1998 in home video

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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]

Industry milestones

April

• April 14 – Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA begins operations.

May

• May – DVD is launched in Western Europe.

October

• October – Full DVD launch in Europe. ^[4]

Movie releases

The following movies were released on video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada release date	Title	Studio	Format/Notes
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

TV show releases

The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:

U.S./Canada release date	Title	Studio	Format(s)	Season #	Notes
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

Documentary home video releases

The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:

U.S./Canada release date	Title	Studio	Notes
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)

Direct-to-video releases

U.S./Canada release date	Title	Studio	Format(s)	Episode(s)	Notes
January 1	Moses: Egypt's Great Prince	UAV Corporation	VHS
	The Secret of Mulan
January 6	Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus	MCA/Universal Home Video	VHS
January 23	The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit	Buena Vista Home Video	VHS
February 1	Baby Einstein: Baby Mozart	I Think I Can Productions	VHS
February 17	Belle's Magical World	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
	Enchanted Tales	Sony Wonder	VHS	"Camelot"
February 24	Ernest in the Army	Touchstone Home Video	VHS
March 3	You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's: Ballet Party	Warner Home Video	VHS
	You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's: Camp Out Party
March 17	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero	Warner Home Video	VHS		Family Entertainment
	FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	VHS
March 31	Slappy and the Stinkers	Columbia TriStar Home Video	VHS
May 12	Streets Is Watching	Universal Studios Home Video	VHS
May 19	The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
May 26	The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven	Troma Team Video	VHS
	Enchanted Tales	Sony Wonder	VHS	"The Legend of Su-Ling"
June 16	The Mighty Kong	Warner Home Video	VHS		Family Entertainment
June 21	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror	Dimension Home Video	VHS
June 30	Watchers Reborn	New Horizons Home Video	VHS
July 14	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again	Warner Home Video	VHS		Family Entertainment
	The Spirit of Mickey	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
July 28	Disney Sing-Along Songs: Honor to Us All	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
August 4	The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure	Columbia TriStar Home Video	VHS
August 11	Enchanted Tales	Sony Wonder	VHS	"A Tale of Egypt"
August 25	Disney Sing-Along Songs: Happy Haunting – Party at Disneyland	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
	Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
September 18	Trance	Trimark Home Video	VHS
September 22	Addams Family Reunion	Warner Home Video	VHS		Family Entertainment
	Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
	Casper Meets Wendy	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	VHS
	Rusty: The Great Rescue
September 27	Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms	Paramount Home Video	VHS
September 29	The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
October 6	The Bear (1998)	Buena Vista Home Video	VHS
	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas [5]	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS (Special Edition)
	Disney Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas		VHS (re-release)
	Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs
	A Walt Disney Christmas
October 9	The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald	Klasky Csupo	VHS	"Scared Silly"
October 13	Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night	Columbia TriStar Home Video	VHS
	The Lost World	Sterling Home Entertainment	VHS
	Phantasm IV: Oblivion	MGM Home Entertainment	VHS
October 20	Best of the Best 4: Without Warning	Dimension Home Video	VHS
October 27	Cats (1998)	PolyGram Video	VHS
	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
November 3	Baby Einstein: Baby Bach	Aigner-Clark Productions	VHS
	The First 9½ Weeks	Sterling Home Entertainment	VHS
	Richie Rich's Christmas Wish	Warner Home Video	VHS		Family Entertainment
November 10	Billboard Dad	Warner Home Video	VHS
November 17	An All Dogs Christmas Carol	MGM Home Entertainment	VHS and DVD
December 1	The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock	Universal Studios Home Video	VHS
December 15	Point Blank (1998)	Sterling Home Entertainment	VHS
December 18	Summer of the Monkeys	Walt Disney Home Video	VHS
December 22	The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue	MGM Home Entertainment	VHS
No Month	Rock 'N Learn Alphabet	Rock 'N Learn	VHS

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