1988

Most media released in 1988 are currently celebrating their 25th anniversaries.

North America

 * Beetlejuice (March 30, 1988)
 * Return to Snowy River (April 15, 1988)
 * Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (May 13, 1988)
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (June 22, 1988)
 * Tin Toy (short film) (August 2, 1988)
 * The Land Before Time (November 18, 1988)
 * Oliver & Company (November 18, 1988)
 * Rain Man (December 16, 1988)

Japan

 * Full Metal Jacket (March 19, 1988)
 * Empire of the Sun (April 2, 1988)
 * Grave of the Fireflies (April 16, 1988)
 * My Neighbor Totoro (April 16, 1988)
 * Three Men and a Baby (August 13, 1988)
 * Good Morning, Vietnam (October 15, 1988)
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (December 3, 1988)
 * Beetlejuice (December 17, 1988)

UK

 * Empire of the Sun (April 22, 1988)
 * Beetlejuice (August 19, 1988)
 * Good Morning, Vietnam (September 30, 1988)
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (December 2, 1988)

North America

 * The Fox and the Hound (March 25, 1988)
 * Bambi (July 15, 1988)

Japan

 * Peter Pan (July 23, 1988)
 * Sleeping Beauty (July 23, 1988)

Australia

 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (December 26, 1988)

ABC

 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills
 * Flight of the Navigator
 * Splash, Too (May 1988)

CBS

 * The Wizard of Oz (February 24, 1988)

Disney Channel

 * The Brave Little Toaster (February 27, 1988)

NBC

 * Totally Minnie (February 25, 1988)
 * Mickey's 60th Birthday
 * One Magic Christmas
 * The Goonies (October 23, 1988)

ABC

 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (September 1988)
 * A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (September 10, 1988)
 * Roseanne (October 18, 1988)

CBS

 * Family Feud (1976-1985) (July 4, 1988)
 * Garfield and Friends (September 17, 1988)

Disney Channel

 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (January 17, 1988)

NBC

 * The Kidsongs Television Show
 * The Magical World of Disney (October 9, 1988)

PBS

 * The American Experience (October 4, 1988)

ABC

 * Full House (Season 2) (October 14, 1988–May 5, 1989)

PBS

 * Reading Rainbow
 * Sesame Street (Season 20)

Syndication

 * DuckTales (Season 2)
 * Jeopardy! (Season 5)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 6)

PBS

 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

USA Network

 * Press Your Luck

ABC

 * The Disney Sunday Movie (September 11, 1988)
 * The Kidsongs Television Show

Disney Channel

 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

PBS

 * 3-2-1 Contact (November 18, 1988)

Syndication

 * Dennis the Menace (September 3, 1988)

Anime released this year

 * Hello! Lady Lynn (May 12, 1988)

Region 1 (North America)

 * Jaws: The Revenge (February 1988)
 * Benji the Hunted (February 5, 1988)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly (February 5, 1988)
 * Beverly Hills Cop II (March 9, 1988)
 * Full Metal Jacket (June 22, 1988)
 * Empire of the Sun (Q3 1988)
 * Cinderella (October 4, 1988)
 * Mickey's Magical World (October 4, 1988)
 * The Wind in the Willows (October 4, 1988)
 * Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (October 13, 1988)
 * Beetlejuice (October 20, 1988)
 * E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (October 27, 1988)
 * Three Men and a Baby (November 15, 1988)
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Special Edition (November 15, 1988)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (December 20, 1988)

Region 2 (Japan)

 * The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun - A Film by Steven Spielberg
 * Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Region 2 (UK)

 * Dumbo (October 1988)

TV Shows

 * Barney and the Backyard Gang: The Backyard Show (October 13, 1988)

VHS re-releases this year

 * Alice in Wonderland (October 4, 1988)

VHS Tapes discontinued this year

 * Sleeping Beauty (1986 VHS) (March 31, 1988)
 * Lady and the Tramp (1987 VHS) (March 31, 1988)

Logos introduced this year
(*) Paramount was still a Gulf+Western company for one more year during this logo's first year.
 * The Lyons Group (October 13, 1988)
 * Paramount Home Video - "Abstract Mountain A"*
 * Walt Disney Classics - "Black Diamond A" (October 4, 1988)

Logos updated this year
(*) Early this year, these companies became units of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
 * Columbia Pictures Television - "80s Torch Lady" (January 4, 1988)*
 * Merv Griffin Enterprises (Q1 1988)*
 * Paramount Pictures/Television - "Majestic Mountain A" (February 5, 1988)**

(**) The words "75th Anniversary" are removed off the logo, but the company itself still remained a Gulf+Western company for 1 1/2 more years.

Logos ended this year

 * DiC Entertainment - "The Green Vortex"
 * Paramount Video - "Growing Mountain"
 * TriStar Television - "The Early Pegasus"

Video games unveiled this year

 * Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)

Japan

 * Double Dragon (April 8, 1988)
 * Super Mario Bros. 3 (October 23, 1988)

Commodore 64/MS-DOS

 * Matterhorn Screamer

Nintendo Entertainment System

 * Donkey Kong Classics (October 1988)
 * Super Mario Bros. 2 (October 1988)
 * Bubble Bobble (November 1988)
 * Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt (November 1988)
 * Zelda II: Adventure of Link (December 1988)
 * Jeopardy!: Junior Edition
 * Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition

Europe

 * Metroid (January 15, 1988)
 * Kid Icarus (February 15, 1988)
 * Zelda II: Adventure of Link (September 26, 1988)
 * The Goonies II (December 19, 1988)

Books released this year

 * The Missing Tooth (Author: Joanna Cole)

Albums released this year

 * The Disney Collection: Volume 2 (CD)

Software released this year
(*) This operating system also introduces support for hard drive partitions up to 2 GB.
 * Mac OS 6.0
 * MS-DOS 4.0*
 * Microsoft Windows 2.1 (May 27, 1988)

Vehicles introduced this year

 * 1988 Acura Legend LS (4-door sedan)
 * 1988 Audi 80/90
 * 1989 Audi 100
 * 1989 BMW 525i/535i
 * 1988 BMW 750iL
 * 1988 Buick Reatta
 * 1988 Buick Regal (2-door coupe only)
 * 1989 Buick Riviera
 * 1988 Cadillac Seville STS
 * 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC
 * 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier (RS, VL and Z24)
 * 1989 Dodge/Plymouth Colt
 * 1989 Ford Probe
 * 1988 Ford Tempo GLS
 * 1989 Ford Thunderbird
 * 1989 Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift
 * 1989 Geo Tracker
 * 1988 Hyundai Excel GS
 * 1989 Hyundai Sonata
 * 1988 Isuzu Pickup
 * 1988 Isuzu Trooper XS
 * 1988 Lincoln Continental (Signature Series only)
 * 1988 Mazda 929
 * 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class (2-door coupe and 4-door station wagon)
 * 1988 Mercury Topaz LTS and XR5
 * 1989 Nissan 240SX
 * 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL (2-door coupe) (January 13, 1988)
 * 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo
 * 1988 Pontiac Firebird Formula
 * 1988 Pontiac Lemans
 * 1988 Pontiac Sunbird (as a 1988.5 model)
 * 1989 Suzuki Sidekick
 * 1988 Toyota Pickup

Vehicles discontinued this year

 * Cadillac Cimarron (June 3, 1988)
 * Chevrolet Camaro LT
 * Dodge 600
 * Dodge Aries (December 9, 1988 for the 1989 model year)
 * Nissan Maxima (4-door station wagon)
 * Plymouth Caravelle