find copies of animated films and television programs. I have put together a web List of Online Video and Book Stores that will be useful to find copies in the United States. There are other similar stores on the Internet around the world that might be able to supply the DVDs, LDs, or video tapes that are desired. Check my Animation on the World Wide Web pages for links to animation studios and other Internet resources that may have further information. I am not involved in trading materials from my own collection. I am still waiting to see most of the programs in this Chronology and would be happy to find sources for many of them.

Because of these circumstances I will not respond to requests for help to find these types of materials.
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