1988

* March 18 - Paul and Company was released to overwhelmingly positive reviews and was a major box office hit, restoring critical and public interest in Shires and initiating the Shires Renaissance for nearly a decade.
* March 25 - My Friend Pododo (Davidovich)
* July 1 - Hallo Land (Thunderstone)
* August 24 - El-Amogo James and the Last Crocodile (Holloway)
* November 25 - Smalltoe (Davidovich)
* December 9 - Meet the Toyland (Mike Nestle)
* December 16 - First Saturday (Studio Guardian)

### Shorts

* March 18 - Fievel's Dream
* July 20 - Joyspot and Polistick (premiered in Siggraph Conference)
* July 27 - Joyspot and Polistick

## Events

* Michael Shires Pictures introduces a different logo, which for the most part, only appeared on live-action films, with the exception of *Laura and Spike* and *Treasure Railroad*.

## Character debuts

* January 2 - Lamb Wick, Glasses Duck, Rodent Dog, Tommy Squirrel, Cool Goat, Hilary Hedgehog, Kate Dog, Fat Dog, Flora Lamb, Gloria Duck, and Butter Horse
* January 22 - Frank Z. Rogers, Jealous Janice, Robert, Sandra, Ryan, Johanthan, Jessica, Sarah, Virginia, Daisy, and David
* March 18 - Paul, Wallace, Frank, Ernest, Ted, Juliet, Penny, Waltham, Roger and Duncan, Faggot, Bill Strikes, and Larry the Hot Dog Man
* December 9 - Jeopardy Lioness, Mr. T-Rex the Tiger, Oliver the Cricket, Richard the Mouse, Lady the Fairy, Sylvester the Lemur, Henry the Hare, Mr. Elephant the Bear, Dr. Bird the Hornbill, Fly in the Sky, The Stupid Spider, Davis the Koala, The Unmasked Unrated, Dora the Cow, Chours-girls, Mr. Boom the Whale, Terence the Hedgehog, Lewis the Dog, Benny the Bulldog, Heimlich the Warthog, Silly the Fox, Stupid the Parrot, Idiot the Bear, Daisy the Sheep, Mrs. Chicken, Chours-girls, Silver the Baby Bear, Dr. Swing, Pekingese, Female Rabbit, Poodle, Hercules, Party Animal, The Dormouse, Coach the Walrus, Crash the Dodo, Bang the Stork, Ding-Dong the Pelican, Wolves, Musician Duck, Bartender the Worm, William's Assistant, and Screaming Girls

## Theme parks

* April 22 - Shires' Animal Kingdom opens at Michael Shires World.
* September 22 - Cranium Courtesy opens at Epcot with Wonders of Life.

## Television

* January 2 - Rodent Dog and the Delivery Service premiered on Shires Channel
* March 13 - Matthew's 60th Birthday airs on ABC

## Books

* MouseTales: The Secret City Under the Sea

## Home Video releases

### VHS & Laserdisc releases

* April 12 - Sing Along Songs: Very Happy Easter Song
* September 6 - The Rocketman
* December 13 - Sing Along Songs: What Should I Do About It?

## People

### Births

* January 12 - Andrew Lawrence (actor and singer)
* January 15 - Skrillex (DJ, musician, record producer, singer, and songwriter)
* February 18
	+ Erica Mendez (voice actress)
	+ Maiara Walsh (actress and singer)
* February 19 - Miyu Irino (voice actor and singer)
* February 20 - Rihanna (singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman)
* February 22 - Marieve Herington (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* March 24 - Finn Jones (actor)
* March 27
	+ Holliday Grainger (actress)
	+ Brenda Song (actress, voice actress, singer, film producer, and model)
* April 7 - Ed Speleers (actor and producer)
* April 10 - Haley Joel Osment (actor and voice actor)
* April 25 - Sara Paxton (actress, model, and singer)
* May 1 - Nicholas Braun (actor)
* June 2 - Awkwafina (actress and rapper)
* June 9 - Mae Whitman (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* June 30 - Sean Marquette (actor and voice actor)
* July 12 - Christine Marie Cabanos (voice actress and production assistant)
* July 15 - Aimee Carrero (actress and voice actress)
* July 19 - Cherami Leigh (actress and voice actress)
* August 27 - Alexa Vega (actress and singer)
* September 15 - Chelsea Kane (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* October 3
	+ Alicia Vikander (actress and dancer)
	+ Lauren McKnight (actress)
* October 10 - Rose McIver (actress)
* October 14 - Max Thieriot (actor)
* October 23 - Ritesh Rajan (actor and voice actor)
* October 30 - Janel Parrish (actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter)
* November 6 - Emma Stone (actress)
* November 9 - Nikki Blonsky (actress, singer, and dancer)
* November 15 - Zena Grey (actress)
* November 24 - Elena Satine (actress)
* December 14 - Vanessa Hudgens (actress and singer)
* December 11 - Ashley Hinshaw (actress and model)
* December 16 - Anna Popplewell (actress)

### Deaths

* April 29 - Andrew Cruickshank (Scottish supporting actor)
* May 18
	+ Daws Butler (voice actor)
	+ Anthony Forwood (actor)
* June 22 - Dennis Day (singer and actor)
* July 22 - Larry Clemmons (animator, screenwriter, and voice actor)
* August 7 - Wilfred Jackson (animator, arranger, composer, and director)
* August 17 - Jack Cutting (animator and director)
* September 20 - Roy Kinnear (actor)
* October 25 - Eric Larson (animator)
* October 30 - T. Hee (animator, director, and teacher)
* December 8 - Anne Seymour (film and television character actress)