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Media from 2000.

Carryovers

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

Movies
My Little Pony: The Movie No longer on sale; also never aired on television since September 4, 1995.
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Lion King
Cinderella
Bambi
Sleeping Beauty
These films were planned to be released on DVD under the Platinum Collection series starting in 2001.

Aside from that, all films were still available in most Blockbuster stores in their most recent VHS formats.

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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
No longer on sale as of April 30, 1997; 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.
Nausicaa 1997 VHS (Japan)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Available only in Japan on VHS since September 19, 1997.
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 in 1999, but was canceled.

Therescuers 1999
The Rescuers
Available on VHS since January 5, 1999.
Greatmousedetective 1999
The Great Mouse Detective
Available on VHS since August 31, 1999.
The Wizard of Oz 1999 DVD
The Wizard of Oz
Available on VHS and DVD as of October 19, 1999.
101dalmatians dvd
101 Dalmatians
Available on DVD until January 8, 2000.
Peterpan dvd
Peter Pan
Available on DVD until January 22, 2000.
Ladyandthetramp dvd
Lady and the Tramp
Available on DVD until January 22, 2000.
Lionking2
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Available on DVD until January 22, 2000.
Dumbo 1999 UK DVD
Dumbo
Still only available on VHS in North America, though it was released on DVD in the UK.
The Sword in the Stone 1999 UK DVD
The Sword in the Stone
Still only available on VHS in North America, though it was released on DVD in the UK.
Junglebook dvd
The Jungle Book
Available on DVD until February 5, 2000.
Littlemermaid dvd
The Little Mermaid
Available on DVD until February 5, 2000.
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 1999 Storybook
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast 1999 Storybook
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella 1999 Storybook
Cinderella
The Little Mermaid 1999 Storybook
The Little Mermaid
Bambi 1999 Storybook
Bambi
101 Dalmatians 1999 Storybook
101 Dalmatians
The Lion King Read Aloud Storybook (1999)
The Lion King
Toy Story Read Aloud Storybook (1999)
Toy Story
Toystory2 novelization
Toy Story 2
Harrypotter1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harrypotter2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harrypotter3
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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
These Disney books began going out of print:
Pinocchio (1994)
Pinocchio
Dumbo (1994)
Dumbo
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
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
Aladdin (1996)
Aladdin
Pocahontas book
Pocahontas
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
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 t

Pokemon 2BA Master
Pokémon 2.B.A. Master
Toystory2 ost
Toy Story 2
TV Shows
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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.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Currently airing on PBS. See below for more details.
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Barney & Friends
Barney's Imagination Island
Barney Live! in New York City

While most of the Backyard Gang videos went out of print, these videos were still available on VHS.

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Thomas & Friends
The first four seasons were available on VHS from Anchor Bay Entertainment since between 1995 and 1998.

Season 5 so far only had 12 episodes to date released on VHS.

Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
My Little Pony
My Little Pony Tales
Sonic the Hedgehog
Barney & Friends
No longer airing on television as of September 6, 1999.
Kidsongslogo1997
The Kidsongs TV Show
Currently airing only on several PBS stations.
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.
ArthurLogo
Arthur
Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 were currently airing on PBS.
AOSTH
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Currently airing on Toon Disney.
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 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.
Marioparty title
Mario Party
Available for Nintendo 64 since February 8, 1999.
Wario2 title
Wario Land II
Available for Game Boy Color since March 1999.
Super Smash Bros.-title
Super Smash Bros.
Available for Nintendo 64 since April 26, 1999.
Smbdx title
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Available for Game Boy Color since May 10, 1999.
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure
Available for Sega Dreamcast since September 9, 1999.
Pokémon Yellow-title
Pokémon (Yellow)
Available for Game Boy Color since October 19, 1999.
Donkey Kong 64-title
Donkey Kong 64
Available for Nintendo 64 since November 22, 1999.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 2000:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
$1-L (2001)
$1
5,190,400,000 544,000,000 as Series 1995 notes;
4,646,400,000 as Series 1999 notes.
File:$5-E (2001).jpg
$5
640,000,000 166,400,000 as Series 1995 notes;
473,600,000 as Series 1999 notes.
$10-B (2000)
$10
492,800,000 64,000,000 as Series 1995 notes;
428,800,000 as Series 1999 notes.
File:$20-D (1998).png
$20
2,707,200,000 569,600,000 as Series 1996 notes;
2,137,600,000 as Series 1999 notes.

The following was in circulation by year's end:

Denomination Estimate total Notes
$1-L (2001)
$1
About 7.7 billion Up to 70% of them were Series 1999 notes.
File:$2-B (1996).jpeg
$2
About 600 million Mostly Series 1976 and 1996 notes.
$5-A (1997)
$5
About 1.78 billion At least 65% were Series 1995 notes.
$10-C (1997)
$10
About 1.45 billion At least 65% were Series 1995 notes.
File:$20-D (1998).png
$20
About 4.93 billion More than half were Series 1996 notes.
$50-E (1998)
$50
About 1.1 billion Mostly Series 1996 notes.
$100-H (1998)
$100
Less than 3.78 billion Mostly Series 1996 notes.

Events in 2000

January 8 Pokemon Season 2

New episodes of the Orange Islands season of Pokémon continued on Kids' WB. A total of 35 were made.

January 11 Toystory 2000

Toy Story was re-released on VHS as the first entry in the Gold Collection.

January 15 Season 6 of All That premiered on Nickelodeon. This was the final season with the old cast.
January 18 Pokemon vol13 Pokemon vol14

Pokémon: Wake Up Snorlax! and Jigglypuff Pop were released on VHS and DVD.

January 24 Marioparty2 title

Mario Party 2 was released for Nintendo 64.

February 1 Mulan 2000 Tarzan dvd

Mulan was re-released on VHS and DVD as the next Gold Collection title.

Barneyinconcert2000

Barney in Concert was re-released on VHS. This marked the last time a Backyard Gang video ever got a re-issue.

February 17 Windows2000

Windows 2000 was released to retail stores.

February 21–25 The "Curiosity" episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (#1751–1755) premiered on PBS Kids. These were the first new episodes to contain the 1999 PBS Kids logo.
February 22 Pokemon vol15 Pokemon vol16

Pokémon: Charizard!! and Totally Togepi were released on VHS and DVD.

February 26 Reruns of The Amanda Show's first season continued on Nickelodeon after it ended with 13 episodes.
February 29 SpillsandChills VHS

Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills was released on VHS, raising the Season 5 episode total to 18.

March 1 A Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe was released for Game Boy Color.
March 2 Spirited Away was announced to be in production.
March 7 Pinocchio 2000

Pinocchio was re-released on VHS and DVD as a Gold Collection title.

March 21 Wario3 title

Wario Land 3 was released in Japan.

March 24 Kirby64Japantitle

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was released in Japan.

April 4 Thearistocats 2000

The Aristocats was released on DVD for the first time. The film remained unchanged from the 1996 VHS.

Oliver & Company and The Hunchback of Notre Dame were scheduled for DVD releases this year, but were delayed to a later date.

April 18 Tarzan dvd2

A Collector's Edition DVD of Tarzan was released.

May 2 Foxandthehound 2000

The Fox and the Hound was released on DVD for the first time. The film remained unchanged from the 1994 VHS.

May 3 "Super Mario Adventure", the working title for Mario's next RPG game, was retitled "Paper Mario Story", then later to just "Paper Mario".
May 16 Half of the Barney & Friends episode "The Exercise Circus!" and 20 minutes of Barney Live! in New York City were released on DVD as bonus features.
May 19 Dinosaur 2000 Poster

Dinosaur premiered in theaters.

May 30 Warioland3

Wario Land 3 was released for Game Boy Color in North America.

Pokemon vol17 Pokemon vol18

Pokémon: Picture Perfect and Water Blast! were released on VHS and DVD.

May 28 After this date, the Super Mario Bros. Super Show permanently stopped airing on syndication.
June 5 Shiningtimestation logo

Shining Time Station returned for one more broadcast run on Nick Jr., again only airing Seasons 2 and 3.

June 6 Pocahontas 2000

Pocahontas was released on DVD for the first time. The film remained unchanged from the 1996 VHS.

A trailer for the Universal Pictures film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, started playing in theaters.
June 26 Kirby64 title

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was released for Nintendo 64 in North America.

June 30 The trailer for Sonic Adventure 2 presented at E3 2000 was released online.
July 4 Aliceinwonderland 2000 Robinhood 2000 Marypoppins 2000
Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood and Mary Poppins were released on DVD as Gold Collection titles.
July 8 Harrypotter4

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released in bookstores.

July 15 Amandashow

The Amanda Show's second season premiered on Nickelodeon.

July 18 Pokemon vol19 Pokemon vol20

Pokémon: Our Hero Meowth and The Final Badge were released on VHS and DVD.

July 20 Toystory2

Toy Story 2 ended its theatrical run with a box office of $245,852,179.

July 25 MakeSomeoneHappy VHS

Make Someone Happy and Other Thomas Adventures was released on VHS, raising the Season 5 episode total to 24.

August 1 Therescuersdownunder 2000 Abugslife 2000 Hercules 2000

The Rescuers Down Under was released on DVD. A Bug's Life and Hercules were re-released as Gold Collection titles.

August 11 Shining Time Station aired on Nick Jr. for the last time, before being replaced by a new series called "Dora the Explorer" the next Monday.
Pm title jp

Paper Mario was released in Japan as "Mario Story".

August 15 Microsoft released the first service pack (SP1) for Windows 2000.
August 23 Kirbytiltntumble jptitle

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble was released in Japan. It was the last first-generation Kirby game of the franchise.

August 24 The Nintendo GameCube was unveiled at Space World 2000.
August 28–September 1 The "Ready to Read?" episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (#1756–1760) premiered on PBS Kids.
Sonicunderground

Sonic Underground ended reruns on syndication, as so did weekday reruns of All That (Seasons 1–4) on Nickelodeon, leaving only Seasons 5 and 6 to continue.

September 4 2000title Wheel of Fortune 2000 Title Card

The 17th season of Jeopardy! and the 18th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication.

September 12 Arthur's Perfect Christmas DVD

Arthur's Perfect Christmas was released on VHS and DVD.

September 14 Windowsme

Windows Me was released to retail stores. At the time, most PCs still used Windows 98 Second Edition or earlier.

September 19 Pokemon vol21 Pokemon vol22

Pokémon: The Po-Ké Corral! and Hang Ten, Pikachu were released on VHS and DVD.

September 25 Season 5 of Arthur premiered on PBS Kids. It ran for 10 episodes through November 27.
September 26 ThomasChristmasWonderland VHS

Thomas' Christmas Wonderland was released on VHS, replacing Thomas' Christmas Party. This tape only had one new Season 5 episode.

October 3 Theblackcauldron 2000

The Black Cauldron was released on DVD.

October 14 Pokemon Season 3

New episodes of the The Johto Journeys season of Pokémon premiered on Kids' WB. The first 15 episodes of this season premiered through December 16.

Pokegs-title

Pokémon Gold and Silver were released for Game Boy Color.

October 17 Toystory2 dvd

Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on DVD, at a price of $39.99. A Collector's Edition DVD was also available for both films, with a list price of $69.99. A teaser trailer for Monsters, Inc. was attached to Toy Story 2.

Earliest archived date for the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
October 26 Nintendo announced a February 5, 2001 release date for Paper Mario.
October 31 Grinch DVD 2000

How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who! were re-released on DVD by Warner Home Video.

November 4 Dkc gbc

Donkey Kong Country was released for Game Boy Color.

The 13th and final episode of All That aired on Nickelodeon, with IMx as musical guest.
November 14 Sonicshuffle

Sonic Shuffle was released for Sega Dreamcast.

Pokemon vol23 Pokemon vol24

Pokémon: Show Time! and Into the Arena were released on VHS and DVD.

Fantasia dvd Fantasia2000 dvd Fantasia anthologydvd

Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 were both released on DVD, in standard and Collector's Editions.

November 17 Grinch 2000poster

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was released in theaters. Most theatrical prints contained a teaser trailer for Shrek.

December 7 Mario Party 3 (J)

Mario Party 3 was released in Japan.

December 14 Pocket Monsters - Crystal Version (Japan)

Pokémon Crystal was released in Japan.

December 15 The Emperor's New Groove Poster

The Emperor's New Groove premiered in theaters.

December 19 Princess Mononoke DVD

Princess Mononoke was released on Region 1 DVD.

December 21 Sonic Shuffle was released in Japan.
December 25 Arthur's Perfect Christmas premiered on PBS Kids. The next day, further reruns of the main show's first four seasons now had lowercase text dialogue on the closed captions.
December 31 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! grossed $251,628,905 so far in the box office, while The Emperor's New Groove grossed $47,465,336.
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