1986

1986 was the year when the "Sorcerer Mickey" Walt Disney Home Video logo debuted on VHS.

North America

 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills (January 31, 1986)
 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (March 21, 1986)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (July 2, 1986)
 * Flight of the Navigator (July 30, 1986)
 * Luxo Jr. (short film) (August 17, 1986)
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (November 26, 1986)
 * The Golden Child (December 12, 1986)

Latin America

 * The Care Bears Movie (April 24, 1986)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (July 17, 1986)
 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (December 25, 1986)

Brazil

 * Flight of the Navigator (October 31, 1986)
 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (December 25, 1986)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (December 25, 1986)

Japan

 * Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (March 8, 1986)
 * Return to Oz (March 29, 1986)
 * The Black Cauldron (July 19, 1986)
 * Castle in the Sky (August 2, 1986)
 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills (September 20, 1986)
 * Flight of the Navigator (December 27, 1986)

UK

 * The Journey of Natty Gann (February 7, 1986)
 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (July 25, 1986)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (October 10, 1986)

France

 * The Journey of Natty Gann (February 5, 1986)
 * The Care Bears Movie (February 1986)
 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills (September 17, 1986)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (November 26, 1986)

Australia

 * Down and Out in Beverly Hills (March 27, 1986)
 * The Black Cauldron (May 8, 1986)
 * The Journey of Natty Gann (May 8, 1986)
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (December 18, 1986)
 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (December 26, 1986)
 * The Golden Child (December 26, 1986)
 * The Great Mouse Detective (December 26, 1986)

South Korea

 * The Goonies (July 19, 1986)

People's Republic of China

 * The Black Cauldron (October 19, 1986)

Hong Kong

 * The Black Cauldron (February 20, 1986)

North America

 * Sleeping Beauty (March 7, 1986)
 * Song of the South (November 21, 1986)
 * Lady and the Tramp (December 19, 1986)

Japan

 * 101 Dalmatians (July 19, 1986)

UK

 * Bambi (March 21, 1986)
 * Pinocchio (July 18, 1986)

France

 * Peter Pan (March 19, 1986)
 * Fantasia (October 1, 1986)
 * Bambi (October 22, 1986)

Australia

 * Fantasia (June 5, 1986)
 * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (August 14, 1986)
 * The Jungle Book (August 23, 1986)

ABC

 * Pete's Dragon (1977)
 * Robin Hood (1973)
 * Tiger Town (1983)

CBS

 * The Wizard of Oz (February 15, 1986)

Disney Channel

 * Pinocchio (1940)

CBS

 * Card Sharks (1986-1989) (January 6, 1986)

Nickelodeon

 * Double Dare (October 6, 1986)

Syndication

 * The Real Ghostbusters (September 13, 1986)
 * Hollywood Squares (September 15, 1986)
 * Dennis the Menace (September 22, 1986)
 * Designing Women (September 29, 1986)

CBS

 * The Price is Right (Season 15) (September 8, 1986)

PBS

 * 3-2-1 Contact (Season 5) (September 22, 1986)
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
 * Reading Rainbow (June 23, 1986)
 * Sesame Street (Season 18) (November 17, 1986)

Syndication

 * Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (Season 2)
 * Jeopardy! (Season 3) (September 8, 1986)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 4) (September 8, 1986)

PBS

 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

ABC

 * The Littles

CBS

 * Press Your Luck

Syndication

 * Inspector Gadget

Anime released this year

 * Dragon Ball (February 26, 1986) (153 episodes; last aired on April 12, 1989)

Movies

 * Back to the Future (Q1 1986)
 * The Goonies (Q1 1986)
 * My Science Project (Q1 1986)
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 13: Silly Symphonies - Fanciful Fables (Q1 1986)
 * Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 14: Silly Symphonies - Animal Tales (Q1 1986)
 * The Sword in the Stone (March 24, 1986)
 * Alice in Wonderland (May 28, 1986)
 * Return to Oz (June 25, 1986)
 * The Journey of Natty Gann (June 25, 1986)
 * So Dear to My Heart (June 25, 1986)
 * Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (August 21, 1986)
 * Sleeping Beauty (October 14, 1986)
 * Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (October 14, 1986)
 * Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (October 14, 1986)
 * Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (October 14, 1986)
 * Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (October 14, 1986)
 * One Magic Christmas (December 23, 1986)
 * Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (December 23, 1986)
 * Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (December 23, 1986)
 * Ruthless People (Q4 1986)

TV Shows

 * Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes
 * Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals
 * Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight
 * Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
 * Kidsongs: Sing Out, America!
 * Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!
 * Sesame Street: Bedtime Stories & Songs
 * Sesame Street: Getting Ready to Read
 * Sesame Street: I'm Glad I'm Me
 * Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
 * Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
 * Sesame Street: Play-Along Games & Songs

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Gremlins (January 25, 1986)
 * Winnie the Pooh and a Day For Eeyore and Other Stories (March 25, 1986)
 * Pinocchio (April 25, 1986)
 * The Goonies (July 25, 1986)
 * Country (August 25, 1986)
 * Return to Oz (November 25, 1986)
 * Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (December 25, 1986)

Region 2 (UK)

 * The Monkey's Uncle (March 1986)
 * Robin Hood (March 1986)
 * Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (April 1986)
 * Star Wars IV: A New Hope (June 1986)
 * The Goonies (June 1986)
 * The Wizard of Oz (August 1986)
 * The Sword in the Stone (September 1986)
 * Pete's Dragon (October 1986)
 * Back to the Future (November 1986)

VHS re-releases this year
(*) This Disney film was last re-released on VHS in 1993, still without closed captions and with only monaural audio. Many online stores, however, claim the release date as March 18, 1997. Cable television broadcasts, however, are remastered and do contain closed captions.
 * The Monkey's Uncle (Q1 1986)*
 * Old Yeller (Q1 1986)
 * Pollyanna (Q1 1986)
 * Swiss Family Robinson (Q1 1986)
 * Treasure Island (Q1 1986)
 * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (May 28, 1986)
 * The Absent-Minded Professor (May 28, 1986)
 * Bedknobs and Broomsticks (May 28, 1986)
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (May 28, 1986)
 * Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (May 28, 1986)
 * The Parent Trap (May 28, 1986)
 * Robin Hood (October 14, 1986)
 * Pinocchio (October 14, 1986)
 * Dumbo (October 14, 1986)
 * The Sword in the Stone (October 14, 1986)
 * Alice in Wonderland (October 14, 1986)
 * The Journey of Natty Gann (October 14, 1986)
 * A Disney Christmas Gift (December 23, 1986)
 * Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 23, 1986)

VHS Tapes discontinued this year

 * Condorman (1982 VHS)
 * Johnny Tremain (1983 VHS)
 * Kidnapped (1983 VHS)
 * Snowball Express (1982 VHS)
 * Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983 VHS)
 * Tex (1983 VHS)
 * Trenchcoat (1983 VHS)
 * Tron (1983 VHS)

Logos introduced this year
(*) Like Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Home Video was also a Warner Communications company until 1990.
 * RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video - "Spinning Cube" (Q1 1986)
 * Touchstone Home Video - "Flashing Thunderball" (Q4 1986)
 * Tristar Television - "The Early Pegasus" (September 27, 1986)
 * Viacom - "V of Steel" (September 13, 1986)
 * Walt Disney Home Video - "Sorcerer Mickey" (October 14, 1986)
 * Walt Disney Pictures - "Magic Kingdom" (VHS debut on June 25, 1986)
 * Warner Home Video - "Cheesy Shield" (January 1986)*

Logos updated this year

 * Merv Griffin Enterprises (as a unit of the Coca-Cola Company) (December 24, 1986)
 * Touchstone Pictures - "Thunderball Snake" (October 1986) (formerly Touchstone Films)

Logos ended this year

 * Paramount Pictures - "Blue Mountain" (December 12, 1986)
 * Touchstone Home Video - "Still Thunderball" (Q1 1986)
 * Viacom - "V of Doom" (August 1986)
 * Walt Disney Home Video - "Neon Mickey B" (June 25, 1986)

Family Computer (a.k.a. Famicom)

 * All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (September 13, 1986)
 * Doraemon (December 12, 1986)

Famicom Disk System

 * Super Mario Bros. (February 21, 1986)
 * The Legend of Zelda (February 21, 1986)
 * Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (as Super Mario Bros. 2) (June 3, 1986)
 * Metroid (August 6, 1986)

North America

 * Donkey Kong (June 1986)
 * Donkey Kong Jr. (June 1986)
 * Donkey Kong 3 (June 1986)
 * Mario Bros. (June 1986)

Europe

 * Mario Bros. (September 1, 1986)
 * Ice Climber (September 1, 1986)
 * Donkey Kong (October 15, 1986)

Books released this year

 * Arthur's Teacher Trouble (First Edition)

Albums released this year

 * Totally Minnie (LP)

Software released this year
(*) This operating system also adds support for 3.5" floppy disks up to 720 kilobytes.
 * MS-DOS 3.2 (January 1986)*
 * Microsoft Windows 1.03 (August 1986)

Vehicles introduced this year

 * 1987 BMW 735i (July 1986)
 * 1986 Buick LeSabre
 * 1986 Buick Riviera
 * 1986 Cadillac Eldorado
 * 1986 Cadillac Seville
 * 1986 Chevrolet Corvette (2-door convertible)
 * 1987 Dodge Dakota
 * 1987 Dodge Shadow/Plymouth Sundance (August 25, 1986)
 * 1986 Ford Tempo LX
 * 1987 Jaguar Vanden Plas/XJ6/XJS (October 8, 1986)
 * 1987 Jeep Wrangler
 * 1986 Mazda RX-7
 * 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560-Class
 * 1986 Nissan D21 Hardbody Truck
 * 1987 Nissan Pathfinder
 * 1987 Nissan Pulsar
 * 1986 Nissan Sentra
 * 1986 Nissan Stanza
 * 1986 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight
 * 1987 Oldsmobile Toronado
 * 1986 Pontiac Grand Am SE
 * 1986 Suzuki Samurai
 * 1986 Volvo 240

Vehicles discontinued this year

 * Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta