Events in 1976 in animation.
Events
March March 12: Bruno Bozzetto's Allegro Non Troppo premieres. It will become a cult classic. March 16: The Peanuts special It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown airs, marking this as Vince Guaraldi's final composition for the Peanuts special, which aired one month after his death. The popular "Linus and Lucy" theme was continued in his memory. March 29: 48th Academy Awards: Great by Bob Godfrey wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Specific date unknown: The first episode of Jamie and the Magic Torch airs.
June June 20: Don Jurwich's Once Upon a Girl, an adult pornographic film that mixes live-action and animation, premieres.
July July 21: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. July 24: Robot Taekwon V premieres.
August August 10–15: The first Ottawa International Animation Festival takes place. August 12: Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek's Pat & Mat first airs.
September September 11: The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's Jabberjaw airs. September 13: The first episode of Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk airs. September 27: The first episode of Chorlton and the Wheelies airs.
October October 1: The first episode of Candy Candy airs. October 20: The third Asterix film, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, premieres. It will become a cult classic.
November November 25: Bruno Bozzetto's Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness premieres, an animated feature starring his character Mr. Rossi.
Specific date unknown Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall establish Cosgrove Hall Films.
Films released
January 1: From the Earth to the Moon (Australia) Off on a Comet (Australia) March 4 - Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (Italy and Germany) March 12: Allegro Non Troppo (Italy) The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (France) March 20 - Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World (Japan) June 20 - Once Upon a Girl (United States) July 1 - The Three Wise Men (Mexico) July 24 - Robot Taekwon V (South Korea) September 10 - Everybody Rides the Carousel (United States) October 23 - Master of the World (Australia) November 20: Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival (Sweden) Davy Crockett on the Mississippi (United States and Australia) November 25 - Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (Italy) December 8 - The Four Secrets (Argentina) December 10 - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (United States and Japan) December 13: Cheorin 007 (South Korea) Robot Taekwon V: Space Mission (South Korea) Specific date unknown: Brigand Jurko (Czechoslovakia) Colargol in the Wild West (Poland) Da lu de gushì (China) I, Tintin (Belgium and France) Jinse de dayan (China)
Television series
January 2 - Huckleberry no Bouken debuts on Fuji Television. January 4 - 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother debuts on Fuji Television and Anglia Television. January 26 - Ivor the Engine debuts on ITV/Associated-Rediffusion and BBC. March - Jamie and the Magic Torch debuts on ITV. April 1 - Gaiking debuts on Fuji TV. April 2 - Machine Hayabusa debuts on TV Asahi. April 4 - Gowappa 5 Gōdam debuts on NET. April 6 - UFO Warrior Dai Apolon debuts on TBS and Tokyo 12 Channel. April 17 - Cho Denji Robo Combattler V debuts on TV Asahi. April 27 - Piccolino no Bōken debuts on TV Asahi. July 1 - Gloizer X debuts on Tokyo Channel 12. July 5 - Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster debuts on Fuji TV. August 12 - Pat & Mat debuts on ČST, ČT, STV, ČT :D, and TV JOJ. September 4 - Clue Club debuts on CBS. September 5 - Magne Robo Gakeen debuts on ANN (ANB). September 11: Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Jabberjaw, The Mumbly Cartoon Show, The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour, and The Scooby-Doo Show debut on ABC. Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle debuts on CBS. September 13 - Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk debuts on BBC1. September 18 - Misterjaw debuts on NBC. September 26 - Chorlton and the Wheelies debuts on ITV. October 1: Candy Candy and Kyoryu Tankentai Born Free debut on TV Asahi. Hoka Hoka Kazoku debuts on Fuji TV. October 3: Little Lulu debuts on NET. Paul no Miracle Daisakusen debuts on Fuji TV. October 6 - Dokaben debuts on Fuji TV. December 24 - Monica's Gang debuts on Rede Globo, Cartoon Network, Starz, and TV Cultura.
Births January January 1: Sandra Equihua, Mexican animator, painter, sculptor, character designer (¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico, The Buzz on Maggie, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Guardians of Oz, The Book of Life, DC Super Hero Girls, We the People, Maya and the Three), voice actress and illustrator (co-creator of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera). January 6: Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor (voice of Vash the Stampede in Trigun, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, Renton Thurston in Eureka Seven, Izaya Orihara in Durarara!!, Artemis in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon). January 8: Jenny Lewis, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (voice of Assistant Director in Bolt, Ruby in It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown, Amy in the American Dad! episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame"). January 13: Michael Peña, American actor (voice of Tito Lopez in Turbo, Kai in The Lego Ninjago Movie, Grubber in My Little Pony: The Movie, Momo in Next Gen). January 16: Carrie Keranen, American voice actress, production manager, producer and voice director (voice of Mitsuki in Kappa Mikey, Ellen's Mom in Ellen's Acres, Mami Tomoe in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Mamo in Glitter Force Doki Doki, Alya Césaire in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Yellow Technique in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon). January 27: Chris Gauthier, English-born Canadian actor (voice of Rex Guardian 4 in the Storm Hawks episode "The Code"), (d. 2024). January 30: Andy Milonakis, American actor (voice of N.E.P.T.R. in Adventure Time, Danny Douglas in Future-Worm!, Jared in the Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer episode "Jared"). January 31: Paul Scheer, American actor and comedian (voice of Chip Whistler in Big City Greens, Hopper in Tron: Uprising, Toronto in Adventure Time, Kurt Bilzerian in Big Mouth, Andy Billups in Star Trek: Lower Decks, Gary in the Gravity Falls episode "Soos and the Real Girl", Mysterio in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "The Moon Knight Before Christmas", Tony Marv in The Problem Solverz episode "Funny Facez").
February February 3: Isla Fisher, Australian actress (voice of Mary Lou Larue in Horton Hears A Who!, Tooth Fairy in Rise of the Guardians, Beans in Rango, Maddie in Back to the Outback, Sarah Hatoff in Dog Man) Tim Heidecker, American comedian, writer, actor, and musician (voice of Basketball in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Hypno-Germ", Amus Bruse in The Simpsons episode "The Food Wife", Burt Dellalucci in Bob's Burgers, Bruce Starr in the Jeff & Some Aliens episode "Jeff and Some Confidence", Tim, Teddy and Damien Dawson in the Clarence episode "Rock Show", Stan in the Animals episode "Rats", Zip in the Pickle and Peanut episode "90's Adventure Bear And The Coconut Helmut", Doug in the Wild Life episode "Doug the Bear", Darren Young in Fired on Mars, Garth in the Solar Opposites episode "The Mobile AISHA Emitter", Edu-Mart Announcer in the Teenage Euthanasia episode "Sexually Educated", Guest Performer in Carol & the End of the World, Rodney, Humphrey and Baby New Year in Kiff, creator and voice of Tom in Tom Goes to the Mayor). February 6: Charlie Day, American actor, writer, and producer (voice of Benny in The Lego Movie franchise, Art in Monsters University, Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie). February 16: Janet Varney, American actress and comedian (voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra, Wonder Woman in Injustice, Carol Linnaeus in The Loud House episode "Blinded by Science", Vilya in The Legend of Vox Machina episode "Pass Through Fire", Mera in the Harley Quinn episode "A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special"). February 19: Dan Fogelman, American producer and screenwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios). February 23: Lorne Balfe, Scottish composer. Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress (voice of Merida in Brave and Ralph Breaks the Internet). February 25: Rashida Jones, American actress (voice of Cool Girl's Emotions in Inside Out, Donna Lou Who in The Grinch, Alva in Klaus, Marcy Kappel in Spies in Disguise, Hotwire in The Awesomes, Casper, Little Orphan Annie, Molly, and Princess in the Robot Chicken episode "Tell My Mom", Daisy in The Cleveland Show episode "All You Can Eat", Portia in The Simpsons episode "The Changing of the Guardian", Alice in Hexed, Mia Abara and herself in Duncanville), writer (Toy Story 4), producer, and director. February 27: Yukari Tamura, Japanese actress (voice of Nanoha Takamachi in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Tenten in Naruto, Ruru Amour / Cure Amour in Hug! Pretty Cure, Ranpha Franboise in Galaxy Angel, Elizabeth Midford in Black Butler).
March March 7: Jim Miller, American animator, storyboard artist (Ed, Edd n Eddy, WildBrain Studios), writer (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Johnny Test) and director (WildBrain Studios). March 8: Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, producer and screenwriter (voice of Kanan Jarrus in Star Wars Rebels, the title character in Delgo, Rick in Happily N'ever After, Pisces in Shark Bait, Future Jim and Tim Possible in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time). March 13: Danny Masterson, American actor (voice of Cory in the King of the Hill episode "Megalo Date", Quinn in the Kim Possible episode "And the Mole-Rat Will Be CGI"). March 15: Verónica Toussaint, Mexican actress and television presenter (Latin American dub voice of Merton in DC League of Super-Pets, Zhen in Kung Fu Panda 4, Dr. Zara in Abominable), (d. 2024).Muere la actriz y presentadora mexicana Verónica Toussaint a los 48 años March 19: Nicholas Stoller, British-American filmmaker (Warner Animation Group, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie). March 21: Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress, singer and sister of Seth MacFarlane (voice of Hayley Smith in American Dad!, Odalia Blight in The Owl House, Olivia in Family Guy, Eris and Mindy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Numbuh 362 in Codename: Kids Next Door, Cordelia in Sofia the First, Nina Crocker/Timezone in the Static Shock episode "Flashback"). March 22: Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer (voice of Susan Murphy / Ginormica in Monsters vs. Aliens, Rosita in Sing and Sing 2). March 23: Keri Russell, American actress (voice of Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman). March 31: Nate Cash, American artist, writer, and director (SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, Over the Garden Wall).
April April 1: Troy Baker, American actor (voice of Abel Nightroad in Trinity Blood, Gennosuke Kouga in Basilisk, Frank Archer in Fullmetal Alchemist, Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Nagi Springfield in Negima!, Schneizel el Britannia in Code Geass, Van Kleiss in Generator Rex, Captain Grime in Amphibia, Loki and Hawkeye in Ultimate Spider-Man, Kraven the Hunter in Avengers Assemble and Spider-Man, Hawkman in Justice League Action, Lord Decibel in Ben 10). David Oyelowo, English actor (voice of Scar in The Lion Guard, Alexsandr Kallus in Star Wars Rebels). April 2: Gilad Kleter, Israeli actor (dub voice of Larry Needlemeyer in The Amazing World of Gumball, Captain America in The Super Hero Squad Show, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and Avengers Assemble, Martian Manhunter in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob SquarePants, Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb, Kowalski in the Madagascar franchise). Aaron Lohr, American actor (voice of Tall Twin in Peter Pan & the Pirates, Miguel in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, singing voice of Max Goof in A Goofy Movie, various voices in Fantastic Max, additional voices in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue).