1962

== History ==
* William Lava succeeds Milt Franklyn starting with "The Jet Cage" and "Good Noose". However, even after Milt Franklyn passed away, his arrangements of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies opening themes were used for a couple of more years, lasting until 1964.
* Chuck Jones is fired for moonlighting on UPA's film Gay Purr-ee and is replaced by Phil Monroe.
* Friz Freleng leaves for MGM Cartoons and is replaced by Arthur Davis and later Gerry Chiniquy.
== Television ==
* 7 August - The final first-run episode of The Bugs Bunny Show airs on ABC.
* August - The Bugs Bunny Show moves from prime-time to Saturday mornings.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*January 18 - Pinocchio (re-issue)
*February 9 - Moon Pilot (premiere)
*April 5 - Moon Pilot
*May 17 - Bon Voyage!
*June 6 - Big Red
*September 26
**Almost Angels premiered in Salt Lake City, Utah
**Lady and the Tramp (re-issue)
*November 7 - The Legend of Lobo
*December 19 - In Search of the Castaways (premiere)
*December 21 - In Search of the Castaways
===Shorts===
*January 1 - "Rock-a-Bye Gator"
*January 20 - "Wet Hare"
*January 29 - "Home Sweet Home Wrecker"
*February 10 - "A Sheep in the Dee"
*February 26 - "Pest of Show"
*March 5 - "Room and Bored"
*March 10 - "Fish and Slips"
*March 23 - "High Steaks"
*March 26 - "Fowled-Up Birthday"
*March 31 - "Quackodile Tears"
*April 9 - "Mouse into Space"
*April 13 - "High Steaks"
*April 21 - "Crows' Feat"
*April 30 - "Mackerel Moocher"
*May 12 - "Mexican Boarders"
*May 15 - "Phoney Express"
*May 18 - "Landing Stripling"
*May 28 - "Careless Caretaker"
*June 9 - "Bill of Hare"
*June 18 - "Mother's Little Helper"
*June 21 - "Calypso Cat"
*June 30 - "Zoom at the Top"
*July 2 - "Tragic Magic"
*July 20 - "Dicky Moe"
*July 21 - "The Slick Chick"
*July 23 - "Hyde and Sneak"
*August 13 - "Voo-Doo Boo-Boo"
*August 18 - "Louvre Come Back to Me!"
*September 1 - "Honey's Money"
*September 3 - "Punchy Pooch"
*September 13 - "Tall in the Trap"
*September 22 - "The Jet Cage"
*September 23 - "Crowin' Pains"
*October 12 - "Sorry Safari"
*October 15 - "Little Woody Riding Hood"
*October 22 - "Mother Was a Rooster"
*October 29 - "Corny Concerto"
*November 1 - "Buddies Thicker Than Water"
*November 10 - "Good Noose"
*November 23 - "Fish and Chips"
*December 8 - "Shishkabugs"
*December 19 - N/A "A Symposium on Popular Songs" 
*December 21
** "Carmen Get It!"
** "Greedy Gabby Gator"
*December 29 - "Martian Through Georgia"
==Theme parks==
*November 18 - Swiss Family Treehouse opens in Adventureland at Disneyland
==Character debuts==
*March 27 - Charile Beary, Bessie Beary, Junior Beary, Suzy Beary, Goose Beary
*Milly and Melody Mouse
*November 7 - Cattlemen
*December 21 - Jacques Paganel, Thomas Ayerton, Bill Gaye
*December - Whitewater Duck
*Ratface
== Blue Ribbon Reissues ==
=== 1961-1962 Season ===
=== 1962-1963 Season ===
==Theme parks==
*November 18 - Swiss Family Treehouse opens in Adventureland at Disneyland
==People==
===Births===
*January 7 - Hallie Todd (actress)
*January 17 - Jim Carrey (actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer)
*February 4 - Jim O'Heir (actor and voice actor)
*February 5 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (actress)
*February 7
**Garth Brooks (country music artist)
**Eddie Izzard (stand-up comedian, actress, voice actress, and writer)
*February 14 - Kirk Thatcher (director, producer, screenwriter, and production designer)
*February 17 - Lou Diamond Phillips (actor and director)
*March 3 - Dean Clark (actor and voice actor)
*March 11 - Jeffrey Nordling (actor)
*March 12 - Chris Sanders (screenwriter and voice actor)
*March 20 - Stephen Sommers (director, producer, and screenwriter)
*March 21
**Matthew Broderick (actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian)
**Rosie O'Donnell (comedian, actress, voice actress, author, and television personality)
*March 26 - Chris Bailey (animator and film director)
*April 2
**Clark Gregg (actor, screenwriter, and director)
**Michael Rooney (choreographer)
*April 15 - Tom Kane (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*April 26 - Debra Wilson (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
*May 9 - Sean McNamara (director, screenwriter, producer, and actor)
*May 12 - Emilio Estevez (actor, film director, and writer)
*May 17 - Craig Ferguson (television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer, and voice actor)
*May 23 - Karen Duffy (actress, voice actress, model, and television personality)
*May 26 - Bobcat Goldthwait (actor, comedian, and director)
*May 27 - Steven Brill (director, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
*June 5 - Jeff Garlin (stand-up comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, screenwriter, and author)
*June 10
**Carolyn Hennesy (actress, author, and zoo advocate)
**Tzi Ma (actor)
*June 12 - Kevin Lima (director, animator, and voice actor)
*June 19 - Paula Abdul (singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality)
*July 3 - Tom Cruise (actor, producer, and television director)
*July 13 - Tom Kenny (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*July 18 - Lee Arenberg (actor)
*July 19 - Anthony Edwards (actor and director)
*July 20 - Carlos Alazraqui (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, singer, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter)
*July 21 - Ike Eisenmann (actor)
*July 30 - Alton Brown (actor, TV personality, chef, and musician)
*August 6 - Michelle Yeoh (actress)
*August 11
**Rob Minkoff (director, producer, animator, and screenwriter)
**Vicki Kenderes-Eibner (puppeteer, director, and singer)
*August 13 - John Slattery (actor and director)
*August 16 - Steve Carell (actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director)
*August 20 - James Marsters (actor, voice actor, musician, and comic book writer)
*August 24 - David Koechner (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, and screenwriter)
*August 29 - Ian James Corlett (voice actor, producer, and author)
*August 31 - Dee Bradley Baker (voice actor)
*September 8 - Thomas Kretschmann (actor and voice actor)
*September 9 - Kevin Grevioux (actor, screenwriter, and comic book writer)
*September 12 - Amy Yasbeck (actress)
*September 19 - Cheri Oteri (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
*September 21 - Rob Morrow (actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer, and songwriter)
*September 24 - Nia Vardalos (actress, voice actress, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, and singer)
*September 26 - Patrick Bristow (actor and comedian)
*September 29 - Roger Bart (actor, voice actor, and singer)
*October 2 - Jeff Bennett (voice actor and singer)
*October 11 - Joan Cusack (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
*October 13
**T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (actress, voice actress, writer, director, producer, and comedian)
**Kelly Preston (actress and former model)
*October 14 - Trevor Goddard (boxer and actor)
*October 16 - Flea (musician and actor)
*October 19 - Evander Holyfield (boxer and actor)
*October 22 - Bob Odenkirk (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer)
*October 26 - Cary Elwes (actor, voice actor, and writer)
*November 1 - Brenda Chapman (screenwriter, storyboard artist, director, and producer)
*November 3 - Brian Henson (director, producer, writer, performer, and son of Jim Henson)
*November 11 - Demi Moore (actress)
*November 14
**Harland Williams (actor, voice actor, comedian, author, artist, musician, and radio personality)
**Laura San Giacomo (actress and voice actress)
*November 19 - Jodie Foster (actress, director, and producer)
*November 21 - Steven Curtis Chapman (singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice actor, author, and social activist)
*November 28 - Jon Stewart (comedian, actor, and talk-show host)
*December 6 - Colin Salmon (actor and voice actor)
*December 9 - Felicity Huffman (actress and voice actress)
*December 18 - James Sie (actor, voice actor, and author)
*December 19 - Jill Talley (actress and voice actress)
*December 22 - Ralph Fiennes (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
*December 31 - Lance Reddick (actor, voice actor, and musician)
===Deaths===
*February 6 - Roy Atwell (actor, comedian, and composer)
*December 15 - Charles Laughton (actor, screenwriter, producer, and director)
*April 24 - Milt Franklyn (musical composer, arranger)
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