Twilight Sparkle's Retro Media Library
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Media from 1988.

Carryovers

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

Movies

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.
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
No longer on sale as of January 31, 1987; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Fantasia 1985 Poster
Fantasia
Last released in theaters on February 7, 1985.

Only available in soundtrack form.

Pinocchio 1985
Pinocchio
No longer on sale as of February 28, 1987; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
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 until March 31, 1988.
My Little Pony The Movie 1986 VHS
My Little Pony: The Movie
Available on VHS since October 28, 1986.
Aristocats2
The Aristocats
Last released in theaters on April 10, 1987.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Snow White 1987 Poster
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Last released in theaters on July 17, 1987.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

Ladyandthetramp 1987
Lady and the Tramp
Available on VHS until March 31, 1988.
Cinderella 1987 Poster
Cinderella
Continued playing in theaters until 1988 and grossed $34,101,149.

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
The Sword in the Stone (1987)
The Sword in the Stone
The Great Mouse Detective (1987)
The Great Mouse Detective
Only available in Japanese:
Nausicaa Vol. 1 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 2 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 3 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 4 (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)

TV Shows

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 November 28, 1988.

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 (see below).

Mylittlepony 1986tv
My Little Pony
Currently airing on local syndication. Comprised of 65 episodes.

Video Games

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 1988:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
File:$1-B (1986).jpeg
$1
2,960,000,000 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
745,600,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$10-K (1986)
$10
652,800,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$20-G (1987)
$20
1,350,400,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$50-E (1987)
$50
144,400,000 All as Series 1985 notes.
$100-H (1987)
$100
160,000,000 All as Series 1985 notes.

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

Events in 1988

January 1 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh became an exclusive to The Disney Channel.
February 24 The Wizard of Oz reran on CBS.
March 7–11 Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Nighttime", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1586–1590.
March 19 Kidsongstvshow 1987

The Kidsongs TV Show began reruns on local syndication after it ended with 26 episodes. At the time, there were still nine titles currently selling in music stores.

March 25 The Fox and the Hound 1988 Poster

The Fox and the Hound was re-issued in theaters.

April 16 My Neighbor Totoro Japanese Poster

My Neighbor Totoro was released exclusively in Japanese theaters.

April 18–29 Episodes #1291–1295 and #1316–1320 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood unknowingly aired on PBS for the last time.
The Cat in the Hat last aired on The Disney Channel on April 19.
May 2–6 Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Making Kindness and Unkindness", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1591–1595.
May 7 Lady and the Tramp aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
May 9–June 17 Episodes #1321–1350 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood aired on PBS for the last time.
May 13 The first season of Full House began reruns on ABC after it ended with 22 episodes.
May 18 Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
May 27 Windows21

Microsoft released Windows 2.1.

My Neighbor Totoro LP My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 1 (Japanese) My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 2 (Japanese) My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 3 (Japanese) My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 4 (Japanese)

Sometime late in May 1988, My Neighbor Totoro's soundtrack album was released in LP record format. A series of comic books based on the film were also released in Japanese bookstores, in four volumes.

June 16 The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat aired on The Disney Channel for the first time.
Dos4x

Microsoft released MS-DOS 4.0. This operating system added support for FAT16 hard drives with partitions of 64 MB or more.

July 15 Bambi 1988 Poster The Aristocats (1988-1991) The Fox and the Hound (1988)

Bambi was re-issued in theaters. Along with it were Twin Books' first editions of The Aristocats and The Fox and the Hound.

August 15–19 Reruns of "Mister Rogers Goes to School" aired with closed captions for the first time.
August 26 The Lorax last aired on The Disney Channel.
August 29 Episodes #1396–1400, #1411–1420 and #1441–1445 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood unknowingly aired on PBS for the last time, starting on this date and ending on October 14.
Backyardshow

Barney & the Backyard Gang was released on video, starting with the first title, The Backyard Show.

August 31 Dr. Seuss on the Loose last aired on The Disney Channel.
September 5 Jeopardy 1988 1983 Wheel of Fortune Logo

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

October 4 Cinderella 1988

Cinderella was released on VHS.

October 7 The Hoober-Bloob Highway last aired on The Disney Channel.
October 9 Smb2title Donkeykongclassics

Super Mario Bros. 2 was released for the NES, while Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. were re-released as "Donkey Kong Classics".

October 10 Grinch Night resumed reruns on The Disney Channel.
October 11 My Little Pony Vol. 1 1988 VHS My Little Pony Vol. 2 1988 VHS My Little Pony Vol. 3 1988 VHS My Little Pony Vol. 4 1988 VHS
My Little Pony Vol. 5 1988 VHS My Little Pony Vol. 6 1988 VHS My Little Pony Vol. 7 1988 VHS My Little Pony Vol. 8 1988 VHS

Select episodes of My Little Pony were released on VHS in eight volumes.

October 14 Fullhouse 1987

The second season of Full House premiered on ABC.

October 17 Reruns of all Mister Rogers' Neighborhood episodes to date from #1466 onwards on PBS began, with closed captions for the first time.
October 23 Smb3title

Super Mario Bros. 3 was released for the Famicom exclusively in Japan.

October 29 Sega of Japan introduced the Mega Drive.
November 18 Oliver & Company 1988 Poster

Oliver & Company was released in theaters.

November 23–27 "Mister Rogers Talks About Secrets" (episodes #1596–1600) premiered on PBS.
Duckhunt

Further copies of Super Mario Bros. from late 1988 included Duck Hunt.

December 10 Threewishes

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Three Wishes was released on VHS.

By the end of this year, a total of 120 out of the remaining 370 episodes of the old series of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran on PBS.

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