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Media from 1995.

Carryovers

Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:

Movies
The Black Cauldron Poster
The Black Cauldron
Unreleased since 1986 due to its commercial failure.

Still available in book and soundtrack form.

Ladyandthetramp 1987
Lady and the Tramp
No longer on sale as of March 31, 1988; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Manyadventures-pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Still only aired occasionally on The Disney Channel.
Also available on VHS as three separate featurettes.
Oliver & Company 1988 Poster
Oliver & Company
Continued playing in theaters until 1989 and grossed over $53 million.

Only available in book and soundtrack form.

The Wizard of Oz 1991 VHS
The Wizard of Oz
Available on VHS with closed captions since 1989. Bonus features removed since 1991.
Bambi 1989
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.

Littlemermaid 1990
The Little Mermaid
No longer on sale as of April 1, 1991; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Peterpan 1990
Peter Pan
No longer on sale as of April 1, 1991; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Junglebook 1991
The Jungle Book
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1992; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Therescuersdownunder
The Rescuers Down Under
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Fantasia
Fantasia
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1992; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
101dalmatians 1992
101 Dalmatians
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Thegreatmousedetective 1992
The Great Mouse Detective
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Therescuers 1992
The Rescuers
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Beautyandthebeast
Beauty and the Beast
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Pinocchio 1993
Pinocchio
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1994; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Aladdin
Aladdin
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1994; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Foxandthehound 1994
The Fox and the Hound
Available on VHS until April 30, 1995.
Lionking
The Lion King
Continued playing in theaters until early 1995 and grossed $312,855,561.
My Neighbor Totoro 1994 VHS
My Neighbor Totoro
Available on VHS since July 19, 1994.
Snowwhite
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Available on VHS until April 30, 1995.
Mary Poppins 1994 VHS Wdmc dumbo Wdmc aliceinwonderland Wdmc robinhood Wdmc swordinthestone
Mary Poppins
Dumbo
Alice in Wonderland
Robin Hood
The Sword in the Stone

Available on VHS as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection since October 28, 1994.

Books
Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
Catinthehat book
The Cat in the Hat (1957)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957)
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham (1960)
Lorax
The Lorax (1971)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1993)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio (1994)
Pinocchio
Dumbo (1994)
Dumbo
Bambi (1993)
Bambi
Cinderella (1994)
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland (1994)
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan (1993)
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp 1995 Book Cover
Lady and the Tramp
Sleeping Beauty (1994)
Sleeping Beauty
101 Dalmatians (1995)
101 Dalmatians
The Jungle Book (1995)
The Jungle Book
Winnie the Pooh (1995)
Winnie the Pooh
The Aristocats (1995)
The Aristocats
The Fox and the Hound (1994)
The Fox and the Hound
Robin Hood (1994)
Robin Hood
The Little Mermaid Book Cover
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast Book Cover
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin Book Cover
Aladdin
Lionking book
The Lion King
Only available in Japanese:
Nausicaa Vol. 1 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 2 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 3 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 4 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 5 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 6 (Japanese) Nausicaa Vol. 7 (Japanese)
Nausicaa Anicomic Vol. 1 Nausicaa Anicomic Vol. 2 Nausicaa Anicomic Vol. 3 Nausicaa Anicomic Vol. 4
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Castle in the Sky Vol. 1 (Japanese) Castle in the Sky Vol. 2 (Japanese) Castle in the Sky Vol. 3 (Japanese) Castle in the Sky Vol. 4 (Japanese)
Castle in the Sky
My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 1 (Japanese) My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 2 (Japanese) My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 3 (Japanese) My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 4 (Japanese)
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 1 (Japanese) Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 2 (Japanese) Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 3 (Japanese) Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 4 (Japanese)
Kiki's Delivery Service
Music
My Neighbor Totoro LP
My Neighbor Totoro (Japan only)
Kiki's Delivery Service 1989 CD
Kiki's Delivery Service (Japan only)
The Little Mermaid 1989 CD
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack CD
Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Aladdin Soundtrack CD
Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Lionking soundtrack
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Kidsongs1990
Kidsongs
There were 18 existing titles so far to date in stores. Everything released before 1994 was re-printed this year under license by Kid Vision.
TV Shows
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1994 VHS Horton Hears a Who 1989 VHS
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Horton Hears a Who!
Available on VHS since December 1982, individually since 1986.
Grinchnight 1992vhs Pontoffelpock 1992vhs Grinch 1992vhs


Grinch Night
Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat

Available on VHS from Random House Home Video since 1992.

Catinthehat 1994vhs Thelorax vhs Greeneggsandham 1994vhs Hooberbloob vhs
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
The Lorax
The Hoober-Bloob Highway

Available on VHS with sing-along lyrics since 1994.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details.
Waitingforsanta 1993 Campfiresingalong(2) Barneygoestoschool(2) Barneyinconcert(2) Rockwithbarney Magicalmusical Imaginationisland vhscover Barneylive vhscover

Waiting for Santa, Campfire Sing-Along, Barney Goes to School, Barney in Concert, Rock with Barney, Barney's Magical Musical Adventure, Barney's Imagination Island and Barney Live! in New York City were currently on sale.

Barney season2
Barney & Friends
Seasons 1 and 2 were currently airing on PBS.
Shiningtimestation logo
Shining Time Station
All three seasons were currently airing on PBS, with Thomas & Friends segments from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 included.
Thomas&Friends4
Thomas & Friends
Available on VHS in 12 volumes since 1994. Three of the volumes were discontinued this year due to Strand Home Video going out of business.
AllStarsCartoon
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Super Mario World
Currently airing on The Family Channel as "Mario All Stars".
Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 No longer airing on television as of December 1994.
Mylittleponytales
My Little Pony
My Little Pony Tales
Currently airing on The Disney Channel.
Kidsongstvshow season1
The Kidsongs TV Show
Season 1 was currently airing on PBS.
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy!
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network.
Video Games
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong 3
Kirby's Adventure
All NES games, including these titles, were discontinued this year.
Sml title
Super Mario Land
Available for the Game Boy since 1989.
Smw title
Super Mario World
Available for the Super NES since 1991.
Sonic1
Sonic1gg-title
Sonic the Hedgehog
Available for the Genesis and Game Gear since 1991.
Kdl title
Kirby's Dream Land
Available for the Game Boy since 1992.
Smk title
Super Mario Kart
Available for the Super NES since 1992.
Sml2 title
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Available for the Game Boy since 1992.
Sonic2
Sonic 2 (Game Gear)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Available for the Master System, Game Gear and Genesis since 1992.
Kirbysadventure title
Kirby's Adventure
Available for the NES since 1993.
Smas title
Super Mario All-Stars
Available for the Super NES since 1993. Included four games: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3.
SonicCDtitle
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Available for the Sega CD since 1993.
SonicChaosTitle
Sonic Chaos
Available for the Sega Game Gear since 1993.
Pinball title
Kirby's Pinball Land
Available for the Game Boy since 1993.
Sml3 title
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Available for the Game Boy since early 1994.
STTTitle
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Available for the Sega Game Gear since October 1994.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles-title
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic & Knuckles
Available for the Genesis since 1994.
Dkc1 title
Donkey Kong Country
Available for the Super NES since late 1994.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 1995:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
File:$1-D (1996).jpeg
$1
4,428,800,000 2,550,400,000 as Series 1993 notes;
1,878,400,000 as Series 1995 notes.
$5-A (1997)
$5
992,000,000 134,400,000 as Series 1988A notes;
716,800,000 as Series 1993 notes;
140,800,000 as Series 1995 notes (up to July 1995)
File:$10-J (1994).jpeg
$10
672,000,000 Nearly all as Series 1993 notes;
4,480,000 Series 1990 Star Notes.
File:$20-J (1996).png
$20
2,476,800,000 Nearly all as Series 1993 notes;
5,760,000 Series 1990 Star Notes;
83,200,000 as Series 1995 notes.
$50-A (1995)
$50
147,200,000 All as Series 1993 notes.
File:$100-L (1995).jpeg
$100
595,200,000 All as Series 1993 notes.

The following was in circulation by year's end:

Denomination Estimate total Notes
$1-E (1994)
$1
About 6.3 billion Comprised of Series 1988A, 1993 and 1995 notes.
File:$2-I (1977).jpeg
$2
About 500 million Mostly Series 1976.
File:$5-G (1994).png
$5
About 1.5 billion Comprised of Series 1988A, 1993 and 1995 notes.
File:$10-J (1994).jpeg
$10
About 1.41 billion About half were Series 1990, and half were Series 1993.
$20-E (1994)
$20
More than 4.2 billion Comprised of Series 1990, 1993 and a few 1995 notes.
File:$50-C (1992).jpeg
$50
About 928 million About 70% were Series 1990.
$100-I (1992)
$100


$100

More than 2.4 billion At least 70% were Series 1990.

Events in 1995

January 21 Allthat

All That premiered on Nickelodeon. The first season started off with 14 episodes.

February 1 Dreamcourse title

Kirby's Dream Course was released for use on the Super NES.

February 7 Familiesarespecial vhs

The Season 2 of Barney & Friends episode "A Very Special Delivery!" was released on VHS as "Families are Special".

February 20–24 Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Fast & Slow", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1681–1685.
February 21 RustytotheRescue 1995VHS

Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories was released on VHS. This was the first Season 4 video.

February 27–March 3 Barney season3

The first five episodes of a third season of Barney & Friends premiered on PBS.

February 28 A fourth season of Shining Time Station premiered on PBS. It only comprised of four full-hour specials.
March 3 Lionking vhs The aristocats uk vhs

The Lion King was released on VHS in North America, while The Aristocats was released on VHS in the UK.

March 12 Barney Live! in New York City premiered on PBS.
March 17 Sonic Drift 2 title screen

Sonic Drift 2 was released in Japan for use on the Game Gear.

March 21 Kdl2 title SGB-JPN

Kirby's Dream Land 2 was released in Japan. It was the first Kirby game to support the Super Game Boy.

March 28 Classicdisneyvol1

Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic was released on CD and cassette.

April 11 Barneysafety vhs

Barney: Safety was released on VHS. It contained clips from Seasons 1–3 of Barney & Friends.

May 1 Kdl2 title

Kirby's Dream Land 2 was released for use on the Game Boy in North America.

May 2 Anchor Bay Entertainment was formed; as a result, both Warriors of the Wind and My Little Pony: The Movie went out of print since then.
May 30 The eighth and final season of Full House began reruns on ABC after it ended with 24 episodes.
June 3 Sonic the Hedgehog no longer aired on ABC.
June 7–13 Episodes 6–10 of the third season of Barney & Friends premiered on PBS.
June 23 Pocahontas poster Pocahontas soundtrack Pocahontas book

Pocahontas was released in theaters, along with its soundtrack in music stores, and books based on the film in bookstores. The film grossed a total of $141,579,773.

July 24–28 Episodes 11–15 of the third season of Barney & Friends premiered on PBS.
August 5 Smw2 title jp

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was released in Japan for use on the Super Famicom.

August 7–11 Episodes #1386–1390 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood aired on PBS for the last time.
August 8 Makingnewfriends vhs

The Season 3 of Barney & Friends episode "On the Move" was released on VHS as "Making New Friends".

August 15 Thomas&theSpecialLetter VHS

Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories was released on VHS.

August 24 Windows95

Microsoft released Windows 95, as a successor to both Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS. The Plus! package contained the first version of Internet Explorer.

August 28–September 1 Five more new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Everybody's Special", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1686–1690.
Full House now only aired on off-network syndication after it last aired on ABC on August 29.
September 4 Jeopardy 1994 Wheeloffortune 1994

The 12th season of Jeopardy! and the 13th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication.

AOSTH Sonic SatAM

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog began airing on the USA Network in rotation.

September 10 Sleeping Beauty 1995 Poster

A digitally restored version of Sleeping Beauty premiered in theaters.

September 12 Classicdisneyvol2

Classic Disney Vol. 2: 60 Years of Musical Magic was released on CD and cassette.

September 19 Wizardofoz soundtrack

A new version of The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in music stores.

September 26 Ridinginbarneyscar vhs

The Season 3 of Barney & Friends episode "Are We There Yet?" was released on VHS as "Riding in Barney's Car".

October 2 Kidsongstvshow season2 Kidsongs farmalbum Kidsongs carsalbum

A second season of the new Kidsongs TV Show premiered on PBS. New versions of two of the Kidsongs albums -- A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm and Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes -- were also released by Warner Bros. Records.

The last five episodes of the third season of Barney & Friends premiered on PBS.
October 4 Wdmc cinderella

Cinderella was re-released on VHS as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection.

Smw2 title

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was released in North America.

October 7 A second season of All That premiered in Nickelodeon.
October 16–20 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel? (episodes #1691–1695) premiered on PBS.
October 28 Grinch Night premiered on TNT.
October 30 Reruns of the Kidsongs TV Show continued after the second season ended with 20 episodes.
November 7 Barneysongs vhs

Barney Songs was released on VHS, containing songs from various Season 3 episodes.

November 18 Kidsongs letsputonashow Kidsongs babyanimalsongs

Two new Kidsongs titles were announced -- Let's Put on a Show! and Baby Animal Songs, both set for release in early 1996.

November 22 Toystory Toystory ost

Toy Story premiered in theaters, along with its soundtrack in music stores. The film grossed $146,198,683 by year's end.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1995 Title Card

A teaser trailer for The Hunchback of Notre Dame was attached to most screenings.

Internetexplorer2

Internet Explorer 2 was released for Windows 3.1 and 95 users.

November 26 The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat aired on TNT.
December 5 Dkc2 title

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest was released for use on the Super NES.

December 14 Kirbysblockball japanese

Kirby's Block Ball was released in Japan for use on the Game Boy.

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