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
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
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
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
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
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

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
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
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)

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