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Media from 2009.

Carryovers

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

Movies
Hercules 2000
Hercules
Available on DVD since November 9, 1999; re-printed on August 1, 2000.

Still in print due to never getting a Special Edition re-release since 2004.

Shrek dvd
Shrek
Available on DVD since November 2, 2001.

A pan-and-scan single-disc DVD was also on sale.

Hunchbackofnotredame 2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Available on DVD since March 19, 2002.
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.
Lionking 2003
The Lion King
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2005, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
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
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2005, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Catinthehat dvd
The Cat in the Hat
Available on DVD since March 16, 2004.
Lionking2 2004
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2005, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Aladdin 2004
Aladdin
Available on DVD until January 31, 2008.
Mulan 2004
Mulan
Available on DVD since October 26, 2004.
Shrek2 dvd
Shrek 2
Available on DVD since November 5, 2004.
Nausicaa DVD
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Available on DVD since February 22, 2005.
Bambi 2005
Bambi
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2007, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Incredibles dvd
The Incredibles
Available on DVD since March 15, 2005.
Pocahontas 2005
Pocahontas
Available on DVD since May 3, 2005.
Robots dvd
Robots
Available on DVD since September 27, 2005.
Cinderella 2005
Cinderella
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2008, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
Ladyandthetramp 2006
Lady and the Tramp
No longer sold in retail stores as of January 31, 2007, but still available in most Blockbuster stores.
My Neighbor Totoro 2006 DVD
My Neighbor Totoro
Available on DVD since March 7, 2006.
Howl's Moving Castle DVD
Howl's Moving Castle
Available on DVD since March 7, 2006.
Littlemermaid 2006
The Little Mermaid
Available on DVD until January 31, 2009.
Foxandthehound 2006
The Fox and the Hound
Available on DVD as a 25th Anniversary Edition since October 10, 2006.
My Little Pony The Movie 2006 DVD
My Little Pony: The Movie
Available on DVD since November 14, 2006.
Iceage2 bluray
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since November 21, 2006.
Robinhood 2006
Robin Hood
Available on DVD since November 28, 2006.
Openseason bluray
Open Season
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since January 30, 2007.
Peterpan 2007
Peter Pan
Available on DVD until January 31, 2009.
Junglebook 2007
The Jungle Book
Available on DVD since October 2, 2007.
Surfsup bluray
Surf's Up
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since October 9, 2007.
Cars bluray
Cars
Available on DVD since November 7, 2006 and on Blu-ray Disc since November 6, 2007.
Ratatouille bluray
Ratatouille
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since November 6, 2007.
Harrypotter1 bluray
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Available on DVD since May 28, 2002 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter2 bluray
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Available on DVD since April 11, 2003 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter3 bluray
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Available on DVD since November 23, 2004 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter4 bluray
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Available on DVD since March 7, 2006 and on Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Harrypotter5 bluray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since December 11, 2007.
Aristocats 2008
The Aristocats
Available on DVD since February 5, 2008.
101dalmatians 2008
101 Dalmatians
Available on DVD since March 4, 2008.
Iceage bluray
Ice Age
Available on DVD since March 14, 2006 and on Blu-ray Disc since March 4, 2008.
The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 Blu-ray
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since August 26, 2008.
Shrek3 bluray
Shrek the Third
Available on DVD since November 13, 2007 and on Blu-ray Disc since September 23, 2008.
SleepingBeauty2008USCoverBD
Sleeping Beauty
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since October 7, 2008.
Walle bluray
WALL-E
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since November 18, 2008.
Hortonhearsawho bluray
Horton Hears a Who!
Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc since December 9, 2008.
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)
TV Shows
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy!
Older episodes of both shows were currently airing on Game Show Network.
ArthurLogo
Arthur
The show was currently airing on PBS Kids, under the PBS Kids GO! programming block.

All episodes used the Cookie Jar Entertainment logo.

Arthur's Perfect Christmas DVD
Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Available on DVD seasonally since 2000.
Fullhouse 1993
Full House
Currently airing on Nick at Nite and ABC Family.

The complete series was also available on DVD since November 6, 2007.

Thomas&Friends1
Thomas & Friends
Older episodes from Seasons 1–7 were currently airing on PBS Kids Sprout, restored in high definition and using the same narration from Seasons 2–4 of Shining Time Station.

Almost all episodes from Seasons 1–9 were also available on DVD since October 14, 2008.

Seuss celebrationdvd 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, and as "Seuss Celebration: 9 Favorite Televised Classics" since September 27, 2005.

Some specials also aired seasonally on ABC Family.

Mylittlepony 2004dvd
My Little Pony
All 65 episodes were available on DVD since April 11, 2006, but went out of print this year due to Shout! Factory now owning distribution rights.
My Little Pony Tales Never released on DVD in North America. There was once a DVD in the UK, but it is out of print.
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All My Little Pony Generation 3 media to date was available on DVD since September 12, 2006.
However, these DVDs were going out of print this year due to Shout! Factory now owning distribution rights.

Smbss volume1 Smbss volume2
Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Most of the complete series was available on DVD since October 31, 2006.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2006 DVD
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horton Hears a Who!
Available on DVD since November 21, 2006.
Pokemon Logo
Pokémon
Currently airing on Cartoon Network. The Indigo League returned for one last run after reruns of Master Quest ended this year.

All episodes from the first five seasons were also available on DVD, released from March 27, 2001 through May 20, 2008; however, Seasons 3–5 went out of print this year.

Satam dvd completeseries
Sonic the Hedgehog
Available on DVD since March 27, 2007. Volume sets were also being released.
Aosmb3 dvd
Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Available on DVD since June 26, 2007.
Barney & Friends Logo
Barney & Friends
21 episodes of the first three seasons were currently airing on PBS Kids Sprout.
Smw dvd
Super Mario World
Available on DVD since November 13, 2007.
Sonicunderground vol1 Sonicunderground vol2
Sonic Underground
All 40 episodes were available on DVD since June 17, 2008.
All That No longer airing on The N as of September 16, 2008.
Aosth dvd1 Aosth dvd2
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
The first 44 episodes were available on DVD since December 9, 2008.
Amandashow
The Amanda Show
Reruns on The N lasted from April 4 through July 31, 2009.
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, along with nine episodes of the TV Show's 1997 season and one from the 1995 season, since March 2006 and late 2007, respectively.
Video Games
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Kirby Super Star
These Super NES games were currently awaiting Virtual Console releases for the Wii.
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Drift 2
Sonic Jam
Sonic R
Sonic Shuffle
Some classic Sonic games, including these titles, were currently out of print. However, Sonic & Knuckles was awaiting a Virtual Console release for the Wii.
Diddy Kong Racing
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Party 3
Donkey Kong 64
These Nintendo 64 games were currently awaiting Virtual Console releases for the Wii.
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 currently out of print.
Super Mario Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Wario Land 4
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Battle
Sonic Advance 3
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Mario Party Advance
All Game Boy Advance games were discontinued after 2006. However, they were still backwards compatible with the Nintendo DS.
Luigi's Mansion
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
Mario Party 6
Mario Party 7
Kirby Air Ride
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
Sonic Heroes
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Riders
All Nintendo GameCube games were discontinued this year. However, they were still backwards compatible with the Wii, with a GameCube controller and memory card required.
Supermario64ds
Super Mario 64 DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 21, 2004.
Kirbycanvascurse
Kirby Canvas Curse
Available for the Nintendo DS since June 13, 2005.
Mariokartds
Mario Kart DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 14, 2005.
Sonicrush
Sonic Rush
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 15, 2005.
Mario&luigi2
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 28, 2005.
Superprincesspeach
Super Princess Peach
Available for the Nintendo DS since February 27, 2006.
Newsupermariobros
New Super Mario Bros.
Available for the Nintendo DS since May 15, 2006.
Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi's Island DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 13, 2006.
Kirbysqueaksquad
Kirby Squeak Squad
Available for the Nintendo DS since December 4, 2006.
Sonicandthesecretrings
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Available for the Wii since February 20, 2007.
Superpapermario
Super Paper Mario
Available for the Wii since April 9, 2007.
Marioparty8
Mario Party 8
Available for the Wii since May 29, 2007.
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Rush Adventure
Available for the Nintendo DS since September 18, 2007.
Supermariogalaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Available for the Wii since November 12, 2007.
MariopartyDS
Mario Party DS
Available for the Nintendo DS since November 19, 2007.
Sonicriders2
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Available for the Wii since January 8, 2008.
Mariokartwii
Mario Kart Wii
Available for the Wii since April 27, 2008.
Kirbysuperstarultra
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Available for the Nintendo DS since September 22, 2008.
SonicChronicles
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Available for the Nintendo DS since September 30, 2008.
SonicUnleashed
Sonic Unleashed
Available for the Wii since November 18, 2008.
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong 3
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Kirby's Adventure
These NES games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.
Super Mario World
Kirby's Dream Course
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
These Super NES games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Paper Mario
Yoshi's Story
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
These Nintendo 64 games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic 3D Blast
These Sega Genesis games were currently available for purchase via the Wii Shop Channel.

Paper money

The following was printed during fiscal year 2009:

Denomination Amount printed Notes
$1-H (2009)
$1
2,636,800,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
$5-J (2008)
$5
384,000,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
File:$10-D (2008).png
$10
345,600,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
$20-E (2009)
$20
716,800,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
File:$50-L (2008).jpeg
$50
371,200,000 All as Series 2006 notes.
File:$100-F (2008).jpeg
$100
1,785,600,000 All as Series 2006 notes.

The following was in circulation by year's end:

Denomination Estimate total Notes
$1-H (2009)
$1
About 9.6 billion Everything printed since February or March 2007 was still in circulation, a majority of them as Series 2006 notes.
$2-A (2006)
$2
About 850 million They were usually Series 2003 notes if from Minneapolis, Series 1995 notes if from Atlanta, and Series 2003A if from anywhere else.
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$5
About 2.24 billion Everything printed since March 2007 was still in circulation, a majority of them as Series 2006 notes.
File:$10-D (2008).png
$10
About 1.62 billion Everything printed since August 2006 was still in circulation, a majority of them as Series 2006 notes.
$20-I (2006)
$20
About 6.38 billion Everything printed since May 2005 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2004A notes ever printed.
$50-B (2005)
$50
Less than 1.32 billion Everything printed since December 2003 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2004 and 2004A notes ever printed.
File:$100-F (2008).jpeg
$100
About 6.56 billion Everything printed since January 2003 was still in circulation. This included all of the Series 2003A and 2006 notes ever printed.

Events in 2009

January 1 The worldwide market share for Windows XP, still at Service Pack 3, was currently at 78.45%, while Windows Vista was at just under 20%. The latter operating system never outperformed Windows XP.
January 3 SonicX

After reruns on FOX ended, Sonic X was transferred to The CW4Kids on the CW Network.

January 5 Kirby's Dream Land 3 was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
January 27 Mary Poppins 2009 DVD

Mary Poppins was re-released on DVD as "45th Anniversary Edition".

February 2 Sonic Chaos (the Master System version) was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
February 11 Mario & Luigi RPG 3 was released in Japan for the Nintendo DS.
March 3 Sonicandtheblackknight

Sonic and the Black Knight was released for the Wii.

March 10 Pinocchio 2009 Pinocchio Blu-ray 2009

Pinocchio was re-released on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray Disc as a "70th Anniversary Platinum Edition".

March 19 Ie8-logo

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8.

April 10 Full House temporarily left Nick at Nite, but still continued reruns on ABC Family.
May 19 Abugslife bluray

A Bug's Life was released on Blu-ray Disc.

May 26 Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 2.
May 29 Up (2009)

Up premiered in theaters.

June 2 Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing and Super Mario Galaxy 2 were unveiled at E3 2009.
June 6 Kirby: Right Back at Ya! returned for one more run on The CW4Kids, airing one episode per week for six weeks, until July 11.
June 17 Apple introduced the iPhone 3GS, which came with iOS 3 by default.
July 1 Iceage3

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs premiered in theaters.

July 15 Harrypotter6 filmposter

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiered in theaters.

July 29 Universal Pictures released the first trailer for Despicable Me.
August 14 Ponyo

Ponyo was released in several North American theaters.

August 31 Full House began airing on The N, one month before it was rebranded as TeenNick.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Logo 1971

All PBS stations can now only air Mister Rogers' Neighborhood once a week on reruns. In addition, the total number of available episodes dropped to 52.

Moreover, as of this date, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Arthur are now the only two remaining programs from before 1999 still occasionally airing on PBS Kids.

September 9 ITunes 2006

Apple introduced iTunes 9.

September 12 Kirby: Fright to the Finish! aired on The CW4Kids as the last Kirby media to ever be available from 4Kids Entertainment, along with roughly 70 episodes available for streaming on 4KidsTV.com.

All Kirby media was permanently sold back to Nintendo and HAL Laboratory on October 9.

September 14 2009title Wheel of Fortune 2009 Title Card

The 26th season of Jeopardy! and the 27th season of Wheel of Fortune began on local syndication. The CES 2009 set used during the 2009 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions now went into permanent effect.

Mario&Luigi3

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story was released for the Nintendo DS in North America.

September 18 Cloudywithachanceofmeatballs poster

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiered in theaters.

September 22 Sonicx re-release4

Episodes 39–52 of Sonic X were re-released on DVD. By this point, all 78 episodes have gotten at least one DVD since October 31, 2006.

September 29 The Wizard of Oz 2009 Blu-ray (Collector's Edition)

The Wizard of Oz was released on Blu-ray Disc as a 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition.

October 2 For a limited time, new versions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 premiered in theaters, and were presented in 3D.
October 6 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2009 Blu-ray Horton Hears a Who! Blu-ray (2009)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Horton Hears a Who! were released on Blu-ray Disc.

Snow White DE 2009 USA Bluray

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD as a Diamond Edition. Attached to this Blu-ray Disc were trailers for the next Diamond Edition title, Beauty and the Beast, and an Anniversary Edition of Dumbo, the latter scheduled for release in February 2010 at the time.

October 13 Howthegrinchstolechristmas bluray Mlp twinklewishadventure

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was released on Blu-ray Disc. My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure was also released on DVD, during Generation 3.5 of the franchise.

October 22 Windows-7-logo

Windows 7 was released for general availability. As Windows XP's market share continued to decline, Windows 7's market share surged to 8% within three months.

October 27 Iceage3 bluray

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

November 10 Monstersinc bluray Up bluray

Monsters, Inc. and Up were released on Blu-ray Disc, the latter also on DVD. It also included the teaser trailer for Toy Story 3.

November 15 NSMBWii

New Super Mario Bros. Wii was released for the Wii.

November 23 Super Mario Kart was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
November 25 The Princess and the Frog 2009 Poster

The Princess and the Frog premiered in New York and Los Angeles.

December 8 Ponyo Japanese Blu-ray Harrypotter6 bluray

Ponyo was released on Blu-ray Disc in Japan, five months after the DVD. The English dub is included in this Blu-ray Disc.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was also released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.

December 11 The Princess and the Frog premiered in all North American theaters.
December 17 Studio Ghibli announced "Arrietty the Borrower".
December 21 Super Smash Bros. (the Nintendo 64 game) was released on the Wii Shop Channel.
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