Media from 1980.
Carryovers
Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:
Movies
Title/Poster | Notes |
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The Sword in the Stone |
Last released in theaters on December 22, 1972.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Cinderella |
Last released in theaters on March 23, 1973.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Robin Hood |
Released in theaters on November 8, 1973.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Alice in Wonderland |
Last released in theaters on March 15, 1974.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Bambi |
Last released in theaters on June 20, 1975.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Last released in theaters on December 20, 1975.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Dumbo |
Last released in theaters on March 26, 1976.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Peter Pan |
Last released in theaters on June 18, 1976.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
Released in theaters on March 11, 1977.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Fantasia |
Last released in theaters on April 15, 1977.
Only available in soundtrack form. |
The Rescuers |
Released in theaters on June 22, 1977.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
The Jungle Book |
Last released in theaters on June 9, 1978.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Pinocchio |
Last released in theaters on December 15, 1978.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
101 Dalmatians |
Last released in theaters on June 7, 1979.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Sleeping Beauty |
Last released in theaters on September 28, 1979.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. |
Books
Horton Hears a Who! (1954) |
The Cat in the Hat (1957) |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) |
Green Eggs and Ham (1960) |
The Lorax (1971) |
Music
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
TV Shows
Title | Notes |
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No longer airing on television; last aired on CBS in 1978 and 1979. | |
The Hoober-Bloob Highway |
Did not air on CBS this year. |
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details. |
Paper money
The following was printed during fiscal year 1980:
Denomination | Amount printed | Notes |
---|---|---|
$1 |
1,939,840,000 | 371,840,000 as Series 1977 notes; 1,568,000,000 as Series 1977A notes. |
$2 |
None whatsoever; most notes in circulation were still Series 1976. | |
$5 |
427,520,000 | 173,440,000 as Series 1977 notes; 254,080,000 as Series 1977A notes. |
$10 |
495,360,000 | 248,320,000 as Series 1977 notes; 247,040,000 as Series 1977A notes. |
$20 |
634,880,000 | All as Series 1977 notes. |
$50 |
56,960,000 | All as Series 1977 notes. Last printed in July 1980. |
$100 |
100,480,000 | All as Series 1977 notes. Last printed in July 1980. |
Events in 1980
February 4–8 | Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Superheroes" premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1466–1470. Reruns of the old series continued on February 11. |
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February 18–29 | Episodes #1061–1065 and #1051–1055 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran again before continuing on to the next season. This marked the last reruns of the latter episodes. |
March 7 |
Lady and the Tramp was re-released in theaters, while The Aristocats was pushed back to a later date this year. This film grossed $26,114,207 in 1980. |
May 2 |
Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano premiered on ABC. |
May 19–23 | Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Makes an Opera", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1471–1475.
On the final day of this week, Mary Poppins was re-released in theaters for a second time, earlier than expected. This release grossed about $14 million. |
August 18–22 | While no new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood aired this summer, "Starting School" (episodes #1461–1465) reran on PBS for the first time. |
September 29 |
The Cat in the Hat aired on CBS for the last time. |
October 25 |
The Wizard of Oz was released on VHS from MGM/CBS Home Video, as one of the first films to do so. This tape included previews for Fame (1980) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). |
October 27 |
Grinch Night aired on ABC for the last time. |
October 27–31 | "Mister Rogers Talks About Superheroes" reran on PBS for the first time. |
November 28 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! reran on CBS this year. |
December 19 |
The Aristocats was re-issued in theaters. It grossed about $18 million in the box office and continued playing in theaters until 1981. |
December 30 |
Mary Poppins was released on VHS from Walt Disney Home Video. |
By the end of this year, a total of 242 out of 445 remaining episodes of the old series of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran on PBS, while all other episodes did not air until 1981 (or early 1982, in the case of mid-season episodes from 1970).