August 20

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1928 - Hot Dogs

Films

• 2021 - The Night House (Searchlight Pictures)

Television

• 2000 - PB&J Otter premieres on Playhouse Disney with the episodes "Easy as Pie/Pinky Pledge".
• 2007 - The Little Einsteins episode "The Blue-Footed Booby Bird Ballet" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
• 2010
  • The Wizards of Waverly Place episode "All About You-Niverse" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Suite Life on Deck episode "Bon Voyage" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2017 - The Tangled: The Series episode "Pascal's Story" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2018
  • The Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures episodes "Super-Charged!/Super-Charged: Mickey's Monster Rally" premiere on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney Jr. on August 17).
  • The Muppet Babies episodes "Bunsen Knows All/Doctor Fozzie" premiere on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney Jr. on August 17).
  • MECH-X4 airs its final episode on Disney XD.
• 2019 - The Amphibia episodes "Civil Wart/Hop-Popular" premiere on Disney XD (Originally premiered on Disney Channel on July 4).
• 2021
  • Mickey Mouse Funhouse premieres simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. with the episodes "Homesick/Goldfish Goofy!" and "Spaced Out!/Treasure, Ahoy!".
  • The Spidey and his Amazing Friends episodes "Bug in the System/Test Your Strength" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Chicken Squad episodes "The Surprise Party Surprise/U.F.Oh-No" premiere on Disney Jr.
  • The PJ Masks episodes "Luna Goes Too Far/Owly Tricks" premiere on Disney Jr.
  • The T.O.T.S. episodes "Captain for a Day/The Brightest Baby" premiere on Disney Jr.
• 2023
  • The Raven's Home episode "You've Got Sale" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Bunk'd episode "Hot Couture" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Playdate with Winnie the Pooh episode "Piglet, Tigger and the Cardboard Box" premieres on Disney Jr.
• 2024
  • Season 2 of Playdate with Winnie the Pooh premieres on Disney Jr. with the episode "Tigger, Kanga and the Music Player".
  • Season 2 of Me & Winnie the Pooh premieres on Disney Jr. with the episode "Winnie the Pooh Makes Music with You".

Online

• 2023 - The Chibi Tiny Tales short "Disney's Sleeping Beauty: As Told By Chibi" releases on the Disney Channel YouTube channel.

VHS & DVD releases

• 2002 - Return to Never Land
• 2013
  • Peter Pan: Diamond Edition
  • Pixie Hollow Games: Pixie Party Edition is released on DVD.
  • Revenge: The Complete Second Season (ABC Studios)

DVD releases

• 2002
  • Pulp Fiction Collector's Edition
  • Jackie Brown Collector's Edition (Miramax Home Entertainment)

DVD & Blu-ray releases

• 2013 - Return to Never Land: Special Edition

Digital releases

• 2024 - Inside Out 2

Books

• 2013
  • The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 1: Chews Your Destiny
  • Disney Princess Enchanted Stables: The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Baby Beau

People

Births

• 1928 - Harriet Burns † (artist and designer)
• 1947 - Ray Wise (actor)
• 1954 - Al Roker (journalist, television personality, weather forecaster, actor, comedian, and author)
• 1962 - James Marsters (actor, voice actor, musician, and comic book writer)
• 1969 - Billy Gardell (actor, voice actor, comedian, and game show host)
• 1970 - Ke Huy Quan (actor and stunt choreographer)
• 1974 - Amy Adams (actress, voice actress, and singer)
• 1981 - Ben Barnes (actor and singer)
• 1983 - Andrew Garfield (actor, producer, and screenwriter)
• 1992 - Demi Lovato (singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and anti-bullying spokesperson)

Deaths

• 2012 - Phyllis Diller (actress, voice actress, and stand-up comedian)
• 2017 - Jerry Lewis (actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter)