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== Events ==
* '''February 8''': Genius Products and Warner Home Video secured a distribution deal for the ''Baby Genius'' and ''Kid Genius'' titles.
* '''March 2''': KSL Television and Video West Productions merged their operations, resulting in 18 job cuts over the following month. Video West Productions was absorbed under the KSL name, while the Video West Duplication Center continued its operations and renamed Bonneville Duplication.
* '''March 26''': In Japan, the Pioneer HLD-X9 was the final LaserDisc player produced.
* '''April 23''': Palm Pictures shifts its home video distribution from Ryko Distribution to Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation.
* '''May 8''': The purchase of USA Networks by Vivendi Universal has been completed. As a result, USA Home Entertainment was folded into Universal Studios Home Video.
* '''May 20''': 4Kids Entertainment launched its home video division with FUNimation as its distributor.
* '''June''': HIT Entertainment sued Big Idea for breach of contract. Afterwards, mass market distribution was given to Warner Home Video, sister company to Big Idea's Christian market distributor Word Entertainment.
* '''June 11''': The D-Theater format was launched on D-VHS.
* '''August''': New Video secured the mass-market distribution rights to the Weston Woods library and started the Scholastic Video Collection.
* '''November''': Circuit City stopped selling VHS tapes in its' stores.
* The final Betamax players were made by the end of this year.
* HIT Entertainment sued Big Idea for breach of contract. Afterwards, mass market distribution was given to Warner Home Video, sister company to Big Idea's Christian market distributor Word Entertainment.
 
== VHS ==
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! Title !! Label(s) !! Marketer(s) !! Distributor(s) !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
* THX certified.
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| ''Barney: You Can Be Anything'' || Barney Home Video || HIT Entertainment || HIT Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
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| ''DragonBlue's TalesClues: Let'sTelling WorkTime Together!with Blue'' || ColumbiaNickelodeon TriStarHome Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStarParamount Home Entertainment || January 229, 2002 ||
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| ''Dragon Tales: LookLet's OnWork The Bright SideTogether!'' || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || January 2, 2002 ||
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| ''Dragon Tales: There'sLook NothingOn ToThe FearBright Side'' || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || January 2, 2002 ||
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| ''TheDragon WigglesTales: WigglyThere's WigglyNothing WorldTo Fear'' || HITColumbia TriStar Home Entertainment || HITColumbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || January 222, 2002 ||
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| ''TronLes Razmoket: Alphonse et Sophie: Les Deux'' || WaltNickelodeon DisneyHome Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Buena VistaParamount Home Entertainment || January 1529, 2002 ||
* Dubbed in French.
* Copyrighted in 2001.
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| ''Les Razmoket: Tommy La Casse'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
* Dubbed in French.
* Copyrighted in 2001.
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| ''Little Bear: Little Artist Bear'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
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| ''The Original Voltron: Defenders of the Universe: Vol. 4'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
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| ''Rugrats: Fil y Lil: Problemas Doble'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
* Dubbed in Spanish.
* Copyrighted in 2001.
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| ''Rugrats: Problemas de Tommy'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
* Dubbed in Spanish.
* Copyrighted in 2001.
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| ''Tron'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || January 15, 2002 ||
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| ''Voltron: The Third Dimension: Volume 5'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
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| ''Voltron: The Third Dimension: Volume 6'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || January 29, 2002 ||
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| ''The Wiggles: Wiggly Wiggly World'' || HIT Entertainment || HIT Entertainment || HIT Entertainment || January 22, 2002 ||
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! Title !! Label(s) !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Adventures of Felix'' || Fox Lorber Films || Winstar TV & Video || February 19, 2002 ||
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| ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (Special Edition) || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || February 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Prince'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || February 5, 2002 ||
* Copyrighted in 2001.
* Also contains the episode "El Coquí".
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| ''Double Deception'' || Replay Home Entertainment || Replay Home Entertainment || February 26, 2002 ||
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| ''Elmo's World: Springtime Fun!'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || February 12, 2002 ||
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* Went into moratorium on January 31, 2003.
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| ''Rugrats: Easter'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || February 5, 2002 ||
* Copyrighted in 2001.
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| ''Sesame Street: Computer Caper'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || February 12, 2002 ||
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* Reuses the 1995 print master.
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| ''Caillou: Goodbye Winter, Hello Springtime!'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || March 26, 2002 ||
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| ''Caillou: I Want To Grow Up!'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || March 26, 2002 ||
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| ''Conspiracy'' || HBO Home Video || Warner Home Video || March 26, 2002 ||
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| ''Shot in the Heart'' || HBO Home Video || Warner Home Video || March 12, 2002 ||
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| ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || March 12, 2002 ||
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| ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || March 12, 2002 ||
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| ''Stowaway'' || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || March 12, 2002 ||
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| ''Evita'' || Hollywood Pictures Home Video || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || April 2, 2002 ||
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| ''Friends: The Complete First Season'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || April 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Holy Man'' || Touchstone Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || April 2, 2002 ||
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| ''Bear in the Big Blue House: Tidy Time with Bear!'' || Jim Henson Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || May 7, 2002 ||
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| ''Blue's Clues: Reading With Blue'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || May 7, 2002 ||
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| ''Dora the Explorer: Dora's Backpack Adventure'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || May 28, 2002 ||
* Contains the episodes "Backpack!" and "Big River".
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| ''Drift'' || Wellspring Media || Wellspring Media || May 21, 2002 ||
*
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| ''Earth vs. the Spider'' || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || May 7, 2002 ||
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| ''Elmo's World: Wake Up With Elmo!'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || May 14, 2002 ||
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| ''Good Advice'' || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || May 21, 2002 ||
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| ''Little Bear: Campfire Tales'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || May 7, 2002 ||
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| ''Oliver & Company'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || May 14, 2002 ||
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| ''Rose Red'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || May 14, 2002 ||
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| ''Teletubbies: Silly Songs and Funny Dances'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || May 21, 2002 ||
|}
 
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| ''A Bug's Life'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || July 23, 2002 ||
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| ''Caillou's Reading Adventures'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || July 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Dinotopia'' || Hallmark Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || July 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Dr. Caillou'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || July 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'' || Manga Entertainment || Warner Home Video || July 30, 2002 ||
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| ''The Fox and the Hound'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || July 23, 2002 ||
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| ''Octopus 2: River of Fear'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || July 9, 2002 ||
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| ''Primal Instinct'' || Trinity Home Entertainment || Trinity Home Entertainment || July 16, 2002 ||
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| ''Robin Hood'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || July 23, 2002 ||
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| ''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Nights, Flights and Delights'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || July 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Toy Story'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || July 23, 2002 ||
* Went on moratorium on May 1, 2003.
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| ''A Walk to Remember'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || July 9, 2002 ||
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| ''Zoolander'' (Special Edition) || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || July 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Race to Space'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || August 13, 2002 ||
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| ''Rugrats: Halloween'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || August 27, 2002 ||
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| ''Shirley Temple: Sing & Dance Along'' || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || August 13, 2002 ||
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| ''So Little Time, Volume 2: Boy Crazy'' || Dualstar Video || Warner Home Video || August 13, 2002 ||
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| ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || August 27, 2002 ||
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| ''Susannah of the Mounties'' || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || August 13, 2002 ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title !! Label(s) !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Blade II'' || New Line Home Entertainment || Warner Home Video || September 3, 2002 ||
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*
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| ''Dora the Explorer: Christmas!'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
* Contains the episodes "A Present for Santa" and "¡Rápido, Tico!".
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| ''Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''The End of Evangelion'' || Manga Entertainment || Warner Home Video || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Fangs'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Frailty'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || September 17, 2002 ||
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| ''Friends: The Complete Second Season'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || September 3, 2002 ||
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| ''Girls Can't Swim'' || Wellspring Media || Wellspring Media || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''The Pool'' || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Rugrats: Christmas'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || September 3, 2002 ||
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* Went into moratorium on January 31, 2003.
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| ''Caillou's Holidays'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || October 8, 2002 ||
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| ''E.T. the Extra Terrestrial'' (Limited Edition) || Universal Studios Home Video || Universal Music & Video Distribution || October 22, 2002 ||
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| ''The Trial of Old Drum'' || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || Lions Gate Home Entertainment || October 1, 2002 ||
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| ''VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas'' || Big Idea Productions || Warner Home Video<br>Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 29, 2002 ||
|}
 
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* Went into moratorium on January 31, 2003.
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| ''DoraDivine theSecrets Explorer: Move toof the MusicYa-Ya Sisterhood'' || NickWarner Jr.Home Video || ParamountWarner Home EntertainmentVideo || November 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music'' || Nickelodeon Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || November 5, 2002 ||
* Contains the episodes "Dora, La Músico" and "Pablo's Flute".
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| ''The Powerpuff Girls Movie'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || November 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Reign in Darkness'' || Cajun Pictures || Spartan Home Entertainment || November 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Reign of Fire'' || Touchstone Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || November 19, 2002 ||
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || December 24, 2002 ||
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| ''The Girl'' || Wellspring Media || Wellspring Media || December 17, 2002 ||
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| ''Bleed'' || Shadow Films || Shadow Entertainment || Shadow Entertainment || 2002 ||
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| ''Blue's Clues: Big, Blue And Just For You! Volume 6'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || 2002 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive "Kidmongous" release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Reading with Blue'' and ''Telling Time with Blue''.
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| ''Blue's Clues: Big, Blue And Just For You! Volume 7'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || 2002 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive "Kidmongous" release.
* Contains the episodes from both of the ''Blue's Big News'' tapes.
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| ''Don't Say a Word'' || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 2002 ||
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| ''Dora the Explorer: Adventures with Dora Volume 2'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || 2002 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive "Kidmongous" release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Dora Saves the Prince'' and ''To the Rescue''.
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| ''Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil'' || Big City Pictures || Shadow Entertainment || Shadow Entertainment || 2002 ||
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| ''Little Bear: Favorite Tales, Volume 4'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || 2002 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive "Kidmongous" release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Little Artist Bear'', ''Let's Play a Game'' and ''Campfire Tales''.
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| ''Skinned Alive'' || Wizard Video || Shadow Entertainment || Shadow Entertainment || 2002 ||
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| ''SpongeBob SquarePants - Undersea Antics: Volume 1'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || 2002 ||
* Blockbuster exclusive "Kidmongous" release.
* Contains the episodes from ''Nautical Nonsense'' and ''Sponge Buddies''.
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* Went into moratorium on January 31, 2003.
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| ''Elmo's World: SpringtimeDouble Fun!Deception'' || SonyReplay WonderHome Entertainment || SonyReplay MusicHome Entertainment || February 1226, 2002 ||
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| ''Elmo's World: Springtime Fun!'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || February 12, 2002 ||
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| ''Peter Pan'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || February 12, 2002 ||
* Went into moratorium on January 31, 2003.
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| ''Sesame Street: Computer Caper'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music EntertainmentDistribution || February 12, 2002 ||
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| ''Barney's Beach Party'' || Barney Home Video || HIT Entertainment || April 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Friends: The Complete First Season'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || April 30, 2002 ||
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| ''Novocaine'' || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || April 23, 2002 ||
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| ''Corky Romano'' || Touchstone Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || May 14, 2002 ||
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| ''Earth vs. the Spider'' || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || May 7, 2002 ||
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| ''Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More!'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || May 14, 2002 ||
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| ''Out Cold'' || Touchstone Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || May 21, 2002 ||
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| ''Teletubbies: Silly Songs and Funny Dances'' || PBS KidsHome Video || Warner Home Video || May 21, 2002 ||
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| ''Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Word Play'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music EntertainmentDistribution || June 11, 2002 ||
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| ''Kidsongs: Play Along Songs'' || Image Entertainment || Image Entertainment || July 2, 2002 ||
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| ''SesamePrimal Street: Elmo Says BOO!Instinct'' || SonyTrinity Home WonderEntertainment || SonyTrinity MusicHome Entertainment || July 16, 2002 ||
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| ''Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!'' || Sony Wonder || Sony Music Distribution || July 16, 2002 ||
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| ''Bear in the Big Blue House: Dance Party!'' || Jim Henson Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || August 20, 2002 ||
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| ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween'' || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || August 27, 2002 ||
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| ''A Walk to Remember'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || July 9, 2002 ||
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| ''Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!'' || Sony Wonder || Epic Records || Sony Music Distribution || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Friends: The Complete Second Season'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || September 3, 2002 ||
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| ''Kermit's Swamp Years'' || Jim Henson Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment || September 3, 2002 ||
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* THX certified.
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| ''Nick Jr. Holiday'' || NickNickelodeon Jr.Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002
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| ''The Playaz Court'' || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''The Pool'' || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || Artisan Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Rugrats: Decade in Diapers'' (Collector's Edition) || Nickelodeon Home Video Production || Paramount Home Entertainment || Paramount Home Entertainment || September 24, 2002 ||
* Originally scheduled to be released on AugustOctober 723, 2001, hence the 2001 copyrights.
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| ''Sesame Street: Elmocize'' || Sony Wonder || Epic Records || Sony Music Distribution || September 24, 2002 ||
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| ''The Rescuers'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || October 8, 2002 ||
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| ''VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas'' || Big Idea Productions || Warner Home Video<br>Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation || October 29, 2002 ||
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| ''Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas: Special Edition'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || November 12, 2002 ||
* Went into moratorium on January 31, 2003.
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| ''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || November 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Ice Age'' || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment || November 26, 2002 ||
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| ''The Powerpuff Girls Movie'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || November 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Reign in Darkness'' || Cajun Pictures || Spartan Home Entertainment || November 5, 2002 ||
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| ''Reign of Fire'' || Touchstone Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || November 19, 2002 ||
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! Title !! Label !! Distributor !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
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| ''Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' || Warner Home Video || Warner Home Video || December 24, 2002 ||
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| ''Lilo & Stitch'' || Walt Disney Home Entertainment || Buena Vista Home Entertainment || December 3, 2002 ||