1996

Television

 * February 24 - The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper premiered on Fox Kids.
 * August 31 - Hatty premiered on the Gingo Lineup.
 * September 16 - Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad premiered on syndication.
 * September 21 - Wing Commander Academy premiered on USA Network
 * December 13 - Earthworm Jim aired its final episode on Kids' WB.
 * December 21 - The Savage Dragon and Wing Commander Academy aired their final episodes on USA Network.

Direct-to-video releases

 * December 10 - The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists

People

 * Amy McNeill is hired at Universal Feature Animation as animator.

Events

 * Universal Studios and Gingo Animation announce a created-for-syndication two-hour animated television programming block called the Gingo Lineup on March 12.
 * Universal and Gingo begin pre-production on Gingo's first feature film Paint World in May.
 * The Gingo Lineup launches, August 31