2011 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Awards
Films released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Date
Title
Channel
Year
Notes
January 17
WordWorld PBS Kids
2007–2011
Ended
January 24
Robotomy Cartoon Network
2010–2011
Cancelled
February 5
Pokémon: DP Sinnoh League Victors Ended
February 25
Mickey's Mousekersize Disney Junior
2011
Cancelled
March 26
God, the Devil and Bob NBC, Adult Swim
2000; 2011
April 9
Sym-Bionic Titan Cartoon Network
2010–2011
May 7
Zevo-3 Nicktoons
May 24
Soul Quest Overdrive Adult Swim
2011
May 31
The Nutshack Myx TV
2007–2011
Ended
June 4
Kid vs. Kat Disney XD, YTV
2009–2011
June 18
The Mighty B! Nicktoons
2008–2011
July 15
Jimmy Two-Shoes Disney XD, Teletoon
2009–2011
Cancelled
July 16
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 Cartoon Network, Teletoon
2009-2011
Cancelled
July 23
G.I. Joe: Renegades The Hub
2010–2011
Cancelled
July 31
Mongo Wrestling Alliance Adult Swim
2011
Cancelled
September 16
Go, Diego, Go! Nick Jr.
2005−2011
Ended
October 14
Peep and the Big Wide World Discovery Kids, PBS Kids
2004−2011
The Super Hero Squad Show Cartoon Network
2009–2011
Cancelled
November 4
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Nick Jr.
2008–2011
November 7
Glenn Martin, DDS Nick at Nite
2009–2011
November 12
Back at the Barnyard Nicktoons
2007–2011
Ended
November 18
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Cartoon Network
2008–2011
November 25
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Disney Channel
2010–2011
Cancelled
November 29
Black Panther BET
2011
December 18
Allen Gregory Fox
December 29
Beavis and Butt-Head MTV
1993–1997; 2011
Cancelled, until revived by Paramount+ in 2022.
Good Vibes 2011
Cancelled
Births
February
May
September
Deaths
January
January 6 : Aron Kincaid , American actor (voice of Killer Croc in Batman: The Animated Series The Transformers Freakazoid! DuckTales [ 21] January 11 : Tony Geiss , American author, songwriter (Sesame Street Sesame Street An American Tail The Land Before Time Between the Lions Play with Me Sesame [ 22] January 13 : Jack LaLanne , American fitness & nutrition guru and motivational speaker (voiced himself in The Simpsons The Old Man and the 'C' Student "), dies from pneumonia at age 96.[ 23] January 26 : Clément Sauvé , Canadian comic book artist and character designer (G.I. Joe: Renegades January 27 :
February
February 10 : Bill Justice , American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios ), dies at age 97.[ 26] February 12 : Kenneth Mars , American actor (voice of King Triton in The Little Mermaid Darkwing Duck We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story The Land Before Time Beethoven in the Animaniacs , Dr. Gunter Hunterhanker in the Freakazoid! [ 27] February 21 : Dwayne McDuffie , American comic book writer, television producer and writer (Warner Bros. Animation ), dies from complications from emergency heart surgery at age 49.[ 28] February 22 : Jean Dinning , American singer (sang "Blame It on the Samba" in Melody Time
March
April
May
May 10 : Norma Zimmer , American actress (voice of White Rose in Alice in Wonderland [ 35] May 16 : Bill Skiles , American comedian (voice of Monkeys in The Jungle Book [ 36] May 20 : Randy Savage , American professional wrestler and actor (voice of Thug in Bolt The X's Dexter's Laboratory Space Ghost Coast to Coast Duck Dodgers Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? King of the Hill [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43] May 21 : Bill Hunter , Australian actor (voice of Phillip Sherman in Finding Nemo Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole [ 44]
June
July
July 5 : Gordon Tootoosis , Saskatchewan actor (voice of Kekata in Pocahontas Wapos Bay Open Season [ 48] July 12 : Sherwood Schwartz , American television writer and producer (creator of The Brady Kids The New Adventures of Gilligan Gilligan's Planet The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle " which was used on Rugrats Go Wild Robot Chicken Suck It ", and "The Brady Bunch Theme " which was parodied as the "T.U.F.F. and D.O.O.M. Theme" in the T.U.F.F. Puppy [ 49] July 15 : Michael Magee , Canadian actor, singer and author (voice of Cyril Sneer in The Racoons [ 50] [ 34] July 23 : Toyoo Ashida , Japanese film director and character designer (Fist of the North Star Vampire Hunter D The Mysterious Cities of Gold [ 51] [ 52] July 29 : Dominique Benicheti , French film director and producer, dies at age 68.[ 53] July 31 : Carl Steven , American former child actor (voice of Pigpen and Franklin in Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown Happily Ever After , Jamie Bingham in Fluppy Dogs Fred Jones in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo [ 54] [ 55]
August
September
September 4 : Dave Hoover , American comics artist and animator (Wanderers Starman Captain America [ 57] September 14 : Kevyn Wallace, American animator (Rocko's Modern Life Freakazoid! The Proud Family Movie The Simpsons Movie Bebe's Kids Earthworm Jim Walt Disney Animation Studios ), dies in a car accident at age 48.September 18 : Tom Daly , Canadian film producer (My Financial Career [ 58] September 19 : Earl Kress, American animation historian, storyboard artist (The Kwicky Koala Show The Addams Family Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids The Fox and the Hound Hanna-Barbera , The Transformers The Berenstain Bears Ghostbusters Warner Bros. Animation , Mother Goose and Grimm Disney Television Animation , The New Woody Woodpecker Show Winx Club The X's Monster Allergy Geronimo Stilton [ 59]
October
November
November 4 : Sarah Watt , Australian film director and animator (The Way of the Birds ), dies from cancer at age 53.[ 76] [ 77] November 7 : Joe Frazier , American professional boxer (voiced himself in The Simpsons Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? " and "Homer's Paternity Coot "), dies from liver cancer at age 67.[ 78] November 18 : Mark Hall, English animator and film producer (Cosgrove Hall Films , Danger Mouse [ 79] November 30 : Zdeněk Miler , Czech animator, film director, and illustrator (The Little Mole [ 80] [ 81] [ 82]
December
December 1 :
December 2 : Bruno Bianchi , French animator and comics artist (Inspector Gadget DIC Entertainment , SIP Animation ), dies from cancer at age 56.[ 87] December 5 : Dan Mills , American animator (Beany and Cecil Linus the Lionhearted Hanna-Barbera , Filmation , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Freddie as F.R.O.7 Asterix Conquers America The Pagemaster Cats Don't Dance Family Guy 101 Dalmatians: The Series Hercules The Hunchback of Notre Dame II [ 88] December 7 :
Harry Morgan , American actor and director (voice of Carolinus in The Flight of Dragons The Simpsons Mother Simpson "), dies from pneumonia at age 96.[ 89] Ricky Garduno, American animator and storyboard artist (¡Mucha Lucha! Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island The Buzz on Maggie El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Making Fiends Family Guy [ 90] December 15 : Merlee Shapiro, Canadian actress (voice of the Storyteller in Caillou December 30 : Ronald Searle , English illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (The Happiest Days of Your Life Energetically Yours , Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines Monte Carlo or Bust! Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done [ 91]
See also
References
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