1984

1984 was the year when the Walt Disney Classics began.

North America

 * Splash (March 9, 1984)
 * Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (April 13, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (June 8, 1984)
 * Gremlins (June 8, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (June 22, 1984)
 * The Neverending Story (July 20, 1984)
 * Country (September 29, 1984)
 * The Terminator (October 26, 1984)
 * Beverly Hills Cop (December 5, 1984)

Japan

 * Scarface (April 28, 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (June 9, 1984)
 * Splash (September 8, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 2, 1984)
 * Gremlins (December 8, 1984)

UK

 * Never Cry Wolf (March 16, 1984)
 * Scarface (March 30, 1984)
 * Splash (June 29, 1984)
 * The Karate Kid (August 31, 1984)
 * Ghostbusters (December 7, 1984)
 * Gremlins (December 7, 1984)

South Korea

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

North America

 * 2001: A Space Odyssey (January 1, 1984)
 * Pete's Dragon (March 9, 1984)
 * The Jungle Book (July 27, 1984)
 * Pinocchio (December 21, 1984)

Japan

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

CBS

 * The Wizard of Oz (March 30, 1984)

NBC

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

NBC

 * The Cosby Show (September 20, 1984)

Syndication

 * 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 never aired on the USA Network.
 * Press Your Luck*
 * The Price is Right (Season 13)

PBS

 * Reading Rainbow
 * Sesame Street (Season 16) (November 19, 1984–May 17, 1985)

Syndication

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

PBS

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

VHS releases this year

 * The Incredible Journey (Q4 1984)
 * Jaws 3-D (Q1 1984)
 * Never Cry Wolf (Q4 1984)
 * Scarface (Q3 1984)
 * Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (November 13, 1984)
 * Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Q4 1984)
 * A Disney Christmas Gift (December 6, 1984)
 * Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 6, 1984)
 * Robin Hood (December 6, 1984)

VHS re-releases this year

 * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Q4 1984)
 * The Muppet Movie (from CBS/Fox Video) (Q4 1984)

Logos introduced this year
(*) Warner Bros. was still a Warner Communications company back then.
 * The Classics: Walt Disney Home Video - "Cheesy Diamond"
 * CBS/Fox Video (December 1984)
 * DiC Entertainment - "The Green Vortex" (September 1984)
 * KingWorld - "Stars and Stripes" (November 1984)
 * PBS - "Split Profile" (October 1984)
 * Tristar Pictures - "Early Pegasus" (May 11, 1984)
 * Touchstone Films - Early "Thunderball" logos
 * 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.
 * Buena Vista Distribution (1979) (December 1984)
 * Public Broadcasting Service - "Tri-Colored P-Heads" (September 1984)*
 * Walt Disney Home Entertainment - "Neon Mickey A"
 * 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)

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 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
 * 1984 Oldsmobile Calais
 * 1985 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
 * 1984 Toyota 4Runner
 * 1984 Toyota MR2
 * 1984 Volkswagen Cabriolet
 * 1985 Volvo 740