1982

1982 was 33 years ago. Video Games debut on Q*Bert

Movies released in theaters this year

North America

• Conan the Barbarian (May 9, 1982)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (June 11, 1982)
• The Secret of NIMH (July 2, 1982)
• Tron (July 9, 1982)
• Tex (July 30, 1982)

Japan

• Dragonslayer (April 10, 1982)
• Xanadu (July 10, 1982)
• Tex (August 14, 1982)
• Tron (November 19, 1982)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (October 2, 1982)

Latin America

• Tron (July 22, 1982)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (December 9, 1982)
• The Secret of NIMH (December 9, 1982)

Brazil

• Tron (August 12, 1982)
• The Secret of NIMH (September 17, 1982)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (December 25, 1982)

UK

• Tron (October 21, 1982)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (December 9, 1982)

France

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (December 1, 1982)
• The Secret of NIMH (December 8, 1982)
• Tron (December 15, 1982)

Australia

• The Fox and the Hound (November 17, 1982)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (November 26, 1982)
• Tron (December 3, 1982)

South Korea

• Raiders of the Lost Ark (February 27, 1982)

Hong Kong

• The Fox and the Hound (January 14, 1982)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (January 21, 1982)

Thailand

• Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 25, 1982)

Movies re-issued in theaters this year

North America

• Robin Hood (March 26, 1982)
• Fantasia (April 2, 1982)
• Bambi (June 4, 1982)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (July 16, 1982)
• Star Wars IV: A New Hope (August 13, 1982)
• Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (November 19, 1982)
• Peter Pan (December 17, 1982)

Japan

• Cinderella (July 24, 1982)
• Lady and the Tramp (July 24, 1982)

France

• Alice in Wonderland (March 24, 1982)

Australia

• Star Wars IV: A New Hope (April 29, 1982)
• Cinderella (August 26, 1982)
• Fantasia (December 9, 1982)

Movies aired on television this year

ABC

• The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (May 20, 1982)

CBS

• The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (September 25 and October 2, 1982)*
• A Disney Christmas Gift (December 4, 1982)
• Mary Poppins (November 25, 1982)
• The Muppet Movie
• Winnie the Pooh and Friends (December 11, 1982)
• The Wizard of Oz (March 27, 1982)

(*) This film was re-edited for viewing in two parts.

Programs debuted on television this year

NBC

• Family Ties (September 22, 1982)
• Cheers (September 30, 1982)

Programs airing new seasons this year

ABC

• Family Feud (1976-1985)

CBS

• M*A*S*H (Season 11) (October 25, 1982–February 28, 1983)
• The Price is Right (Season 11)
• Walt Disney (1981-1983)

NBC

• Wheel of Fortune (1975-1991)

PBS

• Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
• Sesame Street (Season 14) (November 22, 1982–May 20, 1983)

Programs broadcasted in reruns this year

PBS

• 3-2-1 Contact
• The Electric Company (1975-1977)
• Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

VHS releases this year

• Clash of the Titans
• Condorman*
• Fun and Fancy Free (November 1982)
• Grease
• The Wind in the Willows Starring J. Thaddeus Toad
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Victor/Victoria
• Storybook Classics
• A Day at Disneyland
• Tron (December 1982)
• Babes in Toyland (1961) (December 1982)
• The Parent Trap (1961) (November 1982)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Snowball Express*
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (May 25, 1982 on rental; August 31, 1982 on sale)
• Swiss Family Robinson (November 1982)
• The Three Caballeros (November 1982)
• A Walt Disney Christmas (November 1982)

(*) These Disney movies were last re-released on VHS in 1993, still without closed captions and with only monaural audio. Many online stores, however, claim the release date as March 18, 1997.

VHS re-releases this year

• Alice in Wonderland (1951)
• Dumbo (1941)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
• Mary Poppins (1964) (re release as VHS Stereo on it)

Logos introduced this year

• CBS/Fox Video - "Stacking Lines" (November 1982)
• Columbia Pictures Television - "80s Torch Lady"*
• MGM/UA Home Video - "The Static Leo Moving" (August 1982)
• Paramount Video - "Growing Mountain"**
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (December 1982)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video
• Four Pictures Televison - "80's Four"
• Sonya/Four Pictures Home Video (December 1982)
• Sonya/Four Pictures International Video

(*) Columbia Pictures Television was a unit of the Coca-Cola Company since then. (**) The logo does not appear on VHS tapes containing feature-length films from Paramount Pictures.

Logos ended this year

• Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment - "The Sunburst" (November 1982)
• Four Pictures Home Entertainment - "The Sunburst" (November 1982)
• Columbia Pictures Television - "The Sunburst"
• Four Pictures Television - "The Sunburst"
• Magnetic Video Corporation
• MGM/CBS Home Video - "The Metallic Logo"
• Paramount Home Video - "Mountain Silhouette"

Books released this year

• The Wizard of Oz (Michael Hague adaptation) (September 15, 1982)
• Hunches in Bunches (October 12, 1982)

Software released this year

• MS-DOS 1.1 (May 1982)

Software no longer supported this year

• 86-DOS

Vehicles introduced this year

• 1982 Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird (January 1982)
• 1982 Chevrolet S-10/GMC Sonoma
• 1982 Chrysler Fifth Avenue
• 1983 Dodge 600
• 1983 Ford Ranger (January 18, 1982)
• 1983 Mercedes-Benz 190-Class (November 1982)
• 1982 Mitsubishi Montero (May 1982)
• 1982 Nissan Sentra (May 1982)
• 1982 Pontiac 6000
• 1982 Porsche 944
• 1983 Volvo 760