1997

Media from 1997.

Paper money

Old currency currently in circulation (as of December 31, 1997)
$1 (Series 1995) Approximately 6.7 billion $1 bills were in circulation by the end of 1997, at least 99% of them as Series 1995 notes.
	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) Approximately 1.57 billion $5 bills were in circulation by the end of 1997, at least 99% of them as Series 1995 notes.	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
$10 (Series 1993)	C 76800001 A – C 19200000 B
$10 (Series 1995) Approximately 1.42 billion $10 bills were in circulation by the end of 1997, about 77% of them as Series 1995 notes.	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) Approximately 4.4 billion $20 bills were in circulation by the end of 1997, about 62% of them as Series 1995 notes.	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) Approximately 964 million $50 bills were in circulation by the end of 1997, about 66% of them as Series 1993 notes.	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) Approximately more than 2.9 billion $100 bills were in circulation by the end of 1997, about 69% of them as Series 1996 notes.	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
$10 (Series 1993)	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	1993–1999	Most PBS programs were sponsored by these underwriters.
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
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

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
February 17–21, 1997	"Sharing" (1711–1715) premiered on PBS.
March 31, 1997 – April 18, 1997	"Mouths & Feelings" and "Fun & Games" reran, followed by "The Environment".
April 21, 1997 – July 18, 1997	Most of episodes 1471–1555 reran within these dates.
July 21, 1997 – August 1, 1997	"Sharing" aired a second time this year, in place of the now lost "Conflict" episodes, followed by the "Play" week.
August 4–29, 1997	Following the annual reruns of "Josephine", "Day Care & Night Care" and "Starting School", "Be Yourself: That's the Best" (1716–1720) premiered on PBS.
September 8, 1997	For the 1997–1998 season, reruns of the show began again with episodes 1556 onwards after "Learning".
Shining Time Station
All 65 episodes to date and the Season 4 specials continued airing on reruns on PBS. On most stations, the show was last seen in October 1997. This was also the last time Season 1 ever aired on television.
Mario All Stars
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Super Mario World moved to USA Network on January 6, 1997, and aired there through June 6, 1997.
The Kidsongs Television Show
Reruns of all 50 episodes continued on PBS. A third season, comprising of 20 more episodes, premiered from October 6–31, 1997.
Barney & Friends
Reruns of the complete first three seasons continued on PBS. Barney Live! in New York City aired at least twice this year. In November 1997, half of Season 1 and some episodes of Season 2 were permanently withdrawn. Any surviving episodes no longer had the "Barney Says" segment when reran since December 1, 1997.
My Little Pony
My Little Pony Tales	The show temporarily returned to The Disney Channel on March 3, 1997, and was last seen on May 30, 1997.
Wheel of Fortune
February 24, 1997	A brand-new puzzle board was introduced during Season 14.
June 13, 1997	New episodes of Season 14 ended on syndication.
September 1, 1997	Season 15 began on first-run syndication.
September 6, 1997	Weekend reruns of Season 14 began. Season 13 was withdrawn.
Jeopardy!
July 18, 1997	New episodes of Season 13 ended on syndication.
September 1, 1997	Season 14 began on first-run syndication.
September 6, 1997	Weekend reruns of Season 13 began. Season 12 was withdrawn.
October 6, 1997	One month into Season 14, the set remained the same color for every entire game.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	Last reran on USA Network on September 12, 1997, one year before the channel ceased children's programming.
Sonic Christmas Blast	Reran on USA Network three times in December 1997.
Full House
All eight seasons continued airing on off-network syndication.
Dr. Seuss
Halloween is Grinch Night	Reran on TBS on October 25, 1997.
The Cat in the Hat	Reran on TBS on November 29, 1997.
Dr. Seuss on the Loose	Reran on TBS on November 29, 1997.
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat	Reran on TBS on November 29, 1997.
All That
January 5, 1997 – October 25, 1997	The rest of Season 3 premiered on Nickelodeon, for a grand total of 20 episodes. Season 2 also aired on reruns.
November 15, 1997	A fourth season premiered on Nickelodeon.
Arthur
January 1, 1997 – October 17, 1997	The first season continued airing on reruns on PBS.
October 20–31, 1997	10 new episodes of a second season premiered on PBS.
November 3, 1997	When reran as of this date, Season 1 now had the Season 2 funding credits.

Home video

Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat	The Lorax		Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories		The Hoober-Bloob Highway
Grinch Night		Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano		The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who! (November 19, 1997; DVD)
Kidsongs
A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm	I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing		Good Night, Sleep Tight		Cars, Boats, Trains and Planes
Home on the Range	A Day with the Animals		What I Want to Be!		Let's Play Ball
A Day at the Circus	A Day at Camp		Ride the Roller Coaster		Very Silly Songs
We Wish You a Merry Christmas		Play Along Songs		If We Could Talk to the Animals
I Can Go to the Country!		I Can Bop with the Biggles!		I Can Put on a Show!
I Can Sing Baby Animal Songs!		I Can Dance! (December 10, 1997)		I Can Do It! (December 10, 1997)
Barney & Friends
Barney's Magical Musical Adventure	Waiting for Santa		Barney's Alphabet Zoo		Barney Live! in New York City
Barney's Imagination Island	Barney: Families are Special		Barney: Safety		Barney's Making New Friends
Campfire Sing-Along	Barney Goes to School		Barney in Concert		Rock with Barney
Riding in Barney's Car	Barney Songs		Barney's All Aboard for Sharing		Barney's Talent Show
Barney's Fun & Games	Barney's Exercise Circus & Parade of Numbers		Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons		Barney's Once Upon a Time
Barney's Sense-Sational Day (January 14, 1997)		Barney's Colors & Shapes (March 18, 1997)		Barney's Musical Scrapbook (May 6, 1997)
Thomas & Friends
Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories	James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories		Trust Thomas and Other Stories		Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories
Thomas, Percy & the Dragon and Other Stories	Daisy and Other Thomas Stories		James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories		Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories
Thomas' Christmas Party and Other Christmas Stories		Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories		Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories
Thomas and His Friends Help Out	The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories		Sing-Along & Stories (February 18, 1997)		Thomas Meets the Queen and Other Stories (August 19, 1997)
Two episodes of Thomas & Friends that never aired on Shining Time Station were available on "Daisy and Other Thomas Stories". By this point, all Season 4 episodes have been released on VHS.
Arthur
Arthur's Eyes (March 25, 1997)		Arthur's Pet Business (March 25, 1997)		Arthur Writes a Story (March 25, 1997)
Arthur's Teacher Trouble (July 29, 1997)		Arthur's Lost Library Book (July 29, 1997)		Arthur's Baby (July 29, 1997)

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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