Media from 1988.
Carryovers
Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:
Movies
The Wizard of Oz |
Available on VHS since October 25, 1980. Last re-printed in 1985. | ||||||||||
Mary Poppins |
Available on VHS since December 30, 1980. Released with closed captions in 1986. | ||||||||||
Dumbo |
Available on VHS since July 1982. Re-printed in 1985. | ||||||||||
Alice in Wonderland |
Available on VHS since November 1982. Re-printed in 1986. | ||||||||||
Peter Pan |
Last released in theaters on December 17, 1982.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
The Rescuers |
Last released in theaters on December 16, 1983.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
The Jungle Book |
Last released in theaters on July 27, 1984.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Robin Hood |
No longer on sale as of January 31, 1987; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Fantasia |
Last released in theaters on February 7, 1985.
Only available in soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Pinocchio |
No longer on sale as of February 28, 1987; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Black Cauldron |
Unreleased since 1986 due to its commercial failure. | ||||||||||
101 Dalmatians |
Last released in theaters on December 20, 1985.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Warriors of the Wind |
Available on VHS since December 1985.
The original Japanese film was licensed by Animage Video. | ||||||||||
The Sword in the Stone |
Available on VHS since March 1986. | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||
Sleeping Beauty |
Available on VHS until March 31, 1988. | ||||||||||
My Little Pony: The Movie |
Available on VHS since October 28, 1986. | ||||||||||
The Aristocats |
Last released in theaters on April 10, 1987.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Last released in theaters on July 17, 1987.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Lady and the Tramp |
Available on VHS until March 31, 1988. | ||||||||||
Cinderella |
Continued playing in theaters until 1988 and grossed $34,101,149. |
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) | |||||||
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Pinocchio |
Dumbo |
Bambi | ||||||||
Cinderella |
Alice in Wonderland |
Peter Pan |
Lady and the Tramp | ||||||||
Sleeping Beauty |
101 Dalmatians |
The Jungle Book | |||||||||
Winnie the Pooh |
The Sword in the Stone |
The Great Mouse Detective | |||||||||
Only available in Japanese: | |||||||||||
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | |||||||||||
Castle in the Sky |
Music
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (LP/Cassette) |
TV Shows
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 |
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details. | ||||||||||
The Cat in the Hat Available on VHS since 1985. Some of these specials also aired on The Disney Channel (see below). | |||||||||||
My Little Pony |
Currently airing on local syndication. Comprised of 65 episodes. |
Video Games
Super Mario Bros. |
Available for the NES since 1985. | ||||||||||
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Mario Bros. Donkey Kong 3 |
Available for the NES since 1986. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels |
Available for the Famicom Disk System since 1986, and only in Japan. | ||||||||||
Sega was currently selling games for the Sega Master System. |
Paper money
The following was printed during fiscal year 1988:
Denomination | Amount printed | Notes |
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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 |
745,600,000 | All as Series 1985 notes. |
$10 |
652,800,000 | All as Series 1985 notes. |
$20 |
1,350,400,000 | All as Series 1985 notes. |
$50 |
144,400,000 | All as Series 1985 notes. |
$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. |
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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 |
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 was re-issued in theaters. |
April 16 |
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 |
Microsoft released Windows 2.1. |
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. |
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 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. |
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 |
The fifth season of Jeopardy! and the sixth season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication. |
October 4 |
Cinderella was released on VHS. |
October 7 | The Hoober-Bloob Highway last aired on The Disney Channel. |
October 9 |
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 | Select episodes of My Little Pony were released on VHS in eight volumes. |
October 14 |
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 |
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 was released in theaters. |
November 23–27 | "Mister Rogers Talks About Secrets" (episodes #1596–1600) premiered on PBS. |
Further copies of Super Mario Bros. from late 1988 included Duck Hunt. | |
December 10 |
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.