The following events occurred in the year 1997 in home video.
Industry milestones
March
- March 24 – The first DVDs are released in the United States with the launch of the format there, with Twister being the first release. The first full wave of titles follow on March 26.
May
August
- August 29 – Online DVD rental Netflix in the United States is incorporated.
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada release date | Title | Studio | Format/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Fled[2] | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release |
| Kingpin[3] | VHS release (Comedy Night) | ||
| The Legend of the North Wind[4] | Fun / Plaza | VHS release | |
| January 8 | Pretty Woman | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| January 14 | Phenomenon[5] | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Bordello of Blood[6] | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| January 18 | The Sword in the Stone[7] | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| January 21 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Eddie | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Alaska | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| Escape from L.A. | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| January 28 | The Fan | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| The Trigger Effect | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Kansas City | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 1 | Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| February 4 | Bambi | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| The Parent Trap | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Hayley Mills Collection | ||
| Pollyanna | |||
| That Darn Cat! | |||
| Jack | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Bogus | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 11 | First Kid | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| Fly Away Home | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| A Very Brady Sequel | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Feeling Minnesota | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Samson and Delilah | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Hercules | Sony Wonder | VHS release; part of the Sony Wonder Enchanted Tales Collection | |
| February 18 | The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS releases |
| The Thief and the Cobbler | |||
| House Arrest | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| February 25 | Harriet the Spy | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Bulletproof | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Last Man Standing | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| 2 Days in the Valley | HBO Home Video | VHS release | |
| March 4 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Fantastic Adventures Series |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| Kidnapped | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Fantastic Adventures Series | ||
| Swiss Family Robinson | |||
| Treasure Island | |||
| Up Close and Personal | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| Magic in the Water | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| Courage Under Fire | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| That Thing You Do! | |||
| Bound | Republic Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| March 8 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| March 11 | Maximum Risk | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Bagdad | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Universal Cinema Classics Collection | |
| Lady Godiva of Coventry | |||
| The Glimmer Man | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Space Jam | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| March 18 | Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-releases |
| Flight of the Navigator | |||
| The Great Locomotive Chase | |||
| Honey, I Blew Up the Kid | VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection | ||
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | |||
| Westward Ho, the Wagons! | VHS re-releases | ||
| The World's Greatest Athlete | |||
| Dangerous Minds | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Solo | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The First Wives Club | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| March 24 | Twister | Warner Home Video | DVD release (Snap Case); first U.S. DVD release |
| March 25 | Basquiat | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS releases |
| Flirting with Disaster | |||
| Supercop | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| High School High | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Chamber | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Vertigo | Special Edition VHS release | ||
| Blade Runner | Warner Home Video | DVD release (Snap Case) | |
| Surviving Picasso | VHS release | ||
| March 26 | The Bridges of Madison County[8] | Warner Home Video | DVD release |
| Eraser[9] | DVD release (Snap Case) | ||
| The Fugitive[10] | DVD releases | ||
| Goodfellas [11] | |||
| Interview with the Vampire[12] | DVD releases (Snap Case) | ||
| The Road Warrior[13] | |||
| A Time to Kill[14] | |||
| Unforgiven[15] | |||
| Woodstock[16] | DVD release (The Director's Cut) | ||
| The Wizard of Oz[17] | DVD release | ||
| The Mask[18] | New Line Home Video | DVD releases (Snap Case) | |
| Mortal Kombat[19] | |||
| Seven[20] | |||
| The Birdcage[21] | MGM/UA Home Video | DVD release | |
| March 29 | Robin Hood | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| April 1 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Bad Moon | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Sleepers | VHS and DVD release | ||
| April 5 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| April 8 | Extreme Measures | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Michael Collins | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Romeo + Juliet | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Poltergeist | MGM/UA Home Video | DVD release | |
| April 15 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| A Far Off Place | VHS re-release | ||
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection | ||
| The Associate | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS releases | |
| Emma | |||
| April 22 | The Rich Man's Wife | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| Dear God | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Set It Off | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| April 29 | The Preacher's Wife | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Larger than Life | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| April 30 | Jumanji | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD release |
| May 6 | Get on the Bus | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| The Evening Star | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| May 13 | Ransom | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| Zeus and Roxanne | HBO Home Video | VHS release | |
| Meet Wally Sparks | Trimark Home Video | VHS release | |
| May 20 | Star Trek: First Contact | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| Daylight | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| One Fine Day | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Thinner | Republic Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| May 21 | Batman Forever | Warner Home Video | DVD release |
| May 27 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| May 29 | Jerry Maguire | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| May 31 | Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| June 3 | Fools Rush In | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases |
| The Last Detail | |||
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | |||
| Plymouth Adventure | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Canterville Ghost (1985) | Family Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| June 10 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Paramount Home Video | VHS release |
| China | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release; part of the Universal Cinema Classics Collection | |
| The Duel at Silver Creek | VHS release; part of the Universal Western Collection | ||
| The Eagle and the Hawk | VHS releases; part of the Universal Cinema Classics Collection | ||
| Five Graves to Cairo | |||
| No Name on the Bullet | VHS release; part of the Universal Western Collection | ||
| O.S.S. | VHS release; part of the Universal Cinema Classics Collection | ||
| Walk the Proud Land | VHS release; part of the Universal Western Collection | ||
| Cahill | Warner Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Warner Bros. Westerns Collection | |
| Chisum | |||
| The Cowboys | |||
| Jeremiah Johnson | |||
| Michael | VHS and DVD release | ||
| Stagecoach | VHS releases; part of the Warner Bros. Westerns Collection | ||
| The Train Robbers | |||
| June 17 | Mars Attacks! | Warner Home Video | VHS releases |
| My Fellow Americans | |||
| June 21 | The Three Caballeros | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| June 24 | The Pest | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Scream | Dimension Home Video | VHS release | |
| Shiloh | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Turbulence | HBO Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| June 25 | Beetlejuice | Warner Home Video | DVD release |
| July 1 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Fierce Creatures | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Jackie Chan's First Strike | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| July 8 | Newsies | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release |
| The Jerky Boys: The Movie | Touchstone Home Video | VHS re-release | |
| Vegas Vacation | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| July 15 | Fun and Fancy Free | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Metro | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Relic | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Shine | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Challenge to Lassie | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS releases; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures: The Lassie Collection | |
| Courage of Lassie | |||
| Hills of Home | |||
| Lassie Come Home | |||
| The Painted Hills | |||
| July 22 | Sling Blade | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Bad Boys | Columbia TriStar Home video | DVD releases | |
| The Craft | |||
| Little Women | |||
| Matilda | |||
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | VHS release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | ||
| Private Parts | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| Little Big League | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| July 29 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| Absolute Power | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Blown Away | MGM/UA Home Video | DVD release | |
| Ernest Goes to Africa | Emshell Home Video | VHS release | |
| August 5 | That Darn Cat (1997) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Evita | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Jack | |||
| Celtic Pride | |||
| The Karate Kid | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| The Karate Kid Part II | |||
| Murder at 1600 | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| August 12 | Shadow Conspiracy | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| The Devil's Own | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | |||
| Waiting for Guffman | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Crucible | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| August 19 | Annie | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Dr. Strangelove | DVD releases | ||
| A League of Their Own | |||
| Stand by Me | |||
| Dante's Peak | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Cats Don't Dance | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Three Wishes | HBO Home Video | VHS release | |
| Freeway | Republic Pictures Home Video | DVD release | |
| August 22 | Batman | Warner Home Video | DVD releases |
| Batman Returns | |||
| Space Jam | LaserDisc release | ||
| August 26 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Great American Legends Series |
| Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | |||
| Johnny Tremain | |||
| The Light in the Forest | |||
| Mary Poppins | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| The Last Time I Committed Suicide | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| Love Jones | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Special Edition VHS releases | |
| Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | |||
| Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | |||
| September 2 | First Kid | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-releases; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection |
| Kazaam | |||
| Microcosmos | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Troop Beverly Hills | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release; part of the Columbia TriStar Family Collection | |
| Wind Runner: A Spirited Journey | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| Prancer | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| September 3 | Arthur | Warner Home Video | DVD releases |
| The Bodyguard | |||
| Disclosure | |||
| Executive Decision | |||
| Forever Young | |||
| The Glimmer Man | |||
| Grumpy Old Men | |||
| JFK | |||
| Lethal Weapon | |||
| Lethal Weapon 2 | |||
| Mars Attacks! | |||
| Michael | |||
| Michael Collins | |||
| Murder at 1600 | |||
| Outbreak | |||
| The Pelican Brief | |||
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | |||
| The Right Stuff | |||
| Space Jam | |||
| A Streetcar Named Desire | |||
| Under Siege | |||
| The Witches of Eastwick | |||
| The Year of Living Dangerously | |||
| Jailhouse Rock | MGM/UA Home Video | DVD releases | |
| Singin' in the Rain | |||
| Viva Las Vegas | |||
| September 9 | Awakenings | Columbia TriStar Home Video | DVD releases |
| The Cable Guy | |||
| Taxi Driver | |||
| Jurassic Park | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS releases | |
| McHale's Navy (1997) | |||
| Fathers' Day | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD releases | |
| Rosewood | |||
| September 13 | Alice in Wonderland (1951) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS re-release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| September 16 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Love Bug Collection |
| Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | |||
| Herbie Rides Again | |||
| The Love Bug | |||
| Sleeping Beauty | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | ||
| The Saint | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Treasure of Swamp Castle | Fun / Plaza | VHS release | |
| September 23 | The English Patient | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Commandments | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| Selena | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Warriors of Virtue | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Treasures Collection | |
| September 30 | Liar Liar | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release |
| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| B*A*P*S | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| Volcano | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| October 7 | Mickey's Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Disney's Favorite Stories Collection |
| Old Yeller | VHS release | ||
| The Shaggy D.A. | VHS releases; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Comedy Favorites Series | ||
| The Shaggy Dog (1959) | |||
| Anaconda | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release | |
| That Old Feeling | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| October 14 | The Jungle Book (1967) | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection |
| Grosse Pointe Blank | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Double Team | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Breakdown (1997) | Paramount Home Video | VHS releases | |
| Night Falls on Manhattan | |||
| Babes in Toyland (1997) | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS release; part of the MGM/UA Family Entertainment Collection | |
| October 21 | How the Toys Saved Christmas | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS release |
| Batman & Robin | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: From Hare to Eternity | VHS releases; part of Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: Superior Duck | |||
| Wild America | VHS and DVD release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | ||
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| October 28 | The Fifth Element | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| Addicted to Love | VHS release | ||
| Jingle All the Way | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| November 4 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| The Rich Man's Wife | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release | |
| Star Trek: First Contact | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS and LaserDisc release | |
| November 11 | Gone Fishin' | Hollywood Pictures Home Video | VHS release |
| Face/Off | Paramount Home Video | VHS release | |
| I'm Not Rappaport | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS release | |
| November 18 | Babe | Universal Studios Home Video | DVD releases |
| Beethoven | |||
| The Shadow | |||
| Free Willy 3: The Rescue | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| Trial and Error | New Line Home Video | VHS release | |
| November 19 | Hang 'Em High | MGM/UA Home Video | DVD release |
| November 25 | Men In Black | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS release |
| Chasing Amy | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| Pippi Longstocking | Warner Home Video | VHS release; part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| December 2 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Comedy Favorites Series |
| George of the Jungle | VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release; part of the Walt Disney Pictures Presents Collection | ||
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | DVD release | ||
| Son of Flubber | VHS release; part of the Walt Disney Film Classics: The Comedy Favorites Series | ||
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | Touchstone Home Video | DVD release; part of Disney/Touchstone | |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS release | |
| December 9 | Con Air | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| December 16 | Cosi | Miramax Home Entertainment | VHS release |
| Contact | Warner Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Spawn | New Line Home Video | VHS and DVD release | |
| Tiny Heroes | Feature Films for Families | VHS release | |
| The War at Home | Touchstone Home Video | VHS release | |
| December 17 | Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Pioneer Entertainment | VHS, LaserDisc and DVD release |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Warner Home Video | DVD release | |
| December 23 | Air Bud | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS release |
| One Eight Seven | Warner Home Video | VHS release | |
| December 30 | Conspiracy Theory | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
| Steel | VHS release | ||
| December 31 | Trojan Horse | Warner Home Video | VHS release |
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada release date | Title | Studio | Format(s) | Season # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 14 | Barney | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Barney's Sense-Sational Day | |
| The Flintstones | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | "Love Letters on the Rocks" | part of the Cartoon Network Valentine's Day Collection | |
| The Yogi Bear Show | "Love Bugged Bear" | part of the Cartoon Network Valentine's Day Collection | |||
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | "Wedding Bell Boos!" | part of the Cartoon Network Valentine's Day Collection | |||
| I Yabba-Dabba Do! | part of the Cartoon Network Valentine's Day Collection | ||||
| January 28 | Bananas in Pajamas | ABC Video PolyGram Video | VHS | Monster Bananas | |
| Special Delivery | |||||
| Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | Revenge of the Goblins | ||
| Dragon Flyz | Telegenic Entertainment | VHS | "Day of the Dragon" | Released exclusively in Canada | |
| Sky Dancers | "The Sky's The Limit" | ||||
| Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | VHS | Get Up and Dance | Direct-to-video special | |
| Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth | |||||
| February 4 | Yogi the Easter Bear | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | part of the Cartoon Network Easter Collection | |
| February 11 | Star Wars: Droids | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Pirates and the Prince | |
| Star Wars: Ewoks | The Haunted Village | ||||
| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Video Treasures | VHS | Sing-Along and Stories | ||
| February 18 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Tigger-ific Tales | part of the Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Collection |
| Pooh Wishes | |||||
| Clever Little Piglet | |||||
| The Adventures of Corduroy | Paramount Home Video | VHS | The Dinosaur Egg | ||
| Home | |||||
| The Oz Kids | Journey Beneath the Sea | ||||
| Return of Mombi | |||||
| The Monkey Prince | |||||
| Underground Adventure | |||||
| Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment | VHS | Law-Abiding Citizens | ||
| February 25 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | PBS Home Video Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 1: Courage | |
| Vol. 2: Honesty | |||||
| Vol. 3: Compassion | |||||
| Vol. 4: Self-Discipline | |||||
| Vol. 5: Work | |||||
| Vol. 6: Responsibility | |||||
| March 2 | Stickin' Around | Cinepix Film Properties | VHS | Vol. 2 | released only in Canada |
| March 4 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | The Best Birthday Party Ever | |
| March 11 | Rugrats | Paramount Home Video | VHS | Grandpa's Favorite Stories | |
| Return of Reptar | |||||
| Allegra's Window | Play Along With Allegra & Friends | ||||
| Gullah Gullah Island | Binyah's Surprise | ||||
| Play Along with Binyah and Friends | |||||
| Sing Along with Binyah Binyah | |||||
| Big Bad Beetleborgs | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Curse of the Shadow Borg | part of the Fox Kids Video Collection | |
| Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "In Harm's Way" | ||
| Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's Eyes Plus Francine's Bad Hair Day | ||
| Arthur's Pet Business Plus D.W. the Copycat | |||||
| Arthur Writes a Story Plus Locked in the Library! | |||||
| March 18 | Barney | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Barney's Colors and Shapes | |
| Dragon Flyz | Telegenic Entertainment | VHS | "Son of Dread" | Released exclusively in Canada | |
| Sky Dancers | VHS | "Broken Stone" (Bonus episode: "Getting the Story") | Released exclusively in Canada | ||
| How Do You Spell God? | HBO Home Video | VHS | TV special | ||
| Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | Spider Slayer | ||
| March 25 | This Land Is Your Land | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| April 1 | Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | VHS | Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies | Direct-to-video special |
| Quiet Time | |||||
| The Legends of Treasure Island | Fun / Plaza | VHS | Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island | ||
| April 8 | Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| April 15 | The Magic School Bus | KidVision | VHS | Flexes Its Muscles | |
| The Busasaurus | |||||
| Taking Flight | |||||
| April 22 | Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| VeggieTales | Word Entertainment Big Idea Productions | VHS | Larry-Boy! And The Fib From Outer Space | ||
| April 30 | Sailor Moon | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | A Moon Star is Born | |
| Jupiter And Venus Arrive! | |||||
| Secret Identities | |||||
| Good Queen, Bad Queen | |||||
| May 6 | Barney | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Barney's Musical Scrapbook | |
| May 13 | Little Bear | Paramount Home Video | VHS | Meet Little Bear | |
| Family Tales | |||||
| May 20 | The Adventures of Batman and Robin | Warner Home Video | VHS | Batman | part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection |
| Poison Ivy | |||||
| The Penguin | |||||
| Fire and Ice | |||||
| Bananas in Pajamas | ABC Video PolyGram Video | VHS | Pajama Party | ||
| Treasure Hunt | |||||
| Flash Gordon | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | Marooned on Mongo | ||
| May 27 | Last Stand at Saber River | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| June 17 | Spider-Man (1994) | Marvel Video | VHS | The Insidious Six | |
| The Incredible Hulk | "Return of the Beast" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||||
| Dragon Flyz | Telegenic Entertainment | VHS | "The Defector" (Bonus episode: "Warnado Rising") | Released exclusively in Canada | |
| Sky Dancers | VHS | "Lonely Heart" | Released exclusively in Canada | ||
| July 1 | Beavis and Butt-Head: The Final Judgment[22] | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment | DVD | various | 7 episodes |
| July 2 | Bobby's World | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | "Me and Roger" | part of the Fox Kids Video Collection |
| Iron Man | "The Origin of Iron Man" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||||
| Fantastic Four | "The Origin of the Fantastic Four" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||||
| Spider-Man | "The Hobgoblin" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||||
| Big Bad Beetleborgs | The Vampire Flies | ||||
| The Incredible Hulk | "Return of the Beast" (Parts 1 & 2) | ||||
| Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | DVD | A Musical Celebration! | ||
| July 8 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Paramount Home Video | VHS | Meet the Monsters | |
| Monsters Night Out | |||||
| Hey Arnold! | The Helga Stories | ||||
| Urban Adventures | |||||
| Rocko's Modern Life | Machine Madness | ||||
| With Friends Like These... | |||||
| Rugrats | A Rugrats Vacation | ||||
| Barney & Friends | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Camp Wannarunnaround | ||
| Sesame Street | Sony Wonder | VHS | 123 Count with Me | Direct-to-video special | |
| Elmo Says Boo! | |||||
| July 14 | Stickin' Around | Cinepix Film Properties | VHS | Vol. 3 | released only in Canada |
| July 15 | Brand Spanking New Doug | Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Television Animation | VHS | Doug's Birthday Blues | |
| Slam Dunk Doug | |||||
| Quack Pack | Alien Attack! | ||||
| Ducks Amuck! | |||||
| Beavis and Butt-head | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment | VHS | Innocence Lost | ||
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | Now I Know My One, Two, Threes! | ||
| The Spelling Bee | |||||
| Arthur | Random House Home Video | VHS | Arthur's Baby Plus D.W.'s Baby | ||
| Arthur's Lost Library Book Plus D.W.'s Imaginary Friend | |||||
| Arthur's Teacher Trouble Plus Arthur's Spelling Trouble | |||||
| July 29 | The Hunchback | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| The Magic School Bus | KidVision | VHS | Ready, Set, Dough | ||
| Gets Ants in its Pants | |||||
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | PBS Home Video Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | Vol. 7: Friendship | ||
| Vol. 8: Generosity | |||||
| Vol. 9: Humility | |||||
| Vol. 10: Faith | |||||
| August 5 | Schoolhouse Rock! | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | America Rock | |
| Grammar Rock | |||||
| Multiplication Rock | |||||
| Science Rock | |||||
| Bananas in Pajamas | ABC Video PolyGram Video | VHS | Play Time | ||
| Banana Magic | |||||
| August 19 | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Video Treasures | VHS | Thomas Meets the Queen and Other Stories | |
| August 26 | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Warner Home Video | VHS | part of the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Collection | |
| The Flintstones | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | "A Haunted House is Not a Home" | VHS re-release (part of the Cartoon Network Collection) | |
| The Scooby-Doo Show | "The Headless Horseman of Halloween" | VHS re-release | |||
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" | VHS re-release (part of the Cartoon Network Collection) | |||
| The Halloween Tree | VHS re-release (part of the Cartoon Network Collection) | ||||
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Frankenpooh | VHS re-releases | |
| Spookable Pooh | |||||
| Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | |||||
| Brand Spanking New Doug | Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Television Animation | VHS | The Vampire Caper | ||
| Quack Pack | House of Haunts | ||||
| Bone Chillers | Buena Vista Home Video Hyperion Pictures | VHS | "Art Intemidates Life" | ||
| "Back to School" | |||||
| "Frankenturkey" | |||||
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | The Unearthly | ||
| Eegah | |||||
| September 2 | Barney & Friends | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Barney's Adventure Bus | |
| Æon Flux[23] | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment | DVD | 4 episodes | ||
| The Littlest Angel | Family Home Entertainment | VHS | |||
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | part of the Christmas Classics Series Collection | ||||
| The Little Drummer Boy | |||||
| Frosty the Snowman | |||||
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | |||||
| Frosty Returns | |||||
| Kidsongs | Sony Wonder | VHS | A Day at Old McDonald's Farm | VHS re-releases | |
| Cars, Boats, Trains & Planes | |||||
| A Day with the Animals | |||||
| What I Want To Be | |||||
| A Day at the Circus | |||||
| Ride the Roller Coaster | |||||
| Very Silly Songs | |||||
| Play-Along Songs | |||||
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas | |||||
| If We Could Talk to the Animals | |||||
| Sesame Street | DVD | Elmo Saves Christmas | |||
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | The First Halloween Ever | ||
| September 9 | The Pink Panther Show | MGM/UA Home Video | VHS | Jet Pink | |
| Pink-A-Rella | |||||
| Pink Bananas | |||||
| Pink Elephant | |||||
| Prehistoric Pink | |||||
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper | Universal Studios Home Video | VHS | Vol. 3: Spooky and Poil Meet the Monsters & Dead of the Class | ||
| Vol. 4: A Christmas Peril & Three Ghosts and a Baby | |||||
| Spider-Man | Marvel Video | VHS | Mutant Agenda | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | "Raw Power" | ||||
| Dragon Flyz | Telegenic Entertainment | VHS | Double Dual | Released exclusively in Canada | |
| Sky Dancers | "Love Lost, Love Found" | Released exclusively in Canada | |||
| September 11 | Barney | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Barney's Stu-u-upendous Puzzle Fun! | |
| September 16 | The Simpsons | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | The Best of the Simpsons, Vol. 1 | |
| The Best of the Simpsons, Vol. 2 | |||||
| The Best of the Simpsons, Vol. 3 | |||||
| September 23 | Barney & the Backyard Gang | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Waiting for Santa | VHS re-release |
| September 30 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas[24] | MTV Home Video Sony Music Entertainment | DVD | ||
| A Flintstone Christmas | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | ||
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | A Nutcracker's Scoob | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | |||
| The Town Santa Forgot | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | ||||
| A Flintstone Family Christmas | Christmas in Bedrock | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | |||
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol | part of the Cartoon Network Collection | ||||
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | Buena Vista Home Video | VHS | "Make the Connection" | ||
| The Snowman | Columbia TriStar Home Video | VHS | TV special | ||
| Father Christmas | TV special | ||||
| To Grandmother's House We Go | Warner Home Video | VHS | TV special | ||
| National Geographic Kids Video | "Animal Holiday" | ||||
| October 7 | Adventures in Odyssey | Tommy Nelson | VHS | "A Twist in Time" | |
| The Busy World of Richard Scarry | PolyGram Video | VHS | "The Best Christmas Surprise Ever" | ||
| Brand Spanking New Doug | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Doug's Secret Christmas | ||
| Shining Time Station | Video Treasures | VHS | 'Tis a Gift | ||
| Hey Arnold! | Paramount Home Video | VHS | Arnold's Christmas | ||
| Little Bear | Winter Tales | ||||
| October 14 | Kids for Character: Choices Count! | Lyrick Studios | VHS | ||
| October 21 | Scooby Goes Hollywood | Warner Home Video | VHS | ||
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! | Turner Home Entertainment | VHS | "Foul Play in Funland" | VHS re-releases | |
| "A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts" | |||||
| "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too!" | |||||
| "Which Witch is Witch?" | |||||
| Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | VHS re-release | ||||
| Rugrats | Paramount Home Video | VHS | Bedtime Bash | ||
| A Rugrats Chanukah | |||||
| A Rugrats Thanksgiving | |||||
| Bananas in Pajamas | ABC Video PolyGram Video | VHS | It's Music Time | ||
| Mrs. Santa Claus | Hallmark Home Entertainment | VHS | TV special | ||
| Annabelle's Wish | |||||
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Rhino Home Video | VHS | Red Zone Cuba | ||
| I Accuse My Parents | |||||
| The Atomic Brain | |||||
| October 28 | Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | VHS re-release | |
| November 4 | Barney & Friends | Lyrick Studios | VHS | Good Day, Good Night | |
| Spider-Man | Marvel Video | VHS | Tablet of Time | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | "Innocent Blood" | ||||
| Pinky and the Brain | Warner Home Video | VHS | Cosmic Attractions | ||
| Mice of the Jungle | |||||
| November 11 | The Andy Griffith Show | UAV Entertainment | DVD | The Best of the Andy Griffith Show; 3 episodes[25] | |
| Dragon Flyz | Telegenic Entertainment | VHS | "Scavenger" | Released exclusively in Canada | |
| Sky Dancers | "Skyler vs. Skyler" | Released exclusively in Canada | |||
| Rough Riders | Warner Home Video | VHS | |||
| November 18 | Spawn | HBO Home Video | DVD | Vol. 1[26] | |
| December 10 | Kidsongs | Sony Wonder | VHS | I Can Dance! | |
| I Can Do It! | |||||
| I Can Bop with the Biggles! | VHS re-releases | ||||
| I Can Go to the Country! | |||||
| I Can Put On a Show! | |||||
| I Can Sing the Baby Animal Songs! | |||||
| December 16 | Saturday Night Live | UAV Entertainment | DVD | The Best of the Blues Brothers[27] |
Direct-to-video releases
| U.S./Canada release date | Title | Studio | Format(s) | Episode(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "Hercules" | |
| The Secret of Anastasia | UAV Corporation | VHS | |||
| February 18 | Amityville Dollhouse | Republic Pictures Home Video | VHS | ||
| March 18 | The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the United States Navy Adventure | KidVision | VHS | ||
| The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Volcano Mystery | |||||
| Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | |||
| May 13 | The Land Before Time: Sing Along Songs | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS | ||
| May 20 | Enchanted Tales | Sony Wonder | VHS | "Anastasia" | |
| Poison Ivy: The New Seduction | New Line Home Video | VHS | |||
| July 15 | The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules | UAV Corporation | VHS | ||
| July 18 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | Warner Home Video | VHS | Family Entertainment | |
| July 22 | Disney's Sing Along Songs: The Early Years | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| Disney's Sing Along Songs: The Magic Years | |||||
| Disney's Sing Along Songs: The Modern Classics | |||||
| August 5 | Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | ||
| It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown | Paramount Home Video | VHS | |||
| Budgie the Little Helicopter: The Movie | UAV Corporation | VHS | |||
| September 9 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | VHS | ||
| September 16 | Doors of Wonder: The Rainbow Fish (also features Dazzle the Dinosaur)[28] | Sony Wonder | VHS and DVD | ||
| Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen: Our Music Video | KidVision | VHS | |||
| You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's: Birthday Party | |||||
| You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's: Christmas Party | |||||
| November 4 | Barney's Good Day Good Night | Lyrick Studios | VHS | ||
| November 11 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Walt Disney Home Video | VHS | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is the highest-grossing Holiday direct-to-video animated sequel. | |
| December 9 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | MCA/Universal Home Video | VHS |
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