Media from 1996.
Carryovers
Current statistics of most released media as of January 1 this year:
Movies | |||||||||||
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Warriors of the Wind My Little Pony: The Movie |
Currently not available on video or out of print at the moment. | ||||||||||
Lady and the Tramp |
No longer on sale as of March 31, 1988; 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. | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||
The Rescuers Down Under |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Fantasia |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1992; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
101 Dalmatians |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Great Mouse Detective |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Rescuers |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Beauty and the Beast |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Pinocchio |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1994; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
Aladdin |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1994; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
The Fox and the Hound |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1995. | ||||||||||
My Neighbor Totoro |
Available on VHS since July 19, 1994. | ||||||||||
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1995; still available in most Blockbuster stores. | ||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||
The Lion King |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1996. | ||||||||||
Cinderella |
Available on VHS until April 30, 1996. | ||||||||||
Toy Story |
Continued playing in theaters until 1996 and grossed $191,796,233. | ||||||||||
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 Aristocats |
The Fox and the Hound |
Robin Hood |
The Little Mermaid | ||||||||
Beauty and the Beast |
Aladdin |
The Lion King |
Pocahontas | ||||||||
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 |
The Little Mermaid |
Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||||||
Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Pocahontas | |||||||||
Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic |
Classic Disney Vol. 2: 60 Years of Musical Magic |
Toy Story: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | |||||||||
Kidsongs New versions of two albums (A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm and Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes) were currently on sale. There were also 17 (soon to be 19) existing titles on video. | |||||||||||
TV Shows | |||||||||||
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horton Hears a Who! |
Available on VHS since December 1982, individually since 1986.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was last re-printed in 1996 with previews included for the first time. | ||||||||||
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 |
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details. | ||||||||||
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. The first six videos were all re-printed as of this year. | |||||||||||
Barney & Friends |
Seasons 1, 2 and 3 were currently airing on PBS. | ||||||||||
Shining Time Station |
All four seasons were currently airing on PBS, with Thomas & Friends segments from Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 included. | ||||||||||
Thomas & Friends |
Available on VHS from Anchor Bay Entertainment since 1995. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Bros. Super Show Super Mario World |
Currently airing on The Family Channel as "Mario All Stars". | ||||||||||
No longer airing on television as of December 1994. | |||||||||||
My Little Pony My Little Pony Tales |
Currently airing on The Disney Channel. | ||||||||||
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog |
Currently airing on USA Network in rotation with ABC's Sonic the Hedgehog. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog |
Currently airing on USA Network in rotation with Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. | ||||||||||
Full House |
All eight seasons were currently airing on syndication. | ||||||||||
The Kidsongs TV Show |
Currently airing on PBS. Comprised of 50 episodes. | ||||||||||
Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! |
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network. | ||||||||||
All That |
Currently airing on Nickelodeon, usually only airing Season 2 episodes at the time. | ||||||||||
Video Games | |||||||||||
Donkey Kong Jr. Mario Bros. Donkey Kong 3 Kirby's Adventure |
All NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1995. | ||||||||||
Super Mario Land |
Available for the Game Boy since 1989. | ||||||||||
Super Mario World |
Available for the Super NES since 1991. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog |
Available for the Genesis 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. | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog CD |
Available for the Sega CD since 1993. | ||||||||||
Sonic Chaos |
Available for the Sega Game Gear since 1993. | ||||||||||
Kirby's Pinball Land |
Available for the Game Boy since 1993. | ||||||||||
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 |
Available for the Game Boy since early 1994. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble |
Available for the Sega Game Gear since October 1994. | ||||||||||
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic & Knuckles |
Available for the Genesis since 1994. | ||||||||||
Donkey Kong Country |
Available for the Super NES since late 1994. | ||||||||||
Kirby's Dream Course |
Available for the Super NES since 1995. | ||||||||||
Kirby's Dream Land 2 |
Available for the Game Boy since 1995. | ||||||||||
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
Available for the Super NES since October 1995. | ||||||||||
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest |
Available for the Super NES since December 1995. | ||||||||||
Sonic Drift 2 |
Available for the Game Gear since 1995. |
Paper money
The following was printed during fiscal year 1996:
Denomination | Amount printed | Notes |
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File:$1-D (1996).jpeg $1 |
4,166,400,000 | All as Series 1995 notes. |
File:$2-B (1996).jpeg $2 |
51,200,000 | All as Series 1995 notes. |
$5 |
1,158,400,000 | All as Series 1995 notes. |
$10 |
1,011,200,000 | 384,000,000 as Series 1993 notes; 627,200,000 as Series 1995 notes. |
File:$20-J (1996).png $20 |
1,363,200,000 | 416,000,000 as Series 1993 notes; 947,200,000 as Series 1995 notes. |
$50 |
441,600,000 | All as Series 1993 notes. |
$100 |
1,251,200,000 | All as Series 1996 notes. |
The following was in circulation by year's end:
Denomination | Estimate total | Notes |
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File:$1-D (1996).jpeg $1 |
About 6.6 billion | Mostly Series 1993 and 1995 notes. |
File:$2-I (1977).jpeg $2 |
Less than 550 million | Mostly Series 1976. |
$5 |
About 1.56 billion | Comprised of Series 1988A, 1993 and 1995 notes. |
$10 |
About 1.43 billion | Comprised of Series 1990, 1993 and 1995 notes. |
File:$20-J (1996).png $20 |
More than 4.35 billion | Comprised of Series 1990, 1993 and a few 1995 notes. |
$50 |
About 972 million | Mostly Series 1990 and 1993 notes. |
File:$100-L (1995).jpeg $100
|
More than 2.6 billion | Mostly Series 1990 and 1993 notes. |
Events in 1996
January 8 |
Sleeping Beauty was released on VHS in most countries outside of North America, starting in the UK. |
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January 23 |
The Season 3 of Barney & Friends episode "Who's Who on the Choo-Choo?" was released on VHS as "All Aboard for Sharing". |
January 30 |
Let's Put on a Show! and Baby Animal Songs were both released on VHS. |
February 13 | Further Season 1 reruns of Barney & Friends now had short end credits. |
February 19–23 | Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Transformations", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1696–1700. |
February 21 |
Thomas and His Friends Help Out was released on VHS. It contained episodes from previously discontinued videos. |
February 27 |
Pokémon: Red Version was released in Japan for use on the Game Boy. |
February 28 |
Pocahontas was released on VHS. |
March 9 |
Super Mario RPG was released in Japan. |
March 20 |
Kirby Super Star was released in Japan for use on the Super Famicom. |
March 25 | The redesigned Series 1996 $100 bills were released to circulation. This was the first time it carried Robert E. Rubin's signature, also seen on Series 1995 notes of denominations up to $20. |
March 27 |
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was released on VHS as a Masterpiece Collection title. |
March 29 |
Oliver & Company was re-released in theaters. |
April 1–5 | Episodes #1521–1525 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Conflict", aired on PBS for the last time. |
April 24 |
The Aristocats was released on VHS in North America. By this point, every movie has now been released on VHS at least once. |
May |
Kirby's Block Ball was released for the Game Boy in North America. |
May 13 |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was released for the Super NES. |
June 21 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released in theaters, as so did its soundtrack in music stores. |
June 23 |
Super Mario 64 was released in Japan. |
July 2 |
Classic Disney Vol. 3: 60 Years of Musical Magic was released in music stores. |
The bonus 2-pack titled "Barney's Exercise Circus & Parade of Numbers" was released on VHS, comprising of the Season 2 episodes "The Exercise Circus!" and "Having Tens of Fun!". | |
July 24 | Buena Vista Home Entertainment began its partnership with Studio Ghibli. |
July 22–26 | "Mister Rogers Talks About Helping" (episodes #1701–1705) premiered on PBS. |
August |
Bookstores began selling Mouse Works' editions of Toy Story and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. |
August 6 |
Grinch Night, Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat were all re-released on VHS with sing-along lyrics. |
The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories was released on VHS. | |
August 24 |
Microsoft released a new version of Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 3 included. |
August 26–30 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Brave and Strong (episodes #1706–1710) premiered on PBS. |
My Little Pony Tales temporarily stopped airing on The Disney Channel. | |
September 2 |
The 13th season of Jeopardy! and the 14th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication. |
September 10 |
The Wizard of Oz was re-released on VHS, now THX-certified and containing promos for other MGM/UA titles. |
September 20 |
Kirby Super Star was released for the Super NES in North America. |
September 24 |
Oliver & Company was released on VHS. |
September 26 |
Sonic the Hedgehog CD was released for use on PCs running Windows 95. |
September 28 | After this date, Mario All Stars stopped airing on The Family Channel. |
September 29 |
Super Mario 64 was released for the Nintendo 64. |
October 7 |
The last six episodes of Shining Time Station premiered on PBS as "Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales", as so did a new animated series titled "Arthur". |
October 10 |
Pokémon: Blue Version was released in Japan for use on the Game Boy. |
October 29 |
Toy Story was released on VHS. This video included a first look at Hercules, and announced that Bambi was set for a re-release on video in early 1997, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame was set for a video release in that same year. |
November 11 |
A new Jeopardy! set made its television debut, along with a new logo. |
November 16 | A third season of All That premiered in Nickelodeon. |
November 18 | Reruns of Arthur on PBS began after the first season ended with 30 episodes. |
November 21 |
The My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service soundtracks were re-printed. |
November 22 |
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble was released for use on the Super NES. |
November 24 |
Sonic Christmas Blast premiered on the USA Network. |
December 14 |
Sonic 3D Blast was released for the Genesis, Game Gear and new Sega Saturn. |