1971 in animation
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Events in 1971 in animation.
Events
[edit]March
[edit]- March 28: The Peanuts TV special Play It Again, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.[1]
April
[edit]- April 15: 43rd Academy Awards: Is It Always Right to Be Right? by Nick Bosustow wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[2]
July
[edit]- July 30: Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith establish the animated studio Nelvana.
September
[edit]- September 11: The first episode of The Jackson Five airs.[citation needed]
October
[edit]- October 7: Bedknobs and Broomsticks is first released.[citation needed]
November
[edit]- November 10: Frank Zappa's film 200 Motels premieres which features an animated sequence by Cal Schenkel.[citation needed][3]
December
[edit]- December 15: The first Lucky Luke feature film, Daisy Town, directed by René Goscinny and Morris is first released.
- December 21: Richard Williams' TV special A Christmas Carol is first broadcast.[citation needed]
Films released
[edit]- January 1 – Prince Ho-Dong and Princess Nak-Rang (South Korea)
- March 6 – Benny's Bathtub (Denmark)
- March 17 – Attack No. 1: Immortal Bird (Japan)
- March 20
- Animal Treasure Island (Japan)
- Kamui (1964 manga) (Japan)
- June 18 – The Poor Miller's Boy and the Kitten (East Germany)
- July 15 – The Christmas Present (Brazil)
- July 18 – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Japan)
- July 23 – Lightning Atom (South Korea)
- September 24 – Do It! Yasuji's Pornorama (Japan)
- September 25 – Tiki Tiki (Canada)
- November 29 – The Wardrobe of Time (Spain)
- December 13 – Bedknobs and Broomsticks (United States)
- December 15 – Daisy Town (France and Belgium)
Television series
[edit]Debuts
[edit]- January 1 - Kaba Totto debuts on Fuji TV.
- January 3 - Andersen Monogatari debuts on Fuji TV.
- January 5 - The Magic Ball debuts on ITV.
- February 5 - Chingo Muchabei debuts on TBS.
- February 25 - Mr Benn debuts on BBC1.
- April 3 - Animentari Ketsudan debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 8 - Wandering Sun debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 1 - Shin Obake No Q-tarô debuts on Nippon TV.
- September 11:
- Archie's TV Funnies, Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!, and The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show debut on CBS.
- The Funky Phantom and The Jackson 5ive debut on ABC.
- September 25 - Tensai Bakabon debuts on Yomiuri TV.
- October 1 - Sekai Monoshiri Ryokô debuts in syndication.
- October 2 - Marvelous Melmo debuts on TBS.
- October 4 -