Rewinding the '80s: February 1980
Rewinding the '80s is a series of lists in which I indulge in a massive nostalgia trip by revisiting my favorite era in pop culture. I am watching and/or re-watching numerous titles from that golden, glorious decade and listing them all here for posterity.
This includes feature films, made-for-TV movies and miniseries, individual TV episodes, and short films, all listed in chronological order by their original release/air dates.
Many of these titles were seen during their original releases. Some were watched in later years. Others still, I am viewing for the first time.
In February of 1980, I was 7 years old and in second grade, and this was my favorite show.
Other shows I watched on a regular or semi-regular basis were this, this, this, and this, and, of course, my Saturday morning cartoons.
This includes feature films, made-for-TV movies and miniseries, individual TV episodes, and short films, all listed in chronological order by their original release/air dates.
Many of these titles were seen during their original releases. Some were watched in later years. Others still, I am viewing for the first time.
In February of 1980, I was 7 years old and in second grade, and this was my favorite show.
Other shows I watched on a regular or semi-regular basis were this, this, this, and this, and, of course, my Saturday morning cartoons.
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- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard GereLauren HuttonHector ElizondoLos Angeles escort Julian Kay is accused of a murder which he did not commit.February 1, 1980
My rating: 4/10 - DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet LeighLocal legend tells of a ship lured on to the rocks of Antonio Bay being enveloped by a supernatural cloud as it sank; the myth says that when this mysterious fog returns, the victims will rise up from the depths seeking vengeance.February 1, 1980
My rating: 7/10
[First watched as a VHS rental in 1991] - DirectorAnne BancroftStarsDom DeLuiseAnne BancroftRon CareyAn overweight bachelor is fat, 40 and fed up--to the gills--but when his obese cousin Sal dies at 39, he must finally come to terms with his own weight problem.February 1, 1980
My rating: 5/10 - DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsGilda RadnerBilly CrystalHarry ShearerThe animal kingdom stages its own olympic games.February 1, 1980
My rating: 4/10 - DirectorBrad CaseThe Pink Panther goes shopping at a grocery store and is pursued by an employee, the Little Man.February 1, 1980
- DirectorDavid MalletStarsJimmy DestriNigel HarrisonDebbie HarryUses some footage from the ''Dreaming'' video mixed in with scenes from the film ''American gigolo''.February 1, 1980
- StarsNazarethPete AgnewManny CharltonFebruary 1, 1980
- DirectorDon LettsStarsJohn AshtonRichard ButlerTim ButlerFebruary 1, 1980
- DirectorLeonard KatzmanStarsBarbara Bel GeddesJim DavisPatrick DuffyDusty wants Sue Ellen to leave J.R. but J.R. won't make it easy for her. Jenna visits Pam whose relationship with Bobby is still strained. Donna tries to reconcile with Ray.February 1, 1980
- DirectorDick ModerStarsTom WopatJohn SchneiderCatherine BachDaisy loses her job at the Boar's Nest for asking for a raise. Enos suggests she apply to become a deputy with the Hazzard County Sheriff's Department. Boss and acting Sheriff Grady Byrd rig the tests, but Daisy passes them all. She more than proves her worth when she takes on a pair of experienced bank robbers.February 1, 1980
- DirectorJackie WillowsStarsGraham AshleyNeville BarberBrian CapronDoyle is abusing his position on school council by taking bribes. Mr Hopwood has arranged for a hut to be rented for outdoor activities on a nearby farm, but transport seems to be a problem. The First form has a mime lesson, but it is interrupted by Mr Garfield setting up lunch tables. Pogo is obnoxious in Cookery, so the girls teach him a lesson. Because the lunch is delayed, Pogo gets his first stab at a business venture, selling Duane's cakes to starving students. Pogo and Duane are mugged after the second day's cake sale, but Mr Sutcliffe intervenes. Although the staff aren't happy about Pogo's venture, it prompts them to start the official tuck shop, using Pogo and Duane as helpers - but with a detention and essay thrown in for good measure.February 1, 1980
- DirectorFrank OrsattiStarsBill BixbyJack ColvinLou FerrignoDavid hooks up with a lone biker who's wanted by the police for questioning and by his club for deserting them.February 1, 1980
- StarsHiroaki MurakamiYôsuke NakaShinji NakaeFebruary 1, 1980
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsAnne MurrayFrank OzJerry NelsonScooter's skateboarding kick is causing havoc throughout the show.February 1, 1980
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsRoberts BlossomGeoffrey HolderAnthony Michael HallShortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obsessed eccentrics living there. These men chase him away and warn him never to return or to tell anyone about them. Soon, however, they locate him and summon him back, because he has unknowingly given them a clue vital to their quest and they need his help to unravel the rest of the mystery. If he can do so, they will find buried pirate treasure and all become rich. But in joining the search, he falls under the same obsession and curse-- an ominous fate suggested by the unearthly electronic music which contributes to the film's atmosphere.February 2, 1980
- DirectorMichael HayesStarsChristopher TimothyRobert HardyPeter DavisonJames and Helen are about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary and Tristan suggests to James that they go to the Harlequin, a modest restaurant that opened recently. It turns out to be anything but and is in fact one of the poshest restaurants in the area. Siegfried starts seeing Margery Egerton. Tristan, now a free man since being forbidden to see Miss Mount, sets his sights on previous conquests. Siegfried and Tristan ask James to arbitrate when they both want the same evening off. James has to pay several visits to Mr. Bailes whose dog seems to take great delight in scaring the wits out of him.February 2, 1980
- DirectorBruce KesslerStarsGreg EviganDiana MuldaurJoseph RuskinWhen Bear becomes ill B.J. takes him to a vet and is subsequently told that he has died. However it turns out that the vet is secretly selling animals to a laboratory and Bear is still alive.February 2, 1980
- DirectorPaul NucklesStarsErik EstradaLarry WilcoxRobert PineJon brings Ponch along to compete in a desert off road race. They meet pretty girls and thieves searching for stolen gold and a race star who knows about the stolen gold.February 2, 1980
- DirectorMike VardyStarsAlfred BurkeBernard HorsfallAntonia PembertonJohn Ambrose asks Dr. Martel to rejoin the controlling committee as a health officer but he demurs,not wanting the pressure. The Germans' market garden is sabotaged when their fuel is run off, making it impossible to water their produce. As a result, Hellmann, an overzealous member of Muller's staff, goes behind his back and rations the islanders' water supply. Ambrose protests but Richter tells him to get a medical opinion before he can consider reversing the decision and suggests he tries Dr. Martel again. As a consequence the doctor reluctantly rejoins the committee and gets the order withdrawn.February 2, 1980
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsRicardo MontalbanHervé VillechaizeBritt EklandPicky Alan Blair seeks the perfect woman and meets Aphrodite; and stern psychologist Melanie Griffin wants to understand what attracts women to bad men, in hopes of rescuing her younger sister Jennifer from the clutches of a creep.February 2, 1980
- DirectorJack SheaStarsNorman FellAudra LindleyJeffrey TamborMr. Roper decides to fix Jenny up with Brookes' nephew and Brookes freaks out upon learning about it.February 2, 1980
- StarsNorio WakamotoSatomi MajimaIchirô NagaiWatta Takeo, a 12-year-old boy, is the pilot of the mighty robot Trider G7, who has to face the attacks of Lord Zakuron's robot monsters, attempting to conquer planet Earth.Series debuted February 2, 1980 on Nagoya TV
- DirectorsNorio KashimaKatsutoshi SasakiStarsSatomi MajimaIchirô NagaiAkira MurayamaFebruary 2, 1980 | Debut episode
- DirectorGary ShimokawaStarsLinda LavinVic TaybackBeth HowlandMel's mother is getting remarried, but Mel is not happy about the groom.February 3, 1980
