1984

**1984** was the year when Walt Disney Home Video introduced its first special brand, "The Classics". first debut on Thomas and Friends and Ghostbusters.

## Movie trailers released this year

* The Black Cauldron (Trailer #1) (December 21, 1984)

## Movies released in theaters this year

### North America

* Splash (March 9, 1984)
* Pete's Dragon (1977) (November 3, 1977/March 9, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (May 23, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (June 8, 1984)
* Gremlins (June 8, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (June 22, 1984)
* The Neverending Story (July 20, 1984)
* The Jungle Book (1969) (October 18, 1969/July 27, 1984)
* Mary Poppins (1984) (August 27, 1984)
* Country (September 29, 1984)
* The Terminator (October 26, 1984)
* Gary Penguinwood (November 30, 1984)
* Beverly Hills Cop (December 5, 1984)
* Pinocchio (1940) (February 7, 1940/December 21, 1984)

### Japan

* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (March 11, 1984)
* Jaws 3-D (March 31, 1984)
* Scarface (April 28, 1984)
* Never Cry Wolf (June 9, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (July 7, 1984)
* Mary Poppins (1984) (August 27, 1984)
* Splash (September 8, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 2, 1984)
* Gremlins (December 8, 1984)

### UK

* Never Cry Wolf (March 16, 1984)
* Scarface (March 30, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (June 15, 1984)
* Splash (June 29, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (August 31, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 7, 1984)
* Gremlins (December 7, 1984)
* The Terminator (December 21, 1984)

### France

* Something Wicked This Way Comes (January 25, 1984)
* Scarface (March 7, 1984)
* Never Cry Wolf (April 4, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (September 12, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (September 26, 1984)
* Splash (October 24, 1984)
* The Neverending Story (November 21, 1984)
* Gremlins (December 5, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 12, 1984)

### Australia

* Scarface (March 22, 1984)
* Never Cry Wolf (June 7, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (July 19, 1984)
* Splash (August 16, 1984)
* Tex (September 6, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (September 27, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (November 15, 1984)
* The Secret of NIMH (November 22, 1984)
* Gremlins (December 13, 1984)
* The Terminator (December 20, 1984)
* The Neverending Story (December 26, 1984)

### Latin America

* Scarface (February 9, 1984)
* Splash (June 7, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (July 5, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (July 5, 1984)
* Gremlins (August 23, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 21, 1984)
* The Secret of NIMH (December 28, 1984)

### Brazil

* Scarface (May 17, 1984)
* Gremlins (August 10, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (August 24, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (September 28, 1984)
* The Neverending Story (October 5, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 21, 1984)
* Gary Penguinwood (December 28, 1984)

### South Korea

* E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (June 23, 1984)
* Scarface (December 8, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 22, 1984)
* The Terminator (December 22, 1984)

### Hong Kong

* Scarface (March 8, 1984)
* Never Cry Wolf (May 3, 1984)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (June 28, 1984)
* The Karate Kid (October 4, 1984)
* Gremlins (October 25, 1984)
* Ghostbusters (December 6, 1984)

## Movies re-issued in theaters this year

### North America

* 2001: A Space Odyssey (January 1, 1984)
* Mary Poppins (1984) (August 27, 1984)

### Japan

* Peter Pan (July 21, 1984)
* Sleeping Beauty (July 21, 1984)

### France

* The Sword in the Stone (March 21, 1984)
* Robin Hood (December 5, 1984)

### Australia

* Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (May 3, 1984)
* 2001: A Space Odyssey (August 23, 1984)

## Movies aired on television this year

### CBS

* The Muppet Movie (May 22 and 29, 1984)\*
* Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (February 26, 1984)
* The Wiz (May 5, 1984)
* The Wizard of Oz (March 30, 1984)

(\*) This film was re-edited for viewing in two parts.

### NBC

* Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 10, 1984)

## Programs debuted on television this year

### CBS

* The Get Along Gang (September 15, 1984)
* Muppet Babies (September 15, 1984)

### Syndication

* Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (September 5, 1984)
* Jeopardy! (September 10, 1984)\*

(\*) Merv Griffin Productions and KingWorld produced two pilot episodes of this show during the 1983-1984 season. Respectively, the dollar values were $25-$125 and $50-$250 in the first round and $50-$250 and $100-$500 in Double Jeopardy!. Other than that, the game rules remained the same as they are today.

## Programs airing new seasons this year

### ABC

* Family Feud (1976-1985)
* The Littles (Season 2) (September 15, 1984)

### CBS

* Press Your Luck\*
* The Price is Right (Season 13) (September 10, 1984)

(\*) On June 11, 1984, Michael Larson's winnings added up to $110,237 in cash and prizes from this game show. The Michael Larson episodes were banned from airing on the USA Network and GSN (until 2003).

### PBS

* 3-2-1 Contact (Season 3) (October 22, 1984)
* Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
* Reading Rainbow (September 3, 1984)
* Sesame Street (Season 16) (November 19, 1984)

### Syndication

* Inspector Gadget (Season 1, continued)
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 2) (September 10, 1984)

## Programs broadcasted in reruns this year

### HBO

* The Cat in the Hat
* The Lorax
* Dr. Seuss on the Loose
* The Hoober-Bloob Highway

### PBS

* The Electric Company (1975-1977)
* Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

## Programs ended this year

### HBO

* The Lorax (last aired in August 1984)
* The Hoober-Bloob Highway (last aired in August 1984)
* Dr. Seuss on the Loose (last aired in August 1984)
* The Cat in the Hat (last aired in August 1984)

## Anime released in this year

* Adventures of the Little Koala (October 3rd, 1984; last aired on March 28th, 1985)

## VHS releases this year

* The Incredible Journey (Q4 1984)
* Jaws 3-D (Q1 1984)
* Splash (Q4 1984)
* Never Cry Wolf (Q4 1984)
* Scarface (Q2 1984)
* Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (November 14, 1984)
* Tiger Town (Q2 1984)
* Animal Quiz #1
* Animal Quiz #2
* Animal Quiz #3
* Animal Quiz #4
* Animal Quiz #5
* Animal Quiz #6
* Son of Flubber
* The Castaway Cowboy
* The Boatniks
* Big Red
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 7: More of Disney's Best - 1932-1946
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 8: Sport Goofy's Vacation
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 9: Donald Duck's First 50 Years
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 10: Mickey's Crazy Careers
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Mickey
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Minnie
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Daisy
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Pluto
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Disney's Best - The Fabulous '50s
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Silly Symphonies
* Stories And Fables Volumes 1-8 (1984)
* Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Q4 1984)
* A Disney Christmas Gift (December 5, 1984)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 5, 1984)
* Robin Hood (December 5, 1984)

## VHS re-releases this year

* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Q4 1984)
* The Muppet Movie (from CBS/Fox Video) (Q4 1984)
* Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (November 13, 1984)\*

(\*) Re-released with Hi-Fi Stereo sound.

## VHS Tapes discontinued this year

* Alice in Wonderland (1981 VHS)
* Dumbo (1981 VHS)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1982 VHS)
* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1981 VHS)
* The Three Caballeros (1982 VHS)
* All other early 1980s Disney videos

## Toys

### Japan

* Care Bears (May 15, 1984)
* My Little Pony (June 19, 1984)
* Transformers (July 10, 1984)
* Strawberry Shortcake (August 2, 1984)

## Logos introduced this year

* The Classics: Walt Disney Home Video - "Cheesy Diamond" (December 3, 1984)
* CBS/Fox Video Logo #3 (December 1984)
* DiC Entertainment - "The Green Vortex" (September 1984)
* KingWorld - "Stars and Stripes" (November 1984)
* PBS - "Split Profile" (October 1, 1984)
* Tristar Pictures - "Early Pegasus" (May 11, 1984)
* Touchstone Films - Early "Thunderball" logos (March 9, 1984)
* Touchstone Home Video- Still Thunderball (Q4 1984)
* Warner Bros. Pictures - "WB Shield" (June 8, 1984)\*
* Warner Bros. Television - "WB Shield" (Q3 1984)\*

(\*) Warner Bros. was still a Warner Communications company back then.

## Logos updated this year

* Merv Griffin Enterprises (September 10, 1984) (formerly Merv Griffin Productions)

## Logos ended this year

* 20th Television Fox - "The Early Searchlights"
* Buena Vista Distribution (1979) (December 14, 1984)
* CBS/Fox Video - "Cutting Lines" (November 13, 1984)
* Public Broadcasting Service - "Tri-Colored P-Heads" (September 30, 1984)\*
* Walt Disney Home Entertainment - "Neon Mickey A" (June 1984)
* Warner Bros. - "The Big \\" (May 18, 1984)

(\*) The 1971 PBS logo still appeared occasionally on reruns of older programs until 1990.

## Video games released this year

### Japan

* Duck Hunt (April 21, 1984)
* Donkey Kong 3 (July 4, 1984)
* Pac-Man (November 2, 1984)

## Books released this year

* The Butter Battle Book (January 12, 1984)
* Spot Goes to School (August 27, 1984)

## Software released this year

* MS-DOS 3.0 (August 14, 1984)\*
* MS-DOS 3.1 (November 1984)

(\*) Also introduced is support for the FAT16 file system, hard drive partitions with up to 32 megabytes, and 5.25" floppy disks carrying up to 1.2 megabytes.

## Vehicles introduced this year

* 1984 Buick Century (as a 4-door station wagon)
* 1984 Chevrolet Corvette (2-door coupe only)
* 1984 Dodge Daytona
* 1984 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer
* 1985 Nissan Maxima (Q4 1984)
* 1984 Oldsmobile Calais
* 1985 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
* 1984 Toyota 4Runner (as a 1984.5 model) (Q1 1984)
* 1984 Toyota MR2
* 1984 Volkswagen Cabriolet
* 1985 Volvo 740 (Q1 1984)