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1998 is nearing the end of the dominance of the VHS format with the DVD overtaking tape sales by the early 2000s. [1] The so-called format wars are almost over with Sony's Betamax format ending production at about this same time. [2] The VHS format does not die out quickly because of its recording function, so many homes were adding a DVD player rather than replacing their VCRs. 1998 is a boom time for the brick and mortar video rental industry. [3]
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
This list related to film, television, or video is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
U.S./Canada release date | Title | Studio | Format/Notes |
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January 6 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases |
Masterminds | |||
187 | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
Anna Karenina | |||
Fire Down Below | |||
Hoodlum | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS releases | |
January 13 | Money Talks | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Picture Perfect (1997) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
Soul Food | |||
Wishmaster | Live Home Video | DVD release | |
January 20 | Nothing to Lose | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
Anaconda | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release | |
Buddy | VHS and DVD release | ||
The Mirror Has Two Faces | DVD release | ||
Death Becomes Her | MCA/Universal Home Video | DVD releases | |
Kindergarten Cop | |||
Leave It to Beaver | VHS and DVD release | ||
Liar Liar | DVD releases | ||
The Nutty Professor | |||
Timecop | |||
January 27 | Event Horizon | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
Kull the Conqueror | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
February 3 | Air Bud | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release |
The Barefoot Executive | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Kurt Russell Collection | ||
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | |||
Hercules (1997) | VHS and LaserDisc release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection final Walt Disney Animation Studios film released on LaserDisc | ||
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Kurt Russell Collection | ||
The Strongest Man in the World | |||
G.I. Jane | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
Excess Baggage (1997) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
All Dogs Go to Heaven | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS releases; part of the MGM Family Entertainment Collection | |
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | |||
Courage of Lassie | |||
The Princess Bride | |||
The Secret of NIMH | |||
February 10 | Air Force One | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release |
Cold Around the Heart | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
February 17 | Good Burger | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
Most Wanted | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
The Game | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
February 24 | The Devil's Own | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD releases |
Fools Rush In | |||
The Devil's Advocate | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
Mad City | |||
The Man Who Knew Too Little | |||
March 3 | The Moon-Spinners | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection |
Peter Pan | VHS and LaserDisc releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
Robin Hood | |||
Summer Magic | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection | ||
March 10 | In & Out | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
The Peacemaker | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Radioland Murders | IMAGE Entertainment | DVD release | |
March 17 | That Darn Cat | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS and DVD re-release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection |
Mimic | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
The Assignment | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
The Chipmunk Adventure | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
The Full Monty | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS and DVD release | |
March 20 | Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release, part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
March 24 | Metro | Touchstone Home Video | DVD release |
A Thousand Acres | VHS release | ||
I Know What You Did Last Summer | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
The Man Who Knew Too Little | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
March 31 | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
Dumbo | |||
The Little Mermaid | VHS and LaserDisc release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
Mary Poppins | VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
Pete's Dragon | |||
Robin Hood | |||
The Sword in the Stone | |||
Double Team | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD releases | |
High School High | |||
Slappy and the Stinkers | VHS release | ||
U Turn | VHS and DVD release | ||
McHale's Navy (1964) | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | |
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | |||
The Perfect Furlough | |||
Vertigo | DVD release | ||
Mad City | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
Bean | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High | Alliance Video | VHS release; Canada only | |
April 4 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release |
April 7 | Seven Years in Tibet (1997) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
Boogie Nights | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | VHS and DVD release | ||
April 14 | Kiss the Girls (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
L.A Confidential | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
The Ice Storm | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
April 21 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release |
The Apple Dumpling Gang | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Don Knotts Collection | ||
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | |||
Flubber | VHS release | ||
Gus | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Don Knotts Collection | ||
No Deposit, No Return | |||
RocketMan | VHS release | ||
Nothing to Lose (1997) | Touchstone Home Video | DVD release | |
G.I. Jane | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | DVD release | |
Cop Land | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
April 28 | The 6th Man | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
The Jackal | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
The Jerk | DVD release | ||
Red Corner | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Anastasia (1997) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
May 5 | Gattaca | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Mouse Hunt | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Tomorrow Never Dies | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
May 7 | The Fearless Four | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
May 12 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia TriStar Home Video | Collector's Edition VHS release |
A Rat's Tale | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
12 Angry Men | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
May 19 | Little Indian, Big City | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
As Good as It Gets | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
May 26 | My Girl | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release |
The Brass Bottle (1964) | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | |
The Getaway (1994) | DVD release | ||
The Major and the Minor | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
The Pink Jungle | |||
Sea of Love | DVD releases | ||
Street Fighter | |||
You Gotta Stay Happy | VHS release; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
Deconstructing Harry | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Firestorm | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS and DVD release | |
May 27 | Passenger 57 | Warner Home Video | DVD release |
June 2 | Melody Time | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
Desperate Measures | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
Starship Troopers | VHS and DVD release | ||
The Rainmaker (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
Alien Resurrection | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS and LaserDisc releases | |
Home Alone 3 | |||
June 9 | An American Werewolf in Paris | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
A Simple Wish | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
June 16 | Flubber | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release |
Fun and Fancy Free | LaserDisc release | ||
I Know What You Did Last Summer | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release | |
Spice World | VHS release | ||
Switchback | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
Fallen | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
The Mighty Kong | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
Joey (1997) | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the MGM Family Entertainment Collection | |
June 18 | Ghost in the Shell | Manga Entertainment | DVD release |
June 23 | The Swan Princess / The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | Columbia TriStar Home Video | 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition 2-Pack VHS release |
Grease | Paramount Home Video | 20th Anniversary VHS and LaserDisc re-release | |
The Postman | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
June 30 | The Replacement Killers | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Half Baked | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
Amistad | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
The Devil's Advocate | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
July 7 | Good Will Hunting | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
Beethoven's 2nd | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD release | |
Palmetto | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
July 14 | Phantoms | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
Swept from the Sea | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Sphere | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Oscar and Lucinda | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Caught Up | Artisan Entertainment | DVD release | |
July 21 | Mr. Magoo | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release |
Krippendorf's Tribe | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
Scream 2 | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
Kissing a Fool | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
U.S. Marshals | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
Zero Effect | |||
Great Expectations | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Camelot: The Legend | GoodTimes Home Video | VHS release | |
July 28 | Hard Rain | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
Little Men | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
Dark City (1998) | New Line Home Video | VHS releases | |
Wag the Dog | |||
Chairman of the Board | Trimark Home Video | VHS release | |
August 4 | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
Meet the Deedles | VHS release | ||
Jackie Brown | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Blues Brothers 2000 | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
The Wedding Singer | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
August 11 | Senseless | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
Oliver! | Columbia TriStar Home Video | 30th Anniversary VHS and DVD release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
An American Tail / An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Universal Studios Home Video | 2-Pack VHS release; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | |
Balto | VHS releases; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | ||
Casper | |||
The Little Rascals | |||
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | |||
Mr. Nice Guy (1997) | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
Napoleon (1995) | |||
August 18 | The Apostle | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release |
The Newton Boys | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Planet of the Apes | 30th Anniversary VHS re-release | ||
The Big Lebowski | PolyGram Video | VHS releases | |
The Borrowers | |||
August 25 | Big Red | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Animal Adventures Series |
Greyfriars Bobby | |||
The Legend of Lobo | |||
Old Yeller | |||
Kundun | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
September 1 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release |
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
Dream for an Insomniac | |||
Titanic (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release | |
Barney's Great Adventure | PolyGram Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Grave of the Fireflies (Dubbed) | Central Park Media | VHS release | |
September 8 | Wild Things | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Primary Colors | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
The Thing | DVD release | ||
The Object of My Affection | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
September 15 | Lady and the Tramp | Walt Disney Home Video | Fullscreen and Widescreen VHS and LaserDisc releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
He Got Game | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
Wide Awake | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Hush | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
American Graffiti | Universal Studios Home Video | Special Edition VHS and Collector's Edition DVD release | |
Mercury Rising | VHS release | ||
Scrooge | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
September 22 | Nightwatch | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
My Giant | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
September 29 | Deep Rising | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Blackjack | Dimension Home Video | VHS re-release | |
Paulie | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
City of Angels | VHS release | ||
My Giant | DVD release | ||
Silkwood | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
October 6 | The Santa Clause | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release |
How the Toys Saved Christmas | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS re-release | |
The Spanish Prisoner | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Face/Off | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
Kiss the Girls | VHS releases | ||
Twilight | |||
Lost in Space | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
October 7 | Grave of the Fireflies | Central Park Media | DVD release |
October 13 | I Got the Hook-Up | Dimension Home Video | VHS releases |
Ride | |||
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD releases | |
In God's Hands | |||
Animal House | Universal Studios Home Video | Special Edition VHS and Collector's Edition DVD release | |
Major League: Back to the Minors | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
Quest for Camelot | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
Casablanca | MGM Home Entertainment | Special Edition VHS release | |
The Edge | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
The X-Files | |||
October 20 | Warren Miller: Snowriders | Warren Miller Entertainment | VHS releases |
Warren Miller: Snowriders 2 | |||
The Big Hit | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
In & Out | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
The Odd Couple II | VHS and DVD release | ||
Black Dog | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
Quest for Camelot | Warner Home Video | DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | MGM Home Entertainment | 30th Anniversary VHS and LaserDisc release Note: The VHS release is in part of the MGM Family Entertainment Collection | |
Species II | VHS release | ||
October 27 | Gone with the Wind | MGM Home Entertainment | Digitally restored picture and soundtrack VHS, LaserDisc and DVD re-release |
The Big Lebowski | PolyGram Video | DVD release | |
November 3 | Godzilla (1998) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Les Misérables | VHS release | ||
A Perfect Murder | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Home Alone 3 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | DVD release | |
Hope Floats | VHS and DVD release | ||
Jingle All the Way | DVD releases | ||
Speed (1994) | |||
Young Frankenstein | |||
November 10 | The Horse Whisperer | Touchstone Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
Babe | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS re-releases; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | |
The Scuttlebutt and Cholena Movie | |||
Beethoven | |||
Beethoven's 2nd | |||
The Chipmunk Adventure | |||
For Richer or Poorer | VHS release | ||
Leave It to Beaver | VHS re-release; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | ||
Small Soldiers | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | MGM Home Entertainment | DVD release | |
I Went Down | Artisan Entertainment | VHS release | |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | GoodTimes Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
November 17 | The Big One | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
Can't Hardly Wait | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
The Opposite of Sex | |||
The Rainmaker | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Passion in the Desert | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
Casablanca | MGM Home Entertainment | Special Edition DVD release | |
Dirty Work | VHS release | ||
The Secret of NIMH | DVD release | ||
The Land Girls | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
November 24 | Dr. Dolittle | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release |
December 1 | Armageddon (1998) | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
The Mask of Zorro | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Breakdown (1997) | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
Sliding Doors | VHS release | ||
Switchback | DVD release | ||
The Land Before Time | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc re-releases; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | |
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | |||
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | |||
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | |||
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | |||
December 8 | The Parent Trap (1998) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
The Wind in the Willows | VHS release | ||
Six Days, Seven Nights | Touchstone Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Good Will Hunting | Miramax Home Entertainment | DVD release | |
Scream (1996) | Dimension Home Video | DVD release | |
Mouse Hunt | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | DVD releases | |
The Peacemaker (1997) | |||
Small Soldiers | |||
December 15 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
Hav Plenty | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
Madeline | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release; part of Family Collection | |
Manhattan Murder Mystery | DVD release | ||
Deep Impact | Paramount Home Video | VHS, DVD and LaserDisc release | |
Escape from L.A. | DVD releases | ||
Event Horizon | |||
Hard Rain | |||
Patriot Games | |||
Private Parts (1997) | |||
Junior | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD release | |
Lethal Weapon 4 | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD releases | |
The Negotiator | |||
Earth Girls are Easy | Artisan Entertainment | DVD release | |
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle | Funimation Productions | VHS release | |
December 22 | Can't Hardly Wait | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release |
Almost Heroes | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
Wrongfully Accused | |||
Blade | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
Cousin Bette (1998) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | Trimark Home Video | DVD release | |
December 29 | Knock Off | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
BASEketball | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
High Art | VHS release | ||
The Avengers (1998) | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love | |||
Mr. Jealousy | BMG Independents | VHS release |
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
U.S./Canada release date | Title | Studio | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
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January 2 | Biography | A&E | DVD+R | various | |
January 9 | Stickin' Around | Cinepix Film Properties | VHS | A Very Hip Presentation | released only in Canada |
A Magical Adventure | |||||
January 13 | Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios | VHS | It's Time for Counting | Direct-to-video special |
Big Bad Beetleborgs | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | Metallix the Movie | ||
The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | Be My Valentine | ||
Hey Arnold! | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video | VHS | Love Stinks | ||
Rugrats | Diapered Duo | ||||
Dr. Tommy Pickles | |||||
January 27 | George Wallace | TNT Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
February 3 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder | VHS | Fiesta! | Direct-to-video specials |
Big Bird Gets Lost | |||||
The Simpsons | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 4 | ||
The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 5 | |||||
The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 6 | |||||
February 10 | Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's New Puppy | |
D.W.'s Blankie | |||||
Arthur's Chicken Pox | |||||
Cinderella (1997) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | |||
Oliver Twist (1997) | |||||
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Anchor Bay Entertainment | VHS | Thomas and His Friends Get Along | ||
February 17 | The Magic School Bus | KidVision | VHS | Getting Energized | |
Out of This World | |||||
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Gunslinger | ||
Manos: The Hands of Fate | |||||
Poopie! | VHS re-release | ||||
February 24 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | PBS Home Video Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 11: Loyalty | |
Vol. 12: Respect | |||||
Vol. 13: Perseverance | |||||
The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | The First Easter Egg Ever | ||
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD | |||
Young Hercules | |||||
March 3 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Three Cheers for Eeyore and Rabbit | |
Imagine That, Christopher Robin! | |||||
Spot the Dog | Spot and His Grandparents Go to the Carnival | ||||
March 17 | Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios | VHS | In Outer Space | Direct-to-video special |
March 24 | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS | Kitty and the Beast | |
Wizard of Paws | |||||
Hope | TNT Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
March 31 | VeggieTales | Lyrick Studios Big Idea Productions | VHS | Where's God When I'm S-Scared? | VHS re-releases |
Are You My Neighbor? | |||||
Buffalo Soldiers | TNT Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
April 7 | Allegra's Window | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video | VHS | Sing Along with Allegra & Lindi | |
Gullah Gullah Island | Feelings | ||||
Little Bear | Parties & Picnics | ||||
Rugrats | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video | VHS | Mommy Mania | ||
The Flintstones | Warner Home Video | VHS | Bedrock 'n' Roll | ||
Dino's Two Tales | |||||
Hooray for Hollyrock | |||||
Rocky Bye Babies | |||||
Life with Louie | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | For Pete's Sake | part of the Fox Kids Video Collection | |
The Masked Chess Boy | |||||
Mummies Alive! | Buena Vista Home Video DIC Toon-Time Video | VHS | The Legend Begins | ||
April 14 | Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's First Sleepover | |
D.W. Rides Again | |||||
Arthur Makes the Team | |||||
Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder | VHS | Elmopalooza! | TV special | |
April 21 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "A Stranger Among Us" | |
Stomp Out Loud | HBO Home Video | VHS | |||
April 28 | I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
May 5 | South Park | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Volume 1 | |
Volume 2 | |||||
Volume 3 | |||||
May 12 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | Making Progress | |
Practice Makes Perfect | |||||
May 19 | Angels in the Endzone | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
The Philadelphia Phenomenon | |||||
Toothless | |||||
Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios | VHS | Big Surprise!: Live on Stage | ||
Hogan's Heroes | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment CBS Video | VHS | Vol. 1: "The Informer / Kommandant of the Year" | ||
Vol. 2: "The Great Impersonation / It Takes a Thief...Sometimes" | |||||
Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | Neogenic Nightmare | ||
May 26 | The Simpsons | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Best of The Simpsons: Vol. 7 | |
The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 8 | |||||
The Best of The Simpsons: Vol. 9 | |||||
June 3 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder | DVD | Elmopalooza! | TV special |
June 9 | Blue's Clues | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video | VHS | Story Time | |
Arts And Crafts | |||||
Rugrats | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video | VHS | Angelica Knows Best | ||
June 23 | Groundling Marsh | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Vol. 1: Treasures Are For Sharing | |
Vol. 2: Courageous Adventures | |||||
Two for Texas | TNT Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
June 30 | Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | "East Meets West" (Parts 1–5) | |
Madeline | Golden Books Family Entertainment | VHS | Madeline and the 40 Thieves | ||
Madeline and the New House | |||||
Madeline's Rescue | |||||
Madeline and the Bad Hat | |||||
Madeline in London | |||||
Madeline and the Gypsies | |||||
Madeline and the Dog Show | |||||
Madeline at Cooking School | |||||
Madeline and the Soccer Star | |||||
July 7 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder | VHS | The Great Numbers Game | Direct-to-video specials |
The Alphabet Jungle Game | |||||
July 14 | Best of the Wonder Years | Delta Home Video | DVD | ||
The Wonder Years – Best of the Christmas Wonder Years | |||||
Franklin | PolyGram Video | VHS | Franklin Plays the Game | ||
Franklin and the Secret Club | |||||
July 21 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Angels Revenge | |
Shorts, Vol. 1 | |||||
VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions | VHS | Madame Blueberry | ||
July 28 | Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's Tooth | |
D.W. the Picky Eater | |||||
Hey Arnold! | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video | VHS | Partners | ||
Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Anchor Bay Entertainment | DVD | The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler | ||
August 11 | Beavis and Butt-head | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment | VHS | Troubled Youth | |
Space Goofs | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: Alien Antics | ||
Vol. 2: Cartoon Tales | |||||
Vol. 3: Animal Crack-Ups | |||||
August 18 | Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios | VHS | Halloween Party | Direct-to-video special |
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Anchor Bay Entertainment | VHS | A Big Day for Thomas | ||
Thomas Comes to Breakfast | |||||
August 25 | Around the World with Willy Fog | Plaza | VHS | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | VHS re-releases |
Around the World in 80 Days | |||||
Journey to the Center of the Earth | |||||
The World of Little Twins | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | The Magic of Giving | ||
Tales of Enchantment | |||||
Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | VHS re-releases | ||
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Frankenpooh | ||||
Spookable Pooh | |||||
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories | |||||
Schoolhouse Rock | Money Rock | ||||
Casper's Halloween Special | Warner Home Video | VHS | Casper Saves Halloween | ||
National Geographic Kids Video | "Creepy Creatures" | ||||
VeggieTales | Lyrick Studios Big Idea Productions | VHS | Rack, Shack & Benny | VHS re-releases | |
Dave and the Giant Pickle | |||||
September 1 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | The First Halloween Ever | |
Madeline | Golden Books Family Entertainment | VHS | Madeline's Christmas | ||
Madeline's Winter Vacation | |||||
Madeline and the Toy Factory | |||||
Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder | VHS | The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street | Direct-to-video special | |
Elmo Saves Christmas | VHS re-releases | ||||
Elmo Says BOO! | |||||
Teletubbies | Warner Home Video | VHS | Vol. 1: Here Come the Teletubbies | ||
Vol. 2: Dance with the Teletubbies | |||||
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS | Vol. 5: Four Funerals and a Wedding & Free Goldie | ||
Vol. 6: Rats! & Hat Sick | |||||
Franklin | PolyGram Video | VHS | Franklin's Halloween | ||
September 8 | Blue's Clues | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video | VHS | Blue's Birthday | |
Gullah Gullah Island | Christmas | ||||
Little Bear | Goodnight Little Bear | ||||
The Tommyknockers | Trimark Home Video | DVD | |||
September 15 | Bear in the Big Blue House | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | Vol. 1 | |
Vol. 2 | |||||
The Day Lincoln Was Shot | Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
Merlin | Artisan Entertainment | DVD | |||
September 29 | Barney and the Backyard Gang | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios | VHS | Waiting for Santa | VHS re-release |
The Christmas Toy | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | |||
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | |||||
A Muppet Family Christmas | |||||
National Geographic Kids Video | Warner Home Video | VHS | "Animal Holiday" | VHS re-release | |
Casper's First Christmas | VHS re-release | ||||
The Jetsons | "A Jetson Christmas Carol" | VHS re-release | |||
October 6 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | 101 Dalmatians Christmas | |
Spot the Dog | Spot's Magical Christmas | VHS re-release | |||
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | |||||
VeggieTales | Lyrick Studios Big Idea Productions | VHS | The Toy That Saved Christmas | VHS re-release | |
October 20 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "Baby Daze" | |
South Park | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Volume 4 | ||
Volume 5 | |||||
Volume 6 | |||||
DVD | Volume 1 | ||||
October 27 | Ebenezer | Plaza | VHS | ||
South Park | Warner Home Video | DVD | Vol. 2 | ||
Vol. 3 | |||||
Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | Forgotten Warriors | ||
November 3 | Barney & Friends | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios | VHS | Good Clean Fun Oh Brother! She's My Sister | |
Todd McFarlane's Spawn | HBO Home Video | DVD | Vol. 2 | ||
November 10 | From the Earth to the Moon | HBO Home Video | DVD | ||
November 17 | Dr. Seuss Classics | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Cat in the Hat & The Hoober-Bloob Highway | |
Green Eggs and Ham & Other Stories & Grinch Night | |||||
Musikladen | Pioneer Entertainment | DVD | Best of Musikladen: America | ||
November 24 | The Twilight Zone (1959) | Artisan Entertainment | DVD | More Treasures of the Twilight Zone | |
VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions | VHS | The End of Silliness? | ||
Pokémon | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: I Choose You! Pikachu! | ||
November 25 | Quantum Leap | Artisan Entertainment | DVD | The Pilot Episode | |
December 1 | Bear in the Big Blue House | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | Vol. 3 | |
Vol. 4 | |||||
The Monkees | Rhino Home Video | DVD | Our Favorite Episodes | ||
Everything That Rises | TNT Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
December 8 | The Last Don | Trimark Home Video | DVD | ||
December 13 | Pokémon | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS/DVD | Vol. 1: I Choose You! Pikachu! | |
December 15 | Jay Jay the Jet Plane | PorchLight Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: Super Sonic Jay Jay | |
Vol. 2: Hero Herky | |||||
Best of Musikladen: T-Rex/Roxy Music | Pioneer Home Entertainment | DVD | |||
December 29 | The Twilight Zone (1959) | Image Entertainment | DVD | Vol. 1 | |
Vol. 2 | |||||
Vol. 3 |
The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:
U.S./Canada release date | Title | Studio | Notes |
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January 13 | Anyplace Wild: Desert Hiking | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
January 27 | The Morehouse Men | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
February 10 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | PBS Home Video | VHS release (5-Tape Set) |
February 17 | The Adventurers: Neil Armstrong: Reluctant Hero | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
The Adventurers: Richard Byrd – Alone in Antarctica | VHS release | ||
Secrets of the Ocean Realm | VHS release (5-Tape Set) | ||
March 3 | The Art of Magic | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
April 14 | American Experience: Influenza 1918 | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
American Experience: A Midwife's Tale | VHS release | ||
American Experience: Mr. Miami Beach | VHS release | ||
April 28 | A Science Odyssey | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl | VHS release | ||
May 1 | Frontline: From Jesus to Christ – The First Christians | PBS Home Video | VHS release (4-Tape Set) |
May 5 | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great | PBS Home Video | VHS release (2-Tape Set) |
May 19 | The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships | PBS Home Video | VHS re-release |
June 9 | American Experience: Reagan | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
Liberty! The American Revolution | VHS release | ||
July 7 | In the Wild: Baby Animals with Whoopi Goldberg at the San Diego Zoo | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
In the Wild: The Elephants of India with Goldie Hawn | VHS release | ||
In the Wild: In the Lion's Den with Anthony Hopkins | VHS release | ||
In the Wild: Lemurs with John Cleese | VHS release | ||
In the Wild: Orangutans with Julia Roberts | VHS release | ||
August 4 | The Living Edens: Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
The Living Edens: Etosha: Africa's Untamed Wilderness | VHS release | ||
The Living Edens: Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest | VHS release | ||
August 11 | NOVA: Crocodiles | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
NOVA: Wild Wolves | VHS release | ||
September 8 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | PBS Home Video | DVD release (5-Disc Set) |
Secrets of the Ocean Realm | DVD release (5-Disc Set) | ||
September 22 | The U.S.-Mexican War | PBS Home Video | VHS release (2-Tape Set) |
October 6 | Denyce Graves – A Cathedral Christmas | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
Legendary Lighthouse | VHS release (3-Tape Set) | ||
October 13 | American Experience: The Great War | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
Stealing Time: The New Science of Aging | VHS release (3-Tape Set) | ||
November 3 | Frontline: The Farmer's Wife | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
November 10 | American Experience: America 1900 | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
Frank Lloyd Wright | VHS release | ||
November 17 | NOVA: Ice Mummies | WGBH Boston Video | VHS release |
November 24 | The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom with Suze Orman | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
December 1 | Africans in America | WGBH Boston Video | VHS release (4-Tape Set) |
Nerds 2. 0. 1. | PBS Home Video | VHS release (3-Tape Set) | |
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1983 in home video:
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