Media from 1983.
Contents
Paper money
Old currency currently in circulation | |||||||
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![]() $1 (Series 1981) | |||||||
Up to A 26880000 B | |||||||
Up to B 69120000 E | |||||||
Up to C 03840000 B | |||||||
Up to D 46080000 B | |||||||
Up to E 89600000 C | |||||||
Up to F 17920000 D | |||||||
Up to G 89600000 C | |||||||
Up to H 88320000 A | |||||||
Up to I 70400000 A | |||||||
Up to J 52480000 B | |||||||
Up to K 14080000 C | |||||||
Up to L 96000000 C | |||||||
![]() $2 (Series 1976) | |||||||
A 00000001 A – A 29440000 A | |||||||
B 00000001 A – B 67200000 A | |||||||
C 00000001 A – C 33280000 A | |||||||
D 05440001 A – D 31360000 A | |||||||
E 23040001 A – E 56960000 A | |||||||
F 14720001 A – F 60800000 A | |||||||
G 08000001 A – G 75520000 A | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 39040000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 14080000 A | |||||||
J 00000001 A – J 24960000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 41600000 A | |||||||
L 28160001 A – L 71680000 A | |||||||
![]() $5 (Series 1981) | |||||||
Up to A 21760000 A | |||||||
Up to B 38400000 B | |||||||
Up to C 32000000 A | |||||||
Up to D 58880000 A | |||||||
Up to E 74240000 A | |||||||
Up to F 60160000 A | |||||||
Up to G 79360000 A | |||||||
Up to H 20480000 A | |||||||
Up to I 21760000 A | |||||||
Up to J 48640000 A | |||||||
Up to K 38400000 A | |||||||
Up to L 97280000 A | |||||||
![]() $10 (Series 1981) | |||||||
Up to A 32000000 A | |||||||
Up to B 37120000 B | |||||||
Up to C 32000000 A | |||||||
Up to D 25600000 A | |||||||
Up to E 35840000 A | |||||||
Up to F 21760000 A | |||||||
Up to G 52480000 A | |||||||
Up to H 23040000 A | |||||||
Up to I 07680000 A | |||||||
Up to J 25600000 A | |||||||
Up to K 16640000 A | |||||||
Up to L 44800000 A | |||||||
![]() $20 (Series 1977) |
Up to A 94720000 A | ||||||
Up to B 70400000 F | |||||||
Up to C 17920000 B | |||||||
Up to D 89600000 B | |||||||
Up to E 58880000 C | |||||||
Up to F 70400000 A | |||||||
Up to G 58880000 D | |||||||
Up to H 98560000 A | |||||||
Up to I 15360000 A | |||||||
Up to J 48640000 B | |||||||
Up to K 64000000 B | |||||||
Up to L 64000000 C | |||||||
![]() $20 (Series 1981) | |||||||
A 00000001 A – A 51200000 A | |||||||
B 00000001 A – B 74240000 B | |||||||
C 00000001 A – C 30720000 A | |||||||
D 00000001 A – D 57600000 A | |||||||
E 00000001 A – E 03840000 B | |||||||
F 00000001 A – F 16640000 A | |||||||
G 00000001 A – G 34560000 B | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 30720000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 10240000 A | |||||||
J 00000001 A – J 60160000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 40960000 A | |||||||
L 00000001 A – L 32000000 B | |||||||
![]() $50 (Series 1977) |
Up to A 16640000 A | ||||||
Up to B 49920000 A | |||||||
Up to C 05120000 A | |||||||
Up to D 23040000 A | |||||||
Up to E 24320000 A | |||||||
Up to F 02560000 A | |||||||
Up to G 47360000 A | |||||||
Up to H 03840000 A | |||||||
Up to I 03840000 A | |||||||
Up to J 07680000 A | |||||||
Up to K 14080000 A | |||||||
Up to L 19200000 A | |||||||
![]() $50 (Series 1981) | |||||||
B 00000001 A – B 26880000 A | |||||||
C 00000001 A – C 01280000 A | |||||||
D 00000001 A – D 08960000 A | |||||||
E 00000001 A – E 02560000 A | |||||||
G 00000001 A – G 20480000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 02560000 A | |||||||
J 00000001 A – J 05120000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 03840000 A | |||||||
L 00000001 A – L 10240000 A | |||||||
![]() $100 (Series 1977) |
Up to A 19200000 A | ||||||
Up to B 66560000 B | |||||||
Up to C 05120000 A | |||||||
Up to D 16640000 A | |||||||
Up to E 24320000 A | |||||||
Up to F 03840000 A | |||||||
Up to G 39680000 A | |||||||
Up to H 07040000 A | |||||||
Up to I 05120000 A | |||||||
Up to J 20480000 A | |||||||
Up to K 38400000 A | |||||||
Up to L 39680000 A | |||||||
![]() $100 (Series 1981) |
B 00000001 A – B 25600000 A | ||||||
C 00000001 A – C 06400000 A | |||||||
G 00000001 A – G 08960000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 03840000 A | |||||||
L 00000001 A – L 05120000 A | |||||||
New currency released to circulation | |||||||
Starting in February 1983, the standard print run of $1 bills increased to 100,000 sheets. As a result, serial numbers above 99200000 were last printed in August 1983. | |||||||
A 26880001 B – A 99840000 B A 00000001 C – A 67200000 C | |||||||
B 69120001 E – B 99840000 F B 00000001 G – B 28800000 I | |||||||
C 03840001 B – C 99840000 B C 00000001 C – C 28800000 D | |||||||
D 46080001 B – D 99840000 B D 00000001 C – D 70400000 C | |||||||
E 89600001 C – E 99840000 C E 00000001 D – E 44800000 F | |||||||
F 17920001 D – F 99840000 D F 00000001 E – F 16000000 G | |||||||
G 89600001 C – G 99840000 D G 00000001 E – G 64000000 F | |||||||
H 88320001 A – H 99840000 A H 00000001 B – H 64000000 B | |||||||
I 70400001 A – I 70400000 A I 00000001 B – I 35200000 B | |||||||
J 52480001 B – J 99840000 B J 00000001 C – J 60800000 C | |||||||
K 14080001 C – K 99840000 C K 00000001 D – K 51200000 D | |||||||
L 96000001 C – L 99840000 D L 00000001 E – L 92800000 F | |||||||
![]() $5 (Series 1981) | |||||||
A 21760001 A – A 51200000 A | |||||||
B 38400001 B – B 99840000 B B 00000001 C – B 19200000 C | |||||||
C 32000001 A – C 61440000 A | |||||||
D 58880001 A – D 92160000 A D 00000001 B – D 12800000 B | |||||||
E 74240001 A – E 40960000 B E 00000001 C – E 09600000 C | |||||||
F 60160001 A – F 20480000 B F 00000001 C – F 09600000 C | |||||||
G 79360001 A – G 44800000 B G 00000001 C – G 16000000 C | |||||||
H 20480001 A – H 35840000 A H 00000001 B – H 09600000 B | |||||||
I 21760001 A – I 21760000 A I 00000001 B – I 09600000 B | |||||||
J 48640001 A – J 85760000 A J 00000001 B – J 12800000 B | |||||||
K 38400001 A – K 57600000 A K 00000001 B – K 06400000 B | |||||||
L 97280001 A – L 76800000 B L 00000001 C – L 25600000 C | |||||||
![]() $10 (Series 1981) | |||||||
A 32000001 A – A 92160000 A A 00000001 B – A 12800000 B | |||||||
B 37120001 B – B 66560000 C B 00000001 D – B 32000000 D | |||||||
C 32000001 A – C 62720000 A C 00000001 B – C 09600000 B | |||||||
D 25600001 A – D 46080000 A D 00000001 B – D 12800000 B | |||||||
E 35840001 A – E 90880000 A E 00000001 B – E 12800000 B | |||||||
F 21760001 A – F 40960000 A F 00000001 B – F 12800000 B | |||||||
G 52480001 A – G 25600000 B G 00000001 C – G 19200000 C | |||||||
H 23040001 A – H 33280000 A H 00000001 B – H 09600000 B | |||||||
I 00000001 B – I 16000000 B | |||||||
J 25600001 A – J 43520000 A J 00000001 B – J 09600000 B | |||||||
K 16640001 A – K 21760000 A K 00000001 B – K 06400000 B | |||||||
L 44800001 A – L 96000000 A L 00000001 B – L 28800000 B | |||||||
![]() $20 (Series 1981) | |||||||
A 51200001 A – A 17920000 B A 00000001 C – A 09600000 C | |||||||
B 74240001 B – B 67840000 D B 00000001 E – B 60800000 E | |||||||
C 30720001 A – C 72960000 A | |||||||
D 57600001 A – D 98560000 A D 00000001 B – D 12800000 B | |||||||
E 03840001 B – E 10240000 C E 00000001 D – E 16000000 D | |||||||
F 16640001 A – F 29440000 A F 00000001 B – F 16000000 B | |||||||
G 34560001 B – G 62720000 C G 00000001 D – G 22400000 D | |||||||
H 30720001 A – H 47360000 A H 00000001 B – H 12800000 B | |||||||
I 00000001 B – I 12800000 B | |||||||
J 60160001 A – J 19200000 B J 00000001 C – J 12800000 C | |||||||
K 40960001 A – K 60160000 A K 00000001 B – K 09600000 B | |||||||
L 32000001 B – L 83200000 C L 00000001 D – L 35200000 D | |||||||
![]() $50 (Series 1981) | |||||||
A 00000001 A – A 08960000 A | |||||||
B 26880001 A – B 46080000 A B 00000001 B – B 09600000 B | |||||||
D 08960001 A – D 15360000 A | |||||||
E 02560001 A – E 12800000 A | |||||||
F 00000001 A – F 01280000 A | |||||||
G 20480001 A – G 44800000 A | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 01280000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 B – I 03200000 B | |||||||
J 05120001 A – J 08960000 A | |||||||
K 03840001 A – K 10240000 A | |||||||
L 10240001 A – L 25600000 A | |||||||
![]() $100 (Series 1981) |
A 00000001 A – A 02560000 A | ||||||
B 25600001 A – B 44800000 A B 00000001 B – B 12800000 B | |||||||
D 00000001 A – D 02560000 A | |||||||
E 00000001 A – E 07680000 A | |||||||
G 08960001 A – G 20480000 A | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 02560000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A | |||||||
J 00000001 A – J 07680000 A | |||||||
K 03840001 A – K 14080000 A | |||||||
L 05120001 A – L 15360000 A |
As of October 1983, all $50 and $100 bills are currently printed in 100,000 sheets per standard print run. This also applied to denominations of $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills until 1989 or 1990.
Logos
Movie logos | ||
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![]() Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
1957–1983 | |
![]() Universal Pictures |
1971–1990 | |
![]() Warner Bros. |
1973–1984 | |
![]() Paramount Pictures |
1975–1987 | |
![]() Buena Vista Distribution |
1979–1984 | |
![]() Columbia Pictures |
1981–1993 | |
![]() 20th Century Fox |
1981–1994 | Seen on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and also on the 1982 VHS of Star Wars (the first film). |
![]() MGM/UA Entertainment |
1983–1987 | |
Broadcast television logos | ||
![]() CBS |
1953–2007 | |
![]() ABC |
1962–2007 | |
![]() NBC |
1979–1986 | |
PBS logos (including funding credits) | ||
![]() Public Broadcasting Service |
1971–1984 | Seen on pre-1984 episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood until the late 1980s when reran on local PBS stations. |
![]() WGBH |
1978–1993 | |
![]() Public Television Stations |
1979–1983 | The last new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to use these was the "Day Care & Night Care" week (1516–1520), which premiered on the final week of April 1983. |
![]() The Sears-Roebuck Foundation | ||
![]() The Caption Center |
1980–1987 | Seen on programs closed-captioned by The Caption Center. |
![]() National Captioning Institute |
1982–1999 | |
![]() Family Communications |
1983 | Only seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. |
![]() Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
1983–1984 | Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters. |
![]() Public Television Stations | ||
Cable television logos | ||
![]() HBO |
1980–present | |
![]() Cinemax |
1980–1985 | |
![]() CBN Satellite Network |
1977–1983 | |
![]() USA Network |
1979–1996 | |
![]() Showtime |
1981–1990 | |
![]() The Movie Channel |
1981–1988 | |
![]() Nickelodeon |
1981–1985 | |
![]() SuperStation WTBS |
1981–1985 | |
![]() Disney Channel |
1983–1986 | Launched on April 18, 1983 as a premium network. |
![]() CBN Cable Network |
1983–1988 | |
Television distribution logos | ||
![]() Warner Bros. Television |
1972–1984 | |
![]() Paramount Television |
1975–1987 | |
![]() Universal Television |
1975–1991 | |
![]() Walt Disney Television |
1981–1983 | |
![]() 20th Television Fox |
1981–1992 | |
![]() Columbia Pictures Television |
1982–1988 | |
![]() Walt Disney Television |
1983–1985 | |
Home media logos | ||
![]() Walt Disney Home Video |
1978–1984 | Seen on Mary Poppins on VHS. |
![]() MCA Videocassette Inc. |
1980–1983 | |
![]() Walt Disney Home Video |
1981–1986 | Formerly used internationally; now used domestically. |
![]() Warner Home Video |
1981–1986 | |
![]() CIC Video |
1981–1986 | CIC Video distributed Paramount and Universal's films outside of North America. |
![]() Paramount Video |
1982–1987 | Only seen on VHS prints of Paramount-owned films without the 1975 Paramount Pictures logo. |
![]() CBS-FOX Video |
1982–1983 | |
![]() MGM/UA Home Video |
1982–1993 | Seen on Horton Hears a Who! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas on VHS. |
![]() RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video |
1983–1991 | Replaced Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment. |
![]() MCA Home Video |
1983–1990 | |
![]() CBS/FOX Video |
1983–1984 | |
![]() Walt Disney Home Video |
1983–1987 | Only seen worldwide except in North America. |
Movies
Theatrical
Poster/Title | Release Date | Box office |
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![]() Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
May 25, 1983 | $248 million (May 25–December 31, 1983) |
The second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, was last released in theaters on November 19, 1982, and has grossed an additional $13,276,241.
Ghostbusters began filming in October 1983, and remained in production for the rest of the year.
Of all animated features from Walt Disney Animation Studios, this was the order of when they were released on VHS or last released in theaters:
Title | Release date | Type of release |
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The Jungle Book | June 9, 1978 | Theatrical |
Pinocchio | December 15, 1978 | Theatrical |
101 Dalmatians | June 7, 1979 | Theatrical |
Sleeping Beauty | September 28, 1979 | Theatrical |
Lady and the Tramp | March 7, 1980 | Theatrical |
The Aristocats | December 19, 1980 | Theatrical |
Dumbo | June 26, 1981 | VHS |
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | June 26, 1981 | VHS |
The Fox and the Hound | July 10, 1981 | Theatrical |
Alice in Wonderland | October 15, 1981 | VHS |
Cinderella | December 18, 1981 | Theatrical |
Robin Hood | March 26, 1982 | Theatrical |
Fantasia | April 2, 1982 | Theatrical |
Bambi | June 4, 1982 | Theatrical |
The Three Caballeros | November 4, 1982 | VHS |
Fun and Fancy Free | November 4, 1982 | VHS |
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (as two separate films) |
November 4, 1982 | VHS |
Peter Pan | December 17, 1982 | Theatrical |
The Sword in the Stone | March 25, 1983 | Theatrical |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | July 15, 1983 | Theatrical |
The Rescuers | December 16, 1983 | Theatrical |
Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music and Melody Time were planned for VHS releases but were canceled due to inappropriate content.
In development was The Black Cauldron, which once had a release date of Christmas 1984.
Home video
Title | Latest release date | Notes |
Walt Disney Home Video | ||
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![]() Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
October 21, 1980 | |
![]() Pete's Dragon |
October 21, 1980 | |
![]() Mary Poppins |
December 30, 1980 | |
![]() The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
June 26, 1981 | |
![]() Dumbo |
July 1982 | |
![]() Alice in Wonderland |
November 1982 | |
![]() Fun and Fancy Free |
November 1982 | |
![]() The Three Caballeros |
November 1982 | |
MGM/UA Home Video | ||
![]() The Wizard of Oz |
October 25, 1980 | |
CBS/FOX Home Video | ||
![]() Star Wars |
September 1, 1982 | This VHS contained no logo from 20th Century Fox Video. |
There were also plans to release Saludos Amigos, Song of the South, Make Mine Music, and Melody Time, but they were all unreleased due to containing what appeared to be "inappropriate content."
Books
Title | Notes |
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![]() Horton Hears a Who! (1954) |
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![]() The Cat in the Hat (1957) |
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![]() How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) |
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![]() Green Eggs and Ham (1960) |
Old copies of this book included the words "50 Word Vocabulary". |
![]() The Lorax (1971) |
Television
Broadcasts
![]() Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | |
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February 7–11, 1983 | "Games" (1511–1515) premiered on PBS. |
April 25–29, 1983 | "Day Care & Night Care" (1516–1520) premiered on PBS. |
August 15, 1983 – November 4, 1983 | All 60 episodes of the new series to date reran on PBS. |
November 7–11, 1983 | "Conflict" (1521–1525) premiered on PBS. |
Out of 420 episodes of the old series, 185 reran this year (1296–1460 and 1001–1020). | |
Dr. Seuss | |
![]() The Cat in the Hat |
Moved to HBO as of July 5, 1983. |
![]() The Lorax |
Moved to HBO as of July 31, 1983. |
![]() The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat |
Last known broadcast on ABC on August 7, 1983. |
![]() Dr. Seuss on the Loose |
Moved to HBO as of September 5, 1983. |
![]() The Hoober-Bloob Highway |
Moved to HBO as of October 11, 1983. |
![]() How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Reran on CBS on December 12, 1983. |
![]() Wheel of Fortune | |
September 19, 1983 | Premiered on first-run syndication, airing five new shows per week.
Unlike in a previous version of Wheel of Fortune from the 1970s, there were no returning champions. In Round 3, a top value of $5,000 was introduced. |
Home video
Title | Release date | Notes |
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![]() Horton Hears a Who! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
December 1982 | First Dr. Seuss specials ever seen on VHS. |
Software
Title | Release date(s) | Notes |
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![]() IBM PC-DOS 2.0 |
March 1983 | Introduced support for hard disk drives. |
Video Games
Title | Console | Latest release date |
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![]() Donkey Kong |
Second-generation arcade | July 9, 1981 |
![]() Donkey Kong Jr. |
Second-generation arcade | August 1, 1982 |
![]() Mario Bros. |
Second-generation arcade | July 14, 1983 |
![]() Donkey Kong 3 |
Second-generation arcade | October 1983 |
Totals
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