1941

== History ==
* This was the first year with the fat version of Elmer Fudd.
* This year is released a Disney/Warner Bros entertainment (now Disney/SEGA entertainment since 1991) classic animated movie "Dumbo" and 'Mr. Bug Goes to Town.
*Animators' strike, which lasted since May 25 until September 15.
*After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 leading to American entry into World War II, the US Government recruits the Disney studio to make propaganda films to assist in the war effort; bringing all content unrelated to the war effort to a halt for the next four years.
*This year debuts the Mickey Mouse on the WB shield with WARNER BROS. and Present already on the screen at the open-fade starting with "The Nifty Nineties".
* Cartoons start using purple-blue colored rings starting from "Snowtime for Comedy".
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*January 29 - Fantasia (Los Angeles, California; roadshow version)
*February 13 - Fantasia (roadshow version) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
*February 19 - Fantasia (roadshow version; Chicago, Illinois)
*March 5 - Fantasia (roadshow version; San Francisco, California)
*June 20 - The Reluctant Dragon
*October 23 - Dumbo premiered in New York City, New York.
*October 31 - Dumbo
*December 5 - Mr. Bug Goes to Town
== Shorts ==
*January 4 - "Elmer's Pet Rabbit"
*January 10 - "Timber"
*January 18 - "The Fighting 69½th"
*January 27 - "Pluto's Playmate" 
*February 1 - "Sniffles Bells the Cat"
*February 14 - "The Little Whirlwind"
*February 15 - "The Crackpot Quail"
*March 1 - "The Cat's Tale"
*March 7 - "Golden Eggs" 
*March 28 - "A Gentleman's Gentleman"
*March 29 - "Goofy Groceries"
*April 12 - "Toy Trouble"
*April 18 - "Baggage Buster" 
*April 26 - "The Trial of Mr. Wolf"
*May 9 - "A Good Time for a Dime"
*May 10 - "Farm Frolics" 
*May 24 - "Hollywood Steps Out"
*May 30 - "Canine Caddy"
*June 7 - "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" 
*June 20
** "The Nifty Nineties" 
** "The Reluctant Dragon"
** "How to Ride a Horse"
** "Baby Weems"
*June 21 - "The Wacky Worm"
*July 5 - "The Heckling Hare"
*July 7 - "Woody Woodpecker"
*July 11 - "Early to Bed" 
*July 19 - "The Midnight Snack" 
*August 1 - "Truant Officer Donald" 
*August 11 - "The Screwdriver"
*August 16 - "Sport Chumpions" 
*August 22 - "Orphan's Benefit" 
*August 30 - "Snowtime for Comedy"
*September 12 - "Old MacDonald Duck" 
*September 13 - "All This and Rabbit Stew" 
*September 26 - "Superman" 
*September 27 - "The Brave Little Bat"
*October 3 - "Lend a Paw" 
*October 11 - "The Bug Parade"
*October 24 - "Donald's Camera"
*October 25 - "Rookie Revue" 
*November 8 - "Saddle Silly"
*November 14 - "The Art of Skiing" 
*November 22 - "The Cagey Canary"
*November 24 - "Pantry Panic" 
*November 28 - "The Mechanical Monsters" 
*December 1 - "$21 a Day (Once a Month)"
*December 5 - "Chef Donald"
*December 6
** "The Night Before Christmas" 
** "Rhapsody in Rivets" 
*December 20 - "Wabbit Twouble"
*December 26 - "The Art of Self Defense" 
== Character Debuts ==
*Gopher
*Fred, Ward, Casey Junior, Baby Weems, Percy the Horse, The Reluctant Dragon, Boy, Sir Giles, Father
*Woody Woodpecker
*Clementine
*Superman and other characters.
*Kitten
*Dumbo, Timothy Q. Mouse, Ringmaster, The Crows, Mr. Stork, Mrs. Jumbo, Pink Elephants, Circus Elephants, Circus Animals, Clowns, Smitty
==People==
===Births===
*January 5 - Hayao Miyazaki (film director, animator, producer, screenwriter, and manga artist)
*January 18
**Bobby Goldsboro (singer and songwriter)
**David Stollery (actor)
*January 31 - Jessica Walter (actress and voice actress)
*April 8 - Darlene Gillespie (Mouseketeer, actress, singer, and dancer)
*April 18 - Phil Young (animator)
*May 12 - Massimo De Vita (illustrator and author)
*May 18 - Miriam Margolyes (actress)
*June 2 - Stacy Keach (actor, voice actor, and narrator)
*June 21 - Joe Flaherty (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
*June 22 - Michael Lerner (actor and voice actor)
*July 28 - Peter Cullen (voice actor)
*July 29 - David Warner (actor and voice actor)
*August 4 - Martin Jarvis (actor and voice actor)
*August 8 - Earl Boen (actor and voice actor)
*August 12]] - Deborah Walley (actress and voice actress)
*September 12 - Nicole Jaffe (actress)
*September 16 - David Hemblen (actor and voice actor)
*October 11 - Charles Shyer (director, producer, and screenwriter)
*October 25 - Helen Reddy (singer and actress)
*December 9 - Beau Bridges (actor, voice actor, and director)
*December 10
**Chad Stuart (voice actor, singer, and musician)
**Tommy Kirk (actor and businessman)
*December 13 - John Davidson (actor, singer, and game show host)
*December 20 - Tommy Cole (make-up artist, actor, and singer)
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