The experimental film changed the animation industry forever nearly 80 years ago.

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5. The movie only tells us once what "NIMH" means.
Two animated series, both debuting in 1986, both containing the title of hit 1984 movie. Just two quickie attempts to cash in on a popular franchise, right? Not so fast.
According to Roger Ebert, it was one of the most depressing children's movies of all time.
If our hero looks like Tom Cruise, it's no coincidence.
Though the series was short-lived by today's standards, it helped usher in a new era for animation in the 1990s and still influences creators to this day.
'BoJack Horseman' surprised viewers and critics with its gradual dive into the depression of an anthropomorphic horse that used to be the star of a banal, early 1990s, TGIF-type sitcom.
We finally know why Chihiro's parents turned into pigs.
Bird's sci-fi noir was a little too edgy for executives.
Before there was ‘Toy Story,’ there was Tropicana.
Since 1969, a Great Dane dog named Scooby (full name Scoobert), his loyal human companion Shaggy, and three of their teenaged friends have been using a vehicle called the Mystery Machine to solve mysteries.
The students of Acme Looniversity moved on 20 years ago.
They never did take over the world. But two genetically enhanced cartoon mice managed to get a spinoff, which premiered 20 years ago.
6. Walt's own daughter protested the death of Bambi's mother.
In “Titanic Sinks in Real Time,” the developers behind the upcoming video game "Titanic: Honor and Glory" have created an animation of the sinking of the Titanic, which plays in real time over the course of two hours and 40 minutes.
The beloved animation company just celebrated its 30th anniversary.