1996 in home video
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Industry milestones
November
December
- 12 December - It's announced that 20th Century Fox leaves the Swedish market from 1997, making Egmont Film the largest home video rental company in Sweden.[2]
Film releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Columbia | VHS release |
| January 17 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Fox | VHS release |
| January 23 | Mortal Kombat | New Line | VHS re-release |
| January 30 | A Kid in King Arthur's Court | Disney | VHS release |
| The Big Green | Disney | VHS release | |
| February 13 | Showgirls | MGM | VHS release, R-Rated version |
| February 20 | Man of the House | Disney | VHS release |
| Tall Tale | Disney | VHS release | |
| Heavyweights | Disney | VHS release | |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Disney | VHS release | |
| February 28 | Pocahontas | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection |
| Mary Poppins | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Dumbo | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Robin Hood | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Sword in the Stone | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Pete's Dragon | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Three Caballeros | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| So Dear to My Heart | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Old Yeller | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| March 12 | Braveheart | Paramount | VHS release, 2-videocassette set |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| March 19 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Disney | VHS release |
| March 26 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection |
| Mary Poppins | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Dumbo | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Robin Hood | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Sword in the Stone | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Pete's Dragon | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Three Caballeros | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| So Dear to My Heart | Disney | VHS re-release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Seven | New Line | VHS release | |
| Jade | Paramount | VHS release | |
| March 27 | Animalympics | UAV Corporation | VHS release |
| April 2 | Balto | Universal | VHS release |
| April 9 | Shipwrecked | Disney | VHS re-release |
| Splash | Touchstone | VHS re-release | |
| The Rescue | Touchstone | VHS re-release | |
| April 16 | Fair Game | Warner Bros. | VHS release |
| Vampire in Brooklyn | Paramount | VHS release | |
| Unstrung Heroes | Hollywood | VHS release | |
| The Scarlet Letter | Hollywood | VHS release | |
| April 23 | The Aristocats | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection |
| Mary Poppins | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Dumbo | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Robin Hood | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Sword in the Stone | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Pete's Dragon | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Three Caballeros | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| So Dear to My Heart | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Journey Back to Oz | Hallmark | VHS release | |
| April 28 | Man of the House | Disney | VHS release |
| April 30 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | Universal | VHS re-release |
| The Reluctant Astronaut | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Pillow Talk | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Strange Bedfellows | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Send Me No Flowers | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| The Love God? | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Man's Favorite Sport | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Lover Come Back | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Come September | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| The Thrill of It All | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Shenandoah (film) | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Bend of the River | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Tom and Huck | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| The Adventures of Huck Finn | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| May 7 | Cutthroat Island | Live | VHS release |
| It Takes Two | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| May 14 | Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain | Universal | VHS release |
| Appaloosa | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| The Virginian | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Law and Order | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Jumanji | Columbia | VHS release | |
| Feast of July | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| May 21 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Disney | VHS release |
| Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Disney | VHS release | |
| Island at the Top of the World | Disney | VHS release | |
| The Three Lives of Thomasina | Disney | VHS release | |
| Treasure Island | Disney | VHS release | |
| May 28 | Dunston Checks In | Fox | VHS release |
| June 11 | Sudden Death | Universal | VHS release |
| Father of the Bride Part II | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| June 18 | Sabrina | Paramount | VHS release |
| June 25 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Columbia | VHS release |
| July 2 | Mr. Holland's Opus | Hollywood | VHS release |
| July 9 | Nixon | Hollywood | VHS release |
| Waterworld | Universal | VHS release | |
| July 23 | 12 Monkeys | Universal | VHS release |
| How the West Was Fun | Warner Bros. | VHS direct-to-video release | |
| July 31 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Disney | VHS release |
| The Incredible Journey | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| August 6 | The Juror | Columbia | VHS release |
| August 13 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Disney | VHS direct-to-video release |
| White Squall | Hollywood | VHS release | |
| Carrotblanca | Warner | VHS release | |
| Chariots of Fur | Warner | VHS release | |
| August 20 | Mr. Wrong | Touchstone | VHS release |
| August 27 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | MGM | VHS release |
| The Sound of Music | Fox | VHS re-release, single cassette version | |
| September 10 | The Little Engine That Could | Universal | VHS direct-to-video release |
| Muppet Treasure Island | Jim Henson | VHS release | |
| Up Close & Personal | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| September 17 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Universal | VHS re-release |
| How to Frame a Figg | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| September 24 | Before and After | Hollywood | VHS release |
| Oliver & Company | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Old Yeller | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| The Parent Trap | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| Swiss Family Robinson | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| Pollyanna | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Disney | VHS release, part of Family Film Collection | |
| Two Much | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| October 1 | My Fair Lady | Fox | VHS re-release, single cassette version |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | VHS re-release, Special Edition | |
| Twister | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Warner Bros. | VHS re-release | |
| October 8 | The Wizard of Oz | MGM | VHS re-release |
| October 15 | Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave | Fox | VHS release |
| James and the Giant Peach | Disney | VHS release | |
| Celtic Pride | Hollywood | VHS release | |
| Here Comes Cookie | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Love in Bloom | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| Six of a Kind | Universal | VHS re-release | |
| October 29 | Stepmonster | VHS release | |
| Tiny Toy Stories | Disney/Pixar | VHS release | |
| Toy Story | Disney/Pixar | VHS release | |
| Mary Poppins | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Dumbo | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Robin Hood | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Sword in the Stone | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| Pete's Dragon | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| The Three Caballeros | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| So Dear to My Heart | Disney | VHS release, part of Masterpiece Collection | |
| November 5 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | New Line | VHS release |
| The Legend of the North Wind | Plaza | VHS release | |
| Chitty Chittty Bang Bang | MGM | VHS re-release | |
| A Christmas Story | MGM | VHS re-release | |
| Fluke | MGM | VHS release | |
| Last Dance | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| November 7 | The Munsters' Revenge | Gaiam | VHS release |
| November 12 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Disney | VHS re-release |
| November 19 | Dragonheart | Universal | VHS release |
| Kazaam | Touchstone | VHS release | |
| November 26 | Independence Day | Fox | VHS release |
| December 3 | The Cable Guy | Columbia | VHS release |
| December 10 | Matilda | Columbia | VHS release |
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date |
Title | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 23 | Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders: Jewel Quest | Live | VHS release |
| Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders: Wizard's Peak | Live | VHS release | |
| Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders: For Whom the Bell Trolls | Live | VHS release | |
| January 30 | Timon & Pumbaa: Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: Grub's On | Disney | VHS release |
| Timon & Pumbaa: Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: Hangin' With Baby | Disney | VHS release | |
| Timon & Pumbaa: Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: True Guts | Disney | VHS release | |
| Jim Henson's Animal Show: The Kangaroo and the Frog | Polygram | VHS release | |
| Jim Henson's Animal Show: The Owl and the Octopus | Polygram | VHS release | |
| ReBoot: The Great Brain Robbery | Polygram | VHS release | |
| ReBoot: Talent Night | Polygram | VHS release | |
| Timmy the Tooth: The Brush in the Stone | Universal | VHS release | |
| Timmy the Tooth: An Eye for a Tooth | Universal | VHS release | |
| Timmy the Tooth: Rainy Day Adventure | Universal | VHS release | |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Karate Club: The White Ranger Kata | WarnerVision | VHS release | |
| February 2 | Thomas & Friends Thomas & his Friends Help Out | Videos treasure | VHS release |
| February 6 | Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet | Sony Wonder | VHS release |
| Sesame Street: Learning to Share | Sony Wonder | VHS release | |
| February 20 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: All-Time Favorites: Volume 1: White Light: The Mini-Series | WarnerVision | VHS release |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: All-Time Favorites: Volume 2: Ninja Quest: The Mini-Series | WarnerVision | VHS release | |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: All-Time Favorites: Volume 3: The Good, The Bad, and the Stupid: The Misadventures of Bulk and Skull | WarnerVision | VHS release | |
| March 5 | Littlest Pet Shop: Wrecking Havoc | Live | VHS release |
| Littlest Pet Shop: Treasure of Sierra Pet Shop | Live | VHS release | |
| Littlest Pet Shop: Scaredy Dog | Live | VHS release | |
| March 19 | Bananas in Pyjamas: Cuddles Avenue | Polygram | VHS release |
| Bananas in Pyjamas: Birthday Special | Polygram | VHS release | |
| Jonny Quest: Dr. Zin in Master of Evil | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Jonny Quest: Race Bennon in An Army of One | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Jonny Quest: Hadji in Mysteries of the East | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Jonny Quest: Bandit in Adventures Best Friend | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Live: The World Tour Live on Stage | WarnerVision | VHS release | |
| April 2 | Saban's Masked Rider: Escape from Edenoi | WarnerVision | VHS release |
| Saban's Masked Rider: Super Gold | WarnerVision | VHS release | |
| April 9 | Aladdin: Fearless Friends | Disney | VHS release |
| Aladdin: Team Genie | Disney | VHS release | |
| Gargoyles: Deeds of Deception | Buena Vista | VHS release | |
| Gargoyles: Brothers Betrayed | Buena Vista | VHS release | |
| Street Sharks: Shark 'N' Roll | Buena Vista | VHS release | |
| Street Sharks: Shark Quest | Buena Vista | VHS release | |
| Earthworm Jim: Vol. 1: Bring Me the Head of Earthworm Jim / Sword of Righteousness | Universal | VHS release | |
| Earthworm Jim: Vol. 2: Conqueror Worm / Day of the Fish | Universal | VHS release | |
| Earthworm Jim: Vol. 3: Assault & Battery / Trout! | Universal | VHS release | |
| Earthworm Jim: Vol. 4: The Book of Doom / The Egg Beater | Universal | VHS release | |
| April 23 | Highlander: The Animated Series: The Adventure Begins | Live Family Home Entertainment |
VHS release |
| May 7 | Timon & Pumbaa: Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: Don't Get Mad, Get Happy | Disney | VHS release |
| Timon & Pumbaa: Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: Live & Learn! | Disney | VHS release | |
| Timon & Pumbaa: Timon & Pumbaa's Wild Adventures: Quit Buggin' Me | Disney | VHS release | |
| May 21 | Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks | Live Family Home Entertainment |
VHS release |
| May 28 | Laff-A-Lympics: Yippee for the Yogi Yahooeys! | Turner | VHS re-release |
| Laff-A-Lympics: On Your Marks, Get Set—Go Scoobys! | Turner | VHS re-release | |
| Laff-A-Lympics: Something Smells Really Rotten | Turner | VHS re-release | |
| Laff-A-Lympics: Heavens to Hilarity, This is it, Sports Fans! | Turner | VHS re-release | |
| June 11 | Sesame Street: Elmocize | Sony Wonder | VHS release |
| Sesame Street: Imagine That | Sony Wonder | VHS release | |
| Sesame Street: Smiley's World Games | Sony Wonder | VHS release | |
| June 25 | Disney's Sing Along Songs: Topsy Turvy | Disney | VHS release |
| July 9 | Skysurfer Strike Force: City of Terror | Live | VHS release |
| Skysurfer Strike Force: Voodoo Master | Live | VHS release | |
| Skysurfer Strike Force: Titan of Terror | Live | VHS release | |
| July 17 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Cowboy Pooh | Disney | VHS re-release |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Detective Tigger | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Pooh Party | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Fun 'N' Games | Disney | VHS re-release | |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Happy Pooh Day | Disney | VHS release | |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Working Together | Disney | VHS release | |
| July 23 | Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders: Full Circle | Live | VHS release |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 10th Anniversary: Cry H.A.V.O.C. | Live | VHS release | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 10th Anniversary: Get Shredder | Live | VHS release | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 10th Anniversary: Cyber Turtles | Live | VHS release | |
| July 30 | Bananas in Pyjamas: Pink Spots | Polygram | VHS release |
| Bananas in Pyjamas: Show Business | Polygram | VHS release | |
| August 6 | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: And a Mummy Too! | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Foul Play in Funland | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Which Witch is Witch? | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| Power Rangers Zeo: Zeo Quest | WarnerVision | VHS release | |
| Thomas and Friends The Gallant Old Engine | Disney | VHS release | |
| August 13 | Animaniacs: Sing Along: Mostly in Toons | Warner | VHS release |
| Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff | Warner | VHS release | |
| Pinky and the Brain: A Pinky and the Brain Christmas | Warner | VHS release | |
| Pinky and the Brain: World Domination Tour | Warner | VHS release | |
| Tiny Toons: Night Ghoulery | Warner | VHS release | |
| Tiny Toon: It's a Wonderful Tiny Toon Christmas Special | Warner | VHS release | |
| August 20 | Power Rangers Zeo: It Came from Angel Grove | WarnerVision | VHS release |
| Highlander: The Animated Series: The Suspended Village / Exodus | Live | VHS release | |
| Highlander: The Animated Series: The Cursed / The History Lesson | Live | VHS release | |
| Highlander: The Animated Series: The Valley of the Thorn Pods / Fall Out | Live | VHS release | |
| September 3 | What-a-Mess: Monsters, Goblins, and Ghosts, Oh My! | DIC | VHS release |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Live | VHS re-release | |
| Frosty the Snowman | Live | VHS re-release | |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Live | VHS re-release | |
| The Little Drummer Boy | Live | VHS re-release | |
| Frosty Returns | Live | VHS re-release | |
| Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat | Live | VHS re-release | |
| Littlest Pet Shop: Do Not Solve Until Christmas | Live | VHS re-release | |
| September 4 | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh | Disney | VHS re-release |
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Pooh | Disney | VHS release | |
| September 10 | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show: A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release |
| The Scooby-Doo Show: The Headless Horseman of Halloween | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The Flintstones: A Haunted House Is Not a Home | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The Halloween Tree | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The Borrowers | Turner | part of Family Showcase; VHS re-release | |
| The Return of the Borrowers | Turner | part of Family Showcase; VHS re-release | |
| Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch | Universal | VHS release | |
| Superman: The Last Son of Krypton | Warner Bros. | VHS release | |
| September 17 | The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: Spooking Bee / Paws | Universal | VHS release |
| The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: 3 Boos and a Babe / Poil Jammed | Universal | VHS release | |
| September 24 | A Flintstone Christmas | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release |
| A Flintstone Family Christmas | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The Town Santa Forgot | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show: A Nutcracker's Scoob | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| October 1 | What-a-Mess: Here Comes Santa Paws | DIC | VHS release |
| Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Jim Henson | VHS release | |
| Elmo Saves Christmas | Sony Wonder | VHS release | |
| October 2 | Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too | Disney | VHS re-release |
| Jingle Bell Rock | DIC | VHS release | |
| October 8 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: The Alchemist | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Rage's Burning Wheel | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Escape to Questworld | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: The Darkest Fathoms | Turner | part of Cartoon Network; VHS re-release | |
| October 22 | Bananas in Pyjamas: Big Parade | Polygram | VHS release |
| Bananas in Pyjamas: Wish Fairies | Polygram | VHS release | |
| November 5 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | MGM | VHS re-release |
| November 12 | Spider-Man: The Venom Saga | Telegenic | VHS re-release |
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Documentary home video releases
The following documentary home videos were released on the following dates:
September 17
- Ken Burn's The West
References
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