1998 in home video
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| Years in home video: | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
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| Years: | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
1998 is nearing the end of the dominance of the VHS format with the DVD overtaking tape sales by the early 2000s.[1] The so-called format wars are almost over with Sony's Betamax format ending production at about this same time.[2] The VHS format does not die out quickly because of its recording function, so many homes were adding a DVD player rather than replacing their VCRs. 1998 is a boom time for the brick and mortar video rental industry.[3]
Industry milestones[edit]
April[edit]
- April 14 – Online DVD rental Netflix in the USA begins operations.
May[edit]
- May – DVD is launched in Western Europe.
October[edit]
- October – Full DVD launch in Europe.[4]
Movie releases[edit]
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| U.S./Canada release date |
Title | Studio | Format/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases |
| Masterminds | |||
| 187 | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Anna Karenina | |||
| Fire Down Below | |||
| Hoodlum | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS releases | |
| January 13 | Money Talks | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Picture Perfect (1997) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| Soul Food | |||
| Wishmaster | Live Home Video | DVD release | |
| January 20 | Nothing to Lose | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Anaconda | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release | |
| Buddy | VHS and DVD release | ||
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | DVD release | ||
| Death Becomes Her | MCA/Universal Home Video | DVD releases | |
| Kindergarten Cop | |||
| Leave It to Beaver | VHS and DVD release | ||
| Liar Liar | DVD releases | ||
| The Nutty Professor | |||
| Timecop | |||
| January 27 | Event Horizon | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Kull the Conqueror | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 3 | Air Bud | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release |
| The Barefoot Executive | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Kurt Russell Collection | ||
| The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | |||
| Hercules (1997) | VHS and LaserDisc release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection final Walt Disney Animation Studios film released on LaserDisc | ||
| The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Kurt Russell Collection | ||
| The Strongest Man in the World | |||
| G.I. Jane | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Excess Baggage (1997) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS releases; part of the MGM Family Entertainment Collection | |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | |||
| Courage of Lassie | |||
| The Princess Bride | |||
| The Secret of NIMH | |||
| February 10 | Air Force One | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release |
| Cold Around the Heart | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| February 17 | Good Burger | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Most Wanted | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Game | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| February 24 | The Devil's Own | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD releases |
| Fools Rush In | |||
| The Devil's Advocate | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Mad City | |||
| The Man Who Knew Too Little | |||
| March 3 | The Moon-Spinners | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection |
| Peter Pan | VHS and LaserDisc releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| Robin Hood | |||
| Summer Magic | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection | ||
| March 10 | In & Out | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| The Peacemaker | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Radioland Murders | IMAGE Entertainment | DVD release | |
| March 17 | That Darn Cat | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS and DVD re-release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection |
| Mimic | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Assignment | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Chipmunk Adventure | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Full Monty | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS and DVD release | |
| March 20 | Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release, part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| March 24 | Metro | Touchstone Home Video | DVD release |
| A Thousand Acres | VHS release | ||
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Man Who Knew Too Little | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| March 31 | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Dumbo | |||
| The Little Mermaid | VHS and LaserDisc release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| Mary Poppins | VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| Pete's Dragon | |||
| Robin Hood | |||
| The Sword in the Stone | |||
| Double Team | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD releases | |
| High School High | |||
| Slappy and the Stinkers | VHS release | ||
| U Turn | VHS and DVD release | ||
| McHale's Navy (1964) | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | |
| McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | |||
| The Perfect Furlough | |||
| Vertigo | DVD release | ||
| Mad City | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| Bean | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High | Alliance Video | VHS release; Canada only | |
| April 4 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release |
| April 7 | Seven Years in Tibet (1997) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Boogie Nights | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | VHS and DVD release | ||
| April 14 | Kiss the Girls (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| L.A Confidential | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Ice Storm | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| April 21 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Don Knotts Collection | ||
| The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | |||
| Flubber | VHS release | ||
| Gus | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Don Knotts Collection | ||
| No Deposit, No Return | |||
| RocketMan | VHS release | ||
| Nothing to Lose (1997) | Touchstone Home Video | DVD release | |
| G.I. Jane | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | DVD release | |
| Cop Land | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| April 28 | The 6th Man | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| The Jackal | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Jerk | DVD release | ||
| Red Corner | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Anastasia (1997) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| May 5 | Gattaca | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Mouse Hunt | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| May 7 | The Fearless Four | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
| May 12 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia TriStar Home Video | Collector's Edition VHS release |
| A Rat's Tale | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| 12 Angry Men | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| May 19 | Little Indian, Big City | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| As Good as It Gets | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| May 26 | My Girl | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release |
| The Brass Bottle (1964) | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | |
| The Getaway (1994) | DVD release | ||
| The Major and the Minor | VHS releases; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| The Pink Jungle | |||
| Sea of Love | DVD releases | ||
| Street Fighter | |||
| You Gotta Stay Happy | VHS release; part of the Universal Comedy Classics Collection | ||
| Deconstructing Harry | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Firestorm | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS and DVD release | |
| May 27 | Passenger 57 | Warner Home Video | DVD release |
| June 2 | Melody Time | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Desperate Measures | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Starship Troopers | VHS and DVD release | ||
| The Rainmaker (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Alien Resurrection | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS and LaserDisc releases | |
| Home Alone 3 | |||
| June 9 | An American Werewolf in Paris | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| A Simple Wish | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| June 16 | Flubber | Walt Disney Home Video | DVD release |
| Fun and Fancy Free | LaserDisc release | ||
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release | |
| Spice World | VHS release | ||
| Switchback | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Fallen | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| The Mighty Kong | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| Joey (1997) | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the MGM Family Entertainment Collection | |
| June 18 | Ghost in the Shell | Manga Entertainment | DVD release |
| June 23 | The Swan Princess / The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | Columbia TriStar Home Video | 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition 2-Pack VHS release |
| Grease | Paramount Home Video | 20th Anniversary VHS and LaserDisc re-release | |
| The Postman | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| June 30 | The Replacement Killers | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Half Baked | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
| Amistad | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The Devil's Advocate | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| July 7 | Good Will Hunting | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Beethoven's 2nd | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD release | |
| Palmetto | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| July 14 | Phantoms | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
| Swept from the Sea | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Sphere | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Oscar and Lucinda | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Caught Up | Artisan Entertainment | DVD release | |
| July 21 | Mr. Magoo | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release |
| Krippendorf's Tribe | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| Scream 2 | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| Kissing a Fool | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
| U.S. Marshals | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Zero Effect | |||
| Great Expectations | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Camelot: The Legend | GoodTimes Home Video | VHS release | |
| July 28 | Hard Rain | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Little Men | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Dark City (1998) | New Line Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Wag the Dog | |||
| Chairman of the Board | Trimark Home Video | VHS release | |
| August 4 | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Meet the Deedles | VHS release | ||
| Jackie Brown | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Wedding Singer | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| August 11 | Senseless | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
| Oliver! | Columbia TriStar Home Video | 30th Anniversary VHS and DVD release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| An American Tail / An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | Universal Studios Home Video | 2-Pack VHS release; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | |
| Balto | VHS releases; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | ||
| Casper | |||
| The Little Rascals | |||
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | |||
| Mr. Nice Guy (1997) | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| Napoleon (1995) | |||
| August 18 | The Apostle | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release |
| The Newton Boys | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Planet of the Apes | 30th Anniversary VHS re-release | ||
| The Big Lebowski | PolyGram Video | VHS releases | |
| The Borrowers | |||
| August 25 | Big Red | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Animal Adventures Series |
| Greyfriars Bobby | |||
| The Legend of Lobo | |||
| Old Yeller | |||
| Kundun | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| September 1 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release |
| 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Dream for an Insomniac | |||
| Titanic (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release | |
| Barney's Great Adventure | PolyGram Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Grave of the Fireflies (Dubbed) | Central Park Media | VHS release | |
| September 8 | Wild Things | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Primary Colors | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| The Thing | DVD release | ||
| The Object of My Affection | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| September 15 | Lady and the Tramp | Walt Disney Home Video | Fullscreen and Widescreen VHS and LaserDisc releases; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| He Got Game | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| Wide Awake | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Hush | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| American Graffiti | Universal Studios Home Video | Special Edition VHS and Collector's Edition DVD release | |
| Mercury Rising | VHS release | ||
| Scrooge | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release; part of the 20th Century Fox Family Features Collection | |
| September 22 | Nightwatch | Dimension Home Video | VHS release |
| My Giant | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| September 29 | Deep Rising | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Blackjack | Dimension Home Video | VHS re-release | |
| Paulie | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| City of Angels | VHS release | ||
| My Giant | DVD release | ||
| Silkwood | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| October 6 | The Santa Clause | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release |
| How the Toys Saved Christmas | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS re-release | |
| The Spanish Prisoner | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Face/Off | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
| Kiss the Girls | VHS releases | ||
| Twilight | |||
| Lost in Space | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| October 7 | Grave of the Fireflies | Central Park Media | DVD release |
| October 13 | I Got the Hook-Up | Dimension Home Video | VHS releases |
| Ride | |||
| Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD releases | |
| In God's Hands | |||
| Animal House | Universal Studios Home Video | Special Edition VHS and Collector's Edition DVD release | |
| Major League: Back to the Minors | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Quest for Camelot | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| Casablanca | MGM Home Entertainment | Special Edition VHS release | |
| The Edge | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| The X-Files | |||
| October 20 | Warren Miller: Snowriders | Warren Miller Entertainment | VHS releases |
| Warren Miller: Snowriders 2 | |||
| The Big Hit | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| In & Out | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
| The Odd Couple II | VHS and DVD release | ||
| Black Dog | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS release | |
| Quest for Camelot | Warner Home Video | DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | MGM Home Entertainment | 30th Anniversary VHS and LaserDisc release Note: The VHS release is part of the MGM Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Species II | VHS release | ||
| October 27 | Gone with the Wind | MGM Home Entertainment | Digitally restored picture and soundtrack VHS, LaserDisc and DVD re-release |
| The Big Lebowski | PolyGram Video | DVD release | |
| November 3 | Godzilla (1998) | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Les Misérables | VHS release | ||
| A Perfect Murder | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Home Alone 3 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | DVD release | |
| Hope Floats | VHS and DVD release | ||
| Jingle All the Way | DVD releases | ||
| Speed (1994) | |||
| Young Frankenstein | |||
| November 10 | The Horse Whisperer | Touchstone Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Babe | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS re-releases; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | |
| Beethoven | |||
| Beethoven's 2nd | |||
| The Chipmunk Adventure | |||
| For Richer or Poorer | VHS release | ||
| Leave It to Beaver | VHS re-release; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | ||
| Small Soldiers | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | MGM Home Entertainment | DVD release | |
| I Went Down | Artisan Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | GoodTimes Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| November 17 | The Big One | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Can't Hardly Wait | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
| The Opposite of Sex | |||
| The Rainmaker | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Passion in the Desert | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Casablanca | MGM Home Entertainment | Special Edition DVD release | |
| Dirty Work | VHS release | ||
| The Secret of NIMH | DVD release | ||
| The Land Girls | PolyGram Video | VHS release | |
| November 24 | Dr. Dolittle | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| December 1 | Armageddon (1998) | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| The Mask of Zorro | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Breakdown (1997) | Paramount Home Video | DVD release | |
| Sliding Doors | VHS release | ||
| Switchback | DVD release | ||
| The Land Before Time | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc re-releases; part of the Universal Family Features Collection | |
| The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | |||
| The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | |||
| The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | |||
| The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | |||
| December 8 | The Parent Trap (1998) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| The Wind in the Willows | VHS release | ||
| Six Days, Seven Nights | Touchstone Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Good Will Hunting | Miramax Home Entertainment | DVD release | |
| Scream (1996) | Dimension Home Video | DVD release | |
| Mouse Hunt | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | DVD releases | |
| The Peacemaker (1997) | |||
| Small Soldiers | |||
| December 15 | Air Bud: Golden Receiver | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| Hav Plenty | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| Madeline | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release; part of Family Collection | |
| Manhattan Murder Mystery | DVD release | ||
| Deep Impact | Paramount Home Video | VHS, DVD and LaserDisc release | |
| Escape from L.A. | DVD releases | ||
| Event Horizon | |||
| Hard Rain | |||
| Patriot Games | |||
| Private Parts (1997) | |||
| Junior | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD release | |
| Lethal Weapon 4 | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD releases | |
| The Negotiator | |||
| Earth Girls are Easy | Artisan Entertainment | DVD release | |
| Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle | Funimation Productions | VHS release | |
| December 22 | Can't Hardly Wait | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release |
| Almost Heroes | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Wrongfully Accused | |||
| Blade | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Cousin Bette (1998) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | Trimark Home Video | DVD release | |
| December 29 | Knock Off | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| BASEketball | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| High Art | VHS release | ||
| The Avengers (1998) | Warner Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love | |||
| Mr. Jealousy | BMG Independents | VHS release |
TV show releases[edit]
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada release date |
Title | Studio | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Biography | A&E | DVD+R | various | |
| January 9 | Stickin' Around | Cinepix Film Properties | VHS | A Very Hip Presentation | released only in Canada |
| A Magical Adventure | |||||
| January 13 | Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios |
VHS | It's Time for Counting | Direct-to-video special |
| Big Bad Beetleborgs | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | Metallix the Movie | ||
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | Be My Valentine | ||
| Hey Arnold! | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Love Stinks | ||
| Rugrats | Diapered Duo | ||||
| Dr. Tommy Pickles | |||||
| January 27 | George Wallace | TNT Warner Home Video |
VHS | ||
| February 3 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | Fiesta! | Direct-to-video specials |
| Big Bird Gets Lost | |||||
| The Simpsons | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 4 | ||
| The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 5 | |||||
| The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 6 | |||||
| February 10 | Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's New Puppy | |
| D.W.'s Blankie | |||||
| Arthur's Chicken Pox | |||||
| Cinderella (1997) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | |||
| Oliver Twist (1997) | |||||
| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Anchor Bay Entertainment | VHS | Thomas and His Friends Get Along | ||
| February 17 | The Magic School Bus | KidVision | VHS | Getting Energized | |
| Out of This World | |||||
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Gunslinger | ||
| Manos: The Hands of Fate | |||||
| Poopie! | VHS re-release | ||||
| February 24 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | PBS Home Video Turner Home Entertainment |
VHS | Vol. 11: Loyalty | |
| Vol. 12: Respect | |||||
| Vol. 13: Perseverance | |||||
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | The First Easter Egg Ever | ||
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD | |||
| Young Hercules | |||||
| March 3 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Three Cheers for Eeyore and Rabbit | |
| Imagine That, Christopher Robin! | |||||
| Spot the Dog | Spot and His Grandparents Go to the Carnival | ||||
| March 17 | Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios |
VHS | In Outer Space | Direct-to-video special |
| March 24 | Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS | Kitty and the Beast | |
| Wizard of Paws | |||||
| Hope | TNT Warner Home Video |
VHS | |||
| March 31 | VeggieTales | Lyrick Studios Big Idea Productions |
VHS | Where's God When I'm S-Scared? | VHS re-releases |
| Are You My Neighbor? | |||||
| Buffalo Soldiers | TNT Warner Home Video |
VHS | |||
| April 7 | Allegra's Window | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Sing Along with Allegra & Lindi | |
| Gullah Gullah Island | Feelings | ||||
| Little Bear | Parties & Picnics | ||||
| Rugrats | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Mommy Mania | ||
| The Flintstones | Warner Home Video | VHS | Bedrock 'n' Roll | ||
| Dino's Two Tales | |||||
| Hooray for Hollyrock | |||||
| Rocky Bye Babies | |||||
| Life with Louie | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | For Pete's Sake | part of the Fox Kids Video Collection | |
| The Masked Chess Boy | |||||
| Mummies Alive! | Buena Vista Home Video DIC Toon-Time Video |
VHS | The Legend Begins | ||
| April 14 | Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's First Sleepover | |
| D.W. Rides Again | |||||
| Arthur Makes the Team | |||||
| Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | Elmopalooza! | TV special | |
| April 21 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "A Stranger Among Us" | |
| Stomp Out Loud | HBO Home Video | VHS | |||
| April 28 | I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| May 5 | South Park | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Volume 1 | |
| Volume 2 | |||||
| Volume 3 | |||||
| May 12 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | Making Progress | |
| Practice Makes Perfect | |||||
| May 19 | Angels in the Endzone | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| The Philadelphia Phenomenon | |||||
| Toothless | |||||
| Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios |
VHS | Big Surprise!: Live on Stage | ||
| Hogan's Heroes | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment CBS Video |
VHS | Vol. 1: "The Informer / Kommandant of the Year" | ||
| Vol. 2: "The Great Impersonation / It Takes a Thief...Sometimes" | |||||
| Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | Neogenic Nightmare | ||
| May 26 | The Simpsons | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Best of The Simpsons: Vol. 7 | |
| The Best of the Simpsons: Vol. 8 | |||||
| The Best of The Simpsons: Vol. 9 | |||||
| June 3 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
DVD | Elmopalooza! | TV special |
| June 9 | Blue's Clues | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Story Time | |
| Arts And Crafts | |||||
| Rugrats | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Angelica Knows Best | ||
| June 23 | Groundling Marsh | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Vol. 1: Treasures Are For Sharing | |
| Vol. 2: Courageous Adventures | |||||
| Two for Texas | TNT Warner Home Video |
VHS | |||
| June 30 | Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | "East Meets West" (Parts 1–5) | |
| Madeline | Golden Books Family Entertainment | VHS | Madeline and the 40 Thieves | ||
| Madeline and the New House | |||||
| Madeline's Rescue | |||||
| Madeline and the Bad Hat | |||||
| Madeline in London | |||||
| Madeline and the Gypsies | |||||
| Madeline and the Dog Show | |||||
| Madeline at Cooking School | |||||
| Madeline and the Soccer Star | |||||
| July 7 | Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | The Great Numbers Game | Direct-to-video specials |
| The Alphabet Jungle Game | |||||
| July 14 | Best of the Wonder Years | Delta Home Video | DVD | ||
| The Wonder Years – Best of the Christmas Wonder Years | |||||
| Franklin | PolyGram Video | VHS | Franklin Plays the Game | ||
| Franklin and the Secret Club | |||||
| July 21 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Angels Revenge | |
| Shorts, Vol. 1 | |||||
| VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions |
VHS | Madame Blueberry | ||
| July 28 | Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's Tooth | |
| D.W. the Picky Eater | |||||
| Hey Arnold! | Nickelodeon Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Partners | ||
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Anchor Bay Entertainment | DVD | The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler | ||
| August 11 | Beavis and Butt-head | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment |
VHS | Troubled Youth | |
| Space Goofs | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: Alien Antics | ||
| Vol. 2: Cartoon Tales | |||||
| Vol. 3: Animal Crack-Ups | |||||
| August 18 | Barney | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios |
VHS | Halloween Party | Direct-to-video special |
| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Anchor Bay Entertainment | VHS | A Big Day for Thomas | ||
| Thomas Comes to Breakfast | |||||
| August 25 | Around the World with Willy Fog | Plaza | VHS | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | VHS re-releases |
| Around the World in 80 Days | |||||
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | |||||
| The World of Little Twins | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | The Magic of Giving | ||
| Tales of Enchantment | |||||
| Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | VHS re-releases | ||
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Frankenpooh | ||||
| Spookable Pooh | |||||
| The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories | |||||
| Schoolhouse Rock | Money Rock | ||||
| Casper's Halloween Special | Warner Home Video | VHS | Casper Saves Halloween | ||
| National Geographic Kids Video | "Creepy Creatures" | ||||
| VeggieTales | Lyrick Studios Big Idea Productions |
VHS | Rack, Shack & Benny | VHS re-releases | |
| Dave and the Giant Pickle | |||||
| September 1 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | The First Halloween Ever | |
| Madeline | Golden Books Family Entertainment | VHS | Madeline's Christmas | ||
| Madeline's Winter Vacation | |||||
| Madeline and the Toy Factory | |||||
| Sesame Street | CTW Sony Wonder |
VHS | The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street | Direct-to-video special | |
| Elmo Saves Christmas | VHS re-releases | ||||
| Elmo Says BOO! | |||||
| Teletubbies | Warner Home Video | VHS | Vol. 1: Here Come the Teletubbies | ||
| Vol. 2: Dance with the Teletubbies | |||||
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS | Vol. 5: Four Funerals and a Wedding & Free Goldie | ||
| Vol. 6: Rats! & Hat Sick | |||||
| Franklin | PolyGram Video | VHS | Franklin's Halloween | ||
| September 8 | Blue's Clues | Nick Jr. Paramount Home Video |
VHS | Blue's Birthday | |
| Gullah Gullah Island | Christmas | ||||
| Little Bear | Goodnight Little Bear | ||||
| The Tommyknockers | Trimark Home Video | DVD | |||
| September 15 | Bear in the Big Blue House | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | Vol. 1 | |
| Vol. 2 | |||||
| The Day Lincoln Was Shot | Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
| Merlin | Artisan Entertainment | DVD | |||
| September 29 | Barney and the Backyard Gang | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios |
VHS | Waiting for Santa | VHS re-release |
| The Christmas Toy | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | |||
| Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | |||||
| A Muppet Family Christmas | |||||
| National Geographic Kids Video | Warner Home Video | VHS | "Animal Holiday" | VHS re-release | |
| Casper's First Christmas | VHS re-release | ||||
| The Jetsons | "A Jetson Christmas Carol" | VHS re-release | |||
| October 6 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | 101 Dalmatians Christmas | |
| Spot the Dog | Spot's Magical Christmas | VHS re-release | |||
| Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | |||||
| VeggieTales | Lyrick Studios Big Idea Productions |
VHS | The Toy That Saved Christmas | VHS re-release | |
| October 20 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "Baby Daze" | |
| South Park | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Volume 4 | ||
| Volume 5 | |||||
| Volume 6 | |||||
| DVD | Volume 1 | ||||
| October 27 | Ebenezer | Plaza | VHS | ||
| South Park | Warner Home Video | DVD | Vol. 2 | ||
| Vol. 3 | |||||
| Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | Forgotten Warriors | ||
| November 3 | Barney & Friends | Barney Home Video Lyrick Studios |
VHS | Good Clean Fun Oh Brother! She's My Sister |
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| Todd McFarlane's Spawn | HBO Home Video | DVD | Vol. 2 | ||
| November 10 | From the Earth to the Moon | HBO Home Video | DVD | ||
| November 17 | Dr. Seuss Classics | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Cat in the Hat & The Hoober-Bloob Highway | |
| Green Eggs and Ham & Other Stories & Grinch Night | |||||
| Musikladen | Pioneer Entertainment | DVD | Best of Musikladen: America | ||
| November 24 | The Twilight Zone (1959) | Artisan Entertainment | DVD | More Treasures of the Twilight Zone | |
| VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions |
VHS | The End of Silliness? | ||
| Pokémon | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: I Choose You! Pikachu! | ||
| November 25 | Quantum Leap | Artisan Entertainment | DVD | The Pilot Episode | |
| December 1 | Bear in the Big Blue House | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | Vol. 3 | |
| Vol. 4 | |||||
| The Monkees | Rhino Home Video | DVD | Our Favorite Episodes | ||
| Everything That Rises | TNT Warner Home Video |
VHS | |||
| December 8 | The Last Don | Trimark Home Video | DVD | ||
| December 13 | Pokémon | Pioneer Home Entertainment | VHS/DVD | Vol. 1: I Choose You! Pikachu! | |
| December 15 | Jay Jay the Jet Plane | PorchLight Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: Super Sonic Jay Jay | |
| Vol. 2: Hero Herky | |||||
| Best of Musikladen: T-Rex/Roxy Music | Pioneer Home Entertainment | DVD | |||
| December 29 | The Twilight Zone (1959) | Image Entertainment | DVD | Vol. 1 | |
| Vol. 2 | |||||
| Vol. 3 |
Documentary home video releases[edit]
The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada release date |
Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13 | Anyplace Wild: Desert Hiking | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| January 27 | The Morehouse Men | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| February 10 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | PBS Home Video | VHS release (5-Tape Set) |
| February 17 | The Adventurers: Neil Armstrong: Reluctant Hero | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| The Adventurers: Richard Byrd – Alone in Antarctica | VHS release | ||
| Secrets of the Ocean Realm | VHS release (5-Tape Set) | ||
| March 3 | The Art of Magic | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| April 14 | American Experience: Influenza 1918 | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| American Experience: A Midwife's Tale | VHS release | ||
| American Experience: Mr. Miami Beach | VHS release | ||
| April 28 | A Science Odyssey | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl | VHS release | ||
| May 1 | Frontline: From Jesus to Christ – The First Christians | PBS Home Video | VHS release (4-Tape Set) |
| May 5 | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great | PBS Home Video | VHS release (2-Tape Set) |
| May 19 | The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships | PBS Home Video | VHS re-release |
| June 9 | American Experience: Reagan | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| Liberty! The American Revolution | VHS release | ||
| July 7 | In the Wild: Baby Animals with Whoopi Goldberg at the San Diego Zoo | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| In the Wild: The Elephants of India with Goldie Hawn | VHS release | ||
| In the Wild: In the Lion's Den with Anthony Hopkins | VHS release | ||
| In the Wild: Lemurs with John Cleese | VHS release | ||
| In the Wild: Orangutans with Julia Roberts | VHS release | ||
| August 4 | The Living Edens: Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| The Living Edens: Etosha: Africa's Untamed Wilderness | VHS release | ||
| The Living Edens: Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest | VHS release | ||
| August 11 | NOVA: Crocodiles | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| NOVA: Wild Wolves | VHS release | ||
| September 8 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | PBS Home Video | DVD release (5-Disc Set) |
| Secrets of the Ocean Realm | DVD release (5-Disc Set) | ||
| September 22 | The U.S.-Mexican War | PBS Home Video | VHS release (2-Tape Set) |
| October 6 | Denyce Graves – A Cathedral Christmas | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| Legendary Lighthouse | VHS release (3-Tape Set) | ||
| October 13 | American Experience: The Great War | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| Stealing Time: The New Science of Aging | VHS release (3-Tape Set) | ||
| November 3 | Frontline: The Farmer's Wife | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| November 10 | American Experience: America 1900 | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | VHS release | ||
| November 17 | NOVA: Ice Mummies | WGBH Boston Video | VHS release |
| November 24 | The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom with Suze Orman | PBS Home Video | VHS release |
| December 1 | Africans in America | WGBH Boston Video | VHS release (4-Tape Set) |
| Nerds 2. 0. 1. | PBS Home Video | VHS release (3-Tape Set) |
Direct-to-video releases[edit]
| U.S./Canada release date |
Title | Studio | Format(s) | Episode(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Moses: Egypt's Great Prince | UAV Corporation | VHS | ||
| The Secret of Mulan | |||||
| January 6 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | ||
| January 23 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | ||
| February 1 | Baby Einstein: Baby Mozart | I Think I Can Productions | VHS | ||
| February 17 | Belle's Magical World | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "Camelot" | ||
| February 24 | Ernest in the Army | Touchstone Home Video | VHS | ||
| March 3 | You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's: Ballet Party | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's: Camp Out Party | |||||
| March 17 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Warner Home Video | VHS | Family Entertainment | |
| FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| March 31 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | ||
| May 12 | Streets Is Watching | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS | ||
| May 19 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| May 26 | The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven | Troma Team Video | VHS | ||
| Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "The Legend of Su-Ling" | ||
| June 16 | The Mighty Kong | Warner Home Video | VHS | Family Entertainment | |
| June 21 | Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror | Dimension Home Video | VHS | ||
| June 30 | Watchers Reborn | New Horizons Home Video | VHS | ||
| July 14 | Dennis the Menace Strikes Again | Warner Home Video | VHS | Family Entertainment | |
| The Spirit of Mickey | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | |||
| July 28 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Honor to Us All | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| August 4 | The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | ||
| August 11 | Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "A Tale of Egypt" | |
| August 25 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Happy Haunting – Party at Disneyland | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | |||||
| September 18 | Trance | Trimark Home Video | VHS | ||
| September 22 | Addams Family Reunion | Warner Home Video | VHS | Family Entertainment | |
| Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | |||||
| Casper Meets Wendy | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| Rusty: The Great Rescue | |||||
| September 27 | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | Paramount Home Video | VHS | ||
| September 29 | The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| October 6 | The Bear (1998) | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | ||
| Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas[5] | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS (Special Edition) | |||
| Disney Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas | VHS (re-release) | ||||
| Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs | |||||
| A Walt Disney Christmas | |||||
| October 9 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald | Klasky Csupo | VHS | "Scared Silly" | |
| October 13 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | ||
| The Lost World | Sterling Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| Phantasm IV: Oblivion | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| October 20 | Best of the Best 4: Without Warning | Dimension Home Video | VHS | ||
| October 27 | Cats (1998) | PolyGram Video | VHS | ||
| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | |||
| November 3 | Baby Einstein: Baby Bach | Aigner-Clark Productions | VHS | ||
| The First 9½ Weeks | Sterling Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Warner Home Video | VHS | Family Entertainment | ||
| November 10 | Billboard Dad | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| November 17 | An All Dogs Christmas Carol | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS and DVD | ||
| December 1 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS | ||
| December 15 | Point Blank (1998) | Sterling Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| December 18 | Summer of the Monkeys | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| December 22 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | MGM Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| No Month | Rock 'N Learn Alphabet | Rock 'N Learn | VHS |
References[edit]
- ↑ "DVD sales top VHS sales for first time". Silicon Valley Business Journal. 9 January 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "June 4, 1977: VHS Comes to America". Wired magazine. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
- ↑ Smiley, Brett (31 August 2010). "An Authoritative History Of The Movie Rental Industry". MTV. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Beauty and The Beast : The Enchanted Christmas". Amazon. 6 October 1998. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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