Events in 1967 in animation.
Events
January
January 20: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat and Dupli-cat premieres. January 21: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Daffy's Diner premieres, this was the final Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises & the final Speedy and Daffy short to be directed by McKimson.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 137. . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
February
February 24: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon O-Solar-Meow premieres, produced by Chuck Jones.
March March 8: Rankin/Bass Productions releases Mad Monster Party?. March 10: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Guided Mouse-ille premieres, produced by Chuck Jones.
April April 2: The first episode of Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight airs. April 7: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Rock 'n' Rodent premieres, produced by Chuck Jones. April 10: 39th Academy Awards: A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature by John Hubley and Faith Hubley wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. April 14: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Cannery Rodent premieres. April 21: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. premieres, produced by Chuck Jones. April 28: Karel Zeman's The Stolen Airship premieres. April 29: The Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Quacker Tracker premieres, it was one of the 3 Speedy & Daffy shorts to be directed by Rudy Larriva & produced by Format Films.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 138. . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
May
May 5: Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoon Surf-Bored Cat premieres, produced by Chuck Jones. May 27: The Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon The Music Mice-Tro premieres, it was one of the 3 Speedy & Daffy shorts to be directed by Rudy Larriva & produced by Format Films.
June
June 12: The Peanuts TV special You're in Love, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS. This special marks the animated debut of Peppermint Patty. June 23: The Tom and Jerry cartoon, Shutter Bugged Cat (directed by Tom Ray and produced by Chuck Jones), premieres. The short featured footage from William Hanna & Joseph Barbera's following Tom and Jerry cartoons: Part Time Pal, The Yankee Doodle Mouse, Nit-Witty Kitty, Johann Mouse, Heavenly Puss, & Designs on Jerry. June 24: The Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon The Spy Swatter premieres, it was the final Speedy & Daffy short to be directed by Rudy Larriva & produced by Format Films.
July
July 29: The Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Speedy Ghost to Town premieres, it was the first Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short to be directed by Alex Lovy & produced by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation.
August
August 25: Ben Washam's Tom and Jerry cartoon Advance and Be Mechanized premieres.
September September 8: The final Tom and Jerry theatrical short, Purr-Chance to Dream (directed by Ben Washam and produced by Chuck Jones), premieres. September 9: The first episode of George of the Jungle airs, along with the segment Super Chicken. The first episode of Spider-Man airs. September 23: Alex Lovy's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Rodent to Stardom premieres, produced by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation. September 29: The first episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons airs. September 30: Alex Lovy's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Go Away Stowaway premieres, produced by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation.
October October 18: Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature The Jungle Book, the last animated film personally supervised by Disney, is first released and becomes an enormous box-office and critical success. On a double bill with the film is the (now) much less well-known film Charlie the Lonesome Cougar.
December December 2: The film The Wacky World of Mother Goose, produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, premieres. December 6: The first episode of Théâtre de Monsieur & Madame Kabal (Mr. and Mrs. Kabal's Theatre) airs. December 9: Alex Lovy's Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck cartoon Fiesta Fiasco premieres, produced by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation This short was made to celebrate Daffy's 30th anniversary. December 20: Belvision releases the first Astérix movie, Asterix the Gaul which is directed by Ray Goossens. December 26: The first episode of the British children's TV show Do Not Adjust Your Set airs, which is the first time audiences can watch Terry Gilliam's cut-and-paste animated sequences. December 31: Chuck Jones' The Bear That Wasn't produced by MGM Animation/Visual Arts, is released.
Specific date unknown The first episode of Professor Balthazar airs.
Films released
January 21 - A Story of Hong Gil-dong (South Korea) February 15 - Band of Ninja (Japan) February 26 - Jack and the Beanstalk (United States) March 8 - Mad Monster Party? (United States and Japan) March 19: Cyborg 009: Monster Wars (Japan) Jack and the Witch (Japan) April 28 - The Stolen Airship (Czechoslovakia) July 21 - The Madcap Island (Japan) July 30 - Heungbu and Nolbu (South Korea) August 15 - Hopi and Chadol Bawi (South Korea) September 27 - The Wacky World of Mother Goose (United States and Japan) October 18 - The Jungle Book (United States) December 6 - Mr. and Mrs. Kabal's Theatre (France) December 18 - Cricket on the Hearth (United States and Japan) December 20 - Asterix the Gaul (France and Belgium) Specific date unknown - The Halas & Batchelor Ruddigore (United Kingdom)
Television series
January 1 - Araa, Gudzulla Da To debuts on Fuji TV. January 3 - Trumpton debuts on BBC1. January 7 - Gokū no Daibōken debuts on Fuji TV. January 29 - Subarashii Sekai Ryoho: Alaska No Tabi: Daigo Hyogaki debuts on Fuji TV. March 15 - Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero debuts in syndication. April 1: Kaminari-Bôya Pikkari-Bî debuts on TV Asahi. Ogon Bat debuts on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV. April 2: Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer in the U.S.) debuts on Fuji TV. Princess Knight debuts on Fuji TV. April 4: 001/7 Oyayubi Tom debuts on TV Asahi. Bôken Gaboten-Jima debuts on TBS. April 5 - Sekai no Osha King Kong Daikai debuts on TV Asahi. May 15 - Professor Balthazar debuts on HRT 2. July 3 - Pyun Pyun Maru debuts on TV Asahi. August 7 - The Adventures of Hijitus debuts on Canal 13. September 7 - Donkikko debuts on TBS. September 8 - Off To See The Wizard debuts on ABC. September 9: Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Super Chicken, Tom Slick, George of the Jungle, and Journey to the Center of the Earth debut on ABC. Aquaman, Shazzan, The Herculoids, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, and Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor debut on CBS. Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Spy Shadow, Super President, and Samson & Goliath debut on NBC. The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show debuts in syndication. September 18 - Bôken Shônen Shadar debuts on TV Asahi. September 29 - Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons debuts on ITV. October 2 - Chibikko Kaiju Yadamon debuts on Fuji TV. October 4 - Skyers 5 debuts on TBS. October 7 - Oraa Guzura Dado debuts on Fuji TV. Specific date unknown - Reksio debuts on Telewizja Polska.
Births
January January 1: John Requa, American screenwriter (The Wild Thornberrys, The Angry Beavers, Smallfoot). January 2: Tia Carrere, American voice actress (voice of Nani Pelekai in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Queen Tyr'ahnee in Duck Dodgers, Amy Cavenaugh and Judy Reeves in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Jezebel Jade in Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest, Marigold in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Golden Touch", Darklos in the Megas XLR episode "DMV: Department of Megas Violations", Yan Yan in the American Dragon: Jake Long episode "Fu and Tell", Mija in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Little Mermaid"), and singer (sang "I Never Even Told You" from Batman: Mask of the Phantasm). January 7: Irrfan Khan, Indian actor (dub voice of Baloo in The Jungle Book), (d. 2020). January 8: R. Kelly, American singer, songwriter, record producer and convicted sex offender (wrote and performed "I Believe I Can Fly" in Space Jam). January 9: Steve Harwell, American singer and member of Smash Mouth (voice of Papa Bear, Drum Bear and Keyboard Bear in the We Bare Bears episode "Pizza Band", himself in the Kim Possible episode "Queen Bebe" and the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "Reef Grief!", performed "All Star" and a cover of "I'm a Believer" in Shrek, and "Hot" in Highway 35), (d. 2023). January 15: Brandon Kruse, American animator (Baby Blues, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?), storyboard artist (The Tick, Godzilla: The Series, Family Guy, Time Squad, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Replacements, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, Wacky Races, T.O.T.S., Puppy Dog Pals), writer (My Life as a Teenage Robot) and director (Fanboy & Chum Chum). January 23: Steve Box, English animator and director (Aardman Animations). January 24: Phil LaMarr, American voice actor and comedian (voice of the title character in Samurai Jack, Static and John Stewart in the DC Animated Universe, Hermes Conrad in Futurama, Wilt and Jackie Khones in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Jar Jar Binks, Bail Organa and Kit Fisto in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dormammu in Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Aquaman in Young Justice, Baron Mordo in Avengers Assemble, Black Manta and Lucius Fox in Harley Quinn, Flash and Hawkman in DC Super Hero Girls, J.A.R.V.I.S. in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Ultimate Spider-Man, Gambit in Wolverine and the X-Men, Hector Con Carne in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne, Osmosis Jones in Ozzy & Drix). January 26: Rachel Pulido, American television writer (The Simpsons, Mission Hill). January 30: Chris Loudon, American animator (Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Life, The Critic), sheet timer (The Simpsons, Family Guy) and director (Futurama).
February February 2: Doc Hammer, American voice actor, musician, writer and artist (The Venture Bros.). February 5: Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian (voice of Jerry Smith in Rick and Morty, Cyril Figgis in Archer, Fly in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, the Narrator in WordGirl, Mr. Peabody in The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, Migs in Elena of Avalor, Deathstroke in My Adventures with Superman). February 8: Suzie Templeton, British animator (Peter and the Wolf). February 10: Vince Gilligan, American television writer, producer, and actor (voice of Axalon in the Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero episode "Mr. Rippen", himself in the American Dad! episode "(You Gotta) Strike For Your Right"). Armand Serrano, Filipino animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios). February 11: Fabrice Josso, French actor and voice actor (voice of Spleen in Mune: Guardian of the Moon, Zack Fair in the French dub of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children). February 13: Carolyn Lawrence, American voice actress, comedienne and sister of Mr. Lawrence (voice of Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob SquarePants, Cindy Vortex in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Orel in Moral Orel). Arik Marshall, American musician, author and member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled").