1979

1979 was the last year of the 1970s decade.

North America

 * The Warriors (February 9, 1979)
 * The Champ (April 4, 1979)
 * Alien (May 25, 1979)
 * Rocky II (June 15, 1979)
 * The Muppet Movie (June 22, 1979)
 * Unidentified Flying Oddball (July 26, 1979)
 * The Amityville Horror (July 27, 1979)
 * Apocalypse Now (August 15, 1979)
 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture (December 7, 1979)
 * The Jerk (December 14, 1979)
 * Kramer vs. Kramer (December 19, 1979)
 * C.H.O.M.P.S. (December 21, 1979)
 * The Black Hole (December 21, 1979)

Japan

 * Damien: Omen II (February 10, 1979)
 * The Brink's Job (February 24, 1979)
 * Superman (June 23, 1979)
 * The Champ (July 7, 1979)
 * Galaxy Express 999 (August 4, 1979)
 * Tora-san, the Matchmaker (August 4, 1979)
 * Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (December 15, 1979)

North America

 * 101 Dalmatians (June 7, 1979)
 * Star Wars (August 15, 1979)

ABC

 * Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (September 22, 1979)

NBC

 * The Facts of Life (August 24, 1979)
 * Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (September 20, 1979)
 * Casper and the Angels (September 22, 1979)

CBS

 * The Bad News Bears (March 24, 1979)

Syndication

 * The Muppet Show (Season 4) (September 15, 1979)

NBC

 * Yogi's Space Race (March 3, 1979)

Anime released this year

 * Doraemon (April 2, 1979) (1787 episodes; last aired on March 18, 2005)
 * Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (April 7, 1979) (26 episodes; last aired on September 29, 1979)