1994

Media from 1994.

Paper money

Old currency currently in circulation
$1 (Series 1988A)
	B 51200001 W – B 51200000 X
	C 19200001 C – C 89600000 E
	D 00000001 E – D 70400000 E
	F 57600001 Q – F 64000000 W
	G 12800001 P – G 38400000 W
	H 44800001 F – H 51200000 G
	I 00000001 C – I 96000000 D
	L 57600001 U – L 12800000 V
$2 (Series 1976)	A 00000001 A – A 29440000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 67200000 A
	C 00000001 A – C 33280000 A
	D 05440001 A – D 31360000 A
	E 23040001 A – E 56960000 A
	F 14720001 A – F 60800000 A
	G 08000001 A – G 84480000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 39040000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 14720000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 24960000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 41600000 A
	L 28160001 A – L 74240000 A
$5 (Series 1988A)
	B 51200001 E – B 12800000 G
	E 51200001 C – E 89600000 D
	F 12800001 C – F 12800000 D
	I 41600001 A – I 60800000 A
	K 89600001 A – K 38400000 B
	L 70400001 E – L 32000000 F
$10 (Series 1990)
	A 00000001 A – A 25600000 A
	B 06400001 D – B 76800000 F
	F 19200001 A – F 89600000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 70400000 A
	J 19200001 A – J 51200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 57600000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 38400000 A
$20 (Series 1990)	A 32000001 A – A 96000000 A
	B 76800001 F – B 12800000 P
	C 00000001 A – C 70400000 A
	D 70400001 A – D 96000000 B
	E 70400001 A – E 57600000 C
	F 00000001 B – F 70400000 D
	G 06400001 C – G 83200000 E
	H 57600001 A – H 76800000 B
	I 25600001 A – I 38400000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 83200000 A
$50 (Series 1990)
	A 28800001 A – A 48000000 A
	B 60800001 A – B 32000000 C
	C 00000001 A – C 41600000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 73600000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 76800000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 09600000 B
	H 00000001 A – H 16000000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 22400000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 35200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 16000000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 19200000 B
$100 (Series 1988)	A 00000001 A – A 09600000 A
	B 38400001 A – B 48000000 E
	C 00000001 A – C 09600000 A
	D 09600001 A – D 35200000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 19200000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 51200000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 09600000 A
	J 06400001 A – J 09600000 A
	L 12800001 A – L 19200000 A
$100 (Series 1990)
	A 00000001 A – A 57600000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 19200000 B
	C 00000001 A – C 57600000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 48000000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 57600000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 57600000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 57600000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 57600000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 48000000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 67200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 67200000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 96000000 A
New currency released to circulation
$1 (Series 1988A)
	A 19200001 G – A 96000000 G
	D 70400001 E – D 76800000 E
	E 57600001 L – E 06400000 R
	F 64000001 W – F 83200000 Y
	G 38400001 W – G 25600000 Y
	H 51200001 G – H 25600000 I
	I 00000001 E – I 57600000 J
	J 89600001 C – J 89600000 D
	K 38400001 I – K 96000000 I
	L 12800001 V – L 83200000 Y
$1 (Series 1993)
	A 00000001 A – A 44800000 B
	B 00000001 A – B 51200000 D
	D 00000001 A – D 12800000 B
	E 00000001 A – E 51200000 B
	F 00000001 A – F 89600000 D
	G 00000001 A – G 32000000 C
	I 00000001 A – I 25600000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 51200000 D
	L 00000001 A – L 83200000 F
$2 (Series 1976)	I 14720001 A – I 23680000 A
	L 74240001 A – L 82560000 A
$5 (Series 1988A)
	A 83200001 A – A 44800000 B
	B 12800001 G – B 64000000 G
	C 89600001 A – C 25600000 B
	D 32000001 B – D 38400000 C
	E 89600001 D – E 06400000 F
	F 12800001 D – F 89600000 E
	G 57600001 F – G 83200000 H
	H 44800001 B – H 89600000 B
	I 60800001 A – I 73600000 A
	J 06400001 B – J 44800000 B
	K 38400001 B – K 76800000 B
	L 32000001 F – L 19200000 H
$5 (Series 1993)	B 00000001 A – B 19200000 A
$10 (Series 1990)
	A 25600001 A – A 32000000 B
	B 76800001 F – B 70400000 H
	C 00000001 A – C 19200000 A
	D 64000001 A – D 89600000 A
	E 06400001 B – E 96000000 B
	F 89600001 A – F 64000000 B
	G 89600001 B – G 19200000 D
	I 06400001 A – I 12800000 A
	J 51200001 A – J 70400000 A
	L 38400001 A – L 83200000 A
$10 (Series 1993)	B 00000001 A – B 32000000 B
	H 00000001 A – H 38400000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 76800000 A
$20 (Series 1990)
	A 00000001 B – A 57600000 D
	B 12800001 P – B 06400000 Q
	C 70400001 A – C 96000000 A
	D 00000001 C – D 89600000 C
	E 57600001 C – E 19200000 D
	F 70400001 D – F 76800000 E
	G 83200001 E – G 76800000 G
	I 38400001 A – I 70400000 A
	L 76800001 A – L 32000000 E
$20 (Series 1993)	B 00000001 A – B 32000000 B
	C 00000001 A – C 51200000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 51200000 B
	F 00000001 A – F 12800000 B
	G 00000001 A – G 64000000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 89600000 B
	J 00000001 A – J 57600000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 83200000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 32000000 C
$50 (Series 1990)	D 73600001 A – D 92800000 A
$50 (Series 1993)	A 00000001 A – A 09600000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 96000000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 03200000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 28800000 A
	G 00000001 A – G 28800000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 03200000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 03200000 A
$100 (Series 1990)	A 64000001 A – A 76800000 A
	B 73600001 D – B 99200000 F
	C 67200001 A – C 12800000 B
	D 64000001 A – D 16000000 B
	F 57600001 A – F 64000000 A
	G 96000001 A – G 35200000 B
	H 70400001 A – H 22400000 B
	J 67200001 A – J 76800000 A
	K 67200001 A – K 80000000 A
	L 16000001 B – L 48000000 B
$100 (Series 1993)	B 00000001 A – B 64000000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 19200000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 16000000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 03200000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 19200000 A

The Western Currency Facility began printing $20 bills for districts closest to the facility.

Also late this year, microscopic printing was added around Lincoln's portrait on the $5 bill for Series 1993.

Logos

Movie logos
20th Century Fox	1981–1994	Seen on the Home Alone films.
Touchstone Pictures	1986–2002
New Line Cinema	1987–1994
Walt Disney Pictures	1990–2006	Seen on The Lion King.
Paramount Pictures	1990–1995
Universal Pictures	1991–1997
Warner Bros. Pictures	1992–1998
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures	1992–2001
Columbia Pictures	1993–1996
TriStar Pictures	1993–1996
20th Century Fox	1994–2009
New Line Cinema	1994–1997	Seen on The Mask.
Broadcast television logos
CBS	1953–2007
ABC	1962–2007
NBC	1986–2013
FOX	1993–1994
FOX	1994–1995
PBS logos (including funding credits)
National Captioning Institute	1982–1999	Seen on programs closed-captioned by the National Captioning Institute.
The Caption Center	1987–1994	Seen on early 1994 programs such as The Kidsongs Television Show's first season.
WNET	1992–1999	Seen on Season 3 of Shining Time Station.
PBS	1993–1996	Seen on Season 3 of Shining Time Station.
WGBH Boston	1993–2009
Corporation for Public Broadcasting	1993–1999	Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters.
Viewers Like You
PBS Kids	1993–1996	Seen on 1993 episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Barney & Friends.
Connecticut Public Television	1993–2004
Family Communications	1994	Only seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
The Caption Center	1994–1996	Seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: 1676–1710.
Cable television logos
HBO	1980–present
USA Network	1979–1996
Nickelodeon	1984–2009
Cinemax	1985–1997
Nick at Nite	1985–1997	Nick at Nite only aired during primetime hours on Nickelodeon.
Disney Channel	1986–1997
The Movie Channel	1988–1997
TNT	1988–1995
Nick Jr.	1988–2009
The Family Channel	1990–1998
Showtime	1990–1997
TBS	1991–1994
Sci-Fi Channel	1992–1998
Cartoon Network	1992–2004
TBS	1994–1996
FX	1994–1997	Launched on June 1, 1994.
Game Show Network	1994–1997	Launched on December 1, 1994.
Television distribution logos
Walt Disney Television	1985–2003
The Britt Allcroft Company	1989–2002	Seen on Thomas & Friends.
Paramount Television	1990–1995
DiC Entertainment	1990–2001	Seen on Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons.
KingWorld	1990–1999	Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
Buena Vista Television	1990–1995
Universal Television	1991–1997
Sunbow Productions	1992–1994	Seen on My Little Pony Tales.
Columbia Pictures Television	1992–1996
TriStar Television	1992–1996
20th Television	1992–1994
Warner Bros. Television	1992–1994	Seen on Season 7 of Full House.
Merv Griffin Enterprises	1993–1994	For the 1994-1995 season, it was only seen on weekends.
Columbia TriStar Television	1994–1997	Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!'s 1994-1995 seasons.
Warner Bros. Television	1994–2001	Seen on Full House's final season.
20th Television	1994–2008	Until 1995, programs distributed by 20th Century Fox Television also had this logo.
Tollin/Robbins Productions	1994–2005
Nickelodeon Productions	1994–1995	Seen on All That's first season on Nickelodeon.
Home media logos
Random House Home Video	1984–2005
View-Master Video	1986–1995	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Warner Bros. Records	1986–1997	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Together Again Video Productions	1987–1997	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Walt Disney Home Video	1986–1995
Touchstone Home Video	1987–2002
Paramount Home Video	1989–1995
PBS Home Video	1989–1998
MCA/Universal Home Video	1990–1998
New Line Home Video	1991–1995
CIC Video	1992–1997	Seen on international VHS prints of films distributed by Paramount and Universal.
Walt Disney Classics	1992–1994	Last seen on The Fox and the Hound.
Time-Life Video	1992–1995	Seen on 1994 re-prints of Thomas & Friends videos.
Barney Home Video	1992–1995	Seen on Barney Live! in New York City and Imagination Island.
Warner Home Video	1993–1996	Seen on 1994 re-prints of The Goonies.
Strand Home Video	1993–1995	Seen on Thomas & Friends.
Fox Video	1993–1995	Seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and four of the Dr. Seuss specials.
Columbia TriStar Home Video	1993–2000	Seen on 1994 re-prints of the Ghostbusters films.
MGM/UA Home Video	1993–1998	Seen on The Wizard of Oz.
Kid Vision	1994–1997	Seen on Shining Time Station videos.
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection	1994–1999	Launched on October 28, 1994.
Video game logos
Nintendo Entertainment System	1985–1995	From 1991 to 1995, some games were released for both the NES and Super NES.
Game Boy	1989–1998
Sega Genesis	1989–1997
Sega Game Gear	1990–1997
Super Nintendo Entertainment System	1990–1999

Movies

Theatrical

Poster/Title	Release Date	No. of theaters	Box office
The Lion King	June 24, 1994	2,624 (91.5%)	$297,306,323 (June 24–December 29, 1994)
The Mask	July 29, 1994	2,516 (88%)	$119,938,730 (July 29–November 13, 1994)

Home video

Title	Latest release date	Notes
Star Wars	September 1990
The Empire Strikes Back	September 1990
Return of the Jedi	September 1990
The Wizard of Oz	August 1991
Home Alone	August 22, 1991
Hook	July 24, 1992
Pinocchio	March 26, 1993	Discontinued in 1994.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	July 28, 1993
Aladdin	October 1, 1993	Released internationally in 1994.
The Fox and the Hound	March 4, 1994	The last Walt Disney Classics title.
The Return of Jafar	May 20, 1994	Released as a direct-to-video film.
Ghostbusters	June 22, 1994
150px Ghostbusters II	June 22, 1994
The Goonies	July 7, 1994	Re-packaged in new clamshell cases.
Dumbo	October 28, 1994	Previously a Walt Disney Classics title.
The Sword in the Stone	October 28, 1994	Previously a Walt Disney Classics title.
Alice in Wonderland	October 28, 1994	Previously a Walt Disney Classics title.
Robin Hood	October 28, 1994	Previously a Walt Disney Classics title.
The Three Caballeros	October 28, 1994	Previously a regular Walt Disney Home Video title.
Mary Poppins	October 28, 1994	Previously a regular Walt Disney Home Video title.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks	October 28, 1994	Previously a regular Walt Disney Home Video title.
Pete's Dragon	October 28, 1994	Previously a regular Walt Disney Home Video title.
So Dear to My Heart	October 28, 1994	Previously a regular Walt Disney Home Video title.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	October 28, 1994	Early copies of this VHS had the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo, as the Masterpiece Collection logo was not completed at the time.

Other animated features The Walt Disney Company made that were currently in moratorium, based on their last theatrical or video releases:

• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• The Black Cauldron
• Sleeping Beauty
• Lady and the Tramp
• The Aristocats
• Cinderella
• Bambi
• Oliver & Company
• Peter Pan
• The Little Mermaid
• The Jungle Book
• Fantasia
• The Rescuers Down Under
• 101 Dalmatians
• Beauty and the Beast
• The Great Mouse Detective
• The Rescuers

Walt Disney Home Video planned to release Cinderella in 1995, after The Lion King.

Upcoming

Books

Title	Release date
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
The Lion King	June 1, 1994

Music

Title	Release date
Beauty and the Beast	October 24, 1991
Aladdin	October 27, 1992
The Lion King	July 13, 1994

Television

Broadcasts

Program title	Network	Season(s)	Broadcast dates
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	PBS	Season 24	Pre-1979: July 4–8 (final Season 7 episodes) July 11–August 12 (Season 8; final run) Post-1979: January 3–July 1 (rest of all episodes to date) February 21–25 (Episodes 1671–1675) August 15–December 30 August 29–September 2 (Episodes 1676–1680)
Wheel of Fortune	Syndication	Seasons 11-12	January 3–June 17, 1994 (season 11) September 5–December 30, 1994 (season 12)
Jeopardy!	Syndication	Seasons 10-11	January 3–July 22, 1994 (season 10) September 5–December 30, 1994 (season 11)
Full House	Syndication	Seasons 1-7	January 3–December 30, 1994
	ABC	Seasons 7-8	January 4–May 17, 1994 (season 7) September 27–December 13, 1994 (season 8)
Shining Time Station	PBS	Seasons 1-3	January 3–December 30, 1994 (reruns)
Barney & Friends	PBS	Seasons 1-2	January 3–December 30, 1994 (reruns)
Super Mario Bros. Super Show	The Family Channel	Season 1	January 3–August 26, 1994
My Little Pony	Disney Channel	Season 1	January 3–December 31, 1994 (reruns)
My Little Pony Tales
Sonic the Hedgehog	ABC	Seasons 1-2	January 1–September 3, 1994 (reruns) September 10–December 3, 1994 (new episodes)
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Syndication	Season 1	January 3–December 30, 1994 (reruns)
The Kidsongs Television Show	PBS	Season 1	April 4–December 30, 1994
Barney's Imagination Island	NBC	N/A	April 24, 1994
Mario All Stars	The Family Channel	N/A	September 3–December 25, 1994
All That	Nickelodeon	Season 1	April 16, 1994 (Pilot) December 24, 1994

Home video

Title	Release date	Notes
Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm	1990
Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing	1990
Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight	1990
Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes	1990
Kidsongs: Home on the Range	1990
Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals	1990
Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!	1990
Kidsongs: Let's Play Ball	1990
Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus	1990
Kidsongs: A Day at Camp	1990
Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster	1990
Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories	June 7, 1990
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories	August 1990
Thomas & Friends: Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories	September 27, 1990
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories	September 27, 1990
Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never and Other Stories	January 1991
Kidsongs: Very Silly Songs	1991
Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas and Other Stories	February 1992
Grinch Night	April 21, 1992	Re-released by Random House Home Video.
Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano	April 21, 1992	Re-released by Random House Home Video.
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat	April 21, 1992	Re-released by Random House Home Video.
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories	August 1992
Barney's Magical Musical Adventure	August 1992
Barney's Birthday	September 2, 1992
Kidsongs: We Wish You a Merry Christmas	October 27, 1992
Barney's Best Manners	February 1993
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon and Other Stories	February 1993
Kidsongs: Play Along Songs	May 25, 1993
Barney Rhymes with Mother Goose	May 26, 1993
Barney's Home Sweet Homes	August 25, 1993
Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories	August 1993
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Learning is Everywhere!	1993
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: When Parents Work	1993
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Spoon Mountain Opera	1993
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Song and Dance	1993
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Are You Brave and Don't Know It?	1993
Kidsongs: If We Could Talk to the Animals	October 8, 1993
Barney: Waiting for Santa	Holiday 1993
Let's Pretend with Barney	January 1994
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	February 2, 1994
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	February 2, 1994
The Cat in the Hat	February 1994	Now included sing-along lyrics.
The Lorax	February 1994	Now included sing-along lyrics.
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories	February 1994	Now included sing-along lyrics.
The Hoober-Bloob Highway	February 1994	Now included sing-along lyrics.
Shining Time Station: Stacy Cleans Up and Schemer Alone	February 16, 1994
Shining Time Station: Bully for Mr. Conductor and Becky Makes a Wish	February 16, 1994
Shining Time Station: Billy's Party	February 16, 1994
Shining Time Station: Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin	February 16, 1994
Shining Time Station: Schemer's Special Club	February 16, 1994
James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories	February 23, 1994
Barney's Alphabet Zoo	April 1994
Sonic's Song and Road Hog	June 7, 1994
Barney Live! in New York City	August 1994
Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories	August 1994
Barney's Imagination Island	October 1994	First video with previews at the end.
Thomas' Christmas Party and Other Christmas Stories	October 1994
Sonic the Hedgehog: Hooked on Sonics and Super Sonic	October 21, 1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: The Doctor, Your Friend	1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Going to School	1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Our Earth, Clean and Green	1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Love	1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Making Music	1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Kindness	1994
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Circus Fun	1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	November(?) 1994
Horton Hears a Who!	November(?) 1994
Billy Biggle's Favorite Songs	December 1994
Kidsongs: Country Sing-Along	December 1994
Kidsongs: Boppin' with the Biggles	December 1994
Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic Racer	December 19, 1994

Software

Title	Release date	Notes
MS-DOS 6.0	March 30, 1993
Windows NT 3.1	July 27, 1993	The last two service packs were released in 1994.
Windows for Workgroups 3.11	November 1, 1993
MS-DOS 6.22	June 1994	Last version of MS-DOS.
Windows NT 3.5	September 21, 1994

In development was Windows Chicago, the codename for Windows 95.

While newer versions of AOL were being released this year, a new internet browser called Netscape Navigator came out on December 15.

Video Games

Title	Console	Latest release date
Super Mario Land	Game Boy	August 1, 1989
Super Mario Bros. 3	NES	February 12, 1990
Super Mario Bros. (w/Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet)	NES	December 1990
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sega Genesis	June 23, 1991
Super Mario World	Super NES	August 13, 1991
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sega Game Gear	December 1991
Kirby's Dream Land	Game Boy	August 1, 1992
Super Mario Kart	Super NES	September 1, 1992
Super Mario USA	NES	September 14, 1992
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	Game Boy	November 1, 1992
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega Game Gear	November 17, 1992
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega Genesis	November 24, 1992
Kirby's Adventure	NES	May 1, 1993
Super Mario All-Stars	Super NES	August 2, 1993
Sonic the Hedgehog CD	Sega CD	September 23, 1993
Sonic Chaos	Sega Game Gear	November 23, 1993
Kirby's Pinball Land	Game Boy	November 27, 1993
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	Game Boy	February 1994
Sonic the Hedgehog 3	Sega Genesis	February 2, 1994
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble	Sega Game Gear	October 15, 1994
Sonic & Knuckles	Sega Genesis	October 18, 1994
Donkey Kong Country	Super NES	November 21, 1994

While no new Kirby video games were released this year, Kirby's first known voice actress, Taeko Kawata, was heard in a mini audio CD that came with a comic book that was released on August 20. The title of this book is Kirby and the Story of the Dream Spring.

Totals

As of December 31, 1994:
Total movies released in theaters (out of 120 in the list)
Total movies released on VHS (out of 41 in the list)
Total Disney animated features released on VHS (out of 32 so far)
Total television series broadcasted (out of 25 in the list)
Total completed television series (out of 25 in the list)
Number of cable networks on U.S. television
Total video games released (out of 150 in the list)
Total soundtracks released (out of 100 in the list)