1981 in animation

The year 1981 in animation involved some events.

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films of 1981

February 13 – American Pop (United States)
April 1 – Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York (Czechoslovakia)
July 10 – The Fox and the Hound (United States)
November 20 – The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (United States)

Television series

Main article: List of animated television series of 1981

Debuts

April 3 – Willo the Wisp on BBC1 (United Kingdom, 1981)
September 12:
- The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! on NBC (United States, 1981–1982)
- Space Stars on NBC and Nickelodeon (United States, 1981–1982)
- Spider-Man in syndication (United States, 1981–1982)
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends on NBC (United States, 1981–1983)
- The Smurfs on NBC (United States, 1981–1989)
October 10 – Ulysses 31 in syndication (France, Japan, 1981–1982)

Deaths

June 19 – Lotte Reiniger, German-born silhouette animator (b. 1899)

See also

1981 in anime

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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