2000 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.
December 7 : The SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Who? " premieres on Nickelodeon .December 12 : Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Joker 's death. As a result, the film was censored and the uncut version was not released until 2002.[ 65] December 14 : The film The Magic Pudding [citation needed December 15 : The Walt Disney Company releases The Emperor's New Groove [ 66] December 20 : South Park fourth season on Comedy Central with the Christmas special "A Very Crappy Christmas ", this was the last episode to premiere during the 20th century . It was seen by over 3 million viewers that night.[ 67] December 21 : Cartoon Network began airing adult oriented programs during 4am and 5am, including Sealab 2021 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Aqua Teen Hunger Force The Brak Show [ 68] Adult Swim later in the following year.December 23 : Pandavas: The Five Warriors [ 69] December 27 : Let's All Go to the Lobby Porky in Wackyland National Film Registry .[ 70] [ 71] Specific date unknown [ edit ]
Television series debuts [ edit ]
Television series endings [ edit ] January 7 : Marcus Scribner , American actor (voice of Buck in The Good Dinosaur Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Ron's Gone Wrong Dragons: The Nine Realms American Dad! January 8 : Noah Cyrus , American singer, songwriter, and actress (voice of the title character in Ponyo The Emperor's New School May 18 : Addison Holley , Canadian actress (voice of Owlette in PJ Masks My Big Big Friend Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Ella the Elephant Grojband Wild Kratts PAW Patrol Peg + Cat Wishenpoof! Little Charmers The ZhuZhus Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show Caillou Monster Math Squad episode "Special Delivery").November 10 : Mackenzie Foy , American actress (voice of Celestine in Ernest & Celestine The Boxcar Children [ 75] November 15 : Coco Grayson, American actress (voice of Princess Hildegard in Sofia the First Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures November 22 : Auliʻi Cravalho , American actress and singer (voice of Moana in the Moana Ralph Breaks the Internet Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest Lego Disney Princess: Villains Unite Once Upon a Studio Hailey's On It! Elena of Avalor Krapopolis February 10 : Jim Varney , American actor and comedian (voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story Toy Story 2 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Annabelle's Wish Duckman The Simpsons Bart Carny ", Ephialtes in the Hercules [ 79] February 12 : Charles M. Schulz , American cartoonist (creator of Peanuts [ 80] February 13 : J. Robert Harris , American composer (theme from Spider-Man [ 81] February 23 : Ofra Haza , Israeli singer, actress, recording artist, writer and journalist (voice of Yocheved and performed the song "Deliver Us " in The Prince of Egypt [ 82] March 3 : Nicole Van Goethem , Belgian cartoonist, animator and film director (A Greek Tragedy [ 83] March 6 : John Colicos , Canadian actor (voice of Apocalypse in X-Men: The Animated Series [ 84] [ 85] March 13 : Rex Everhart , American actor (voice of Maurice in Beauty and the Beast March 16 : Stanley Ralph Ross , American writer (Wait Till Your Father Gets Home G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Gorilla Grodd and Brainiac in Super Friends [ 86] March 24 : Kazuo Komatsubara , Japanese animator, character designer and director (Toei Animation , Oh! Production ), dies at age 59.April 3 : Félix Nakamura , Peruvian animator and film director, dies from cancer at age 59.[ 87] June 1 : Tito Puente , American musician, songwriter, bandleader and record producer (voiced himself in The Simpsons Who Shot Mr. Burns? "), dies from a heart attack at age 77.[ 93] June 13 : Yefim Gamburg , Russian film director (Passion of Spies Ograblenie po... Blue Puppy Dog in Boots [ 94] June 24 : David Tomlinson , English actor, singer and comedian (portrayed George Banks in Mary Poppins Bedknobs and Broomsticks The Water Babies June 30 : Robert L. Manahan , American actor (second voice of Zordon in Power Rangers McGee and Me! Beakman's World Mighty Morphin Power Rangers King of the Hill Dilbert August 8 : Glenn Schmitz, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation , Hanna-Barbera , Ruby-Spears ), dies at age 70.[ 99] August 24 : Tatiana Riabouchinska , Russian ballerina (Fantasia Make Mine Music [ 100] August 25 : Carl Barks , American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company ), dies at age 99.[ 101] [ 102] [ 103] [ 104] [ 105] August 27 : Ante Zaninovic, Croatian animator, film director and comics artist (Professor Balthazar [ 106] October 16 : Ed Nofziger, American animator and comics artist (UPA ), dies at age 87.[ 110] October 30 : Steve Allen , American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian and writer (voice of Bart Simpson 's Electronically Altered Voice in The Simpsons Separate Vocations ", himself in The Critic The Simpsons 'Round Springfield ", and the Pinky and the Brain [ 111] November 1 : Bernard Erhard , American actor (voice of Cy-Kill in Challenge of the GoBots The Smurfs Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Rover Dangerfield November 16 : Joe C. , American rapper and musician (voice of Kidney Rock in Osmosis Jones The Simpsons Kill the Alligator and Run "), dies from celiac disease at age 26.[ 112] November 20 : Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin , Russian animator and comics artist (Nu, pogodi! Well, Just You Wait! ), dies at age 73.[ 113] November 28 : Robert Bentley , American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons , Fleischer Studios , MGM , Walter Lantz Productions , UPA , Hanna-Barbera , Filmation ), dies at age 93.[ 114] [ 115] December 3 : Hoyt Curtin , American composer (Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 78.[ 116] December 6 : Werner Klemperer , German-American actor, stage entertainer and singer (voice of Haman in The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible Colonel Klink in The Simpsons The Last Temptation of Homer "), dies from cancer at age 80.[ 117] December 18 : Nick Stewart , American actor (voice of Specks Crow in Dumbo Song of the South [ 118] December 23 : Billy Barty , American actor (voice of Figment in Language Arts Through Imagination , Dweedle in Wildfire The Rescuers Down Under The New Batman Adventures [ 119] [ 120] Specific date unknown [ edit ]
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