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1980 in home video:
The following films were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Studio | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–March | |||||
| J A N U A R Y | 1 | The Muppet Movie | Magnetic Video | Betamax release Laserdisc release [3] VHS release | |
| M A R C H | 4 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| The Black Hole | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| Escape to Witch Mountain | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| Hot Lead and Cold Feet | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| The Love Bug | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| The North Avenue Irregulars | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| Pete's Dragon (1977) | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| June | |||||
| J U N E | 21 | Alien | Magnetic Video | Betamax release VHS release | |
| October–December | |||||
| O C T O B E R | 25 | Jaws | Universal Pictures | Betamax release VHS release | |
| The Wizard of Oz (1939) | MGM/CBS Home Video | Betamax release VHS release | |||
| N O V E M B E R | 26 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Universal Pictures | Betamax release Laserdisc release [4] VHS release | |
| D E C E M B E R | 30 | Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | Betamax release VHS release | |
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