1987

1987 was the year when the current Republic of Korea was established. Video game debut on Mega Man.

North America

 * Outrageous Fortune (January 30, 1987)
 * Black Widow (February 6, 1987)
 * Mannequin (February 13, 1987)
 * Over the Top (February 13, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (March 6, 1987)
 * Tin Men (March 13, 1987)
 * Raising Arizona (March 18, 1987)
 * Blind Date (March 27, 1987)
 * Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (April 3, 1987)
 * The Aristocats (1971) (March 26, 1971/April 10, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (May 20, 1987)
 * The Chipmunk Adventure (May 22, 1987)
 * Harry and the Hendersons (June 5, 1987)
 * The Untouchables (June 5, 1987)
 * Predator (June 12, 1987)
 * Sleeping Beauty (1959) (January 29, 1959/June 12, 1987)
 * The Witches of Eastwick (June 12, 1987)
 * Benji the Hunted (June 17, 1987)
 * Roxanne (June 19, 1987)
 * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) (October 5, 1949/June 26, 1987)
 * Dragnet (June 26, 1987)
 * The Puppetoon Movie (June 26, 1987)
 * Spaceballs (June 26, 1987)
 * Adventures in Babysitting (July 3, 1987)
 * Innerspace (July 3, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (July 10, 1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (July 10, 1987)
 * Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (July 10, 1987)
 * Robocop (July 17, 1987)
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (December 21, 1937/July 17, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (July 17, 1987)
 * La Bamba (July 24, 1987)
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (July 24, 1987)
 * The Living Daylights (July 31, 1987)
 * The Lost Boys (July 31, 1987)
 * The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (August 7, 1987)
 * Stakeout (August 7, 1987)
 * Who's That Girl? (August 7, 1987)
 * No Way Out (August 14, 1987)
 * Dirty Dancing (August 21, 1987)
 * The Big Easy (August 28, 1987)
 * Fatal Attraction (September 18, 1987)
 * The Pick-Up Artist (September 18, 1987)
 * The Principal (September 18, 1987)
 * The Princess Bride (October 9, 1987)
 * Someone to Watch Over Me (October 9, 1987)
 * The Jungle Book (1969) (October 18, 1969/October 16, 1987)
 * Suspect (October 23, 1987)
 * Baby Boom (October 30, 1987)
 * Less than Zero (November 6, 1987)
 * Cross My Heart (November 13, 1987)
 * The Running Man (November 13, 1987)
 * Cinderella (1950) (February 15, 1950/November 20, 1987)
 * Three Men and a Baby (November 27, 1987)
 * Planes, Trains & Automobiles (November 27, 1987)
 * Throw Momma from the Train (December 11, 1987)
 * Wall Street (December 11, 1987)
 * Moonstruck (December 18, 1987)
 * Overboard (December 18, 1987)
 * Broadcast News (December 25, 1987)
 * Empire of the Sun (December 25, 1987)
 * Good Morning, Vietnam (December 25, 1987)
 * Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (December 25, 1987)

Latin America

 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (January 29, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (September 12, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (September 17, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (September 24, 1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (October 8, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (October 22, 1987)
 * The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (November 13, 1987)
 * Empire of the Sun (December 25, 1987)

Brazil

 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (May 7, 1987)
 * The Puppetoon Movie (June 23, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (July 14, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (September 3, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (September 18, 1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (October 16, 1987)
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (October 16, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (December 25, 1987)

Japan

 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (March 7, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (June 13, 1987)
 * Conan the Barbarian (June 20, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (July 11, 1987)
 * An American Tail (July 18, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (August 29, 1987)
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (December 5, 1987)

UK

 * Flight of the Navigator (April 10, 1987)
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (April 10, 1987)
 * The Puppetoon Movie (June 12, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (June 26, 1987)
 * The Chipmunk Adventure (July 10, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (July 23, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (August 28, 1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (September 11, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (October 16, 1987)
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (November 25, 1987)
 * The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (December 25, 1987)

France

 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (April 8, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (August 5, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (August 26, 1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (October 21, 1987)
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (October 28, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (December 25, 1987)
 * The Terminator (December 25, 1987)

Australia

 * Lethal Weapon (May 28, 1987)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (June 18, 1987)
 * Flight of the Navigator (June 25, 1987)
 * The Terminator (July 9, 1987)
 * The Chipmunk Adventure (July 30, 1987)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (September 21, 1987)
 * Full Metal Jacket (October 15, 1987)
 * Jaws: The Revenge (December 3, 1987)
 * The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (December 11, 1987)
 * The Puppetoon Movie (December 19, 1987)
 * Benji the Hunted (December 26, 1987)
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (December 26, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (December 31, 1987)

South Korea

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (July 14, 1987)
 * Back to the Future (July 17, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (December 21, 1987)

People's Republic of China

 * Raiders of the Lost Ark (December 11, 1987)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (December 18, 1987)

Hong Kong

 * The Great Mouse Detective (February 26, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (July 2, 1987)

North America

 * The Aristocats (April 10, 1987)
 * Sleeping Beauty (June 12, 1987)
 * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (June 19, 1987)
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 17, 1987)
 * Cinderella (November 20, 1987)
 * Make Mine Music (December 18, 1987)

Japan

 * Cinderella (July 18, 1987)
 * Alice in Wonderland (July 18, 1987)
 * Fantasia (August 28, 1987)
 * Dumbo (December 26, 1987)

UK

 * Melody Time (May 15, 1987)
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 14, 1987)

France

 * 101 Dalmatians (April 1, 1987)
 * The Rescuers (December 2, 1987)

Australia

 * Pinocchio (April 18, 1987)
 * The Rescuers (September 24, 1987)

Short films released in theaters this year

 * Red's Dream (November 30, 1987)

ABC

 * Herbie Goes Bananas (January 11, 1987)
 * Bedknobs and Broomsticks (March 22, 1987)
 * Mary Poppins (May 3, 1987)
 * Ghostbusters (September 24, 1987)
 * The Journey of Natty Gann (October 4 and 11, 1987)*
 * Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (November 15, 1987)

CBS

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (February 14, 1987)
 * The Wizard of Oz (March 6, 1987)
 * The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (December 30, 1987)

Disney Channel

 * Sleeping Beauty (October 13, 1987)

NBC
(*) This film was re-edited for viewing in two parts.
 * Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 4, 1987)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (November 22, 1987)
 * The Terminator (September 27, 1987)

ABC

 * Full House (September 22, 1987)
 * Little Clowns of Happytown (September 26, 1987)

Disney Channel

 * The Hoober-Bloob Highway (April 6, 1987)
 * The Lorax (May 27, 1987)
 * The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (August 7, 1987)
 * Halloween is Grinch Night (October 23, 1987)

FOX

 * Married... with Children (April 5, 1987)

Nickelodeon

 * Inspector Gadget (October 5, 1987)

PBS

 * Square One Television (January 26, 1987)

USA Network

 * Press Your Luck (September 14, 1987)

Syndication

 * DuckTales (September 18, 1987)
 * Sylvanian Families (September 18, 1987)
 * The Kidsongs TV Show (September 19, 1987)
 * Star Trek: The Next Generation (September 28, 1987)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (December 10, 1987)

CBS

 * Card Sharks (1986-1989)

FOX

 * Married... with Children (Season 2) (September 27, 1987)

PBS

 * 3-2-1 Contact (Season 6) (October 12, 1987)
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
 * Reading Rainbow (June 22, 1987)
 * Sesame Street (Season 19) (November 16, 1987)

Syndication

 * Dennis the Menace (Season 2)
 * Jeopardy! (Season 4) (September 7, 1987)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 5) (September 7, 1987)
 * Cheers (Season 6) (September 24, 1987)

PBS

 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

Syndication

 * Jeopardy! (Season 3) (September 12, 1987)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 4) (September 12, 1987)

CBS

 * CBS Storybreak (January 3, 1987)

Syndication

 * Jeopardy! (Season 2) (September 5, 1987)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 3) (September 5, 1987)

Anime released this year

 * Lady Lady!! (October 21, 1987)

Region 1 (North America)

 * Flight of the Navigator (January 27, 1987)
 * Child of Glass (January 27, 1987)
 * Five Mile Creek Volume 15 (January 27, 1987)
 * Mosby's Marauders (January 27, 1987)
 * Johnny Shiloh (January 27, 1987)
 * Return to Treasure Island Volumes (1-5) (January 27, 1987)
 * Club Paradise (February 1987)
 * Miracle of the White Stallions (March 6, 1987)
 * Ride A Wild Pony (March 6, 1987)
 * The Hubley Studio's: Of Stars And Men (March 6, 1987)
 * The Hubley Studio's: A Delicate Thread (March 6, 1987)
 * The Undergrads (March 6, 1987)
 * The Fabulous Fleischer Folio Volume 6 (March 6, 1987)
 * SuperTed 6: New Global Adventures (March 6, 1987)
 * Deadly Friend (March 1987)
 * Tough Guys (April 14, 1987)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho (May 19, 1987)
 * The Reluctant Dragon (May 19, 1987)
 * Winnie the Pooh And A Day of Eeyore (May 19, 1987)
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Volumes 1-5 (May 19, 1987)
 * Heartbreak Ridge (May 1987)
 * Little Shop of Horrors (June 1987)
 * The Color of Money (July 7, 1987)
 * The Golden Child (July 14, 1987)
 * An American Tail (September 3, 1987)
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (September 29, 1987)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities (October 6, 1987)
 * Lady and the Tramp (October 6, 1987)
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Volumes 6-10 (October 6, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (October 27, 1987)
 * Project X (October 29, 1987)
 * Outrageous Fortune (November 3, 1987)
 * Tin Men (November 11, 1987)
 * Rankiss/Bass' Wind in the Willows (December 22, 1987)

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Melody Time (January 25, 1987)
 * Herbie Rides Again (July 28, 1987)
 * Escape to Witch Mountain (August 28, 1987)
 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills (September 28, 1987)
 * Tex (October 28, 1987)
 * Tiger Town (October 28, 1987)
 * The Journey of Natty Gann (December 5, 1987)

Region 2 (UK)

 * Scarface (February 1, 1987)
 * Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (February 19, 1987)
 * Make Mine Music (April 1, 1987)
 * The Golden Child (August 1, 1987)
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (August 2, 1987)
 * Lethal Weapon (October 4, 1987)
 * Pinocchio (October 9, 1987)
 * Rankiss/Bass' Wind in the Willows (November 25, 1987)

Region 4 (Latin America)

 * The Jungle Book (1969) (October 31, 1987) (Mexico only)

Region 4 (Australia)

 * Pinocchio

Region 1 (North America)

 * Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
 * Kidsongs: What I Want to Be! (Q1 1987)
 * Kidsongs: The Wonderful World of Sports (Q2 1987)
 * Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus (Q4 1987)
 * Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time
 * Sesame Street: Don't Eat the Pictures
 * Sesame Street: Ernie's Big Mess
 * Sesame Street: Getting Ready for School
 * Sesame Street: I Want to Go Home!
 * Sesame Street: Learning to Add and Subtract
 * Sesame Street: Sing Along

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Candy Candy Vol. 2 (October 9, 1987)

Region 2 (UK)

 * Thomas & Friends Season 2 Vol. 1: Thomas, Percy and the Coal and Other Stories
 * Thomas & Friends Season 2 Vol. 2: Percy and Harold and Other Stories
 * Thomas & Friends Season 2 Vol. 3: The Deputation and Other Stories

Movies

 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Alice in Wonderland (October 6, 1987)
 * Dumbo (October 6, 1987)
 * Sleeping Beauty (October 6, 1987)
 * The Sword in the Stone (October 6, 1987)

TV Shows

 * Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm
 * Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
 * Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight
 * Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes
 * Kidsongs: Sing Out, America!
 * Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Alice in Wonderland (1951) (December 5, 1987)
 * Dumbo (1941) (December 5, 1987)
 * The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1992) (December 5, 1987)
 * Peter Pan (1953) (December 15, 1987)

VHS Tapes discontinued this year

 * Robin Hood (1984 VHS)
 * Pinocchio (1985 VHS)

Logos introduced this year
(*) Paramount was still a Gulf+Western company for about 20 years. In addition, the company celebrated its 75th anniversary for the new logos' first year.
 * DiC Entertainment - "Kid in Bed A" (September 18, 1987) (December 31, 1987, Japan)
 * New Line Cinema - "The Filmbox" (August 28, 1987)
 * Paramount Pictures - "Majestic Mountain A" (January 16, 1987) (VHS debut in July 10, 1987)*
 * Paramount Television - "Majestic Mountain A" (September 28, 1987)*
 * Touchstone Home Video - "Thunderball Snake" (December 19, 1987)
 * Walt Disney Home Video - "Sorcerer Mickey" (Europe and Japan)
 * Walt Disney Home Video- "Cartoon Classics" (May 19, 1987)

Logos updated this year

 * Merv Griffin Enterprises (as a unit of Coca-Cola Television)
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (as an MGM/UA Communications company) - "Leo the Lion B"
 * Touchstone Pictures - "Thunderball Snake" (VHS debut)

Logos ended this year

 * 20th Century Fox - "The Searchlights" (1953) (December 11, 1987)
 * The Classics: Walt Disney Home Video - "Cheesy Diamond" (October 6, 1987)
 * Paramount Television - "Blue Mountain" (September 27, 1987)
 * Touchstone Home Video - "Flashing Thunderball" (Q2 1987)

Japan

 * Zelda II: Adventure of Link (January 14, 1987)
 * Doki Doki Panic (July 10, 1987)

North America

 * Bomberman (January 1, 1987)
 * Castlevania (May 15, 1987)
 * Jeopardy! for NES (June 19, 1987)
 * Kid Icarus (July 10, 1987)
 * The Legend of Zelda (August 22, 1987)
 * Metroid (August 2, 1987)
 * Wheel of Fortune for NES (September 18, 1987)
 * The Goonies II (November 15, 1987)
 * Mega Man (December 25, 1987)

Europe

 * Super Mario Bros. (May 15, 1987)
 * Donkey Kong Jr. (June 15, 1987)
 * Duck Hunt (August 15, 1987)
 * Donkey Kong 3 (September 15, 1987)
 * The Legend of Zelda (November 15, 1987)

Australia

 * Super Mario Bros. (July 10, 1987)
 * Duck Hunt (July 10, 1987)
 * Kid Icarus (September 18, 1987)

Books released this year

 * Spot Goes to the Farm (August 10, 1987)
 * Sheila Rae, the Brave (August 17, 1987)
 * Where's Waldo? (September 1987)

Albums released this year

 * Cinderella: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (LP)
 * The Disney Collection: Volume 1 (CD)

Software released this year
(*) This operating system also adds support for 3.5" floppy disks holding up to 1.44 megabytes.
 * Microsoft Windows 1.04 (April 1987)
 * MS-DOS 3.3 (August 1987)*
 * Microsoft Windows 2.03 (December 1987)

Vehicles introduced this year

 * 1987 Acura Legend (2-door coupe, base and LS)
 * 1987 Acura Legend L
 * 1987 BMW 325i
 * 1987 Cadillac Allante
 * 1987 Cadillac Brougham
 * 1988 Chevrolet Beretta
 * 1988 Chevrolet C/K Pickup/GMC Sierra
 * 1987 Chevrolet Camaro LT
 * 1988 Chevrolet Corsica
 * 1987 Chrysler LeBaron (4-door sedan)
 * 1988 Dodge Dynasty
 * 1988 Dodge Grand Caravan
 * 1988 Eagle Medallion
 * 1988 Eagle Premier
 * 1987 Ford Bronco
 * 1988 Ford Festiva
 * 1988 Honda Accord (2-door coupe)
 * 1988 Honda Civic
 * 1988 Honda Prelude
 * 1987 Land Rover Range Rover
 * 1988 Mazda 626/MX-6
 * 1987 Mazda B2200
 * 1988 Mercury Tracer
 * 1987 Mitsubishi Galant
 * 1987 Mitsubishi Mighty Max
 * 1987 Plymouth Voyager/Grand Voyager
 * 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
 * 1987 Pontiac Safari
 * 1987 Saab 9000 S
 * 1987 Subaru Justy
 * 1987 Toyota Camry
 * 1988 Toyota Corolla
 * 1987 Toyota Supra
 * 1987 Volkswagen Fox
 * 1987 Volvo 780

Vehicles discontinued this year

 * Chevrolet Monte Carlo (December 12, 1987 for the 1988 model year)
 * Honda Civic (third generation) (September 1987)