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April 1

Events

• 2000 – A sister channel of Cartoon Network, Boomerang launches in the United States. (logo pictured)

Films released

• 1922 – Felix Makes Good (United States)
• 1924 – Alice's Spooky Adventure (United States)
• 1924 – Felix Finds Out (United States)
• 1926 – Scents and Nonsense (United States)
• 1928 – Comicalamities (United States)
• 1938 – Moth and the Flame (United States)
• 1939 – Chicken Jitters (United States)
• 1950 – Strife with Father (United States)
• 1961 – Birds of a Father (United States)
• 1962 – Landing Stripling (United States)
• 1977 – Therapeutic Pink (United States)
• 2011 – Hop (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1966 – The Flintstones, an American animated television series finishes airing on ABC

Births

• 1929 – Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator (d. 2010)
• 1957 – Andreas Deja, Polish-American animator

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April 2

Films released

• 1948 – I Taw a Putty Tat (United States)
• 1955 – Sandy Claws (United States)
• 1956 – Hooked Bear (United States)
• 1960 – Person To Bunny (United States)
• 1969 – Slink Pink (United States)
• 2004 – Home on the Range (Walt Disney Pictures, United States)

Television series and specials

• 1960 – The Ruff and Reddy Show, an American animated television series finishes airing on NBC
• 1979 – Doraemon, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Asahi
• 2006 – Kiba (anime), a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2008 – Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo

Births

• 1920 – Jack Stokes, English animator and director (d. 2013)
• 1963 – Tim Hodge, American voice actor, screenwriter, and animator

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April 3

Films released

• 1937 – Porky's Romance (United States)
• 1943 – Super-Rabbit (United States)
• 1946 – Planning for Good Eating (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1998 – Cowboy Bebop, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2004 – Danny Phantom, an American animated television series begins airing on Nickelodeon
• 2013 – Osmar: The Heel of the Loaf, an Brazilian animated television series airs on Gloob
• 2022 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo

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April 4

Films released

• 1927 – Alice's Auto Race (United States)
• 1952 – Man's Best Friend (United States)
• 1953 – Fowl Weather (United States)
• 1959 – The Mouse that Jack Built (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1998 – CatDog, an American animated television series begins airing on Nickelodeon
• 1998 – Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series), a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Asahi
• 2011 – The Problem Solverz, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2014 – Fish Hooks, an American animated television series finishes airing on Disney Channel
• 2015 – T.U.F.F. Puppy, an American animated television series finishes airing on Nickelodeon
• 2016 – The Powerpuff Girls, an animated series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2020 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo

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April 5

Films released

• 1940 – Donald's Dog Laundry (United States)
• 1952 – Kiddin' the Kitten (United States)
• 1957 – The Crystal Brawl (United States)
• 1965 – I'm Just Wild About Jerry (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1994 – Red Baron (TV series), a Japanese anime television series begins airing on Nippon TV
• 2008 – Legion of Super Heroes, an American animated television series finishes airing on The CW
• 2010 – Angelo Rules, a Francian animated television series begins airing on Groupe Canal+
• 2010 – Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2010 – Adventure Time, originally titled Adventure Time with Finn & Jake, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2013 – Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, an American animated television series finishes airing on Cartoon Network

Births

• 1972 – Yasuhiro Takemoto, Japanese animator and director

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April 6

Films released

• 1906 – Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, first animated film by J. Stuart Blackton
• 1931 – The Castaway (United States)
• 1935 – Along Flirtation Walk (United States)
• 1935 – Buddy of the Legion (United States)
• 1943 – Water, Friend or Enemy (United States)
• 1946 – Daffy Doodles (United States)
• 1963 – Million Hare (United States)
• 2004 – Lorenzo (United States)

Television series and specials

• 2009 – Timmy Time, a British animated television series begins airing on CBeebies
• 2014 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo

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April 7

Films released

• 1939 - The Ugly Duckling (United States)
• 1945 - Behind the Meatball (United States)
• 1950 - Wonder Dog (United States)
• 1951 - A Bone for a Bone (United States)
• 1995 - A Goofy Movie (DisneyToon Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, United States)

Television series and specials

• 2002 – Sheep in the Big City, an American animated television series finishes airing on Cartoon Network

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April 8

Films released

• 1933 – Ye Olden Days (United States)
• 1933 – Father Noah's Ark (United States)
• 1939 – Bars and Stripes Forever (United States)
• 1944 – Tick Tock Tuckered (United States)
• 1949 – Sea Salts (United States)
• 2001 – Tom and Jerry: The Mansion Cat (United States)

Births

• 1917 – John Whitney, American animator, composer, and pioneer in computer animation (d. 1995)

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April 9

Films released

• 1949 – Rebel Rabbit (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1983 – Lady Georgie, a Japanese anime series begins airing on TV Asahi
• 1984 – Chikkun Takkun, a Japanese anime series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1984 – Glass Mask, a Japanese anime series begins airing on NTV
• 1985 – Taotao (second series), a Japanese anime series finishes airing on TV Osaka
• 1989 – Shin Bikkuriman, a Japanese anime series begins airing on ABC
• 1991 – Little Ghosts, There, Here, and Where, a Japanese anime series begins airing on NTV
• 2007 – The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, an American animated television series finishes airing on Cartoon Network
• 2011 – Sym-Bionic Titan, an American animated television series finishes airing on Cartoon Network
• 2014 – The Tom and Jerry Show, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network

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April 10

Films released

• 1937 – She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (United States)
• 1940 – Donald's Snow Fight (United States)
• 1948 – Rabbit Punch (United States)
• 1968 – Come On In! The Water's Pink (United States)
• 2020 – Trolls World Tour (DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, United States)

Television series and specials

• 2016 – Ben 10, an animated series begins airing on Cartoon Network

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April 11

Films released

• 1936 – I'm a Big Shot Now (United States)
• 1942 – Horton Hatches the Egg (United States)
• 2011 – Rio 2 (20th Century Studios, United States)

Television series and specials

• 1993 – Ghost Sweeper Mikami, an Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Asahi
• 1999 – Family Guy, an animated sitcom television series debuts on Fox
• 2011 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo

Births

• 1914 – Norman McLaren, Canadian animator and film director (d. 1987)

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April 12

Films released

• 1940 - Me Feelins Is Hurt (United States)
• 1941 - Toy Trouble (United States)
• 1945 - Prevention and Control of Distortion in Arc Welding (United States)
• 1946 - Pluto's Kid Brother (United States)
• 1947 - Birth of a Notion (United States)
• 1958 - Whoa, Be-Gone! (United States)
• 1965 - Sink Pink (United States)
• 1972 – Fritz the Cat, an American animated film based on the comics by Robert Crumb, directed by Ralph Bakshi was released.
• 1976 - The Pink Pro (United States)
• 1979 - String Along in Pink (United States)

Television series and specials

• 2003 - All Grown Up!, an American animated series begins on Nickelodeon
• 2004 - Space Ghost Coast to Coast, an American animated live action television series finishes airing on Adult Swim
• 2015 – Grojband, a Canadian animated television series finishes airing on Teletoon

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April 13

Films released

• 1925 - Felix Full O' Fight (United States)
• 1932 - Birth of Jazz (United States)
• 1933 - Barnyard Olympics (United States)
• 1935 - Mickey's Kangaroo (United States)
• 1940 - Slap-Happy Pappy (United States)
• 1940 - The Bear's Tale (United States)
• 1957 - Bedeviled Rabbit (United States)
• 2007 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (United States, Warner Bros., Williams Street Studios, Adult Swim)

Television series and specials

• 2001 - Gary & Mike, an American animated stop motion television series finishes airing on UPN

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April 14

Films released

• 1934 – Buddy's Garage (United States)
• 1934 – Beauty and the Beast (United States)
• 1951 – The Fair-Haired Hare (United States)
• 1984 – Rescue at Midnight Castle (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1984 – My Little Pony, an American animated television series based on My Little Pony developed by Bonnie Zacherle by Hasbro begins airing in syndication
• 2012 – The Legend of Korra, an American animated series sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender begins airing on Nickelodeon
• 2014 – Clarence, an American animated series begins airing on Cartoon Network (logo pictured)

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April 15

Films released

• 1923 – Felix Tries for Treasure (United States)
• 1928 – Felix the Cat in Sure-Locked Homes (United States)
• 1938 – Donald's Nephews (United States)
• 1943 – Kumo to Chūrippu (Japan)
• 1950 – The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (United States)
• 1989 – Neo Tokyo (Japan)
• 2006 – Detective Conan: The Private Eye's Requiem (Japan)
• 2011 – Rio (20th Century Studios, United States)

Television series and specials

• 1984 – God Mazinger, an anime series debuts on NTV
• 1984 – Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, an anime series debuts on MBS and TBS
• 1988 – Mashin Hero Wataru, an anime series debuts on NTV
• 1988 – What's Michael?, an anime series debuts on TV Tokyo
• 1989 – Ranma ½, an anime series debuts on Fuji TV
• 1990 – Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, an anime series debuts on NHK
• 1994 – Space Ghost Coast to Coast, an animated live action television series debuts on Cartoon Network
• 2003 – Detective School Q, a Japanese anime series debuts on TBS
• 2005 – Doraemon, an anime series debuts on TV Asahi
• 2008 – Ben 10, an animated television series ends on Cartoon Network

Births

• 1962 – Tom Kane, American voice actor (pictured)
• 1972 – Lou Romano, American voice actor
• 1982 – Seth Rogen, Canadian actor, comedian, film director and screenwriter

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April 16

Films released

• 1928 – Ride'em Plow Boy (United States)
• 1931 – Mother Goose Melodies (United States)
• 1932 – Goopy Geer (United States)
• 1938 – Porky's Five & Ten (United States)
• 1948 – Daddy Duck (United States)
• 1966 – A-Haunting We Will Go (United States)

Television series and specials

• 2009 – Xavier: Renegade Angel, an American animated CGI television series finishes airing on Adult Swim

Births

• 1952 – Billy West, American voice actor
• 1959 – David Feiss, American animator
• 1994 – Liliana Mumy, American voice actress

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April 17

Films released

• 1921 – Free Lunch (United States)
• 1937 – The animated short Porky's Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery for the Looney Tunes series, featuring the debut of Daffy Duck, is released in the United States.
• 1937 - Mickey's Amateurs (United States)
• 1943 – The Unbearable Bear (United States)
• 1948 – Hop, Look and Listen (United States)
• 1954 – Bell Hoppy (United States)

Births

• 1940 – Chuck Menville, American television animator and writer (d. 1992)
• 1949 – Joe Alaskey, American voice actor

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April 18

Films released

• 1920 – Felix the Pinch Hitter (United States)
• 1926 – Felix the Cat Misses the Cue (United States)
• 1927 – Alice's Circus Daze (United States)
• 1936 – Three Little Wolves (United States)
• 1941 – Baggage Buster (United States)
• 1947 – Straight Shooters (United States)
• 1953 – The Simple Things (United States)
• 1953 – Muscle Tussle (United States)
• 1959 – Apes of Wrath (United States)
• 1998 – Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (Japan)
• 2009 – Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (Japan)

Television series and specials

• 1965 – Dolphin Prince, a Japanese anime television series finishes airing on Fuji TV
• 1985 – Musashi no Ken, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1998 – Initial D, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1999 – The Weekenders, an American animated television series begins airing on ABC
• 2000 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2008 – Ben 10: Alien Force, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2009 – G.I. Joe: Resolute, an American animated television series begins airing on Adult Swim

Births

• 1947 – James Woods, American actor (pictured)
• 1963 – Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer and talk show host

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April 19

Films released

• 1928 – Eskimotive (United States)
• 1930 – Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the very first Warner Bros. theatrical animated short (pictured) and the first of the Looney Tunes series is released.
• 1941 – Porky's Preview (United States)
• 1946 – Service with a Guile (United States)
• 1952 – Water, Water Every Hare (United States)
• 1954 – The Lone Chipmunks (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1989 – Dragon Ball, an Japanese animated television series finishes airing on Fuji TV
• 1987 – Matt Groening's The Simpsons debuts as a series of short animated segments on The Tracey Ullman Show.
• 1997 – The Angry Beavers, an American animated television series begins airing on Nickelodeon

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April 20

Films released

• 1935 – The Robber Kitten (United States)
• 1945 – African Diary (United States)
• 1946 – Hollywood Canine Canteen (United States)
• 1957 – Boyhood Daze (United States)
• 1987 – G.I. Joe: The Movie (United States)

Television series and specials

• 2005 – Baby Looney Tunes, an American animated television series finishes airing on Cartoon Network

Births

• 1937 – George Takei, American actor
• 1965 – April March, American singer-songwriter and animator

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April 21

Films released

• 1930 - Fiddling Around (United States)
• 1944 - Contrary Condor (United States)
• 1944 - We're On Our Way to Rio (United States)
• 1962 - Crows' Feat (United States)

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April 22

Films released

• 1939 - Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (United States)
• 1939 - Porky and Teabiscuit (United States)
• 1944 - Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (United States)
• 1950 - Big House Bunny (United States)
• 2001 - Shrek (DreamWorks Animation, United States)

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April 23

Films released

• 1927 – Don Go On (United States)
• 1938 – The Penguin Parade (United States)
• 1943 – Fall Out Fall In (United States)
• 1943 – Jolly Good Furlough (United States)
• 1949 – Mouse Wreckers (United States)
• 1960 – Who Scent You? (United States)
• 2016 – Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (Japan)

Television series and specials

• 2010 – Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2010 – Generator Rex, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
• 2013 – Teen Titans Go!, an American animated television series based on the DC Comics fictional superhero team Teen Titans begins airing on Cartoon Network

Births

• 1908 – Myron Waldman, American animator (d. 2006)
• 1955 – Fumi Hirano, Japanese voice actress and essayist

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April 24

Films released

• 1930 - An Old Flame (United States)
• 1936 - The Blow Out (United States)
• 1965 - Assault and Peppered (United States)
• 1999 – You're Under Arrest THE MOVIE (Japan)

Television series and specials

• 1962 - The Huckleberry Hound Show, an American animated television series finishes airing on ABC
• 1999 - Cowboy Bebop, a Japanese anime television series finishes airing on TV Tokyo
• 2009 - Iron Man: Armored Adventures, an American animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man begins airing on the Nicktoons Network

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April 25

Films released

• 1936 – Westward Whoa (United States)
• 1938 – Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (United States)
• 1942 – Dog Tired (United States)
• 1947 – Abusement Park (United States)
• 1952 – Let's Stick Together (United States)
• 1953 – That's My Pup! (United States)
• 1964 – Nuts and Volts (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1998 – The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, an American animated television series finishes airing on Fox Kids
• 2005 – Sealab 2021, an American animated television series finishes airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block

Births

• 1953 – Ron Clements, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1964 – Hank Azaria, American film, television and stage actor, director, voice actor, and comedian

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April 26

Films released

• 1934 - Those Were Wonderful Days (United States)
• 1935 - The Hyp-Nut-Tist (United States)
• 1935 - The Peach Conference (United States)
• 1940 - Tugboat Mickey (United States)
• 1941 - The Trial of Mister Wolf (United States)
• 1947 - The Cat Concerto (United States)
• 1958 - A Waggily Tale (United States)
• 1965 - Of Feline Bondage (United States)
• 1967 - Pink Posies (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1986 - Dragon Ball Z, a Japanese anime series begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1999 - Home Movies, an American animated television series begins airing on UPN
• 2008 - The Mighty B!, an American animated television series begins airing on Nickelodeon

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April 27

Films released

• 1925 – Felix Outwits Cupid (United States)
• 1927 – Sax Appeal (United States)
• 1931 – Disarmament Conference (United States)
• 1934 – Can You Take It? (United States)
• 1935 – My Green Fedora (United States)
• 1940 – The Hardship of Miles Standish (United States)
• 1940 – Porky's Poor Fish (United States)
• 1945 – Shape Ahoy (United States)
• 1951 – Cold War (United States)
• 1956 – Hooked Bear (United States)
• 1963 – Now Hear This (United States)
• 1979 – Pink in the Woods (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1996 – Dexter's Laboratory, an animated television series debuts on Cartoon Network
• 2012 – Wild Grinders, an animated television series debuts on Nicktoons

Births

• 1899 – Walter Lantz, American animator (pictured) (d. 1994)
• 1932 – Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, and voice actor (d. 2014)

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April 28

Films released

• 1930 – Night (Disney, United States)
• 1947 – Smoked Hams (United States)
• 1951 – A Hound for Trouble (Warner Bros., United States)
• 1956 – Rabbitson Crusoe (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1966 – Space Ace, a Japanese anime series finishes airing on Fuji TV
• 1991 – City Hunter '91, a Japanese anime series begins airing on Yomiuri TV

Births

• 1950 – Jay Leno, American stand-up comedian and television host, voice actor
• 1965 – Steven Blum, American voice actor

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April 29

Films released

• 1917 – The Cook (United States)
• 1933 – Bosko's Knight-Mare (United States)
• 1949 – Pluto's Sweater (United States)
• 1967 – Quacker Tracker (United States)
• 1983 – Noel's Fantastic Trip (Japan)

Television series and specials

• 1979 – Manga Sarutobi Sasuke, a Japanese anime series finishes airing on Tokyo 12

Births

• 1925 – Iwao Takamoto, American animator, producer and director (d. 2007)
• 1955 – Richard Epcar, American voice actor
• 1955 – Wendee Lee, American voice actress
• 1955 – Kate Mulgrew, American actress
• 1955 – Leslie Jordan, American actor

Deaths

• 1979 – Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (b. 1907)

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April 30

Events

• 1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).

Films released

• 1928 – Ozzie of the Mounted (United States)
• 1938 – Porky's Hare Hunt (United States)
• 1948 – Bone Bandit (United States)
• 1949 – High Diving Hare (United States)
• 1955 – Pup on a Picnic (United States)
• 1955 – Ready, Set, Zoom! (United States)

Births

• 1946 – Bill Plympton, American animator, producer, and screenwriter

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