Miss Switch to the Rescue (tvsp), Charles A. Nichols /Ruby-Spears.
(drawn animation)

Hans Conried (Hans Georg Conried, Jr.) (voice actor) dies in Burbank, California.

Cello Hiki no Goshu [セロ弾きのゴーシュ] ("Goshu the Cellist") (f), Isao Takahata /Oh Production.
(drawn animation)

Minami no Niji no Lucy [南の虹のルーシー] ("Lucy-May of Southern Rainbow") (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Penguin Mura Eiyu no Densetsu ("Penguin Village's Legendary Heroes") (tvsp), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Sangokushi ("The Three Kingdoms") (tvsp), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Sento Mecha Xabungle [戦闘メカザブングル] ("Blue Gale Xabungle"; "Combat Mecha Xabungle") (tv), Nippon Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Time Boken Series Gyakuten Ippatsuman [タイムボカンシリーズ　逆転イッパツマン] ("Time Machine Series Reversal Ippatsuman") (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Wagahai wa Neko de Aru ("I Am a Cat") (tvsp), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Doraemon: Nobita no Daimakyou [ドラえもん のび太の大魔境] ("Doraemon: Nobita's Great Demon") (f), Hideo Nishimaki /Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Kaibutsu-kun--Demon no Tsurugi ("Little Kaibutsu--The Demon's Sword") (sf), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Kido Senshi Gundam III Meguriai Sorahen ("Mobile Suit Gundam III Love Encounter in Space") (f), Nippon Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV [機甲艦隊ダイラガーXV] ("Armored Squadron Dairugger XV") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Mahou no Princess Minky Momo [魔法のプリンセスミンキーモモ] ("Magical Princess Minky Momo") (tv), Ashi Production.
(drawn animation)

Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi ("Animated Ancient Japanese Tales") (ss), Ai Kikaku.
(drawn animation)

Ninja Hattori-kun Ninpoenikki no Maki ("Little Hattori the Ninja: Chapter from the Diary of Ninnin's Method") (sf), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Ohayo! Spank ("Good Morning! Spank") (sf), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Shin Dokonjo Gaeru ("New Frog With Guts") (sf), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Zoo no Inai Dobutsuen [象のいない動物園] ("A Zoo Without Elephants") (f), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

The Fat Albert Easter Special (tvsp), Don Christensen /Filmation.
(drawn animation)

Jokebook (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)
contains various short cartoons from different countries compiled by Hanna-Barbera

The Smurf Springtime Special (tvsp), Gerard Baldwin /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade (tvsp), Kohsei Ohtani /Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
(drawn animation)

Der fliegende Windmühle ("The Flying Windmill") (f), Gunter Ratz /DEFA. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(puppet animation)

Don Dracula [手塚治虫のドン・ドラキュラ] (tv), Tezuka Productions and Jin Productions.
(drawn animation)

Game Center Arashi [ゲームセンターあらし] (tv), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Haguregumo [浮浪雲] (f), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Kagaku Kyujo-Tai Technovoyager [科学救助隊テクノボイジャー] ("Scientific Rescue Team Technovoyager" or "Thunderbirds 2086") (tv), Jin.
(drawn animation)

Patalliro--Boku Patalliro ("Patalliro, I Patalliro") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Sekai Meisaku Dôwa: Aladdin to Mahô no Lamp ("World Masterpiece Children's Stories: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" or "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp") (f), Yoshikatsu Kasai /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Sengoku Majin Goshogun ("Demon God of the War Torn Land Goshogun") (sf), Ashi Pro.
(drawn animation)

Tondera House no Daiboken [タイム教室トンデラハウスの大冒険] ("Adventures of Time Classroom Tonderahouse"; "The Flying House") (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (tvsp), Bill Perez /Marvel Productions.
(drawn animation)

Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (tvsp), Fred Wolf /Murakami-Wolf-Swenson.
(drawn animation)

Stanley, the Ugly Duckling (tvsp), John Wilson /Fine Arts.
(drawn animation)

Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch [魔境伝説アクロバンチ] ("Demon Regions Legend Acrobunch") (tv), Kakusai Eigasha.
(drawn animation)

Ochamegami Monogatari Kolo Kolo Polon [おちゃめ神物語コロコロポロン] ("Story of the Joker Goddess: Kolo Kolo Polon") (tv), Koskuai Eigasha.
(drawn animation)

Shiroi Kiba--White Fang Monogatari [白い牙 ホワイトファング物語] ("White Fang's Story") (tvsp), Soji Yoshikawa and Takeyuki Yokoyama /Nippon Sunrise.
(drawn animation)

Tsudan Full Base ("Two Strikes With Bases Full") (tvsp), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Sport Billy (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)

Jirķ Brdecka [(December 24, 1917-June 2, 1982) (director, writer) dies in Prague. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic])

Taiyo no Ko Esteban [太陽の子エステバン] // Les Mystérieuses cités d'or ("Esteban, the Sun's Child"; "The Mysterious Cities of Gold") (tv), Pierrot and DIC. (Japan/France)
(drawn animation)

Tonde Mon Pe [とんでモン・ペ] (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Tron (f), Steven Lisberger /Disney.
(live action, some cgi animation, some drawn animation)

Ginga Reppu Baxinger [銀河烈風バクシンガー] ("Galactic Gale Baxinger") (tv), Kokusai Eigasha.
(drawn animation)

The Kabocha Wine [The かぼちゃワイン] ("The Pumpkin Wine") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)
(1982-1984)

Space Adventurer Cobra Gekijôban [スペースアドベンチャーコブラ 劇場版] ("Space Adventurer Cobra Theatrical Version") (f), Osamu Dezaki /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Techno Police 21C [テクノポリス 21C] (f), Takashi Matsumoto and Shoji Kawamoto /Studio Nue and Artmic.
(drawn animation)

Waga Seishun no Arcadia [わが青春のアルカディア] ("Arcadia of My Youth") (f), Tomohara Katsumata /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Anime International Company (AIC) founded.

Jugo Shonen Hyoryuki ("Fifteen Young Castaways") (tvsp), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Kyojin no Hoshi ("Star of the Giants") (f), TMS and Magic Bus.
(drawn animation)

Obake ("Ghost") (tvsp), Ai Kikaku.
(drawn animation)

Nyarome no Omoshirosugaku Kyoshitsu ("Nyarome's Math Class") (tvsp), Studio Zero.
(drawn animation)

Gilligan's Island (tv), Filmation.
(drawn animation)

The Incredible Hulk/Amazing Spider-man Hour (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)
contains The Incredible Hulk (tv) and The Amazing Spider-man (reruns)

Laverne and Shirley With the Fonz (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)
contains Little Rascals (tvss) and Richie Rich (tvss)

Meatballs and Spaghetti (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

Mork and Mindy (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Pac-Man Show (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Pandamonium (tv), Marvel.
(drawn animation)

The Puppy's New Adventures (tv), Ruby-Spears.
(drawn animation)

Scooby, Scrappy, and Yabba Doo. (tv), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

The Shirt Tales (tv)/(tvss), Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Lacey Chabert (voice actress) born in Purvis, Mississippi.

Here Comes Garfield (tvsp), Phil Roman /Film Roman.
(drawn animation)

Hey, Good Lookin' (f), Ralph Bakshi /Bakshi.
(drawn animation)
film actually completed in 1975

Cho Jiku Yosai Macross [超時空要塞マクロス] ("Super Dimension Fortress Macross") (tv), Tatsunoko.
(drawn animation)

Cybot Robotchi [サイボットロボッチ] (tv), Knack Productions.
(drawn animation)

Future War 198X Nen [ＦＵＴＵＲＥ　ＷＡＲ　１９８Ｘ年] ("Future War in the Year 198X") (f), Toshio Masuda and Tomohiro Katsumata /Toei.
(drawn animation)

Hitotsuboshike no Ultra Baasan [一ツ星家のウルトラ婆さん] ("The Super Grandmother of the Hitsuboshike Family") (tv)/(tvss), Knack Productions.
(drawn animation)

Ninjaman Ippei [忍者マン一平] (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Progolfer Saru (tvsp), Shin'ei.
(drawn animation)

Sasuga no Sarutobi [さすがの猿飛] ("Clever Sarutobi") (tv), Tsuchida.
(1982-1984)

Shin Mitsubachi Maya no Boken [新みつばちマーヤの冒険] ("The New Adventures of Maya the Honeybee") (tv), Nippon Animation.
(drawn animation)

Shonen Miyamoto Musashi--Wanpapu Nitoryu ("Young Musashi Miyamoto--The Whirling Technique of the Two-Bladed Combat") (tvsp), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Space Cobra [スペースコブラ] (tv), TMS.
(drawn animation)

Tokimeki Tonight [ときめきトゥナイト] ("Night Emotion") (tv), Group TAC.
(drawn animation)

Tsushimamaru Sayonara Okinawa [対馬丸さようなら沖縄] ("Tsushimamaru: Goodbye Okinawa") (f), Osamu Kobayashi /Agiado.
(drawn animation)

Waga Seishun no Arcadia: Mugen Kido SSX [わが青春のアルカディア無限軌道SSX] ("My Youth in Arcadia: Endless Orbit SSX") (tv), Toei.
(drawn animation)

The Last Unicorn (f), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass (Top Craft (Japan)).
(drawn animation)

Hugh Harman (director, animator, producer) dies in Chatsworth, California.

The Smurfs' Christmas Special (tvsp), Gerard Baldwin /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (tvsp), Mark Lumley /Hanna-Barbera.
(drawn animation)

Ziggy's Gift (tvsp), Richard Williams /Welcome Productions.
(drawn animation)

The Kabocha Wine--Ore to Aitsu no Shinkon Ryoko [Theかぼちゃワインおれと・いつの新婚旅行!?] ("The Pumpkin Wine--She and I On a Honeymoon?") (tvsp), Toei.
(drawn animation)

Rokushin Gattai God Mars [六神合体ゴッドマーズ] ("Six-God Combining God Mars"; "Godmars") (f), Hideyuki Motohashi /TMS.
(drawn animation)

Klasky Csupo Studio founded by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo in Los Angeles, California.

Meow (ss), Marcos Magalhćes /Embrafilme. (Brazil)
(drawn animation)

Une āme à voile ("A Heart with Veil") (ss), Pierre Veilleux /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)

Daliás idõk ("Heroic Times") (f), József Gémes /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

How the Elephant Got Its Trunk (ss), Sheila Graber /Graber. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)
one of the Just So Stories series

Hvordan det videre gik Den Grimme Ælling ("What Happened Next to the Ugly Duckling") (tvss), Jannik Hastrup /Dansk Tegnefilm Kompagni. (Denmark)
(drawn animation)

Kontraste (ss), Sieglinde Hamacher /DEFA. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany])
(drawn animation)

Misi mókus kalandjai ("The Adventures of Sam the Squirrel") (f), Ottó Foky /Pannoiafilms. (Hungary)
(puppet animation)

Moznosti dialogu ("Dimensions of Dialog") (ss), Jan Svankmajer /Trnka. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic]
(puppet animation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner

School Times (f), Ferenc Varsányi /Pannoniafilm. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Tango (ss), Zbigniev Rybczynski /Semafor. (Poland)
(pixilation)
Annecy Festival Grand Prize winner
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Animation

Willo the Wisp (tvss), Nicholas Cartoon Films. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Oz no Mahôtsukai ("The Wizard of Oz") (f), Fumihiko Takayama /Toho.
(drawn animation)

Sudsakhon Phajon Phai ("The Adventure of Sudsakhon") (tv). (Thailand)
(drawn animation)