Events in 1977 in animation.

Events

February

* February 9: Ralph Bakshi's '' Wizards'' is first released. It will later become a cult classic.

March

* March 11: ''

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' is a 1977 American animated musical anthology comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It is the 22nd Disney animated feature film and was first rel ...

'', produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released. * March 29:

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: ''

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'' by

Suzanne Baker Suzanne Dale Baker (born 1939) is an Australian film producer, print and television journalist, writer, historian and feminist. In 1977, she became the first Australian woman to win an Academy Award, winning for the animated short film ''Leisure ...

wins the

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April

* April 1: Richard Williams' debut film '' Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure'' premieres. Due to going well-over the budget near completion, Williams was withdrawn from the project as

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took control over it. The reviews were mixed. * April 20:

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's live-action comedy film '' Annie Hall'' premieres which has an animated segment directed by former Disney animator Chris Ishii.

June

* June 22: The Walt Disney Company releases '' The Rescuers'', directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery and Art Stevens.

August

* August 24: The ''

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'' film ''

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown ''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate for Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman, and the third in a series of films based on the ''Pea ...

'' premieres. * August 26: The first episode of the Hungarian animated TV series '' A kockásfülű nyúl'' is broadcast.

September

* September 10: **

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first broadcasts ''

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels ''Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels'' is an American animated mystery comedy series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC. The series aired during the network's Saturday morning schedule from Sep ...

'' ** A celebrity animated TV show '' I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali'', voiced by the boxing legend himself, is first broadcast, produced by Farmhouse Films. However, it will only run one season.

October

* October 24: The ''

'' special ''

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'' airs. It was deemed infamous for the revealed appearance of the Little Red-Haired Girl, who was attended to be unseen at the time, and the result of

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blaming and insulting Charlie Brown, which were subsequently made lower and backmasked following the protest. * October 24: The Dr. Seuss special '' Halloween Is Grinch Night'' airs, marking the second animated appearance of The Grinch.

Specific date unknown

* Magic Bus is founded. *

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is founded. *

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, James Picker and Craig Whitaker's ''

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'' is first released, a clay animation film starring U.S. President

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singing '' Georgia On My Mind''.

Films released

* February 4 - '' The Lighthouse Island'' (East Germany) * February 9 - '' Wizards'' (United States) * March 1 - '' Krabat - The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' (Czechoslovakia and West Germany) * March 11 - ''

'' (United States) * March 19 - ''

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'' (Japan) * April 1 - '' Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure'' (United States) * April 6 - ''

The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town ''The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town'' is a 1977 musical Easter television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, using their "Animagic" stop motion animation. It reunites the writer Romeo Muller. designer Paul Coker Jr., and narrator Fred As ...

'' (United States) * April 7: ** ''

Bugs Bunny's Easter Special ''Bugs Bunny's Easter Special'' (also known as ''The Bugs Bunny Easter Special'' and ''Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies'') is a 1977 Easter-themed List of Looney Tunes television specials, ''Looney Tunes'' television special directed by Friz Freleng and ...

'' (United States) ** '' Mattie the Goose-boy'' (Hungary) * May 6 - ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

'' (United Kingdom and Belgium) * May 18 - ''Love in Freedom'' (Belgium) * May 27 - ''

Fantastic Animation Festival Fantastic Animation Festival is a package film of animation segments, set mostly to music and released to theaters in 1977. It was one of the earliest of the sort of collections typified by Computer Animation Festival and Spike and Mike's Sick an ...

'' (United States) * June 22 - '' The Rescuers'' (United States) * July 20 - '' Robot Taekwon V: Underwater Rangers'' (South Korea) * July 23 - '' Donald Duck's Summer Magic'' (United States) * July 27 - '' Taekwon dongja Maruchi Arachi'' (South Korea) * August 4 - '' Mr. Rossi's Dreams'' (Italy) * August 6 - ''

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'' (Japan) * August 24 - ''

'' (United States) * September 16 - '' Around the World with Bolek and Lolek'' (Poland) * November 3 - ''

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