1996 in home video
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| Years in home video: | 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
VHS continues to be the favored format for the large number of films released in home video form in 1996.
Industry milestones[edit]
November[edit]
December[edit]
- December 12 – It was announced that 20th Century Fox is to leave the Swedish market from 1997, making Egmont Film the largest home video rental company in Sweden.[2]
Film releases[edit]
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada release date |
Title | Studio | Format/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | The Glass Shield | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Five Weeks in a Balloon | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | |||
| January 9 | The Wind in the Willows | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection |
| The Net | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| January 16 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection |
| Die Hard with a Vengeance | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| Nine Months | |||
| Lord of Illusions | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| January 23 | Jade | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Waterworld | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Mortal Kombat | New Line Home Video | VHS re-release | |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| Speechless | VHS release | ||
| Tom Sawyer | VHS releases; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | ||
| Tom Thumb | |||
| Yours, Mine and Ours | |||
| January 30 | The Big Green | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases |
| A Kid in King Arthur's Court | |||
| Something to Talk About | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| National Lampoon's Senior Trip | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 6 | Desperado | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Snoopy, Come Home | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| The Usual Suspects | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| February 13 | Beyond Rangoon | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Virtuosity | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Amazing Panda Adventure | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Showgirls | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 20 | Heavyweights | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Man of the House | |||
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | |||
| Tall Tale | |||
| Unzipped | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The Land Before Time | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS re-release | |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | VHS release | ||
| Copycat | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| The Stars Fell on Henrietta | |||
| Hackers | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 24 | Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| February 27 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of Walt Disney Family Film Collection |
| Pocahontas | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| March 2 | The Sword in the Stone | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| March 5 | Roommates | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| Empire Records | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Fair Game | |||
| The Run of the Country | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The Brothers McMullen | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| My Neighbor Totoro | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | ||
| A Walk in the Clouds | VHS release | ||
| Moonlight and Valentino | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| March 9 | The Three Caballeros | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| March 12 | The Prophecy | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
| The 7th Voyage of Sinbad | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| The Adventures of Milo and Otis | |||
| The Baby-Sitters Club | |||
| The Bear | |||
| Bye Bye Birdie | |||
| Ghostbusters | |||
| My Girl | |||
| Never Talk to Strangers | VHS release | ||
| Real Genius | VHS releases; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | ||
| Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows | |||
| Willow | |||
| Braveheart | Paramount Home Video | VHS release; 2-videocassette set | |
| Clockers | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Assassins | |||
| March 16 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| March 20 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| The Tie That Binds | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Babe | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Angus | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Bushwhacked | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| March 26 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Jade | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Mallrats | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Seven | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Last of the Dogmen | HBO Home Video | VHS release | |
| Animalympics | UAV Corporation | VHS release | |
| The Attic | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| April 2 | Balto | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release |
| Strange Days | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Home for the Holidays | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| April 9 | Shipwrecked | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release |
| The Rescue (1988) | Touchstone Home Video | VHS re-releases | |
| Splash | |||
| Smoke | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Tremors 2: Aftershocks | MCA/Universal Home Video | direct-to-video VHS release | |
| April 16 | The Scarlet Letter (1995) | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS releases |
| Unstrung Heroes | |||
| Magic in the Water | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Vampire in Brooklyn | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Now and Then | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| April 20 | Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| April 23 | Man of the House | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| To Die For | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| April in Paris | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Doris Day Collection | |
| The Bridges of Madison County | VHS release | ||
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | VHS releases; part of the Warner Bros. Doris Day Collection | ||
| Calamity Jane | |||
| I'll See You in My Dreams | |||
| Lucky Me | |||
| Lullaby of Broadway | |||
| On Moonlight Bay | |||
| Tea for Two | |||
| Steal Big, Steal Little | HBO Home Video | VHS release | |
| Journey Back to Oz | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| April 24 | The Aristocats | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Waiting to Exhale | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| April 30 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Tom and Huck | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection | ||
| Money Train | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Yankee Zulu | |||
| Bend of the River | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release; part of the James Stewart Western Collection | |
| Come September | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | |||
| How to Make an American Quilt | VHS release | ||
| The Love God? | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| Lover Come Back | |||
| Man's Favorite Sport | |||
| Pillow Talk | |||
| The Reluctant Astronaut | |||
| Send Me No Flowers | |||
| Shenandoah | VHS release; part of the James Stewart Western Collection | ||
| Strange Bedfellows | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| The Thrill of It All | |||
| May 7 | Dead Presidents | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| The Show | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| It Takes Two | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Cutthroat Island | Live Home Video | VHS release | |
| May 14 | Feast of July | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Powder | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| A Month by the Lake | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The American President | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Jumanji | |||
| The Appaloosa | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release; part of the Universal Western Collection | |
| Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | VHS release | ||
| Law and Order | VHS releases; part of the Universal Western Collection | ||
| The Virginian | |||
| Reckless | Evergreen Entertainment | VHS release | |
| May 21 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Darby O'Gill and the Little People | |||
| The Island at the Top of the World | |||
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) | VHS releases; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection | ||
| Peter and the Wolf | |||
| The Prince and the Pauper (1990) | |||
| The Three Lives of Thomasina | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection | ||
| Treasure Island (1950) | |||
| Nick of Time | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| GoldenEye | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| May 28 | Casino | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release |
| Dunston Checks In | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog | VHS re-release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | ||
| Get Shorty | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Leaving Las Vegas | |||
| June 4 | Grumpier Old Men | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
| June 8 | So Dear to My Heart | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| June 11 | Father of the Bride Part II | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Blue in the Face | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| Bingo (1991) | |||
| Ghostbusters II | |||
| My Girl 2 | |||
| Rocket Gibraltar | |||
| Short Circuit 2 | |||
| Sudden Death (1995) | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Bio-Dome | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| June 18 | Mighty Aphrodite | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Sabrina (1995) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Ghost in the Shell (1995) | Manga Entertainment | VHS release | |
| June 25 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Bed of Roses (1996) | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Black Stallion Returns | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| Flipper (1963) | |||
| Namu, My Best Friend | |||
| Zebra in the Kitchen | |||
| July 2 | Three Little Pigs | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection |
| Mr. Holland's Opus | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Broken Arrow (1996) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| July 9 | Nixon | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| July 16 | Eye for an Eye (1996) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Happy Gilmore | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| A Bridge Too Far | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Screen Epics Collection | |
| The Great Escape | |||
| Hawaii | |||
| Heaven's Gate | |||
| July 23 | Georgia (1995) | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS releases |
| Two Bits | |||
| The City of Lost Children | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| 12 Monkeys | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Unforgettable (1996) | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| July 30 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| The Incredible Journey | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection | ||
| City Hall | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Diabolique (1996) | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| August 6 | The Juror | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Black Sheep (1996) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Ed | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Smokey and the Bandit II | |||
| Big Bully | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Executive Decision | |||
| Down Periscope | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS releases; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| Courage of Lassie | |||
| Clash of the Titans | |||
| August 13 | White Squall | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| From Dusk till Dawn | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Trouble with Angels | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | |||
| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | |||
| Running Wild | |||
| The Secret of Roan Inish | |||
| Chariots of Fur | Warner Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Carrotblanca | |||
| Treasure Island (1973) | VHS releases; part of the Warner Bros. Classic Tales Collection | ||
| Oliver Twist (1974) | |||
| Watership Down | |||
| The Nutcracker Prince | |||
| August 20 | Mr. Wrong | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| The Substitute | Live Home Video | VHS release | |
| Barb Wire | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| August 27 | Mary Reilly | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| The Sound of Music | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Mulholland Falls | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| Faithful | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| September 10 | Muppet Treasure Island | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| Up Close & Personal | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| Sgt. Bilko | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird | Warner Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| The Truth About Cats & Dogs | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Fargo | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| August | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| The Legend of Gator Face | |||
| The Wizard of Oz (1939) | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection/THX Digitally Remastered | |
| Fiddler on the Roof | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Screen Epics Collection | |
| September 11 | Three Little Pigs | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection |
| September 17 | How to Frame a Figg | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection |
| Little Miss Marker | VHS releases; part of the Shirley Temple Collection | ||
| Now and Forever (1934) | |||
| The Quest | VHS release | ||
| The Shakiest Gun in the West | VHS release; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| The Birdcage | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| September 21 | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| September 24 | Oliver & Company | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Two Much | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| Before and After | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| If Lucy Fell | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| My Fair Lady | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Trimark Home Video | VHS release | |
| September 28 | Bedknobs & Broomsticks | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| October 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | MCA/Universal Home Video | Special Edition VHS release |
| Twister (1996) | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 25th Anniversary VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| The Great White Hype | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Hans Christian Andersen | HBO Home Video | VHS release; part of the Samuel Goldwyn Family Classic Collection | |
| The Water Babies | |||
| October 8 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection |
| The Return of Jafar | VHS re-release | ||
| The Craft | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Race the Sun | VHS release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | ||
| Flipper (1996) | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| October 15 | James and the Giant Peach | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| Celtic Pride | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Primal Fear | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Fear (1996) | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Going My Way | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| Here Comes Cookie | |||
| Love in Bloom | |||
| Six of a Kind | |||
| Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Lassie Come Home | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS releases; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| Flipper's New Adventure | |||
| The Yearling | |||
| October 22 | Beautiful Girls | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS releases |
| Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | |||
| Multiplicity | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Arrival (1996) | Live Home Video | VHS release | |
| October 29 | Toy Story | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| Eraser | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Heaven's Prisoners | New Line Home Video | VHS releases | |
| A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | |||
| Wild Bill | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| Stepmonster | New Horizons Home Video | VHS release | |
| November 5 | Last Dance | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Spy Hard | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Jane Eyre (1996) | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Forest Warrior | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS re-releases; part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection | |
| A Christmas Story | |||
| Fluke | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| Getting Even with Dad | VHS re-release; part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| November 7 | The Munsters' Revenge | GoodTimes Home Video | VHS release |
| November 9 | Robin Hood (1973) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| November 12 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Father of the Bride Part II | Touchstone Home Video | VHS re-release | |
| Mr. Holland's Opus | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS re-releases | |
| Nixon | |||
| Powder | |||
| The Pallbearer | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Sunset Park | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Mission Impossible | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Nutty Professor (1996) | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Heat (1995) | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| November 19 | Kazaam | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Striptease | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Phantom (1996) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Dragonheart | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| November 22 | Independence Day | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| November 26 | The Stars of Space Jam: Bugs Bunny | Warner Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment collection |
| The Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck | |||
| The Stars of Space Jam: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote | |||
| The Stars of Space Jam: Sylvester and Tweety | |||
| The Stars of Space Jam: Tasmanian Devil | |||
| December 3 | The Crow: City of Angels | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
| The Cable Guy | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Dragon Flyz: The Legend Begins | |||
| Rumble in the Bronx | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| December 10 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection |
| Matilda (1996) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| December 17 | The Rock | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| The Frighteners | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Joe's Apartment | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Tin Cup | |||
| Chain Reaction | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| December 18 | Hello Again | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| December 24 | Carpool | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
| The Passion of Darkly Noon | |||
| The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| December 31 | A Time to Kill (1996) | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
| The Stupids | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Unknown | Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
TV program releases[edit]
The following television programs were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada release date |
Title | Studio | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9 | Aladdin | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Aladdin & Jasmine's Moonlight Magic | |
| Mickey Loves Minnie | part of the Disney's Valentine Collection | ||||
| Sweetheart Stories | |||||
| Peanuts | Paramount Home Video | VHS | It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown | ||
| A Charlie Brown Celebration | |||||
| The Big Stuffed Dog | |||||
| It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown | |||||
| Why, Charlie Brown, Why? | |||||
| The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Volume 8 | |||||
| The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, Volume 9 | |||||
| Snoopy Double Feature, Volume 8 | |||||
| Snoopy Double Feature, Volume 9 | |||||
| January 23 | Barney & Friends | Barney Home Video | VHS | All Aboard for Sharing | |
| Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | "Jewel Quest" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||
| "Wizard's Peak" | |||||
| "For Whom the Bell Trolls" | |||||
| January 30 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | "Karate Club: The White Ranger Kata" | |
| ReBoot | PolyGram Video | VHS | "The Great Brain Robbery" | ||
| "Talent Night" | |||||
| Jim Henson's Animal Show | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | "The Kangaroo and the Frog" | ||
| "The Owl and the Octopus" | |||||
| The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | The Brush in the Stone | ||
| An Eye for a Tooth | |||||
| Rainy Day Adventure | |||||
| The Old Curiosity Shop | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| Timon & Pumbaa | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures, Vol. 1: Hangin' With Baby | ||
| Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures, Vol. 2: Grub's On | |||||
| Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures, Vol. 3: True Guts | |||||
| February 2 | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Video Treasures | VHS | Thomas and His Friends Help Out | |
| February 6 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | The Best of Elmo | Re-releases |
| The Best of Ernie and Bert | |||||
| Do the Alphabet | Direct-to-video special | ||||
| Learning About Letters | Re-releases | ||||
| Learning About Numbers | |||||
| Learning to Share | Direct-to-video special | ||||
| A Musical Celebration! | Re-releases | ||||
| Sing, Hoot & Howl | |||||
| Sing Yourself Silly! | |||||
| February 13 | The Magic School Bus | KidVision | VHS | "Plays Ball" | |
| "Goes to Seed" | |||||
| "Kicks Up a Storm" | |||||
| February 20 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | All-Time Favorites, Vol. 1: White Light: The Mini-Series | |
| All-Time Favorites, Vol. 2: Ninja Quest: The Mini-Series | |||||
| All-Time Favorites, Vol. 3: The Good, the Bad, the Stupid: The Misadventures of Bulk and Skull | |||||
| February 21 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | The Easter Chipmunk | |
| February 27 | Aladdin | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Magic and Mystery | part of the Disney Princess Collection |
| True Hearts | |||||
| The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley | KidVision | VHS | A Musical Mystery Series: The Case of the Shark Encounter | ||
| A Musical Mystery Series: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission | |||||
| Wishbone | PolyGram Video | VHS | Twisted Tail | ||
| Homer Sweet Homer | |||||
| The Slobbery Hound | |||||
| The Prince and the Pooch | |||||
| A Horse for Danny | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| Max is Missing | |||||
| March 5 | Littlest Pet Shop | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: "Wrecking Havoc / Chet Goes Hollywood" & "Curse of the Mumsy / Whenever Lola Laughs" | |
| Vol. 2: "Treasure of Sierra Pet Shop / Really Big" & "Squeaks in Space / Are You My Mumsy?" | |||||
| Vol. 3: "Scaredy Dog / Littlest Pit Stop" & "The Bully Bugs / The Littlest Whodunit" | |||||
| March 12 | Annie O | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| March 19 | ABC Weekend Special | ABC Video | VHS | "Jirimpimbira: An African Folktale" | |
| Bananas in Pyjamas | ABC Video PolyGram Video |
VHS | "Birthday Special" | ||
| "Cuddles Avenue" | |||||
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | "The Snowstorm" | ||
| "A Trip to the Moon" | |||||
| Jonny Quest | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | Race Bennon in An Army of One | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | |
| Dr. Zin in Master of Evil | |||||
| Hadji in Mysteries of the East | |||||
| Bandit in Adventures Best Friend | |||||
| Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | |||||
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | Live: The World Tour Live on Stage | ||
| March 26 | Barney | Barney Home Video | VHS | Talent Show | Direct-to-video special |
| April 2 | Kids for Character | Lyrick Studios | VHS | ||
| April 9 | Aladdin | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Aladdin's Arabian Adventures, Vol. 3: Fearless Friends | |
| Aladdin's Arabian Adventures, Vol. 4: Team Genie | |||||
| Gargoyles | Deeds of Deception | ||||
| Brothers Betrayed | |||||
| Street Sharks | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | Shark 'N' Roll | ||
| Shark Quest | |||||
| Earthworm Jim | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | Vol. 1: "Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim" & "Sword of Righteousness" | ||
| Vol. 2: "Conqueror Worm" & "Day of the Fish" | |||||
| Vol. 3: "Assault & Battery" & "Trout!" | |||||
| Vol. 4: "The Book of Doom" & "The Egg Beater" | |||||
| The Song Spinner | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| April 16 | Beavis and Butt-head | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment |
VHS | "Feel Our Pain" | |
| The Maxx | |||||
| April 23 | Highlander: The Animated Series | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | "The Adventure Begins" | |
| April 30 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | Imagine That | Direct-to-video special |
| Sleepytime Songs & Stories | Re-releases | ||||
| Put Down The Duckie | |||||
| A New Baby In My House | |||||
| Elmo Sing Along Guessing Game | |||||
| Rock N Roll | |||||
| Sing Along | |||||
| Sing Along Earth Songs | |||||
| Dance Along | |||||
| Visits The Firehouse | |||||
| We All Sing Together | |||||
| Saban's Masked Rider | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | "Escape from Edenoi" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||
| "Super Gold" (Parts 1 & 2) | |||||
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Cave Dwellers | ||
| Mitchell | |||||
| The Amazing Colossal Man | |||||
| May 7 | Timon & Pumbaa | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures, Vol. 4: Don't Get Mad, Get Happy | |
| Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures, Vol. 5: Live & Learn! | |||||
| Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures, Vol. 6: Quit Buggin' Me | |||||
| May 14 | Flipper | Hallmark Home Entertainment Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment |
VHS | Original Flipper Series: "SOS Dolphin" | |
| "The White Dolphin" & "Flipper's Monster" | |||||
| "Dolphin Patrol" & "Flipper and the Spy" | |||||
| "A Job for Sandy" & "Air Power" | |||||
| "Shark Hunt" & "Agent Bud" | |||||
| "Flipper's Odyssey" | |||||
| "Deep Waters" & "A Whale Ahoy" | |||||
| "Dolphin Love" | |||||
| "Flipper and the Puppy" & "Flipper and the Seal" | |||||
| "Flipper and the Fugitive" | |||||
| "Aunt Martha" & "Gift Dolphin" | |||||
| "Flipper's New Friends" | |||||
| May 21 | Barney | Barney Home Video | VHS | Fun and Games | Direct-to-video special |
| Phantom 2040 | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | The Ghost Who Walks | ||
| Wishbone | PolyGram Video | VHS | Salty Dog | ||
| Terrified Terrier | |||||
| May 28 | Laff-A-Lympics | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | Yippee for the Yogi Yahooeys! | |
| On Your Marks, Get Set—Go Scoobys! | |||||
| Something Smells Really Rotten | |||||
| Heavens to Hilarity, This is It, Sports Fans! | |||||
| The Halfback of Notre Dame | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| The Canterville Ghost | |||||
| June 11 | Heck's Way Home | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | Elmocize | Direct-to-video special | |
| Play Along Games And Songs | Re-release | ||||
| Slimey's World Games | Direct-to-video special | ||||
| June 18 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | "The Best Babysitter Ever" | |
| Summer Picnic | |||||
| June 19 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | "Bigger!" | |
| "Star Wreck: The Absolutely Final Frontier" | |||||
| June 25 | Peanuts | Paramount Home Video | VHS | You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown | |
| It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown | |||||
| Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown? | |||||
| What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? | |||||
| July 2 | Barney & Friends | Barney Home Video | VHS | Exercise Circus Parade of Numbers |
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| July 9 | Skysurfer Strike Force | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | "City of Terror" & "Death Paint" | |
| "Voodoo Master" & "Alien Attack" | |||||
| "Titan of Terror" & "The Ancient City" | |||||
| July 17 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | "Cowboy Pooh" | part of the Winnie the Pooh: Playtime Collection |
| "Detective Tigger" | |||||
| "Pooh Party" | |||||
| "Fun 'N' Games" | |||||
| "Happy Pooh Day" | |||||
| "Working Together" | part of the Winnie the Pooh: Learning Collection | ||||
| July 23 | How the West Was Fun | Warner Home Video | VHS | part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | "Full Circle" | ||
| July 30 | Bananas in Pyjamas | ABC Video PolyGram Video |
VHS | Show Business | |
| Pink Spots | |||||
| August 6 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | |
| Barney | Barney Home Video | VHS | 1-2-3-4 Seasons | Direct-to-video special | |
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | "New Friend on the Block" | ||
| "Sally's First Day at School" | |||||
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | "Foul Play in Funland" | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | |
| "A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts" | |||||
| "Scooby-Doo and A Mummy, Too!" | |||||
| "Which Witch is Witch?" | |||||
| Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | |||||
| Power Rangers Zeo | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | Zeo Quest | ||
| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Video Treasures | VHS | The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories | ||
| August 13 | The Whipping Boy | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy | part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | Warner Home Video | VHS | "Night Ghoulery" | part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toon Christmas Special" | |||||
| Animaniacs | Sing Along: Mostly in Toons | ||||
| Spooky Stuff | |||||
| Pinky and the Brain | A Pinky and the Brain Christmas | ||||
| World Domination Tour | |||||
| The Hobbit | part of the Warner Bros. Classic Tales Collection | ||||
| The Return of the King | |||||
| The Flight of Dragons | |||||
| The Wind in the Willows | |||||
| Robin of Locksley | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| August 20 | Siegfried and Roy: Masters of the Impossible | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| Highlander: The Animated Series | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | "The Suspended Village" & "Exodus" | ||
| "The Cursed" & "The History Lesson" | |||||
| "The Valley of the Thorn Pods" & "Fallout" | |||||
| Wishbone | PolyGram Video | VHS | Bone of Arc | ||
| Frankenbone | |||||
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | Lord Zedd's Monster Heads | re-release | |
| Power Rangers Zeo | It Came from Angel Grove | ||||
| Sweet Valley High | "Dangerous Love" | ||||
| "Kidnapped" (Parts 1–3) | |||||
| August 27 | Sing Me a Story with Belle | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Chapters of Enchantment | part of the Disney Princess Collection |
| Beauty and the World of Music | |||||
| Gulliver's Travels | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| The Nanny | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | "The Nanny Christmas Special: Oy to the World!" | ||
| September 3 | What-a-Mess | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | Monsters, Goblins, and Ghosts, Oh My! | |
| Littlest Pet Shop | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | Do Not Solve Until Christmas | part of Christmas Classics Series Collection | |
| A Monster Christmas | |||||
| Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS |
Big Bird’s Story Time Re-releases | ||
| Learning To Add And Subtract | |||||
| Christmas Eve on Sesame Street | |||||
| Elmo Saves Christmas | TV special | ||||
| Getting Ready To Read | Re-releases | ||||
| Three Sesame Street Stories | |||||
| I'm Glad And Me | |||||
| Monster Hits | |||||
| Visits The Hospital | |||||
| Celebrates Around The World | |||||
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | WarnerVision Entertainment Saban Home Entertainment |
VHS | "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" | re-release | |
| September 4 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Frankenpooh | re-release |
| Spookable Pooh (contains: "A Knight to Remember" & "Rock-A-Bye Pooh Bear") | |||||
| September 10 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | Big Mouth Gulch | |
| Superman | Warner Home Video | VHS | "The Last Son of Krypton" (Parts 1–3) | part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| The Flintstones | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | "A Haunted House is Not a Home" | part of the Cartoon Network Halloween Collection | |
| The Scooby-Doo Show | "The Headless Horseman of Halloween" | ||||
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | "The Ghoul, the Bat & the Ugly" | part of the Cartoon Network Halloween Collection Blockbuster exclusive | |||
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" | part of the Cartoon Network Halloween Collection | |||
| The Halloween Tree | |||||
| The Borrowers | part of the Turner Family Showcase Collection | ||||
| The Return of the Borrowers | |||||
| Barney & the Backyard Gang | Barney Home Video | VHS | Waiting for Santa | Re-release | |
| September 17 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | Vol. 1: Spooking Bee & Paws | |
| Vol. 2: Three Boos and a Babe & Poil Jammed | |||||
| Beavis and Butt-head | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment |
VHS | Beavis and Butt-head Do Christmas | ||
| September 24 | A Flintstone Christmas | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | part of the Cartoon Network Christmas Collection | |
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | "A Nutcracker's Scoob" | ||||
| The Town Santa Forgot | |||||
| A Flintstone Family Christmas | "Christmas in Bedrock" | ||||
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol | |||||
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| October 1 | What-a-Mess | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | Here Comes Santa Paws | |
| Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | |||||
| Rugrats | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Tommy Troubles | ||
| Phil and Lil Double Trouble | |||||
| Allegra's Window | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Allegra's Christmas | ||
| Peanuts | Paramount Home Video | VHS | It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown | Mass market release | |
| You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown | |||||
| It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown | |||||
| The Magic School Bus | KidVision | VHS | Blows Its Top | ||
| Going Batty | |||||
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Pod People | ||
| The Brain That Wouldn't Die | |||||
| October 2 | Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | (Bonus episode: The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: "The Magic Earmuffs") | re-release |
| Jingle Bell Rock | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | |||
| October 8 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | "The Alchemist" (Bonus episode: "Assault on Questworld") | part of the Cartoon Network Collection |
| "The Darkest Fathoms" (Bonus episode: "Besieged in Paradise") | |||||
| "Escape to Questworld" (Bonus episode: "Trouble on the Colorado") | |||||
| "Rage's Burning Wheel" (Bonus episode: "Alien in Washington") | |||||
| October 22 | PolyGram Video | VHS | |||
| November 5 | Barney & Friends | The Lyons Group | VHS | Once Upon a Time | Direct-to-video special |
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | "The Best Christmas Present Ever" | ||
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS | part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| Wishbone | PolyGram Video | VHS | A Tail in Twain | ||
| November 12 | Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | The Venom Saga | released only in Canada |
| November 22 | The Lazarus Man | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| December 3 | Scarlett | Cabin Fever Entertainment | VHS | ||
| Stickin' Around | Cinepix Film Properties | VHS | Vol. 1 | released only in Canada | |
| December 30 | Crazy Horse | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS |
Documentary home video releases[edit]
The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:
March 5[edit]
- Ken Burn's The Civil War
June 18[edit]
- Ken Burn's America
September 3[edit]
September 10[edit]
- Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham
September 17[edit]
- Ken Burn's The West
September 24[edit]
Direct-to-video releases[edit]
| U.S./Canada release rate |
Title | Studio | Format(s) | Episode(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Poison Ivy II: Lily | New Line Home Video | VHS | ||
| February 6 | Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | VHS | Do the Alphabet | |
| Learning to Share | |||||
| Learning About Numbers | re-releases | ||||
| Learning About Letters | |||||
| February 27 | The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley | KidVision | VHS | A Musical Mystery Series: The Case of the Shark Encounter | |
| A Musical Mystery Series: The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission | |||||
| February 28 | The Secret of the Hunchback | UAV Corporation | VHS | ||
| March 12 | True Crime | Trimark Home Video | VHS | ||
| March 19 | Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "Gulliver's Travels" | |
| "Treasure Island" | |||||
| April 2 | VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions |
VHS | Dave and the Giant Pickle | |
| April 16 | Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" | |
| April 30 | Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | VHS | Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game | Re-releases |
| Sleepytime Stories and Songs | |||||
| A New Baby in His House | |||||
| Imagine That | |||||
| June 11 | Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | VHS | Elmocize | |
| Smiley's World Games | |||||
| June 18 | Nemesis 3: Prey Harder | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| June 25 | Disney Sing-Along Songs | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Topsy Turvy | |
| July 2 | Theodore Rex | New Line Home Video | VHS | ||
| July 9 | Wee Sing | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | Wee Sing Animal Songs | |
| Wee Sing Classic Songs for Kids | |||||
| July 23 | Tonka Tales | ABC Video Paramount Home Video (U.S.) CFP Video (Canada) |
VHS | Scrapper's Biggest Job | |
| Scrapper's Baby Brother | |||||
| August 6 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | |
| August 13 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| August 20 | Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | ||
| September 10 | The Little Engine That Could | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | ||
| September 17 | Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "Tom Thumb Meets Thumbelina" | |
| October 1 | Christmas in Cartoontown | UAV Corporation | VHS | ||
| October 8 | Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering | Dimension Home Video | VHS | ||
| October 22 | The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley | KidVision | VHS | A Musical Mystery Series: The Case of the Hotel Who-Done-It | |
| VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions |
VHS | The Toy That Saved Christmas | ||
| You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's | KidVision | VHS | Hawaiian Beach Party | ||
| October 29 | Tiny Toy Stories | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| November 5 | The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) | New Line Home Video | VHS | ||
| December 3 | Disney Sing-Along Songs | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Pongo and Perdita | |
| December 10 | The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | ||
| Wee Sing | Wee Singdom: The Land of Music and Fun |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Discount stores are a video lover's channel of choice". Discount Store News (via findarticles.com). 10 August 1998. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Nicholas Wennö (12 December 1996). "Egmont störst på hyrvideo" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 3 May 2015.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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