1980

**1980** was the first year of the 1980s decade. Debut video game is Pac-Man.

## Movies released in theaters this year

### North America

* Friday the 13th (May 9, 1980)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 21, 1980)
* Herbie Goes Bananas (June 25, 1980)
* Xanadu (August 8, 1980)
* Popeye (December 12, 1980)

### Japan

* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (June 28, 1980)
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (July 12, 1980)
* Friday the 13th (August 2, 1980)
* The Muppet Movie (December 15, 1980)

### UK

* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 21, 1980)
* Xanadu (December 19, 1980)

### France

* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (March 19, 1980)
* The Muppet Movie (April 2, 1980)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 20, 1980)

### Australia

* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 7, 1980)
* Xanadu (November 20, 1980)
* Herbie Goes Bananas (December 18, 1980)

### Latin America

* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (January 17, 1980)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (July 31, 1980)

### Brazil

* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (January 18, 1980)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (July 21, 1980)
* Xanadu (November 22, 1980)

### Hong Kong

* The Muppet Movie (January 31, 1980)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 8, 1980)

## Movies re-issued in theaters this year

### North America

* 2001: A Space Odyssey (February 8, 1980)
* Lady and the Tramp (March 7, 1980)
* Mary Poppins (May 23, 1980)
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind (August 1, 1980)
* Song of the South (October 8, 1980)
* The Aristocats (December 19, 1980)

### Japan

* Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (April 12, 1980)
* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 19, 1980)
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind (October 4, 1980)

### UK

* Close Encounters of the Third Kind (September 18, 1980)

### France

* Dumbo (March 26, 1980)
* 101 Dalmatians (December 3, 1980)

### Australia

* The Jungle Book (August 28, 1980)
* The Aristocats (December 19, 1980)

### Hong Kong

* 2001: A Space Odyssey (January 19, 1980)

## Movies aired on television this year

### CBS

* The Wizard of Oz (March 7, 1980)
* Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (May 2, 1980)

### NBC

* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
* Old Yeller (November 9 and 16, 1980)\*

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

## Programs airing new seasons this year

### CBS

* M\*A\*S\*H (Season 9) (November 17, 1980–May 4, 1981)
* The Price is Right (Season 9)

### NBC

* Card Sharks (1978-1981)\*
* Days of Our Lives
* Disney's Wonderful World (1979-1981)
* The Tonight Show
* Wheel of Fortune (1975-1991)

(\*) On June 23, 1980, Card Sharks' time slot was moved to 12:00 PM.

### PBS

* Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1979-2001)
* Sesame Street (Season 12) (November 24, 1980–May 22, 1981)

## Programs broadcasted in reruns this year

### PBS

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

## VHS releases this year

* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (March 4, 1980)
* Alien (1979)
* All About Eve
* The Apple Dumpling Gang (March 4, 1980)
* A Clockwork Orange
* Bedknobs and Broomsticks (March 4, 1980)
* The Black Hole (March 4, 1980)
* Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (March 4, 1980)
* Jaws
* Jaws 2
* The Love Bug (March 4, 1980)
* Mary Poppins (December 30, 1980)
* My Fair Lady
* Pete's Dragon (March 4, 1980)
* Superman (1978)
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture
* The Wizard of Oz (October 28, 1980)

## Comics

### USA

* Archie Comics (Vol. 1) (February 1, 1980)

## Logos introduced this year

* MCA Videocassette Inc. - "The Arc"
* MGM/CBS Home Video - "The Green Lines" (October 1980)
* WCI Home Video - "The Big \\" (July 1980)

## Logos still in use this year

* 20th Century Fox - "The Searchlights" (1953)
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures - "Leo the Lion" (1957)
* 20th Television Fox - "The Early Searchlights" (1965)
* Buena Vista Distribution (1966 and 1979)
* Children's Television Workshop - "The Plaque" (1969)
* Universal Pictures (as an MCA company) - "Zooming Globe" (1971)
* PBS - "Tri-Colored P-Heads" (1971)
* Warner Bros. Television - "The Big \\" (1972)
* Warner Bros. Pictures - "The Big \\" (1973)
* Paramount Pictures - "Blue Mountain" (1975)
* Paramount Television - "Blue Mountain" (1975)
* Universal Television (1975)
* Columbia Pictures - "70s Torch Lady" (1976)
* Columbia Pictures Television - "The Sunburst" (1976)
* Viacom - "V of Doom" (1976/1978)
* Magnetic Video Corporation (1977)
* Children's Television Workshop - "The Snake" (1978)
* WGBH - "Flash of Doom" (1978)
* Walt Disney Home Entertainment - "Neon Mickey" (1978)
* Buena Vista Distribution (1979)
* Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment - "The Sunburst" (1979)
* Paramount Home Video - "Mountain Silhouette" (1979)

## Logos ended this year

* Paramount Home Video - "Still Mountain" (1978)

## Books released this year

* The Sesame Street Dictionary (First Edition)

## Albums released this year

* Lady and the Tramp (Disney Picture Disc) (LP)