April 14: The South Park episode "
200" is broadcast, which portrays
Muhammad, though as a censored image. The episode leads to serious controversy, riots and death threats. A week later, on April 21, the next episode "
201" continues the Muhammad storyline but is notably censored, with several lines of dialogue muted. After their broadcast, both episodes are pulled from syndication, removed from the series' website, and unaired outside the United States.[4]
August 19: The Futurama episode "
The Prisoner of Benda" premieres, in which Professor Farnsworth and Amy build a machine that allows them to switch minds so that they may each pursue their lifelong dreams. The episode was notable for a theorem created by the episode's writer
Ken Keeler that provided a mathematical explanation for how the characters could return to their original bodies.
December 17: The live action/animated hybrid film Yogi Bear is released, receiving extremely negative reviews for neglecting the originality from
the original Yogi Bear cartoon.[18]
January 27:
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and human rights activist (voice of Atrocia Frankenstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show, Psychiatrist in The Flintstones: On the Rocks, Darkwing Duck's Mother and Negaduck's Mother in the Darkwing Duck episode "The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck", Madame Zeldarina in the Goof Troop episode "Rally Round the Goof", Patty's mother in the Hey Arnold! episode "Polishing Rhonda"), dies from a heart attack at age 76.[27]
February 24:
Dawn Brancheau, American senior animal trainer (guest starred in the Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episode "Ruff Pigs Out and Has a Whale of a Time"), drowns from an orca attack at age 40.[33]
Peter Graves, American actor (voice of General Warning and the Narrator in The Angry Beavers episode "The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up", Instructor Voice in the Mickey Mouse Works episode "How To Be A Spy", Sheldon Miller in the Minoriteam episode "Tax Day", Mr. Pibb in the American Dad! episode "A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial"), dies from a heart attack at age 83.[38]
October 20:
Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher (voiced himself in the Duckman episodes "Pig Amok" and "Love! Anger! Kvetching!"), dies at age 79.[101]
December 6:
Mark Dailey, American-born Canadian actor, television journalist and announcer (voice of Crag in The Ripping Friends, Rokusho, Roks and Eddie in Medabots, Brad Best in Beyblade, Omega Steed in the Spliced episode "Stupid Means Never Having To Say I'm Sorry"), dies at age 57.[107][108]
^Kempley, Rita (November 17, 1989).
"'All Dogs Go to Heaven' (G)". New York Times.
Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^"Cherie DeCastro dies at 87; member of singing trio the DeCastro Sisters". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010. Cherie DeCastro, the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters, the Latin singing trio that was a part of television history in Los Angeles, has died. She was 87. DeCastro died March 14 of pneumonia at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, said Alan Eichler, who was the DeCastros' manager.
^Grimes, William (March 24, 2010).
"Cherie DeCastro, Singer With DeCastro Sisters, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2010. Cherie DeCastro, the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters, whose sultry ballad 'Teach Me Tonight' sold millions of copies in 1954, died on March 14 in Las Vegas. She was 87. The cause was pneumonia, said Alan Eichler, her manager.
^"'Dropouts' cartoonist Howard Post dies in NJ at 83". Associated Press. May 24, 2010. Alternate source: "'Dropouts' cartoonist Howard Post dies in NJ at 83", Associated Press via The Washington Post, May 24, 2010
^Douglas, Martin (June 3, 2010).
"Rue McClanahan, Actress and Golden Girl, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2013. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said Ms. McClanahan died of a brain hemorrhage at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She was treated for breast cancer in 1997 and had heart bypass surgery last year.
April 14: The South Park episode "
200" is broadcast, which portrays
Muhammad, though as a censored image. The episode leads to serious controversy, riots and death threats. A week later, on April 21, the next episode "
201" continues the Muhammad storyline but is notably censored, with several lines of dialogue muted. After their broadcast, both episodes are pulled from syndication, removed from the series' website, and unaired outside the United States.[4]
August 19: The Futurama episode "
The Prisoner of Benda" premieres, in which Professor Farnsworth and Amy build a machine that allows them to switch minds so that they may each pursue their lifelong dreams. The episode was notable for a theorem created by the episode's writer
Ken Keeler that provided a mathematical explanation for how the characters could return to their original bodies.
December 17: The live action/animated hybrid film Yogi Bear is released, receiving extremely negative reviews for neglecting the originality from
the original Yogi Bear cartoon.[18]
January 27:
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and human rights activist (voice of Atrocia Frankenstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show, Psychiatrist in The Flintstones: On the Rocks, Darkwing Duck's Mother and Negaduck's Mother in the Darkwing Duck episode "The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck", Madame Zeldarina in the Goof Troop episode "Rally Round the Goof", Patty's mother in the Hey Arnold! episode "Polishing Rhonda"), dies from a heart attack at age 76.[27]
February 24:
Dawn Brancheau, American senior animal trainer (guest starred in the Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episode "Ruff Pigs Out and Has a Whale of a Time"), drowns from an orca attack at age 40.[33]
Peter Graves, American actor (voice of General Warning and the Narrator in The Angry Beavers episode "The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up", Instructor Voice in the Mickey Mouse Works episode "How To Be A Spy", Sheldon Miller in the Minoriteam episode "Tax Day", Mr. Pibb in the American Dad! episode "A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial"), dies from a heart attack at age 83.[38]
October 20:
Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher (voiced himself in the Duckman episodes "Pig Amok" and "Love! Anger! Kvetching!"), dies at age 79.[101]
December 6:
Mark Dailey, American-born Canadian actor, television journalist and announcer (voice of Crag in The Ripping Friends, Rokusho, Roks and Eddie in Medabots, Brad Best in Beyblade, Omega Steed in the Spliced episode "Stupid Means Never Having To Say I'm Sorry"), dies at age 57.[107][108]
^Kempley, Rita (November 17, 1989).
"'All Dogs Go to Heaven' (G)". New York Times.
Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^"Cherie DeCastro dies at 87; member of singing trio the DeCastro Sisters". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010. Cherie DeCastro, the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters, the Latin singing trio that was a part of television history in Los Angeles, has died. She was 87. DeCastro died March 14 of pneumonia at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, said Alan Eichler, who was the DeCastros' manager.
^Grimes, William (March 24, 2010).
"Cherie DeCastro, Singer With DeCastro Sisters, Is Dead at 87". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2010. Cherie DeCastro, the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters, whose sultry ballad 'Teach Me Tonight' sold millions of copies in 1954, died on March 14 in Las Vegas. She was 87. The cause was pneumonia, said Alan Eichler, her manager.
^"'Dropouts' cartoonist Howard Post dies in NJ at 83". Associated Press. May 24, 2010. Alternate source: "'Dropouts' cartoonist Howard Post dies in NJ at 83", Associated Press via The Washington Post, May 24, 2010
^Douglas, Martin (June 3, 2010).
"Rue McClanahan, Actress and Golden Girl, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2013. Her manager, Barbara Lawrence, said Ms. McClanahan died of a brain hemorrhage at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She was treated for breast cancer in 1997 and had heart bypass surgery last year.