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El Apostol
El Apostol was the first feature film animation. It was created using cutout animation and is now considered lost. -
My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home was the first animation to synchronize dialogue with the film. In the animation the dog says the words, "Follow the ball, and join in, everybody!" -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first feature to be filmed in three-strip technicolor. It was also selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry. -
Crusader Rabbit
Crusader Rabbit was the first animation that is a television series. It had 195 episodes before it was revived for 260 more episodes that were in color. -
Colonel Bleep
Colonel Beep was the first television series to be broadcasted in color. Most contemporary animated films in the era were preserved, but there is no known original copy of Colonel Beep today. -
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights was the first adult anime film. The film was a hit in Japan, but did very poorly in America. -
Wizards
Wizards was the first PG-rated cartoon animated film. It is considered a cult classic. -
Watership Down
Watership Down was the first animated feature to be presented in Dolby sound. It was a British animated adventure-drama. -
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain was the first feature length clay-animated film. It only received a theatrical release limited to seven major cities. -
The Goddamn George Liquor Program
The Goddamn George Liquor Program was the first flash-animated series. It was also the first animated series produced for the internet. -
Flatland
Flatland was the first feature digitally animated by one person. It was animated by Ladd Ehlinger Jr. -
Sausage Party
Sausage Party was the first R-rated CGI feature film. It was a box office success grossing over $140 million dollars.
