history of animation

A PREHISTORIC DINOSAUR LEADS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE

Jun 4, 1914

http://mentalfloss.com/article/17945/10-landmark-moments-animation-historyin the early 20th century, theaters were already showing animated films on the big screen, but the characters were usually no more than spokesdrawings for various advertisers. That is, until Winsor McCay drew his way onto the scene in 1914. The legendary cartoonist, who'd earlier become famous with his classic comic strip, "Little Nemo," believed that animated characters could hold an audience's attention without the help of a sales pitch. With that in mind, McCay created the Gertie the Dinosau

cration of felix the cat

Jun 4, 1919

http://mentalfloss.com/article/17945/10-landmark-moments-animation-historyin 1919 Otto Messmer creates an animated character named felix the cat. felix the cat had his own show.

creation of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Sep 25, 1927

Although Walt Disney's impact on the world of animation can't be downplayed, much of the credit for the studio's trademark style belongs to animator Ub Iwerks. A boyhood pal of Walt's, Iwerks served as Disney's righthand man. And where Disney had the business sense, Iwerks had the technical know-how to create characters that moved with fresh elasticity. Mickey Mouse's predecessor, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, was Iwerks' creation. Oswald had big floppy ears that appeared almost rubbery when he walke

steam boat willie

Sep 25, 1928

http://mentalfloss.com/article/17945/10-landmark-moments-animation-history in 1928 steamboat willie was put on tv durin the silent film era and mickie mouse was the main character of the show

looney tunes

Sep 25, 1933

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the Looney Tunes the largest collection of animated stars any studio had ever created. It was their animators' inventiveness. Bugs and Daffy were two of the first characters aware of their own cartoon-ness, which meant they were not only characters, but actors, as well. And while Felix the Cat may have been able to turn his ta

mickie mouse u.s. sensation

Sep 25, 1935

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the charater mickie mouse went across the world selling murchandise such as dolls clothin etc and he was a really huge sensation in the united states

betty boop gets shut down

Sep 25, 1935

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in 1935, Betty became the first cartoon character to be censored by the Hays Office. Forced to make a change, Fleischer responded by transforming her into a more wholesome and domesticated lady. Sadly, the makeover proved fatal. By the end of the decade, Betty had fallen into her own Great Depression, never to be heard boop-

animation strikes back

Sep 25, 1941

http://mentalfloss.com/article/17945/10-landmark-moments-animation-historyDisney earmarked his handsome profits for a new studio he wanted built in Burbank. Fighting back, the Screen Cartoonists Guild went up against the Disney powerhouse in 1941. The ensuing strike lasted more than two months, and it took a White House intervention to halt it. The dispute was only settled when F.D.R. sent in mediators and forced Walt to cave.

x marks the rating

Sep 25, 1942

http://mentalfloss.com/article/17945/10-landmark-moments-animation-historyDuring World War II, they created racy cartoons solely for American soldiers stationed in Europe. Full of expletives, X-rated images, and the occasional scatological humor, these animated shorts featured an inept trainee named Private Snafu. Amazingly, one of Snafu's writers was Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.

cartoons go prime

Sep 25, 1956

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In 1956, CBS turned the film short into a Sunday afternoon TV series. And although the show didn't last nearly as long as later animated series such as The Flintstones, McBoing-Boing—and the UPA animators—have had a huge impact on the world of animation. From the minimalist backgrounds of Spongebob Squarepants to the flat, cutout look of South Park, the studio has influenced more than a half