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Media from 1999.

Carryovers

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

Movies
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.
Beautyandthebeast
Beauty and the Beast
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1993; still available in most Blockbuster stores.

Originally scheduled for a re-release this year, but was delayed to a later date.

Aladdin
Aladdin
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1994; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Snowwhite
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1995; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Wdmc dumbo Wdmc aliceinwonderland Wdmc robinhood Wdmc swordinthestone
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.

Lionking vhs
The Lion King
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1996; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
My Little Pony: The Movie No longer on sale; also never aired on television since September 4, 1995.
Wdmc cinderella
Cinderella
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1996; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1997; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Wdmc winniethepooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1997; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Thearistocats
The Aristocats
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1997; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Oliver&company
Oliver & Company
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1997; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Toystory vhs
Toy Story
Available on VHS since October 29, 1996.
Wdmc bambi
Bambi
No longer on sale as of March 31, 1997; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Hunchbackofnotredame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
No longer on sale as of early 1999; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
My Neighbor Totoro 1997 VHS (Japan)
My Neighbor Totoro
Available only in Japan on VHS since June 27, 1997.
Mary Poppins 1998 DVD
Mary Poppins
Available on VHS since August 26, 1997 and on DVD since March 31, 1998.
Sleepingbeauty 1997
Sleeping Beauty
No longer on sale as of January 31, 1998; still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Nausicaa 1997 VHS (Japan)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Available only in Japan on VHS since September 19, 1997.
Theblackcauldron
The Black Cauldron
Available on VHS since August 4, 1998.
Kiki's Delivery Service VHS
Kiki's Delivery Service
Available on VHS since September 1, 1998.
Castle in the Sky 1998 VHS (Japan)
Castle in the Sky
Available only in Japan on VHS since September 18, 1998.

Was planned for a North American release this year, but was canceled.

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 (1997)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio 1997 Book Cover
Pinocchio
Dumbo (1994)
Dumbo
Bambi (1996)
Bambi
Cinderella (1994)
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland (1994)
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan (1997)
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp (1996)
Lady and the Tramp
Sleeping Beauty (1996)
Sleeping Beauty
101 Dalmatians (1995)
101 Dalmatians
The Jungle Book (1996)
The Jungle Book
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1997)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Aristocats (1995)
The Aristocats
The Fox and the Hound (1994)
The Fox and the Hound
Robin Hood (1996)
Robin Hood
The Little Mermaid (1997)
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast (1996)
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin (1996)
Aladdin
Lionking book
The Lion King
Pocahontas book
Pocahontas
Toystory book
Toy Story
Hunchbackofnotredame book
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules book
Hercules
Mulan book
Mulan
Lionking2 book
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Abugslife book
A Bug's Life
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
Wizardofoz soundtrack
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Little Mermaid 1997 Cover
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
Pocahontas soundtrack
Pocahontas
Toystory ost
Toy Story
Hunchbackofnotredame soundtrack
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Classicdisneyvol1
Classic Disney Vol. 1
Classicdisneyvol2
Classic Disney Vol. 2
Classicdisneyvol3
Classic Disney Vol. 3
Classicdisneyvol4
Classic Disney Vol. 4
My Neighbor Totoro 1996 CD
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service 1996 CD
Kiki's Delivery Service
Hercules Soundtrack CD
Hercules
Classicdisneyvol5
Classic Disney Vol. 5
Mulan Soundtrack CD
Mulan
Returntopriderock
Return to Pride Rock
Abugslife soundtrack
A Bug's Life
Kidsongs farmalbum Kidsongs carsalbum Kidsongs christmasalbum Kidsongs icandancealbum Kidsongs bigglesalbum
Kidsongs

A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm, Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, I Can Dance! and Meet the Biggles were currently on sale, along with a total of 23 videos to date.

TV Shows
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details.
Waitingforsanta 1993 Campfiresingalong 1996 Barneygoestoschool 1996 Barneyinconcert 1996 Rockwithbarney 1996 Magicalmusical Barneylive vhscover

Waiting for Santa, Campfire Sing-Along, Barney Goes to School, Barney in Concert, Rock with Barney, Barney's Magical Musical Adventure, and Barney Live! in New York City were currently on sale. Most of the videos were discontinued this year.

Barney season3
Barney & Friends
Seasons 2 and 3 were currently airing on PBS.

Only 28 episodes remained this year, all without the Barney Says segment.

Shiningtimestation logo
Shining Time Station
Currently airing on Fox Family Channel, with Thomas & Friends segments from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 included.
Thomas&Friends5
Thomas & Friends
Available on VHS from Anchor Bay Entertainment since between 1995 and 1998.

All Season 4 episodes released since August 19, 1997.

My Little Pony
My Little Pony Tales
Sonic the Hedgehog
No longer airing on television as of 1998.
Kidsongslogo1997
The Kidsongs TV Show
Currently airing on PBS. Comprised of 70 episodes and 10 out of 24 music video shows.
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy!
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network.
Allthat
All That
Currently airing on Nickelodeon with Seasons 1 through 4 on weekday reruns and Season 5 on weekends.
Fullhouse 1993
Full House
Currently airing on TBS Superstation and on free-to-air syndication.
ArthurLogo
Arthur
Seasons 1, 2 and 3 were currently airing on PBS.
AOSTH
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Currently airing on Toon Disney.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1997 DVD
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Horton Hears a Who!
Available on DVD since November 19, 1997.
Super Mario Bros. Super Show Currently airing on most syndicated stations under license from The Program Exchange.
Catinthehat 1998vhs Greeneggsandham 1998vhs
The Cat in the Hat
The Hoober-Bloob Highway
Dr. Seuss on the Loose
Grinch Night

Available on VHS since November 17, 1998.

The Lorax, Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat were temporarily put on hold.

Video Games
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong 3
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Kirby's Adventure
All NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1995.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Sonic Drift 2
All Sega Game Gear and Genesis games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1997.
Sonic Blast/Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Jam
All Sega Saturn games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1998.
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Pinball Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby's Star Stacker
All older Game Boy titles, including these ones, were discontinued since 1999.
Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dream Land 3
All Super NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1999.
Sm64 titlescreen
Super Mario 64
Available for the Nintendo 64 since 1996.
Mk64 title
Mario Kart 64
Available for the Nintendo 64 since 1996.
Dkr title
Diddy Kong Racing
Available for the Nintendo 64 since late 1997.
Yoshisstory title
Yoshi's Story
Available for the Nintendo 64 since March 9, 1998.
Pokered-title Pokemon-blue
Pokémon Red and Blue
Available for the Game Boy since September 30, 1998.
SonicR-PC
Sonic R
Available on PC CD-ROM since November 11, 1998, for use on Windows 95 and 98 PCs.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 1999:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
File:$1-D (1996).jpeg
$1
3,539,200,000 All as Series 1995 notes.
$5-A (1997)
$5
832,000,000 All as Series 1995 notes.
$10-C (1997)
$10
614,400,000 All as Series 1995 notes.
File:$20-D (1998).png
$20
4,134,400,000 All as Series 1996 notes.
$50-E (1998)
$50
694,400,000 All as Series 1996 notes.
$100-H (1998)
$100
1,542,400,000 All as Series 1996 notes.

The following was in circulation by year's end:

Denomination Estimate total Notes
File:$1-D (1996).jpeg
$1
About 7.5 billion Virtually all were Series 1995 notes.
File:$2-B (1996).jpeg
$2
About 600 million Mostly Series 1976 and 1996 notes.
$5-A (1997)
$5
About 1.8 billion Virtually all were Series 1995 notes.
$10-C (1997)
$10
About 1.62 billion Virtually all were Series 1995 notes.
File:$20-D (1998).png
$20
More than 5.8 billion Mostly Series 1995 and 1996 notes.
$50-E (1998)
$50
Less than 1.3 billion Mostly Series 1996 notes.
$100-H (1998)
$100
More than 3.86 billion Mostly Series 1996 notes.

Events in 1999

January 5 Therescuers 1999

The Rescuers was re-released on VHS, as a Masterpiece Collection title.

January 24 Nintendo announced a Game Boy Color version of Super Mario Bros.. Originally, the game was to contain the same NES graphics from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
January 31 Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World aired for three months on PAX TV, until around early May 1999.
February 2 Mulan

Mulan was released on VHS.

CrankyBugs VHS

Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs was released on VHS. This started Season 5 of the series.

February 8 Marioparty title

Mario Party was released in North America.

February 10 Wario2 title

Wario Land II was released for use on the Game Boy Color.

February 13 Pokemon Season 1

Still in its first season, Pokémon began airing on Kids' WB, with 12 new episodes, one per week until May 1.

February 15–19 Five new episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Mister Rogers Talks About Noisy and Quiet", premiered on PBS. These were episodes #1736–1740.
March 9 101dalmatians 1999

101 Dalmatians was re-released on VHS.

Pokemon vol2 Pokemon vol3

Pokémon: The Mystery of Mount Moon and The Sisters of Cerulean City were released on VHS and DVD.

March 23 The Rescuers returned to store shelves. The VHS now had updated previews.
April 20 Abugslife dvd

A Bug's Life was released on VHS and DVD. It was Pixar's first film to ever get a DVD.

April 26 Super Smash Bros.-title

Super Smash Bros. was released for Nintendo 64.

April 30 Toy Story 2 and Fantasia 2000 were announced on the official Disney website.
May 5 Windows98

Microsoft released Windows 98 Second Edition. This operating system included Internet Explorer 5. But even so, Windows 95 still remained the most popular operating system.

May 10 Smbdx title

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe was released for Game Boy Color.

May 14 Pokemon vol4 Pokemon vol5

Pokémon: Poké-Friends and Thunder Shock! were released on VHS and DVD.

May 25 The recently announced "Super Mario RPG 2" for Nintendo 64 was retitled "Super Mario Adventure".
June 2 Harrypotter2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released in bookstores.

June 18 Tarzan 1999 Poster

Tarzan premiered in theaters.

July 13 Aliceinwonderland 1999 Robinhood 1999

Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood were re-released on VHS again, ending the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection.

July 20 Pokemon vol6 Pokemon vol7

Pokémon: Seaside Pikachu and Psychic Surprise were released on VHS and DVD.

July 26–30 Episodes #1741–1745 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "Go Stop Go", premiered on PBS.
August 10 RacesRescuesandRunaways VHS Barney imaginationisland1999 Barney alphabetzoo1999

Thomas & Friends: Races, Rescues and Runaways was released on VHS, increasing the total Season 5 episodes to 12. Also, Barney's Imagination Island and Barney's Alphabet Zoo were re-released on VHS.

August 23–27 Episodes #1746–1750 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, titled "When Things Get Broken", premiered on PBS. These were the last episodes to contain the "P-Pals" logo on original broadcasts, while reruns would have the next PBS Kids logo (see below).

On the final day of this week, Mario Party 2 was unveiled at Space World 1999.

August 30 Sonicunderground

Sonic Underground premiered on syndication. It ran for 40 episodes.

August 31 Greatmousedetective 1999

The Great Mouse Detective was re-released on VHS. This marked the last time a film was only released on VHS.

September 3 Seasons 2 and 3 of Shining Time Station aired on Fox Family Channel for the last time, as so did The Kidsongs TV Show and the remaining 28 episodes of Barney & Friends on PBS.
September 6 PBS Kids (1999-A) PBS Kids (1999-B)

A new generation of PBS Kids began on this date.

Also, weekday reruns of Pokémon moved exclusively to Kids' WB, with at least 10 old episodes airing per week.

1999title Wheel of Fortune 1999 Title Card

The 16th season of Jeopardy! and the 17th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication.

September 8 Harrypotter1 Harrypotter3

The paperback version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and the hardcover version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were released in bookstores.

September 9 Sonic Adventure

Sonic Adventure was released for use on the Sega Dreamcast.

September 17 After this date, Full House now only aired on TBS Superstation.
September 21 Pokemon vol8 Pokemon vol9 Pokemon vol10

Pokémon: Primeape Problems, Fashion Victims and Fighting Tournament were released on VHS and DVD.

October 4 ArthurLogo

A fourth season of Arthur premiered on PBS. It ran for 10 episodes.

October 16 Amandashow

The Amanda Show premiered in Nickelodeon.

October 18 Pokémon Yellow-title

Pokémon: Special Pikachu Edition was released in North America.

October 19 The Wizard of Oz 1999 DVD

The Wizard of Oz was released on DVD with tons of bonus features, most of which originated from the 1993 CAV Laserdisc.

October 26 Pinocchio dvd

Pinocchio was released on DVD and VHS as a "60th Anniversary Edition". A trailer for a re-release of The Fox and the Hound was included on the VHS.

October 29 Princess Mononoke Poster

The English dub of Princess Mononoke premiered in theaters. It grossed $2,298,191 within eight weeks.

November 1 Mario Party 2 was set for release in North America on January 24, 2000.
November 9 101dalmatians dvd Hercules dvd Mulan dvd

101 Dalmatians, Hercules and Mulan were released on DVD.

November 11 Walt Disney Home Video announced two new collections for its entire library of animated films on DVD -- the Gold Collection and the Platinum Collection. Films in the Gold Collection were to be released once a month in 2000 and 2001, while the Platinum titles were to be released every fall starting in 2001.
November 21 Pokemon Gold Japanese Title Screen Pokemon Silver Japanese Title Screen

Pokémon Gold and Silver were released in Japan.

November 22 Donkey Kong 64-title

Donkey Kong 64 was released for use on Nintendo 64. This game required the Expansion Pak.

Dumbo 1999 UK DVD The Sword in the Stone 1999 UK DVD

Dumbo and The Sword in the Stone were released on DVD in the UK. Dumbo retained the Buena Vista logo.

November 23 Peterpan dvd Ladyandthetramp dvd Lionking2 Abugslife sedvd

Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and the Collector's Edition of A Bug's Life were released on DVD.

Pokemon vol11 Pokemon vol12

Pokémon: The Great Race and Pikachu Party were released on VHS and DVD.

November 24 Toystory2 Toystory2 novelization Toystory2 ost

Toy Story 2 was released in theaters, as so did its soundtrack in music stores, and books based on the film in bookstores.

December 7 Littlemermaid dvd Junglebook dvd

The Little Mermaid and The Jungle Book were released on DVD.

December 15 Windows2000

Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing. It was to be the first NT-based operating system to support FAT32 partitions.

December 17 Mario Party 2 JPN Title

Mario Party 2 was released in Japan.

Fantasia 2000 Poster

Select theaters began playing Fantasia 2000 two weeks early.

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