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Events in 1972 in animation. Events January January 13: The first episode of The Adventures of Sir Prancelot airs. January 24: The first episode of Loeki de Leeuw airs, a series of stop-motion shorts which serve as bumpers before and after commercial breaks on Dutch television. The shorts will continue until 31 December 2004. February February 14: The first episode of Fingerbobs airs. The Lorax is first broadcast, based on Dr. Seuss' eponymous children's book. April April 8: The first episode of The Most Important Person airs. April 10: 44th Academy Awards: The Crunch Bird by Ted Petok wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. April 12: Ralph Bakshi's debut film, Fritz the Cat, is first released, based on the eponymous comic strip by Robert Crumb. The picture is the first animated film to receive an X-rating and be strictly marketed for adults. It manages to become a surprise box office hit. August August 9: Bill Melendez' second Peanuts animated feature film Snoopy, Come Home is first released. It was also the last film released by Cinema Center Films, which was shut down due to financial loss. September September 1: The final Woody Woodpecker animated short Bye, Bye, Blackboard is first released, after which Walter Lantz Productions closes down. September 9: The first episode of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids airs. The first episode of Sealab 2020 airs, produced by Hanna-Barbera. The first episode of The Osmonds airs, based on the popular pop group The Osmonds. September 12: Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, an animated sitcom trying to target at a more adult audience. It later aired on Cartoon Network in the 1990s since it’s considered more tame in today’s standards. September 14: Manuel García Ferré releases Anteojito y Antifaz, mil intentos y un invento. September 16: The first episode of Kid Power airs, based on the newspaper comic strip Wee Pals by Morrie Turner. October October 1: The first episode of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (also known as Battle of the Planets) airs, produced by Rankin/Bass. October 31: Ryan Larkin's Street Musique is first released. November The first Annie Awards ceremony is held. December December 3: The first episode of Mazinger Z airs. December 13: Belvision releases Tintin and the Lake of Sharks. December 14: Hal Sutherland's Journey Back to Oz premieres. December 21: Giuliano Cenci's The Adventures of Pinocchio premieres. Eric Porter's Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon is first released, the first Australian animated feature film. Specific date unknown Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke create the earliest computer-animated film: A Computer Animated Hand. The first episode of The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel airs. Břetislav Pojar's Balablok is first released. Nedeljko Dragić's Tup Tup is first released. Peter Lord and David Sproxton establish Aardman Animations. Films released January 1 - Travels of Marco Polo (Australia) February 21 - The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (United States, Denmark, and Japan) March 18 - The Three Musketeers in Boots (Japan) April 12 - Fritz the Cat (United States) June - The Amlash Enchanted Forest (Israel) June 21 - Superstar Goofy (United States) July 16 - Go Get Them 0011 (Japan) August 9 - Snoopy, Come Home (United States) September 9 - The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island (United States) September 14 - Anteojito and Antifaz: A Thousand Attempts and One Invention (Argentina) September 16 - Yogi's Ark Lark (United States) September 23 - Mad Mad Mad Monsters (United States and Japan) September 30 - Nanny and the Professor (United States) October 4 - Last of the Curlews (United States) October 7 - Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (United States) October 14 - Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid (United States) October 21–28 - Oliver and the Artful Dodger (United States) November 4 - The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik (United States) November 11 - Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Mountain (United States) November 18 - Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection (United States) November 23 - Robinson Crusoe (Australia) November 25 - The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (United States) November 26 - The Prince and the Pauper (Australia) December - Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon (Australia) December 2 - Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family (United States) December 9 - The Red Baron (United States) December 13 - Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (Belgium and France) December 14 - Journey Back to Oz (United States) December 16 - Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (United States) December 21 - The Adventures of Pinocchio (Italy) December 23 - The War of Great Monsters (South Korea) Television series January - Arago X-001 debuts on ORTF. January 6 - Calimero debuts on RAI and NET (now TV Asahi). January 9 - Shin Muumin debuts on Fuji TV. January 10 - Gekko Kamen debuts on Nippon TV. January 13 - The Adventures of Sir Prancelot debuts on BBC1. February 4 - Mokku of the Oak Tree debuts on Fuji TV. February 14 - Fingerbobs debuts on BBC1. April 1 - Triton of the Sea debuts on TV Asahi. April 3: Mahō Tsukai Chappy debuts on NET (now TV Asahi). The Most Important Person debuts on CBS. April 5 - Akado Suzunosuke debuts on Fuji TV. April 23 - Anime Document Munchen E No Michi debuts on TBS and Nippon TV. July 8 - Devilman debuts on NET (now TV Asahi). August 27 - Mon Chéri CoCo debuts on TBS. September 9: The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, The Osmonds, and The Brady Kids debut on ABC. Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, The Flintstone Comedy Hour, and The New Scooby-Doo Movies debut on CBS. Sealab 2020, The Roman Holidays, The Barkleys, and The Houndcats debut on NBC. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids debuts on CBS and in syndication. September 10 - Festival of Family Classics debuts in syndication. September 12 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home debuts on NBC. September 16 - Kid Power debuts on ABC. October 1 - Science Ninja Team Gatchaman debuts on Fuji TV. October 4 - Astroganger debuts on NNS (NTV). October 5 - Hazedon and Kaiketsu Tamagon debut on Fuji TV. October 7 - Dokonjo Gaeru debuts on TBS. November 11 - Lassie's Rescue Rangers debuts on ABC. December 3 - Mazinger Z debuts on Fuji TV. December 23 - Frakk, a macskák réme debuts on Magyar Televízió. Specific date unknown - The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel debuts in syndication. Births January January 1: Howard Margulies, American television writer (Duckman, Sabrina: The Animated Series, Squirrel Boy). January 2: Adam Elliot, Australian stop-motion animation writer, director and producer (Harvie Krumpet, Mary and Max). Christopher Lennertz, American composer (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Coyote Falls, Hop, Sausage Party, Smurfs: The Lost Village, UglyDolls, Tom & Jerry, The Loud House Movie). January 10: Alessandro Pepe, Italian FX artist (DreamWorks Animation). January 11: Christian Jacobs, American actor and musician (voice of Ca.... Discover the Ricky Gervais Karl Pilkington Steve Merc popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ricky Gervais Karl Pilkington Steve Merc books.