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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]

  • November 1 – The DVD format is introduced in Japan.[1]

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
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]

June 18[edit]

September 3[edit]

September 10[edit]

September 17[edit]

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]

  1. "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)
  2. 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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