1985

Many things released in **1985** are currently celebrating their 30th anniversaries. New character on Bowser.

## Movies released in theaters this year

### North America

* Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (March 22, 1985)
* The Care Bears Movie (March 29, 1985)
* Here Come the Littles (May 24, 1985)
* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (as Warriors of the Wind) (June 1985)
* The Goonies (June 7, 1985)
* Return to Oz (June 21, 1985)
* Back to the Future (July 3, 1985)
* The Black Cauldron (July 24, 1985)
* Follow That Bird (August 2, 1985)
* My Science Project (August 9, 1985)
* American Flyers (August 16, 1985)
* The Journey of Natty Gann (September 27, 1985)
* Krush Groove (October 25, 1985)
* Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (November 15, 1985)
* One Magic Christmas (November 22, 1985)
* Brazil (December 18, 1985)
* The Color Purple (December 18, 1985)
* Revolution (December 25, 1985)

### Latin America

* The Neverending Story (January 3, 1985)
* Country (April 18, 1985)
* The Terminator (April 18, 1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop (May 2, 1985)
* The Goonies (July 4, 1985)
* Return to Oz (July 18, 1985)
* The Black Cauldron (July 25, 1985)
* Jaws 3-D (July 25, 1985)
* Back to the Future (December 26, 1985)
* The Journey of Natty Gann (December 26, 1985)

### Brazil

* Beverly Hills Cop (March 8, 1985)
* The Terminator (March 25, 1985)
* The Goonies (August 15, 1985)
* The Black Cauldron (September 19, 1985)
* The Care Bears Movie (September 27, 1985)
* Return to Oz (October 25, 1985)
* Back to the Future (December 29, 1985)

### Japan

* The Karate Kid (February 16, 1985)
* The Neverending Story (March 16, 1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop (April 13, 1985)
* The Terminator (May 4, 1985)
* The Secret of NIMH (August 31, 1985)
* Back to the Future (December 7, 1985)
* The Goonies (December 21, 1985)

### UK

* The Terminator (January 11, 1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop (January 25, 1985)
* Country (March 1, 1985)
* The Neverending Story (April 4, 1985)
* Return to Oz (July 10, 1985)
* The Care Bears Movie (August 3, 1985)
* The Black Cauldron (October 11, 1985)
* The Goonies (November 29, 1985)
* Back to the Future (December 4, 1985)
* My Science Project (December 25, 1985)

### France

* Beverly Hills Cop (March 27, 1985)
* Country (April 3, 1985)
* The Terminator (April 24, 1985)
* Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (June 12, 1985)
* Return to Oz (October 23, 1985)
* Back to the Future (October 30, 1985)
* The Black Cauldron (November 27, 1985)
* The Goonies (December 4, 1985)

### Australia

* Country (March 21, 1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop (April 4, 1985)
* Back to the Future (August 15, 1985)
* Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (August 22, 1985)
* The Care Bears Movie (December 12, 1985)
* The Goonies (December 12, 1985)
* The Secret of NIMH (December 19, 1985)
* Return to Oz (December 26, 1985)

### South Korea

* The Karate Kid (February 16, 1985)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (May 8, 1985)
* Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (June 21, 1985)
* My Science Project (June 28, 1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop (September 28, 1985)
* Gremlins (December 14, 1985)

### Hong Kong

* Beverly Hills Cop (February 27, 1985)
* The Terminator (March 22, 1985)
* The Neverending Story (July 4, 1985)
* Back to the Future (December 14, 1985)

## Movies re-issued in theaters this year

### North America

* Fantasia (February 8, 1985)
* Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (March 29, 1985)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (July 19, 1985)
* Ghostbusters (August 23, 1985)
* Gremlins (August 30, 1985)
* 101 Dalmatians (December 20, 1985)

### Japan

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 20, 1985)
* The Aristocats (July 20, 1985)

### Australia

* Robin Hood (May 9, 1985)
* Pinocchio (August 22, 1985)
* The Sword in the Stone (September 19, 1985)

## Movies aired on television this year

### NBC

* Dumbo (November 18, 1985)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 22, 1985)
* Never Cry Wolf

(\*) On pre-1985 broadcasts of this film, a few unimportant scenes were cut from the film when aired on television due to time constraints. From 1985 to 1990, the film was time-compressed; in other words, it was sped up a little bit for the same reason why the unimportant scenes were cut from the pre-1985 broadcasts.

## Programs airing new seasons this year

### ABC

* The Littles (Season 3) (September 14, 1985)

### CBS

* Press Your Luck
* The Price is Right (Season 14) (September 9, 1985)

### PBS

* 3-2-1 Contact (Season 4) (September 23, 1985)
* Reading Rainbow (July 1, 1985)
* Sesame Street (Season 17) (November 18, 1985)

### Syndication

* Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (Season 1, continued)
* Inspector Gadget (Season 2) (September 14, 1985)
* Jeopardy! (Season 2) (September 9, 1985)
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 3) (September 9, 1985)

## Programs broadcasted in reruns this year

### Syndication

* Jeopardy! (Season 1) (September 14, 1985)
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 2) (September 14, 1985)

## Programs ended this year

### ABC

* Family Feud (1976-1985) (last episode aired on June 14, 1985; reruns ended on September 6)

## VHS releases this year

### Movies

#### Region 1 (North America)

* Country (March 1985)
* Ghostbusters (Q1 1985)
* Gremlins (November 1985)
* The Karate Kid (Q1 1985)
* That Darn Cat (March 1985)
* Summer Magic (March 1985)
* Black Arrow (April 1985)
* Love Leads the Way (February 1985)
* Asterix the Gaul (February 1985)
* Candleshoe (April 1985)
* Asterix and Cleopatra (August 1985)
* The Gnome Mobile (February 1985)
* Mousercise (March 1985)
* The Sword and the Rose (July 1985)
* Never A Dull Moment (June 1985)
* The Shaggy DA (September 1985)
* Ben Vereen in Breakin Through (September 1985)
* The Fabulous Fleischer Folio Volume 1 (February 1985)
* The Fabulous Fleischer Folio Volume 2 (April 1985)
* The Fabulous Fleischer Folio Volume 3 (July 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 11: The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale, Featuring Donald Duck (March 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 12: Disney's Tall Tales (March 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: Donald's Bee Pictures (May 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: The World According to Goofy (May 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938 (May 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: An Officer and a Duck (May 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960 (May 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: Life with Mickey! (May 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition II: From Pluto with Love (May 21, 1985)
* The Terminator (April 1985)
* City Heat (May 1985)
* The Care Bears Movie (July 9, 1985)
* Pinocchio (July 16, 1985)
* Here Come the Littles (Q4 1985)
* Police Academy 2 (September 1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop (October 1985)
* The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (October 8, 1985)
* Ladyhawke (October 1985)
* Baby Secret of the Lost Legend (October 1985)
* The Three Lives of Thomasina (October 1985)
* The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (October 1985)
* The Barefoot Executive (October 1985)
* Now You See Him, Now You Don't (October 1985)
* Rob Roy the Highland Rogue (October 1985)
* Those Calloways (October 1985)
* Five Mile Creek Volume 8 (October 1985)
* Five Mile Creek Volume 9 (October 1985)
* Dumbo (November 5, 1985)
* The Secret of El Zorro (November 19, 1985)
* Zorro and the Mountain Man (November 19, 1985)
* Zorro and the Mystery of Don Cabrillo (November 19, 1985)
* The Vanishing Prairie (November 19, 1985)
* Secrets of Life (November 19, 1985)
* White Wilderness (November 19, 1985)
* The Bears and I (November 19, 1985)
* The Legend of Lobo (November 19, 1985)
* Charlie the Lonesome Cougar (November 19, 1985)
* The Hubley Studio's The Cosmic Eye (November 19, 1985)
* Dangerous Venture (November 19, 1985)
* The Dead Don't Dream (November 19, 1985)
* The Ray Bradbury Theatre Volume One (November 19, 1985)
* The Small One (December 10, 1985)
* Return to Oz (December 10, 1985)
* Five Mile Creek Volume 10 (December 10, 1985)
* The Mickey Mouse Club Volume 1 (December 10, 1985)
* The Mickey Mouse Club Volume 2 (December 10, 1985)
* The Mickey Mouse Club Volume 3 (December 10, 1985)
* The Mickey Mouse Club Volume 4 (December 10, 1985)
* The Mickey Mouse Club Volume 5 (December 10, 1985)
* Pale Rider (December 9, 1985)
* Cheyenne Autumn (December 9, 1985)

#### Region 2 (Japan)

* Alice in Wonderland (February 21, 1985)
* Mary Poppins (February 21, 1985)
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (March 21, 1985)
* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (March 21, 1985)
* Song of the South (March 21, 1985)
* Fun and Fancy Free (April 21, 1985)
* Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (May 21, 1985)
* Dumbo (May 25, 1985)
* The Three Caballeros (May 26, 1985)
* The Black Hole (July 21, 1985)
* The Incredible Journey (July 21, 1985)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 21, 1985)
* Treasure Island (August 26, 1985)
* Pete's Dragon (September 21, 1985)
* Splash (September 21, 1985)
* Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (October 21, 1985)
* Make Mine Music (October 21, 1985)
* Peter Pan (November 21, 1985)

#### Region 2 (UK)

* Old Yeller (September 1985)
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (September 1985)
* Ghostbusters (November 1985)
* Mary Poppins (December 1985)
* Alice in Wonderland (December 1985)

### TV Shows

#### Region 1 (North America)

* The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss on the Loose
* The Lorax and The Hoober-Bloob Highway
* The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat and Pontoffel Pock
* Halloween is Grinch Night
* Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm
* SuperTed 2: The Further Adventures of SuperTed (February 1985)
* SuperTed 3: The Adventure Continues (April 1985)
* SuperTed 4: New Intergalactic Adventures (October 1985)
* Paddington Bear Volumes (1-2) (Q1 1985)
* Paddington Bear Volumes (3-4) (October 1985)

#### Region 2 (Japan)

* Candy Candy: Vol. 1 (October 21, 1985)
* Alvin and the Chipmunks (November 22, 1985-)

#### Region 2 (UK)

* Thomas & Friends Season 1 Vol. 1: Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories\*
* Thomas & Friends Season 1 Vol. 2: Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories\*

(\*) Distributed by Kaleidoscope Video.

## VHS re-releases this year

* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (September 1985)
* The Apple Dumpling Gang (June 1985)
* Gus (June 1985)
* The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (August 1985)
* Bedknobs and Broomsticks (September 1985)
* Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (April 1985)
* Escape to Witch Mountain (September 1985)
* The North Avenue Irregulars (September 1985)
* Amy (September 1985)
* Hot Lead Cold Feet (April 1985)
* The Shaggy Dog (September 1985)
* The Wizard of Oz (Q3 1985)
* Pete's Dragon (November 5, 1985)
* The Black Hole (November 5, 1985)
* Herbie Rides Again (November 5, 1985)
* Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (November 5, 1985)
* Herbie Goes Bananas (November 5, 1985)
* The Love Bug (November 5, 1985)
* Mary Poppins (November 5, 1985)
* Old Yeller (November 5, 1985)
* The Gnome Mobile (November 5, 1985)
* Darby O Gill and the Little People (November 5, 1985)
* Swiss Family Robinson (November 5, 1985)
* Tron (November 5, 1985)
* Pollyanna (November 5, 1985)
* Babes in Toyland (November 5, 1985)
* Treasure Island (November 5, 1985)
* Splash (November 5, 1985)
* A Walt Disney Christmas (November 5, 1985)
* A Disney Christmas Gift (November 5, 1985)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (November 5, 1985)

## Logos introduced this year

* Buena Vista Television - "Abstract Castle"
* Touchstone Films - "Thunderball Snake" (August 9, 1985)
* Walt Disney Home Video - "Walt Disney" (Japan) (February 21, 1985)
* Walt Disney Pictures - "Magic Kingdom" (June 21, 1985)
* Warner Bros. Pictures - "WB Shield" (VHS debut in early 1985)
* Warner Home Video- "Cheesy Shield" (December 1985)

## Logos ended this year

* Touchstone Films - Early "Thunderball" logos (March 22, 1985)
* Warner Home Video - "The Big \\" (December 1985)

## Video games released this year

### Japan

* Ice Climber (January 30, 1985)
* Super Mario Bros. (September 13, 1985)
* Bomberman (December 19, 1985)

### North America

* Donkey Kong Jr. Math (October 18, 1985)
* Duck Hunt (October 18, 1985)
* Ice Climber (October 18, 1985)
* Super Mario Bros. (October 18, 1985)

(\*) The Family Computer was renamed to the Nintendo Entertainment System for the U.S. market. **VHS trailers released this year**

1. Return to Oz (November 19, 1985)
2. The Journey of Natty Gann (December 10, 1985)

## Albums released this year

* The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (LP)
* The Story of The Black Cauldron (LP)

## Software released this year

* Microsoft Windows 1.01 (November 20, 1985)

## Vehicles introduced this year

* 1986 Acura Integra
* 1986 Acura Legend (4-door sedan only) (October 22, 1985)
* 1985 BMW 635CSi
* 1985 Cadillac DeVille
* 1985 Chevrolet Astro/GMC Safari
* 1985 Dodge Lancer
* 1986 Ford Aerostar (July 1985)
* 1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable (December 1985)
* 1986 Honda Accord (June 4, 1985)
* 1986 Honda Civic Si
* 1986 Hyundai Excel
* 1986 Jeep Comanche
* 1986 Mazda 323
* 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class (4-door sedan only)
* 1985 Plymouth Caravelle
* 1985 Pontiac Grand Am
* 1985 Subaru XT (February 1985)
* 1986 Toyota Celica (August 1985)
* 1985 Volkswagen Jetta II