1985 in home video

Industry milestones

September

October

  • October 19 - The first Blockbuster Video store opens.

Movie releases

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U.S./Canada
Release Date
TitleStudioNotes
February 20Star Trek III: The Search for SpockParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
February 23The Muppets Take ManhattanCBS/Fox VideoBetamax release
VHS release
March 1Gone with the WindMGM/UA Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
April 24The Cotton ClubEmbassy Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
May 15The Karate KidRCA/Columbia Pictures Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
May 22The Beach Boys: An American BandVestron VideoBetamax release
VHS release
May2010: The Year We Make ContactMGM/UA Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
June 19The Flamingo KidCBS/FOX VideoBetamax release
VHS release
July 7Battle for the Planet of the ApesPlayhouse VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Beneath the Planet of the ApesPlayhouse VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Conquest of the Planet of the ApesPlayhouse VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Escape from the Planet of the ApesPlayhouse VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Planet of the ApesPlayhouse VideoBetamax release
VHS release
July 10The Care Bears MovieSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Vestron Video
Betamax release
VHS release
The Falcon and the SnowmanVestron VideoBetamax release
VHS release
July 16PinocchioWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
July 26The Best Years of Our LivesSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
DodsworthSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
The Little FoxesSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
The Princess and the PirateSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
Stella DallasSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
The WesternersSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
Wuthering HeightsSamual Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Embassy Home Entertainment
Betamax release
VHS release (Part of Goldwyn's "Classic Collection" series.)
August 28The Sure ThingEmbassy Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
SeptemberHe-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the SwordMagic WindowBetamax release
VHS release
October 30Beverly Hills CopParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
October 31GhostbustersRCA/Columbia Pictures Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
October 23Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendTouchstone PicturesBetamax release
VHS release
The Barefoot ExecutiveWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Cat's EyeKey VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Curse of FrankensteinWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Horror of DraculaWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
House on Haunted HillKey VideoBetamax release
VHS release
InfernoKey VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The MummyWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The MummyMCA Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The NestingWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Night SchoolKey VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Now You See Him, Now You Don'tWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Race with the DevilKey VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Rob Roy, the Highland RogueWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Those CallowaysWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Three Lives of ThomasinaWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic RevueWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
November 5Babes in ToylandWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.)
Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.)
DumboWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.)
Mary PoppinsWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.)
Old YellerWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.)
Swiss Family RobinsonWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release (Released as part of Disney's "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, this title could be brought for $9.95 with the additional purchase of a Disney cassette priced at $29.95.)
| November 6TronWalt Disney Home VideoVHS release
November 13The Emerald ForestEmbassy Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
| November 19The Bears and IWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Charlie the Lonesome CougarWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Cosmic EyeWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
GremlinsWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Legend of LoboWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Nine Deaths of the NinjaMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
Secrets of LifeWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
The Vanishing PrairieWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
White WildernessWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
December 10Return to OzWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
UnknownThe Story of HeidiPacific ArtsBetamax release
VHS release
Warriors of the WindNew World PicturesBetamax release
VHS release

TV Show releases

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U.S./Canada
Release Date
TitleStudioNotes
JanuaryRainbow Brite: Peril in the PitsChildren's Video LibraryBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 1
February 14It's Your First Kiss, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
February 20Star Trek: Charlie XParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 2
Star Trek: Dagger of the MindParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 9
Star Trek: The Enemy WithinParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 5
Star Trek: The Man TrapParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 1
Star Trek: The Menagerie, Parts I and IIParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episodes 11 & 12
Star Trek: MiriParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 8
Star Trek: Mudd's WomenParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 6
Star Trek: The Naked TimeParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 4
Star Trek: What Are Little Girls Made Of?Paramount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 7
Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone BeforeParamount Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 3
FebruaryThe Fabulous Fleischer Folio: Volume OneWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
May 8Rainbow Brite: The Mighty Monstromurk Menace Part 1Children's Video LibraryBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 2
Rainbow Brite: The Mighty Monstromurk Menace Part 2Children's Video LibraryBetamax release
VHS release
Season 1 Episode 3
May 21The Disney Dream Factory: 1933-1938Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
Donald's Bee PicturesWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
From Pluto with LoveWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
Life with Mickey!Walt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
An Officer and a DuckWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
The World According to GoofyWalt Disney Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of Disney's "Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Edition II" series.
May 22A Gumby CelebrationFamily Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
MayShe's a Good Skate, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
SeptemberIt's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
What a Nightmare, Charlie BrownMedia Home EntertainmentBetamax release
VHS release
TV Special
Part of "Snoopy's Home Video Library".
October 15Wee Sing TogetherPrice Stern SloanVHS release
The first ever "Wee Sing" home video.
OctoberBugs Bunny's Wacky AdventuresWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...Warner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
Porky Pig's Screwball ComediesWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic ChaseWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
A Salute to Chuck JonesWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
A Salute to Friz FrelengWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
A Salute to Mel BlancWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
Speedy Gonzales' Fast FunniesWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy CapersWarner Home VideoBetamax release
VHS release
Part of the "Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection".
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References

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