1985 in animation

For general events in film during 1985, see 1985 in film.

The year 1985 in animation involved some events.

Films released

Title	Country	Release date	Animation studio/Production company	Distributor	Notes
The Black Cauldron		July 24	Walt Disney Feature Animation	Buena Vista	Disney's first animated film to be rated "PG" in the United States.
The Care Bears Movie		March 23 March 29	Nelvana/American Greetings	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword		March 22	Filmation	Atlantic Releasing	The first film based on a toy line.
Here Come the Littles		January 18 May 24	DiC Entertainment	Atlantic Releasing	DiC's first feature film.
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer	/	November 15	DiC Entertainment/Hallmark Cards	Warner Bros.
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin	/	November 22		Atlantic Releasing	The first animated film released in 3-D.

January 23 – ThunderCats premieres on first-run syndication (1985–1990).
September 14 – Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991) and The Wuzzles (1985–1987), the first Disney animated shows made for television, premiere on NBC and CBS, respectively, at the same time slot.
September - Care Bears (DiC series)
September 16 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, the ongoing series debuts in syndication after two mini-series that aired the previous two years (1985–1986).

February 20 - Clarence Nash (b. December 7, 1904), original voice of Donald Duck
May 22 - Wolfgang Reitherman (b. June 26, 1909), one of Disney's Nine Old Men

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