1992 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 27: During a rally of the Republican Party, President George H. W. Bush states that "the American Family (...) needs to be a lot more like The Waltons and a lot less like The Simpsons."'
- January 30: At the start of the next The Simpsons episode, a short video is shown in which the Simpson family watches Bush's speech on television. In response to it, Bart Simpson says: "Hey, we're just like the Waltons: we pray for an end to the depression too".
February
March
April
June
- June 26: Erotic anime series La Blue Girl airs in Japan. This anime received serious censorship when it was released outside its Japanese home country and its classification was refused in the United Kingdom for its pornographic exploits of underage women.
July
August
September
- September 4: Bill Plympton's The Tune premieres.
- September 5: The first episode of ' premieres on Fox Kids.
- September 11:
- The Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor" premieres, in which Harley Quinn makes her debut. She will become so popular that she will be added to the regular cast of the Batman franchise.
- The first episode of The Little Mermaid premieres on CBS.
- September 12:
- The first episode of Eek! The Cat airs.
- The first episode of Fievel's American Tails premieres on CBS, the first cartoon series based on one of Don Bluth's franchises and the continuation of '. It was stored away over five years after the initial broadcast until NBCUniversal recovered it in 2020.
- September 13: Season 2 of Rugrats begins on Nickelodeon with the premiere of the episodes "Chuckie vs. the Potty/Together at Last".
- September 14: The third & final season of Tiny Toon Adventures begins on Fox Kids with the premiere of the episode "Thirteen Something".
- September 17: The first episode of Noddy's Toyland Adventures airs.
- September 19: Season 5 of Garfield and Friends begins on CBS with the premiere of the following episodes:
- "Home Away from Home/Rainy Day Robot/Odie the Amazing"
- "The First Annual Garfield Watchers Test/Stark Raven Mad/The Record Breaker"
- September 21: The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi is fired by Nickelodeon due to him failing to meet production deadlines. This leads to him and his animation studio, Spümcø, being replaced by Nickelodeon's own animation studio, Games Animation Inc., for the remainder of the series.
- September 22: The animated short Frog Baseball first airs on television. It marks the debut of Beavis and Butt-Head, who will receive their own series a year later.
- September 24: Season 4 of The Simpsons begins on Fox with the premiere of the episode "Kamp Krusty".
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Births
January
- January 19: Logan Lerman, American actor (voice of Robert Conroy in ').
February
- February 10: Karen Fukuhara, American actress (voice of the title character in Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Glimmer in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sewer Queen and Alexis in Craig of the Creek).
- February 14: Freddie Highmore, English actor (voice of Astro Boy in Astro Boy, Justin in Justin and the Knights of Valour).
- February 16: Jimmy Tatro, American actor, comedian, writer and YouTube personality (voice of Thorp in Smallfoot, Mitch in Fast & Furious Spy Racers, Leaf (Bucky) in The Mighty Ones, Lights Out McGinty in Rumble, Bill Walter in ').
- February 18: Logan Miller, American actor (voice of Nova in Ultimate Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy, Johnny in Phineas and Ferb).
- February 25: Rose Matafeo, New Zealand comedian, actress and TV presenter (voice of Loto in Moana 2).
March
April
- April 8: Shelby Young, American voice actress (voice of Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars franchise, Rayna in Baby Shark's Big Show!, Toda-Joh in ', The Magician in ', Captain Bragg and Bayrn in ', Diplo Ship in Elio).
- April 18: Chloe Bennet, American actress and singer (voice of Chase in Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, Daisy Johnson / Quake in Marvel Rising, Yi in Abominable and Abominable and the Invisible City, Shelby in Rally Road Racers).
- April 24: Jack Quaid, American actor (voice of Brad Boimler in ', Richie Rich in seasons 3-4 of Harvey Girls Forever!, Superman in My Adventures with Superman, Alberto Falcone in ', Earth-65 Peter Parker / Lizard in ', Tanner in the Solar Opposites episode "The Rad Awesome Terrific Ray").
- April 27: Morgan Berry, American actress (voice of Rindo Kobayashi in ', Thirteen in My Hero Academia, Daymond in The Seven Deadly Sins, Sharley in One Piece, Vivica in the ' episode "Desperada").
May
- May 17: Jules Medcraft, American actress (voice of Adam in Bigfoot Family, Andrea Davenport in The Ghost and Molly McGee).
- May 18: Spencer Breslin, American actor and musician (voice of Crandall in Teamo Supremo, Cubby in Return to Never Land, Anthony in ').
- May 21: Olivia Olson, American singer and actress (voice of Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb, Marceline in Adventure Time, Bliss in The Powerpuff Girls).
- May 29: Erica Lindbeck, American actress (voice of Jane Foster in Avengers Assemble, Emira Blight in The Owl House, Cheetara and Wilykit in ThunderCats Roar, Mera in DC Super Hero Girls, Loona and Millie in Helluva Boss, Kaori Miyazono in Your Lie in April, Natalie Miller / Glitter Ace in Glitter Force Doki Doki, Futaba Sakura in ', voice of Barbie from 2015 to 2017).
June
- June 14:
- Daryl Sabara, American actor (voice of Rex Salazar in Generator Rex, Hunter in Father of the Pride, Hero Boy in The Polar Express, Heatblast in Ben 10, Rhino in Ultimate Spider-Man).
- Eve Sabara, American actress (voice of Robin in The Batman, additional voices in Home on the Range, Dinosaur, and My Neighbor Totoro).
- June 18: Sean Teale, English actor (voice of King Alfor in ').
- June 28: Konomi Kohara, Japanese actress and voice actress (voice of Akane Mizuno in Tsuki ga Kirei, Yuko Yoshida in The Demon Girl Next Door, Lala Hagoromo/Cure Milky in Star Twinkle PreCure, Mina Hibino in Teasing Master Takagi-san, Kasumi Nomura in Asobi Asobase, Chika Fujiwara in ', Roxy Migurdia in Mushoku Tensei).
July
- July 5: Kyler Spears, American animator (Lucas Bros. Moving Co., Axe Cop), storyboard artist (Clarence, We Bare Bears), writer (We Bare Bears) and director (Amphibia).
- July 10: Kelley Mack, American actress (provided additional voices for '), (d. 2025).
- July 17: Harrison Chad, American actor (voice of Boots in seasons 1-4 of Dora the Explorer and the Go, Diego, Go! episode "Linda the Llama Saves Carnaval", Cardigan in ', young Tarzan in Tarzan II, singing voice of Leo in Little Einsteins).
- July 22: Selena Gomez, American singer and actress (voice of Princess Selenia in Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard and ', Helga McDodd in Horton Hears a Who!, Mavis Dracula in the Hotel Transylvania franchise).
August
- August 4:
- Dylan Sprouse, American actor (voice of KB Toys Soldier in Eight Crazy Nights, Justin Magoo in Kung-Fu Magoo, Zam in The Emperor's New School episode "Chipmunky Business").
- Cole Sprouse, American actor and photographer (voice of KB Toys Soldier in Eight Crazy Nights, Brad Landry in Kung-Fu Magoo, Zim in The Emperor's New School episode "Chipmunky Business").
- August 6: Saori Ã
Ânishi, Japanese voice actress (voice of Hisako Arato in ', Eriri Spencer Sawamura in ', Ais Wallenstein in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Saphentite Neikes in Monster Girl Doctor, Shikimori in Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie).
- August 13: Erika Henningsen, American actress and singer (voice of Charlie Morningstar in Hazbin Hotel, Ania in Curses!).
- August 17: Saraya Bevis, British pro wrestler (voiced herself in ' and ').
- August 20: Demi Lovato, American singer, songwriter, and actress (voice of Smurfette in ', Lenore Quinonez in Charming).
- August 31: Talon Warburton, American actor (voice of Lord Nighty-Knight in Megamind Rules!, Young Talon in ').
September
- September 8: Domee Shi, Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter (Pixar).
- September 18: Marissa Lenti, American voice actor (voice of Yuna in Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Shoko Majima in Kokkoku, Alicia Florence in Aria the Animation, Chiaki Hoshinomori in Gamers!, Gangle in The Amazing Digital Circus).
- September 27: Sam Lerner, American actor (voice of Zak Saturday in The Secret Saturdays, Chowder in Monster House, King Gristle in ').
- September 30: Ezra Miller, American actor (voice of D.A. Sinclair in the Invincible episode "You Look Kinda Dead").
October
- October 9: Tyler James Williams, American actor (voice of Bobby in Little Bill, Firestorm in ').
- October 12: Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer (voice of Markl in Howl's Moving Castle, Nod in Epic, Van-El and young Bruce Wayne in the Justice League Unlimited episode "For the Man Who Has Everything").
- October 13: Aaron Dismuke, American actor (voice of Alphonse Eric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Senku Ishigami in Dr. Stone, Tamaki Amajiki / Suneater in My Hero Academia, Shura in YuYu Hakusho, Hibiki in Fairy Tail, Sante in Tokyo Ghoul, Kanji Ike in Classroom of the Elite, Kakeru Manabe in Fruits Basket, Miyuki Shirogane in ', Oscar Pine in RWBY).
- October 15: Vincent Martella, American actor (voice of Phineas Flynn in Phineas and Ferb and the Milo Murphy's Law episode "The Phineas and Ferb Effect", Jason Todd in ' and ').
- October 28: Vivienne Medrano, Salvadoran-American animator (creator of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss).
November
- November 2: Lizzie Freeman, American voice actress (voice of Sempai in Magical Sempai, Trish Una in ', Chizuru Mizuhara in Rent-A-Girlfriend, Pomni in The Amazing Digital Circus).
- November 18: Nathan Kress, American actor (voice of Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Rebels, Ronald in The Penguins of Madagascar episode "Field Tripped").
- November 23: Miley Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress (voice of Penny in Bolt, Yatta in The Emperor's New School, Celebrity Starr in The Replacements episode "The Frog Prince", Skateboarding Pigeon in the Stone Quackers episode "A Farewell to Kings").
- November 25: Zack Shada, American actor (voice of Comet in Space Chimps and ', Pen in the Random! Cartoons episode "Adventure Time", Aqualad in the ' episode "Sidekicks Assemble!", young Scott Free in the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Ties That Bind").
- November 28:
- Cameron Ansell, Canadian actor (voice of Morris in Max & Ruby, Meteor in ', Spinner in Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, Arthur Read in Arthur from 2004 to 2007).
- Kianna Underwood, American actress (voice of Fuchsia Glover in Little Bill), (d. 2026).
December
Deaths
January
- January 9: Claude Coats, American painter and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera, UPA), dies at age 78.
- January 10: Babette DeCastro, American singer (Bird and Animal voices in Song of the South), dies at age 66.
- January 15: Walter Clinton, American animator and comics artist (Tex Avery, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 85.
- January 24: Ken Darby, American composer and conductor (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 82.
February
- February 4: John Dehner, American animator (Walt Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera, UPA) and actor, dies at age 76.
- February 9: Jack Kinney, American animator, animation director and producer (Walt Disney Company, Kinney-Adelquist Productions, Hanna-Barbera, UPA), dies at age 82.
- February 14: Alex Lovy, American animator, director and comics artist (Van Beuren, Walter Lantz, Columbia Pictures, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 78.
- February 20: Dick York, American actor (voice of Darrin Stephens in The Flintstones episode "Samantha"), dies at age 63.
March
- March 4: Art Babbitt, American animator (creator of Goofy, worked for Terrytoons, Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, and UPA), dies at age 84.
- March 6: Elvia Allman, American actress (voice of Miss Cud in I Haven't Got a Hat, second voice of Clarabelle Cow), dies at age 87.
- March 13: Boris Dyozhkin, Russian film director, caricaturist and animator (Cipollino, Fitil), dies at age 77.
- March 14: Ralph James, American voice actor (voice of narrator in The Unmentionables, Mr. Turtle for Tootsie Pops, Orson in Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour, additional voices in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, and The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show), dies at age 67.
- March 17: Grace Stafford, American actress (voice of Woody Woodpecker from 1950 to 1991) and wife of Walter Lantz, dies of spinal cancer at age 88.
- March 24: Campbell Grant, American actor (voice of Angus MacBadger in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), character designer and animation writer (Fantasia), dies at age 82.
- March 29: William L. Hendricks, American producer (Looney Tunes), dies at age 87.
April
May
- May 5: Michael J. O'Connor, American animator, storyboard artist (Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, The Simpsons) and writer (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Filmation), dies at age 54.
- May 25: Edith Vernick, Ukrainian-American animator, supervised the assistant animation department for both the Fleischer Studios and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (Gulliver's Travels, The Cat Concerto), dies at age 86.
June
July
August
- August 8: Lynn Karp, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 82.
- August 23: Charles August Nichols, American animator and film and television director (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 81.
- August 26: Sammy Timberg, American musician and composer (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios), dies at age 89.
- August 27: Ferdinand Diehl, German animator and film director (The Seven Ravens, Mecki), dies at age 91.
September
- September 5: Yasuji Mori, Japanese animator (Toei Animation) and director (The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon), dies at age 67.
- September 25: Leslie Denison, English actor (voice of the judge and a weasel in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, narrator in Donald's Diary), dies at age 87.
- September 27: Zhang Leping, Chinese comics artist and animator (Sanmao), dies at age 91.
- September 29: John Reed, American animator, special effects artist, and animation director (Fantasia, Bambi, Animal Farm), dies at age 84.
October
- October 6: Denholm Elliott, English actor (voice of Cowslip in Watership Down), dies at age 70.
- October 16: Shirley Booth, American actress (voice of Mrs. Claus in The Year Without a Santa Claus), dies at age 94.
- October 18: Purv Pullen, American actor (Silly Symphonies, Birds in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 83.
- October 20: Jackson Weaver, American broadcaster and actor (voice of Smokey Bear), dies at age 72.
- October 25: Roger Miller, American singer and actor (voice of Alan-a-Dale the rooster in Robin Hood), dies at age 56.
November
December
- December 10: Joan Gardner, American actress (voice of Spunky in The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole, Mrs. Wetworth in Snorks), dies at age 66.
- December 17: Horst von Möllendorff, German comics artist, cartoonist and animator (Verwitterte Melodie, Der Schneemann, Wedding in the Coral Sea), dies at age 86.
- December 24: Peyo, Belgian comics artist and film director (The Smurfs and the Magic Flute), dies at age 64.
- December 30: Romeo Muller, American screenwriter (Rankin/Bass), dies at age 64.
- December 31: Dianne Jackson, English film director (The Snowman), dies at age 51.
Specific date unknown
- Fred Abranz, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 81 or 82.
- Wan Chaochen, Chinese film director and producer (Wan Brothers), dies at age 85 or 86.
- Pierre Chivot, French animator and comics artist, dies at age 63 or 64.
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