Media from 1988.
Contents
Paper money
Old currency currently in circulation | |||||||
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![]() $1 (Series 1985) |
A 19200001 D – A 57600000 D | ||||||
B 06400000 K – B 99200000 L | |||||||
C 92800001 B – C 44800000 C | |||||||
D 73600001 D – D 44800000 E | |||||||
E 25600001 G – E 99200000 I | |||||||
F 00000001 I – F 80000000 L | |||||||
G 00000001 G – G 32000000 J | |||||||
H 22400001 C – H 03200000 E | |||||||
J 96000001 B – J 44800000 C | |||||||
K 67200001 E – K 48000000 F | |||||||
L 00000001 K – L 99200000 L | |||||||
![]() $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 1985) |
B 86400001 C – B 12800000 D | ||||||
C 89600001 A – C 09600000 B | |||||||
D 16000001 B – D 41600000 B | |||||||
E 41600001 B – E 06400000 C | |||||||
F 00000001 C – F 38400000 C | |||||||
G 06400001 C – G 60800000 C | |||||||
H 73600001 A – H 99200000 A | |||||||
J 44800001 A – J 54400000 A | |||||||
K 96000001 A – K 51200000 B | |||||||
L 96000001 B – L 99200000 C | |||||||
![]() $10 (Series 1985) |
A 92800001 A – A 38400000 B | ||||||
B 00000001 D – B 19200000 E | |||||||
C 64000001 A – C 83200000 A | |||||||
D 86400001 A – D 19200000 B | |||||||
F 28800001 B – F 92800000 B | |||||||
G 32000001 B – G 99200000 B | |||||||
H 41600001 A – H 76800000 A | |||||||
I 12800001 A – I 22400000 A | |||||||
K 70400001 A – K 99200000 A | |||||||
L 41600001 B – L 09600000 C | |||||||
![]() $20 (Series 1985) |
A 96000001 A – A 09600000 C | ||||||
B 00000001 D – B 54400000 H | |||||||
C 12800001 A – C 80000000 A | |||||||
D 06400001 B – D 28800000 C | |||||||
E 35200001 B – E 25600000 D | |||||||
F 06400001 B – F 86400000 B | |||||||
G 57600001 B – G 70400000 D | |||||||
H 25600001 A – H 22400000 B | |||||||
I 12800001 A – I 38400000 A | |||||||
J 67200001 A – J 12800000 B | |||||||
K 48000001 A – K 35200000 B | |||||||
L 00000001 C – L 03200000 F | |||||||
![]() $50 (Series 1981A) |
Up to A 09600000 A | ||||||
Up to B 28800000 A | |||||||
Up to D 12800000 A | |||||||
Up to E 12800000 A | |||||||
Up to F 03200000 A | |||||||
Up to G 28800000 A | |||||||
Up to H 03200000 A | |||||||
Up to I 03200000 A | |||||||
Up to J 06400000 A | |||||||
Up to K 06400000 A | |||||||
Up to L 22400000 A | |||||||
![]() $50 (Series 1985) |
A 00000001 A – A 22400000 A | ||||||
B 00000001 A – B 09600000 A | |||||||
C 00000001 A – C 03200000 A | |||||||
D 00000001 A – D 35200000 A | |||||||
E 00000001 A – E 38400000 A | |||||||
F 00000001 A – F 09600000 A | |||||||
G 00000001 A – G 83200000 A | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 06400000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 06400000 A | |||||||
J 00000001 A – J 09600000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 19200000 A | |||||||
L 00000001 A – L 35200000 A | |||||||
![]() $100 (Series 1981) |
Up to A 02560000 A A 00000001 B – A 06400000 B | ||||||
Up to B 44800000 A B 00000001 B – B 60800000 B | |||||||
Up to C 06400000 A C 00000001 B – C 06400000 B | |||||||
Up to D 02560000 A | |||||||
Up to E 07680000 A E 00000001 B – E 16000000 B | |||||||
F 00000001 A – F 06400000 A | |||||||
Up to G 20480000 A G 00000001 B – G 12800000 B | |||||||
Up to H 02560000 A H 00000001 B – H 03200000 B | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A | |||||||
Up to J 07680000 A J 00000001 B – J 16000000 B | |||||||
Up to K 14080000 A K 00000001 B – K 09600000 B | |||||||
Up to L 15360000 A L 00000001 B – L 09600000 B | |||||||
![]() $100 (Series 1981A) |
A 00000001 A – A 06400000 A | ||||||
B 00000001 A – B 64000000 A | |||||||
C 00000001 A – C 03200000 A | |||||||
D 00000001 A – D 06400000 A | |||||||
E 00000001 A – E 12800000 A | |||||||
F 00000001 A – F 12800000 A | |||||||
G 00000001 A – G 22400000 A | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 12800000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 03200000 A | |||||||
L 00000001 A – L 19200000 A | |||||||
![]() $100 (Series 1985) |
A 00000001 A – A 09600000 A | ||||||
B 00000001 A – B 60800000 B | |||||||
C 00000001 A – C 12800000 A | |||||||
D 00000001 A – D 19200000 A | |||||||
E 00000001 A – E 25600000 A | |||||||
F 00000001 A – F 09600000 A | |||||||
G 00000001 A – G 44800000 A | |||||||
H 00000001 A – H 06400000 A | |||||||
I 00000001 A – I 06400000 A | |||||||
J 00000001 A – J 09600000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 A – K 28800000 A | |||||||
L 00000001 A – L 28800000 A | |||||||
New currency released to circulation | |||||||
In 1988, $1 bills with serial numbers ending with letters "M" through "T" were seen in circulation for the first time. | |||||||
A 57600001 D – A 41600000 F | |||||||
B 00000001 M – B 09600000 T | |||||||
C 44800001 C – C 25600000 E | |||||||
D 44800001 E – D 28800000 G | |||||||
E 00000001 J – E 99200000 L | |||||||
F 80000001 L – F 70400000 N | |||||||
G 32000001 J – G 57600000 L | |||||||
I 25600001 B – I 92800000 B | |||||||
J 44800001 C – J 92800000 D | |||||||
K 48000001 F – K 03200000 H | |||||||
L 00000001 M – L 96000000 T | |||||||
![]() $5 (Series 1985) | |||||||
A 22400001 B – A 70400000 B | |||||||
B 12800001 D – B 03200000 E | |||||||
C 09600001 B – C 64000000 B | |||||||
D 41600001 B – D 89600000 B | |||||||
E 06400001 C – E 03200000 D | |||||||
F 38400001 C – F 28800000 D | |||||||
G 60800001 C – G 22400000 D | |||||||
H 00000001 B – H 28800000 B | |||||||
I 44800001 A – I 73600000 A | |||||||
J 54400001 A – J 35200000 B | |||||||
K 51200001 B – K 76800000 B | |||||||
L 00000001 D – L 19200000 E | |||||||
![]() $10 (Series 1985) | |||||||
A 38400001 B – A 12800000 C | |||||||
B 19200001 E – B 28800000 G | |||||||
C 83200001 A – C 22400000 B | |||||||
D 19200001 B – D 67200000 B | |||||||
E 57600001 A – E 28800000 B | |||||||
F 92800001 B – F 41600000 C | |||||||
G 00000001 C – G 41600000 C | |||||||
H 76800001 A – H 99200000 A | |||||||
I 22400001 A – I 38400000 A | |||||||
J 35200001 A – J 57600000 A | |||||||
K 00000001 B – K 16000000 B | |||||||
L 09600001 C – L 89600000 C | |||||||
In 1988, $20 bills with serial numbers ending with letters "H" through "K" were seen in circulation for the first time. | |||||||
A 09600001 C – A 19200000 D | |||||||
B 54400001 H – B 89600000 K | |||||||
C 80000001 A – C 48000000 B | |||||||
D 28800001 C – D 25600000 D | |||||||
E 25600001 D – E 99200000 E | |||||||
F 86400001 B – F 44800000 C | |||||||
G 70400001 D – G 09600000 F | |||||||
H 22400001 B – H 67200000 B | |||||||
I 38400001 A – I 67200000 A | |||||||
J 12800001 B – J 06400000 C | |||||||
K 35200001 B – K 41600000 B | |||||||
L 03200001 F – L 99200000 G | |||||||
![]() $50 (Series 1985) | |||||||
A 22400001 A – A 41600000 A | |||||||
B 09600001 B – B 67200000 B | |||||||
D 35200001 A – D 54400000 A | |||||||
E 38400001 A – E 51200000 A | |||||||
G 83200001 A – G 12800000 B | |||||||
H 06400001 A – H 09600000 A | |||||||
I 06400001 A – I 09600000 A | |||||||
J 09600001 A – J 12800000 A | |||||||
K 19200001 A – K 22400000 A | |||||||
L 35200001 A – L 54400000 A | |||||||
In 1988, $100 bills with serial numbers ending with "C" were seen in circulation for the first time. |
A 09600001 A – A 25600000 A | ||||||
B 60800001 B – B 57600000 C | |||||||
C 12800001 A – C 19200000 A | |||||||
D 19200001 A – D 25600000 A | |||||||
E 25600001 A – E 41600000 A | |||||||
G 44800001 A – G 64000000 A | |||||||
H 06400001 A – H 12800000 A | |||||||
I 06400001 A – I 09600000 A | |||||||
J 09600001 A – J 12800000 A | |||||||
K 28800001 A – K 38400000 A | |||||||
L 28800001 A – L 38400000 A |
Logos
Movie logos | ||
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![]() Universal Pictures |
1971–1990 | |
![]() Columbia Pictures |
1981–1993 | Seen on Ghostbusters. |
![]() 20th Century Fox |
1981–1994 | Seen on the Star Wars trilogy on VHS. |
![]() TriStar Pictures |
1984–1993 | |
![]() Warner Bros. Pictures |
1984–1990 | Seen on The Goonies. |
![]() Walt Disney Pictures |
1985–1990 | |
![]() Touchstone Pictures |
1986–2002 | |
![]() New Line Cinema |
1987–1994 | |
![]() Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
1987–1992 | |
![]() Paramount Pictures |
1988–1989 | |
Broadcast television logos | ||
![]() CBS |
1953–2007 | |
![]() ABC |
1962–2007 | |
![]() NBC |
1986–2013 | |
![]() FOX |
1987–1993 | |
PBS logos (including funding credits) | ||
![]() WGBH |
1978–1993 | |
![]() National Captioning Institute |
1982–1999 | Seen on programs closed-captioned by the National Captioning Institute. |
![]() The Caption Center |
1987–1994 | Seen on programs closed-captioned by The Caption Center. |
![]() PBS |
1984–1989 | When closed-captioned broadcasts of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood began in 1988, this logo went into permanent effect. |
![]() Public Television Stations |
1987–1989 | Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters. |
![]() Corporation for Public Broadcasting | ||
![]() WNET |
1988–1993 | |
![]() Family Communications |
1988 | Only seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. |
Cable television logos | ||
![]() HBO |
1980–present | |
![]() USA Network |
1979–1996 | |
![]() Showtime |
1981–1990 | |
![]() The Movie Channel |
1981–1988 | |
![]() 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. |
![]() Disney Channel |
1986–1997 | |
![]() SuperStation TBS |
1987–1989 | |
![]() The Movie Channel |
1988–1997 | |
![]() The CBN Family Channel |
1988–1990 | Replaced the CBN Cable Network. |
![]() TNT |
1988–1995 | |
![]() Nick Jr. |
1988–2009 | Nick Jr. launched this year on Nickelodeon. |
Television distribution logos | ||
![]() Universal Television |
1975–1991 | |
![]() 20th Television Fox |
1981–1992 | |
![]() Columbia Pictures Television |
1982–1988 | |
![]() Warner Bros. Television |
1984–1990 | |
![]() Walt Disney Television |
1985–2003 | |
![]() KingWorld |
1985–1990 | Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. |
![]() Buena Vista Television |
1985–1990 | |
![]() Sunbow & Marvel Productions |
1986–1994 | Seen on My Little Pony 'n Friends. |
![]() Lorimar-Telepictures |
1986–1988 | Seen on the first season of Full House. |
![]() TriStar Television |
1986–1988 | |
![]() Paramount Television |
1987–1989 | |
![]() Merv Griffin Enterprises |
1987–1988 | Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. |
![]() DiC Entertainment |
1987–1990 | |
![]() Merv Griffin Enterprises |
1988–1992 | Seen on the next seasons of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!. |
![]() Columbia Pictures Television |
1988–1989 | |
![]() Lorimar Television |
1988–1993 | Newer seasons of Full House had this logo. |
![]() The Lyons Group |
1988–1992 | Only seen on The Backyard Show on VHS. |
Home media logos | ||
![]() MGM/UA Home Video |
1982–1993 | Seen on the 1985 VHS of The Wizard of Oz. |
![]() MCA Home Video |
1983–1990 | |
![]() Playhouse Video |
1983–1990 | Seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and the remaining Dr. Seuss specials on VHS. |
![]() CBS/FOX Video |
1984–1991 | Seen on the Star Wars trilogy on VHS. |
![]() 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 |
1987–1997 | 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 | Any non-Classics films from Disney had this logo since 1986. |
![]() Vestron Video |
1986–1992 | Seen on My Little Pony: The Movie. |
![]() Paramount Home Video |
1987–1988 | When Beverly Hills Cop II was first released on VHS, the logo did not have the words "75th Anniversary" on it, while on DVDs, it did. |
![]() Touchstone Home Video |
1987–2002 | |
![]() Golden Book Video |
1987–1991 | Seen on My Little Pony episodes on VHS. |
![]() Walt Disney Classics |
1988 | Only seen on Cinderella. |
![]() Paramount Home Video |
1988–1989 | |
Video game logos | ||
![]() Nintendo Entertainment System |
1985–1995 | |
![]() Sega Master System |
1986–1992 |
Movies
Theatrical
Columbia Pictures planned a sequel film titled Ghostbusters II, which began filming on November 28, 1988, and lasted for 3 1/2 months.
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 Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | June 26, 1981 | 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 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 |
The Aristocats | April 10, 1987 | Theatrical |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | July 17, 1987 | Theatrical |
Lady and the Tramp | October 6, 1987 | VHS |
The Three Caballeros | October 6, 1987 | VHS |
The Fox and the Hound | March 25, 1988 | Theatrical |
Bambi | July 15, 1988 | Theatrical |
Cinderella | October 4, 1988 | VHS |
Oliver & Company | November 18, 1988 | Theatrical |
Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music and Melody Time were once planned for VHS releases but were canceled due to inappropriate content.
Currently in development were The Little Mermaid and The Rescuers Down Under.
Home video
Title | Latest release date | Notes |
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![]() Star Wars |
November 13, 1984 | |
![]() The Empire Strikes Back |
November 13, 1984 | |
![]() The Wizard of Oz |
August 1985 | The "Videophonic" edition. |
![]() Ghostbusters |
October 31, 1985 | |
![]() Dumbo |
November 5, 1985 | With Robin Hood and Pinocchio discontinued, Dumbo was now the oldest available Classics title still in stock. |
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 1986 | |
![]() The Sword in the Stone |
March 25, 1986 | |
![]() Alice in Wonderland |
May 28, 1986 | |
![]() So Dear to My Heart |
June 25, 1986 | |
![]() Sleeping Beauty |
October 14, 1986 | Discontinued after 1988. |
![]() My Little Pony: The Movie |
October 28, 1986 | |
![]() Lady and the Tramp |
October 6, 1987 | Discontinued after 1988. By then, this film, along with Sleeping Beauty, joined Robin Hood, Pinocchio, and the package films in the vault. |
![]() The Three Caballeros |
October 6, 1987 | |
![]() Cinderella |
October 4, 1988 | Only animated film released on VHS this year, as neither The Aristocats nor Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ever get one yet. |
![]() Mary Poppins |
October 4, 1988 | Cover artwork updated for 1988. |
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) |
Music
The following titles were released not only on audio CD and cassette, but also on VHS.
Television
Broadcasts
![]() Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | |
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March 7–11, 1988 | "Nighttime" (1586–1590) premiered on PBS. |
April 15, 1988 | The annual marathon of all 130 episodes of the new series to date ended. |
May 2–6, 1988 | "Kindness & Unkindness" (1591–1595) premiered on PBS. |
August 15–19, 1988 | "Starting School" reran on PBS.
Closed-captioned for the first time. |
October 17, 1988 | The next back-to-back marathon of all new series episodes to date began. Every episode was now closed-captioned. |
November 21–25, 1988 | "Secrets" (1596–1600) premiered on PBS.
Episode numbers now appeared at the end of every episode as well. |
Out of 390 episodes of the old series, 120 reran this year (1291–1295, 1316–1420 and 1436–1445). At least 80 episodes were withdrawn after 1988. | |
![]() My Little Pony | |
All 65 episodes were still currently airing on syndicated reruns. | |
![]() Wheel of Fortune | |
June 24, 1988 | New episodes of Season 5 ended on syndication. |
September 5, 1988 | Season 6 began on first-run syndication. |
September 10, 1988 | Weekend reruns of Season 5 began. Season 4 was withdrawn. |
![]() Jeopardy! | |
July 22, 1988 | New episodes of Season 4 ended on syndication. |
September 5, 1988 | Season 5 began on first-run syndication. |
September 10, 1988 | Weekend reruns of Season 4 began. Season 3 was withdrawn. |
![]() The Kidsongs TV Show | |
March 19, 1988 | After the show ended, all 26 episodes began airing exclusively on reruns. |
![]() Full House | |
May 6, 1988 | The last Season 1 episode premiered on ABC.
After that, all 22 episodes aired exclusively on reruns. |
October 14, 1988 | Season 2 premiered on ABC.
The first 9 episodes aired through December 16. |
Dr. Seuss | |
![]() How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Reran on CBS on November 28 and December 13, 1988. |
Home video
Dr. Seuss | |||||||||||
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![]() 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 |
![]() Music and Feelings |
![]() What About Love? | |||||||||
![]() When Parents are Away |
![]() Musical Stories | ||||||||||
Barney & the Backyard Gang | |||||||||||
![]() The Backyard Show (August 29, 1988) | |||||||||||
My Little Pony | |||||||||||
NOTE: Released on October 11, 1988, these videos replaced both the mid-1980's My Little Pony specials. | |||||||||||
![]() The Golden Horseshoes/The Prince and the Ponies |
![]() Flight to Cloud Castle/Pony Puppy |
![]() Fugitive Flowers/Little Piece of Magic |
![]() The Revolt of Paradise Estate/Sweet Stuff and the Treasure Hunt | ||||||||
![]() The Glass Princess |
![]() Mishmash Melee/Baby, It's Cold Outside |
![]() Bright Lights |
![]() The Quest of the Princess Ponies |
Software
Title | Release date(s) | Notes |
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![]() Windows 2.1 |
May 27, 1988 | |
![]() MS-DOS 4.0 |
July 1988 | Introduced support for hard disk drives up to 2 GB (FAT16). |
Video Games
Title | Console | Latest release date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() Super Mario Bros. |
NES | September 13, 1985 | Late this year, further copies of Super Mario Bros. now included Duck Hunt. |
![]() Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels |
Famicom Disk System | June 3, 1986 | |
![]() Donkey Kong Classics |
NES | October 9, 1988 | Included Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. in one game. |
![]() Super Mario Bros. 2 |
NES | October 9, 1988 | First time Toad and Princess Peach were playable characters. |
Totals
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