Events in 1998 in animation. Events February February 4: The South Park episode "Damien" premieres, featuring the debut of Satan. February 8: The Simpsons episode "The Joy of Sect" is first broadcast. February 18: The South Park episode "Mecha-Streisand" premieres, guest starring Robert Smith from The Cure. March March 15: The first episode of PB&J Otter airs. March 23: 70th Academy Awards: Geri's Game by Jan Pinkava wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. April April 1: The South Park episode "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" first airs, in which Satan is depicted having a relationship with Saddam Hussein. However the episode was panned by many South Park fans as it preempted the second part of the cliffhanger ending of season 1 where Eric Cartman needs to reveal the identity of his father. As a result of angry letters from fans, the second part of the episode aired on April 22. April 3: The first episode of Cowboy Bebop airs. April 4: The first episodes of CatDog and Yu-Gi-Oh! air. April 13: The final episode of Stickin' Around airs. April 20: The first episode of Stressed Eric airs. April 26: The Simpsons airs its 200th episode, "Trash of the Titans", guest starring the band U2 and actor Steve Martin. May May 14: The first episode of Celebrity Deathmatch is broadcast. May 15: Quest for Camelot is released. May 17: The Simpsons episode "Natural Born Kissers" premieres, in which a nude Homer and Marge have to run from being discovered. May 28: American voice actor Phil Hartman (voice of Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz in The Simpsons) is murdered by his wife who was under the influence of drugs, and committed suicide afterward. June June 19: The Walt Disney Company releases Mulan. June 22: The first episode of Bob and Margaret is broadcast. July July 17: The first episode of Oh Yeah! Cartoons airs. July 21: The first episode of Lascars airs. July 24: Roy O. Disney receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. August August 31: The first episode of Disney's Hercules is broadcast. September September 1 - The first episodes of Cousin Skeeter and The Wild Thornberrys air. September 4: The first episode of Archibald the Koala airs. September 6: The first episode of Oggy and the Cockroaches airs. September 12: The first episode of Godzilla: The Series airs. September 14: The first