1988

**1988** was the year when Barney the dinosaur made his home video debut.

## Movie trailers released this year

* Oliver & Company (October 4, 1988)
* Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Teaser) (October 4, 1988)
* Field of Dreams (Teaser) (October 4, 1988)
* Ghostbusters II (Teaser) (November 9, 1988)
* Batman (Teaser) (November 18, 1988)
* Licence to Kill (Teaser) (December 16, 1988)

## Short films released in theaters this year

* Tin Toy (August 2, 1988)

(\*) Aired in two parts.

(\*) This show aired once a week, always on weekend mornings. After the 26th episode aired, it only aired on reruns since March 19, 1988.

## Programs ended this year

### ABC

* The Disney Sunday Movie (September 11, 1988)

### Syndication

* Dennis the Menace (September 3, 1988)
* Jeopardy! (Season 3) (September 3, 1988)
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 4) (September 3, 1988)

## VHS releases this year

### Movies

#### Region 1 (North America)

* Jaws: The Revenge (February 1988)
* Benji the Hunted (February 2, 1988)
* No Way Out (February 1988)
* Beverly Hills Cop II (March 9, 1988)
* Mickey and the Beanstalk (May 31, 1988)
* The Reluctant Dragon (May 31, 1988)
* Donald in Mathmagic Land (May 31, 1988)
* Mickey's Magical World (May 31, 1988)
* Disney's Sing Along Songs You Can Fly (May 31, 1988)
* Full Metal Jacket (June 22, 1988)
* Pinocchio and the Emperor of Night (August 1988)
* Good Morning Vietnam (August 2, 1988)
* Empire of the Sun (August 10, 1988)
* The Three Caballeros (October 4, 1988)
* Mary Poppins (October 4, 1988)
* Cinderella (October 4, 1988)
* The Wind in the Willows (October 4, 1988)
* Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (October 12, 1988)
* Beetlejuice (October 19, 1988)
* E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (October 26, 1988)
* Three Men and a Baby (November 15, 1988)
* Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Special Edition (November 15, 1988)
* Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (November 15, 1988)
* Stand and Deliver (November 16, 1988)
* Funny Farm (November 24, 1988)

#### Region 2 (Japan)

* Jaws: The Revenge (February 5, 1988)
* Beverly Hills Cop II (March 25, 1988)
* Flight of the Navigator (April 1, 1988)
* The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun - A Film by Steven Spielberg
* Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

#### Region 2 (UK)

* Flight of the Navigator (February 1988)
* Beverly Hills Cop II (March 1988)
* Jaws: The Revenge (May 1988)
* Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Q4 1988)
* Dumbo (October 1988)
* Benji the Hunted (December 1988)
* Full Metal Jacket (December 1988)

#### Region 3 (South Korea)

* The Wizard of Oz (October 6, 1988)
* Rankiss/Bass' Wind in the Willows (December 31, 1988)
* Beetlejuice (December 31, 1988)

### TV Shows

#### Region 1 (North America)

* Barney and the Backyard Gang: The Backyard Show (October 13, 1988)
* Count it Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street
* Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game
* Sesame Street: The Best of Ernie and Bert
* Sesame Street: Big Bird's Favorite Party Games

#### Region 2 (Japan)

* Candy Candy Vol. 3 (May 13, 1988)
* Candy Candy Vol. 4 (October 28, 1988)

## VHS re-releases this year

* Alice in Wonderland (October 4, 1988)
* Dumbo (October 4, 1988)

## VHS Tapes discontinued this year

* Sleeping Beauty (1986 VHS) (March 31, 1988)
* Lady and the Tramp (1987 VHS) (March 31, 1988)
* The Living Desert (1986 VHS)
* The Wind in the Willows Starring J. Thaddeus Toad (1982-1986 VHS)
* Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1984-1987 VHS)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1984-1987 VHS)
* Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1986-1987 VHS)

## Logos introduced this year

* The Lyons Group (October 13, 1988)
* Paramount Home Video - "Abstract Mountain A"\*
* Walt Disney Home Video- "Mini Classics" (May 31, 1988)
* Walt Disney Classics - "Black Diamond A" (October 4, 1988)
* Paramount Pictures - "Majestic Mountain A" (March 12, 1988) (Japan and South Korea)

(\*) Paramount was still a Gulf+Western company for one more year during this logo's first year.

## Logos updated this year

* Columbia Pictures Television - "80s Torch Lady" (January 4, 1988)\*
* Merv Griffin Enterprises (Q1 1988)\*
* Paramount Pictures/Television - "Majestic Mountain A" (February 5, 1988)\*\*

(\*) Early this year, these companies became units of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

(\*\*) The words "75th Anniversary" are removed off the logo, but the company itself still remained a Gulf+Western company for 1 1/2 more years.

## Logos ended this year

* DiC Entertainment - "The Green Vortex"
* Paramount Video - "Growing Mountain"
* TriStar Television - "The Early Pegasus" (March 1988)

## Video games unveiled this year

* Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)\*

(\*)The characters have been modified. For example, Luigi is now taller and thinner than Mario and wears a green hat, blue shirt and green overalls and his mustache and sideburns are now different than Mario's.

## Video games released this year

### Japan

* Double Dragon (April 8, 1988)
* Super Mario Bros. 3 (October 23, 1988)

### North America

#### Nintendo Entertainment System

* Donkey Kong Classics (October 1988)
* Super Mario Bros. 2 (October 1988)
* Bubble Bobble (November 1988)
* Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt (November 1988)
* Zelda II: Adventure of Link (December 1988)
* Jeopardy!: Junior Edition
* Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition

### Europe

* Metroid (January 15, 1988)
* Kid Icarus (February 15, 1988)
* Zelda II: Adventure of Link (September 26, 1988)
* The Goonies II (December 19, 1988)

## Video games discontinued this year

### Nintendo Entertainment System

* Donkey Kong
* Donkey Kong Jr.
* Donkey Kong 3
* Mario Bros.
* Super Mario Bros. (original version)

## Books released this year

* Matilda (Author: Roald Dahl)
* The Missing Tooth (Author: Joanna Cole)

## Software released this year

* Mac OS 6.0 (April 1988)
* Microsoft Windows 2.1 (May 27, 1988)
* MS-DOS 4.0 (June 1988)\*

(\*) This operating system also introduces support for hard drive partitions up to 2 GB. A later version, MS-DOS 4.01, was released in November. Both versions came in 5.25" floppy disks.

## Vehicles introduced this year

* 1988 Acura Legend LS (4-door sedan)
* 1988 Audi 80/90
* 1989 Audi 100
* 1989 BMW 525i/535i
* 1988 BMW 750iL
* 1988 Buick Reatta
* 1988 Buick Regal (2-door coupe only)
* 1989 Buick Riviera
* 1988 Cadillac Seville STS
* 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC
* 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier (RS, VL and Z24)
* 1989 Dodge/Plymouth Colt
* 1989 Ford Probe
* 1988 Ford Tempo GLS
* 1989 Ford Thunderbird
* 1989 Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift
* 1989 Geo Tracker
* 1988 Hyundai Excel GS
* 1989 Hyundai Sonata
* 1988 Isuzu Pickup
* 1988 Isuzu Trooper XS
* 1988 Lincoln Continental (Signature Series only)
* 1988 Mazda 929
* 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class (2-door coupe and 4-door station wagon)
* 1988 Mercury Topaz LTS and XR5
* 1989 Nissan 240SX
* 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL (2-door coupe) (January 13, 1988)
* 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo
* 1988 Pontiac Firebird Formula
* 1988 Pontiac Lemans
* 1988 Pontiac Sunbird (as a 1988.5 model)
* 1989 Suzuki Sidekick
* 1988 Toyota Pickup

## Vehicles discontinued this year

* Cadillac Cimarron (June 3, 1988)
* Chevrolet Camaro LT
* Dodge 600
* Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant (December 9, 1988 for the 1989 model year)
* Nissan Maxima (4-door station wagon)
* Plymouth Caravelle