1991

**1991** was the first year of the 20th century's last decade. Now debut of Sonic the Hedgehog

## Movie trailers released this year

* Hook (Teaser) (July 3, 1991)
* An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Teaser) (July 19, 1991)
* Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest (August 2, 1991)
* Beauty and the Beast (Q3 1991)
* Newsies (October 25, 1991)
* Batman Returns (Teaser) (November 22, 1991)

## Movies released in theaters this year

### North America

* White Fang (January 18, 1991)
* The Silence of the Lambs (February 14, 1991)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (March 22, 1991)
* Toy Soldiers (April 26, 1991)
* What About Bob? (May 17, 1991)
* Hudson Hawk (May 24, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (June 14, 1991)
* The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (June 28, 1991)
* Problem Child 2 (July 3, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (July 3, 1991)
* Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (July 19, 1991)
* Rover Dangerfield (August 2, 1991)
* Bingo (August 9, 1991)
* Child's Play 3 (August 30, 1991)
* Curly Sue (October 25, 1991)
* Monster Land (November 15, 1991)
* The Addams Family (November 22, 1991)
* Beauty and the Beast (November 22, 1991)
* An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (November 22, 1991)
* Hook (December 11, 1991)

### Latin America

* White Fang (June 27, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (July 4, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (August 8, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (November 28, 1991)
* The Addams Family (December 25, 1991)

### Brazil

* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (February 22, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (July 12, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (August 30, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (October 18, 1991)
* Monster Land (December 13, 1991)
* The Addams Family (December 20, 1991)

### UK

* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (February 8, 1991)
* White Fang (May 24, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (July 19, 1991)
* Toy Soldiers (July 26, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (August 16, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (October 11, 1991)
* The Addams Family (December 13, 1991)

### France

* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (August 7, 1991)
* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (August 14, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (October 16, 1991)
* White Fang (October 16, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (November 27, 1991)

### Australia

* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (January 3, 1991)
* White Fang (March 28, 1991)
* Toy Soldiers (June 13, 1991)
* Jetsons: The Movie (June 20, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (June 27, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (July 4, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (September 5, 1991)
* The Addams Family (December 26, 1991)

### Japan

* Jetsons: The Movie (June 15, 1991)
* Home Alone (June 22, 1991)
* Here Come the Littles (July 13, 1991)
* The Little Mermaid (July 20, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (July 27, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (August 24, 1991)
* Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (September 14, 1991)
* Brazil (September 21, 1991)
* Toy Soldiers (September 28, 1991)
* Rover Dangerfield (October 5, 1991)

### South Korea

* Goodfellas (February 14, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (June 28, 1991)
* Home Alone (July 6, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (July 6, 1991)
* The Little Mermaid (December 21, 1991)
* Monster Land (December 28, 1991)

### Hong Kong

* The Little Mermaid (January 24, 1991)
* Home Alone (February 14, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (August 1, 1991)

### Thailand

* Home Alone (March 23, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (June 23, 1991)
* The Brave Little Toaster (July 14, 1991)
* Jetsons: The Movie (July 21, 1991)
* Toy Soldiers (July 28, 1991)

### Portugal

* DuckTales: the Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (August 16, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (December 14, 1991)

## Movies re-issued in theaters this year

### North America

* Citizen Kane (May 1, 1991)
* The Three Caballeros (June 19, 1991)
* 101 Dalmatians (July 12, 1991)
* Melody Time (December 20, 1991)

### Japan

* Dumbo (July 13, 1991)
* 101 Dalmatians (July 20, 1991)

### UK

* Cinderella (July 19, 1991)
* Dumbo (July 26, 1991)

### Australia

* Cinderella (April 11, 1991)
* Dumbo (May 16, 1991)

### Portugal

* The Rescuers (October 14, 1991)
* Lady and the Tramp (December 20, 1991)
* Cinderella (December 22, 1991)

## Movies aired on television this year

### ABC

* The Barefoot Executive (1971) (May 26, 1991)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark (December 22, 1991)

### CBS

* E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (November 28, 1991)
* Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (November 26, 1991)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 13, 1991)
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (November 12, 1991)
* The Wizard of Oz (March 19 and November 27, 1991)\*

### Cinemax

* The Godfather (April 25–26, 1991) (aired late at night)
* The Goonies (April 5, and July 6 and 28, 1991)
* Empire of the Sun (July 27, 1991)

### Disney Channel

* Bedknobs and Broomsticks (January 5, 1991)
* Bambi (February 3 and 27, and March 2 and 4, 1991)
* Benji the Hunted (March 23, 1991)
* Perfect Harmony (March 31 and May 18, 1991)
* The Wizard of Oz (1982) (April 25, 1991)
* The Little Mermaid (May 5, 18 and 25, 1991)
* Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (May 26, 1991)
* The Boatniks (July 6, 1991)
* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (August 3, 1991)
* Peter Pan (September 21–October 26, 1991)
* Batman (November 23, 1991)
* The Making of Beauty and the Beast (November 23, 1991)
* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (November 30, 1991)\*\*
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 14, 1991)

### HBO

* Lethal Weapon 2 (May 25, 1991)
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (July 6 and 27, 1991)
* Beetlejuice (August 2, 1991)
* The Goonies (September 21 and 29, 1991)
* Empire of the Sun (December 22, 1991)

### NBC

* Back to the Future Part III (November 17, 1991)
* Good Morning, Vietnam (February 24, 1991)
* Lethal Weapon (March 11, 1991)
* The Sound of Music (December 23, 1991)
* Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (February 22, 1991)
* Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (March 18, 1991)

### Syndication

* Jaws (April 24, 1991)
* Scarface (November 18, 1991)

(\*) Starting on March 19, 1991, the film aired on CBS with no cuts or time compression whatsoever. The soundtrack was also remastered in stereo using the CBS StereoSound system.

(\*\*) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was first closed-captioned on this date.

## Programs debuted on television this year

### Family Channel

* Super Mario Bros. Super Show (September 15, 1991)
* Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (September 1991)

### Nickelodeon

* Doug (August 11, 1991)
* The Ren & Stimpy Show (August 11, 1991)
* Rugrats (August 11, 1991)

### PBS

* Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (September 30, 1991)

### Syndication

* Full House (Seasons 1-4) (September 23, 1991)

## Programs airing new seasons this year

### ABC

* A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Season 4) (August 3, 1991)
* The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Season 4) (September 7, 1991)
* Full House (Season 5) (September 17, 1991)
* Roseanne (Season 4) (September 17, 1991)
* Family Matters (Season 3) (September 20, 1991)
* America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 3) (September 22, 1991)

### CBS

* Family Feud (1988-1995) (Season 4)
* Garfield and Friends (Season 4) (September 14, 1991)

### FOX

* The Simpsons (Season 3) (September 19, 1991)\*

### NBC

* Seinfeld (Season 2) (January 23, 1991)
* Seinfeld (Season 3) (September 18, 1991)

### PBS

* Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
* Reading Rainbow (September 16, 1991)
* Square One Television (Season 4) (September 30, 1991)
* Sesame Street (Season 23) (November 11, 1991)
* Shining Time Station (Season 2) (November 18, 1991)

### TBS

* Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Season 2) (September 14, 1991)

### Syndication

* Jeopardy! (Season 8) (September 2, 1991)\*\*
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 9) (September 2, 1991)
* Tiny Toon Adventures (Season 2) (September 16, 1991)

(\*) All new episodes of The Simpsons aired with Dolby Surround encoded audio.

(\*\*) A new grid set was also introduced during this season.

## Programs broadcasted in reruns this year

### Disney Channel

* The Kidsongs Television Show
* The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
* Halloween is Grinch Night

### NBC

* Super Mario World (last episode aired on December 7, 1991)

### Nickelodeon

* Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
* Inspector Gadget

### PBS

* 3-2-1 Contact
* Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)
* Shining Time Station (Season 1)\*

### Syndication

* Jeopardy! (Season 7) (September 7, 1991)
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 8) (September 7, 1991)

(\*) Further reruns of the first season used Season 2's Shining Time Station intro.

## Programs ended this year

### Syndication

* Jeopardy! (Season 6) (August 31, 1991)
* Wheel of Fortune (Season 7) (August 31, 1991)
* Super Mario Bros. Super Show (September 11, 1991)

## Anime released this year

* Adventures of the Little Mermaid (February 2, 1991)

## VHS trailers released this year

* The Jungle Book (March 15, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (March 15, 1991)

## VHS releases this year

### Movies

#### Region 1 (North America)

* The Bermuda Triangle (February 5, 1991)
* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (March 15, 1991)
* Dreams (March 19, 1991)
* Ghost (March 26, 1991)
* The Jungle Book (May 3, 1991)
* Peter and the Wolf (June 7, 1991)
* The Prince and the Pauper (June 7, 1991)
* Willie the Operatic Whale (June 7, 1991)
* White Fang (June 12, 1991)
* Goodfellas (June 18, 1991)
* The Brave Little Toaster (July 12, 1991)
* Home Alone (August 20, 1991)
* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11, 1991)
* The Apple Dumpling Gang (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11, 1991)
* The Love Bug (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11, 1991)
* Old Yeller (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11, 1991)
* The Parent Trap (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11, 1991)
* Pollyanna (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11,1991)
* Treasure Island (Walt Disney's Studio Film Collection) (September 11, 1991)
* The Rescuers Down Under (September 20, 1991)
* Gremlins 2: The New Batch (October 1, 1991)
* Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (October 29, 1991)
* Fantasia (November 1, 1991)
* The Little Engine That Could (November 19, 1991)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (December 10, 1991)

#### Region 2 (Japan)

* The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (January 1, 1991)
* Donald in Mathmagic Land (March 15, 1991)
* Mickey's Magical World (March 15, 1991)
* The Little Engine That Could (June 23, 1991)
* Peter Pan (July 5, 1991)
* Fantasia (November 1, 1991)

#### Region 2 (UK)

* Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Under the Sea (as Volume 2)
* Disney's Sing-Along Songs: I Love to Laugh (as Volume 3)
* The Little Engine That Could (January 1, 1991)
* Dreams (March 12, 1991)
* The Rescuers (April 3, 1991)
* Home Alone (July 10, 1991)
* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (August 2, 1991)
* Song of the South (September 16, 1991)
* The Little Mermaid (November 15, 1991)
* Fantasia (November 22, 1991)

#### Region 3 (South Korea)

* Splash, Too (June 27, 1991)
* The Little Engine That Could (July 9, 1991)
* The Rescuers (July 30, 1991)
* Home Alone (December 31, 1991)

### TV Shows

#### Region 1 (North America)

* Thomas & Friends: Better Late Than Never and Other Stories (January 23, 1991)
* Kidsongs: Very Silly Songs (January 1991)
* Kidsongs: A Day of Fun
* Barney and the Backyard Gang: Barney in Concert (July 29, 1991)
* Barney and the Backyard Gang: Rock With Barney (October 20, 1991)
* Sesame Street: Don't Cry, Big Bird
* Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
* Sesame Street: Ernie's Little Lie
* Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
* Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Hooded Robin Plus Other Stories
* Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Two Plumbers and a Baby
* Super Mario Bros. Super Show: Robo Koopa

#### Region 2 (UK)

* The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (June 24, 1991)
* Thomas & Friends Season 3 Vol. 1: Time for Trouble and Other Stories (November 11, 1991)
* Thomas & Friends Season 3 Vol. 2: Trust Thomas and Other Stories (December 27, 1991)

#### Region 3 (Japan)

* The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (September 15, 1991-)
* The Care Bears Family (September 16, 1991-)

## VHS re-releases this year

### Movies

#### Region 1 (North America)

* Full Metal Jacket (May 1991)
* The Land Before Time (Q2 1991)
* Alice in Wonderland (July 12, 1991)
* Dumbo (July 12, 1991)
* Robin Hood (July 12, 1991)
* The Sword in the Stone (July 12, 1991)
* Pete's Dragon (July 12, 1991)
* The Wizard of Oz (Q3 1991)
* Scarface (Q1 1991)
* The Sound of Music (September 26, 1991)
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Q4 1991)

#### Region 2 (Japan)

* Alice in Wonderland (March 15, 1991)
* Peter Pan (June 21, 1991)
* Pinocchio (July 28, 1991)
* The Wizard of Oz (November 22, 1991)

### TV Shows

* The Cat in the Hat\*
* The Lorax\*
* Dr. Seuss on the Loose\*
* The Hoober-Bloob Highway\*
* Barney and the Backyard Gang: Waiting for Santa (October 20, 1991)

(\*) Re-released by Fox Video.

## VHS Tapes discontinued this year

* The Wizard of Oz: 50th Anniversary Edition
* The Little Mermaid (1990 VHS) (April 1, 1991)
* Peter Pan (1990 VHS) (April 1, 1991)

## Logos introduced this year

* Connecticut Public Television - "Silver Circle"\*
* Fox Video - "CGI Searchlights" (August 1991)
* Hollywood Pictures Home Video - "The Sphinx" (March 6, 1991)
* Studio Ghibli - "Neighbor Totoro" (July 20, 1991)
* Universal Television - "CGI Globe" (September 1991)
* Walt Disney Home Video - "The Gold Logo" (Q4 1991)

(\*) This logo appears at the very beginning of every Season 1 episode of Barney & Friends from TimeLife Video.

## Logos updated this year

* Hollywood Pictures - "The Sphinx" (February 1, 1991)
* Universal Pictures - "1990s Globe" (May 15, 1991)\*

(\*) The words "75th Anniversary" are removed off the logo on all further movies from Universal Pictures.

## Logos ended this year

* KingWorld - "Stars and Stripes" (Q1 1991)
* RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video - "Spinning Cube" (December 1991)
* RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video
* Universal Television - "Zooming Globe" (October 1991)
* Walt Disney Home Video - "Sorcerer Mickey" (Q4 1991) (TV commercials only)

## Video games unveiled this year

* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

## Video games released this year

### Japan

#### Super Famicom

* Final Fantasy IV (July 19, 1991)
* The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (November 21, 1991)

### North America

#### Game Boy

* Metroid II: Return of Samus (November 1991)

#### Super NES

* Super Mario World (August 13, 1991)
* F-Zero (August 13, 1991)

### Europe

#### Nintendo Entertainment System

* Dr. Mario (June 27, 1991)
* Super Mario Bros. 3 (August 29, 1991)

### South Korea

* Dr. Mario (June 23, 1991)
* Sonic the Hedgehog (June 23, 1991)

### Australia:

* Super Mario Bros. 3 (June 23, 1991)
* Sonic the Hedgehog (August 2, 1991)

## Video games discontinued this year

* Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt + World Class Track Meet
* Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)

## Books released this year

* Super Mario Bros. Meet the Koopa Kids (July 15, 1991)
* Disney Classic Storybooks: Beauty and the Beast (November 1991)

## Albums released this year

* Super Mario World (February 25, 1991)
* Brand New Man (August 13, 1991)
* Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (October 29, 1991)
* Hook: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (November 26, 1991)

## Software released this year

### Operating Systems

* Mac OS 7.0 (May 13, 1991)
* MS-DOS 5.0 (June 11, 1991)
* Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions (October 20, 1991)\*

### PC Components

* QuickTime 1.0 (December 2, 1991)

(\*) Also introduced was support for CD-ROM drives and SoundBlaster sound cards.

## Vehicles introduced this year

* 1992 Acura Vigor (June 1991)
* 1992 Audi S4 (August 1991)
* 1991 BMW 325i
* 1991 BMW 850i
* 1991 Buick Century Special (4-door sedan only)
* 1992 Buick LeSabre
* 1991 Buick Roadmaster (4-door station wagon only)
* 1992 Cadillac Eldorado
* 1992 Cadillac Seville
* 1991 Chevrolet Caprice
* 1991 Chevrolet Lumina Z34
* 1991 Dodge Daytona IROC
* 1992 Eagle Talon
* 1992 Ford Crown Victoria (March 1991)
* 1991 Geo Metro LSi
* 1992 Honda Accord (Q4 1991)
* 1991 Honda Accord (4-door station wagon)
* 1992 Honda Civic (September 10, 1991)
* 1992 Honda Prelude (September 19, 1991)
* 1992 Hyundai Elantra
* 1991 Hyundai Scoupe
* 1991 Infiniti M30 (2-door convertible)
* 1991 Infiniti Q45 A
* 1991 Isuzu Stylus
* 1992 Isuzu Trooper
* 1992 Lexus ES 300 (September 1991)
* 1992 Lexus SC 300/400 (June 1, 1991)
* 1991 Lincoln Continental Executive
* 1992 Mazda 929 (June 1991)
* 1992 Mazda MX-3 (September 1991)
* 1991 Mazda Navajo
* 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400-Class
* 1992 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (August 6, 1991)
* 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis
* 1992 Mitsubishi Diamante
* 1991 Nissan NX
* 1991 Nissan Sentra
* 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva
* 1991 Oldsmobile Bravada
* 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale
* 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight
* 1992 Pontiac Bonneville
* 1992 Pontiac Firebird
* 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix
* 1992 Saab 9000 CD
* 1992 Subaru Legacy
* 1992 Subaru SVX (July 1991)
* 1991 Suzuki Samurai JL
* 1992 Suzuki Swift
* 1992 Toyota 4Runner
* 1992 Toyota Camry (September 9, 1991)
* 1992 Toyota Paseo
* 1992 Volvo 960 (August 12, 1991)

## Vehicles discontinued this year

* Audi 200
* Buick LeSabre (2-door coupe only)
* Buick Reatta
* Dodge Monaco/Eagle Premier (December 17, 1991 for the 1992 model year)
* Ford Country Squire
* Honda Civic (4-door station wagon)
* Hyundai Excel GLS
* Isuzu Trooper XS
* Jeep Wagoneer
* Lexus ES 250
* Mercedes-Benz 560-Class
* Oldsmobile Calais (April 26, 1991)
* Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (2-door coupe only)
* Oldsmobile Eighty Eight (2-door coupe only)
* Pontiac 6000
* Porsche 944
* Subaru XT