Portal:Animation/Anniversaries/November/November 18

Films released

• 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
• 1932 – Parade of the Award Nominees (United States)
• 1939 – Fagin’s Freshman (United States)
• 1939 – Porky The Giant Killer (United States)
• 1950 – Bushy Hare (United States)
• 1978 – Cat and the Pinkstalk (United States)
• 1978 – Pink Daddy (United States)
• 1988 – Oliver & Company (Walt Disney Pictures, United States)
• 1988 – The Land Before Time (United States)

Television series and specials

• 1985 – Voltron, an American/Japanese animated television series finishes airing in syndication
• 1998 – The Powerpuff Girls, an animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network (logo pictured)
• 2000 – Beast Machines, an American/Canadian animated televisions series finishes airing on YTV and Fox Kids
• 2020 – The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, an animated television series begins airing on Disney+