1969 in animation

The year 1969 in animation involved some animation-related events.

Events

Warner Bros. Cartoons closes down after the last animated short was produced.

Films released

September 20 - Injun Trouble, the last original Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series was released.
December 10 - It's Tough to Be a Bird (Disney, United States)
In the Soviet Union that year, the most popular soviet cartoon, Nu, pogodi! was released with its first episode.

Television series debuts

September 13 – Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, an animated series, about a cowardly Great Dane and his four teenage friends who travel around the country in a multi-colored van solving mysteries premieres on CBS Saturday Morning (1969-1970). The Scooby-Doo franchise would go on to become a major pop cultural icon, with numerous spin-offs, direct to video movies, and two live action films.
October – Sazae-san#Sazae-san_on_Television, an animated series, was generally topical but the main focus is always the family dynamic. Sazae-san is still on air today, and is the longest running animated and non-soap opera scripted TV series in history.
November 12 - Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert', an animated special based on the standup routines of Bill Cosby airs on NBC, it would later inspire long-running animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.

Births

October 19 - Trey Parker, American television producer

Deaths

Years in animation

20th century

1910s

1920s

1930s	1937 1939

1940s	1940 1948 1949

1950s	1957 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1977 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

21st century

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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