Chronology of Animation 1972

January
Love American Style: "Love and the Private Eye" (tvsp), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)
special episode of the live action Love American Style show

January
Jennifer Hale (Carren Learning) (January 30, 1972- ) (voice actress) born in Goose Bay, Labrador. (Canada)

January
The Adventures of Sir Prancelot (tv)/(tvss), John Ryan Studios. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

January
Kashi no Ki Mock [樫の木モック] ("Mock, Made of Oak"; "Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio") (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Moomin [ムーミン] ("Moomins") (tv), Mushi.
(drawn animation)

Seigi O Aisuru Mono Gekko Kamen [正義を愛する者月光仮面] ("The Man Who Loves Justice, Moonlight Mask") (tv), Knack Productions.
(drawn animation)

January
Adam Elliot (Adam Benjamin Elliot) (January 2, 1972- ) (director, writer, animator) born in Berwick, Victoria. (Australia)

February
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (tvsp), Hawley Pratt /DePatie-Freleng.
(drawn animation)

The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass.
(puppet animation, some cel animation and live action)

Love American Style: "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father" (tvsp), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)
special episode of the live action Love American Style show

March
Nagagutsu Sanjushi [ながぐつ三銃士] ("The Three Musketeers in Boots") (sf), Tomoharu Katsumata /Toei.
(drawn animation)

April
Dig (tvsp), John and Faith Hubley /Hubley.
(drawn animation)

Fritz the Cat (f), Ralph Bakshi /Steve Krantz Productions.
(drawn animation)

April
Akado Suzunosuke [赤胴鈴之助] ("Redbreast Suzunosuke") (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Mahou Tsukai Chappy [魔法使いチャッピー] ("Chappy the Magic User") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Munchen e no Michi [ミュンヘンへの道] ("Road to Munich") (tv), Nihon TV Doga.
(drawn animation)

Umi No Triton [海のトリトン] ("Triton of the Sea") (tv), Mushi.
(drawn animation)

May
Frank Tashlin (February 19, 1913-May 5, 1972) (director, producer, writer, animator) dies in Hollywood, California.

June
Snoopy, Come Home (f), Lee Mendelsohn and Bill Melendez /Melendez.
(drawn animation)

July
Hiss and Hers (ss), Gerry Chiniquy /DePatie-Freleng.
(drawn animation)
first Blue Racer series (1972-1974)

Michael Rosenbaum (July 11, 1972- ) (voice actor) born in Oceanside, New York.

July
Devilman [デビルマン] (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Meiken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo [魔犬ライナー0011変身せよ] ("Great Dog Liner 0011, Transform!") (sf), Hiroshi Sasagawa /Toei.
(drawn animation)

August
Roland Crandall (Doc Crandall, Roland C. Crandall) (August 29, 1892-August 14, 1972) (animator) dies in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Grey DeLisle (Erin Grey DeLisle) (August 24, 1972- ) (voice actress) born in Fort Ord, California.

August
Mon Cheri Coco [モンシェリ CoCo] ("My Dear Coco") (tv), Nippon TV Doga.
(drawn animation)

September
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (tv), ABC Network.
(drawn animation)
This is a collection of hour-long films created by a number of different animation studios. Some of the films have their own entries in this Chronology.

The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Barkleys (tv), DePatie-Freleng.
(drawn animation)

The Brady Kids (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)
(1972-1979)

Festival of Family Classics (tv), Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)
collection of specials based on traditional tales

Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The New Scooby Doo Movies (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Osmonds (tv), Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)

Roman Holidays (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Sealab 2020 (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) (producer, inventor, director, animator) dies in Los Angeles, California.

September
Gulp, I fumetti in TV ("Gulp, the Comics on TV") (tv), RAI. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Nick Carter (tv), Playvision. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

September
Seki Tomokazu (Tomokazu Seki 関智一) (September 8, 1972- ) (voice actor) born in Tokyo.

Sunrise Studio founded in Tokyo.

October
The Last of the Curlews (tvsp), Charles A. Nichols /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (tvsp), Hal Seeger and Jack Zander /Seeger.
(drawn animation)

Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Bill Melendez /Melendez.
(drawn animation)

October
Umno selo [Умно село] ("The Intelligent Village") (ss), Donio Donev /Sofia Animation. (Bulgaria)
(drawn animation)

October
Astroganger [アストロガンガー] (tv), Knack Productions.
(drawn animation)

Dokonjo Gaeru ("Frog With Guts") (tv)/(tvss), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Hazedon [ハゼドン] (tv), Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman [科学忍者隊ガッチャマン] ("Scientific Ninja Team Gatchaman", "Battle of the Planets", or "G-Force") (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)
(1972-1974)

Kaiketsu Tamagon [かいけつタマゴン] ("Tamagon the Counselor") (tvss), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Ryuichi Manga Gekijou Onbu Obake [隆一まんが劇場おんぶおばけ] ("Ryuichi Cartoon Theatre Piggyback Ghost ") (tv), Eiken.
(drawn animation)

Osamu Dezaki founds Madhouse studio.

November
B.C.: The First Thanksgiving (tvsp), Abe Levitow /Levitow-Hanson Films.
(drawn animation)

Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (tvsp), Corny Cole /DePatie-Freleng.
(drawn animation)

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (tvsp), Charles A. Nichols /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Treasure Island (f), Hal Sutherland /Filmation.
(drawn animation)

December
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (tvsp), Hawley Pratt and Gerry Ciniquy /DePatie-Freleng.
(drawn animation)

A Christmas Story (tvsp), Charles A. Nichols /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

A Christmas Tree (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass.
(drawn animation)

December
Un burattino di nome Pinocchio ("A Puppet Named Pinocchio") (f), Giuliano Cenci /Cartoons Cinematografica Italiana. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

Tintin et le lac aux requins ("Tintin and the Lake of Sharks") (f), Raymond Leblanc /Dargaud. (Belgium/France)
(drawn animation)

December
Mazinger Z [マジンガー Z] (tv), Toei.
(1972-1974)

Panda, Kopanda [パンダ・コパンダ] ("Panda, Panda Cub") (sf), Isao Takahata /TMS.
(drawn animation)

December
Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon (f), Eric Porter /Porter. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

no date
Frank Film (ss), Frank and Caroline Mouris.
(cut-out animation of live action photographs)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Animation

Walter Lantz studio closes.

no date
Anteojito y Antifaz--Mil intentos y un invento ("Anteojito and Antifaz--One Thousand Projects and One Invention") (f), Manuel García Ferré /García Ferré. (Argentina)
(drawn animation)

Piconzé (f), Ypê Nakashima. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

Street Musique (ss), Ryan Larkin /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

no date
Az 1812-es év ("The Year of 1812 (or War and Peace)") (ss), Sandor Reisenbüchler /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo (tvsp), Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall /Stop Frame Productions. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Crystal Tipps and Alistair (tv)/(tvss), Q-3 London. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Damon the Mower (ss), George Dunning /T.V.C. London. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Frakk, a macskák réme (tvss), Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Ha'Ya'ar Ha-Kasum ("The Amlash Enchanted Forest") (f), Shlomo Suriano /Amlash Production. (Israel)
(drawn animation)

Historiebogen (tv), Jannik Hastrup /Dansk Tegnefilm Kompagni. (Denmark)
(drawn animation)
(1972-1974)

Kama Sutra Rides Again (ss), Bob Godfrey /Godfrey. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Stories from Toytown featuring Larry the Lamb (tvss), Larry the Lamb Ltd. (Great Britain)
(puppet animation)
(1972-1974)

La linea (tv)/(tvss), Osvaldo Cavandoli. (Italy)
(drawn animation)

The Magic Ball (tvss), Stop Frame Productions. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Mirr-Murr a kandur ("Mirr-Murr the Tom Cat") (tv), Ottó Foky /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(puppet animation)
(1972-1976)

Pictures at an Exhibition (ss), Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker. (France)
(pin screen animation)

Unser Sandmännchen ("Our Sandman") (tv), Gerhard Behrendt /Dresdener Trickfilmstudios. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(puppet animation)

Synfonie in Müll (ss). (Federal Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Tup-Tup (ss), Nedeljko Dragic /Zagreb Film. (Yugoslavia [Croatia])
(drawn animation)

Vakáción a Mézga család (tv), József Nepp /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Veekandja ("The Water Bearer") (ss), Rein Raamat /Tallinfilm. (Soviet Union [Estonia])
(drawn animation)

Peter Lord and David Sproxton found Aardman Animations in Bristol. (Great Britain)

Claudio Biern Boyd founds BRB Internacional as a distributor of animated films. (Spain)

Terry Ward and Trevor Bond form Flicks Films. (Great Britain)

no date
Made in Japan (ss), Renzo Kinoshita and Sayako Kinoshita /Studio Lotus.
(drawn animation)

no date
Abid (ss), Pramod Pati. (India)
(drawn animation)

Around the World in 80 Days (tv), Air Programs International. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

The Prince and the Pauper (tvsp), Chris Cuddington /Air Programs International. (Australia)
(drawn animation)

"The Three Gifts" (ss), Ishu Patel. (India)
(drawn animation)

Ram Mohan forms the Ram Mohan Biographics studio. (India)

Shanghai Animation Film Studio reopens. (China)

Hanna-Barbera Australia Studio founded in Sydney. Most of the staff came from Air Programs International. (Australia)

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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