🎄 Home Video History ❄

April 4, 2000: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) is released on VHS.

The film was one of the best-selling home video releases of the year, with over 4.5 million copies sold in its first two days of availability.

In addition to the standard release, a widescreen collector's edition set was also released containing the widescreen version of the film, a 35mm film cel, and a mini art of book.

March 22, 2005: Star Wars Clone Wars: Volume One is released on DVD.

Released nearly two months before the theatrical release of Revenge of the Sith, this DVD contains the first 20 episodes of the Emmy award winning micro series as well as loads of bonus features including behind the scenes featurettes, video game trailers, a Revenge of the Sith trailer, and a playable Xbox demo of Republic Commando.

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones VHS and DVD commercial (2002)

March 15, 2005: Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles (2004) is released on DVD and VHS.

This is the last Pixar film to be regularly released on VHS and not counting re-releases of the first two Toy Story films, the last Pixar film released in a two-disc DVD set.

The DVD is packed with bonus features including behind the scenes featurettes and documentaries, deleted scenes, the short films Boundin and Jack-Jack Attack (the former of which was also included on the VHS), and more.

March 14, 2006: Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2 is released on DVD and VHS.

This is the last Jimmy Timmy Power Hour special released on VHS and in addition to the special, the DVD contains five bonus episodes.

March 14, 2006: A History of Violence (2005) is released on DVD and VHS.

This is one of the final major films released on VHS.

Print ad for the VHS release of Batman Returns (1992)

March 12, 2002: SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies are released on VHS. A DVD of the same name was also released and features the episodes from both tapes.

These are the first home video releases of the iconic series and it is also the first episodic Nickelodeon home video release on DVD.

The VHS release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)

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March 4, 2003: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly and Anchors Away are released on VHS. The DVD Lost at Sea was also released and features the episodes from both tapes.

March 1, 2005: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) is released on DVD and VHS.

This is the last animated Nickelodeon film released on VHS and it is the only SpongeBob film released on the format.

In addition to the main feature, the DVD also includes special features including animatics, behind the scenes documentaries and featurettes, and more.

February 21, 2006: SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time is released on DVD and VHS.

This is the series' last VHS release and it is the only SpongeBob tape released in 2006.

This release contains the double-length episode Dunces and Dragons as well as five additional episodes (three on the VHS). It was also released one day after the aforementioned special aired on television.

February 14, 2006: Max & Ruby: Party Time with Max & Ruby is released on DVD and VHS.

This is the series' last VHS release.

February 10, 2004: Disney's The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004) is released on DVD and VHS.

February 9, 1999: DreamWorks' Antz (1998) is released on VHS.

February 8, 2005: DreamWorks' Shark Tale (2004) is released on DVD and VHS.