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Media from 2005.

Carryovers

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

Movies
101dalmatians dvd
101 Dalmatians
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Ladyandthetramp dvd
Lady and the Tramp
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Junglebook dvd
The Jungle Book
No longer sold in retail stores as of February 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Littlemermaid dvd
The Little Mermaid
No longer sold in retail stores as of February 2000, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Thearistocats 2000
The Aristocats
Available on VHS and DVD since April 4, 2000.

There was also an alternate DVD with bonus material that wasn't available to North American viewers.

Foxandthehound 2000
The Fox and the Hound
Available on VHS and DVD since May 2, 2000.

There was also an alternate DVD with bonus material that wasn't available to North American viewers.

Robinhood 2000
Robin Hood
Available on VHS and DVD since July 4, 2000.
Hercules 2000
Hercules
Available on VHS and DVD since November 9, 1999; re-printed on August 1, 2000.
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.
Dumbo 2001
Dumbo
Available on DVD since October 23, 2001.
Shrek dvd
Shrek
Available on DVD and VHS 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 and VHS since November 20, 2001.
Peterpan 2002
Peter Pan
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2003, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Hunchbackofnotredame 2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Available on DVD since March 19, 2002.
Whisper of the Heart 2002 DVD (Japan)
Whisper of the Heart
Available on DVD in Japan as of May 24, 2002.
Harrypotter1 dvd
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Available on DVD since May 28, 2002.
Monstersinc dvd
Monsters, Inc.
Available on DVD and VHS 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.
My Neighbor Totoro DVD
My Neighbor Totoro
Available on DVD since December 3, 2002. The original film in anamorphic widescreen format was still only available in Japan.
Pinocchio DVD Front Cover (Spanish)
Pinocchio
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2004, but still available in most Blockbuster and other DVD rental stores.
Harrypotter2 dvd
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Available on DVD since April 11, 2003.
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.
Abugslife se
A Bug's Life
Available on DVD since May 27, 2003.
My Little Pony The Movie 2003 UK DVD
My Little Pony: The Movie
Available on DVD since June 2, 2003, and only in the UK.
Sleepingbeauty 2003
Sleeping Beauty
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2004, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Lionking 2003
The Lion King
Available on DVD until January 31, 2005.
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
Available on DVD since February 10, 2004.
Catinthehat dvd
The Cat in the Hat
Available on DVD since March 16, 2004.
Lionking2 2004
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Available on DVD since August 31, 2004.
Aladdin 2004
Aladdin
Available on DVD since October 5, 2004.
Mulan 2004
Mulan
Available on DVD since October 26, 2004.
Shrek2 dvd
Shrek 2
Available on DVD since November 5, 2004.
Harrypotter3 dvd
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Available on DVD since November 23, 2004.
Mary Poppins 2004 DVD
Mary Poppins
Available on DVD since December 14, 2004.
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)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1999 Storybook
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast 1999 Storybook
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella 1999 Storybook
Cinderella
The Little Mermaid 1999 Storybook
The Little Mermaid
Bambi 1999 Storybook
Bambi
101 Dalmatians 1999 Storybook
101 Dalmatians
The Lion King Read Aloud Storybook (1999)
The Lion King
Toy Story Read Aloud Storybook (1999)
Toy Story
Toystory2 novelization
Toy Story 2
Monstersinc novelization
Monsters, Inc.
Harrypotter1
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harrypotter2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harrypotter3
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harrypotter4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harrypotter5
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sleeping Beauty 2003 Storybook
Sleeping Beauty
Findingnemo juniornovel
Finding Nemo
Aladdin 2004 Storybook
Aladdin
Incredibles book
The Incredibles
Spirited Away Vol. 1 Spirited Away Vol. 2 Spirited Away Vol. 3 Spirited Away Vol. 4 Spirited Away Vol. 5
Spirited Away
Castle in the Sky Vol. 1 Castle in the Sky Vol. 2 Castle in the Sky Vol. 3 Castle in the Sky Vol. 4
Castle in the Sky
Nausicaa Vol. 1 Nausicaa Vol. 2 Nausicaa Vol. 3 Nausicaa Vol. 4 Nausicaa Vol. 5 Nausicaa Vol. 6 Nausicaa Vol. 7
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 1 My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 2
My Neighbor Totoro
Only available in Japanese:
Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 1 (Japanese) Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 2 (Japanese) Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 3 (Japanese) Kiki's Delivery Service Vol. 4 (Japanese)
Kiki's Delivery Service
Out of print since 2001:

Pinocchio
Dumbo
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp
The Jungle Book
The Aristocats
Robin Hood
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
A Bug's Life

Music
Wizardofoz soundtrack
The Wizard of Oz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
My Neighbor Totoro 1996 CD
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service 1996 CD
Kiki's Delivery Service
The Little Mermaid 1997 Cover
The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast Special Edition
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin 2001 Soundtrack CD
Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Lionking soundtrack
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Pocahontas soundtrack
Pocahontas
Toystory ost
Toy Story
Hunchbackofnotredame soundtrack
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules Soundtrack CD
Hercules
Mulan Soundtrack CD
Mulan
Returntopriderock
Return to Pride Rock
Abugslife soundtrack
A Bug's Life
Toystory2 ost
Toy Story 2
Shrek soundtrack
Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture
Disneysgreatest vol1
Disney's Greatest Vol. 1
Disneysgreatest vol2
Disney's Greatest Vol. 2
Disneysgreatest vol3
Disney's Greatest Vol. 3
Spirited Away CD
Spirited Away
Monstersinc ost
Monsters, Inc.
Harrypotter1 ost
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harrypotter2 ost
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Kidsongs cd
My Favorite Kidsongs Collection
Findingnemo soundtrack
Finding Nemo
Shrek2 soundtrack
Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack
Incredibles soundtrack
The Incredibles
Harrypotter3 ost
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
My Neighbor Totoro CD
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki's Delivery Service CD
Kiki's Delivery Service
Howl's Moving Castle CD
Howl's Moving Castle
TV Shows
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
A total of 300 episodes were currently airing on PBS Kids in rotation.
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
No longer airing on television as of May 1999.
Barney & Friends No longer airing on television as of September 6, 1999, nor have they aired on PBS Kids Sprout at the time when it launched this year.

The Barney videos have all also been out of print since 2001, when HIT Entertainment purchased Lyrick Studios.

Sonic Underground No longer airing on television as of 2000.
All That The first six seasons were no longer airing on television as of January 1, 2002.
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
No longer airing on television as of 2002.
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy!
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network.
ArthurLogo
Arthur
The first eight seasons were currently airing on PBS Kids, now under the PBS Kids GO! programming block.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting still sponsored every season except Seasons 5 and 6.

Arthur's Perfect Christmas DVD
Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Available on DVD and VHS seasonally since 2000.
Amandashow
The Amanda Show
Currently airing on Nickelodeon.

12 episodes were also available on DVD from Paramount.

Fullhouse 1993
Full House
Currently airing on Nick at Nite and ABC Family.
Grinch DVD 2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Horton Hears a Who!
Available on VHS and DVD since October 31, 2000.
Catinthehat 2003dvd Thelorax dvd Greeneggsandham dvd Grinch dvd

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.

My Little Pony Tales 2004 UK DVD
My Little Pony Tales
10 out of 26 episodes were available on DVD within the UK.
Mylittlepony 2004dvd
My Little Pony
52 out of 65 episodes were available on DVD.
2003 My Little Pony Logo
My Little Pony (G3)
A Charming Birthday and Dancing in the Clouds were currently available on VHS in certain toy stores.
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. The TV Shows were still unavailable at the moment.
Video Games
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong 3
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Kirby's Adventure
All NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1995.
Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dream Land 3
All Super NES games, including these titles, were discontinued since 1999.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sonic Chaos
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Sonic Drift 2
Sonic Jam
Sonic R
Sonic Shuffle
Some classic Sonic games, including these titles, were currently out of print. However, Sonic Mega Collection (see below) did contain everything from Sonic Jam.
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Yoshi's Story
Super Smash Bros.
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Donkey Kong 64
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Paper Mario
All Nintendo 64 games, including these titles, were discontinued as of 2002.
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 discontinued this year.
Sma
Super Mario Advance
Available for Game Boy Advance since June 11, 2001.
Mksc
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Available for Game Boy Advance since August 21, 2001.
Luigi
Luigi's Mansion
Available for Nintendo GameCube since November 18, 2001.
Warioland4
Wario Land 4
Available for Game Boy Advance since November 19, 2001.
Ssbm
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Available for Nintendo GameCube since December 3, 2001.
Sonicadvance
Sonic Advance
Available for the Game Boy Advance since February 3, 2002.
Sma2
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Available for the Game Boy Advance since February 11, 2002.
Sonicadventure2battle cover
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since February 11, 2002.
Sms
Super Mario Sunshine
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since August 26, 2002.
Sma3
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Available for the Game Boy Advance since September 23, 2002.
Marioparty4
Mario Party 4
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since October 21, 2002.
Sonicmegacollection
Sonic Mega Collection
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since November 10, 2002.

Included in this game were Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic 3D Blast.

Kirbynightmareindreamland
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Available for the Game Boy Advance since December 2, 2002.
Sonicadvance2
Sonic Advance 2
Available for the Game Boy Advance since March 9, 2003.
colspan=3 Dkc1 gba
Donkey Kong Country
Available for the Game Boy Advance since June 9, 2003.
Sonicadventuredx
Sonic Adventure
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since June 17, 2003.
Kirbyairride
Kirby Air Ride
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since October 13, 2003.
Supermarioadvance4
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Available for the Game Boy Advance since October 20, 2003.
Marioparty5
Mario Party 5
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since November 10, 2003.
Mario&luigi
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Available for the Game Boy Advance since November 17, 2003.
Mariokartdoubledash
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since November 17, 2003.
Sonicheroes
Sonic Heroes
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since January 5, 2004.
Sonicbattle
Sonic Battle
Available for the Game Boy Advance since January 5, 2004.
Donkeykong Smb1 gba
Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros.
Available for the Game Boy Advance since June 7, 2004.

Also released only in Japan on the Famicom Mini Series were Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Sonicadvance3
Sonic Advance 3
Available for the Game Boy Advance since June 7, 2004.
Papermario2
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since October 11, 2004.
Kirby mirror
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Available for the Game Boy Advance since October 18, 2004.
Dkc2 gba
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Available for the Game Boy Advance since November 15, 2004.
Marioparty6
Mario Party 6
Available for the Nintendo GameCube since November 18, 2004.
Supermario64ds
Super Mario 64 DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 21, 2004.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 2005:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
File:$1-J (2006).png
$1
3,475,200,000 2,086,400,000 as Series 2003 notes
1,388,800,000 as Series 2003A notes.
$5-C (2005)
$5
576,000,000 All as Series 2003 notes.
$10-G (2004)
$10
512,000,000 All as Series 2003 notes.
$20-I (2006)
$20
3,059,200,000 1,868,800,000 as Series 2004 notes
1,190,400,000 as Series 2004A notes.
$50-B (2005)
$50
345,600,000 259,200,000 as Series 2004 notes
86,400,000 as Series 2004A notes.
$100-C (2006)
$100
668,800,000 508,800,000 as Series 2003 notes
160,000,000 as Series 2003A notes.

The following was in circulation by year's end:

Denomination Estimate total Notes
$1-A (2004)
$1
About 8.8 billion Everything printed since September 2003 was still in circulation, more than 75% of them as Series 2003 notes.
File:$2-K (2004).jpeg
$2
Less than 750 million They were usually Series 2003 notes if from Minneapolis, Series 1995 notes if from Atlanta, and Series 1976 if from anywhere else.
$5-C (2005)
$5
About 2.06 billion Everything printed since August 2002 was still in circulation, mostly comprising of Series 2001 and 2003 notes.
$10-G (2004)
$10
About 1.55 billion Everything printed since June 2002 was still in circulation, more than half of them as Series 2003 notes.
File:$20-B (2004).png
$20
About 5.77 billion Everything printed since late 2003 was still in circulation, most of them as Series 2004 notes.
$50-H (2004)
$50
More than 1.24 billion Everything printed since February or March 1999 was still in circulation, about 2/3 of them as Series 1996 or 2001 notes.
$100-J (2004)
$100
About 5.45 billion Everything printed since July 1997 was still in circulation, more than 75% of them as Series 2003 or older notes.

Events in 2005

January 11 My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 3

Volume 3 of My Neighbor Totoro was released in English.

January 13 Mario Party Advance was released in Japan.
January 25 Sonicx volume5

Sonic X: Sonic's Scream Test was released on DVD.

February 8 Fullhouse dvd1

The first season of Full House was released on DVD.

Iceage dvd

Ice Age was re-released on DVD as a single-disc edition. Attached to this DVD was a teaser trailer for Ice Age: The Meltdown, set to premiere in spring 2006.

February 15 The remaining 32 episodes of Pokémon: Master Quest were released on DVD.
My Neighbor Totoro Vol. 4

Volume 4 of My Neighbor Totoro was released in English.

February 22 Nausicaa DVD

Walt Disney Home Entertainment released Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on Region 1 DVD in North America.

March 1 Bambi 2005

Bambi was released on DVD for the first time as a Platinum Edition.

March 11 Robots poster

Robots was released in theaters.

March 15 Incredibles dvd

The Incredibles was released on DVD and VHS, as Pixar's last film to ever get a VHS. A teaser trailer for Cars was attached to this DVD.

March 24 Kirbycanvascurse JPN

Kirby Canvas Curse was released in Japan.

March 26 SonicX

The second season of Sonic X finished with 26 episodes, for a total of 52 so far in the series.

March 28 Mariopartyadvance

Mario Party Advance was released in North America.

April 4–8 The last five episodes of the ninth season of Arthur premiered on PBS Kids.
April 6 2004 My Little Pony Logo

The third Generation 3 My Little Pony special, Friends are Never Far Away, was released on VHS.

April 12 Sonicx volume6

Sonic X: Countdown to Chaos was released on DVD.

May 3 Pocahontas 2005

Pocahontas was re-released on DVD, as a 10th Anniversary Edition.

May 28 Titlescreen

Eight new episodes of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'s third season began airing on FOX, up to one at a time per week until August 6. This brought the total to 93 episodes.

June 10 Howl's Moving Castle premiered in most U.S. theaters.
June 13 Kirbycanvascurse

Kirby Canvas Curse was released for Nintendo DS in North America.

June 14 Sonicx volume7 Kirbymovie

Sonic X: Revenge of the Robot and Kirby: Fright to the Finish! were released on DVD.

July 3 Pokemon Logo

Pokémon: Master Quest began airing on Cartoon Network, skipping Johto League Champions altogether.

July 16 Harrypotter6

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in bookstores.

August 2 Howl's Moving Castle Vol. 1

The first volume of Howl's Moving Castle was released in English.

September 4 Season 9 of Thomas & Friends premiered on PBS Kids, accompanied by seven more episodes from Season 7 and six from Season 6, all narrated by Michael Brandon.
September 6 Toystory 2005

Toy Story was re-released on DVD as a 10th Anniversary Edition.

Howl's Moving Castle Vol. 2

Volume 2 of Howl's Moving Castle was released in English.

September 10 A third season of Sonic X, which never aired in Japan, premiered on FOX.
September 12 2005title Wheel of Fortune 2004 Title Card

The 22nd season of Jeopardy! and the 23rd season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication.

September 26 Older episodes of Thomas & Friends began airing on the newly-launched PBS Kids Sprout, with the first three seasons retaining George Carlin's narration from the long-forgotten Shining Time Station.
September 27 Robots dvd Seuss celebrationdvd

Robots was released on DVD, and was also one of the last films to get a VHS.

All seven Dr. Seuss TV specials from 1971 to 1982 were re-released on DVD as Seuss Celebration: 9 Favorite Televised Classics.

October 4 Cinderella 2005

Cinderella was released on DVD for the first time as a Platinum Edition. By this point, all of Disney's animated features have gotten at least one DVD.

Howl's Moving Castle Vol. 3

Volume 3 of Howl's Moving Castle was released in English.

October 12 ITunes4

Apple released iTunes 6.

October 14 The last official version of Windows XP Media Center Edition was released. At the time, Service Pack 2 of the original operating system was still current.
October 20 Spp JPN

Super Princess Peach was released in Japan for Nintendo DS.

October 25 The Wizard of Oz 2005 DVD The Wizard of Oz 2005 DVD (Collector's Edition)

Warner Home Video re-released The Wizard of Oz on DVD, in two-disc and three-disc Collector's Editions.

Mlp verymintychristmas

Paramount Home Entertainment released the first full-hour My Little Pony special, A Very Minty Christmas, on DVD. Dancing in the Clouds was included as a bonus feature.

November 1 Starwarsiii dvd

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released on DVD. It never got a VHS since that format was phasing out.

November 7 Dkc3 gba Marioparty7

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble was released for the Game Boy Advance. It was one of the last games released for the console.

Mario Party 7 was also released for Nintendo GameCube.

November 8 Howl's Moving Castle Vol. 4

Volume 4 of Howl's Moving Castle was released in English.

November 14 Mariokartds

Mario Kart DS was released for Nintendo DS.

November 15 Sonicx volume8 Shadowthehedgehog gamecube Sonicrush

Sonic X: Project Shadow was released on DVD. By year's end, a total of 38 episodes were now available on DVD.

Two new video games titled Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rush were also released for GameCube and Nintendo DS, respectively.

Harrypotter4 ost

The soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released on CD.

November 16 Howl's Moving Castle 2005 DVD (Japan)

Howl's Moving Castle was released on Region 2 DVD in Japan.

November 18 Harrypotter4 filmposter

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released in theaters.

November 28 Mario&luigi2

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time was released for Nintendo DS.

December 7 Fullhouse dvd2

The second season of Full House was released on DVD.

December 27 Toystory2 2005

Toy Story 2 was re-released on DVD as a 2-disc Special Edition. As of this point, all of Pixar's DVDs before Monsters, Inc. were now completely outdated.

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