Twilight Sparkle's Retro Media Library
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Media from 1987.

Carryovers

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

Movies

Title Notes
The Wizard of Oz 1985 VHS Front Cover
The Wizard of Oz
Available on VHS since October 25, 1980. Last re-printed in 1985.
Mary Poppins 1986 VHS
Mary Poppins
Available on VHS since December 30, 1980. Released with closed captions in 1986.
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.

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

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Dumbo 1985
Dumbo
Available on VHS since July 1982. Re-printed in 1985.
Aliceinwonderland 1986
Alice in Wonderland
Available on VHS since November 1982. Re-printed in 1986.
Peter Pan 1982 Poster
Peter Pan
Last released in theaters on December 17, 1982.

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 until January 31, 1987.
Fantasia 1985 Poster
Fantasia
Last released in theaters on February 7, 1985.

Only available in soundtrack form.

Pinocchio 1985
Pinocchio
Available on VHS until February 28, 1987.
The Black Cauldron Poster
The Black Cauldron
Unreleased since 1986 due to its commercial failure.
101 Dalmatians 1985 Poster
101 Dalmatians
Last released in theaters on December 20, 1985.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Warriors of the Wind VHS
Warriors of the Wind
Available on VHS since December 1985.

The original Japanese film was licensed by Animage Video.

Swordinthestone 1986
The Sword in the Stone
Available on VHS since March 1986.
The Great Mouse Detective Poster
The Great Mouse Detective
Released in theaters on July 2, 1986.

Only available in book and soundtrack form at the moment.

Castle in the Sky Only available in Japan at the moment, under license by Animage Video.
Sleepingbeauty 1986
Sleeping Beauty
Available on VHS since October 14, 1986.
My Little Pony The Movie 1986 VHS
My Little Pony: The Movie
Available on VHS since October 28, 1986.
Lady and the Tramp 1986 Poster
Lady and the Tramp
Continued playing in theaters until 1987 and grossed $31,129,082.

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)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1986-1989)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio (1986-1989)
Pinocchio
Dumbo (1986-1991)
Dumbo
Bambi (1986-1989)
Bambi
Cinderella (1986-1989)
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland (1986-1989)
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan (1986-1991)
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp (1986-1991)
Lady and the Tramp
Sleeping Beauty (1986-1991)
Sleeping Beauty
101 Dalmatians (1986)
101 Dalmatians
The Jungle Book (1986)
The Jungle Book
Winnie the Pooh (1986)
Winnie the Pooh
Only available in Japanese:
Nausicaa Vol. 1 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 2 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 3 (Japanese)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Castle in the Sky Vol. 1 (Japanese) Castle in the Sky Vol. 2 (Japanese) Castle in the Sky Vol. 3 (Japanese) Castle in the Sky Vol. 4 (Japanese)
Castle in the Sky

Music

The Wizard of Oz 1968 LP
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (LP/Cassette)
Kidsongs oldmacdonaldsfarm
Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm (VHS)
Kidsongs teachtheworldtosing
Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (VHS)
Kidsongs goodnightsleeptight
Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight (VHS)
Kidsongs carsboatstrainsplanes
Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes (VHS)
Kidsongs singoutamerica
Kidsongs: Sing Out, America! (VHS)
Kidsongs daywiththeanimals
Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals (VHS)

TV Shows

Title Notes
Grinch VHS Early1980s Horton Hears a Who 1986 VHS
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Horton Hears a Who!
Available on VHS since December 1982, individually since 1986.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! also reran on December 11, 1987.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details.
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
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat

Available on VHS since 1985. Some of these specials also aired on The Disney Channel this year (see below).

Video Games

Title Notes
Title
Super Mario Bros.
Available for the NES since 1985.
Donkeykong title Donkeykongjr nestitle
Mariobros nestitle Donkeykong3 title
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong 3
Available for the NES since 1986.
Smb2j title
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Available for the Famicom Disk System since 1986, and only in Japan.
Sega-master-system-logo Sega was currently selling games for the Sega Master System.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 1987:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
File:$1-B (1986).jpeg
$1
3,232,000,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
File:$2-I (1977).jpeg
$2
None whatsoever; most notes in circulation were still Series 1976.
$5-H (1987)
$5
780,800,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$10-K (1986)
$10
697,600,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$20-G (1987)
$20
1,472,000,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$50-E (1987)
$50
195,200,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$100-H (1987)
$100
217,600,000 All as Series 1985 notes.

All $100 bills labeled "Series 1981A" were also still in circulation.

Events in 1987

January 3 The Cat in the Hat aired on The Disney Channel.
Kidsongs whatiwanttobe

Kidsongs: What I Want to Be! was released in music stores.

March 6 The Wizard of Oz reran on CBS.
March 9–13 Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Dance", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1571–1575.
March 23 Reruns of the old series of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for this year began.
March 31 Nausicaa Vol. 4 (Japanese)

A fourth volume of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released in Japanese bookstores.

April 6 The Hoober-Bloob Highway aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
April 8 Windows104

Microsoft released Windows 1.04.

April 10 Aristocats2

The Aristocats was re-issued in theaters. It grossed $17,452,658.

May 4–8 Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Making Mistakes", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1576–1580.
May 27 The Lorax aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
June 19 Dr. Seuss on the Loose aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
Kidsongs wonderfulworldofsports

Kidsongs: The Wonderful World of Sports was released in music stores.

June 19 Dr. Seuss on the Loose aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
July 17 Snow White 1987 Poster

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was re-issued in theaters for its 50th anniversary.

August 10–14 Mister Rogers Goes to School alone reran on PBS.
DOS 3.3

Microsoft released Version 3.3 of the Disk Operating System.

September 7 Mylittlepony 1986tv

15 new episodes of the My Little Pony TV series premiered on local syndication, for a final total of 65.

September 8 Jeopardy 1987 1983 Wheel of Fortune Logo

The fourth season of Jeopardy! and the fifth season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication.

September 19 Kidsongstvshow 1987

The Kidsongs TV Show premiered on local syndication.

September 22 Fullhouse 1987

The first season of Full House premiered on ABC.

September 28 Episodes #1296–1315 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood unknowingly aired for the last time on PBS, starting on this date and ending on October 23.
October 3 Sleeping Beauty aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
October 6 Ladyandthetramp 1987 The Sword in the Stone (1987) The Great Mouse Detective (1987)

Lady and the Tramp was released on VHS, alongside new storybook adaptations of The Sword in the Stone and The Great Mouse Detective.

October 23 Grinch Night aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
October 26 Reruns of all Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes to date from #1466 onwards on PBS for this season began.
November 20 Cinderella 1987 Poster

Cinderella was re-issued in theaters.

November 23–27 "Mister Rogers Talks About Alike and Different" (episodes #1581–1585) premiered on PBS.
December Kidsongs dayatthecircus

Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus was released in music stores.

By the end of this year, a total of 145 out of 390 remaining episodes of the old series of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran on PBS, having previously aired from April 30, 1984 to May 3, 1985, while those that previously aired in 1986 did not air again until September 1988 at the earliest.

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