Media from 1993.
Carryovers
Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:
Movies | |||||||||||
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Mary Poppins |
Available on VHS since December 30, 1980. Last re-printed in 1988. | ||||||||||
The Black Cauldron |
Unreleased since 1986 due to its commercial failure.
Still available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Sleeping Beauty |
No longer on sale as of March 31, 1988; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Once planned for a re-relase in theaters this year, but was delayed to a later date. | ||||||||||
The Aristocats |
Last released in theaters on April 10, 1987.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Lady and the Tramp |
No longer on sale as of March 31, 1988; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
Still only aired occasionally on The Disney Channel. Also available on VHS as three separate featurettes. | ||||||||||
The Fox and the Hound |
Last released in theaters on March 25, 1988.
Only available in book and soundtrack form. | ||||||||||
Cinderella |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1989; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Oliver & Company |
Continued playing in theaters until 1989 and grossed over $53 million. | ||||||||||
The Wizard of Oz |
Available on VHS with closed captions since 1989. Bonus features removed since 1991. | ||||||||||
Bambi |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1990; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Castle in the Sky Kiki's Delivery Service |
Only available in Japan at the moment, under license by Animage Video.
However, they did have English dubs since 1989 and 1990, respectively. | ||||||||||
Warriors of the Wind |
Available on video from StarMaker Entertainment as of 1990. | ||||||||||
My Little Pony: The Movie |
Available on video from Video Treasures as of 1990. | ||||||||||
The Little Mermaid |
No longer on sale as of April 1, 1991; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Peter Pan |
No longer on sale as of April 1, 1991; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Jungle Book |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1992; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Robin Hood |
Available on VHS since July 12, 1991. | ||||||||||
Dumbo |
Available on VHS; last re-printed in 1991. | ||||||||||
Alice in Wonderland |
Available on VHS; last re-printed in 1991. | ||||||||||
The Sword in the Stone |
Available on VHS; last re-printed in 1991. | ||||||||||
The Rescuers Down Under |
Available on VHS since September 20, 1991. | ||||||||||
Fantasia |
Available on VHS since November 1, 1991. | ||||||||||
101 Dalmatians |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1993. | ||||||||||
The Great Mouse Detective |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1993. | ||||||||||
The Rescuers |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1993. | ||||||||||
Beauty and the Beast |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1993. | ||||||||||
Aladdin |
Continued playing in theaters until 1993 and grossed $217,350,219. | ||||||||||
Books | |||||||||||
Horton Hears a Who! (1954) |
The Cat in the Hat (1957) |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) |
Green Eggs and Ham (1960) |
The Lorax (1971) | |||||||
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Pinocchio |
Dumbo |
Bambi | ||||||||
Cinderella |
Alice in Wonderland |
Peter Pan |
Lady and the Tramp | ||||||||
Sleeping Beauty |
101 Dalmatians |
The Jungle Book |
Winnie the Pooh | ||||||||
The Sword in the Stone |
The Great Mouse Detective |
The Aristocats |
The Fox and the Hound | ||||||||
Robin Hood |
The Rescuers |
The Little Mermaid |
The Black Cauldron | ||||||||
Oliver & Company |
The Rescuers Down Under |
Beauty and the Beast |
Aladdin | ||||||||
Only available in Japanese: | |||||||||||
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | |||||||||||
Castle in the Sky | |||||||||||
My Neighbor Totoro | |||||||||||
Kiki's Delivery Service | |||||||||||
Music | |||||||||||
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (LP/Cassette) |
My Neighbor Totoro (LP; Japan only) |
Kiki's Delivery Service (Japan only) | |||||||||
The Little Mermaid |
Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||||||
Kidsongs |
There were 13 existing titles so far to date in stores. The first nine videos were re-printed in 1990. | ||||||||||
TV Shows | |||||||||||
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horton Hears a Who! |
Available on VHS since December 1982, individually since 1986. Last re-printed in 1989. | ||||||||||
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details. | ||||||||||
The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss on the Loose The Lorax The Hoober-Bloob Highway Available on VHS for individual sale since 1989. | |||||||||||
Available on VHS from Random House Home Video since 1992. | |||||||||||
Barney & the Backyard Gang For 1993, only five videos of this series continued sales -- Waiting for Santa, Campfire Sing-Along, Barney Goes to School, Barney in Concert and Rock with Barney. Two of the videos (Waiting for Santa and Barney in Concert) were re-printed this year. | |||||||||||
Barney & Friends |
Season 1 was currently airing on PBS. | ||||||||||
Shining Time Station |
The first two seasons were currently airing on PBS, with Thomas & Friends segments from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 included. | ||||||||||
Thomas & Friends |
Available on VHS in seven volumes since 1992. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Bros. Super Show Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario World |
Currently airing on The Family Channel. | ||||||||||
My Little Pony My Little Pony Tales |
Currently airing on The Disney Channel. | ||||||||||
Video Games | |||||||||||
Super Mario Bros. |
Available for the NES since 1985; always bundled with Duck Hunt since late 1988. | ||||||||||
Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. |
Available for the NES since 1986; bundled together as "Donkey Kong Classics" since 1988. | ||||||||||
Mario Bros. Donkey Kong 3 |
Available for the NES since 1986. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels |
Available for the Famicom Disk System since 1986, and only in Japan. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Currently on sale for the NES. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Land |
Available for the Game Boy since 1989. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Bros. 3 |
Available for the NES since 1990. | ||||||||||
Super Mario World |
Available for the Super NES since 1991. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog |
Available for the Genesis, Master System and Game Gear since 1991. | ||||||||||
Kirby's Dream Land |
Available for the Game Boy since 1992. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Kart |
Available for the Super NES since 1992. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins |
Available for the Game Boy since 1992. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
Available for the Master System, Game Gear and Genesis since 1992. |
Paper money
The following was printed during fiscal year 1993:
Denomination | Amount printed | Notes |
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File:$1-I (1994).JPG $1 |
3,513,600,000 | All as Series 1988A notes. |
$5 |
1,126,400,000 | All as Series 1988A notes. |
$10 |
640,800,000 | All as Series 1990 notes. |
File:$20-K (1992).png $20 |
2,169,600,000 | All as Series 1990 notes. |
File:$50-C (1992).jpeg $50 |
259,200,000 | All as Series 1990 notes. |
$100 |
323,200,000 | All as Series 1990 notes. |
The following was in circulation by year's end:
Denomination | Estimate total | Notes |
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File:$1-I (1994).JPG $1 |
About 5.7 billion | Virtually all were Series 1988A. |
File:$2-I (1977).jpeg $2 |
More than 450 million | Mostly Series 1976. |
$5 |
About 1.38 billion | Virtually all were Series 1988A. |
$10 |
About 1.32 billion | At least 95% were Series 1990. |
File:$20-K (1992).png $20 |
Less than 3.75 billion | At least 95% were Series 1990. |
File:$50-C (1992).jpeg $50 |
About 820 million | More than 95% were Series 1990. |
$100 |
More than 2.01 billion | About 60% were Series 1990. |
Events in 1993
January 27 |
Barney's Magical Musical Adventure was released on VHS nationwide, after a limited release in late 1992. |
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February 4 |
"Barney's Birthday" and "Barney's Best Manners" were released on VHS. 20 more episodes were also now available from Time-Life Video. |
February 18 |
Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories was released on VHS. |
February 22–26 | Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Love", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1661–1665. |
March 15 | The Lyons Group announced a second season of Barney & Friends starting production, comprising of 18 episodes. The season was set to premiere in September 1993. |
March 22 | A third season of Shining Time Station premiered on PBS, this one spanning 25 episodes. |
March 23 |
Kirby's Adventure was released in Japan for use on the Famicom. |
March 26 |
Pinocchio was released on VHS. |
April |
Microsoft released MS-DOS 6.0. |
May 1 |
Kirby's Adventure was released for use on the NES in North America. |
May 7 |
Streamline Pictures' dub of My Neighbor Totoro was released in North American theaters. |
May 25 | The sixth season of Full House began reruns on ABC after it ended with 24 episodes. |
Kidsongs: Play Along Songs and "Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose" were released on VHS. | |
May 31 | All 55 remaining episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from 1974–1975 began airing on PBS, 25 of them for the last time -- specifically, episodes #1361–1365, #1391–1395, #1401–1410, and #1426–1430. |
June 8 |
The soundtrack for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released on audio CD format. |
July 2 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was re-issued in theaters one last time after undergoing digital restoration. |
July 14 |
Super Mario All-Stars was released in Japan for the Super Famicom as "Super Mario Collection". |
August 2 |
Super Mario All-Stars was released for use on the Super NES. |
August 25 |
Barney & Friends: "Home Sweet Homes" was released on VHS. This was the last Season 1 episode to ever see a home video release. |
August 28 | Last known broadcast of Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano on Disney Channel. |
August 30–September 3 | Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Then & Now", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1666–1670.
By this point, only 30 episodes of the old series remained on PBS' schedule. |
September 5 | Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 no longer aired on The Family Channel. |
September 6 |
The 10th season of Jeopardy! and the 11th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication. |
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog premiered on daily syndication. | |
September 14 |
The seventh season of Full House premiered on ABC. Season 6 moved to daily syndication. |
September 18 |
Sonic the Hedgehog premiered on ABC. |
September 23 |
Sonic the Hedgehog CD was released for the Sega CD, an add-on to the Genesis. |
September 26 | Last known broadcast of The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat on Disney Channel. |
September 27 |
The second season of Barney & Friends premiered on PBS. |
October 1 |
Aladdin was released on VHS in both standard and Deluxe Video Editions, and CLV or CAV Laserdisc. This video also included a sneak preview for The Lion King, set for release in June 1994. |
October 6 |
Another Season 3 video of Thomas & Friends, Daisy and Other Thomas Stories, was released on VHS. |
October 8 |
Kidsongs: If We Could Talk to the Animals was released on VHS. |
October 21 | Reruns of the first two seasons of Barney & Friends began after the second season ended with 18 episodes. |
October 25 |
Sonic Chaos was released for the Sega Game Gear. There was also a Master System version, but it was only released in Europe. |
November 1 |
Microsoft released Windows for Workgroups 3.11. |
November 12 |
A sneak preview at The Lion King debuted in theaters. |
November 13 | Last known broadcasts of Dr. Seuss on the Loose and The Hoober-Bloob Highway on Disney Channel. |
November 16 |
Volume 6 of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was released in Japanese bookstores. |
November 22 | The "Food" week of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood reran every November, instead of any new episodes for the remainer of the show's run on PBS. |
November 27 |
Kirby's Pinball Land was released for use on the Game Boy. |
November 28 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! reran on TNT, while The Lorax aired on Disney Channel for the last time. |
December 6 | Reruns of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog began after the series ended with 65 episodes. |
December 18 | Reruns of Sonic the Hedgehog on ABC began after the first season ended with 13 episodes. |