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Media from 1985.

Carryovers

Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:

Movies

Title/Poster Notes
Sleeping Beauty 1979 Poster
Sleeping Beauty
Last released in theaters on September 28, 1979.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Lady and the Tramp 1980 Poster
Lady and the Tramp
Last released in theaters on March 7, 1980.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

The Wizard of Oz 1982 VHS
The Wizard of Oz
Available on VHS since October 25, 1980. Re-printed in 1982.
Aristocats1
The Aristocats
Last released in theaters on December 19, 1980.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Mary Poppins 1982 VHS
Mary Poppins
Available on VHS since December 30, 1980. Re-printed in 1982.
1981 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh VHS
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Available on VHS since June 26, 1981.
The Fox and the Hound 1981 Poster
The Fox and the Hound
Released in theaters on July 10, 1981.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Cinderella 1981 Poster
Cinderella
Last released in theaters on December 18, 1981.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Bambi 1982 Poster
Bambi
Last released in theaters on June 4, 1982.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

1981 Dumbo VHS
Dumbo
Available on VHS since July 1982.
1981 Alice in Wonderland VHS
Alice in Wonderland
Available on VHS since November 1982.
Peter Pan 1982 Poster
Peter Pan
Last released in theaters on December 17, 1982.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1983 Poster
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Last released in theaters on July 15, 1983.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

The Rescuers 1983 Poster
The Rescuers
Last released in theaters on December 16, 1983.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

The Jungle Book 1984 Poster
The Jungle Book
Last released in theaters on July 27, 1984.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

1984 Robin Hood VHS
Robin Hood
Available on VHS since December 1984.
Pinocchio 1984 Poster
Pinocchio
Released in theaters on December 21, 1984; continued playing in theaters until 1985 and grossed $26,414,038.

Books

Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
Catinthehat book
The Cat in the Hat (1957)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957)
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham (1960)
Lorax
The Lorax (1971)
Only available in Japanese:

Nausicaa Vol. 1 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 2 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 3 (Japanese)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Music

The Wizard of Oz 1968 LP
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

TV Shows

Title Notes
TheDrSeussVideoFestivalVHS
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Horton Hears a Who!
Available on VHS since December 1982.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! also reran on December 7, 1985.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details.
Mylittlepony 1985vhs
My Little Pony
Available on VHS since late 1984.

Video Games

Title Notes
Donkeykong title Donkeykongjr nestitle
Mariobros nestitle Donkeykong3 title


Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr.,
Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong 3

All four games were still only available in Japan as Famicom titles.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 1985:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
$1-H (1985)
$1
2,851,200,000 2,022,400,000 as Series 1981A notes;
828,800,000 as Series 1985 notes.
$2-B (1976)
$2
None whatsoever; most notes in circulation were still Series 1976.
$5-J (1984)
$5
777,600,000 521,600,000 as Series 1981A notes;
256,000,000 as Series 1985 notes.
$10-F (1985)
$10
784,000,000 729,600,000 as Series 1981A notes;
54,400,000 as Series 1985 notes.
$20-E (1985)
$20
1,449,600,000 All as Series 1981A notes.
$50-B (1985)
$50
137,600,000 Nearly all as Series 1981A notes;
768,000 Series 1981 Star Notes.
$100-A (1985)
$100
160,000,000 16,000,000 as Series 1981 notes;
144,000,000 as Series 1981A notes

Events in 1985

February 4–8 Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About No and Yes", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1541–1545.

Reruns of the old series for this year began afterwards.

Fantasia 1985 Poster

Also by the end of this week, Fantasia was re-released in theaters yet again.

March 1 The Wizard of Oz reran on CBS.
March 23 My Little Pony Escape from Catrina

My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina premiered on local syndication.

April DOS 3.0

Microsoft released DOS 3.1.

May 13–17 Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Music", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1546–1550.
June 2 Robin Hood aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
June 13 Warriors of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind premiered in North American theaters as "Warriors of the Wind".

July 16 Pinocchio 1985

Pinocchio was released on VHS.

July 24 The Black Cauldron Poster

The Black Cauldron was released in theaters. It only grossed $21,288,692 against a $44 million budget.

August 4 The Sword in the Stone aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
August 19–23 Mister Rogers Goes to School alone reran on PBS.
September 9 Jeopardy 1985 1983 Wheel of Fortune Logo

The second season of Jeopardy! and the third season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication.

September 13 Title

Super Mario Bros. was released for use on the Famicom in Japan.

October 18 Catinthehat 1985vhs Lorax 1985vhs Grinchnight 1985vhs Grinch 1985vhs

The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss on the Loose, The Lorax, The Hoober-Bloob Highway, Grinch Night, Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat were all released on VHS.

Supermariobros

Super Mario Bros. was released for the NES in North America.

Sega-master-system-logo

Sega, a competitor to Nintendo, introduced the Sega Mark III.

October 21 Reruns of all Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes to date from #1466 onwards on PBS for this season began.
November 20 Windows101

Microsoft released Windows 1.01.

November 25–29 "Mister Rogers Talks About Families" (episodes #1551–1555) premiered on PBS.
December 3 Dumbo 1985 Mary Poppins 1985 VHS The Wizard of Oz 1985 VHS Front Cover

Some films were re-printed, including Dumbo, Mary Poppins and The Wizard of Oz, the last of which also had its soundtrack album now available in audio cassette format.

Warriors of the Wind VHS

Warriors of the Wind was released on VHS in North America. The original film in Japan was distributed by Animage Video.

December 20 101 Dalmatians 1985 Poster

101 Dalmatians was re-issued in theaters and grossed almost $12 million so far during this run.

By the end of this year, a total of 155 out of 390 remaining episodes of the old series of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran on PBS, having previously aired from October 18, 1982 to June 24, 1983, while those that previously aired in 1984 did not air again until June 1986 at the earliest.

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