2003 in animation

2003 in animation is an overview of notable events, including notable awards, list of films released, television show debuts and endings, and notable deaths.

Events

January

• January 1: Happy Tree Friends Volume 1 - First Blood renews its theatrical release, by adding its pilot (Banjo Frenzy) and the Special Popcorn episode (of Spin Fun Knowin' Ya) for the first time.
• January 7: The first episode of Little Robots is broadcast.
• January 9: The first episode of Bounty Hamster is broadcast.
• January 20: The Fairly OddParents concludes its second season on Nickelodeon with the half-hour special "Information Stupor Highway". The season's finale was seen by over 4.2 million viewers that night. ^[1]
• January 21: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment initially releases 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure , directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith. ^[2]

February

• February 2: The Simpsons ' 300th episode "The Strong Arms of the Ma" premiered on Fox, featuring the return of Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers, the former neighbor of The Simpsons. The episode was seen by over 15.3 million viewers that night. ^[3]
• February 8: The first episode of the reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• February 9: The first episode of Monkey Dust is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• February 14: The Jungle Book 2 , the sequel to the 1967 film, premieres. ^[4] After regarding the film's negative response, subsequent animated sequels would go straight to video until Ralph Breaks the Internet in 2018.
• February 16: The first episode of The Venture Bros. is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• February 20: Anime producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki is sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for the illegal possession of firearms, a case which happened in 1999. ^[5] He is released on 9 December 2007.
• February 21: The first episode of Watch My Chops is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• February 24: The first episode of The Save-Ums! is broadcast. ^[6]

March

• March 4: Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire , the fifth direct-to-video movie of Scooby-Doo , is released, which reverts to its original format while departing from the darker tone of the first four films.^{[ citation needed ]}
• March 5: The first episode of Odd Job Jack is broadcast. ^[7]
• March 9: The Simpsons episode "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington" premieres, in which Krusty the Clown becomes a Republican. It became controversial for satirizing Fox News's news ticker.^{[ citation needed ]}
• March 11: The first two episodes of the reboot of Strawberry Shortcake are released on DVD and VHS.^{[ citation needed ]}
• March 18: Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure is released, but was panned by critics by its animation and plot. ^[8]
• March 19: Season 7 of South Park begins on Comedy Central with the premiere of the episode "Cancelled". It was seen by over 2.3 million viewers that night. ^[9]
• March 21:
  • The Walt Disney Company releases Piglet's Big Movie , directed by Francis Glebas. ^[10]
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants half-hour lost episode special "The Sponge Who Could Fly" premiered on Nickelodeon. Its premiere was a cable-ratings success, reeling in a total of over 7.6 million viewers that night (and with it only being watched by 4.3 million viewers in household homes). ^[11]
• March 23: 75th Academy Awards:
  • Spirited Away , directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. ^[12] Miyazaki boycotts the event because of the U.S. involvement in the Iraq War and stays at home. ^[13]
  • The ChubbChubbs! , directed by Eric Armstrong and produced by Sony Pictures Imageworks, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. ^[12]

April

• April 6: The Futurama episode "The Why of Fry" premieres, guest starring actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk. It reveals that Fry's cryogenic freezing and arrival in the 31st century was not an accident, but a calculated plot by Nibbler to save the universe.
• April 7: Noggin was rebranded.
  • Moose and Zee make their debuts. ^[14]
  • The first episode of the stop-motion version of Miffy and Friends is broadcast to critical acclaim.
• April 9: South Park 's 100th episode "I'm a Little Bit Country" premieres on Comedy Central, Norman Lear guest stars as Benjamin Franklin. ^[15]
• April 12: The first episode of the Rugrats spin-off, All Grown Up! is broadcast on Nickelodeon.^{[ citation needed ]} before its regular run began on November 9, 2003. ^[16]

May

• Unknown date of May: Happy Tree Friends Volume 2 - Second Serving was theatrically released for first time with episodes 16 to 27 of the Internet Season 1, and episodes 1 to 5 of Season 2.
• May 7: Ray Harryhausen receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ^[17]
• May 18:
  • During the Cannes Film Festival Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem , a Japanese-French animated feature film directed by Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Kazuhisa Takenouchi and Leiji Matsumoto, set to a soundtrack by Daft Punk, is released.^{[ citation needed ]}
  • King of the Hill concludes its seventh season on Fox with the following episodes: ^[18]
    • "Maid in Arlen", guest starring Amy Hill. Was watched by over 4.8 million viewers.
    • "The Witches of East Arlen", guest starring David Cross. Was watched by over 7 million viewers.
  • The Simpsons concludes its 14th season on Fox with the following episodes: ^[18]
    • "The Bart of War"; Was watched by exactly 12.1 million viewers.
    • "Moe Baby Blues", guest starring Joe Mantegna. Was watched by over 13.4 million viewers.
• May 30: The Walt Disney Company releases Finding Nemo , directed by Andrew Stanton.^{[ citation needed ]}

June

• June 1: The Futurama episode "The Sting" premieres, in which a mission to collect space honey from deadly space bees leads to Fry's apparent death from bee stings.
• June 10: Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures releases its final episode.
• June 11: Sylvain Chomet's The Triplettes of Belleville premiers.^{[ citation needed ]}
• June 13:
  • Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon releases Rugrats Go Wild . It became a commercial failure ^[19] and because of this, Nickelodeon ceased production on The Wild Thornberrys and Rugrats , but continue to focus on the spinoff series All Grown Up! .
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy spins off from Grim & Evil and into its own show on Cartoon Network. Despite being its own show now, episodes from the second season of Grim & Evil would air as part of the show.
• June 15: The Futurama episode "Three Hundred Big Boys" premieres, guest starring actress and comedian Roseanne Barr.
• June 25: Philippe Leclerc's The Rain Children premiers.^{[ citation needed ]}
• June 26 – July 24: Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" , a darker-toned revival of The Ren & Stimpy Show , is broadcast. However, its negative reception caused it to be cancelled after only a few episodes.^{[ citation needed ]}

July

• July 2: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas , the final traditionally animated DreamWorks film, premieres but becomes a massive flop which almost caused DreamWorks to shut down. ^[20]
• July 11:
  • The first episode of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
  • Evil Con Carne spins off from Grim & Evil and into its own show on Cartoon Network. Despite being its own show now, episodes from the second season of Grim & Evil would air as part of the show. Because of its mild viewership over its sister show The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , it was cancelled the following year. ^[21]
• July 12: The Fairly OddParents ' first TV movie "Abra-Catastrophe!" premieres on Nickelodeon. Its premiere was a cable-ratings success, reeling in a total of over 4 million viewers that night. ^[22]
• July 19: The first episode of Teen Titans is broadcast. It will become a cult classic. ^[23]
• July 26: SpongeBob SquarePants concludes its second season on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the episode "Gary Takes a Bath". The episode originally premiered on Nicktoons on June 17, 2002. ^[24]

August

• August 1: The first episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot premieres on Nickelodeon.^{[ citation needed ]}
• August 10: Futurama was abruptly cancelled after four seasons on Fox. It would later have a revival on Comedy Central in 2010.
• August 23: The first episodes of Funky Cops and Duck Dodgers are broadcast.
• August 25: The first episode of Martin Morning is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}

September

• Unknown date of September/October: Happy Tree Friends Volume 2 - Second Serving renews its theatrical release by adding episodes 6 and 7 of the Internet Season 2, Intimate Spotlight and the first Buddhist Monkey episode (Enter the Garden).
• September 1: The first episodes of Clifford's Puppy Days , The Koala Brothers , My Dad the Rock Star and Kid Paddle are broadcast. ^[25]
• September 2: The first episode of Rubbadubbers is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• September 3: The first episodes of Code Lyoko and Chilly Beach are broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• September 5: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius concludes it's first season on Nickelodeon with the half-hour special "Sorry, Wrong Era". ^[26]
• September 7: The first episode of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks is broadcast. ^{[27] [28]}
• September 8: The first episode of Connie the Cow is broadcast. ^[29]
• September 15: The first episode of The Secret World of Benjamin Bear is broadcast.
• September 16: The first episode of Auld Ones is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• September 19: Season 2 of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius begins on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the half-hour special "Beach Party Mummy". ^[26]
• September 21: The first episode of Ratz is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• September 28: The first episode of JoJo's Circus is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}

October

• October 1:
  • The first episode of Martin Mystery is broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Halloween special "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween" premieres on Cartoon Network. ^[30] This was the series finale to Billy & Mandy's parent series Grim & Evil , but a stand-alone episode related to Grim & Evil titled "Five O' Clock Shadows" premiered the following year.^{[ citation needed ]}
• October 10: Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 1 is released, which features an anime sequence, directed by Kazuto Nakazawa and produced by Production I.G. ^[31]

November

• November 1:
  • The Walt Disney Company releases Brother Bear , directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker. It became Disney's unique animated film for being formatted in two different aspect ratios. ^[32] While Disney was trying to "bring back" the G-rating for their cartoons regularly starting with Jungle Book 2 this February owing to the majority of releasing PG-rated cartoons last year, this was not a successful approach due to compromising character deaths in this film. ^[33]
  • The first episodes of Xiaolin Showdown , Kenny the Shark , and Tutenstein are broadcast.^{[ citation needed ]}
• November 2: ^[34]
  • Season 8 of King of the Hill begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Patch Boomhauer". The episode was watched by over 12.2 million viewers that night.
  • Season 15 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the latest Treehouse of Horror installment "Treehouse of Horror XIV". The episode was watched by over 16.2 million viewers that night.
• November 7:
  • The first episode of Star Wars: Clone Wars premieres on Cartoon Network.^{[ citation needed ]}
  • Season 4 of The Fairly OddParents begins on Nickelodeon (ahead of its third season finale) with the premiere of the episodes "Miss Dimmsdale/Mind Over Magic".^{[ citation needed ]}
• November 9:
  • Joe Dante's Looney Tunes: Back in Action is released. This film became a financial failure ^[35] and would not make anymore theatrical films featuring the Looney Tunes until 2021.
  • The Family Guy episode "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein" premieres on Adult Swim. It was pulled from airing on Fox due to them believing the episode is Anti-semitic. ^[36]
• November 10: The first episode of Sabrina's Secret Life is broadcast.
• November 20: The final episode of Dexter's Laboratory premieres on Cartoon Network. Genndy Tartakovsky, the series' creator for seasons 1 and 2 and the TV movie Ego Trip , later stated in 2023 that there will not be a possibility to reboot the series due to Christine Cavanaugh's death in 2014. ^[37]
• November 21: The Fairly OddParents concludes its third season on Nickelodeon with the episodes "Chip Off the Old Chip/Snow Bound". The season's finale was seen by over 3 million viewers that night. ^[38]
• November 27: The first episode of Pororo the Little Penguin is broadcast. ^[39]

December

• December 3: Jacques-Rémy Girerd's Prophétie des Grenouilles ( Raining Cats and Frogs ) premiers. ^[40]
• December 16: One Froggy Evening and Tin Toy are added to the National Film Registry. ^{[41] [42]}
• December 17: South Park concludes its seventh season on Comedy Central with the Christmas special "It's Christmas in Canada". It was seen by over 2.3 million viewers that night. ^[43]

Specific date unknown

• Danish animator comic artist Borge Ring is knighted in the Order of the Dutch Lion. ^[44]

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: The ChubbChubbs!
• Animation Kobe Feature Film Award: Millennium Actress ^[45]
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: My Life as McDull
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: Finding Nemo
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film: El Cid: The Legend
• Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Award: Winter Days
• Mainichi Film Awards – Animation Grand Award: Tokyo Godfathers

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films: 2003

• January 21 - 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (United States) (produced in 2002)
• February 11 - Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure (United States)
• February 12 - La Légende de Parva (France)
• February 14 - The Jungle Book 2 (United States)
• March 1 - One Piece: Dead End Adventure (Japan)
• March 4 - Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (United States)
• March 8 - Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (Japan)
• March 18 - Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (United States)
• March 20 - Little Longnose (Russia)
• March 21 - Piglet's Big Movie (United States)
• March 27 - The Little Polar Bear: The Dream of Flying (Germany)
• March 31 - Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (Canada)
• April 18 - Hajime no Ippo – Champion Road (Japan)
• April 19:
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of Honor (Japan)
  • Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (Japan)
• April 20 - The Cunning Little Vixen (United Kingdom)
• April 25:
  • Jake's Booty Call (United States)
  • Oseam (South Korea)
• May 20:
  • Atlantis: Milo's Return (United States)
  • VeggieTales: The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! (United States)
• May 21 - Dominator (United Kingdom)
• May 28 - Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (Japan and France)
• May 30 - Finding Nemo (United States)
• June 3:
  • The Animatrix (United States and Japan)
  • Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase (Canada and United States)
• June 4 - Kaena: The Prophecy (France and Canada)
• June 5 - Cesante (Chile)
• June 11 - The Triplets of Belleville (France, Belgium, Canada and United Kingdom)
• June 13 - Rugrats Go Wild (United States)
• June 25 - The Rain Children (France and South Korea)
• June 27 - Otherworld (United Kingdom)
• July 2 - Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (United States)
• July 4 - El Embrujo del Sur (Spain)
• July 17:
  • Werner – Gekotzt wird später! (Germany)
  • Wonderful Days (South Korea and United States)
• July 19 - Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker (Japan)
• August 5 - VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe (United States)
• August 19 - Back to School with Franklin (Canada)
• August 20 - Hammerboy (South Korea)
• August 26 - Stitch! The Movie (United States)
• August 29 - Son of Aladdin (India)
• September 9 - Elysium (South Korea)
• September 16 - Bionicle: Mask of Light (United States)
• September 19 - Little Bee Julia & Lady Life (Italy)
• September 25 - Jester Till (Germany and Belgium)
• September 27 - G.I. Joe: Spy Troops (United States)
• September 30:
  • Barbie of Swan Lake (United States)
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (United States)
• October - The Legend of the Sky Kingdom (Zimbabwe)
• October 2 - Globi and the Stolen Shadows (Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg)
• October 10 - Mécanix (Canada)
• October 21 - Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (United States)
• October 22 - The Dog, the General, and the Birds (Italy and France)
• October 31 - Betizu izar artean (Spain)
• November - A Very Wompkee Christmas (United States)
• November 1 - Brother Bear (United States)
• November 8 - Tokyo Godfathers (Japan)
• November 14 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (United States)
• November 18 - Rescue Heroes: The Movie (Canada)
• November 19 - Wizards & Giants (Mexico)
• November 20 - The Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's Rescue (Germany)
• November 27 - Winter Days (Japan)
• November 28 - Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (United States)
• December 2 - The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (United States)
• December 3 - Raining Cats and Frogs (France)
• December 5 - Opopomoz (Italy, France, and Spain)
• December 7 - Más vampiros en La Habana (Cuba and Spain)
• December 8 - My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday (United States)
• December 9:
  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (United States)
  • LeapFrog: The Letter Factory (United States)
  • Recess: All Growed Down (United States)
  • Recess: Taking the 5th Grade (United States)
• December 13 - Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley (Japan)
• December 19:
  • The 3 Wise Men (France and Spain)
  • El Cid: The Legend (Spain)
  • Toto Sapore and the Magic Story of Pizza (Italy)
• December 20:
  • InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (Japan)
  • Master Q: Incredible Pet Detective (Hong Kong)
• December 21 - Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (Japan)
• December 25 - Bolívar: el héroe (Colombia)
• December 26 - Captain Sabertooth (Norway)
• December 31 - LeapFrog: The Talking Words Factory (United States)
• Specific date unknown:
  • The Return of Mushsnail: The Legend of The Snowmill (United States)
  • The Souricière (France)

Television series debuts

Main article: List of animated television series of 2003

Date	Title	Channel	Year
January 6	The Berenstain Bears (2003)	PBS Kids	2003–2004
January 13	Lupin the Third Part II	Adult Swim	2003
February 1	.hack//Sign	Cartoon Network
February 8	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)	Fox Box, The CW4Kids	2003–2010
February 10	Reign: The Conqueror	Adult Swim	2003–2004
February 16	The Venture Bros.		2003–2018
February 21	Corneil & Bernie	Nicktoons	2003–2016
March 1	Stuart Little: The Animated Series	HBO	2003
March 4	Hey Monie!	BET
March 11	The Save-Ums!	Discovery Kids	2003–2006
	Strawberry Shortcake	Direct-to-Video	2003-08
March 31	Trigun	Adult Swim	2003
April 7	Miffy and Friends	Noggin	2003–2007
	Moose and Zee		2003–2012
April 12	All Grown Up!	Nickelodeon	2003–2008
May 17	MegaMan NT Warrior	Kids' WB	2003–2005
June 3	Hey Joel	VH1	2003
June 9	Android Kikaider: The Animation	Adult Swim
June 13	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Cartoon Network	2003–2008
June 26	Gary the Rat	The New TNN	2003
	Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"
	Stripperella		2003–2004
June 30	Cyborg 009	Cartoon Network	2003
July 8	Franny's Feet	PBS Kids	2003–2010
July 11	Evil Con Carne	Cartoon Network	2003–2004
	Free for All	Showtime	2003
	Spider-Man: The New Animated Series	MTV
July 19	Teen Titans	Cartoon Network	2003–2006
August 1	My Life as a Teenage Robot	Nickelodeon	2003–2009
August 4	Blue Gender	Adult Swim	2003–2004
August 5	FLCL		2003–2018
August 23	Funky Cops	Fox Box	2003–2004
	Duck Dodgers	Cartoon Network	2003–2005
August 30	Shaman King	Fox Box
September 1	Clifford's Puppy Days	PBS Kids	2003–2006
September 2	Rubbadubbers	Nick Jr.	2003–2005
September 7	Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks	PBS Kids	2003–2007
September 8	Connie the Cow	Noggin	2003–2005
September 20	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Disney Channel	2003–2006
September 28	JoJo's Circus	Playhouse Disney	2003–2007
October 1	The Koala Brothers
October 17	VH1 ILL-ustrated	VH1	2003–2004
October 22	Kid Notorious	Comedy Central	2003
November 1	Kenny the Shark	Discovery Kids	2003–2005
	Tutenstein		2003–2008
	Xiaolin Showdown	Kids' WB	2003–2006
	Pokémon: Advanced		2003–2004
November 7	Star Wars: Clone Wars	Cartoon Network	2003–2005
November 14	Dragon Ball GT	Cartoon Network, Nicktoons	2003–2012

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel	Year	Notes
January 3	Cita's World	BET	1999–2003	Ended
January 16	3-South	MTV	2002–2003	Cancelled
February 5	The Legend of Tarzan	UPN	2001–2003	Ended
February 25	Clifford the Big Red Dog	PBS Kids	2000–2003
April 4	Liberty's Kids		2002–2003	Cancelled
April 13	Clone High	MTV		Cancelled, until revived by Max in 2023.
April 15	Hey Monie!	BET	2003	Cancelled
May 24	Stuart Little: The Animated Series	HBO
June 17	Hey Joel	VH1
July 24	Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"	TNN
August 10	Futurama	Fox	1999–2003	Cancelled, until revived by Comedy Central in 2010.
August 22	Spider-Man: The New Animated Series	MTV	2003	Cancelled
September 12	Free for All	Showtime
October 24	House of Mouse	Toon Disney	2001–2003	Ended
October 25	X-Men: Evolution	Kids' WB	2000–2003
	Pokémon: Master Quest		2002–2003
November 7	Little Bear	Nick Jr.	1995–2003
November 9	Family Guy	Fox	1999–2003; 2005–present	Cancelled, until revived in 2005.
November 14	Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?	Cartoon Network	2002–2003	Cancelled
November 20	Dexter's Laboratory		1996–1999; 2001–2003
November 23	ToonHeads		1992–2003	Ended
November 26	Time Squad		2001–2003	Cancelled
December 11	Gary the Rat	Spike TV	2003
December 12	Transformers: Armada	Cartoon Network	2002–2003
December 15	Kaput & Zösky	Nicktoons	2002–2004
December 17	Kid Notorious	Comedy Central	2003
December 31	The Brak Show	Adult Swim	2000–2003

Television season premieres

Date	Title	Season	Channel
February 3	The Wild Thornberrys	5	Nickelodeon
February 24	Dora the Explorer	3
March 19	South Park	7	Comedy Central
May 25	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	2	Adult Swim
May 30	ChalkZone	2	Nickelodeon
June 14	Samurai Jack	4	Cartoon Network
July 18	Kim Possible	2	Disney Channel
August 9	As Told by Ginger	3	Nickelodeon
September 5	The Powerpuff Girls	5	Cartoon Network
September 19	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	2	Nickelodeon
October 3	Codename: Kids Next Door	2	Cartoon Network
	Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
October 6	Dora the Explorer	4	Nickelodeon
November 2	King of the Hill	8	Fox
	The Simpsons	15
November 7	The Fairly OddParents	4	Nickelodeon

Television season finales

Date	Title	Season	Channel
January 20	The Fairly OddParents	2	Nickelodeon
March 7	Codename: Kids Next Door	1	Cartoon Network
May 16	Kim Possible	1	Disney Channel
May 18	King of the Hill	7	Fox
	The Simpsons	14
June 29	As Told by Ginger	2	Nickelodeon
July 14	Dora the Explorer	2
July 26	SpongeBob SquarePants	2
August 16	Samurai Jack	3	Cartoon Network
September 5	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius	1	Nickelodeon
November 2	ChalkZone	2
November 21	The Fairly OddParents	3
December 12	Blue's Clues	5
December 17	South Park	7	Comedy Central
December 31	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	2	Adult Swim

Births

January

• January 2: Cyrus Arnold, American actor (voice of Jawbreaker in Transformers: EarthSpark , Teen Driver in Diary of a Wimpy Kid ).
• January 24: Johnny Orlando, Canadian actor and musician (voice of Whyatt in season 3 of Super Why! , Travis in Bunyan and Babe ).

February

• February 1: Sydney Mikayla, American actress (voice of Wolf in Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts , Robby Malto in Transformers: EarthSpark , Maya in Craig of the Creek , Joy in The Loud House , Kit in the We Bare Bears episode "Baby Bears Can't Jump", Andy Smith in Invincible Fight Girl ).
• February 4: Kyla Kenedy, American actress (voice of Piper in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie ).

April

• April 3: Elsie Fisher, American actress (voice of Masha in Masha and the Bear , Parker in The Addams Family , first voice of Agnes in the Despicable Me franchise). ^[46]
• April 19: Caleel Harris, American actor (voice of AJ in Blaze and the Monster Machines , Clyde McBride in seasons 1-3 of The Loud House ).

May

• May 24: Cole Sand, American actor (voice of Eli Pepperjack in Tales of Arcadia , Nicholas Barnsworth in Santa's Apprentice and The Magic Snowflake , additional voices in Minions and Hotel Transylvania 2 ).

June

• June 11: Breanna Yde, American actress (voice of Ronnie Anne in seasons 1-3 of The Loud House , Little Mariah in All I Want for Christmas Is You ).

July

• July 1: Storm Reid, American actress (voice of Nia in The Bravest Knight , Emily in The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder episode "Juneteenth"). ^[47]

August

• August 18: Max Charles, American actor (voice of Sherman in Mr. Peabody & Sherman and The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show , the title character in Harvey Beaks , Kion in The Lion Guard ).
• August 23: Quvenzhané Wallis, American actress (voice of Harper in Trolls , Almitra in The Prophet ).

September

• September 3: Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor (voice of Alberto Scorfano in Luca , Barney Pudowski in Ron's Gone Wrong ).
• September 5: Philip Solomon, American actor (voice of Craig Williams in Craig of the Creek ).
• September 8: Nicolas Cantu, American actor (voice of Rowan Freemaker in Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures , James in Sofia the First , Dak in DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders , Paco in Future-Worm! , Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem , B.O.Y.D. in the DuckTales episode "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!", continued voice of Gumball Watterson in The Amazing World of Gumball ).
• September 17: Brianna Denski, American actress (voice of June Bailey in Wonder Park ).
• September 30:
  • Bella Ramsey, English actor (voice of the title character in Hilda , Princess Gizana in Princess Emmy , Molly in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget , young Ramona in the Summer Camp Island episode "Ghost Baby Jabberwock").
  • Lyric Ross, American actress (voice of Kat Elliot in Wendell & Wild ).

Deaths

January

• January 20: Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist, (artistic consultant for the "Rhapsody in Blue" segment in Fantasia 2000 which was inspired by his designs), dies at age 99. ^{[48] [49]}
• January 25: Cliff Norton, American actor (voice of Woggle-Bird in Jack and the Beanstalk , Dr. Kakofonous A. Dischord in The Phantom Tollbooth , Ed Huddles in Where's Huddles? , Crow #2 in The Mouse and His Child , Timothy in Pandamonium ), dies at age 84. ^{[50] [51]}

February

• February 24: Imogene Lynn, American singer (singing voice of Red in Tex Avery's cartoons), dies at age 80. ^{[52] [53]}
• February 27: Fred Rogers, American television host, author, producer and minister (voiced himself in the Arthur episode "Arthur Meets Mister Rogers"), dies from stomach cancer at age 74. ^[54]

March

• March 9: Stan Brakhage, American film director and animator ( Mothlight ), dies at age 70. ^[55]
• March 12:
  • Lynne Thigpen, American actress (voice of Luna in Bear in the Big Blue House , Judge in the King of the Hill episode "Hank's Dirty Laundry"), dies from cerebral hemorrhage at age 54. ^[56]
  • Branco Karabajic, Croatian comic book artist and animator (worked on Veliki Mitting), dies at age 77. ^[57]
  • Thomas Warkentin, American comic book artist, comic book writer and animator (Filmation, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 67. ^[58]
• March 23: Nelda Ridley, American animation checker (Bakshi Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network Studios), dies at age 65.
• March 28: Bob Matz, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Peanuts specials), dies at age 90. ^[59]
• March 30: Michael Jeter, American actor (voice of Smokey and Steamer in The Polar Express , Biederman in The Wild Thornberrys , William Blay in the Duckman episode "Ajax & Ajaxer", Runta in the Aladdin episode "Stinker Belle"), dies at age 50. ^[60]

April

• April 15: Maurice Rapf, American screenwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Gnomes ), dies at age 88. ^{[61] [62] [63]}
• April 16: David Brown, American businessman (co-founder of Blue Sky Studios), dies at age 64. ^[64]
• April 20: Johnny Douglas, English composer (Marvel Productions), dies at age 82. ^{[65] [66] [67] [68]}
• April 24: Gary Sperling, American television writer (Disney Television Animation), dies at age 45.
• April 30: Lionel Wilson, American actor (voiced all characters in Tom Terrific , Vincent van Gopher and Possible Possum in Deputy Dawg , Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog ), dies at age 79. ^[69]

May

• May 11: Joe Denton, American background artist ( Ghostbusters , She-Ra: Princess of Power , Warner Bros. Animation) and storyboard artist ( Camp Candy , Warner Bros. Animation, Jumanji , Sabrina: The Animated Series , Family Guy ), dies at age 65.
• May 14:
  • Dante Quinterno, Argentine animator, comics artist, and publisher, created the first animated color film of Latin America ( Upa en apuros ), dies at age 93. ^[70]
  • Robert Stack, American actor (voice of Ultra Magnus in The Transformers: The Movie , ATF Agent Fleming in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America , Bob the Narrator in Hercules , Superintendent in Recess: School's Out , Stoat Muldoon in Butt-Ugly Martians , General in the Recess episode "A Genius Among Us", Narrator in The Angry Beavers episode "Home Loners", Reynolds Penland in the King of the Hill episode "The Trouble with Gribbles", Gordon/The Silver Shield in the Teamo Supremo episode "The Grandfather Show"), dies from heart failure at age 84. ^[71]
• May 27: Dave Monahan, American screenwriter (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 85.

June

• June 30: Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (voice of Pardon-Me-Pete in Jack Frost , Scuttle in The Little Mermaid ), dies at age 78. ^[72]

July

• July 4: Barry White, American singer and songwriter (voice of Samson and Brother Bear in Coonskin , himself in The Simpsons episodes "Whacking Day" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled"), dies from cardiac arrest at age 58. ^[73]
• July 24: Irving Dressler, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios, Hal Seeger), dies at age 90. ^[74]
• July 27: Bob Hope, English-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Beauty Queen"), dies from pneumonia at age 100. ^{[75] [76]}
• July 31: Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist and animator, dies at age 70. ^[77]

August

• August 9: Gregory Hines, American dancer, actor, choreographer and singer (voice of Big Bill in Little Bill ), dies from liver cancer at age 57. ^[78]
• August 24: Robert C. Bruce, American actor (narrator of various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons), dies at age 88. ^[79]

September

• September 6:
  • Jules Engel, American sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Charles Mintz Studios, UPA) and founder of the Experimental Animation Program at CalArts, dies at age 94. ^{[80] [81] [82]}
  • Harry Goz, American actor (voice of Mayor Huffenmeier in Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night , Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in Sealab 2021 ), dies from multiple myeloma at age 71. ^[83]
• September 8: Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (voice of the title character in Caillou , Meg in Mega Babies , second voice of Lori in What's with Andy? ), dies in a car accident at age 17. ^[84]
• September 11: John Ritter, American actor (voice of Peter Dickinson in The Flight of Dragons , Inspector Gil in Fish Police , Eugene Grandy in King of the Hill , the title character in Clifford the Big Red Dog and Clifford's Really Big Movie , Great Uncle Stew in Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up , Dr. David Wheeler in the Batman Beyond episode "The Last Resort"), dies at age 54. ^{[85] [86] [87] [88] [89]}
• September 12: Johnny Cash, American country singer (voice of the Space Coyote in The Simpsons episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)"), dies at age 71. ^{[90] [91]}
• September 25: George Plimpton, American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"), dies at age 76. ^[92]
• September 29: Wesley Tuttle, American country singer (did the yodeling in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ), dies at age 85.
• September 30: Edwin Gillette, American inventor, cameraman and animator (Cambria Studios, inventor of the Syncro-Vox technique), dies at age 94. ^{[93] [94]}

October

• October 3: Florence Stanley, American actress (voice of Mrs. Packard in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return , Waitress in A Goofy Movie ), dies from a stroke at age 79. ^[95]
• October 16: Carl Urbano, American animator and director ( A Is for Atom , Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 92.
• October 26: Ted C. Bemiller, American animation checker, camera operator ( Crusader Rabbit , Hanna-Barbera, The Beatles , MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Filmation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit , The Simpsons , Looney Tunes ), cinematographer ( Fritz the Cat ) and production manager ( Garfield and Friends ), dies at age 79.
• October 27: Rod Roddy, American radio and television announcer (voice of Mike the Microphone in House of Mouse , Johnny in the Garfield and Friends episode "Over the Rainbow"), dies from colon cancer at age 66. ^[96]

November

• November 12:
  • Kay E. Kuter, American actor (voice of Grimsby in The Little Mermaid , Santa Claus in Annabelle's Wish , Ego the Living Planet in the Fantastic Four episode "To Battle the Living Planet"), dies at age 78.
  • Penny Singleton, American actress and labor leader (voice of Jane Jetson in The Jetsons ), dies at age 95. ^[97]
  • Jonathan Brandis, American actor (voice of Mozenrath in Aladdin ), dies at age 27. ^[98]
• November 18: Michael Kamen, American composer, orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter and session musician ( The Iron Giant ), dies from a heart attack at age 55. ^[66]
• November 30: Kin Platt, American caricaturist, radio writer, television writer, comics artist and animation writer (Walt Disney Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Terrytoons, Milton the Monster ), dies at age 91. ^[99]

December

• December 17: Alan Tilvern, English actor (portrayed R.K. Maroon in Who Framed Roger Rabbit , voice of Innkeeper in The Lord of the Rings ), dies at age 85.
• December 19: Les Tremayne, English actor (voice of The Ghost of Christmas Present in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol , Humbug in The Phantom Tollbooth , Chester C. Cricket and Harry Cat in The Cricket in Times Square , A Very Merry Cricket , and Yankee Doodle Cricket , Alexander Graham Wolf, and Santa Claus in Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper , the title character in Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile , the Wishing Well in Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island , Orin in Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer , Arthur in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin , Gustav in Tis the Season to Be Smurfy ), dies at age 90. ^[100]
• December 22: Wah Chang, Chinese-American designer, sculptor, animator and animation producer ( Pinocchio , Bambi ), dies at age 86. ^[101]
• December 27: Pete Alvarado, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Republic Pictures, Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears Productions, Filmation), dies at age 83. ^[102]
• December 29: Bob Monkhouse, British actor and writer (voice of Mr. Hell in Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show , Johnny Saveloy in Rex the Runt ), dies at age 75. ^[103]
• Specific date unknown: Oliver Passingham, British comics artist and animator, dies at age 78. ^[104]

Specific date unknown

• Claude Smith, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, MGM), dies at age 90.

See also

• 2003 in anime

References

1. Fitzgerald, Toni (February 5, 2003). "Fox's smart stage-mothering of 'Idol'". Media Life Magazine . Archived from the original on February 10, 2003. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
2. "101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure - Special Edition DVD Review". www.dvdizzy.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2003)". Los Angeles Times . February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "The Jungle Book 2 (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
5. "Biography of Yoshinobu Nishizaki". Bella Online. 2010. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
6. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 531–532. ISBN   978-1538103739.
7. "ODD JOB JACK". www.oddjobjack.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
8. "Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003) - Mario Piluso | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
9. Comedy Central Ratings Report (March 17–23, 2003). Nielsen Media Research (Report).
10. "Piglet's Big Movie 2003". Box Office Mojo. May 29, 2003. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
11. Nickelodeon Ratings Report (March 17–23, 2003) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
12. "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
13. "Miyazaki breaks his silent protest of America". Los Angeles Times . July 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
14. NOGGIN (March 25, 2003). "NOGGIN Reinvents Itself – It's Like Preschool on TV!". PR Newswire (Press release). Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
15. I'm a Little Bit Country - South Park Wiki . Retrieved September 7, 2025– via southpark.cc.com.
16. KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "All Grown Up – Fast erwachsen" (in German). Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
17. "Ray Harryhausen | Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
18. "National Nielsen Viewership (May 12–18, 2003)". Los Angeles Times . May 21, 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Audiences Find 'Nemo'". CBS News . June 16, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
20. Ebert, Roger (July 2, 2003). "Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
21. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 52. ISBN   9781476672939.
22. Fitzgerald, Toni (July 23, 2003). "Gigli effect: Ben and J. Lo do 'Dateline'". Media Life Magazine . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
23. "83, Teen Titans". IGN. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
24. "SpongeBob SquarePants - Episode List". Nickandmore!.com. 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
25. "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (FTP). March 2, 2016.^{[dead ftp link]}(To view documents see Help:FTP) Alt URL
26. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
27. "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
28. "Official site". Archived from the original on July 12, 2015.
29. NOGGIN (August 20, 2003). "A Brand Moo Series Comes to Noggin This Fall". PRNewswire (Press release). Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
30. "Archived Cartoon Network Schedule (6am-12am)". Cartoon Network.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
31. "Production I.G : WORK LIST : 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' (Animation Sequence)". Production I.G . 2003. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
32. "Brother Bear DVD Review". DVDizzy.com. March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
33. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Third Edition. Infobase Publishing. ISBN   978-0-8160-6599-8.
34. "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2003)". Los Angeles Times . November 5, 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
35. "Looney Tunes: Back in Action". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
36. Kurp, Josh (April 9, 2020). "There's A Story Behind The Controversial 'Family Guy' Episode That Has Never Aired In The U.S." Uproxx . Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
37. John-Day, Michael (April 25, 2023). "Dexter's Laboratory Creator Addresses the Chances of a Revival Series". CBR. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
38. Cable TV Ratings: Nickelodeon (November 17−23, 2003) (Report). Nielsen Media Research.
39. ""Pororo the Little Penguin"". December 7, 2005. Archived from the original on December 7, 2005.
40. "Brochure Prophétie des grenouilles" (PDF) (Press release) (in French). Folimage. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
41. "25 Films Added to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 16, 2003. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
42. "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
43. Comedy Central Ratings Report (December 15–21, 2003). Nielsen Media Research (Report).
44. "Borge Ring". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
45. これまでの記録（第1回～10回）. Anime Kobe (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
46. "Elsie Fisher biography and filmography | Elsie Fisher movies". Tribute. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
47. Rose, Mike (July 1, 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for July 1, 2022 includes celebrities Dan Aykroyd, Alan Ruck". Cleveland.com . Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
48. Buhlman, Jocelyn (January 28, 2020). "Q&A with Eric and Susan Goldberg about the Magical, Musical World of Fantasia 2000". D23. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2003.
49. Corliss, Richard (January 29, 2003). "That Old Feeling: The Fun in Al Hirschfeld". Time . Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
50. Webber, Brad (January 28, 2003). "CLIFF NORTON, 84 ; Veteran character actor known for comic touch: [North Sports Final Edition]". Chicago Tribune. p. II-8. ProQuest   419544162. Mr. Norton, 84, died of lung cancer Saturday, Jan. 25, in his Studio City, Calif., home. [..] Born in Chicago, Mr. Norton graduated from Sullivan High School in 1935. By the end of that decade, he was a disc jockey with a morning show on WAAF-AM 1000. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II and was a bombardier in the India-Burma-China war zone--a role he would claim made him the 'American record-holder for intake of quinine.' After the war, he became a regular on Chicago's radio scene and appeared on 'Captain Midnight,' 'Tom Mix' and 'Terry and the Pirates.' He met Garroway, an NBC staff announcer who would soon employ him as a regular on 'Garroway at Large,' a musical revue and talk show that moved to New York in 1952.
51. Oliver, Myrna (January 31, 2003). "Cliff Norton, 84; Began Acting Career in Radio". Los Angeles Times . p. B11. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
52. Aubrey Poole (June 11, 2003). "Imogene Lynn". Variety. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
53. "Imogene Lynn". Band Chirps. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
54. Lewis, Daniel (February 28, 2003). "Mister Rogers, TV's Friend For Children, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times. p. A00001. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
55. "Experimental Filmmaker Stan Brakhage Has Passed Away". www.aintitcool.com/. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
56. "Lynne Thigpen, 54, an Actress In CBS's 'District' and on Stage" . The New York Times. Associated Press. March 14, 2003. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
57. "Branco Karabajic". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
58. "Thomas Warkentin". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
59. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. October 24, 2008. ISBN   9780786452088.
60. Cosgrove-Mather, Bootie (August 31, 2004). "Actor Michael Jeter Dead At 52". CBS News. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
61. Ronald Bergan (May 8, 2003). "Obituary: Maurice Rapf". The Guardian. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
62. "Maurice Rapf, 88, Screenwriter and Film Professor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
63. "Maurice Rapf (1914-2003)". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
64. Baisley, Sarah (April 16, 2003). "Blue Sky Studios' Co-Founder Brown Passes Away". Animation World Network . Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
65. "Composer Johnny Douglas dies". BBC. April 21, 2003. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
66. "Michael Kamen, 55, Award-Winning Composer". The New York Times . November 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
67. "Johnny Douglas" . The Independent. April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
68. "Railway Children composer dies". The Argus. April 21, 2003. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
69. "Lionel Wilson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
70. "Historia de la Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de la República Argentina" (in Spanish). Puestaenescena.com.ar. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
71. Lyman, Rick (May 16, 2003). "Robert Stack, 84, Who Starred In Television's 'Untouchables'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
72. Severo, Richard (July 1, 2003). "Buddy Hackett, Irrepressible Clown of Stage, Screen and Nightclubs, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010. Mr. Hackett's career spanned more than half a century in nightclubs, movies, the stage and television. His rubbery face was a familiar one on America's home screens in the 1950s and 1960s when he was a frequent guest on talk shows hosted by Jack Paar and Arthur Godfrey.
73. Jelbert, Steve (July 5, 2003). "Barry White, the Walrus of Love, dies aged 58". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
74. "Irving Dressler". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
75. Ward, Linda. "Bob Hope: Thanks for the memory". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
76. "Bob Hope's 100th birthday greeted with good wishes". USA Today . Associated Press. May 30, 2003. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
77. "Guido Crepax". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
78. Dunning, Jennifer (August 11, 2003). "Gregory Hines, Versatile Dancer and Actor, Dies at 57". The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
79. "Robert Bruce Jr. Obituary (2003) The Greenville News". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
80. Orosz, Márton (2011). Back to the homeland! (PDF). Docler Video Productions. ISBN   978-963-08-1576-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
81. Holland, Steve (September 17, 2003). "Obituary: Jules Engel". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
82. Biederman, Patricia Ward (November 11, 1995). "An Animated Personal Vision: CalArts Teacher Jules Engel Is Honored for Lifetime in Film". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
83. "Harry Goz, 71; Played Lead in 'Fiddler'". The New York Times . October 1, 2003. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
84. "Voice of Caillou dies in crash". CBC News. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
85. "John Ritter's widow talks about wrongful death suit". USA Today. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
86. "John Ritter: 1948–2003". People . September 18, 2003. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
87. Considine, Bob (February 4, 2008). "John Ritter's widow talks about wrongful death suit". Today . NBC. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
88. Grace, Francie (September 16, 2003). "John Ritter's Family Says Goodbye". CBS News . Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
89. "Where Celebrities Are Buried in LA". KCBS News. September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
90. "Death from a Broken Heart". Medicine net. November 24, 2003. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
91. "Johnny Cash Dead at Age 71". Folsomlocalnews.com. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
92. Severo, Richard (September 26, 2003). "George Plimpton, Urbane and Witty Writer, Dies at 76". The New York Times.
93. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. October 24, 2008. ISBN   9780786452088.
94. • Method and Means for Producing Composite Talking Picture Archived November 16, 2023, at the Wayback Machine (PDF format) at FreePatentsOnline.com Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
95. "Florence Stanley, 79, an actress" . The New York Times . Associated Press. October 12, 2003. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
96. "'Price Is Right' Announcer Rod Roddy Dies". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
97. The Associated Press. "Penny Singleton Dies at 95; Played Blondie in Film Series". The New York Times . Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
98. "Teen idol Jonathan Brandis dies at 27". USA Today . November 21, 2003. Archived from the original on June 30, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
99. "Kin Platt". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
100. McLellan, Dennis (December 23, 2003). "Les Tremayne, 90; Radio Icon's Acting Career Ran 6 Decades". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
101. "Wah Ming Chang, 86; Special-Effects Master Worked on 'Time Machine'". Los Angeles Times. December 30, 2003. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
102. "Pete Alvarado". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
103. Dennis Barker (December 30, 2003). "Bob Monkhouse – A much-loved comedian and television personality who could also inspire harsh criticism". The Guardian. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
104. "Oliver Passingham". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb