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Media from 2008.

Carryovers

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

Movies
Hercules 2000
Hercules
Available on DVD since November 9, 1999; re-printed on August 1, 2000.

Still in print due to never getting a Special Edition re-release since 2004.

Snowwhite 2001
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2002, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Shrek dvd
Shrek
Available on DVD since November 2, 2001.

A pan-and-scan single-disc DVD was also on sale.

Grinchmovie dvd
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Available on DVD since November 20, 2001.
Hunchbackofnotredame 2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Available on DVD since March 19, 2002.
Monstersinc dvd
Monsters, Inc.
Available on DVD since September 17, 2002.
Beautyandthebeast dvd
Beauty and the Beast
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2003, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Castle in the Sky DVD
Castle in the Sky
Available on DVD since April 15, 2003.
Kiki's Delivery Service DVD
Kiki's Delivery Service
Available on DVD since April 15, 2003.
Spirited away
Spirited Away
Available on DVD since April 15, 2003.
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A Bug's Life
Available on DVD since May 27, 2003.
Lionking 2003
The Lion King
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2005, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Findingnemo dvd
Finding Nemo
Available on DVD since November 4, 2003.
Aliceinwonderland 2004
Alice in Wonderland
Available on DVD since January 27, 2004.
Lionking1.5
The Lion King 1½
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2005, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Catinthehat dvd
The Cat in the Hat
Available on DVD since March 16, 2004.
Lionking2 2004
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2005, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Aladdin 2004
Aladdin
Available on DVD until January 31, 2008.
Mulan 2004
Mulan
Available on DVD since October 26, 2004.
Shrek2 dvd
Shrek 2
Available on DVD since November 5, 2004.
Mary Poppins 2004 DVD
Mary Poppins
Available on DVD since December 14, 2004.
Nausicaa DVD
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Available on DVD since February 22, 2005.
Bambi 2005
Bambi
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2007, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Incredibles dvd
The Incredibles
Available on DVD since March 15, 2005.
Pocahontas 2005
Pocahontas
Available on DVD since May 3, 2005.
Toystory 2005
Toy Story
Available on DVD since September 6, 2005.
Robots dvd
Robots
Available on DVD since September 27, 2005.
Cinderella 2005
Cinderella
Available on DVD until January 31, 2008.
The Wizard of Oz 2005 DVD
The Wizard of Oz
Available on DVD since October 25, 2005.
Toystory2 2005
Toy Story 2
Available on DVD since December 27, 2005.
Ladyandthetramp 2006
Lady and the Tramp
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2007, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
My Neighbor Totoro 2006 DVD
My Neighbor Totoro
Available on DVD since March 7, 2006.
Howl's Moving Castle DVD
Howl's Moving Castle
Available on DVD since March 7, 2006.
Iceage 2006dvd
Ice Age
The "Super-Cool Edition" was available on DVD since March 14, 2006.
Dumbo 2006
Dumbo
Available on DVD since June 6, 2006.
Littlemermaid 2006
The Little Mermaid
Available on DVD since October 3, 2006.
Foxandthehound 2006
The Fox and the Hound
Available on DVD as a 25th Anniversary Edition since October 10, 2006.
My Little Pony The Movie 2006 DVD
My Little Pony: The Movie
Available on DVD since November 14, 2006.
Iceage2 bluray
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since November 21, 2006.
Robinhood 2006
Robin Hood
Available on DVD since November 28, 2006.
Openseason bluray
Open Season
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since January 30, 2007.
Peterpan 2007
Peter Pan
Available on DVD since March 6, 2007.
Junglebook 2007
The Jungle Book
Available on DVD since October 2, 2007.
Surfsup bluray
Surf's Up
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since October 9, 2007.
Cars bluray
Cars
Available on DVD since November 7, 2006 and on Blu-ray Disc since November 6, 2007.
Ratatouille bluray
Ratatouille
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since November 6, 2007.
Shrek3 dvd
Shrek the Third
Available on DVD since November 13, 2007.
Harrypotter1 bluray
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Available on DVD since May 28, 2002 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter2 bluray
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Available on DVD since April 11, 2003 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter3 bluray
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Available on DVD since November 23, 2004 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter4 bluray
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Available on DVD since March 7, 2006 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter5 bluray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
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)
TV Shows
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy!
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network.
ArthurLogo
Arthur
The show was currently airing on PBS Kids, under the PBS Kids GO! programming block.

All episodes now used the Cookie Jar Entertainment logo.

Arthur's Perfect Christmas DVD
Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Available on DVD seasonally since 2000.
Fullhouse 1993
Full House
Currently airing on Nick at Nite and ABC Family.

The complete series was also available on DVD since November 6, 2007.

Thomas&Friends1
Thomas & Friends
Older episodes from Seasons 1–7 were currently airing on PBS Kids Sprout, restored in high definition and using the same narration from Shining Time Station.
My Little Pony Tales 2004 UK DVD
My Little Pony Tales
10 out of 26 episodes were available on DVD within the UK.

However, the DVD went out of print this year at the latest.

Seuss celebrationdvd The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss on the Loose, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano, Grinch Night, and The Hoober-Bloob Highway were currently available on DVD since October 7, 2003, and as "Seuss Celebration: 9 Favorite Televised Classics" since September 27, 2005.

Some specials also aired seasonally on ABC Family.

Mylittlepony 2004dvd
My Little Pony
All 65 episodes were currently available on DVD since April 11, 2006.
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All My Little Pony Generation 3 media to date was available on DVD since September 12, 2006.

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Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Most of the complete series was available on DVD since October 31, 2006.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2006 DVD
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horton Hears a Who!
Available on DVD since November 21, 2006.
Pokemon Logo
Pokémon
Currently airing on Cartoon Network, with Johto League Champions airing for the only time this year after The Johto Journeys, then followed by one more run of Master Quest.

All episodes from the first five seasons were also available on DVD, released from March 27, 2001 through November 13, 2007, with more re-releases awaiting.

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Sonic the Hedgehog
Available on DVD since March 27, 2007.

Volume sets also began this year, starting with the first one on September 16, 2008.

Aosmb3 dvd
Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Available on DVD since June 26, 2007.
Aosth dvd1
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
The first 22 episodes were available on DVD since July 17, 2007.
Barney & Friends Logo
Barney & Friends
21 episodes of the first three seasons were currently airing on PBS Kids Sprout.
Amandashow
The Amanda Show
Continued airing on The N until March 2008.
Smw dvd
Super Mario World
Available on DVD since November 13, 2007.
Sonicunderground vol1
Sonic Underground
The first 20 episodes were available on DVD since December 18, 2007.
Music
Disneysgreatest vol1
Disney's Greatest Vol. 1
Disneysgreatest vol2
Disney's Greatest Vol. 2
Disneysgreatest vol3
Disney's Greatest Vol. 3
Kidsongs cd
My Favorite Kidsongs Collection
Kidsongs1990
Kidsongs
All 24 music video shows were available on DVD as of March 11, 2003, along with nine episodes of the TV Show's 1997 season and one from the 1995 season, since March 2006 and late 2007, respectively.
Video Games
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dream Land 3
These Super NES games were currently awaiting Virtual Console releases for the Wii.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Drift 2
Sonic Jam
Sonic R
Sonic Shuffle
Some classic Sonic games, including these titles, were currently out of print. However, Sonic & Knuckles was awaiting a Virtual Console release for the Wii.
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Smash Bros.
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Donkey Kong 64
These Nintendo 64 games were currently awaiting Virtual Console releases for the Wii.
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
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon (Yellow)
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Wario Land II
Wario Land 3
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Pokémon (Crystal)
All Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles, including these ones, were currently out of print.
Super Mario Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Wario Land 4
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Battle
Sonic Advance 3
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Mario Party Advance
All Game Boy Advance games were discontinued after 2006. However, they were still backwards compatible with the Nintendo DS.
Luigi's Mansion
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
Mario Party 6
Mario Party 7
Kirby Air Ride
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Sonic Heroes
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Riders
All Nintendo GameCube games were discontinued this year. However, they were still backwards compatible with the Wii, with a GameCube controller and memory card required.
Supermario64ds
Super Mario 64 DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 21, 2004.
Kirbycanvascurse
Kirby Canvas Curse
Available for the Nintendo DS since June 13, 2005.
Mariokartds
Mario Kart DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 14, 2005.
Sonicrush
Sonic Rush
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 15, 2005.
Mario&luigi2
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 28, 2005.
Superprincesspeach
Super Princess Peach
Available for the Nintendo DS since February 27, 2006.
Newsupermariobros
New Super Mario Bros.
Available for the Nintendo DS since May 15, 2006.
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi's Island DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 13, 2006.
Kirbysqueaksquad
Kirby Squeak Squad
Available for the Nintendo DS since December 4, 2006.
Sonicandthesecretrings
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Available for the Wii since February 20, 2007.
Superpapermario
Super Paper Mario
Available for the Wii since April 9, 2007.
Marioparty8
Mario Party 8
Available for the Wii since May 29, 2007.
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Rush Adventure
Available for the Nintendo DS since September 18, 2007.
Supermariogalaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Available for the Wii since November 12, 2007.
MariopartyDS
Mario Party DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 19, 2007.
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Kirby's Adventure
These NES games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.
Super Mario World
Kirby's Dream Course
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
These Super NES games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Paper Mario
Yoshi's Story
These Nintendo 64 games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic 3D Blast
These Sega Genesis games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 2008:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
$1-H (2009)
$1
3,577,600,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
$5-J (2008)
$5
1,203,200,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
File:$10-D (2008).png
$10
1,094,400,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
$20-E (2009)
$20
633,600,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
File:$50-L (2008).jpeg
$50
428,800,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
File:$100-F (2008).jpeg
$100
1,209,600,000 All as Series 2006 notes.

The following was in circulation by year's end:

Denomination Estimate total Notes
$1-H (2009)
$1
About 9.5 billion Everything printed since June 2006 was still in circulation, comprising of Series 2003A and 2006 notes.
$2-A (2006)
$2
Less than 850 million They were usually Series 2003 notes if from Minneapolis, Series 1995 notes if from Atlanta, and Series 2003A if from anywhere else.
File:$5-I (2007).png
$5
About 2.2 billion Everything printed since February 2007 was still in circulation, comprising of Series 2003A and 2006 notes.
File:$10-D (2008).png
$10
About 1.63 billion Everything printed since June 2006 was still in circulation, comprising of Series 2004A and 2006 notes.
$20-I (2006)
$20
More than 6.25 billion Everything printed since November 2004 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2004A notes ever printed.
$50-B (2005)
$50
More than 1.29 billion Everything printed since September 1999 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2004 and 2004A notes ever printed.
$100-C (2006)
$100
About 6.25 billion Everything printed since June 1999 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2001 through 2003A notes ever printed.

Events in 2008

January 8 Sonicriders2

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity was released for the Wii.

February 4 Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
February 5 Aristocats 2008

The Aristocats was re-released on DVD as a Special Edition.

February 19 Kirby volume1 Pokemon season1part3

"Kirby's Adventures in Cappytown" and all the remaining episodes of Pokémon: Indigo League were released on DVD.

February 25 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
March 4 The remaining Season 11 episodes of Thomas & Friends were released on DVD.
Iceage bluray 101dalmatians 2008

Ice Age was released on Blu-ray Disc. 101 Dalmatians was also re-released on DVD as a Platinum Edition.

March 12 The N began airing All That episodes from Seasons 3–6.
March 13 The current design of the $5 bill was released to circulation, as a Series 2006 note.
March 14 Hortonhearsawho poster

Horton Hears a Who! premiered in theaters.

April 10 Mario Kart Wii was released in Japan for the Wii.
April 16 20th Century Fox released the teaser trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
April 21 Microsoft released Windows XP Service Pack 3, as this operating system still remained the most popular in the market.
April 27 Mariokartwii

Mario Kart Wii was released for the Wii in North America.

May 20 Pokemon season2 Sonicx re-release2

Episodes 14–26 of Sonic X and all episodes of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands were re-released on DVD.

June 17 Sonicunderground vol2

The remaining 20 episodes of Sonic Underground were released on DVD.

June 21 SonicX

Sonic X returned on reruns. Kirby: Right Back at Ya! also returned for one more run on FOX's schedule, and both shows were made available for streaming on the 4KidsTV website for the first time.

June 27 Walle poster

WALL-E premiered in theaters.

July 11 IPhone OS 2

Apple introduced the iPhone 3G, which came with iOS 2 by default. This operating system added support for eight more languages.

July 14 Donkey Kong 3 was released on the Wii Shop Channel. By this point, all NES games on this site were now available for the Wii.
July 19 Ponyo Japanese Poster

Ponyo was released in Japanese theaters. This was Studio Ghibli's last film of the 2000s.

July 27 Pixar released the teaser trailer for Up.
July 29 Harrypotter6 teaser

Warner Bros. released the first teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, set to premiere in theaters on November 21, 2008 at the time.

July 30 A teaser trailer for The Princess and the Frog was released online.
August 4 The Sega Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
August 14 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was pushed back to July 15, 2009.
August 26 The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 Blu-ray

The Nightmare Before Christmas was released on Blu-ray Disc, also being the first film to include a digital copy of itself.

September 1 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971

As more stations were discontinuing reruns of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the total number of available episodes dropped to about 200.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
September 8 2008title Wheel of Fortune 2008 Title Card

The 25th season of Jeopardy! and the 26th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication. This was the last season for the old Jeopardy! set, while Wheel of Fortune also introduced the Million Dollar wedge.

September 9 ITunes 2006

Apple introduced iTunes 8.

September 14 The remaining six episodes of Season 11 of Thomas & Friends premiered on PBS Kids, two at a time per week until September 28.
September 15 Reruns of All That on The N ended.
September 22 Kirbysuperstarultra

Kirby Super Star Ultra was released for the Nintendo DS.

September 23 Shrek3 bluray Sonicx re-release3

Shrek the Third was released on Blu-ray Disc. Episodes 27–38 of Sonic X were also re-released on DVD.

September 30 SonicChronicles

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood was released for the Nintendo DS.

October 7 Sleepingbeauty 2008 SleepingBeauty2008USCoverBD

Sleeping Beauty was re-released on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray Disc as a "50th Anniversary Platinum Edition". Attached to this film was a trailer for the upcoming re-release of Pinocchio.

October 14 As of this date, all episodes from Seasons 1–9 of Thomas & Friends have been released on DVD, except for four Season 4 episodes from "Thomas Meets the Queen", which itself never got a DVD release.
October 26 Season 12 of Thomas & Friends premiered on PBS Kids. This season aired new episodes once a week until December 28.
November 14 Another teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released online, this time with the new release date for the film.
November 18 Walle dvd Walle bluray

WALL-E was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Some retail prints also included a digital copy of the film.

SonicUnleashed

Sonic Unleashed was released for the Wii.

December 8 The Sega Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
December 9 Kirby volume2 Aosth dvd2

Cappy New Year and Other Kirby Adventures and another 22 episodes of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog were released on DVD.

This marked the last time Kirby: Right Back at Ya! ever got a new DVD.

Hortonhearsawho bluray

Horton Hears a Who! was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

December 11 Google Chrome Logo 2008

The first stable version of Google Chrome was released for Windows XP and Vista users.

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