1990

1990 was the first year of the 1990s. Television debut in Tiny Toon Adventures and the Fairy Tale book which was published and written by William Steig, Shrek!.

Movie trailers released this year

 * Dick Tracy (March 16, 1990)
 * The Jungle Book (1969) Re-Release (March 16, 1990)
 * Home Alone (Teaser) (June 14, 1990)
 * The Rescuers Down Under (August 3, 1990)
 * Home Alone (Q3 1990)
 * Problem Child 2 (Teaser) (November 16, 1990)
 * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Teaser) (November 16, 1990)
 * Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (Teaser) (November 16, 1990)

North America

 * Downtown (January 12, 1990)
 * Internal Affairs (January 12, 1990)
 * Tremors (January 19, 1990)
 * Hard to Kill (February 9, 1990)
 * Stanley and Iris (February 9, 1990)
 * Revenge (February 23, 1990)
 * The Hunt for Red October (March 2, 1990)
 * Coupe de Ville (March 9, 1990)
 * Joe Versus the Volcano (March 9, 1990)
 * Blue Steel (March 16, 1990)
 * Nuns on the Run (March 16, 1990)
 * Pretty Woman (March 23, 1990)
 * Opportunity Knocks (March 30, 1990)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (March 30, 1990)
 * Ernest Goes to Jail (April 6, 1990)
 * The Guardian (April 27, 1990)
 * Short Time (May 4, 1990)
 * Bird on a Wire (May 18, 1990)
 * Cadillac Man (May 18, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (May 25, 1990)
 * Fire Birds (May 25, 1990)
 * Total Recall (June 1, 1990)
 * Another 48 Hrs. (June 8, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (June 15, 1990)
 * Dick Tracy (June 15, 1990)
 * The Bermuda Triangle (June 22, 1990)
 * Robocop 2 (June 22, 1990)
 * Days of Thunder (June 27, 1990)
 * Ghost Dad (June 29, 1990)
 * Die Hard 2: Die Harder (July 4, 1990)
 * Jetsons: The Movie (July 6, 1990)
 * Ghost (July 13, 1990)
 * The Jungle Book (1969) (October 18, 1969/July 13, 1990)
 * Quick Change (July 13, 1990)
 * Arachnophobia (July 18, 1990)
 * Navy SEALs (July 20, 1990)
 * Presumed Innocent (July 27, 1990)
 * Problem Child (July 27, 1990)
 * Young Guns 2 (August 1, 1990)
 * DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (August 3, 1990)
 * Flatliners (August 10, 1990)
 * The Sound of Music (1965) (April 1, 1965/August 15, 1990)
 * My Blue Heaven (August 17, 1990)
 * Taking Care of Business (August 17, 1990)
 * Darkman (August 24, 1990)
 * Dreams (August 24, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (September 19, 1990)
 * Pacific Heights (September 28, 1990)
 * Avalon (October 5, 1990)
 * Fantasia (1940) (November 13, 1940/October 5, 1990)
 * Marked for Death (October 5, 1990)
 * Memphis Belle (October 12, 1990)
 * Quigley Down Under (October 19, 1990)
 * White Palace (October 19, 1990)
 * Sibling Rivalry (October 26, 1990)
 * Home Alone (November 16, 1990)
 * The Rescuers Down Under (November 16, 1990)
 * Rocky V (November 16, 1990)
 * Dances with Wolves (November 21, 1990)
 * Three Men and a Little Lady (November 21, 1990)
 * Misery (November 30, 1990)
 * The Rookie (December 7, 1990)
 * Havana (December 12, 1990)
 * Edward Scissorhands (December 14, 1990)
 * Look Who's Talking Too (December 14, 1990)
 * Mermaids (December 14, 1990)
 * Awakenings (December 17, 1990)
 * Almost an Angel (December 19, 1990)
 * The Russia House (December 19, 1990)
 * The Bonfire of the Vanities (December 21, 1990)
 * Kindergarten Cop (December 21, 1990)
 * The Godfather Part III (December 25, 1990)

Latin America

 * Revenge (March 29, 1990)
 * Stella (May 3, 1990)
 * Hard to Kill (May 10, 1990)
 * Stanley and Iris (May 10, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (July 5, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (July 12, 1990)
 * Dead Poets Society (August 30, 1990)
 * Ghost (October 4, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (November 15, 1990)
 * Home Alone (December 20, 1990)

Brazil

 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (January 18, 1990)
 * Dead Poets Society (February 28, 1990)
 * Lord of the Flies (July 5, 1990)
 * The Hunt for Red October (July 20, 1990)
 * Pretty Woman (July 27, 1990)
 * Coupe de Ville (August 3, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (August 3, 1990)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (September 21, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (September 28, 1990)
 * Ghost (November 1, 1990)
 * The Little Mermaid (November 30, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (December 1990)
 * Home Alone (December 21, 1990)

UK

 * Dreams (May 25, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (July 11, 1990)
 * Cry-Baby (July 20, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (July 27, 1990)
 * Spaced Invaders (August 3, 1990)
 * The Guardian (August 31, 1990)
 * Crazy People (September 14, 1990)
 * I Love You to Death (September 21, 1990)
 * The First Power (September 21, 1990)
 * Ghost (October 5, 1990)
 * The Little Mermaid (October 12, 1990)
 * Jetsons: The Movie (October 19, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (October 26, 1990)
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (November 30, 1990)
 * Home Alone (December 7, 1990)
 * Miami Blues (December 14, 1990)

France

 * Dead Poets Society (January 17, 1990)
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (February 7, 1990)
 * Dreams (May 11, 1990)
 * The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (May 18, 1990)
 * Happily Ever After (June 20, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (July 18, 1990)
 * Cadillac Man (August 8, 1990)
 * Fire Birds (August 8, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (August 22, 1990)
 * Bird on a Wire (September 12, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (September 12, 1990)
 * Ghost (November 7, 1990)
 * The Little Mermaid (November 28, 1990)
 * Home Alone (December 19, 1990)

Australia

 * Dick Tracy (June 21, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (June 28, 1990)
 * The Little Mermaid (July 5, 1990)
 * The Wizard (July 5, 1990)
 * Another 48 Hrs. (August 9, 1990)
 * Betsy's Wedding (August 23, 1990)
 * Dreams (September 6, 1990)
 * Days of Thunder (September 13, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (September 20, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (October 18, 1990)
 * Ghost (October 25, 1990)
 * Robocop 2 (November 1, 1990)
 * Total Recall (December 6, 1990)
 * Home Alone (December 13, 1990)
 * Ghost Dad (December 20, 1990)

Japan

 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (March 17, 1990)
 * Dead Poets Society (March 24, 1990)
 * Dreams (May 25, 1990)
 * The Terminator (June 23, 1990)
 * Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (June 23, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (July 7, 1990)
 * Oliver & Company (July 21, 1990)
 * Howard the Duck (July 28, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (August 4, 1990)
 * Ghost (September 15, 1990)
 * Die Hard 2: Die Harder (September 21, 1990)
 * Navy Seals (October 5, 1990)
 * The Freshman (October 10, 1990)
 * The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (October 12, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (October 13, 1990)
 * The Care Bears Movie (December 15, 1990)

South Korea

 * Back to the Future Part II (January 13, 1990)
 * Lethal Weapon 2 (February 24, 1990)
 * Dead Poets Society (May 19, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (July 14, 1990)
 * Ghostbusters II (July 21, 1990)
 * Ghost (November 24, 1990)
 * Jetsons: The Movie (December 15, 1990)
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (December 22, 1990)

People's Republic of China

 * The Great Mouse Detective (September 9, 1990)
 * Close Encounters of the Third Kind (September 16, 1990)

Hong Kong

 * Ghostbusters II (January 4, 1990)
 * Oliver &amp; Company (January 18, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part II (March 1, 1990)
 * My Science Project (July 26, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (August 23, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (September 20, 1990)
 * Ghost (October 18, 1990)
 * Goodfellas (November 1, 1990)

Portugal

 * Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (November 2, 1990)
 * The Little Mermaid (December 21, 1990)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (December 28, 1990)

North America

 * The Brave Little Toaster (March 12, 1990)
 * Saludos Amigos (June 22, 1990)
 * Make Mine Music (December 21, 1990)

Latin America

 * Fantasia (December 6, 1990)

Brazil

 * The Rescuers (June 29, 1990)
 * Bambi (July 13, 1990)
 * Alice in Wonderland (October 5, 1990)
 * Peter Pan (October 5, 1990)

UK

 * Bambi (June 15, 1990)
 * Sleeping Beauty (July 13, 1990)
 * Pinocchio (November 16, 1990)
 * Fantasia (December 26, 1990)

France

 * Fantasia (June 20, 1990)

Australia

 * The Brave Little Toaster (August 2, 1990)
 * Pinocchio (October 4, 1990)
 * Fantasia (November 15, 1990)
 * Melody Time (November 22, 1990)
 * The Rescuers (December 13, 1990)

Japan

 * Pinocchio (June 20, 1990)
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 21, 1990)
 * Fantasia (October 20, 1990)
 * The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (December 1, 1990)
 * Pete's Dragon (December 22, 1990)

Portugal

 * Fantasia (December 16, 1990)

Short films released in theaters this year

 * The Prince and the Pauper (November 16, 1990)

ABC

 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills (April 1, 1990)
 * The Golden Child (December 23, 1990)

CBS

 * Beetlejuice (October 30, 1990)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (May 8, 1990)
 * The Wizard of Oz (February 20, 1990)
 * The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (February 20, 1990)

NBC

 * Back to the Future (December 16, 1990)
 * The Goonies (February 18 and September 2, 1990)
 * Gremlins (June 10, 1990)
 * Lethal Weapon (February 4, 1990)
 * Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (January 21, 1990)

ABC

 * Super Jeopardy! (June 16, 1990)

NBC

 * Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (September 8, 1990)

PBS

 * Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (December 9 and 25, 1990)

TBS

 * Captain Planet and the Planeteers (September 15, 1990)

Syndication

 * Tiny Toon Adventures (September 14, 1990)

ABC

 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Season 3) (September 8, 1990)
 * A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Season 3) (September 8, 1990)
 * America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 2) (September 16, 1990)
 * Roseanne (Season 3) (September 18, 1990)
 * Family Matters (Season 2) (September 21, 1990)
 * Full House (Season 4) (September 21, 1990)

CBS

 * Family Feud (1988-1995) (Season 3)
 * Garfield and Friends (Season 3) (September 15, 1990)

FOX

 * The Simpsons (Season 2) (October 11, 1990)

NBC

 * Seinfeld (Season 1, continued) (ended on June 21, 1990)

PBS

 * Square One Television (Season 3) (January 15, 1990)
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
 * Reading Rainbow (September 10, 1990)
 * Sesame Street (Season 22) (November 12, 1990)

Syndication

 * Jeopardy! (Season 7) (September 3, 1990)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 8) (September 3, 1990)

Disney Channel

 * The Kidsongs TV Show

Family Channel

 * The Littles

NBC

 * Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (last episode aired on December 1, 1990)

Nickelodeon

 * Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
 * Inspector Gadget

PBS

 * 3-2-1 Contact
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)
 * Shining Time Station (Season 1)

USA Network

 * Press Your Luck

Syndication

 * Super Mario Bros. Super Show
 * Jeopardy! (Season 6) (September 8, 1990)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 7) (September 8, 1990)

ABC

 * Super Jeopardy! (September 8, 1990)

Syndication

 * Jeopardy! (Season 5) (September 1, 1990)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 6) (September 1, 1990)
 * DuckTales (November 28, 1990)

Anime released this year

 * Samurai Pizza Cats (February 1, 1990) (54 episodes; last aired on February 12, 1991)
 * Transformers: Zone (July 21, 1990)

Movies

 * Licence to Kill (January 4, 1990)
 * Do the Right Thing (January 11, 1990)
 * Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (January 18, 1990)
 * Turner and Hooch (January 24, 1990)
 * New York Stories (January 24, 1990)
 * The Karate Kid Part III (January 24, 1990)
 * Uncle Buck (January 25, 1990)
 * Kickboxer (January 25, 1990)
 * UHF (January 25, 1990)
 * Pink Cadillac (January 31, 1990)
 * Rude Awakening (February 7, 1990)
 * Parenthood (February 8, 1990)
 * Wired (February 8, 1990)
 * See You in the Morning (February 14, 1990)
 * Bloodhounds of Broadway (February 14, 1990)
 * Relentless (February 14, 1990)
 * Bloodfist (February 20, 1990)
 * Breaking In (February 21, 1990)
 * The Package (February 22, 1990)
 * Howling V: The Rebirth (February 22, 1990)
 * Young Einstein (February 28, 1990)
 * The Big Picture (February 28, 1990)
 * Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (March 1, 1990)
 * The Phantom of the Opera (March 7, 1990)
 * War Party (March 7, 1990)
 * Romero (March 7, 1990)
 * Field of Dreams (March 8, 1990)
 * Apartment Zero (March 8, 1990)
 * Little Monsters (March 13, 1990)
 * Millennium (March 13, 1990)
 * Casualties of War (March 21, 1990)
 * An Innocent Man (March 21, 1990)
 * Shocker (March 22, 1990)
 * Cookie (March 28, 1990)
 * The Abyss (March 29, 1990)
 * Best of the Best (March 29, 1990)
 * Heart of Dixie (March 29, 1990)
 * Staying Together (April 4, 1990)
 * Second Sight (April 4, 1990)
 * Communion (April 4, 1990)
 * Look Who's Talking (April 11, 1990)
 * Johnny Handsome (April 12, 1990)
 * Shirley Valentine (April 12, 1990)
 * Sea of Love (April 19, 1990)
 * Black Rain (April 19, 1990)
 * Sex, Lies and Videotape (April 25, 1990)
 * Next of Kin (April 25, 1990)
 * The Girl in a Swing (April 25, 1990)
 * A Dry White Season (April 26, 1990)
 * Erik the Viking (April 26, 1990)
 * Let it Ride (April 26, 1990)
 * The Cage (April 26, 1990)
 * In Country (May 2, 1990)
 * Fat Man and Little Boy (May 3, 1990)
 * National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (May 9, 1990)
 * Immediate Family (May 9, 1990)
 * Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (May 9, 1990)
 * Penn and Teller Get Killed (May 9, 1990)
 * Dad (May 10, 1990)
 * Drugstore Cowboy (May 10, 1990)
 * Harlem Nights (May 17, 1990)
 * Triumph of the Spirit (May 23, 1990)
 * Kill Me Again (May 23, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part II (May 24, 1990)
 * The Fabulous Baker Boys (May 24, 1990)
 * Crimes and Misdemeanors (May 24, 1990)
 * Worth Winning (May 24, 1990)
 * Basket Case 2 (May 24, 1990)
 * The Bear (May 30, 1990)
 * Old Gringo (May 31, 1990)
 * My Left Foot (June 13, 1990)
 * Tango and Cash (June 13, 1990)
 * Heart Condition (June 13, 1990)
 * Always (June 14, 1990)
 * The Wizard (June 14, 1990)
 * Steel Magnolias (June 20, 1990)
 * Roger and Me (June 20, 1990)
 * Music Box (June 21, 1990)
 * Gross Anatomy (June 27, 1990)
 * Ski Patrol (June 27, 1990)
 * The War of the Roses (June 28, 1990)
 * She-Devil (June 28, 1990)
 * We're No Angels (June 28, 1990)
 * Family Business (July 11, 1990)
 * Enemies, a Love Story (July 11, 1990)
 * Clownhouse (July 11, 1990)
 * Internal Affairs (July 12, 1990)
 * Tremors (July 12, 1990)
 * Men Don't Leave (July 18, 1990)
 * Homer and Eddie (July 28, 1990)
 * Hard to Kill (July 25, 1990)
 * Blaze (July 25, 1990)
 * Valmont (July 26, 1990)
 * Everybody Wins (July 26, 1990)
 * Driving Miss Daisy (August 2, 1990)
 * Downtown (August 2, 1990)
 * Flashback (August 2, 1990)
 * Blue Steel (August 8, 1990)
 * Revenge (August 8, 1990)
 * By Dawn's Early Light (August 8, 1990)
 * Nightbreed (August 8, 1990)
 * Born on the Fourth of July (August 9, 1990)
 * Coup de Ville (August 9, 1990)
 * Joe Versus the Volcano (August 15, 1990)
 * Watchers II (August 16, 1990)
 * Bad Influence (August 29, 1990)
 * Stella (August 29, 1990)
 * Lord of the Flies (August 29, 1990)
 * Rosalie Goes Shopping (August 29, 1990)
 * Madhouse (August 30, 1990)
 * Nuns on the Run (August 30, 1990)
 * Mountains of the Moon (August 30, 1990)
 * House Party (September 5, 1990)
 * The Handmaid's Tale (September 5, 1990)
 * Impulse (September 12, 1990)
 * Crazy People (September 13, 1990)
 * Cry-Baby (September 13, 1990)
 * Opportunity Knocks (September 13, 1990)
 * Glory (September 19, 1990)
 * A Shock to the System (September 19, 1990)
 * Fire Birds (September 26, 1990)
 * Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (September 26, 1990)
 * Spaced Invaders (September 26, 1990)
 * Vital Signs (September 27, 1990)
 * The Last of the Finest (September 27, 1990)
 * Q&A (October 4, 1990)
 * Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (October 4, 1990)
 * Loose Cannons (October 10, 1990)
 * The Gods Must Be Crazy II (October 10, 1990)
 * The Guardian (October 11, 1990)
 * The First Power (October 11, 1990)
 * Def by Temptation (October 11, 1990)
 * I Love You to Death (October 17, 1990)
 * The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and His Lover (October 17, 1990)
 * Stanley and Iris (October 17, 1990)
 * The Fourth War (October 24, 1990)
 * The Hunt for Red October (October 25, 1990)
 * Miami Blues (October 25, 1990)
 * Wild Orchid (October 31, 1990)
 * The Adventures of Milo and Otis (October 31, 1990)
 * Prancer (November 7, 1990)
 * Chattahoochee (November 7, 1990)
 * The Rocky Horror Picture Show (November 8, 1990)
 * Blind Fury (November 14, 1990)
 * Bird on a Wire (November 15, 1990)
 * Cadillac Man (November 15, 1990)
 * Camille Claudel (November 15, 1990)
 * Another 48 Hrs. (November 20, 1990)
 * Betsy's Wedding (November 21, 1990)
 * Riding the Edge (November 21, 1990)
 * Men at Work (November 22, 1990)
 * Daddy's Dyin'…Who's Got the Will? (November 28, 1990)
 * Ernest Goes to Jail (December 4, 1990)
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch (December 5, 1990)
 * Last Exit to Brooklyn (December 5, 1990)
 * Ghost Dad (December 6, 1990)
 * Henry V (December 6, 1990)
 * Frankenhooker (December 6, 1990)
 * Lisa (December 6, 1990)
 * Short Time (December 6, 1990)
 * Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (December 12, 1990)
 * Robocop 2 (December 13, 1990)
 * Dick Tracy (December 18, 1990)
 * Odds and Evens (December 19, 1990)
 * Danger Zone III (December 20, 1990)
 * Longtime Companion (December 26, 1990)
 * My Blue Heaven (December 27, 1990)

Region 1 (North America)

 * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (February 1, 1990)
 * Lethal Weapon 2 (February 8, 1990)
 * Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (February 13, 1990)
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (March 16, 1990)
 * Dead Poets Society (March 30, 1990)
 * Babar: The Movie (April 12, 1990)
 * The Little Mermaid (May 18, 1990)
 * Cheetah (July 25, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea (August 14, 1990)
 * Barney Goes to School (August 15, 1990)
 * All Dogs Go to Heaven (August 29, 1990)
 * Peter Pan (September 21, 1990)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (October 4, 1990)
 * Pretty Woman (October 19, 1990)
 * The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (October 19, 1990)
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Volumes 13-14 (October 19, 1990)
 * Jetsons: The Movie (October 25, 1990)
 * Total Recall (November 1, 1990)
 * Back to the Future Part III (November 8, 1990)
 * Scamper the Penguin (December 5, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: I Love to Laugh (December 28, 1990)

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Robin Hood (January 25, 1990)
 * Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (April 25, 1990)
 * Bongo (September 21, 1990)
 * Lady and the Tramp (September 21, 1990)
 * Mickey and the Beanstalk (September 21, 1990)
 * The Sword in the Stone (September 21, 1990)
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (October 21, 1990)
 * A Walt Disney Christmas (November 21, 1990)
 * Dreams (November 22, 1990)

Region 2 (UK)

 * Batman (Q1 1990)
 * Lady and the Tramp (June 19, 1990)
 * Ghostbusters II (July 10, 1990)
 * Cheetah (September 18, 1990)
 * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (October 2, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities (as Volume 1) (October 9, 1990)

Region 3 (South Korea)

 * Splash (August 1990)
 * Mary Poppins (September 25, 1990)
 * Dead Poets Society (December 1990)

Region 4 (Australia)

 * Rankiss/Bass' Wind in the Willows (November 22, 1990)
 * Lady and the Tramp (December 15, 1990)

Region 1 (North America)

 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: Waiting for Santa (January 6, 1990)
 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: Let's Be Healthy (May 10, 1990)
 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: Campfire-Sing Along (June 8, 1990)
 * Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster (Q3 1990)
 * Sesame Street: Dance Along!
 * Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
 * Sesame Street: Rock & Roll!
 * Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
 * Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse
 * Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
 * Thomas &amp; Friends: Thomas Gets Tricked & Other Stories (June 7, 1990)
 * Thomas & Friends: James Learns A Lesson and Other Stories (August 16, 1990)
 * Thomas & Friends: Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories (September 27, 1990)
 * Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories (September 27, 1990)
 * Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Koopa Claus (November 8, 1990)
 * Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Count Koopula (November 8, 1990)
 * Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Princess, I Shrunk the Marios (November 8, 1990)
 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: Barney's First Sleepover (November 10, 1990)

Region 2 (UK)

 * Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Bumper Special (September 10, 1990)

Region 3 (Japan)

 * The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (September 14, 1990-)
 * The Care Bears (September 15, 1990-)
 * Thomas & Friends (November 4, 1990-)

Region 1 (North America)
(*) This year marked the last time these movies were re-released.
 * Mary Poppins (Q2 1990)
 * Splash (Q2 1990)
 * Scarface (Q2 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho (August 14, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (August 14 and December 28, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly (August 14 and December 28, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Bare Necessities (August 14, 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Fun With Music (August 14, 1990)*
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (September 11, 1990)**
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (September 11, 1990)**
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (September 11, 1990)**
 * The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (October 19, 1990)
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Q4 1990)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (December 14, 1990)
 * One Magic Christmas (December 14, 1990)
 * A Walt Disney Christmas (December 14, 1990)*
 * A Disney Christmas Gift (December 14, 1990)*
 * Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (December 14, 1990)
 * The Small One (December 14, 1990)
 * Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 14, 1990)

(**) Also available in a 3-tape box set.

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Dumbo (March 27, 1990)
 * Mary Poppins (June 25, 1990)
 * Alice in Wonderland (July 13, 1990)
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (November 21, 1990)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (November 21, 1990)
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (November 21, 1990)
 * Peter Pan (December 31, 1990)

TV Shows

 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: The Backyard Show (June 8, 1990)
 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: Three Wishes (June 8, 1990)
 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: A Day at the Beach (June 8, 1990)
 * 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: Home on the Range (formerly Sing Out, America!)
 * Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals
 * Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!
 * Kidsongs: Let's Play Ball (formerly The Wonderful World of Sports)
 * Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus

VHS Tapes discontinued this year

 * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1986 VHS)
 * The Absent-Minded Professor (1986 VHS)
 * The Apple Dumpling Gang (1985 VHS)
 * The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1985 VHS)
 * Bambi (1989 VHS)
 * The Black Hole (1985 VHS)
 * Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1985 VHS)
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1986 VHS)
 * Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1986 VHS)
 * Herbie Rides Again (1985 VHS)
 * Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1985 VHS)
 * Herbie Goes Bananas (1985 VHS)
 * The Love Bug (1985 VHS)
 * The Legend of Lobo (1985 VHS)
 * Old Yeller (1985 VHS)
 * One Little Indian (1986 VHS)
 * The Parent Trap (1986 VHS)
 * Pollyanna (1985 VHS)
 * The Shaggy Dog (1985 VHS)
 * Swiss Family Robinson (1985 VHS)
 * So Dear to My Heart (1986 VHS)
 * Treasure Island (1985 VHS)

Logos introduced this year
(*) For the logo's first year, the words "75th Anniversary" appear on top of the logo.
 * Buena Vista Television - "Abstract Castle II"
 * Hollywood Pictures - "The Sphinx" (July 18, 1990)
 * KingWorld - "The Spotlights" (Q4 1990)
 * MCA/Universal Home Video - "MCA Globe" (May 24, 1990)
 * Universal Pictures - "1990s Globe" (May 25, 1990)*

Logos updated this year
(*) The semi-circular line does not touch the tip of the "W" in "Walt Disney" beginning in 1990.
 * Paramount Pictures – "Majestic Mountain" (March 2, 1990)
 * DiC Entertainment - "Kid in Bed" (September 8, 1990)
 * Walt Disney Pictures - "Magic Kingdom" (July 13, 1990)*
 * Warner Bros. Pictures - "WB Shield" (June 15, 1990)**
 * Warner Bros. Television - "WB Shield" (Q3 1990)**
 * Warner Home Video - "Cheesy Shield" (Q3 1990)**

(**) With Warner Communications now defunct, Warner Bros. has since then become a Time Warner company.

Logos ended this year

 * MCA Home Video - "The Gold MCA" (April 1990)
 * Universal Pictures - "Zooming Globe" (April 1990)
 * Viacom - "V of Steel"

Video games unveiled this year
(*) Yoshi, a new Mario character, and Captain Falcon, another new Nintendo character, are introduced.
 * Dr. Mario
 * F-Zero*
 * Super Mario World*

Family Computer (a.k.a. Famicom)

 * Dr. Mario (July 27, 1990)

Game Boy

 * Dr. Mario (July 27, 1990)

Super Famicom

 * Super Mario World (November 21, 1990)
 * F-Zero (November 21, 1990)
 * Gradius III (December 21, 1990)

Nintendo Entertainment System

 * Super Mario Bros. 3 (February 12, 1990)
 * Jeopardy!: 25th Anniversary Edition
 * Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
 * Dr. Mario (October 1990)
 * Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt + World Class Track Meet (December 1990)

Game Boy

 * Dr. Mario (December 1990)

Europe

 * Super Mario Land (September 28, 1990)

Hyundai Comboy (NES)

 * Super Mario Bros. 3

Mini Comboy (Game Boy)

 * Super Mario Land

Books released this year

 * Shrek! by William Steig (October 17, 1990)
 * Disney Classic Storybooks: The Rescuers Down Under (November 1990)

Albums released this year

 * Pretty Woman (CD)
 * House Party: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Edward Scissorhands: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Jetsons: The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Days of Thunder: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (CD)
 * Dick Tracy: Original Score (CD)
 * The Jungle Book: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * DuckTales: The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Ghost: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Pump Up the Volume (CD)
 * Soundtrack from Twin Peaks (CD)
 * Fantasia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Dances with Wolves: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * The Rescuers Down Under: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * Mermaids: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)
 * The Godfather Part III: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)

Software released this year

 * Windows 3.0 (May 22, 1990)

Vehicles introduced this year

 * 1991 Acura Legend (October 24, 1990)
 * 1991 Acura NSX
 * 1991 Alfa Romeo 164
 * 1991 BMW 318i
 * 1990 Buick Century Limited (4-door station wagon)
 * 1991 Buick Park Avenue
 * 1990 Buick Reatta (2-door convertible)
 * 1990 Buick Regal (4-door sedan)
 * 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ
 * 1991 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
 * 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
 * 1990 Chrysler Imperial
 * 1990 Dodge Monaco
 * 1991 Dodge Stealth
 * 1990 Eagle Summit ES
 * 1991 Ford Escort (April 1990)
 * 1991 Ford Explorer (March 1990)
 * 1990 Geo Metro XFi
 * 1990 Geo Storm
 * 1990 Honda Civic EX
 * 1991 Infiniti G20 (July 10, 1990)
 * 1991 Isuzu Rodeo
 * 1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
 * 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class (2-door convertible)
 * 1991 Mercury Capri
 * 1991 Mercury Tracer
 * 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT
 * 1990 Mitsubishi Galant GSX
 * 1990 Mitsubishi Montero RS
 * 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (2-door convertible and 4-door sedan)
 * 1990 Pontiac Sunbird LE (2-door convertible)
 * 1991 Saturn S-Series
 * 1990 Suzuki Swift (GA, GS and GT)
 * 1990 Suzuki Sidekick (JLX, JS and JX)
 * 1991 Toyota MR2
 * 1991 Toyota Previa (March 1990)
 * 1991 Volvo 940

Vehicles discontinued this year

 * Chevrolet Camaro IROC
 * Chevrolet Celebrity
 * Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon
 * Nissan Pulsar
 * Nissan Sentra (4-door station wagon)
 * Volvo 760/780