2017 in animation explained

This is a list of events in animation in 2017.

Events

January

• January 15: Your Name becomes the highest grossing anime film, grossing nearly $300 million.
• January 16:
  • PBS Kids Channel launches and became available on many PBS member stations as a digital subchannel (particularly those that in the past, PBS had routinely supplied content for their independently programmed, kid-targeted subchannels) and through apps and streaming services, features a broad mix of the public television service's current inventory of children's programming.
  • The final episode of Regular Show airs.

February

• February 4: 44th Annie Awards.
• February 19: The Simpsons episode "The Cad and the Hat" premieres, guest starring Seth Green.^[1]
• February 26: 89th Academy Awards:
  • Piper by Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.^[2]
  • Zootopia by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.^[2]

March

• March 12: The Simpsons episode "22 for 30" airs, in which the couch gag is animated by Bill Plympton, the fifth time he has done so.^[3]

April

• April 2: The Simpsons episode "The Caper Chase" premieres, guest starring scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson.^[4]
• April 21: PBS Kids launched "PBS Kids Family Night," a weekly block on Friday evenings (with encore airings on Saturday and Sunday evenings) that showcase themed programming, premieres or special "movie-length" episodes of new and existing PBS Kids children's programs.

June

• June 16: The Walt Disney Company/Pixar film Cars 3 is released. The second sequel to the 2006 Pixar film draws closer to the original Cars movie (due to negative reception from the previous sequel) and dedicates the tribute to Paul Newman’s final character Doc Hudson.^[5]
• June 27: The direct-to-video Tom and Jerry film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is released, which marks the latest film in the franchise to be directed by Spike Brandt and the last to be involved with Warner Bros. Animation's founder Hal Geer. The film was brutally panned during the release.^[6]

July

• July 28: Tony Leondis' The Emoji Movie, produced by Sony Pictures Animation is released. It grossed more than $217 million, but was widely panned for its poor script, product placement, and lack of originality and plot, and was named by several major outlets as one of the worst films of 2017.

August

• August 12: DuckTales, a reboot of the original 1987 series premiered on Disney XD.
• August 19: The first episode of Michael Pitts' independent webseries Sheriff Hayseed, titled "Strategically Stupid", is released on YouTube.

September

• September 9: Sprout rebrands to Universal Kids which caters to children aged 2–11 in primetime, and features content from NBCU-owned DreamWorks Animation as well as child-specific reality TV shows. However, Sprout's preschool-specific programming will remain a major part of the schedule, as a programming block airing from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..

October

• October 6: My Little Pony: The Movie a film based on is released in theaters.
• October 8: Harvey Weinstein, the co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company, got arrested for sexual assault.^[7] He is discharged from both companies, which one was closed down by bankruptcy the following year.^[8] Due to this, Lantern Entertainment retained most rights of the films produced by The Weinstein Company.^[9] Some of his edited works, including the notorious versions of The Thief and the Cobbler and Arthur and the Minimoys, are yet to be renewed.
• October 17: Animator Chris Savino is fired by Nickelodeon due to allegations of sexual harassment.^[10]
• October 30: Two Balloons, a stop-motion animated short film written and directed by Mark Smith is released.

November

• November 22: Disney releases Coco by Pixar.

December

• December 13: Dumbo and The Sinking of the Lusitania are added to the National Film Registry.^[11]

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Coco
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: Dear Basketball
• American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Animated Feature Film: Coco
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: Lu over the Wall
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Coco
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature—Independent: The Breadwinner
• Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• César Award for Best Animated Film: The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature: Coco
• Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• European Film Award for Best Animated Film: Loving Vincent
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: Coco
• Golden Reel Award for Animated Feature Film: Coco
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: Tad Jones: The Hero Returns
• Hollywood Animation Award: Coco
• Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: In This Corner of the World
• Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: In This Corner of the World and Lu over the Wall
• Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie: Coco
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Breadwinner
• Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Complex × Complex
• National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture: Coco
• San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film: My Life as a Zucchini
• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature: Coco
• Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature: Coco
• Saturn Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: Coco
• Tokyo Anime Award: A Silent Voice and Yuri!!! on Ice
• Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film: The Breadwinner
• Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature: Coco
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature: Coco

Films released

See main article: List of animated feature films of 2017.

Television series debuts

See main article: List of animated television series of 2017.

Date	Title	Channel	Year
January 7	Tarzan and Jane	Netflix	2017–2018
January 10	We're Lalaloopsy		2017
January 11	Jeff & Some Aliens	Comedy Central
January 12		YouTube	2017–2019
January 15	Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures	Disney Junior	2017–2021
January 16	Bunsen Is a Beast	Nickelodeon	2017–2018
February 6	Nella the Princess Knight	Nick Jr.	2017–2021
	School of Roars	Universal Kids	2017–present
February 20	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Cartoon Network	2017–2018
February 24	VeggieTales in the City	Netflix	2017
	Legend Quest		2017–2019
March 10	Buddy Thunderstruck		2017
March 11	Samurai Jack	Adult Swim
March 24	Tangled: The Series	Disney Channel	2017–2020
March 27	Stitch & Ai		2017
April 3	Grizzy and the Lemmings	Boomerang	2017–2019
April 10	Ben 10 (2016)	Cartoon Network	2017–2021
April 14	Puppy Dog Pals	Disney Junior	2017–2023
May 5	Spirit Riding Free	Netflix	2017–2020
May 12		Disney XD	2017
May 27	The Ollie & Moon Show	Universal Kids	2017–present
June 3	Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer	Disney XD	2017
	Pat the Dog	Disney Channel	2017–present
June 25			2017–2020
June 29	Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz	Boomerang
June 30	Danger & Eggs	Amazon Video	2017
July 7	Castlevania	Netflix	2017–2021
July 9	Too Loud!	YouTube	2017–2019
July 15	Kody Kapow	Universal Kids	2017–present
July 20	Niko and the Sword of Light	Amazon Video	2017–2019
July 24	Welcome to the Wayne	Nickelodeon
August 1	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	Cartoon Network
August 11	True and the Rainbow Kingdom	Netflix
August 12	DuckTales (2017)	Disney XD, Disney Channel	2017–2021
August 19	Sheriff Hayseed		2017–2019
	Spider-Man (2017)	Disney XD	2017–2020
August 21	Sunny Day	Nick Jr.
August 28	Mysticons	Nickelodeon	2017–2018
September 22	Neo Yokio	Netflix
		Cinemax
September 29	The Magic School Bus Rides Again	Netflix
	Big Mouth		2017–present
October 1	Vampirina	Disney Junior	2017–2021
October 13	Super Monsters	Netflix	2017–2019
October 22	The Jellies!	Adult Swim
October 27	Unikitty!	Cartoon Network	2017–2020
November 6	Top Wing	Nickelodeon	2017–2020
November 7	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie	Amazon Prime Video	2017–2021
November 17	Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters	Netflix	2017–2018
November 20		Disney XD, Disney Channel	2017–2021
December 6	Happy!	Syfy	2017–2019
December 19	Tender Touches	Adult Swim	2017–2020

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel	Year	Notes
January 7	Ultimate Spider-Man	Disney XD	2012–2017	Ended
January 10	We're Lalaloopsy	Netflix	2017	Cancelled
January 11	Secret Millionaires Club	Qubo	2011–2017	Ended
January 16	Regular Show	Cartoon Network	2010–2017
January 28			2016–2017
January 30	Counterfeit Cat	Disney XD		Cancelled
February 5		Nick Jr.	2014-2017
February 13	Sheriff Callie's Wild West		2014-2017	Ended
February 21	Atomic Puppet	Disney XD	2016–2017	Cancelled
March 3		Disney Channel	2015–2017
March 10	Buddy Thunderstruck	Netflix	2017
March 15	Jeff & Some Aliens	Comedy Central
March 21	Fangbone!	Disney XD	2016–2017
March 24	Bottersnikes and Gumbles	Netflix
April 6	Stitch & Ai	CCTV-1, CCTV-14	2017	Ended
April 21	The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show	Netflix	2015–2017	Cancelled
May 5	Kazoops!	Netflix	2016–2017	Ended
May 20	Samurai Jack	Adult Swim	2017
May 31	Right Now Kapow	Disney XD	2016–2017	Cancelled
June 15	Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer		2017
June 16	World of Winx	Netflix	2016–2017
June 30	Uncle Grandpa	Cartoon Network	2013–2017	Ended
	Danger & Eggs	Amazon Video	2017	Cancelled
July 7	Dawn of the Croods	Netflix	2015–2017
July 26	The Fairly OddParents	Nickelodeon, Nicktoons	2001–2017
July 28		Disney XD	2014–2017	Ended
August 20	Legends of Chamberlain Heights	Comedy Central	2016–2017	Cancelled
August 24	The ZhuZhus	Disney Channel
September 1	Nexo Knights	Cartoon Network	2015–2017
September 4	Two More Eggs	Disney XD
September 9		Discovery Family
September 15	VeggieTales in the City	Netflix	2017
September 16	Wallykazam!	Nick Jr.	2014–2017	Ended
November 18	Sonic Boom	Cartoon Network	2014–2017	Cancelled
November 11	Transformers: Robots in Disguise		2015–2017
November 12	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Nickelodeon	2012–2017	Ended
December 1	All Hail King Julien	Netflix	2014–2017
December 9		Disney XD	2017
December 29	Harvey Beaks	Nicktoons	2015–2017	Cancelled

Deaths

January

• January 1: Alfonso Wong, Chinese comics artist and animator (Old Master Q), dies at age 93.^[12]
• January 10: Tony Rosato, Italian-Canadian actor and comedian (voice of Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, Orpheus and Young Nomad in Mythic Warriors, Duke in George and Martha, Quentin Eggert in Pelswick, Tom in the Monster by Mistake episode "Warren's Nightmare", Sherriff Ironsides in the Odd Job Jack episode "Odd Job John", Zane in the 6teen episode "Unhappy Anniversary", additional voices in The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Stickin' Around, , Blaster's Universe, The Ripping Friends, Carl², Da Boom Crew and Detentionaire), dies from a heart attack at age 62.^[13]
• January 13: Dick Gautier, American actor, comedian, singer and caricaturist (voice of Rodimus Prime in The Transformers, Serpentor in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Spike in Tom & Jerry Kids, Teddy Lupus in the episode "Feat of Clay"), dies at age 85.^[14]
• January 19: Miguel Ferrer, American actor (voice of Shan Yu in Mulan, Death in Adventure Time, Tarakudo in Jackie Chan Adventures, Vandal Savage in Young Justice, Deathstroke in , Martian Manhunter in , Aquaman and Weather Wizard in , Agent Hopkins in the American Dad! episode "American Dream Factory", Magister Hulka in the episode "Basic Training"), dies from heart failure and complications of throat cancer at age 61.^{[15] [16] [17]}
• January 20: Sooan Kim, Korean-American animator (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Æon Flux, The Oblongs, The Simpsons), dies at age 62.
• January 25:
  • John Hurt, English actor (voice of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, Hazel in Watership Down, Snitter in The Plague Dogs, the Horned King in The Black Cauldron, Narrator in The Tigger Movie, Felix in Valiant, Grandpa Sammy in , Owl in The Gruffalo's Child, Sailor John in ), dies at age 77.^{[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]}
  • Jack Mendelsohn, American writer-artist (Hanna-Barbera, Yellow Submarine, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), dies at age 90.^[23]
• January 26: Hal Geer, American producer, film editor and animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 100.^[24]

February

• February 19: Chris Wiggins, English-born Canadian actor (voice of Thor in The Marvel Super Heroes, Mysterio in Spider-Man, Satan in The Devil and Daniel Mouse, Mr. Sun in the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, No Heart in The Care Bears Family, the narrator in the first episode of the DIC dub of Sailor Moon, Cornelius in the Babar franchise), dies at age 86.^{[25] [26]}
• February 22: Bill Woodson, American actor (narrator in Super Friends), dies at age 99.^[27]
• February 25: Bill Paxton, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Eddie Beck in Pixels), dies from a stroke at age 61.^[28]

March

• March 10: Tony Haygarth, English actor (voice of Mr. Tweedy in Chicken Run), dies at age 72.^[29]
• March 26: Joe Harris, American illustrator and storybook artist (creator of the Trix Rabbit, co-creator of Underdog), dies at age 89.^[30]

April

• April 6: Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Cornwall in Quest for Camelot), dies at age 90.^[31]
• April 9: Carolyn Kelly, American comics artist, animator and book designer (Channel Umptee-3), dies from cancer at an unknown age.^[32]
• April 11: Merle Welton, American animation checker (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, Rugrats, , The Simpsons, Dilbert) and continuity coordinator (Disney Television Animation), dies at an unknown age.
• April 13: Ralph Votrian, American actor (voice of Anaheim Electronics Chief in , Lord Zortek in Gatchaman, King Lexian in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Masked Rider, the Narrator in , Konishi in Kaze no Yojimbo, Sophocles in The Little Polar Bear, Old Galein Musica in Rave Master, the Narrator and Doctor in the As Told by Ginger episode "Gym Class Confidential", Jeff's Grandpa in the Zatch Bell! episode "Rumble in the Snow"), dies at age 82.^[33]

May

• May 13: John Cygan, American actor and comedian (voice of Hedley in Treasure Planet, Uncle Lope in Leo the Lion, Richard Kensington in Cars, Who in Horton Hears a Who!, Twitch in Toy Story 3, Male Radio Caller and Gus in , Abel North and Kane North in the Ben 10 episode "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures", TV Announcer and Man at Police Station in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Bearded Billy", various characters in Regular Show, additional voices in Space Strikers, Titan A.E., Poochini, , Happily N'Ever After, Surf's Up, WALL-E, Cars Toons, Up, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lorax, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, The Pirate Fairy, Inside Out, Minions and Despicable Me 3), dies from cancer at age 63.^[34]
• May 14:
  • Powers Boothe, American actor (voice of Gorilla Grodd in the DC Animated Universe, Sunder in and , Dead Justice in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode of the same name, Steve St. James in The Looney Tunes Show), dies at age 68.^[35]
  • Brad Grey, American producer (Sammy), dies from cancer at age 59.^[36]
• May 31: Tino Insana, American actor (voice of Mr. Grouper in Bubble Guppies, Uncle Ted in Bobby's World, Pig in Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard, and Bushroot in Darkwing Duck), dies at age 69.^{[37] [38] [39]}

June

• June 2: Peter Sallis, English actor (voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit), dies at age 96.^{[40] [41]}
• June 9: Adam West, American actor (voice of Batman in The New Adventures of Batman, Tarzan and the Super 7, , , The Simpsons episode "Large Marge", Batman: New Times, and Batman vs. Two-Face, Dog Zero and Leonardo da Vinci in The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Mayor Adam West in Family Guy, Catman in The Fairly OddParents, Mayor Grange in The Batman, Jared Moon in Aloha, Scooby-Doo!, Ace in Chicken Little, Uncle Art in Meet the Robinsons, Thomas Wayne and Proto-Bot in , Wise Old Parrot in Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Captain Super Captain and Professor Evil Professor in , Simon Trent in the episode "Beware the Gray Ghost", Captain Blasto in the Rugrats episode "Superhero Chuckie", Spruce Wayne/Caped Crusader in the Animaniacs episode "Boo Wonder", Ernest Hemingway in the Histeria! episode "Super Writers", Timothy North/Fearless Ferret in the Kim Possible episode "The Fearless Ferret", R. Kelly's Lawyer in The Boondocks episode "The Trail of Robert Kelly", young Mermaid Man in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Back to the Past", Nighthawk in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Whom Continuity Would Destroy!", Razzle Novak in the Moonbeam City episode "Stuntstravaganza", himself in The Simpsons episode "Mr. Plow", The Critic episode "Eyes on the Prize", the Johnny Bravo episodes "Johnny Bravo Meets Adam West" and "Adam West Date-O-Rama", The Fairly OddParents episodes "Miss Dimmsdale" and "Channel Chasers", and the Futurama episode "Leela and the Genestalk"), dies from leukemia at age 88.^[42]
• June 13: Jack Ong, American actor, writer, activist and marketing professional (voice of Chinese Fisherman in The Simpsons episode "Das Bus"), dies from a brain tumor at age 76.^{[43] [44]}
• June 16: Stephen Furst, American actor (voice of Fanboy in Freakazoid!, Hathi in Jungle Cubs, Dash in , Booster in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Male Warthog in the Timon & Pumbaa episode "Home Is Where the Hog Is", Sport in the Road Rovers episode "The Dog Who Knew Too Much"), dies from complications related to diabetes at age 63.^[45]

July

• July 6: Joan Boocock Lee, English-American model, actress, and wife of Stan Lee (voice of Madame Web in Spider-Man, Miss Forbes in Fantastic Four), dies at age 95.^{[46] [47]}
• July 9: Wally Burr, American actor (voice of Atom in The All-New Super Friends Hour), and director (The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Jem, Inspector Gadget, Spider-Man), dies at age 93.
• July 15: Martin Landau, American actor, acting coach, producer and editorial cartoonist (voice of Mac Gargan/Scorpion in Spider-Man, #2 in 9, Mr. Rzykruski in Frankenweenie, The Great Raymondo in The Simpsons episode "The Great Simpsina"), dies from hypovolemic shock at age 89.^[48]
• July 18: Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor (voice of Alien/Henchman in Heavy Metal, King Koopa in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!), dies at age 74.^{[49] [50]}
• July 26:
  • June Foray, American actress (voice of Lucifer in Cinderella, Granny and Witch Hazel in Looney Tunes, Knothead and Splinter in Woody Woodpecker, Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale and Nell Fenwick in Rocky and Bullwinkle, Jokey Smurf in The Smurfs, Grammi Gummi in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Magica De Spell and Ma Beagle in DuckTales, Grandmother Fa in Mulan), dies at age 99.^{[51] [52]}
  • Patti Deutsch, American actress and comedian (voice of Mata in The Emperor's New Groove franchise, Tantor's mother in Tarzan, Mrs. Dave in As Told by Ginger, Lucy-2 in ), dies at age 73.^{[53] [54]}

August

• August 8: Glen Campbell, American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host (voice of Chanticleer in Rock-a-Doodle), dies at age 81.^{[55] [56] [57]}
• August 10: Dell Hake, American conductor and orchestrator (The Powerpuff Girls Movie, The Simpsons), dies at age 73.
• August 13: Joseph Bologna, American actor (voice of Dan Turpin in , Mr. Start in ), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 82.^{[58] [59]}
• August 20: Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, singer, director, producer, writer and humanitarian (voice of the title character in The Nutty Professor, Stationmaster in , Professor John Frink, Sr. in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XIV"), dies from cardiovascular disease at age 91.^[60]
• August 24: Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian and radio personality (voice of Ares in Hercules, Barry Anger in Teacher's Pet, Brett Morris in American Dad!, Mr. Sludge in the Goof Troop episode "A Goof of the People", Achmed Abjeer in the Duckman episode "The Road to Dendron", Bull Seal in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Tamper Proof Seal"), dies from throat cancer at age 69.^{[61] [62]}
• August 25: Jack Keil, American advertising executive (creator and voice of McGruff the Crime Dog), dies at age 94.^[63]
• August 27: Rochelle Linder, American office manager (Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show), dies at age 59.

September

• September 1: Peadar Lamb, Irish actor (voice of Grandpa Piggley Winks in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks), dies at age 87.^[64]
• September 5: Hansford Rowe, American actor (voice of the Thunderer in ), dies at age 93.^{[65] [66]}
• September 10:
  • Xavier Atencio, American animator and lyricist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 98.^{[67] [68] [69] [70]}
  • Len Wein, American comic book writer (DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Bongo Comics), editor and television writer (The Transformers, , Marvel Animation, Exosquad, Conan and the Young Warriors, Phantom 2040, G.I. Joe Extreme, DIC Entertainment, Street Fighter, Mainframe Entertainment, , , , Kappa Mikey, Ben 10, Beware the Batman, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, co-creator of Swamp Thing), dies at age 69.^[71]
• September 15: Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician and singer (voice of Balthazar in Rango), dies at age 91.^[72]
• September 22: Fernando Escandon, Mexican-American actor (voice of El Dorado in Super Friends, Don Toro in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Pirate in The Pagemaster, Dr. Salazer in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "The Mummies of Malenque", Cohila in the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "The Crawler", Professor Spinoza in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Blood Sisters"), dies at age 55.
• September 26: Barry Dennen, American actor (voice of Ramsis Dendup in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Salesperson in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Czar Nicholas II in the Animaniacs episode "Nothing but the Tooth", Shadow Agent in the episode "Off Balance"), dies from complications from a fall at age 79.^[73]
• September 27: Hugh Hefner, American magazine editor (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Cancelled", the Family Guy episode "Airport '07", and the Robot Chicken episode "Drippy Pony"), dies at age 91.^[74]
• September 28: Benjamin Whitrow, English actor (voice of Fowler in Chicken Run), dies at age 80.^[75]

October

• October 2: Tom Petty, American musician and actor (voice of Lucky and Mud Dobber in King of the Hill, himself in The Simpsons episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"), dies from a drug overdose at age 66.^[76]
• October 16: Roy Dotrice, English actor (voice of Destroyer in Spider-Man, Frederick in the episode "The Lion and the Unicorn", narrator in The Prince and the Pauper), dies at age 94.^[77]
• October 24: Robert Guillaume, American actor and singer (voice of Rafiki in The Lion King franchise, Detective Catfish in Fish Police, the Narrator in , Mr. Thicknose in , Ben in The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, Mr. Corblarb in The Addams Family episode "Color Me Addams", Dr. Parker in The Proud Family episode "Behind Family Lines"), dies from prostate cancer at age 89.^[78]

November

• November 17: Earle Hyman, American actor (voice of Panthro in ThunderCats), dies at age 91.^[79]
• November 19: Della Reese, American singer and actress (voice of Eema in Dinosaur, the Blue Fairy in the episode "Pinocchio"), dies at age 86.^{[80] [81]}
• November 21: David Cassidy, American actor and singer (voice of Roland Pond in the Kim Possible episode "Oh Boyz"), dies at age 67.^[82]
• November 29: Heather North, American actress (second voice of Daphne Blake in Scooby-Doo), dies at age 71.^[83]

December

• December 8: Josy Eisenberg, French film producer (À Bible Ouverte), dies at age 83.^[84]
• December 9: Grant Munro, Canadian animator and film director (Neighbours), dies at age 94.^[85]
• December 10: Bruce Brown, American film director (voice of the Narrator in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One"), dies at age 80.^[86]
• December 14: Bob Givens, American animator, character designer, and lay-out artist (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), dies at age 99.^{[87] [88] [89]}
• December 28: Rose Marie, American actress, singer, and comedian (voice of Agatha Caulfield in the Hey Arnold! episode "Crabby Author", Mrs. Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Ghostworld", Lotta Litter in the Yogi's Gang episode "Lotta Litter", Honna in the Freakazoid! episode "Lawn Gnomes: Chapter IV – Fun in the Sun"), dies at age 94.^[90]

See also

• 2017 in anime
• List of animated television series of 2017

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

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2. News: Oscars 2017: Complete list of winners. Associated Press. Chicago Tribune. February 26, 2017. April 4, 2018. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311101414/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-oscars-2017-winners-list-20170226-story.html. March 11, 2018.
3. Web site: 22 for 30. May 5, 2020. www.imdb.com.
4. Web site: The Caper Chase. May 5, 2020. www.imdb.com.
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6. Web site: Willy Wonka Gets a Tom and Jerry Remake and It Looks Awful . MovieWeb. April 19, 2017 .
7. Web site: Twohey. Megan. Harvey Weinstein Is Fired After Sexual Harassment Reports. The New York Times. October 8, 2017. January 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008234953/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/harvey-weinstein-fired.html. October 8, 2017. live. mdy-all.
8. News: Barnes. Brooks. Harvey Weinstein, Fired on Oct. 8, Resigns from Company's Board. The New York Times . January 22, 2024. October 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023220217/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/business/media/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment.html. October 23, 2017. live. mdy-all.
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10. Web site: UPDATED: Nickelodeon Suspends 'Loud House' Creator Chris Savino After Numerous Harassment Claims (EXCLUSIVE). Cartoon Brew. Amid Amidi. October 17, 2017.
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