Animation Timeline

By tttony
  • King Kong
    Mar 2, 1333

    King Kong

    Widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time – King Kong earns its spot in the history of evolution for including the most advanced and convincing stop motion animated characters yet seen.
  • Dizzy Dishes

    Dizzy Dishes

    This animated cartoon about an incompetent chef gets a mention because it’s the first cartoon in which Betty Boop appears.
  • Mickey’s Nightmare

    Mickey’s Nightmare

    Mickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a nightmare, especially when they get into the open cans of paint strewn about the house.
  • Silly Symphony – Santa’s Workshop

    Silly Symphony – Santa’s Workshop

    Santa's Workshop is an animated short from 1932. ... closing titles were resorted for the cartoon's DVD release of Walt Disney Treasures
  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

    This palaeolithic Hanna-Barbera cartoon was the first ever prime-time animated show.
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians

    One Hundred and One Dalmatians

    This one is on the animation timeline because it was the first full feature animated film Disney made using xerography.
  • Avatar

    Avatar

    Moving from LotR’s CGI characters in real world settings, the next milestone in animation history came from James Cameron’s Avatar featuring real actors in completely computer generated worlds