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For the first time, Disney releases a film from their animated canon to video less than a year after its theatrical release with the 1990 VHS release of ''The Little Mermaid''. The VHS release sold insanely well, convincing Disney to pursue this release strategy for their other upcoming films.
For the first time, Disney releases a film from their animated canon to video less than a year after its theatrical release with the 1990 VHS release of ''The Little Mermaid''. The VHS release sold insanely well, convincing Disney to pursue this release strategy for their other upcoming films.


"The Black Cauldron" was originally going to be released on video at this time, but due to the success of the former, the video release of the latter had to be pushed back to 1998, four years after this series was discontinued and replaced with the Masterpiece Collection.
"The Black Cauldron" was originally going to be released on video at this time, but due to the success of the former, the video release of the latter was scrapped.
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| 913 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 18, 1990 ||
| 913 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 18, 1990 ||
* This was the only time the film's original end credits were intact.
* This was the only time the film's original closing credits were intact.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed on January 30, 1990.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed on January 30, 1990.
* Most copies used a vertical ink-label, though some use either a vertical sticker-label or a Betamax-style horizontal sticker-label. The vertical sticker-label began appearing as late as April 1, 1990, whereas the Betamax-style horizontal sticker-label began appearing as late as April 15, 1990.
* Most copies used a vertical ink-label, though some use a vertical sticker-label.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1991.
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