1969 In Animation
Events in 1969 in animation. __TOC__ Events April * April 14: 41st Academy Awards: The Walt Disney Company production '' Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' by Wolfgang Reitherman wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. May * May 24: '' Sugar, Sugar'', a song from '' The Archies'', is released as a single and becomes a surprise number one-hit in many countries. June * June 1: The Woody Woodpecker cartoon ''Tumble Weed Greed'' by Paul J. Smith is first released. July * July 26: The last Looney Tunes theatrical animated short, ''Bugged by a Bee'' by Bob McKimson, is first released. September * September 6: The first episode of '' The Pink Panther Show'' is broadcast. * September 13: ** The first episodes of Hanna-Barbera's ''Wacky Races'' spinoffs ''The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'', and '' Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines'' are broadcast. ** The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's '' Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' premieres on CBS. The Scooby-Doo fran ...
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