1999 in home video

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The following events occurred in the year 1999 in home video.

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Movie releases

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

U.S./Canada
release date
TitleStudioFormat/Notes
January 5 The Rescuers Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection; recalled
Armageddon Touchstone Home VideoDVD release
Terminal Velocity Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Emma (1996; theatrical)
Clockers Universal Studios Home VideoDVD releases
Cop and a Half
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Hellfighters
The Little Rascals
Major Payne
Out of Sight VHS release
Slap Shot DVD release
Disturbing Behavior MGM Home EntertainmentVHS release
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS release
January 12 Warren Miller: FreeridersWarren Miller EntertainmentVHS release
54 Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS releases
Smoke Signals
Dance with Me Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS releases
Henry Fool
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Paramount Home VideoDVD release
Our Friend, Martin 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDirect-to-video VHS release
Weekend at Bernie's DVD release
Hamburger Hill Artisan Home EntertainmentDVD release
Hi-LifeSterling Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
January 19 Mafia! Touchstone Home VideoVHS release
Why Do Fools Fall in Love Warner Home VideoDVD release
Overboard MGM Home EntertainmentDVD releases
The Pebble and the Penguin
Slums of Beverly Hills 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Straw Dogs DVD release
The Evil Dead Anchor Bay EntertainmentDVD release
Return to Paradise (1998)PolyGram VideoVHS release
January 26 The Big Chill Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS re-release
DVD release
Bugsy DVD releases
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
48 Hrs. Paramount Home VideoDVD release
The Truman Show VHS and DVD release
Psycho II Universal Studios Home VideoDVD release
Dolores Claiborne Warner Home VideoDVD release
Rush Hour (1998)New Line Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Barb Wire (1996)PolyGram VideoDVD release
February 2 Mulan Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
The Deep Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD releases
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Who Am I? (1998)VHS and DVD release
All of Me (1984)Trimark Home VideoVHS re-releases and DVD releases
The Big Easy
February 9 Marvin's Room Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
Rounders VHS and DVD release
The Prophecy Dimension Home VideoDVD release
Vampires (1998)Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Antz DreamWorks Home EntertainmentVHS release
Clay Pigeons PolyGram VideoVHS release
February 16 The Fisher King Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD release
The Governess VHS release
Another 48 Hrs. Paramount Home VideoDVD releases
Black Rain (1989; U.S.)
Jade
Snake Eyes VHS release
Practical Magic Warner Home VideoVHS release
February 23Soccer Dog: The MovieColumbia TriStar Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS release
Urban Legend VHS and DVD release
Crooklyn Universal Studios Home VideoDVD releases
Cry Freedom
Henry & June
How to Make an American Quilt
The River (1984)
The Music Man Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Singles
Pecker New Line Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Blue Velvet MGM Home EntertainmentDVD releases
City Slickers
Double Impact
Escape from New York
The Killer Elite
Ronin VHS release
The Thomas Crown Affair DVD releases
The Train (1964)
Permanent Midnight Artisan Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Demolition University Sunset Films InternationalDirect-to-video VHS release
March 2 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit Touchstone Home VideoVHS release
Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure Columbia TriStar Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS release
Alaska Warner Home VideoVHS re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Soldier VHS and DVD release
Tom and Jerry: The Movie VHS re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Friday New Line Home VideoDVD releases
Rush Hour (1998)
Ever After 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
March 9 101 Dalmatians (1961)Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
Alice in Wonderland (1951)VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
Dumbo
Frank and Ollie VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection
Mary Poppins VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
Melody Time
Pete's Dragon
Robin Hood (1973)
The Sword in the Stone
Devil in a Blue Dress Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD release
Dead Man on Campus Paramount Home VideoVHS release
Escape from Alcatraz DVD releases
The Golden Child
Internal Affairs
My Left Foot HBO Home VideoDVD release
Carousel 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS re-releases
The King and I
Oklahoma!
South Pacific
State Fair (1962)
Broken Arrow (1996)DVD releases
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard with a Vengeance
The Poseidon Adventure
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Volcano (1997)
Tarzan of the Apes (1999)Sony WonderVHS release; part of the Sony Wonder Enchanted Tales Collection
What Dreams May Come PolyGram VideoVHS release
March 16 Splash Touchstone Home VideoDVD release
The Waterboy VHS release
Beyond Silence (1996)Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS release
Batteries Not Included Universal Studios Home VideoDVD releases
Child's Play 2
One True Thing VHS and DVD release
Shocker DVD release
Living Out Loud New Line Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Bulworth 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS releases
Polish Wedding
March 23 Mighty Joe Young (1998)Walt Disney Home VideoVHS, LaserDisc and DVD release
The Rescuers VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
1941 Universal Studios Home VideoDVD release
Bride of Chucky VHS and DVD release
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid DVD release
Antz DreamWorks Home EntertainmentDVD release
Innocent Blood Warner Home VideoDVD release
Pleasantville New Line Home VideoVHS release
Bat*21 MGM Home EntertainmentDVD releases
A Fish Called Wanda
The Lion in Winter
The Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Romeo Is Bleeding
A Shot in the Dark (1933)
The Quiet Man Artisan Home EntertainmentDVD release
Ringmaster VHS release
March 30 Passion Fish Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
Futuresport Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Hudson Hawk DVD releases
Poetic Justice
The Court Jester Paramount Home VideoDVD release
The Rugrats Movie VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release
The Ten Commandments (1956)DVD release
Burglar Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Fair Game (1995)
Home Fries VHS release
Joe's Apartment DVD release
The Man with Two Brains
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Running on Empty (1988)
Oklahoma! 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD release
The Black Hole Anchor Bay EntertainmentDVD releases
The Cat from Outer Space
The Last Days of Disco PolyGram VideoDVD release
Time Bandits Criterion CollectionDVD release
April 6 Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS release
Howards End Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD release
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer VHS and DVD release
Meet Joe Black Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Diner Warner Home VideoDVD release
American History X New Line Home VideoVHS release
April 13 Apt Pupil Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD releases
Stepmom (1998)
Gorillas in the Mist Universal Studios Home VideoDVD releases
Pillow Talk
The War
The Wiz
Shadowlands HBO Home VideoDVD release
April 20 A Bug's Life Walt Disney Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Father of the Bride (1991)Touchstone Home VideoDVD release
Beautiful Girls Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Four Rooms
Simon Birch Hollywood Pictures Home VideoVHS release
A Night at the Roxbury Paramount Home VideoVHS release
The Relic DVD releases
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Paulie DreamWorks Home EntertainmentDVD release
The Siege (1998)20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Belly Artisan Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Millennium DVD release
The Punisher
The Jazz Singer (1980)Republic Pictures Home VideoDVD release
April 27 The Big Red One Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Boys on the Side
An American in Paris MGM Home EntertainmentDVD release
At First Sight (1999)VHS and DVD release
Hair DVD release
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Carousel 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD releases
The King and I
Oklahoma!
South Pacific
State Fair
Clay Pigeons PolyGram VideoDVD release
Elizabeth VHS release
Happiness (1998)Trimark Home VideoVHS and DVD release
May 4 Babe: Pig in the City Universal Studios Home VideoVHS, LaserDisc and DVD release
The Land Before Time DVD release
Amistad DreamWorks Home EntertainmentDVD release
You've Got Mail Warner Home VideoVHS release
Gigi (1958)MGM Home EntertainmentDVD release
The X-Files 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD release
Orgazmo PolyGram VideoVHS release
May 11 Star Trek: Insurrection Paramount Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Another Day in Paradise Trimark Home VideoVHS release
May 18 Beloved (1998)Touchstone Home VideoVHS releases
Holy Man
Mighty Aphrodite Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Monument Ave.
Velvet Goldmine VHS and DVD release
Simon Birch Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
Action Jackson Warner Home VideoDVD release
Batman Beyond: The Movie VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Caddyshack II DVD releases
Dead Bang
Fearless (1993)
Funny Farm
The Hudsucker Proxy
My Blue Heaven (1990; U.S.)
On Deadly Ground
Out for Justice
They Were Expendable
With Honors
Kingpin (1996)MGM Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Pork Chop Hill
Run Silent, Run Deep
A Cool, Dry Place 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS release
The Impostors VHS and DVD release
Condorman Anchor Bay EntertainmentDVD release
Very Bad Things PolyGram VideoVHS release
The Red Shoes Criterion CollectionDVD release
May 25 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue Direct-to-video VHS release
The China Syndrome Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD releases
Gloria (1999; U.S.)
Days of Thunder Paramount Home VideoDVD releases
Drop Zone
The Phantom (1996)
Virtuosity
Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks Home EntertainmentVHS release
Commando (1985)20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Firestorm
The Jewel of the Nile
Romancing the Stone
Romeo + Juliet
True Lies
Elizabeth PolyGram VideoDVD releases
What Dreams May Come
June 1 The Great Muppet Caper Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS releases
The Muppet Movie
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Silverado VHS re-release and DVD release
So I Married an Axe Murderer DVD release
Varsity Blues Paramount Home VideoDVD release
Alien 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD releases; bundled in The Alien Legacy
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection
Soul Food DVD releases
Waiting to Exhale
Waking Ned VHS release
June 8 Battlestar Galactica Universal Studios Home VideoDVD release
Gods and Monsters VHS release
K-9 DVD releases
The Last Starfighter
Psycho (1998)VHS and DVD release
Kickboxer HBO Home VideoDVD release
June 15 Enemy of the State Touchstone Home VideoVHS release
Arachnophobia Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD releases
Nixon
Brassed Off Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
The Faculty VHS and DVD release
Flirting with Disaster DVD releases
Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown
Just the Ticket MGM Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Prizzi's Honor Anchor Bay EntertainmentDVD releases
Silkwood
Take the Money and Run
June 22 White Squall Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
Jawbreaker Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS release
Barbarella Paramount Home VideoDVD releases
Nick of Time
A Simple Plan VHS and DVD release
Patch Adams Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Just Cause Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Murder in the First
The Power of One
Tweety: Home Tweet Home VHS releases; part of Looney Tunes Presents
Tweety: Tweet and Lovely
The Witches (1990)DVD release
Sweet Dreams (1985)HBO Home VideoDVD release
Tender Mercies Republic Pictures Home VideoDVD release
June 29 Rushmore Touchstone Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Clerks Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Ghostbusters Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD releases
Ghostbusters II
Still Crazy VHS and DVD release
Stir Crazy DVD release
Gallipoli Paramount Home VideoDVD releases
School Ties
Varsity Blues VHS release
Witness (1985)DVD release
Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks Home EntertainmentLaserDisc release
Barry Lyndon Warner Home VideoDVD releases
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
Lolita (1962)
The Shining
The Thin Red Line 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS release
The North Avenue Irregulars Anchor Bay EntertainmentVHS release
The Hi-Lo Country PolyGram VideoVHS release
July 6 Affliction (1997)Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The King and I (1999)Warner Home VideoVHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Wing Commander 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Candyman: Day of the Dead Artisan Home EntertainmentDirect-to-video VHS release
Puss in Boots (1999)Plaza EntertainmentDirect-to-video VHS release
July 13 Alice in Wonderland (1951)Walt Disney Home VideoVHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
Robin Hood (1973)
A Civil Action Touchstone Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Dangerous Minds Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD releases
Spy Hard
Little Voice Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS release
She's All That VHS and DVD release
Your Friends & Neighbors PolyGram VideoDVD release
July 20 The Associate Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
Down in the Delta Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
Always Universal Studios Home VideoDVD releases
Mallrats
Virus (1999)VHS and DVD release
Xanadu DVD release
The Flight of Dragons Warner Home VideoVHS re-release
The Corruptor New Line Home VideoVHS release
Rock-a-Doodle HBO Home VideoDVD release
The Return of the Pink Panther Artisan Home EntertainmentDVD release
Hilary and Jackie PolyGram VideoVHS and DVD release
July 27 The Pallbearer Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
Baby Geniuses Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)DVD release
Congo Paramount Home VideoDVD releases
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
King Kong (1976)
Payback (1999)VHS and DVD release
October Sky Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
City Hall Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Night Shift
Striptease
Tarzan and the Lost City
Bed of Roses (1996)New Line Home VideoDVD release
Blast from the Past VHS and DVD release
In Love and War (1996)DVD release
Lansky HBO Home VideoVHS and DVD release
August 3 Madeline: Lost in Paris Walt Disney Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS release
Tale of the Mummy Dimension Home VideoVHS and DVD release
And Now for Something Completely Different Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD releases
Christine (1983)
Cruel Intentions VHS and DVD release
Welcome to the Dollhouse DVD release
The Birds Universal Studios Home VideoVHS re-releases; part of the Alfred Hitchcock Collection
Family Plot
Frenzy
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Marnie
Psycho (1960)
Rope
Saboteur
Shadow of a Doubt
Topaz (1969)
Torn Curtain
The Trouble with Harry
Vertigo
Message in a Bottle Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
20 Dates 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS release
Dr. Dolittle (1998)DVD releases
A Life Less Ordinary
Raising Arizona
There's Something About Mary VHS re-release
DVD release
August 10 Powder Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
Celebrity Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD releases
Shakespeare in Love
The Deep End of the Ocean Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Iron Eagle DVD release
True Crime (1999)Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
August 17 Belle's Tales of Friendship Walt Disney Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS releases
Hercules: Zero to Hero
The Rocketeer DVD release
Color of Night Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD releases
Medicine Man
54 Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Everyone Says I Love You
Playing by Heart VHS and DVD release
Three Days of the Condor Paramount Home VideoDVD release
EDtv Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Frankenstein (1931)DVD releases
Grace of My Heart
Analyze This Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Simply Irresistible 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
August 24 Cool Runnings Walt Disney Home VideoDVD releases
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Touchstone Home VideoDVD releases
What's Love Got to Do with It
Mr. Holland's Opus Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
The Dreamlife of Angels Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD releases
Go
Sense and Sensibility DVD release
Addams Family Reunion Warner Home VideoVHS re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Beetlejuice VHS release
The Goonies VHS re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Mac and Me VHS re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Gremlins VHS releases
The Witches (1990)
Dirty Work (1998)MGM Home EntertainmentDVD release
The Mod Squad VHS and DVD release
Ulee's Gold DVD release
Halloween (1978)Anchor Bay EntertainmentCollector's Edition VHS release
August 31 The Great Mouse Detective Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release
The Adventures of Milo and Otis Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection
Idle Hands VHS and DVD release
Lost Horizon (1937)DVD release
200 Cigarettes Paramount Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Titanic DVD release
Toonsylvania DreamWorks Home EntertainmentVHS release
The American President Warner Home VideoDVD release
Office Space 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS release
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels PolyGram VideoVHS and DVD release
September 7 The Other Sister Touchstone Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Quiz Show Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD releases
Son in Law
Albino Alligator Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
The Prophecy II Dimension Home VideoDVD release
A Nightmare on Elm Street New Line Home VideoVHS re-release
DVD release
September 14 Up Close & Personal Touchstone Home VideoDVD release
The Wings of the Dove (1997)Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
8mm Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The Wind in the Willows VHS release
One Tough Cop VHS and DVD release
Forces of Nature DreamWorks Home EntertainmentVHS release
The Prince of Egypt VHS and DVD release
The Corruptor New Line Home VideoDVD releases
Deep Cover
The Players Club
Set It Off
Yellow Submarine VHS and DVD release
Cookie's Fortune USA Home EntertainmentVHS release
Tenchi Forever! The Movie Pioneer EntertainmentVHS release
September 21 Doug's 1st Movie Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release
My Favorite Martian VHS and DVD release
Judas Kiss Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS release
Breakfast at Tiffany's Paramount Home VideoDVD release
The Out-of-Towners (1999)VHS and DVD release
Deliverance Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Local Hero
The Matrix VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release
The Pajama Game DVD releases
Rebel Without a Cause
Ravenous 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
September 28 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Touchstone Home VideoDVD release
Smoke Signals Miramax Home EntertainmentDVD release
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money Dimension Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS and DVD release
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later DVD release
Desert Heat Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein Universal Studios Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS release
The Mummy (both 1932 and 1999 films)VHS and DVD release (Full screen and Widescreen Editions)
Christmas in Connecticut Warner Home VideoVHS re-release
A Christmas Story VHS and DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
A Dream for ChristmasVHS re-release
Jack Frost (1998)VHS and DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Little Men VHS and DVD re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation VHS and DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
The Nutcracker VHS and DVD re-releases; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
The Nutcracker Prince
Richie Rich
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Without Limits VHS and DVD re-release
Child's Play MGM Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD releases
The Dark Half
Phantasm
Halloween (1978)Anchor Bay EntertainmentDVD release
October 5 The Blue Lagoon (1980)Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD release
The Dark Crystal VHS and DVD release
Labyrinth
The Thirteenth Floor
Lost & Found Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Direct-to-video VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
All About Eve 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Broadcast News
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Gentleman's Agreement
Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Miracle on 34th Street
Pushing Tin VHS and DVD release
A Fistful of Dollars MGM Home EntertainmentDVD release
October 12 10 Things I Hate About You Touchstone Home VideoVHS and DVD release
A Walk on the Moon Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Goodbye Lover Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The Rage: Carrie 2 MGM Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
October 19 Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return Dimension Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS and DVD release
The Nuttiest Nutcracker Columbia TriStar Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS and DVD release
SLC Punk VHS and DVD release
Clueless Paramount Home VideoDVD release
Election VHS and DVD release
Ferris Bueller's Day Off DVD releases
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th Part 2
Life (1999)Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Tweety: Home Tweet Home Warner Home VideoVHS release; part of Looney Tunes Presents
The Wizard of Oz (1939)VHS and DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
For Your Eyes Only MGM Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Live and Let Die
Thunderball
October 22 The Blair Witch Project Artisan Home EntertainmentVHS, DVD and LaserDisc release
October 26 Pinocchio (1940)Walt Disney Home Video60th Anniversary Edition VHS and Limited Issue DVD release
Arlington Road Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD releases
Muppets from Space
The Velocity of Gary
Bugs Bunny: Big Top Bunny Warner Home VideoVHS release; part of Looney Tunes Presents
Creepshow DVD releases
Falling Down
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie VHS releases; part of Looney Tunes Presents
Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes (reissued version)
Never Been Kissed 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
November 2 Big Daddy Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Forces of Nature DreamWorks Home EntertainmentDVD release
Saving Private Ryan VHS re-release and DVD release
The Thin Red Line (1998)20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD release
November 9 101 Dalmatians (1961)Walt Disney Home VideoLimited Issue DVD releases
Hercules (1997)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)VHS and DVD release
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Direct-to-video VHS and DVD release
Mulan Limited Issue DVD release
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving Direct-to-video VHS release
Life Is Beautiful Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Apocalypse Now Paramount Home VideoDVD releases
Scrooged
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Tommy Boy
Trekkies
Friends & Lovers Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Little Miss Marker VHS re-release; part of the Universal Shirley Temple Collection
Notting Hill VHS and DVD release
Now and Forever (1934)VHS re-release; part of the Universal Shirley Temple Collection
Passport to Paris Warner Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
November 16 Instinct (1999)Touchstone Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The Distinguished Gentleman Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs Universal Studios Home VideoDirect-to-video VHS release
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me New Line Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Anastasia (1997)20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD release
Cookie's Fortune USA Home EntertainmentDVD release
November 23 A Bug's Life Walt Disney Home VideoCollector's Edition DVD release
Lady and the Tramp Limited Issue DVD releases
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Peter Pan
Heavy Metal Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD release
Limbo (1999)VHS and DVD release
A River Runs Through It DVD release
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Paramount Home EntertainmentDVD releases
Chinatown (1974)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut VHS and DVD release
The Two Jakes DVD releases
U2: Rattle and Hum
The Haunting (1999)DreamWorks Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD releases
The Love Letter (1999)
The Bonfire of the Vanities Warner Home VideoDVD releases
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Iron Giant VHS and DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection
Dangerous Ground (1997)New Line Home VideoDVD releases
Feeling Minnesota
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Last of the Dogmen HBO Home VideoDVD releases
Three Amigos
Tea with Mussolini MGM Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Entrapment 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)DVD release
Perfect Blue Manga EntertainmentVHS release
November 30 Before Sunrise Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Black Beauty (1994)
The Outsiders
The Shawshank Redemption VHS and DVD releases
Wild Wild West
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
December 7 Inspector Gadget Walt Disney Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The Jungle Book (1967)Limited Issue DVD releases
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Little City Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS release
Senseless DVD release
Trippin' Universal Studios Home VideoVHS release
Deep Blue Sea Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
December 14 Annie (1999)Walt Disney Home VideoVHS release
Eddie Hollywood Pictures Home VideoDVD release
The Very Thought of You Miramax Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
Against All Odds (1984)Columbia TriStar Home VideoDVD release
Dick VHS and DVD release
Five Easy Pieces DVD releases
The Way We Were
The General's Daughter Paramount Home EntertainmentVHS and DVD release
The Presidio DVD releases
Stalag 17
Dead Calm Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Extreme Measures
The Mosquito Coast
Papillion
Something to Talk About
Besieged New Line Home VideoDVD release
Drop Dead Gorgeous VHS and DVD release
December 21 A Knight in Camelot Walt Disney Home VideoVHS releases
Tower of Terror (1997)
Summer of Sam Touchstone Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Dimension Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
The Abyss 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD release
American Pie Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release
K-911 Direct-to-video VHS and DVD release
American Flyers Warner Home VideoDVD releases
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
A Cry in the Dark
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
Lone Star (1996)
The Shawshank Redemption
Wakko's Wish Direct-to-video VHS release
8 Seconds New Line Home VideoDVD releases
Corrina, Corrina
Detroit Rock City VHS and DVD release
Now and Then DVD release
Pump Up the Volume
Surviving the Game
Babar: King of the Elephants HBO Home VideoVHS release
December 28 Universal Soldier: The Return Columbia TriStar Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Dudley Do-Right Universal Studios Home VideoVHS and DVD release (Widescreen Edition)
Mickey Blue Eyes Warner Home VideoVHS and DVD release
Pacific Heights DVD releases
Young Guns II
The Exorcist III 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentDVD releases
History of the World, Part I

TV show releases

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

U.S./Canada
release date
TitleStudioSeason #Format/Notes
January 5 Jay Jay the Jet Plane PorchLight EntertainmentVol. 3: Hide and SeekVHS release
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Walt Disney Home Video"Un-Valentine's Day"VHS re-release
January 12 Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
Sing and Dance with BarneyVHS release
Direct-to-video special
Blue's Clues Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
ABC's and 123'sVHS releases
Rhythm & Blue
Franklin PolyGram VideoFranklin's ValentinesVHS release
Little Bear Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
FriendsVHS release
Madeline Golden Books Family EntertainmentMadeline at the BalletVHS releases
Madeline in New York
Sesame Street CTW
Sony Wonder
Let's Eat!: Funny Food SongsVHS release
Tenchi in Tokyo Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 1: A New StartDVD release
January 19 The Twilight Zone (1959)Image EntertainmentVol. 4DVD releases
Vol. 5
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 1VHS releases
Vol. 2
Vol. 3
Vol. 4
January 22 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald "The Legend of Grimace Island"VHS release
McDonald's exclusive
February 2 Madeline Golden Books Family EntertainmentMadeline and the Easter BonnetVHS release
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Anchor Bay Entertainment Cranky BugsVHS release
Thomas' Useful Stories Blockbuster release
February 3 Beavis and Butt-head SMV/Sony Music Entertainment
MTV Home Video
Hard CashVHS release
February 9 Arthur Random House Home VideoArthur's BirthdayVHS releases
Arthur's TV-Free Week
Teletubbies Warner Home VideoVol. 3: Nursery RhymesVHS release
VeggieTales Lyrick Studios
Big Idea Productions
God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!VHS re-releases
Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!
February 16 Animorphs Part 1: The Invasion SeriesVHS release
The Milton Berle Buick HourVol. 1DVD release
February 23 The Abbott and Costello Show Vol. 1DVD releases
Vol. 2
Disney Sing-Along Songs Walt Disney Home VideoWinnie the Pooh: Sing a Song with Pooh BearVHS release
Jay Jay the Jet Plane PorchLight EntertainmentVol. 4: Wing Wigglin'VHS release
Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. 2: A New FriendDVD release
The Twilight Zone (1959)Image EntertainmentVol. 6DVD releases
Vol. 7
Vol. 8
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Costume PartyVHS releases
Mall Party
March 2 Bear in the Big Blue House Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 5VHS releases
Vol. 6
Bonanza Box Set: Vols. 1–5DVD releases
Vol. 1: Desert Justice
Vol. 2: Badge without Honor
Vol. 3: The Last Viking
Vol. 4: The Blood Line
Vol. 5: Silent Thunder
The Borrowers VHS re-releases
How the West Was Fun
The Return of the Borrowers
Hogan's Heroes 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS Video
Vol. 3: "Hogan, Go Home / Will the Real Adolf Please Stand Up?"VHS release
The Twilight Zone (1959)Image EntertainmentVol. 9DVD releases
Vol. 10
Vol. 11
March 9 Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
What a World We ShareVHS release
Direct-to-video special
Pokémon Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 2: The Mystery of Mount MoonVHS and DVD releases
Vol. 3: The Sisters of Cerulean City
Sesame Street CTW
Sony Wonder
Count it HigherVHS re-release
Kids' Favorite SongsVHS release
March 16 The Avengers 1967 Set #1, Vol. 1DVD releases
1967 Set #1, Vol. 2
1967 Set #1, Vols. 1 & 2
1967 Set #2, Vol. 3
1967 Set #2, Vol. 4
1967 Set #2, Vols. 3 & 4
Extreme Ghostbusters Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 1: "Darkness at Noon" (Parts 1 & 2)VHS releases
Vol. 2: "The Infernal Machine" / "Grundelesque"
Vol. 3: "Back in the Saddle" (Parts 1 & 2)
Jumanji Vol. 1: "The Price"/"Love on the Rocks"
Vol. 2: "Gift"/"The Palace of Clues"
Vol. 3: "Masked Identity"/"No Dice"
Men in Black: The Series Vol. 1
Vol. 2
Vol. 3
The Milton Berle Buick HourVol. 2DVD release
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Rhino Home Video Beginning of the End VHS releases
The Crawling Hand
The Wild Wild World of Batwoman
The Twilight Zone (1959)Image EntertainmentVol. 12DVD releases
Vol. 13
March 23 More Tales of the City DVD release
Ned's Newt Paramount Home Video Home Alone with NewtVHS releases
Jurassic Joyride
Saturday Night Fervor
March 30 Bonanza Bonanza Double FeatureDVD release
CatDog Nickelodeon
Paramount Home Video
CatDog vs. the GreasersVHS releases
Together Forever
April 6 Animorphs Part 2: Nowhere to RunVHS release
Arthur Random House Home VideoArthur's Computer AdventureVHS releases
Arthur's Family Vacation
Battle Athletes Victory Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 1: TrainingDVD release
April 13 Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 1: ArrivalDVD release
The Milton Berle Buick HourVol. 3DVD release
The Simpsons 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment The Best of The Simpsons: Vol. 10VHS releases
The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 11
The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 12
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Warner Home VideoScooby-Doo's Greatest MysteriesVHS release
April 20 The Magic School Bus KidVisionButterflies!VHS release
Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. 3: A New LegendDVD release
April 23 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald "The Visitors from Outer Space"VHS release
McDonald's exclusive
April 27 The Avengers 1967 Set 3, Vol. 5DVD releases
1967 Set 3, Vol. 6
1967 Set 3, Vols. 5 & 6
1967 Set 4, Vol. 7
1967 Set 4, Vol. 8
1967 Set 4, Vols. 7 & 8
The Berenstain Bears Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 1: The Messy RoomVHS releases
Vol. 2: The Truth
Vol. 3: Learn About Strangers
Fishing with John Special EditionDVD release
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog VHS release
Party of Five Columbia TriStar Home VideoInterventionVHS releases
Richer, Poorer, Sickness, and Health
The Wedding
South Park Rhino Home Video Vol. 7VHS releases
Vol. 8
Vol. 9
May 4 Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
Walk Around the Block with BarneyVHS release
Direct-to-video special
May 11 Battle Athletes Victory Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 2: Doubt & ConflictDVD releases
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 2: The Saiyans
Vol. 3: Snake Way
Noddy's Toyland Adventures PolyGram Home VideoNoddy Makes a New FriendVHS releases
Noddy Gives a Birthday Party
Teletubbies Warner Home VideoVol. 4: Favorite ThingsVHS release
May 18 Jay Jay the Jet Plane PorchLight EntertainmentVol. 5: Loop-Dee-LoopVHS releases
Vol. 6: Switch-Around Day
The Milton Berle Buick HourVol. 6DVD release
Pokémon Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 4: Poke-FriendsVHS and DVD releases
Vol. 5: Thunder Shock!
Spider-Man (1994)The Sins of the FathersVHS release
May 25 The Last Don II DVD release
June 1 Battle Athletes Victory Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 3: Tragedy & TriumphDVD release
The Berenstain Bears Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 4: Forget Their MannersVHS releases
Vol. 5: In the Dark
Vol. 6: Too Much Birthday
Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 4: The Pendulum RoomDVD releases
Vol. 5: Doom
June 8 Disney Sing-Along Songs Walt Disney Home VideoFlik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal KingdomVHS release
Little Bear Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
Summertime TalesVHS release
VeggieTales Lyrick Studios
Big Idea
Josh & the Big Wall!VHS re-releases
Very Silly Songs!
June 15 The Judy Garland Show Vol. 1DVD release
June 22 Bear in the Big Blue House Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 7VHS releases
Vol. 8
Blue's Clues Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
Blue's Big Treasure HuntVHS release
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 5VHS releases
Vol. 6
June 29 Godzilla: The Series Columbia TriStar Home VideoVol. 1: Trouble HatchesVHS releases
Vol. 2: Monster War
July 13 Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 6: ImmortalsDVD releases
Vol. 7: Destruction
Jay Jay the Jet Plane PorchLight EntertainmentVol. 7: Tippy Toppy PeakVHS release
Serial Experiments Lain Vol. 1
July 20 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Collection #1DVD releases
Alfred Hitchcock Collection #2
Franklin PolyGram VideoFranklin and the Tooth FairyVHS releases
Franklin Goes to School
The Hobbit VHS re-release
Kipper Hallmark Home EntertainmentThe Visitor and Other StoriesVHS release
Pokémon Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 6: Seaside PikachuVHS and DVD releases
Vol. 7: Psychic Surprise
The Wind in the Willows VHS re-release
July 27 Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
Let's Play SchoolVHS and DVD release
Direct-to-video special
The Magic School Bus KidVision In a BeehiveVHS releases
Spins a Web
Power Rangers in Space 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentVHS release
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy The Power of Teamwork Overcomes AllVHS release
VeggieTales Word Entertainment
Big Idea
Larry-Boy and the Rumor WeedOriginal Christian retail direct-to-video VHS release
August 3 Animorphs Part 3: The Enemy Among UsVHS releases
Part 4: The Legacy Survives
Battle Athletes Victory Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 4: Spaceward Ho!DVD release
Maisy Universal Studios Home VideoCount with MaisyVHS releases
Maisy's Bedtime
Rugrats Nickelodeon
Paramount Home Video
Runaway ReptarVHS release
August 10 Beavis and Butt-head SMV/Sony Music Entertainment
MTV Home Video
Butt-O-WeenVHS release
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Anchor Bay Entertainment Races, Rescues & RunawaysVHS release
August 17 Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
Halloween PartyVHS re-release
Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 8: ShowdownDVD releases
Vol. 9: Departure
Jay Jay the Jet Plane PorchLight EntertainmentVol. 8: Missing YouVHS release
Star Trek: The Original Series Paramount Home Video Vol. 1: "Where No Man Has Gone Before"/"The Corbomite Maneuver"DVD releases
Vol. 2: "Mudd's Women"/"The Enemy Within"
August 24 Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh Walt Disney Home VideoVHS re-releases
Disney Sing-Along Songs Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble Warner Home VideoVHS release
The Flintstones "A Haunted House is Not a Home"VHS re-release
The Halloween Tree VHS re-release
Little Bear Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
Little Goblin BearVHS release
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Walt Disney Home VideoFrankenpoohVHS re-releases
Spookable Pooh
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Warner Home Video"A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle"VHS re-releases
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights VHS release
The Scooby-Doo Show "The Headless Horseman of Halloween"VHS re-releases
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries
August 31 Bear in the Big Blue House Columbia TriStar Home VideoPotty Time with BearVHS release
Toonsylvania DreamWorks Home EntertainmentVHS release
September 7 Arthur Random House Home VideoArthur Gets LostVHS releases
Arthur: The Music Video
Arthur's Treasure Hunt
Serial Experiments Lain Vol. 2DVD release
Sesame Street CTW
Sony Wonder
Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and PlayVHS release
Tales from the Crypt The Robert Zemeckis CollectionDVD release
Teletubbies Warner Home VideoVol. 5: Funny DayVHS release
Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. 5: A New LoveDVD release
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion PartyVHS release
September 14 Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 10: RebirthDVD releases
Vol. 11: Namek
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Anchor Bay Entertainment 10 Years of ThomasVHS release
September 21 Blue's Clues Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
Blue's DiscoveriesVHS release
Dark Shadows Special EditionDVD release
Maisy Universal Studios Home VideoMaisy's Colors and ShapesVHS releases
Maisy's Friends
Pokémon Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 8: Primeape ProblemsVHS and DVD releases
Vol. 9: Fashion Victims
Vol. 10: Fighting Tournament
The Twilight Zone (1959)40th Anniversary Gift PackDVD release
September 28 Animaniacs Warner Home VideoHelloooo HolidaysVHS re-release
Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
Night Before ChristmasVHS release
Direct-to-video special
Celebrity Deathmatch Greatest HitsDVD release
A Flintstone Family Christmas Warner Home VideoChristmas in BedrockVHS re-release
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! VHS release
Monty Python's Flying Circus Set #1: Vol. 1DVD releases
Set #1: Vol. 2
Set #1: Vols. 1 & 2
Set #2: Vol. 3
Set #2: Vol. 4
Set #2: Vols. 3 & 4
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Warner Home VideoA Nutcracker's ScoobVHS re-release
Pinocchio's Christmas VHS release
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July VHS re-releases
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
South Park Rhino Home VideoVol.10VHS releases
Vol. 11
Vol. 12
To Grandmother's House We Go Warner Home VideoVHS re-releases
The Town Santa Forgot
The Year Without a Santa Claus VHS re-release
October 5 Battle Athletes Victory Vol. 5: No Looking BackDVD release
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Rhino Home Video Catalina Caper VHS releases
Shorts, Vol. 2
The Skydivers
Rugrats Nickelodeon
Paramount Home Video
Make Room for DilVHS release
Todd McFarlane's Spawn The Ultimate CollectionDVD releases
Vol. 3: The Ultimate Battle
VeggieTales Lyrick Studios
Big Idea Productions
Madame BlueberryVHS re-releases
The Toy That Saved Christmas
October 12 America's Funniest Home Videos Animal AnticsDVD releases
Deluxe Uncensored
Family Follies
Baby GeniusMozart and FriendsVHS release
Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
Night Before ChristmasDVD release
Beany and Cecil The Special EditionDVD release
Blue's Clues Nick Jr.
Paramount Home Video
Blue's Big Pajama PartyVHS release
Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 12: BetrayalDVD releases
Vol. 13: Collision
Musikladen Best of Musikladen: Dr. Hook & the Medicine ShowDVD releases
Best of Musikladen: Yes
Serial Experiments Lain Vol. 3: DeusDVD release
South Park Vol. 4DVD releases
Vol. 5
Vol. 6
Vols. 1–3
Vols. 4–6
October 19 Battle Athlete Victory Vol. 6: WillpowerDVD release
Madeline Golden Books Family EntertainmentMadeline and the PiratesVHS releases
Madeline in Hollywood
Star Trek: The Original Series Paramount Home Video Vol. 3: "The Man Trap"/"The Naked Time"DVD releases
Vol. 4: "Charlie X"/"Balance of Terror"
October 26 The Andy Griffith Show Classic FavoritesDVD release
The Judy Garland Show CollectionDVD release
Salem's Lot Warner Home VideoDVD release
Spider-Man (1994)Secret WarsVHS release
The Stand DVD release
November 2 Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch Vol. 1DVD release
Jay Jay the Jet Plane Tommy Nelson Fantastic FaithVHS releases
You Are Special
The Real World The Real World You Never Saw: HawaiiDVD release
Teletubbies Warner Home VideoMerry Christmas, Teletubbies!2-Pack VHS release
Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. 6: A New ChallengeDVD release
November 9 101 Dalmatians: The Series Walt Disney Home Video101 Dalmatians ChristmasVHS re-release
Battle Athletes Victory Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 7: The Last DanceDVD release
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 14: QuestDVD releases
Vol. 15: Trouble!
Disney Sing-Along Songs Walt Disney Home VideoVery Merry Christmas SongsVHS re-releases
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Donkey Kong Country Paramount Home Video "The Legend of the Crystal Coconut"VHS release
Saturday Night Live Lions Gate Films Home EntertainmentThe Best of Adam Sandler DVD releases
The Best of Mike Myers
Sesame Street CTW
Sony Wonder
Do the AlphabetDVD release
Spot the Dog Walt Disney Home VideoSpot's Magical ChristmasVHS re-release
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too Walt Disney Home VideoVHS re-release
November 16 Jay Jay the Jet Plane PorchLight EntertainmentVol. 9: Herky JerkyVHS releases
Vol. 10: Big Jake's Team
Monty Python's Flying Circus Set #3: Vol. 5DVD releases
Set #3: Vol. 6
Set #3: Vols. 5 & 6
Set #4: Vol. 7
Set #4: Vol. 8
Set #4: Vols. 7 & 8
Musikladen The Best of Musikladen: Ladies of RockDVD release
November 23 Baby Einstein The Baby Einstein CompanyBaby ShakespeareVHS release
The Judy Garland Show Vol. 3: Christmas SpecialDVD release
Mr. Bean Best Bits Of Mr. BeanDVD release
Pokémon Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 11: The Great RaceVHS and DVD releases
Vol. 12: Pikachu Party
Serial Experiments Lain Vol. 4: ResetDVD release
November 30 Fushigi Yûgi Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 1: The Mysterious Play: Suzaku BoxDVD release
December 7 Battle Athletes Victory Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 8: The Human Race!DVD release
The Directors Garry Marshall DVD releases
John McTiernan
Dragon Ball Z Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 16: The Ginyu ForceDVD releases
Vol. 17: Super Saiyan?!
Jay Jay the Jet Plane Tommy Nelson Forever FriendsVHS release
Saturday Night Live 25th AnniversaryDVD release
December 14 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentReturn of the Magna DefenderVHS release
Sesame Street CTW
Sony Wonder
123 Count With MeDVD release
Star Trek: The Original Series Paramount Home Entertainment Vol. 5: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"/"Dagger of the Mind"DVD release
Tenchi in Tokyo Pioneer EntertainmentVol. 7: A New CareerDVD release
December 15 The Twilight Zone (1959)Image EntertainmentVol. 14DVD releases
Vol. 15
December 28 Barney Barney Home Video
Lyrick Studios
More Barney SongsVHS release
The Directors John Frankenheimer DVD releases
Ron Howard

Documentary home video releases

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

U.S./Canada
release date
TitleStudioNotes
January 12First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin PBS Home VideoVHS release
Flyers: In Search of a DreamVHS release
Ipi N'tombi: An African Dance CelebrationVHS release
Monica Mancini: On RecordVHS release
February 2 John Glenn: American HeroPBS Home VideoVHS release
February 9 American Experience: Race to the SuperBombPBS Home VideoVHS release
Discovering HamletVHS release
February 16 American Experience: Rescue at SeaPBS Home VideoVHS release
February 23 The Living Edens: Paradise of Ice, South Georgia IslandPBS Home VideoVHS release
March 2 NOVA: Battle Alert in the GulfWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
NOVA: Surviving AIDSVHS release
March 9The 50 Years War: Israel and the ArabsPBS Home VideoVHS release
March 23 The Century: America's Time The History ChannelVHS release
March 30 NOVA: The Miracle of LifeWGBH Boston Video

DVD release

April 6 Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman PBS Home VideoVHS release
April 20 NOVA: Volcanoes of the DeepWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
April 27 NOVA: Submarines, Secrets and SpiesWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
May 4The Courage To Be Rich – Suze Orman PBS Home VideoVHS release
May 11 Fresco: The Ancient Art of Fresco Comes AlivePBS Home VideoVHS release
World War II Battle ForceVHS release
May 18Wayfinders: A Pacific OdysseyPBS Home VideoVHS release
June 22 American Experience: Fly GirlsPBS Home VideoVHS release
June 29 Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson MandelaPBS Home VideoVHS release
July 6 American Experience: Hoover DamPBS Home VideoVHS release
American Experience: Meltdown at the Mile IslandVHS release
People's Century: Living LongerWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
July 13 The Living Edens – Kakadu: Australia's Ancient WildernessPBS Home VideoVHS release
The Living Edens – Borneo: An Island in the CloudsVHS release
Warren Buffett Talks BusinessVHS release
People's Century: God Flights BackWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
July 27 Frontline: Making BabiesPBS Home VideoVHS release
August 3 NOVA: To the MoonWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
August 24 NOVA: Escape: Because Accidents HappenWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
NOVA: Lost at Sea: Search for LongitudeVHS release
August 31 NOVA: A Man, A Plan, A Canal: PanamaWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
September 21On the Trail of Mark Twain with Peter Ustinov PBS Home VideoVHS release
Pete Peterson: Assignment HanoiVHS release
September 28America QuiltsPBS Home VideoVHS release
Great Old Amusement Parks VHS release
October 12American Photography: A Century of ImagesPBS Home VideoVHS release
The Open Mind: The Children are WatchingVHS release
October 26Food for the Ancestors: The Mexican Celebration of the Days of the DeadPBS Home VideoVHS release
Frontline: A Farmer's WifeVHS re-release
Frontline: From Jesus to Christ: The First ChristiansVHS re-release
Frontline: John Paul II The Millennial PopeVHS release
Jane Goodall: Reason for HopeVHS release
November 2Crucible of Empire: The Spanish–American WarPBS Home VideoVHS release
November 9Life Beyond EarthPBS Home VideoVHS release
The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony VHS release
November 16Wonders of the African American World with Henry Louis Gates Jr. PBS Home VideoVHS release
November 23 American Experience: New York: A Documentary FilmPBS Home VideoVHS release
The Living Edens: Canyonlands: American's Wild WestVHS release
Treasures of the WorldVHS release
November 30 The Dinosaurs! PBS Home VideoVHS re-release
Jackie: Behind the MythVHS release
NOVA: Decoding Nazi SecretsWGBH Boston VideoVHS release
December 14 Frontline: ApocalypsePBS Home VideoVHS release

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<i>Toy Story</i> (franchise) Animated film series and Disney media franchise

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References

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