1991

1991 was the first year of the 20th century's last decade.

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 1991)
 * Beauty and the Beast (Q3 1991)
 * Newsies (October 25, 1991)
 * Batman Returns (Teaser) (November 22, 1991)

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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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

 * Home Alone (June 22, 1991)
 * The Little Mermaid (July 20, 1991)
 * Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (July 27, 1991)
 * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (August 24, 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)

Hong Kong

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

Republic of China (Taiwan)

 * Home Alone (February 2, 1991)

Thailand

 * Home Alone (March 23, 1991)

Portugal

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

North America

 * Citizen Kane (May 1, 1991)
 * 101 Dalmatians (July 12, 1991)

Japan

 * 101 Dalmatians (July 20, 1991)

UK

 * Cinderella (July 19, 1991)

France

 * Cinderella (April 17, 1991)

Australia

 * Cinderella (April 11, 1991)

Brazil

 * Cinderella (July 5, 1991)

Portugal

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

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)

Family Channel

 * Swiss Family Robinson (July 28, 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)

The Movie Channel

 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit (July 6, 1991)

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

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

ABC

 * Home Improvement (September 17, 1991)

Family Channel

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

NBC

 * Super Mario World (September 14, 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)

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
(*) All new episodes of The Simpsons aired with Dolby Surround encoded audio.
 * Jeopardy! (Season 8) (September 2, 1991)**
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 9) (September 2, 1991)
 * Tiny Toon Adventures (Season 2) (September 16, 1991)

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

Disney Channel

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

Family Channel

 * The Littles

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)*

USA Network

 * Press Your Luck

Syndication
(*) Further reruns of the first season used Season 2's Shining Time Station intro.
 * Jeopardy! (Season 7) (September 7, 1991)
 * Wheel of Fortune (Season 8) (September 7, 1991)

NBC

 * Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

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)

Region 1 (North America)

 * DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (March 15, 1991)
 * Dreams (March 20, 1991)
 * Ghost (March 21, 1991)
 * The Jungle Book (May 3, 1991)
 * Peter and the Wolf (June 4, 1991)
 * The Prince and the Pauper (June 4, 1991)
 * Willie the Operatic Whale (June 4, 1991)
 * White Fang (June 12, 1991)
 * Goodfellas (June 19, 1991)
 * The Brave Little Toaster (July 19, 1991)
 * Home Alone (August 23, 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 4, 1991)
 * Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (October 30, 1991)
 * Fantasia (November 1, 1991)
 * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (December 11, 1991)

Region 2 (Japan)

 * Donald in Mathmagic Land (March 15, 1991)
 * Mickey's Magical World (March 15, 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)
 * Dreams (March 1991)
 * The Rescuers (April 1991)
 * Home Alone (July 1991)
 * DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (August 1991)
 * Song of the South (September 16, 1991)
 * The Little Mermaid (November 1991)
 * Fantasia (November 1991)

Region 3 (South Korea)

 * Splash, Too (June 27, 1991)
 * The Rescuers (July 30, 1991)
 * Home Alone (December 1991)

Region 1 (North America)

 * Thomas &amp; 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 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)
 * The Wizard of Oz (November 22, 1991)

TV Shows
(*) Re-released by Fox Video.
 * 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)

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

Logos updated this year
(*) The words "75th Anniversary" are removed off the logo on all further movies from Universal Pictures.
 * Hollywood Pictures - "The Sphinx" (February 1, 1991)
 * Universal Pictures - "1990s Globe" (May 1991)*

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

Family Computer (a.k.a. Famicom)

 * Yoshi (December 14, 1991)

Game Boy

 * Yoshi (December 14, 1991)

Super Famicom

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

Sega Mega Drive

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (July 26, 1991)

Sega Game Gear

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (December 28, 1991)

Nintendo Entertainment System

 * Monopoly (May 1991)

Game Boy

 * Metroid II: Return of Samus (November 1991)

Super NES

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

Sega Genesis

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (June 23, 1991)

Sega Master System

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (October 25, 1991)

Sega Game Gear

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (December 1991)

Nintendo Entertainment System

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

Game Boy

 * Dr. Mario (April 30, 1991)

Sega Genesis

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (June 23, 1991)

Sega Master System

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (October 25, 1991)

Sega Game Gear

 * Sonic the Hedgehog (December 1991)

South Korea

 * Dr. Mario

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)

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
(*) Also introduced was support for CD-ROM drives and SoundBlaster sound cards.
 * QuickTime 1.0 (December 2, 1991)

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