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1998 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.

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Main article: List of animated feature films of 1998

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Main article: List of animated television series of 1998
Date Title Channel Year
January 6 The New Chucklewood Critters N/A 1998–1999
February 7 Silver Surfer Fox Kids 1998
Toonsylvania 1998–1999
Ned's Newt
March 1 The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures HBO
March 15 PB&J Otter Playhouse Disney 1998–2000
April 1 Trigun TV Tokyo 1998
April 3 Cowboy Bebop TV Tokyo 1998–1999
April 4 CatDog Nickelodeon 1998–2005
May 14 Celebrity Deathmatch MTV 1998–2007
June 8 Invasion America The WB 1998
July 18 Bad Dog The Family Channel 1998–2000
July 19 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Nickelodeon
August 15 Donkey Kong Country Fox Family
Monster Farm 1998–1999
Walter Melon
August 18 Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents 1998–1999
August 31 Hercules ABC 1998-1999
September 1 The Wild Thornberrys Nickelodeon 1998–2004
September 5 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Fox Kids 1998–1999
September 7 RoboCop: Alpha Commando Syndication
September 8 Pokémon: Indigo League Syndication, Kids' WB 1998–2000
September 12 Godzilla: The Series Fox Kids
Mad Jack the Pirate 1998–1999
The Mr. Potato Head Show
Oggy and the Cockroaches 1998–2019
September 14 Histeria! Kids' WB 1998–2000
September 16 Shadow Raiders Syndication 1998–1999
September 18 Voltron: The Third Dimension 1998–2000
September 19 Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain Kids' WB 1998–1999
Anatole CBS 1998–1999
Dumb Bunnies
Mythic Warriors 1998–2000
The Lionhearts Syndication 1998
September 30 Elliot Moose PBS 1998–2000
October 3 Birdz CBS 1998–1999
Flying Rhino Junior High 1998–2000
October 4 Rolie Polie Olie Playhouse Disney 1998–2004
October 5 Noddy PBS 1998–2000
October 9 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald VHS 1998–2003
October 10 Brats of the Lost Nebula Kids' WB 1998–1999
November 2 Jay Jay the Jet Plane TLC, PBS Kids 1998–2005
November 18 The Powerpuff Girls (1998) Cartoon Network
December 21 Rex the Runt BBC Two 1998–2001

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Date Title Channel Year Notes
January 4 Inspector Gadget's Field Trip The History Channel 1996–1998 Cancelled
January 10 Jungle Cubs ABC
January 31 Spider-Man (1994) Fox Kids 1994–1998
February 23 Bobby's World 1990–1998 Ended
February 25 Channel Umptee-3 Kids' WB 1997–1998 Cancelled
March 2 Life with Louie Fox Kids 1994–1998 Ended
March 4 101 Dalmatians: The Series ABC 1997–1998 Cancelled
March 7 Gadget Boy & Heather Syndication, The History Channel 1995–1998
March 27 Big Bag Cartoon Network 1996–1998
April 25 The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police Fox Kids 1997–1998
May 16 Silver Surfer 1998
June 26 Salty's Lighthouse TLC 1997–1998
July 7 Invasion America The WB 1998
October 17 The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper Fox Kids 1996–1998
November 6 All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series Syndication, Fox Family
November 14 Animaniacs Kids' WB 1993–1998 Ended
Pinky and the Brain 1995–1998
December 12 The Lionhearts Syndication 1998 Cancelled

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  • August 2: Shari Lewis, American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and actress (voice of Princess Nida in Arabian Knights, the tilte character and Cousin Maggie in Honey Halfwitch), dies at age 65.
  • August 14: Stanislav Holý, Czech graphic artist, caricaturist, animation designer, children's book illustrator and animator (Mr. Pip), dies at age 55.[63]
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