1983

Media from 1983.

Paper money

Old currency currently in circulation
$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
$1 (Series 1981) 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
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	1979–1983
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	1983–1984	Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters.
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
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	May 25, 1983	$248 million (May 25–December 31, 1983)

Ghostbusters began filming in October 1983, and remained in production for the rest of the year.

Of the 18 animated features from Walt Disney Animation Studios, not including any of the 1940s package films, at least 15 continued playing in theaters, in order of their last (re-)releases:

Fantasia (still in moratorium after The Rescuers was re-released)
The Jungle Book (June 9, 1978)
Pinocchio (December 15, 1978)
101 Dalmatians (June 7, 1979)
Sleeping Beauty (September 28, 1979)
Lady and the Tramp (March 7, 1980)
The Aristocats (December 19, 1980)
The Fox and the Hound (July 10, 1981)
Cinderella (December 18, 1981)
Robin Hood (March 26, 1982)
Bambi (June 4, 1982)
Peter Pan (December 17, 1982)
The Sword in the Stone (March 25, 1983)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 15, 1983)
The Rescuers (December 16, 1983)

In development was The Black Cauldron, which once had a release date of Christmas 1984.

Home video

Title	Latest release date	Notes
Bedknobs and Broomsticks	October 21, 1980
Pete's Dragon	October 21, 1980
The Wizard of Oz	October 25, 1980
Mary Poppins	December 30, 1980
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	June 26, 1981
Dumbo	July 1982
Star Wars	September 1, 1982	This VHS contained no logo from 20th Century Fox Video.
Alice in Wonderland	November 1982
Fun and Fancy Free	November 1982
The Three Caballeros	November 1982

Books

Title	Notes
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
The Cat in the Hat (1957)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957)
Green Eggs and Ham (1960)	Old copies of this book included the words "50 Word Vocabulary".
The Lorax (1971)

Television

Broadcasts

Program title	Network	Current season	Broadcast dates
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	PBS	Seasons 13-14	Pre-1979: January 3–February 18 (Season 6) February 21–May 27 (Season 7) May 30–November 25 (Season 8) November 28–December 2 (Season 9) December 5–30 (Season 2; final run) Post-1979: February 7–11 (Episodes 1511–1515) April 25–29 (Episodes 1516–1520) August 15–November 4 (all 60 episodes to date) November 7–11 (Episodes 1521–1525)
Sometime in late 1983, PBS decided to cease broadcasting of the second half of Season 2 due to the still-increasing number of new episodes.
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat	ABC	N/A	August 7, 1983
Wheel of Fortune	Syndication	Season 1	September 19–December 30, 1983
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	CBS	N/A	December 12, 1983

Home video

Title	Release date	Notes
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
IBM PC-DOS 2.0	March 1983	Introduced support for hard disk drives.

Video Games

Title	Console	Latest release date
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

As of December 31, 1983:
Total movies released in theaters (out of 120 in the list)
Total movies released on VHS (out of 41 in the list)
Total Disney animated features released on VHS (out of 24 so far)
Total television series broadcasted (out of 25 in the list)
Number of cable networks on U.S. television
Total video games released (out of 150 in the list)