Media from 1984.
Carryovers
Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:
Movies
Title/Poster | Notes |
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101 Dalmatians |
Last released in theaters on June 7, 1979.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Sleeping Beauty |
Last released in theaters on September 28, 1979.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Lady and the Tramp |
Last released in theaters on March 7, 1980.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
The Wizard of Oz |
Available on VHS since October 25, 1980. Re-printed in 1982. |
The Aristocats |
Last released in theaters on December 19, 1980.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Mary Poppins |
Available on VHS since December 30, 1980. Re-printed in 1982. |
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
Available on VHS since June 26, 1981. |
The Fox and the Hound |
Released in theaters on July 10, 1981.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Cinderella |
Last released in theaters on December 18, 1981.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Fantasia |
Last released in theaters on April 2, 1982.
Only available in soundtrack form. |
Bambi |
Last released in theaters on June 4, 1982.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Dumbo |
Available on VHS since July 1982. |
Alice in Wonderland |
Available on VHS since November 1982. |
Peter Pan |
Last released in theaters on December 17, 1982.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
The Sword in the Stone |
Last released in theaters on March 25, 1983.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Last released in theaters on July 15, 1983.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
The Rescuers |
Last released in theaters on December 16, 1983; continued playing in theaters until 1984 and grossed about $21 million. |
Books
Horton Hears a Who! (1954) |
The Cat in the Hat (1957) |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) |
Green Eggs and Ham (1960) |
The Lorax (1971) |
Only available in Japanese: |
Music
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
TV Shows
Title | Notes |
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Grinch Night Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano |
No longer airing on television; last aired on ABC in 1980 and 1981. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horton Hears a Who! |
Available on VHS since December 1982.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! also reran on December 5, 1984. |
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat |
No longer airing on television; last aired on ABC in August 1983. |
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details. |
Video Games
Title | Notes |
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All three games were still only available in Japan as Famicom titles. |
Paper money
The following was printed during fiscal year 1984:
Denomination | Amount printed | Notes |
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$1 |
2,771,200,000 | 1,097,600,000 as Series 1981 notes; 1,673,600,000 as Series 1981A notes. |
$2 |
None whatsoever; most notes in circulation were still Series 1976. | |
$5 |
716,800,000 | 396,800,000 as Series 1981 notes; 320,000,000 as Series 1981A notes. |
$10 |
812,800,000 | 512,000,000 as Series 1981 notes; 300,800,000 as Series 1981A notes. |
$20 |
1,292,800,000 | 832,000,000 as Series 1981 notes; 460,800,000 as Series 1981A notes. |
$50 |
128,000,000 | All as Series 1981 notes. |
$100 |
137,600,000 | All as Series 1981 notes. |
All denominations now had standard print runs of 100,000 sheets.
Events in 1984
January 2–13 | Episodes #1021–1030 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood aired on PBS for the last time. Episodes #1066 onwards aired the next week. |
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March 11 |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind premiered exclusively in Japanese theaters. |
Microsoft released DOS 2.11. | |
March 30 | The Wizard of Oz reran on CBS. |
April 2–6 | Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Work" (episodes #1526–1530), premiered on PBS. |
April 9 |
My Little Pony premiered on local syndication. At the time, it was clearly not a series. |
May 7–11 | Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Grandparents" (episodes #1531–1535), premiered on PBS. These episodes were the last to have the 1971 PBS logo. |
July 4 |
Donkey Kong 3 was released for use on the Family Computer in Japan. |
July 27 |
The Jungle Book was re-released in theaters. It grossed $23,456,945 during its run. |
August 8 |
Microsoft released DOS 3.0. |
The Lorax aired on HBO for the last time. | |
August 13 | Mister Rogers Goes to School reran alone every August for the next five years. |
August 15–29 |
The Hoober-Bloob Highway, Dr. Seuss on the Loose and The Cat in the Hat all aired on HBO for the last time. |
September 10 |
Jeopardy! premiered on local primetime syndication. |
A second season of Wheel of Fortune began. | |
October 22 | Reruns of all Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes to date from #1466 onwards on PBS began.
Effectively, the new series now aired during every calendar year's end from then on. |
November 19–23 |
"Mister Rogers Talks About Food" (episodes #1536–1540) premiered on PBS. These were the first episodes to contain the 1984 PBS logo. |
December 3 |
Robin Hood was released on VHS as part of The Classics. |
December 15 |
The third volume of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released in Japanese bookstores. |
December 21 |
Pinocchio was re-issued in theaters. This film contained a teaser trailer for The Black Cauldron, set to premiere in summer 1985. |
By the end of this year, a total of at least 195 out of 400 remaining episodes of the old series of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran on PBS, having previously aired from October 19, 1981 to November 5, 1982, while those that previously aired in 1983 did not air again until April 1985 at the earliest.