2005 in home video
- June - Wal-Mart and several other retailers announce plans to phase out the VHS format entirely, in favor of the more popular DVD format.
Movie releases
The following movies were released on video on the following dates:
U.S./Canada |
Title |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
January 1 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle |
DVD release |
Little Black Book |
DVD release |
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Riding Giants |
DVD release |
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Troy |
DVD release |
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January 11 |
Paparazzi |
DVD release |
Silver City |
DVD release |
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The Village |
DVD release |
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Without a Paddle |
DVD release |
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January 18 |
Catwoman |
DVD release |
Cellular |
DVD release |
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The Forgotten |
DVD release |
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Friday Night Lights |
DVD release |
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January 25 |
Alien vs. Predator |
DVD release |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
DVD release |
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The Story of Weeping Camel |
DVD release |
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February 1 |
The Grudge |
DVD release |
Mr. 3000 |
DVD release |
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Ray |
DVD release |
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Shall We Dance? |
DVD release |
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Vanity Fair |
DVD release |
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Mulan II |
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February 8 |
The Notebook |
DVD release |
Shark Tale |
DVD release |
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February 15 |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
DVD release |
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys |
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Saw |
DVD release |
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Taxi |
DVD release |
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February 22 |
I ♥ Huckabees |
DVD release |
March 1 |
Bambi |
Platinum Edition |
Exorcist: The Beginning |
DVD release |
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Flight of the Phoenix |
DVD release |
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The Spongebob Squarepants Movie |
DVD release |
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Ladder 49 |
DVD release |
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Woman Thou Art Loosed |
DVD release |
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March 15 |
The Incredibles |
DVD release - Best Selling Film of 2005 according to imdb.com with 17.38 million copies being sold. |
Alfie |
DVD release |
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What the Bleep Do We Know?! |
DVD release |
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March 22 |
Being Julia |
DVD release |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
DVD release |
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Fat Albert |
DVD release |
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Finding Neverland |
DVD release |
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March 29 |
Closer |
DVD release |
After the Sunset |
DVD release |
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Vera Drake |
DVD release |
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April 5 |
The Corporation |
DVD release |
Elektra |
DVD release |
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Sideways |
DVD release |
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Spanglish |
DVD release |
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April 12 |
Bad Education |
DVD release |
Hotel Rwanda |
DVD release |
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Oceans Twelve |
DVD release |
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The Woodsman |
DVD release |
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April 19 |
Captain Blood |
DVD release |
House of Flying Daggers |
DVD release |
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Meet the Fockers |
DVD release |
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Primer |
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Birth |
DVD release |
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April 26 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
DVD release |
Blade: Trinity |
DVD release |
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The Glass Bottom Boat |
DVD release |
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Darkness |
DVD release |
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May 3 |
The Phantom of the Opera |
DVD release |
National Treasure |
DVD release |
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Spaceballs |
Collector's edition |
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The Chorus |
DVD release |
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May 10 |
Assault on Precinct 13 |
DVD release |
In Good Company |
DVD release |
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
DVD release |
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The Merchant of Venice |
DVD release |
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Racing Stripes |
DVD release |
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May 17 |
Kinsey |
DVD release |
Team America: World Police |
DVD release |
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Get A Clue |
DVD release |
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The Sea Inside |
DVD release |
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White Noise |
DVD release |
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May 24 |
The Aviator |
DVD release |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Collector's edition |
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Garden State |
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I, Robot |
Collector's edition |
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Are We There Yet? |
DVD release |
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Kim Possible: So the Drama |
DVD release |
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie |
DVD release |
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May 31 |
Boogeyman |
DVD release |
Collateral |
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East of Eden |
DVD release |
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The Four Seasons |
DVD release |
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June 7 |
Beyond the Sea |
DVD release |
Be Cool |
DVD release |
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Troy |
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Seed of Chucky |
DVD release |
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June 14 |
Hitch |
DVD release |
Tarzan II |
DVD release |
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A Dirty Shame |
DVD release |
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June 21 |
Coach Carter |
DVD release |
Cursed |
DVD release |
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Hostage |
DVD release |
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous |
DVD release |
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June 28 |
The Pacifier |
DVD release |
Cadet Kelly |
DVD release |
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
DVD release |
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Gunner Palace |
DVD release |
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The Even Stevens Movie |
DVD release |
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July 5 |
Dear Frankie |
DVD release |
Bride and Prejudice |
DVD release |
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Hide and Seek |
DVD release |
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July 12 |
Million Dollar Baby |
DVD release |
A Very Long Engagement |
DVD release |
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July 19 |
Constantine |
DVD release |
Ice Princess |
DVD release |
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Man of the House |
DVD release |
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July 26 |
King's Ransom |
DVD release |
The Upside of Anger |
DVD release |
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[...]: State Of Union |
DVD release |
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August 2 |
Alexander |
DVD release |
Downfall |
DVD release |
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Guess Who |
DVD release |
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August 9 |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
DVD release |
Kung Fu Hustle |
DVD release |
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Look At Me |
DVD release |
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August 16 |
Sin City |
DVD release |
The Wedding Date |
DVD release |
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August 23 |
Beauty Shop |
DVD release |
Layer Cake |
DVD release |
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A Lot Like Love |
DVD release |
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The Ring Two |
DVD release |
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August 30 |
Lilo & Stitch 2 Stitch Has A Glitch |
DVD release |
Monster-in-Law |
DVD release |
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Sahara |
DVD release |
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Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior |
DVD release |
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September 6 |
Toy Story |
10th Anniversary Edition |
Crash |
DVD release |
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September 13 |
Fever Pitch |
DVD release |
Halloweentown/ Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge |
DVD release |
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Halloweentown High |
DVD release |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
DVD release |
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Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie |
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September 20 |
The Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl |
DVD release |
Born Into Brothels |
DVD release |
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The Longest Yard (2005 film) |
DVD release |
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Mindhunters |
DVD release |
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September 27 |
Robots |
DVD release |
Lords of Dogtown |
DVD release |
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October 4 |
Cinderella Special Edition |
DVD release |
The Amityville Horror |
DVD release |
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The Interpreter |
DVD release |
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October 11 |
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry |
DVD release |
Kicking & Screaming |
DVD release |
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Kingdom of Heaven |
DVD release |
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Me and You and Everyone We Know |
DVD release |
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
DVD release |
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Unleashed |
DVD release |
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October 18 |
''Tarzan |
Special Edition'' |
Batman Begins |
DVD release |
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Land of the Dead |
DVD release |
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Mad Hot Ballroom |
DVD release |
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The Batman vs. Dracula |
Direct-to-video DVD release |
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October 22 |
The Wizard of Oz |
2-disc and 3-disc sets of Ultra-Resolution restoration |
October 25 |
Herbie Fully Loaded |
DVD release |
Bewitched |
DVD release |
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House of Wax |
DVD release |
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Melinda and Melinda |
DVD release |
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November 1 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
DVD release |
Aliens of the Deep |
DVD release |
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Millions |
DVD release |
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The Perfect Man |
DVD release |
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November 8 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
DVD release |
Christmas with the Kranks |
DVD release |
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Jumanji |
Deluxe edition |
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The Devil's Rejects |
DVD release |
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November 15 |
Madagascar |
DVD release |
Oklahoma! |
50th Anniversary Edition; both Todd-AO and Cinemascope versions |
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The Sound of Music |
40th Anniversary Edition |
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State Fair |
60th Anniversary Edition, includes 1945 and 1962 film versions and 1976 TV pilot |
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The Skeleton Key |
DVD release |
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Stealth |
DVD release |
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November 22 |
The Polar Express |
DVD release |
War of the Worlds |
DVD release |
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The Honeymooners |
DVD release |
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November 29 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo |
DVD release |
March of the Penguins |
DVD release |
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
DVD release |
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Sky High |
DVD release |
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December 6 |
Fantastic Four |
DVD release |
Cinderella Man |
DVD release |
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Ladies in Lavender |
DVD release |
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December 8 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
DVD release |
December 13 |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin |
DVD release |
Godzilla: Final Wars |
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Kronk's New Groove |
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December 20 |
Serenity |
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Santa's Slay |
Straight-to-DVD release |
TV show releases
The following television shows were released on video on the following dates.
U.S./Canada |
Title |
Season # |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
January 25 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
2 |
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MacGyver |
1 |
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Married... with Children |
3 |
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February 1 |
Andromeda |
3 |
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Cheers |
4 |
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Frasier |
4 |
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Oz |
4 |
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Punky Brewster |
2 |
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February 8 |
Full House |
1 |
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February 15 |
Little House on the Prairie |
7 |
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February 22 |
The King of Queens |
3 |
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The Shield |
3 |
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South Park |
5 |
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March 1 |
Lost in Space |
3, Vol. 1 |
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March 8 |
21 Jump Street |
2 |
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March 15 |
La Femme Nikita |
2 |
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April 12 |
All in the Family |
4 |
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The Bob Newhart Show |
1 |
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The Jeffersons |
3 |
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Magnum, P.I. |
1 |
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Magnum, P.I. |
2 |
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April 15 |
Quantum Leap |
2 |
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April 19 |
That '70s Show |
2 |
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Dynasty |
1 |
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April 26 |
Crank Yankers |
2 vol 1 |
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ER |
1 |
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ER |
2 |
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ER |
3 |
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Survivor: The Australian Outback |
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The Waltons |
2 |
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April 26 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) |
2 |
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May 3 |
Dawson's Creek |
5 |
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Everybody Loves Raymond |
3 |
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Gilmore Girls |
3 |
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I Love Lucy |
4 |
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The Partridge Family |
1 |
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Star Trek: Enterprise |
1 |
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May 4 |
Law & Order |
2 |
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May 10 |
Have Gun, Will Travel |
2 |
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In Living Color |
3 |
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Joan of Arcadia |
1 |
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Quantum Leap |
3 |
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May 17 |
Cheers |
5 |
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Clarissa Explains It All |
1 |
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The Adventures of Pete & Pete |
1 |
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The Golden Girls |
2 |
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Monarch of the Glen |
3 |
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Scrubs |
1 |
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Seinfeld |
4 |
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Six Feet Under |
3 |
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May 24 |
Airwolf |
1 |
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The Andy Griffith Show |
2 |
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Chappelle's Show |
2 |
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Law & Order |
3 |
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M*A*S*H |
8 |
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NewsRadio |
1 & 2 |
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Nick Picks |
Vol.1 |
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May 31 |
Moonlighting |
1 & 2 |
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The Dukes of Hazzard |
3 |
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Home Movies |
2 |
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June 7 |
Dead Zone |
3 |
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Frasier |
5 |
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Home Improvement |
2 |
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I Love Lucy |
1 |
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Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
1 |
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MacGyver |
2 |
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Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica |
2 & 3 |
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Quincy, M.E. |
1 & 2 |
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Rescue Me |
1 |
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The Sopranos |
5 |
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Wonder Woman |
3 |
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June 14 |
The King of Queens |
3 |
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Little House on the Prairie |
8 |
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Northern Exposure |
3 |
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Reno 911! |
2 |
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Tilt |
1 |
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Walker, Texas Ranger |
9 |
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June 21 |
Bewitched |
1 |
Black & white |
Oz |
5 |
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June 28 |
La Femme Nikita |
3 |
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July 26 |
Gilligan's Island |
3 |
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July 5 |
Monk |
3 |
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July 12 |
Tales from the Crypt |
1 |
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The Nanny |
1 |
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July 19 |
Andromeda |
4 |
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Dead Like Me |
2 |
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Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County |
1 |
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Lost in Space |
3, Vol. 2 |
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Saved by the Bell |
5 |
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Sliders |
1 & 2 |
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Sliders |
3 |
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July 26 |
3rd Rock from the Sun |
1 |
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The Brady Bunch |
2 |
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Mary Tyler Moore |
2 |
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Remington Steele |
1 |
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Star Trek: Enterprise |
2 |
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August 2 |
The Cosby Show |
1 |
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The Dukes of Hazzard |
4 |
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The Muppet Show |
1 |
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August 9 |
Dallas |
3 |
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August 16 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
3 |
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The Simpsons |
6 |
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August 23 |
The O.C. |
2 |
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August 30 |
Nip/Tuck |
2 |
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September 6 |
Star Trek: Enterprise |
3 |
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Lost |
1 |
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Fraggle Rock |
1 |
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21 Jump Street |
3 |
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MacGyver |
3 |
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September 13 |
Frasier |
6 |
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September 20 |
Battlestar Galactica |
1 |
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Desperate Housewives |
1 |
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September 27 |
Gilmore Girls |
4 |
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SpongeBob SquarePants |
3 |
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October 4 |
Stargate SG-1 |
8 |
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October 11 |
Arrested Development |
2 |
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October 25 |
3rd Rock from the Sun |
2 |
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Alias |
4 |
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Bewitched |
2 |
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November 1 |
21 Jump Street |
4 |
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Star Trek: Enterprise |
4 |
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November 8 |
DuckTales |
Volume 1 |
Episodes 5 – 32 |
November 15 |
Frasier |
7 |
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That '70s Show |
3 |
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November 22 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
4 |
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The Golden Girls |
3 |
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Leave It to Beaver |
1 |
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Seinfeld |
5 |
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Seinfeld |
6 |
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November 29 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
5 |
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December 6 |
24 |
4 |
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Green Acres |
3 |
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MacGyver |
4 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) |
3 |
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M*A*S*H |
9 |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force |
Volume 4 |
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Batman: Gotham Knights |
Volume 4 |
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Everybody Loves Raymond |
The Complete 5th Season |
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Footballers' Wives |
Season 2 |
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Full House |
The Complete 2nd Season |
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Garfield and Friends |
Volume 5 |
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Gargoyles |
Season 2: Volume 1 |
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Jackass |
The Box Set |
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Jackass |
Volume 1 |
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Land of the Lost |
The Complete Series |
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Law & Order |
The 4th Year |
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The Magnificent Seven |
The Complete 1st Season |
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The Mickey Mouse Club |
Adventures of Spin & Marty |
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[...], She Wrote |
The Complete 2nd Season |
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Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica |
The Complete Final Season |
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Rock Star: INXS |
Rock Star: INXS |
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The Rockford Files |
Season 1 |
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Roseanne |
The Complete 2nd Season |
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class |
Seasons 6 & 7 |
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Star Wars: Clone Wars |
Volume 2 |
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Superman: The Animated Series |
Volume 2 |
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That's So Raven |
Vol 3: Raven's House Party |
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Thundercats |
Season 1, Volume 2 |
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The West Wing |
The Complete 5th Season |
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December 13 |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
5 |
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Gilmore Girls |
5 |
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The Simpsons |
7 |
||
Family Bonds |
The Complete 1st Season |
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Farscape |
Starburst Edition - Volume 7 (3.1) |
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Miami Vice |
Season 2 |
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Reba |
Season 2 |
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Tour of Duty |
The Entire Series |
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December 20 |
Amazing Race 7 |
The 7th Season |
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Battlestar Galactica |
Season 2.0 |
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ER |
The Complete 4th Season |
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Party of Five |
Season 2 |
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December 26 |
The Shield |
4 |
|
Nowhere Man |
The Complete Series |
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SeaQuest DSV |
Season 1 |
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Tracey Takes On... |
The Complete 1st Season |
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The Twilight Zone |
Season 5: Definitive Edition |
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December 27 |
Criss Angel Mindfreak |
The Complete Season 1 |