February 9

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1951 - Cold Storage

Films

• 1940 - Pinocchio is generally released.
• 1979 - The North Avenue Irregulars
• 2024 - Turning Red

Albums

• 1940 - Pinocchio (soundtrack)

Television

• 1955 - A Progress Report, part of the Disneyland TV series, premieres on ABC.
• 1972 - The Mouse Factory episode "Folk Tale Favorites" premieres in syndication.
• 1986 - The Disney Sunday Movie episode "Time Flyer" premieres on ABC.
• 1994 - The Bonkers episode "Fall Apart Land" premieres in syndication.
• 1995 - The Aladdin episode "The Lost City of the Sun" premieres in syndication.
• 1996
  • The Bill Nye the Science Guy episode "Archaeology" premieres in syndication.
  • The Boy Meets World episode "Stormy Weather" premieres on ABC.
• 1998
  • The 101 Dalmatians: The Series episode "The Making of..." premieres in syndication.
  • The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Oops, My Mistake" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
• 2000 - The Pepper Ann episodes "Baggy Bean Buddies/The Beans of Wrath" premiere on UPN.
• 2001
  • The Even Stevens episode "Almost Perfect" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Lizzie McGuire episode "I've Got Rhythmic" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2002
  • The Teacher's Pet episode "Taint Valentine's Day" premieres on Toon Disney.
  • The Lloyd in Space episode "You're Never Too Old" premieres on ABC.
• 2007
  • The Hannah Montana episode "The Idol Side of Me" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Cory in the House episode "Don't Rock the Vote" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2008
  • The Johnny and the Sprites episodes "Johnny and the Love Bug/The Twenty-Foot Root" premiere on Playhouse Disney.
  • The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Minnie's Picnic" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
  • The BunnyTown episode "Carrot Giving Day" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
  • The Phineas and Ferb episode "S'Winter" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2014
  • The Liv and Maddie episode "Move-a-Rooney" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The I Didn't Do It episode "The New Guy" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Austin & Ally episode "Princesses & Prizes" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2015
  • The Phineas and Ferb half-hour special "Act Your Age" premieres on Disney XD.
  • The Star Wars Rebels episode "Call to Action" premieres on Disney XD (originally premiered on WatchDisneyXD.com on February 2).
  • The Kirby Buckets episode "Mac's Back" premieres on Disney XD.
• 2016
  • The Agent Carter episode "The Atomic Job" premieres on ABC.
  • The Muppets episode "A Tail of Two Piggies" premieres on ABC.
• 2017 - The Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Running with Scissors" premieres on Disney XD.
• 2018
  • The PJ Masks episodes "Ninja Moths/Who's Got the Owl Power?" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Andi Mack episode "Miniature Gulf" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Stuck in the Middle episode "Stuck with Harley's Bethany" premieres on Disney Channel.
• 2019
  • The Milo Murphy's Law episodes "Doof's Day Out/Disco Do-Over" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Big City Greens episodes "Hurty Tooth/Sleepover Sisters" premiere on Disney Channel.
  • The Bizaardvark episode "Eye of the Duckworth" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Coop & Cami Ask the World episode "Would You Wrather Move to Canada?" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Big City Greens episodes "Night Bill/Cheap Snake" premiere on Disney XD (originally premiered on Disney Channel on January 19).
• 2020
  • The Tangled: The Series episode "A Tale of Two Sisters" premieres on Disney Channel.
  • The Big Hero 6: The Series episode "Fear Not" premieres on Disney Channel (originally premiered on Disney XD on February 1).
• 2022 - Alice's Wonderland Bakery premieres simultaneously on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. with the episodes "Unforgettable Unbirthday/Picnic for One".
• 2023 - The Eureka! episodes "Pepper the Inventor/Walky Falls" premiere on Disney Jr.
• 2024
  • The Firebuds episodes "Balancing Act/Monster Truck Piston" premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Jr.
  • The Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures episodes "Best Friends/Happy Trails, Nubs" premiere on Disney Jr.
• 2025 - The StuGo episodes "Alpha Betta Chip/The Bomb Swapper" premiere on Disney Channel.

Streaming

• 2022
  • The first six episodes of Alice's Wonderland Bakery are added to Disney+.
  • The Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett finale aired on Disney+.

VHS & DVD releases

• 1999
  • Rounders
  • Mafia!
• 2010
  • Army Wives: The Complete Third Season (ABC Studios)
  • Gary Unmarried: The Complete First Season (ABC Studios)
  • Little Einsteins: Animal Expedition
  • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's Bow-tique

Theme park happenings

• 1986 - Magic Journeys closes at Epcot to make way for Captain EO.

People

Births

• 1906 - Harry Reeves † (animator and screenwriter)
• 1909 - Heather Angel † (actress and voice actress)
• 1914 - Bill Justice † (animator and engineer)
• 1939 - Barry Mann (songwriter)
• 1943 - Joe Pesci (actor, comedian, musician, singer, and producer)
• 1945 - Mia Farrow (actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model)
• 1949 - Judith Light (actress and producer)
• 1953 - Ciarán Hinds (actor)
• 1955 - Charles Shaughnessy (actor)
• 1965 - Keith Wickham (voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
• 1969 - Tom Scharpling (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, and radio host)
• 1972 - Crispin Freeman (voice actor, ADR director, and script writer)
• 1974 - Amber Valletta (actress, voice actress, and fashion model)
• 1976 - Charlie Day (actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
• 1980 - Margarita Levieva (actress)
• 1981 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
• 1985 - David Gallagher (actor and voice actor)
• 1987 - Michael B. Jordan (actor, producer, and director)
• 1996
  • Jimmy Bennett (actor, voice actor, and musician)
  • Kelli Berglund (actress, singer, and dancer)
• 1998 - Isabella Gomez (actress and voice actress)

Deaths

• 1964 - Ary Barroso (songwriter, musician, pianist, and radio announcer)
• 1987 - Don Griffith (art director and layout artist)
• 1989 - Osamu Tezuka (manga artist, cartoonist, and animator)
• 1992 - Jack Kinney (animator, director, and producer)
• 2002 - Judson Pratt (actor)
• 2018 - Reg E. Cathey (actor and voice actor)
• 2019 - Ron W. Miller (Diane Disney Miller's Husband, President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and Walt Disney's son-in-law)