- 1981 in home video
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ya2=1983
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Laserdisc " becomes the common name for the format originally introduced (in 1978) as "DiscoVision".
*March - The analog format calledSelectaVision (popularly known as "videodisc s") is introduced byRCA .Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
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*"The Absent-Minded Professor " - June 26, 1981
*"Airplane! "
*"Alice in Wonderland" - October 15, 1981
*"All Quiet on the Western Front"
*"All That Jazz "
*"Bananas"
*"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
*"Darby O'Gill and the Little People " - October 15, 1981
*"Davy Crockett and the River Pirates " - June 26, 1981
*"The Devil and Max Devlin "
*"Dumbo " - June 26, 1981
*"Fame"
*"Fiddler on the Roof"
*"Herbie Rides Again " - October 15, 1981
*"Kramer vs. Kramer "
*"The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh " - June 26, 1981
*"My Fair Lady"
*"Nine to Five "
*"Pollyanna " - October 15, 1981
*"Stir Crazy "
*"Treasure Island" - October 15, 1981
*"The Watcher in the Woods "
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