1997

Media from 1997.

Paper money

Old currency currently in circulation
$1 (Series 1995)
	A 83200001 C – A 25600000 I
	B 89600001 I – B 83200000 P
	C 25600001 B – C 57600000 C
	D 70400001 C – D 32000000 D
	E 76800001 E – E 19200000 G
	F 06400001 H – F 64000000 K
	G 06400001 F – G 44800000 G
	J 32000001 B – J 12800000 C
	K 89600001 B – K 96000000 D
	L 12800001 H – L 96000000 I
$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 23680000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 24960000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 41600000 A
	L 28160001 A – L 82560000 A
$2 (Series 1995)	F 00000001 A – F 32000000 A
$5 (Series 1995)	A 51200001 A – A 57600000 B
	B 70400001 B – B 32000000 C
	D 25600001 A – D 57600000 A
	E 32000001 A – E 70400000 B
	F 64000001 B – F 70400000 C
	J 00000001 A – J 44800000 A
	L 51200001 A – L 64000000 C
$10 (Series 1993)	B 06400001 C – B 44800000 D
	C 76800001 A – C 19200000 B
$10 (Series 1995)	E 00000001 A – E 89600000 A
	F 12800001 B – F 44800000 B
	G 00000001 A – G 96000000 B
	J 00000001 A – J 32000000 A
$20 (Series 1993)	A 00000001 A – A 96000000 C
	B 76800001 C – B 19200000 G
	C 51200001 A – C 76800000 A
	D 57600001 B – D 64000000 C
	E 12800001 E – E 70400000 G
	F 12800001 B – F 64000000 D
	J 57600001 A – J 06400000 B
	K 83200001 A – K 89600000 B
	L 38400001 F – L 38400000 I
$20 (Series 1995)	F 00000001 A – F 76800000 B
	G 00000001 A – G 76800000 C
	H 00000001 A – H 06400000 B
	J 00000001 A – J 51200000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 06400000 B
	L 00000001 A – L 12800000 E
$50 (Series 1993)	A 09600001 A – A 41600000 A
	B 35200001 A – B 09600000 E
	D 25600001 A – D 60800000 A
	E 28800001 A – E 51200000 A
	G 28800001 A – G 44800000 B
	J 03200001 A – J 12800000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 09600000 A
$100 (Series 1990)	A 64000001 A – A 76800000 A
	B 09600001 F – B 99200000 F
	C 67200001 A – C 12800000 B
	D 64000001 A – D 16000000 B
	H 70400001 A – H 22400000 B
	J 67200001 A – J 76800000 A
	K 67200001 A – K 80000000 A
	L 41600001 B – L 48000000 B
$100 (Series 1993)	A 00000001 A – A 83200000 A
	B 00000001 A – B 25600000 C
	C 00000001 A – C 41600000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 09600000 A
	E 00000001 A – E 64000000 A
	F 00000001 A – F 51200000 B
	G 00000001 A – G 44800000 A
	H 00000001 A – H 16000000 A
	I 00000001 A – I 09600000 A
	J 00000001 A – J 09600000 A
	K 00000001 A – K 51200000 A
	L 00000001 A – L 19200000 A
$100 (Series 1996)	AA 00000001 A – AA 51200000 A
	AB 00000001 A – AB 12800000 G
	AC 00000001 A – AC 16000000 A
	AD 00000001 A – AD 03200000 B
	AE 00000001 A – AE 19200000 B
	AF 00000001 A – AF 32000000 A
	AG 00000001 A – AG 70400000 A
	AH 00000001 A – AH 28800000 A
	AI 00000001 A – AI 09600000 A
	AJ 00000001 A – AJ 19200000 A
	AK 00000001 A – AK 25600000 A
	AL 00000001 A – AL 64000000 C
New currency released to circulation
$1 (Series 1995)
	A 25600001 I – A 83200000 I
	B 83200001 P – B 96000000 Y
	D 32000001 D – D 38400000 I
	E 19200001 G – E 44800000 K
	F 64000001 K – F 06400000 Q
	G 44800001 G – G 12800000 L
	H 06400001 D – H 38400000 E
	I 12800001 A – I 32000000 C
	J 12800001 C – J 12800000 F
	K 00000001 E – K 96000000 G
	L 00000001 J – L 44800000 U
$2 (Series 1995)	F 32000001 A – F 57600000 A
$5 (Series 1995)	B 32000001 C – B 76800000 D
	C 38400001 A – C 76800000 A
	D 57600001 A – D 19200000 B
	E 70400001 B – E 64000000 D
	F 70400001 C – F 32000000 D
	G 64000001 B – G 12800000 D
	H 89600001 A – H 57600000 B
	I 38400001 A – I 57600000 A
	J 44800001 A – J 89600000 A
	K 64000001 A – K 32000000 B
	L 64000001 C – L 96000000 E
$10 (Series 1993)	A 25600001 B – A 51200000 B
	B 44800001 D – B 76800000 E
$10 (Series 1995)	A 00000001 A – A 70400000 B
	B 00000001 A – B 83200000 B
	D 00000001 A – D 64000000 A
	E 89600001 A – E 83200000 B
	F 44800001 B – F 89600000 B
	G 00000001 C – G 38400000 C
	H 51200001 A – H 76800000 A
	J 32000001 A – J 64000000 A
	K 44800001 A – K 89600000 A
	L 00000001 B – L 70400000 B
$20 (Series 1995)	B 00000001 A – B 19200000 E
	C 00000001 A – C 70400000 A
	D 00000001 A – D 89600000 B
	E 00000001 A – E 89600000 A
	F 76800001 B – F 19200000 D
	G 76800001 C – G 12800000 F
	H 06400001 B – H 44800000 B
	I 00000001 A – I 06400000 B
	J 51200001 A – J 76800000 B
	K 06400001 B – K 57600000 C
	L 12800001 E – L 38400000 G
$50 (Series 1993)	B 09600001 E – B 86400000 E
$50 (Series 1996)	AA 00000001 A – AA 09600000 A
	AB 00000001 A – AB 22400000 B
	AC 00000001 A – AC 57600000 A
	AD 00000001 A – AD 32000000 A
	AF 00000001 A – AF 60800000 A
	AG 00000001 A – AG 41600000 A
	AI 00000001 A – AI 12800000 A
	AJ 00000001 A – AJ 03200000 A
	AL 00000001 A – AL 41600000 A
$100 (Series 1996)	AA 51200000 A – AA 70400000 A
	AB 12800000 G – AB 57600000 J
	AC 16000000 A – AC 25600000 A
	AD 03200000 B – AD 32000000 B
	AE 19200000 B – AE 38400000 B
	AF 32000000 A – AF 83200000 A
	AG 70400000 A – AG 96000000 A
	AH 28800000 A – AH 44800000 A
	AI 09600000 A – AI 12800000 A
	AJ 19200000 A – AJ 38400000 A
	AK 25600000 A – AK 83200000 A
	AL 64000000 C – AL 44800000 D

On October 27, 1997, the new design of the $50 bill that was unveiled in June 1997 was officially released to circulation.

Logos

Movie logos
Touchstone Pictures	1986–2002
Walt Disney Pictures	1990–2006	Seen on Hercules.
Universal Pictures	1991–1997
Warner Bros. Pictures	1992–1998
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures	1992–2001
20th Century Fox	1994–2009
New Line Cinema	1994–1997	Seen on The Mask on DVD.
Paramount Pictures	1995–2002
Walt Disney Pictures	1995–2007	Only seen on Toy Story.
Pixar Animation Studios	1995–present	Only seen on Toy Story.
Columbia Pictures	1996–2013
TriStar Pictures	1996–2013	Seen on Matilda.
Universal Pictures	1997–1999	Debuted in May 1997.
DreamWorks SKG	1997–present	Debuted in September 1997.
New Line Cinema	1997–2001
Broadcast television logos
CBS	1953–2007
ABC	1962–2007
NBC	1986–2013
WB Network	1995–1999
UPN	1995–2002
FOX	1996–1997
PBS logos (including funding credits)
National Captioning Institute	1982–1999	Seen on programs closed-captioned by the National Captioning Institute.
The Caption Center	1996–1998	Seen on programs closed-captioned by The Caption Center, such as Arthur.
WNET	1992–1999	Seen on Shining Time Station.
WGBH Boston	1993–2009	Seen on Arthur.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting	1993–1999	Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters.
Viewers Like You
Connecticut Public Television	1993–2004	Seen on current seasons of Barney & Friends.
PBS	1996–1998
PBS Kids	1996–1999	Initial broadcasts of Arthur contained the original 1993 logo.
Family Communications	1997	Only seen on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
The Caption Center	1997–2002	The words "The Caption Center" were colored red late in 1997.
Cable television logos
HBO	1980–present
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
Nick Jr.	1988–2009
The Family Channel	1990–1998
Showtime	1990–1997
Sci-Fi Channel	1992–1998
Cartoon Network	1992–2004
FX	1994–1997
Game Show Network	1994–1997
TNT	1995–2001
USA Network	1996–1999
TBS	1996–2002
Disney Channel	1997–2002
Nick at Nite	1997–2002
Cinemax	1997–2008
Showtime	1997–present
The Movie Channel	1997–2001
FX Network	1997–2008
Game Show Network	1997–2004
Television distribution logos
Walt Disney Television	1985–2003
The Britt Allcroft Company	1989–2002
DiC Entertainment	1990–2001	Seen on Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons on USA Network.
KingWorld	1990–1999	Seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
Universal Television	1991–1997
Columbia TriStar Television	1994–1997	Last seen on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!'s 1996-1997 seasons.
Warner Bros. Television	1994–2001	Seen on Full House's final season.
20th Television	1994–2008
Tollin/Robbins Productions	1994–2005
Paramount Television	1995–2002
20th Century Fox Television	1995–1998
Buena Vista Television	1995–1997
Columbia TriStar Television	1996–2001	Seen on late episodes of the 1996-1997 season of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!.
Nickelodeon Productions	1996–1997	Seen on Season 3 of All That.
Universal Television	1997–2004
Buena Vista Television	1997–2005
Nickelodeon Productions	1997–2007	Seen on Season 4 of All That.
Home media logos
Random House Home Video	1984–2005	Seen on the first Arthur videos.
Warner Bros. Records	1986–1997	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Together Again Video Productions	1987–1997	Only seen on Kidsongs.
Touchstone Home Video	1987–2002
PBS Home Video	1989–1998
MCA/Universal Home Video	1990–1998
CIC Video	1992–1997	Seen on international VHS prints of films distributed by Paramount and Universal.
Columbia TriStar Home Video	1993–2000	Only seen internationally from 1996 to 1998.
MGM/UA Home Video	1993–1998	Seen on the first DVD release of The Wizard of Oz.
THX Laserdisc	1993–2000
Kid Vision	1994–1997	Seen on Kidsongs videos until this year.
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection	1994–1999	Seen on The Hunchback of Notre Dame and early THX-certified releases of other films.
Paramount Home Video	1995–2006
New Line Home Video	1995–1997
Disney Videos	1995–2001	International prints of The Hunchback of Notre Dame had this logo.
Video Treasures	1995–1998	Seen on Season 4 videos of Thomas & Friends.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	1995–2006	Seen on the Special Editions of the Star Wars trilogy.
Walt Disney Home Video	1995–2001	Seen on the first DVD releases from the company.
Barney Home Video	1995–2000	Only seen on Barney & Friends videos.
Columbia TriStar Home Video	1996–1997	Only seen in the U.S. and Canada. Appeared on the Matilda DVD.
Warner Home Video	1997–2010
Lyrick Studios	1997–1998	Seen on Barney & Friends videos. Debuted in March.
Columbia TriStar Home Video	1997–1998
New Line Home Video	1997–2001
CIC Video	1997–2000	The last CIC Video logo.
DTS	1997–2004	Originally seen on laserdiscs.
Sony Wonder	1997–2006	Seen on the last Kidsongs videos.
Together Again Productions	1997–1998	Seen on the last Kidsongs videos.
Video game logos
Game Boy	1989–1998
Super Nintendo Entertainment System	1990–1999
Sega Saturn	1995–1998	After the Game Gear and Genesis were discontinued, this only left the Saturn for 1997.
Nintendo 64	1996–2002

Movies

As of June 1997, the widest release of one film in North America was 3,565 theaters.

Theatrical

Poster/Title	Release Date	No. of theaters	Box office
Star Wars: Special Edition	January 31, 1997	2,375 (79%)	$138,257,865 (January 31–May 4, 1997)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition	February 21, 1997	2,322 (77%)	$67,597,694 (February 21–May 11, 1997)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Special Edition	March 14, 1997	2,111 (70%)	$45,470,437 (March 14–June 8, 1997)
Hercules	June 27, 1997	2,930 (82%)	$99,112,101 (June 27–September 14, 1997)

VHS

Title	Latest release date	Notes
Hook	July 24, 1992
The Return of Jafar	May 20, 1994
The Goonies	July 7, 1994
Dumbo	October 28, 1994
The Sword in the Stone	October 28, 1994
Alice in Wonderland	October 28, 1994
Robin Hood	October 28, 1994
Pete's Dragon	October 28, 1994
The Mask	January 19, 1995
The Lion King	March 3, 1995
A Goofy Movie	September 6, 1995	First Disney animated film with the gold logo.
Cinderella	October 4, 1995
Pocahontas	February 28, 1996
Ghostbusters	March 12, 1996
Ghostbusters II	March 12, 1996
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	March 27, 1996
The Aristocats	April 24, 1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves	August 13, 1996
The Wizard of Oz	September 10, 1996	The THX logo appeared on this video.
Oliver & Company	September 24, 1996
Toy Story	October 29, 1996	Only Pixar film to date until 1998.
Matilda	December 17, 1996	Released on VHS before The Hunchback of Notre Dame, despite its theatrical release after that film, being a box office bomb.
Bambi	February 4, 1997	THX-certified. Includes a 15-minute documentary at the end.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	March 4, 1997
Home Alone	March 18, 1997	The re-print contains a trailer for the other Home Alone film.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	March 18, 1997	The re-print contains a trailer for the other Home Alone film.
101 Dalmatians	April 15, 1997
Fun and Fancy Free	July 15, 1997	Succeeded The Three Caballeros.
Star Wars	August 26, 1997	The first Special Edition release.
The Empire Strikes Back	August 26, 1997	The first Special Edition release.
Return of the Jedi	August 26, 1997	The first Special Edition release.
Mary Poppins	August 26, 1997	THX-certified.
Sleeping Beauty	September 16, 1997	THX-certified.
The Jungle Book	October 14, 1997	THX-certified. Released on video before Peter Pan and The Little Mermaid, purely for its 30th anniversary.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	November 11, 1997

Walt Disney Home Video planned to release Hercules, Peter Pan and The Little Mermaid in the first half of 1998. Meanwhile, The Little Mermaid was re-released in theaters on November 14, 1997, and was the last film to do so in Disney's original tradition.

DVD

Title	Latest release date	Notes
The Mask	March 25, 1997	Available in letterbox widescreen and pan-and-scan full screen. Special features include an audio commentary and two deleted scenes.
The Wizard of Oz	March 25, 1997
Matilda	June 2, 1997

Upcoming

Mulan	A teaser trailer for this film debuted in November 1997.
The Lion King: Simba's Pride	This direct-to-video sequel film for The Lion King remained in production.
A Bug's Life	Not much was known about this film so far, but a short film titled "Geri's Game" that would later be attached to A Bug's Life was completed this year.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	Principal photography lasted from June 26 to September 30, 1997.
Toy Story 2	Storyreels were completed, and the film began animation.

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
Pocahontas	June 1, 1995
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	June 1, 1996
Toy Story	August 1, 1996

Music

Title	Release date
Beauty and the Beast	October 24, 1991
Aladdin	October 27, 1992
The Lion King	July 13, 1994
Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic	March 28, 1995
Pocahontas	June 23, 1995
Classic Disney Vol. 2: 60 Years of Musical Magic	September 12, 1995
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	September 19, 1995
Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm	September 26, 1995
Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes	September 26, 1995
Toy Story	November 22, 1995
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	May 28, 1996
Classic Disney Vol. 3: 60 Years of Musical Magic	July 2, 1996
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	February 18, 1997
Hercules	May 27, 1997
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	June 3, 1997
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	June 10, 1997
Mary Poppins	July 8, 1997
Classic Disney Vol. 4: 60 Years of Musical Magic	September 16, 1997
We Wish You a Merry Christmas	October 21, 1997
Kidsongs: I Can Dance!	December 10, 1997

Television

Broadcasts

Program title	Network	Season(s)	Broadcast dates
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood	PBS	Season 27	January 1–December 31 (reruns) February 17–21, 1997 (Episodes 1711-1715) August 25–29, 1997 (Episodes 1716-1720)
Wheel of Fortune	Syndication	Seasons 14-15	January 1–June 6, 1997 (season 14) September 1–December 31, 1997 (season 15)
Jeopardy!	Syndication	Seasons 13-14	January 1–July 18, 1997 (season 13) September 1–December 31, 1997 (season 14)
Full House	Syndication	Seasons 1-8	January 1–December 31, 1997 (reruns)
Shining Time Station	PBS	Seasons 1-4	January 1–December 31, 1997 (reruns)
Barney & Friends	PBS	Seasons 1-3	January 1–December 31, 1997 (reruns) NOTE: The "Barney Says" segments were phased out in November.
The Kidsongs TV Show	PBS	Season 3	January 1–December 31, 1997 New episodes from October 6–31
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	USA Network	Season 1	January 1–June 6, 1997
Mario All Stars	USA Network	N/A	January 6–June 6, 1997
All That	Nickelodeon	Seasons 3-4	January 4–October 25, 1997 (season 3) November 15–December 27, 1997 (season 4)
Arthur	PBS	Seasons 1-2	January 1–December 31, 1997 (reruns) New episodes premiered October 20
Barney Live! in New York City	PBS	N/A	March 9 and September 14, 1997
Sonic the Hedgehog	USA Network	Seasons 1-2	June 9–December 31, 1997
Sonic Christmas Blast	USA Network	N/A	December 14 and 23, 1997

VHS

Title	Release date	Notes
Barney Live! in New York City	August 1994
Barney's Imagination Island	October 1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	November(?) 1994
Horton Hears a Who!	November(?) 1994
Barney: Families are Special	February 7, 1995
Barney: Safety	April 11, 1995
Barney's Making New Friends	August 8, 1995
Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories	August 15, 1995
Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories	August 15, 1995
Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas and Other Stories	August 15, 1995
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories	August 15, 1995
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon and Other Stories	August 15, 1995
Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories	August 15, 1995
Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories	August 15, 1995
Riding in Barney's Car	September 26, 1995
Barney's Magical Musical Adventure	September 26, 1995
Barney Songs	November 7, 1995
Barney's All Aboard for Sharing	January 23, 1996
Thomas and His Friends Help Out	February 2, 1996
Campfire Sing-Along	March 26, 1996
Barney Goes to School	March 26, 1996
Barney in Concert	March 26, 1996
Rock with Barney	March 26, 1996
Barney's Talent Show	March 26, 1996
Barney's Fun & Games	May 21, 1996
Barney's Exercise Circus & Parade of Numbers	July 2, 1996
Grinch Night	August 6, 1996	Re-released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano	August 6, 1996	Re-released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat	August 6, 1996	Re-released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories	August 6, 1996
Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories	August 6, 1996
Thomas' Christmas Party and Other Christmas Stories	August 6, 1996
Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories	August 6, 1996
The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories	August 6, 1996
Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons	August 6, 1996
Barney: Waiting for Santa	November 5, 1996
Barney's Once Upon a Time	November 5, 1996
Barney's Sense-Sational Day	January 14, 1997
Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories	February 18, 1997
Barney's Colors & Shapes	March 18, 1997
Arthur's Eyes	March 25, 1997	One of the first three Arthur videos from Random House Home Video.
Arthur's Pet Business	March 25, 1997
Arthur Writes a Story	March 25, 1997
Barney's Musical Scrapbook	May 6, 1997
Arthur's Teacher Trouble	July 29, 1997
Arthur's Lost Library Book	July 29, 1997
Arthur's Baby	July 29, 1997
The Cat in the Hat	July 29, 1997	Re-released as a Fox Kids Video title.
The Lorax	July 29, 1997	Re-released as a Fox Kids Video title.
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories	July 29, 1997	Re-released as a Fox Kids Video title.
The Hoober-Bloob Highway	July 29, 1997	Re-released as a Fox Kids Video title.
Thomas Meets the Queen and Other Stories	August 19, 1997
Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Good Night, Sleep Tight	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Home on the Range	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: What I Want to Be!	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Let's Play Ball	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: A Day at Camp	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Very Silly Songs	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: We Wish You a Merry Christmas	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Play Along Songs	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: If We Could Talk to the Animals	September 2, 1997
Kidsongs: Country Sing-Along	December 10, 1997
Kidsongs: Boppin' with the Biggles	December 10, 1997
Kidsongs: Let's Put on a Show!	December 10, 1997
Kidsongs: Baby Animal Songs	December 10, 1997
Kidsongs: I Can Dance!	December 10, 1997
Kidsongs: I Can Do It!	December 10, 1997

DVD

How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who!

November 19, 1997

First DVD release of these specials.

Software

Title	Release date	Notes
Windows 95 OSR2	August 24, 1996	Version number is 4.00.1111.
Internet Explorer 3	August 24, 1996	Included by default with Windows 95 OSR2.
Windows NT 4.0	August 24, 1996	Service Pack 3 was released in May 1997.
Internet Explorer 4	September 1997
Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0	November 1997	Included Internet Explorer 4.

Video Games

Title	Console	Latest release date
Kirby's Pinball Land	Game Boy	November 27, 1993
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	Game Boy	February 1994
Donkey Kong Country	Super NES	November 21, 1994
Kirby's Dream Course	Super NES	February 1, 1995
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Game Boy	May 1, 1995
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	Super NES	October 4, 1995
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest	Super NES	December 2, 1995
Kirby's Block Ball	Game Boy	May 1996
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	Super NES	May 13, 1996
Super Mario Land	Game Boy	May 20, 1996
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins	Game Boy	May 20, 1996
Super Mario World	Super NES	May 20, 1996
Super Mario Kart	Super NES	May 20, 1996
Super Mario All-Stars	Super NES	May 20, 1996
Sonic the Hedgehog CD	CD-ROM (Windows 95)	September 20, 1996
Super Mario 64	Nintendo 64	September 29, 1996
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble	Super NES	November 23, 1996
Sonic Blast	Sega Game Gear	December 13, 1996
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	February 10, 1997
Kirby's Dream Land	Game Boy	May 19, 1997
Kirby's Star Stacker	Game Boy	April 15, 1997
Sonic Jam	Sega Saturn	August 22, 1997
Sonic R	Sega Saturn	October 31, 1997
Diddy Kong Racing	Nintendo 64	November 21, 1997
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Super NES	November 27, 1997

On the Nintendo.com website, there were screenshots and short video clips of then-upcoming video games like "Yoshi's Island 64" (a.k.a. Yoshi's Story) and "Kirby's Air Ride" (which was canceled).

Websites

• http://www.fox.com
• http://www.microsoft.com
• http://www.nbc.com
• http://www.abc.com
• http://www.disney.com - The Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection pages were first archived on the Wayback Machine on April 3. These included films in moratorium.
• http://www.imdb.com
• http://www.sega.com
• http://www.thomasthetankengine.com
• http://www.cbs.com
• http://www.nintendo.com - The new, redesigned official Nintendo website was seen first archived on December 10.
• http://www.warnerbros.com
• http://www.pbs.org
• http://www.starwars.com
• http://www.usanetwork.com

New sites dating back to 1997 according to the Wayback Machine include:

• http://artail.simplenet.com
• http://www.nick.com (January 26)
• http://www.nintendo.co.jp (January 28)
• http://www.universalpictures.com (March 29)
• http://www.foxmovies.com (April 6)
• http://www.paramount.com (June 7)
• http://www.barneyonline.com (December 24)

Totals

As of December 31, 1997:
Total movies available (out of 120 in the list)
Total movies released on VHS (out of 41 in the list)
Total movies released on DVD (out of 120 in the list)
Total Disney animated features released on VHS (out of 35 so far)
Total television series broadcasted (out of 25 in the list)
Total completed television series (out of 25 in the list)
Total video games released (out of 150 in the list)
Total soundtracks released (out of 100 in the list)

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