1986

Media from 1986.

Paper money

Old currency currently in circulation
$1 (Series 1981A)
	Up to A 06400000 C
	Up to B 41600000 F
	Up to C 99200000 A
	Up to D 89600000 B
	Up to E 44800000 E
	Up to F 86400000 E
	Up to G 35200000 E
	Up to H 83200000 B
	Up to I 03200000 B
	Up to J 76800000 B
	Up to K 89600000 B
	Up to L 64000000 G
$1 (Series 1985)
	A 00000001 A – A 67200000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 32000000 C
	D 00000001 A – D 03200000 B
	E 00000001 A – E 44800000 B
	F 00000001 A – F 96000000 B
	G 00000001 A – G 41600000 B
	H 00000001 A – H 60800000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 64000000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 83200000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 92800000 B
$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 1981A)
	Up to A 54400000 A
	Up to B 12800000 B
	Up to C 25600000 A
	Up to D 51200000 A
	Up to E 96000000 A
	Up to F 03200000 B
	Up to G 16000000 B
	Up to H 32000000 A
	Up to I 19200000 A
	Up to J 48000000 A
	Up to K 35200000 A
	Up to L 51200000 B
$5 (Series 1985)
	A 00000001 A – A 38400000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 60800000 A
	C 00000001 A – C 32000000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 41600000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 48000000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 51200000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 44800000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 16000000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 16000000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 16000000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 41600000 A
$10 (Series 1981A)
	Up to A 12800000 B
	Up to B 60800000 C
	Up to C 48000000 A
	Up to D 80000000 A
	Up to E 92800000 A
	Up to F 83200000 A
	Up to G 99200000 A
	Up to H 25600000 A
	Up to I 19200000 A
	Up to J 48000000 A
	Up to K 48000000 A
	Up to L 16000000 B
$10 (Series 1985)
	A 00000001 A – A 16000000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 44800000 A
	C 00000001 A – C 12800000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 16000000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 16000000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 32000000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 28800000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 16000000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 12800000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 35200000 A
$20 (Series 1981A)
	Up to A 57600000 B
	Up to B 54400000 D
	Up to C 57600000 A
	Up to D 60800000 B
	Up to E 16000000 C
	Up to F 41600000 B
	Up to G 12800000 C
	Up to H 73600000 A
	Up to I 19200000 A
	Up to J 86400000 A
	Up to K 99200000 A
	Up to L 60800000 E
$20 (Series 1985)	B 00000001 A – B 25600000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 16000000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 22400000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 19200000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 19200000 A
$50 (Series 1981)
	A 00000001 B – A 09600000 B
	B 00000001 B – B 32000000 B
	D 00000001 B – D 12800000 B
	E 00000001 B – E 12800000 B
	F 00000001 B – F 03200000 B
	G 00000001 B – G 22400000 B
	H 00000001 B – H 03200000 B
	I 00000001 B – I 03200000 B
	J 00000001 B – J 09600000 B
	K 00000001 B – K 09600000 B
	L 00000001 B – L 09600000 B
$50 (Series 1981A)	A 00000001 A – A 09600000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 28800000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 12800000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 12800000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 03200000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 28800000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 03200000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 06400000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 06400000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 22400000 A
$50 (Series 1985)	A 00000001 A – A 09600000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 12800000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 12800000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 03200000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 03200000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 06400000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 09600000 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 15360000 A
	Up to I 05120000 A
	Up to J 20480000 A
	Up to K 38400000 A
	Up to L 39680000 A
$100 (Series 1981)	A 00000001 A – A 02560000 A A 00000001 B – A 06400000 B
	B 00000001 A – B 44800000 A B 00000001 B – B 60800000 B
	C 00000001 A – C 06400000 A C 00000001 B – C 06400000 B
	D 00000001 A – D 02560000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 07680000 A E 00000001 B – E 16000000 B
	F 00000001 A – F 06400000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 20480000 A G 00000001 B – G 12800000 B
	H 00000001 A – H 02560000 A H 00000001 B – H 03200000 B
	I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 07680000 A J 00000001 B – J 16000000 B
	K 00000001 A – K 14080000 A K 00000001 B – K 09600000 B
	L 00000001 A – L 15360000 A L 00000001 B – L 09600000 B
$100 (Series 1981A)	A 00000001 A – A 06400000 A
	B 12800001 A – B 64000000 A
	C 00000001 A – C 03200000 A
	D 03200001 A – D 06400000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 12800000 A
	F 03200001 A – F 12800000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 22400000 A
	H 06400001 A – H 12800000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 03200000 A
	L 09600001 A – L 19200000 A
$100 (Series 1985)	D 00000001 A – D 09600000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 06400000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 12800000 A
New currency released to circulation
$1 (Series 1985)
	A 67200001 A – A 22400000 C
	B 32000001 C – B 54400000 H
	C 00000001 A – C 28800000 B
	D 03200001 B – D 89600000 C
	E 44800001 B – E 76800000 F
	F 96000001 B – F 86400000 F
	G 41600001 B – G 51200000 E
	H 60800001 A – H 73600000 B
	I 00000001 A – I 57600000 A
	J 64000001 A – J 64000000 B
	K 83200001 A – K 44800000 D
	L 92800001 B – L 03200000 H
$5 (Series 1985)
	A 38400001 A – A 89600000 A
	B 60800001 A – B 99200000 B
	C 32000001 A – C 70400000 A
	D 41600001 A – D 92800000 A
	E 48000001 A – E 41600000 B
	F 51200001 A – F 44800000 B
	G 44800001 A – G 44800000 B
	H 16000001 A – H 60800000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 22400000 A
	J 16000001 A – J 44800000 A
	K 16000001 A – K 76800000 A
	L 41600001 A – L 57600000 B
$10 (Series 1985)
	A 16000001 A – A 67200000 A
	B 44800001 A – B 28800000 C
	C 12800001 A – C 48000000 A
	D 16000001 A – D 86400000 A
	E 16000001 A – E 57600000 A
	F 32000001 A – F 16000000 B
	G 28800001 A – G 03200000 B
	H 16000001 A – H 41600000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 12800000 A
	J 12800001 A – J 35200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 54400000 A
	L 35200001 A – L 03200000 B
$20 (Series 1985)
	A 00000001 A – A 12800000 B
	B 25600001 A – B 16000000 E
	C 00000001 A – C 19200000 A
	D 16000001 A – D 25600000 B
	E 00000001 A – E 76800000 B
	F 00000001 A – F 28800000 B
	G 22400001 A – G 83200000 B
	H 00000001 A – H 41600000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 12800000 A
	J 19200001 A – J 86400000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 64000000 A
	L 19200001 A – L 67200000 C
$50 (Series 1985) In November 1986, the first $50 bills with serial numbers higher than the former maximum of 69760000 on Series 1974 notes were printed.
	A 09600001 A – A 16000000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 76800000 A
	D 12800001 A – D 22400000 A
	E 12800001 A – E 22400000 A
	F 03200001 A – F 09600000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 60800000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 12800000 A
	L 09600001 A – L 28800000 A
$100 (Series 1985)	A 00000001 A – A 03200000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 06400000 B
	C 00000001 A – C 06400000 A
	D 09600001 A – D 12800000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 12800000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 09600000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 32000000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 16000000 A
	L 12800001 A – L 19200000 A

Logos

Movie logos
Universal Pictures	1971–1990
Paramount Pictures	1975–1987
Columbia Pictures	1981–1993	Seen on Ghostbusters.
20th Century Fox	1981–1994	Seen on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
MGM/UA Entertainment	1983–1987
TriStar Pictures	1984–1993
Warner Bros. Pictures	1984–1990	Seen on The Goonies.
Walt Disney Pictures	1985–1990	The Black Cauldron was the first animated film with this logo.
Touchstone Films	1985–1986	The last film with this logo was The Color of Money, released in October 1986.
Touchstone Pictures	1986–2002	The new name for Touchstone Films. First seen on Tough Guys in October 1986.
Broadcast television logos
CBS	1953–2007
ABC	1962–2007
NBC	1979–1986
NBC	1986–2013
FOX	1986–1987	When FOX launched in 1986, it replaced many independent stations at that time.
PBS logos (including funding credits)
WGBH	1978–1993
The Caption Center	1980–1987	Seen on programs closed-captioned by The Caption Center.
National Captioning Institute	1982–1999	Seen on programs closed-captioned by the National Captioning Institute.
WNET	1984–1988
PBS	1984–1989	Seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: 1536–1570. Older episodes still retained the 1971 logo.
Public Television Stations	1985–1987	Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Family Communications	1986	Only seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Cable television logos
HBO	1980–present
USA Network	1979–1996
Showtime	1981–1990
The Movie Channel	1981–1988
Disney Channel	1983–1986
CBN Cable Network	1983–1988
Nickelodeon	1984–2009
Cinemax	1985–1997
Nick at Nite	1985–1997	Nick at Nite only aired during primetime hours on Nickelodeon.
SuperStation WTBS	1985–1987
Disney Channel	1986–1997
Television distribution logos
Paramount Television	1975–1987
Universal Television	1975–1991
20th Television Fox	1981–1992
Columbia Pictures Television	1982–1988
Sunbow & Marvel Productions	1984–1986	Seen on the My Little Pony specials.
Warner Bros. Television	1984–1990
DiC Entertainment	1984–1987
Merv Griffin Enterprises	1984–1986	Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
Walt Disney Television	1985–2003
KingWorld	1985–1990	Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
Buena Vista Television	1985–1990
Merv Griffin Enterprises	1986–1987	Only used during this season of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
Sunbow & Marvel Productions	1986–1994	Seen on My Little Pony 'n Friends.
Lorimar-Telepictures	1986–1988
TriStar Television	1986–1988
Home media logos
Walt Disney Home Video	1981–1986	Used domestically. One of the last videos with this logo was the closed-captioned VHS release of Mary Poppins.
Paramount Video	1982–1987	Only seen on VHS prints of Paramount-owned films without the 1975 Paramount Pictures logo.
MGM/UA Home Video	1982–1993	Seen on the 1985 VHS of The Wizard of Oz.
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	1983–1986	Like almost every Columbia Pictures film, this logo did not appear on the 1985 VHS of Ghostbusters.
MCA Home Video	1983–1990
Playhouse Video	1983–1990	Seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and all the remaining Dr. Seuss specials on VHS.
Walt Disney Home Video	1983–1987	Used internationally. Continued use in Japan until 1987.
Walt Disney Classics	1984–1987	Seen on Sleeping Beauty.
CBS/FOX Video	1984–1988	Seen on the 1986 VHS of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Children's Video Library	1984–1987	Seen on My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina.
Touchstone Home Video	1985–1986	Last seen on My Science Project.
Warner Home Video	1986–1996	Seen on The Goonies.
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video	1986–1991
View-Master Video	1986–1995	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Warner Bros. Records	1986–1997	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Together Again Video Productions	1986–1987	Only seen on Kidsongs.
CIC Video	1986–1991	CIC Video distributed Paramount and Universal's films outside of North America.
Walt Disney Home Video	1986–1995	Debuted on October 14, 1986.
Touchstone Home Video	1986–1987	Again, only seen on initial VHS releases of Touchstone's films, from Down and Out in Beverly Hills in September 1986 to Outrageous Fortune in 1987.
Vestron Video	1986–1992	Seen on My Little Pony: The Movie.
Video game logos
Nintendo Entertainment System	1985–1995	Debuted in October 1985.
Sega Master System	1986–1992	Debuted in September 1986.

Movies

Theatrical

Poster/Title	Release Date	Box office
My Little Pony: The Movie	June 6, 1986	$5,958,456

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 Aristocats	December 19, 1980	Theatrical
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	June 26, 1981	VHS
The Fox and the Hound	July 10, 1981	Theatrical
Cinderella	December 18, 1981	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
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	July 15, 1983	Theatrical
The Rescuers	December 16, 1983	Theatrical
The Jungle Book	July 27, 1984	Theatrical
Robin Hood	December 6, 1984	VHS
Fantasia	February 8, 1985	Theatrical
Pinocchio	July 16, 1985	VHS
The Black Cauldron	July 24, 1985	Theatrical
Dumbo	December 3, 1985	VHS
101 Dalmatians	December 20, 1985	Theatrical
The Sword in the Stone	March 24, 1986	VHS
Alice in Wonderland	May 28, 1986	VHS
The Great Mouse Detective	July 2, 1986	Theatrical
Sleeping Beauty	October 14, 1986	VHS
Lady and the Tramp	December 19, 1986	Theatrical

Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music and Melody Time were once planned for VHS releases but were canceled due to inappropriate content.

In development this year were "Oliver and the Dodger" and The Little Mermaid.

Home video

Title	Latest release date	Notes
Star Wars	November 13, 1984
The Empire Strikes Back	November 13, 1984
Robin Hood	December 3, 1984	Re-printed in 1986 with only the film.
Pinocchio	July 16, 1985	Re-printed in 1986 with only the film.
The Wizard of Oz	August 1985	The "Videophonic" edition.
Ghostbusters	October 31, 1985
Dumbo	November 5, 1985
Bedknobs and Broomsticks	November 5, 1985	Included a preview of The Journey of Natty Gann and the Walt Disney and You promo at the end.
Pete's Dragon	November 5, 1985	Cover artwork updated for 1985.
Return of the Jedi	February 25, 1986
The Goonies	March 24, 1986	The original 1986 VHS had the 1973 Warner Bros. logo at the end of the film.
The Sword in the Stone	March 25, 1986	The Sword in the Stone was the next to be withdrawn from theaters after Robin Hood.
Alice in Wonderland	May 28, 1986
So Dear to My Heart	June 25, 1986
Mary Poppins	June 25, 1986	The film now has closed captions.
Sleeping Beauty	October 14, 1986	Presented in Hi-Fi Stereo. Although The Black Cauldron debuted in 1985, it did not get a VHS release this year.
My Little Pony: The Movie	October 28, 1986

The package films from Walt Disney Pictures were all still currently vaulted.

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)

Music

The following titles were released not only on audio CD and cassette, but also on VHS.

Kidsongs
A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm				I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing				Good Night, Sleep Tight
Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes				Sing Out, America!				A Day with the Animals

The first four titles were released in April, followed by "Sing Out, America!" and "A Day with the Animals" in November.

Television

Broadcasts

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
February 3–7, 1986	"Making & Creating" (1556–1560) premiered on PBS.
February 28, 1986	The annual marathon of all 100 episodes of the new series to date ended.
April 21, 1986 – May 9, 1986	Episodes 1286–1290 and 1296–1300 reran again, followed by the premiere of "Celebrations" (1561–1565).
August 11–15, 1986	"Starting School" reran on PBS.
October 20, 1986	The next back-to-back marathon of all new series episodes to date began.
November 24–28, 1986	"Playthings" (1566–1570) premiered on PBS.
Out of 390 episodes of the old series, 155 reran this year (1411–1445, 1286–1290, 1296–1300, 1446–1460, 1066–1070 and 1076–1165).
My Little Pony
TV specials	"Escape from Catrina" last aired on March 1, 1986. The first special last aired on March 7.
TV series	Premiered on September 15, 1986, airing five new episodes per week. The first season ended with 50 episodes on November 21, 1986.
Wheel of Fortune
June 20, 1986	New episodes of Season 3 ended on syndication.
September 8, 1986	Season 4 began on first-run syndication.
September 13, 1986	Weekend reruns of Season 3 began. Season 2 was withdrawn.
Jeopardy!
June 6, 1986	New episodes of Season 2 ended on syndication.
September 8, 1986	Season 3 began on first-run syndication.
September 13, 1986	Weekend reruns of Season 2 began. Season 1 was withdrawn.
Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Reran on CBS on December 17, 1986. Closed-captioned for the first time.

Home video

My Little Pony
Firefly's Adventure						My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss on the Loose	The Lorax and The Hoober-Bloob Highway			Grinch Night			The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat and Pontoffel Pock
How the Grinch Stole Christmas						Horton Hears a Who!
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Dinosaurs and Monsters (NEW!)						Music and Feelings (NEW!)

Software

Title	Release date(s)	Notes
IBM PC-DOS 3.2	March 1986	Introduced support for 3½-inch floppy disks.
Windows 1.03	August 1986

Video Games

Title	Console	Latest release date
Super Mario Bros.	NES	September 13, 1985 (NES) February 21, 1986 (FDS)
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels	Famicom Disk System	June 3, 1986 (Japan only)
Donkey Kong	NES	June 3, 1986
Donkey Kong Jr.	NES	June 3, 1986
Mario Bros.	NES	June 3, 1986
Donkey Kong 3	NES	June 3, 1986

Totals

As of December 31, 1986:
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 26 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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