1984

1984 was the year when Walt Disney Home Video introduced its first special brand, "The Classics". first debut on Thomas and Friends and Ghostbusters.

North America

 * Splash (March 9, 1984)
 * Pete's Dragon (1977) (November 3, 1977/March 9, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (May 23, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (June 8, 1984)
 * Gremlins (June 8, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (June 22, 1984)
 * The Neverending Story (July 20, 1984)
 * The Jungle Book (1969) (October 18, 1969/July 27, 1984)
 * Mary Poppins (1984) (August 27, 1984)
 * Country (September 29, 1984)
 * The Terminator (October 26, 1984)
 * Gary Penguinwood (November 30, 1984)
 * Beverly Hills Cop (December 5, 1984)
 * Pinocchio (1940) (February 7, 1940/December 21, 1984)

Japan

 * Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (March 11, 1984)
 * Jaws 3-D (March 31, 1984)
 * Scarface (April 28, 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (June 9, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (July 7, 1984)
 * Mary Poppins (1984) (August 27, 1984)
 * Splash (September 8, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 2, 1984)
 * Gremlins (December 8, 1984)

UK

 * Never Cry Wolf (March 16, 1984)
 * Scarface (March 30, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (June 15, 1984)
 * Splash (June 29, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (August 31, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 7, 1984)
 * Gremlins (December 7, 1984)
 * The Terminator (December 21, 1984)

France

 * Something Wicked This Way Comes (January 25, 1984)
 * Scarface (March 7, 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (April 4, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (September 12, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (September 26, 1984)
 * Splash (October 24, 1984)
 * The Neverending Story (November 21, 1984)
 * Gremlins (December 5, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 12, 1984)

Australia

 * Scarface (March 22, 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (June 7, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (July 19, 1984)
 * Splash (August 16, 1984)
 * Tex (September 6, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (September 27, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (November 15, 1984)
 * The Secret of NIMH (November 22, 1984)
 * Gremlins (December 13, 1984)
 * The Terminator (December 20, 1984)
 * The Neverending Story (December 26, 1984)

Latin America

 * Scarface (February 9, 1984)
 * Splash (June 7, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (July 5, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (July 5, 1984)
 * Gremlins (August 23, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 21, 1984)
 * The Secret of NIMH (December 28, 1984)

Brazil

 * Scarface (May 17, 1984)
 * Gremlins (August 10, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (August 24, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (September 28, 1984)
 * The Neverending Story (October 5, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 21, 1984)
 * Gary Penguinwood (December 28, 1984)

South Korea

 * E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (June 23, 1984)
 * Scarface (December 8, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 22, 1984)
 * The Terminator (December 22, 1984)

Hong Kong

 * Scarface (March 8, 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (May 3, 1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (June 28, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (October 4, 1984)
 * Gremlins (October 25, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 6, 1984)

North America

 * 2001: A Space Odyssey (January 1, 1984)
 * Mary Poppins (1984) (August 27, 1984)

Japan

 * Peter Pan (July 21, 1984)
 * Sleeping Beauty (July 21, 1984)

France

 * The Sword in the Stone (March 21, 1984)
 * Robin Hood (December 5, 1984)

Australia

 * Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (May 3, 1984)
 * 2001: A Space Odyssey (August 23, 1984)

CBS
(*) This film was re-edited for viewing in two parts.
 * The Muppet Movie (May 22 and 29, 1984)*
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (February 26, 1984)
 * The Wiz (May 5, 1984)
 * The Wizard of Oz (March 30, 1984)

NBC

 * Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 10, 1984)

NBC

 * The Cosby Show (September 20, 1984)

CBS

 * The Get Along Gang (September 15, 1984)
 * Muppet Babies (September 15, 1984)

Syndication
(*) Merv Griffin Productions and KingWorld produced two pilot episodes of this show during the 1983-1984 season. Respectively, the dollar values were $25-$125 and $50-$250 in the first round and $50-$250 and $100-$500 in Double Jeopardy!. Other than that, the game rules remained the same as they are today.
 * Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (September 5, 1984)
 * Jeopardy! (September 10, 1984)*

ABC

 * Family Feud (1976-1985)
 * The Littles (Season 2) (September 15, 1984)

CBS
(*) On June 11, 1984, Michael Larson's winnings added up to $110,237 in cash and prizes from this game show. The Michael Larson episodes were banned from airing on the USA Network and GSN (until 2003).
 * Press Your Luck*
 * The Price is Right (Season 13) (September 10, 1984)

PBS

 * 3-2-1 Contact (Season 3) (October 22, 1984)
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
 * Reading Rainbow (September 3, 1984)
 * Sesame Street (Season 16) (November 19, 1984)

Syndication

 * Inspector Gadget (Season 1, continued)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 2) (September 10, 1984)

HBO

 * The Cat in the Hat
 * The Lorax
 * Dr. Seuss on the Loose
 * The Hoober-Bloob Highway

PBS

 * The Electric Company (1975-1977)
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

HBO

 * The Lorax (last aired in August 1984)
 * The Hoober-Bloob Highway (last aired in August 1984)
 * Dr. Seuss on the Loose (last aired in August 1984)
 * The Cat in the Hat (last aired in August 1984)

Anime released in this year

 * Adventures of the Little Koala (October 3rd, 1984; last aired on March 28th, 1985)

VHS releases this year

 * The Incredible Journey (Q4 1984)
 * Jaws 3-D (Q1 1984)
 * Splash (Q4 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (Q4 1984)
 * Scarface (Q2 1984)
 * Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (November 14, 1984)
 * Tiger Town (Q2 1984)
 * Animal Quiz #1
 * Animal Quiz #2
 * Animal Quiz #3
 * Animal Quiz #4
 * Animal Quiz #5
 * Animal Quiz #6
 * Son of Flubber
 * The Castaway Cowboy
 * The Boatniks
 * Big Red
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 7: More of Disney's Best - 1932-1946
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 8: Sport Goofy's Vacation
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 9: Donald Duck's First 50 Years
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 10: Mickey's Crazy Careers
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Mickey
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Minnie
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Daisy
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Pluto
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Disney's Best - The Fabulous '50s
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Silly Symphonies
 * Stories And Fables Volumes 1-8 (1984)
 * Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Q4 1984)
 * A Disney Christmas Gift (December 5, 1984)
 * Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 5, 1984)
 * Robin Hood (December 5, 1984)

VHS re-releases this year
(*) Re-released with Hi-Fi Stereo sound.
 * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Q4 1984)
 * The Muppet Movie (from CBS/Fox Video) (Q4 1984)
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (November 13, 1984)*

VHS Tapes discontinued this year

 * Alice in Wonderland (1981 VHS)
 * Dumbo (1981 VHS)
 * Fun and Fancy Free (1982 VHS)
 * The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1981 VHS)
 * The Three Caballeros (1982 VHS)
 * All other early 1980s Disney videos

USA

 * Potato Head Kids (January 1, 1984)

Japan

 * Care Bears (May 15, 1984)
 * My Little Pony (June 19, 1984)
 * Transformers (July 10, 1984)
 * Strawberry Shortcake (August 2, 1984)

Logos introduced this year
(*) Warner Bros. was still a Warner Communications company back then.
 * The Classics: Walt Disney Home Video - "Cheesy Diamond" (December 3, 1984)
 * CBS/Fox Video Logo #3 (December 1984)
 * DiC Entertainment - "The Green Vortex" (September 1984)
 * KingWorld - "Stars and Stripes" (November 1984)
 * PBS - "Split Profile" (October 1, 1984)
 * Tristar Pictures - "Early Pegasus" (May 11, 1984)
 * Touchstone Films - Early "Thunderball" logos (March 9, 1984)
 * Touchstone Home Video- Still Thunderball (Q4 1984)
 * Warner Bros. Pictures - "WB Shield" (June 8, 1984)*
 * Warner Bros. Television - "WB Shield" (Q3 1984)*

Logos updated this year

 * Merv Griffin Enterprises (September 10, 1984) (formerly Merv Griffin Productions)

Logos ended this year
(*) The 1971 PBS logo still appeared occasionally on reruns of older programs until 1990.
 * 20th Television Fox - "The Early Searchlights"
 * Buena Vista Distribution (1979) (December 14, 1984)
 * CBS/Fox Video - "Cutting Lines" (November 13, 1984)
 * Public Broadcasting Service - "Tri-Colored P-Heads" (September 30, 1984)*
 * Walt Disney Home Entertainment - "Neon Mickey A" (June 1984)
 * Warner Bros. - "The Big \\" (May 18, 1984)

Japan

 * Duck Hunt (April 21, 1984)
 * Donkey Kong 3 (July 4, 1984)
 * Pac-Man (November 2, 1984)

Books released this year

 * The Butter Battle Book (January 12, 1984)
 * Spot Goes to School (August 27, 1984)

Software released this year
(*) Also introduced is support for the FAT16 file system, hard drive partitions with up to 32 megabytes, and 5.25" floppy disks carrying up to 1.2 megabytes.
 * MS-DOS 3.0 (August 14, 1984)*
 * MS-DOS 3.1 (November 1984)

Vehicles introduced this year

 * 1984 Buick Century (as a 4-door station wagon)
 * 1984 Chevrolet Corvette (2-door coupe only)
 * 1984 Dodge Daytona
 * 1984 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer
 * 1985 Nissan Maxima (Q4 1984)
 * 1984 Oldsmobile Calais
 * 1985 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
 * 1984 Toyota 4Runner (as a 1984.5 model) (Q1 1984)
 * 1984 Toyota MR2
 * 1984 Volkswagen Cabriolet
 * 1985 Volvo 740 (Q1 1984)