Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I was just browsing my VHS collection, and noticed some of the shell cases say "Masterpiece" and some say "Classics" When were the Classics released? I have Oliver and Company, GMD, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin and others. I was shocked at how many I actually have. I have movies I haven't even seen, like Hercules and ENG. I guess I should watch those. My kids love them.
Originally Posted By jdub Oh, man--you HAVE to watch those two! Too bad you missed them in the theaters--loved the experience, bot times.
Originally Posted By mawnck Keeping track of Masterpiece vs. Classic vs. Gold vs. Platinum vs. Rhodium vs. Aluminum will just give you the hiccups. I can tell you the following: The first Disney VHS releases were in white boxes with a smallish picture under the title on the front. The original VHS of Pinocchio, which originally retailed for $99, was part of - perhaps the first of - "the Classics" (with the black diamond logo) and they stuck with that series for a while. But once they started releasing stuff a second time, I think they just started slapping whatever series name they felt like on them. I believe the catalog numbers (at the bottom of the spine) are more-or-less consecutive, chronologically speaking, if you really want to know the order of release. And fer cryin' out loud, watch ENG. It's GOOD.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I just cant...stand....Cusco........ my kids watch Emperor's New School all the time.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs The first of the new Masterpiece line was The Lion King when it was released on VHS. The video case had it billed as "A Walt Disney Masterpiece". Any film that was released before Walt died was billed "Walt Disney's Masterpiece". And later on they just got lazy: when The Rescuers were re-released in '97/'98, it was "Disney's Masterpiece".
