2008

2008 was 9 years ago.

Movie trailers released this year[]

Iron Man (International Teaser) (January 10, 2008)
Iron Man (Super Bowl Trailer) (February 3, 2008)
Metro Cone 2 (February 8, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (February 13, 2008)
Iron Man (February 29, 2008)
The Incredible Hulk (March 12, 2008)
Wall-E (March 13, 2008)
The Incredible Hulk (Feature Trailer) (April 30, 2008)
Geoshea Theft Auto (Teaser) (May 16, 2008)
The Incredible Hulk (Trailer D - ‘Awaken’) (June 1, 2008)
Bolt (June 27, 2008)
Geoshea Theft Auto (Teaser 2) (June 27, 2008)
Up (2009) (Teaser) (June 27, 2008)
Woo La La (Teaser) (July 2, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Teaser) (July 29, 2008)
The Princess and the Frog (Teaser) (July 30, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (August 14, 2008)
Woo La La (November 7, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Teaser 2) (November 14, 2008)
Geoshea Theft Auto (December 19, 2008)

Movies released in theaters this year[]

North America[]

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (January 11, 2008)
Rambo (January 25, 2008)
Jumper (February 14, 2008)
Step Up 2 the Streets (February 14, 2008)
Vantage Point (February 22, 2008)
10,000 BC (March 7, 2008)
College Road Trip (March 7, 2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (March 14, 2008)
Nim's Island (April 4, 2008)
Smart People (April 11, 2008)
Baby Mama (April 25, 2008)
Iron Man (May 2, 2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (May 16, 2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (May 23, 2008)
Sex and the City (May 30, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 6, 2008)
The Incredible Hulk (June 13, 2008)
Wall-E (June 27, 2008)
Hancock (July 2, 2008)
Mamma Mia! (July 18, 2008)
Brideshead Revisited (July 25, 2008)
Step Brothers (July 25, 2008)
The Midnight Meat Train (August 1, 2008)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (August 1, 2008)
Fly Me to the Moon (August 15, 2008)
Death Race (August 22, 2008)
Igor (September 19, 2008)
Miracle at St. Anna (September 26, 2008)
Blindness (October 3, 2008)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (October 17, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (November 7, 2008)
Role Models (November 7, 2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (November 12, 2008)
Quantum of Solace (November 14, 2008)
Bolt (November 21, 2008)
Lake City (November 21, 2008)
Frost/Nixon (December 5, 2008)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (December 12, 2008)
Doubt (December 12, 2008)
Gran Torino (December 12, 2008)
The Wrestler (December 17, 2008)

Latin America[]

Horton Hears a Who! (March 13, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 13, 2008)
Wall-E (June 26, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 4, 2008)
Bolt (December 5, 2008)

Brazil[]

Horton Hears a Who! (March 14, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (July 4, 2008)
Wall-E (June 27, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 12, 2008)

UK[]

Horton Hears a Who! (March 21, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (July 4, 2008)
Wall-E (July 18, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 5, 2008)
Igor (December 19, 2008)

France[]

Horton Hears a Who! (April 2, 2008)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (June 18, 2008)
Surf's Up (July 2, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (July 9, 2008)
Wall-E (July 30, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 3, 2008)

Australia[]

Horton Hears a Who! (March 20, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 26, 2008)
Wall-E (September 18, 2008)
Igor (October 2, 2008)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (October 9, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 18, 2008)
Sonic X: The Shadow Snow (December 25, 2008)

Japan[]

Bee Movie (January 26, 2008)
Bridge to Terabithia (January 26, 2008)
Enchanted (March 14, 2008)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (June 21, 2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (July 12, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (July 26, 2008)
Surf's Up (July 26, 2008)
Igor (November 15, 2008)
Wall-E (December 5, 2008)

South Korea[]

Bee Movie (January 3, 2008)
Enchanted (January 10, 2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (May 1, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 5, 2008)
Wall-E (August 6, 2008)
Bolt (December 31, 2008)

People's Republic of China[]

Kung Fu Panda (June 20, 2008)
Bolt (December 28, 2008)

Hong Kong[]

Enchanted (February 7, 2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (March 20, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 28, 2008)
Wall-E (July 24, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 20, 2008)

Republic of China (Taiwan)[]

Enchanted (February 7, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 20, 2008)
Bolt (December 19, 2008)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (December 25, 2008)

Thailand[]

Enchanted (January 24, 2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (April 17, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 12, 2008)
Wall-E (August 12, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (December 25, 2008)

Short films released in theaters this year[]

Presto (June 27, 2008)

Movies aired on television this year[]

ABC[]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (April 5, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (April 12, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (April 19, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (April 26, 2008)
Monsters, Inc. (June 14, 2008)
Camp Rock (June 21, 2008)
Computeropolis (June 28, 2008)
Wondercolts (June 28, 2008)
Stuck in the Suburbs (July 19, 2008)
Peter Pan (July 26, 2008)
The Santa Clause 2 (December 14, 2008)
The Cat in the Hat (December 20, 2008)
Shrek 2 (December 31, 2008)

ABC Family[]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (December 1, 18 and 24, 2008)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (December 9, and 19, 2008)
The Cheetah Girls (December 11, 14-15, and 20, 2008)
The Cheetah Girls 2 (December 11, 14-15 18, and 20, 2008)
The Cheetah Girls: One World (December 11, 14-15, 18, and 20, 2008)
Cars (December 3, 21 and 25, 2008)
Computeropolis (December 13, and 23-24, 2008)
Wondercolts (December 13, and 23-24, 2008)
Finding Nemo (December 3, 21, and 25, 2008)
Wondercolts (December 5–6, 2008)
Home Alone 3 (December 6, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (December 6–7, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (December 6–7, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (December 7, 2008)
Mickey's Christmas Carol (December 10 and 16, 2008)
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (December 10 and 16, 2008)
Mary Poppins (December 16, 2008)
The Muppet Movie (2008) December 8, 12, 19, and 21, 2008)
The Santa Clause 2 (December 19, 2008)
The Incredibles (December 21 and 25, 2008)

Cartoon Network[]

GoAnimate: The Movie (November 1 and 30, 2008)

Disney Channel[]

Herbie: Fully Loaded (January 11, 2008)
Minutemen (January 25, 2008)
The Incredibles (February 1, 2008)
Chicken Little (February 8, 2008)
Spy Kids (April 19, 2008)
Camp Rock (June 20, 2008)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (June 27, 2008)
The Wild (July 4, 2008)
Thunderbirds (July 11, 2008)
Monkey Trouble (July 18, 2008)
Dr. Dolittle 3 (July 25, 2008)
Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (July 26, 2008)
Nanny McPhee (August 15, 2008)
The Cheetah Girls: One World (August 22, 2008)
Tinker Bell (November 30, 2008)

FOX[]

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (June 29, 2008)
High School Whenever (May 22 and December 25, 2008)
Metro Cone (December 24, 2008)

HBO[]

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (last aired on January 2, 2008)
High School Whenever 3: Lost in Japan (January 21, February 18, March 31, April 24, May 25, June 13, July 27, August 19, September 17, October 31, November 26, and December 13, 2008)
The Heroes (August 23, September 17, October 31, November 26, and December 13, 2008)
Puppet Pals (January 1, 13, 21 and 30, April 14, and August 20, 2008)

NBC[]

The Geo Team Movie (November 27–28, 2008)
Shrek 2 (December 31, 2008)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (December 9, and 19, 2008)
Home Alone 3 (December 6, 2008)

Spike TV[]

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (April 11, 2008)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (April 12, 2008)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (April 13–14, 2008)

TNT[]

Computeropolis (September 21 and December 20-21, 2008)
The Wizard of Oz (July 27 and December 20–21, 2008)

Toon Disney[]

Alice in Wonderland (1951) (March 1, May 3 and June 7, 2008)
Chicken Little (January 12, 2008)
Cinderella (1950) (January 10, March 14 and April 11, 2008)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (January 12, March 15 and April 12, 2014)
Dumbo (March 21, May 10, June 22 and August 16, 2008)
The Fox and the Hound (February 8, April 25 and July 25, 2008)
Hercules (February 7 and March 30, 2008)
Lilo & Stitch (January 17 and March 29, 2008)
The Little Mermaid (February 21, July 18, October 10, November 14 and December 19, 2008)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (February 22, July 19, October 11, November 15 and December 20, 2008)
Mulan (March 8, April 20 and July 1, 2008)
Mulan II (May 31 and June 27, 2008)
Piglet's Big Movie (January 6, 2008)
Pocahontas (April 5 and June 29, 2008)
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (April 6, July 6 and August 31, 2008)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (February 3, 2008)
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (February 8, 2008)
Winnie The Pooh - Springtime with Roo (February 4, 2008)
The Rescuers (February 9, May 9, June 21 and August 10, 2008)
Robin Hood (March 9, May 3, June 15 and August 10, 2008)
Tarzan (March 7, 2008)
The Tigger Movie (January 26, 2008)
Toy Story 2 (January 19, 2008)

Nickelodeon[]

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius (May 25, 2008)

Canal D[]

The Terminator (January 19, 2008)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (January 26, 2008)
Office Space (February 9, 2008)
Goodfellas (February 23, 2008)
Cars (March 1, 2008)

Programs debuted on television this year[]

Boomerang[]

The Powerpuff Girls (October 15, 2008)

Cartoon Network[]

The Mr. Men Show (February 4, 2008)
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension (April 12, 2008)

Comedy Central[]

Futurama (March 23, 2008)

CW Network[]

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (September 13, 2008)

Disney Channel[]

Phineas and Ferb (February 1, 2008)

Hallmark Channel[]

Cheers (1982-1993)

The N[]

Drake & Josh

PBS[]

Martha Speaks (September 1, 2008)
Sid the Science Kid (September 1, 2008)

PBS Kids Sprout[]

Franny's Feet

Programs airing new seasons this year[]

ABC[]

America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 19) (October 5, 2008)

Cartoon Network[]

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Season 6) (March 13, 2008)
Ed, Edd n Eddy (Season 6) (June 29, 2008)*

CBS[]

The Price is Right (Season 37) (September 22, 2008)

Comedy Central[]

South Park (Season 12) (March 12, 2008)

Disney Channel[]

The Doodlebops (Seasons 1-3) (January 1, 2008)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Season 2) (January 26, 2008)
Little Einsteins (Season 2, continued) (January 28, 2008)
The Replacements (Season 2, continued) (April 14, 2008)
Imagination Movers (September 6, 2008)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh (Season 2) (September 27, 2008)

FOX[]

Alfonso, Nathan, and Janey (Season 11) (September 28, 2008)
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (Season 3) (September 5, 2008)
American Dad! (Season 5) (September 28, 2008)
Family Guy (Season 7) (September 28, 2008)
High School Whenever (Season 19) (September 28, 2008)
The Jaime Pressly Show (Season 11) (September 28, 2008)
The Simpsons (Season 20) (September 28, 2008)
The Super Mario Bros. Show (Season 2) (September 26, 2008)
Jessica Bate (Season 6) (September 28, 2008)

NBC[]

1 vs. 100 (Season 2) (January 4, 2008)
Deal or No Deal (Season 4) (August 25, 2008)

Nickelodeon[]

Go Lisa! (Season 7 continued) (January 18, 2008)
All Grown Up! (Season 5, continued) (last episode aired on August 17, 2008)
Go Lisa! (Season 8) (September 27, 2008)

PBS[]

Super Why! (episode 19 first aired on January 13, 2008)
Cyberchase (Season 6, continued) (February 19, 2008)
Sesame Street (Season 39) (August 11, 2008)
Thomas and Friends (Season 12) (fifth season on PBS) (September 1, 2008)
Curious George (Season 3) (September 8, 2008)
Barney & Friends (Season 12) (September 15, 2008)
Between the Lions (Season 8) (September 15, 2008)
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman (Season 3) (September 29, 2008)
Arthur (Season 12) (October 6, 2008)
WordGirl (Season 2) (November 4, 2008)
WordWorld (Season 1, continued)

CW Network[]

The M&M's Show (Season 14) (September 14, 2008)
Jessica Andrews (Season 4) (September 14, 2008)
The Emma Watson & Roberts Show (Season 6) (September 14, 2008)

Syndication[]

Jeopardy! (Season 25) (September 8, 2008)**
Wheel of Fortune (Season 26) (September 8, 2008)**

(*) There is only one episode of this season.

(**) Introduced in 2008 were the Million Dollar wedge, which replaced the $10,000 cash prize wedge in Wheel of Fortune. For Jeopardy!, the music was updated to its current version, and the old "board fill" sound effect was retired.

Programs broadcasted in reruns this year[]

ABC Family[]

America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 11 onwards)
Full House
Dr. Seuss on the Loose (December 1, 2008)
The Hoober-Bloob Highway (December 1, 2008)
The Cat in the Hat (1971) (December 9, 18 and 24, 2008)
The Lorax (1972) (December 18, 2008)

Boomerang[]

Cow and Chicken
Dexter's Laboratory
Pokemon

Cartoon Network[]

Cowboy Bebop (aired on Adult Swim)
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Family Guy (aired on Adult Swim)
Fullmetal Alchemist (aired on Adult Swim)
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (last episode aired on November 9, 2008)
Inuyasha
Naruto
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Pokemon (Season 4)
Pokemon: Master Quest

FOX[]

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (returned to 4Kids TV on June 21, 2008)
Sonic X (returned to 4Kids TV on June 21, 2008; aired twice as of September 13, 2008)
Winx Club

Game Show Network[]

Press Your Luck

The N[]

The Amanda Show (temporarily dropped in March 2008)

Nickelodeon[]

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Full House (aired on Nick at Nite)
Roseanne (aired on Nick at Nite)

Nicktoons[]

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
All Grown Up!
Danny Phantom
The Fairly OddParents
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Rocko's Modern Life (temporarily dropped on June 26, 2008)
Rugrats
SpongeBob SquarePants

Noggin[]

Blue's Clues
Dora the Explorer
Go, Diego, Go!
Little Bill
Max and Ruby

PBS[]

Arthur (Seasons 1-11)
Barney & Friends (Seasons 7-12)
Between the Lions (Seasons 1-7)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Dragon Tales
Maya & Miguel
Super Why!

PBS Kids Sprout[]

Barney & Friends
Caillou
Dragon Tales
Sesame Street
Thomas and Friends

TBS[]

Everybody Loves Raymond
Friends (1994-2004)
Home Improvement
Seinfeld (1989-1998)

Toon Disney[]

Lilo & Stitch: The Series
The Replacements
Timon & Pumbaa

TV Land[]

The Brady Bunch
The Cosby Show
M*A*S*H

WGN America[]

America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 9 onwards)

Syndication[]

Jeopardy! (Season 24) (September 13, 2008)
Wheel of Fortune (Season 25) (September 13, 2008)
South Park*

(*) Syndication rights of South Park are now owned by 20th Television.

Programs ended this year[]

Cartoon Network[]

Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl (last episode aired on February 1, 2008)
Codename: Kids Next Door (last episode aired on December 7, 2007)
Dragon Ball Z
One Piece
Pokemon (Seasons 3-4)
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

FOX[]

Magical DoReMi (May 2, 2008)
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (June 14, 2008)
Dinosaur King (September 6, 2008)
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (December 27, 2008)*
Sonic X (December 27, 2008)*
Winx Club (December 27, 2008)*

(*) The entire 4Kids TV block ended on this date, while some shows moved to The CW4Kids the following week, on January 3, 2009.

Lifetime[]

The Nanny

NBC[]

1 vs. 100 (February 22, 2008)

Nicktoons[]

KaBlam! (May 26, 2008)
As Told By Ginger (June 2, 2008)
Hey Arnold! (June 26, 2008)

PBS[]

Barney & Friends (Seasons 7-8) (April 7, 2008)
Postcards from Buster (April 7, 2008)
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (August 31, 2008)

PBS Kids Sprout[]

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

Toon Disney[]

The Little Mermaid: TV Series (September 20, 2008)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (September 20, 2008)

CW Network[]

The M&M's Show (Season 13) (May 25, 2008)
Jessica Andrews (Season 3) (May 25, 2008)

TV Land[]

Cheers (1982-1993)

Syndication[]

Jeopardy! (Season 23) (September 6, 2008)
Wheel of Fortune (Season 24) (September 6, 2008)

Anime released this year[]

Kirby of the Stars (on Tokyo MX, continued) (January 3, 2008–December 25, 2008)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (Season 1) (April 2, 2008)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (Season 2) (October 1, 2008)
Pocket Monsters: Diamond and Pearl (Season 3) (December 4, 2008)

DVD and Blu-ray trailers released this year[]

The Heroes (January 15, 2008) (DVD) (Blu-Ray debut on May 20, 2008)
Enchanted (January 22, 2008)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (January 29, 2008)
Minutemen (January 29, 2008)
Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition (February 5, 2008) (DVD) (Blu-ray debut on November 6, 2007)
The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition (February 19, 2008)
Tinker Bell (March 4, 2008) (New Trailer)
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (March 18, 2008)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure: Special Edition (April 29, 2008) (Pre-Film debut)
The Nightmare Before Christmas Collector's Edition (May 20, 2008)
Camp Rock (May 27, 2008)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea: Special Edition (August 26, 2008)
Wall-E (September 16, 2008)
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition (October 7, 2008)
Open Season 2 (October 22, 2008)

DVD and Blu-ray releases this year[]

Movies[]

Region 1/A (North America)[]

The Game Plan (January 22, 2008)
The Aristocats: Special Edition (February 5, 2008)
Snow Buddies (February 5, 2008)
Homeward Bound: 2-Movie Collection (February 11, 2008)
101 Dalmatians: 2-Disc Platinum Edition (March 4, 2008)
The Heroes (DVD) (March 11, 2008)
Enchanted (March 18, 2008)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (April 1, 2008)
The Golden Compass (April 29, 2008)
Saludos Amigos & The Three Caballeros: 2-Movie Collection (April 29, 2008)
The Heroes (Blu-Ray) (May 20, 2008)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (May 20, 2008)
The Jungle Book 2: Special Edition (June 17, 2008)
The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition (June 17, 2008)
So Dear to My Heart (July 2008)
College Road Trip (July 15, 2008)
VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (July 15, 2008)
Nim's Island (August 5, 2008)
Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (August 19, 2008)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (August 26, 2008)
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Edition (August 26, 2008)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure: Special Edition (September 16, 2008)
101/2 Dalmatians (re-releases) (September 16, 2008)
Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition (October 7, 2008)
Home Alone: The Complete Collection (October 14, 2008)
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (October 14, 2008)
Tinker Bell (October 28, 2008)
Shrek the Halls (November 4, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (November 9, 2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (November 11, 2008)
Harry Potter Years 1-5 (November 11, 2008)
Wall-E (November 18, 2008)
Space Chimps (November 25, 2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (December 2, 2008)
Home Alone: Family Fun Edition (Blu-ray) (December 2, 2008)
Horton Hears a Who (December 9, 2008)
The Mask (Blu-ray) (December 9, 2008)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea: Special Edition (December 16, 2008)
The Little Mermaid Trilogy (December 16, 2008)
Peter Pan: 3-Movie Collection (December 16, 2008)

Region 2/A (Japan)[]

Metropolis (Blu-ray) (July 25, 2008)
The Aristocats: Special Edition (August 6, 2008)

TV Shows[]

Pokemon: Indigo League Part 3 (February 12, 2008)
Kirby's Adventures in Cappytown (February 19, 2008)
Cheers: The Complete Ninth Season (April 29, 2008)
Pokemon: Adventures on the Orange Islands (May 20, 2008)
Sonic X: Chaos Emerald Chaos (May 20, 2008)
Sonic Underground: Volume 2 (June 17, 2008)
Cheers: The Complete Tenth Season (September 2, 2008)
The Big Bang Theory Season 1 (September 9, 2008)
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Fight for Freedom (September 16, 2008)
Sonic X: Chaos & Shadow Sagas (September 23, 2008)
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog: Volume 2 (December 9, 2008)
Cappy New Year and Other Kirby Adventures (December 9, 2008)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Super Sonic (December 23, 2008)

DVD price reductions this year[]

Movies[]

Matilda: Special Edition - $12.99 (February 2008)
Super Size Me (2004 DVD) - $9.95 (April 1, 2008)
Shrek the Third (DVD) - $19.99 (September 23, 2008)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Full Screen Edition - $14.98 (October 2008)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Widescreen Edition - $19.98 (October 2008)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Two-Disc Special Edition - $26.98 (October 2008)
Hercules (Disney Gold Classic Collection) - $19.99 (December 16, 2008)
Kronk's New Groove (2005 DVD) - $19.99 (December 16, 2008)
Treasure Planet (2003 DVD) - $19.99 (December 16, 2008)

TV Shows[]

Friends: The Complete First Season - $29.98 (Q4 2008)
Friends: The Complete Third Season - $29.98 (May 2008)
Friends: The Complete Tenth Season - $28.98 (Q4 2008)
Jeopardy!: An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show - $9.99

DVDs discontinued this year[]

Aladdin (2-Disc Platinum Edition) (January 31, 2008)
Aladdin II & III Collection (January 31, 2008)
Cinderella (2-Disc Platinum Edition) (January 31, 2008)
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (Special Edition) (January 31, 2008)
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (January 31, 2008)
Alice in Wonderland (Masterpiece Edition) (May 2008)
The Tigger Movie (2000 DVD) (replaced by a new 10th Anniversary Edition in August 2009)
Tarzan & Jane (2002 DVD)
The Wizard of Oz: Two-Disc Special Edition
The Wizard of Oz: Three-Disc Collector's Edition

Toys[]

McDonald's[]

El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (January 11-February 14, 2008)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (February 15-March 13, 2008)
Pirates of the Caribbean (March 14-April 10, 2008)
American Idol (April 11-May 9, 2008)
Speed Racer (May 10-June 5, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda (June 6-July 3, 2008)
Transformers Animated Series (July 4-24, 2008)
Spy Gear (July 25-August 14, 2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (August 15-September 11, 2008)
Madame Alexander Wizard of Oz (September 12-October 9, 2008)
Hot Wheels (October 10-30, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (October 31-December 3, 2008)
Lego Bionicle Mistika (December 4, 2008-January 8, 2009)

Logos introduced this year[]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - "Leo the Lion C" (November 14, 2008)
Miramax Films - "The Buildings II" (December 25, 2008)
PBS Kids - "Dash and Dot HD" (September 1, 2008)
Walt Disney Pictures Logo - "New CGI Logo" (June 27, 2008 on Pixar films)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment- "CGI Searchlights" (June 30, 2008)

Logos ended this year[]

The Incredible World of DiC*
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - "Leo the Lion B"
Walt Disney Home Entertainment - "The Ring" (Feb 5, 2008)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (June 29, 2008)
Miramax Films - "The Buildings" (November 28, 2008)
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment

(*) All shows formerly owned by this company were sold to Cookie Jar Entertainment.

Video games unveiled this year[]

Kirby Super Star Ultra (July 15, 2008)
Sonic Unleashed (July 16, 2008)

Video games released this year[]

Japan[]

Nintendo DS[]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (January 17, 2008)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (November 6, 2008)

Wii[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (January 24, 2008)
Mario Kart Wii (April 10, 2008)
Sonic Unleashed (December 18, 2008)

Virtual Console (Wii)[]

Metroid (March 4, 2008)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (April 15, 2008)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (June 24, 2008)
Donkey Kong 3 (July 23, 2008)

North America[]

Nintendo DS[]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (January 22, 2008)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (September 22, 2008)

Wii[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (March 9, 2008)
Mario Kart Wii (April 27, 2008)
Sonic Unleashed (November 18, 2008)

Xbox 360[]

Sonic Unleashed (November 20, 2008)

PlayStation 3[]

Sonic Unleashed (December 9, 2008)

Virtual Console (Wii)[]

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (February 25, 2008)
Donkey Kong 3 (July 14, 2008)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (September 1, 2008)

Europe[]

Nintendo DS[]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (February 8, 2008)

Wii[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (June 27, 2008)

South Korea[]

Nintendo DS[]

Mario Party DS (May 22, 2008)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (June 26, 2008)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (November 13, 2008)

Wii[]

Mario Kart Wii (April 11, 2008)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (May 29, 2008)
Super Mario Galaxy (September 4, 2008)
Mario Party 8 (November 6, 2008)

Virtual Console (Wii)[]

Donkey Kong (April 26, 2008)
Kirby's Adventure (April 26, 2008)
Mario Kart 64 (April 26, 2008)
Super Mario Bros. (April 26, 2008)
Super Mario World (April 26, 2008)
Super Metroid (April 26, 2008)
Donkey Kong Country (May 26, 2008)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (May 26, 2008)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (June 10, 2008)
F-Zero (June 25, 2008)
Star Fox 64 (June 25, 2008)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (as Super Mario USA) (July 15, 2008)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (September 16, 2008)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (November 25, 2008)
Mario Bros. (December 30, 2008)

Books released this year[]

North America[]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1, 2008)
Let's Go Celebrate Christmas (October 1, 2008)

North America (Spanish Editions)[]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (February 21, 2008)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (October 30, 2008)

UK[]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (July 3, 2008)

France[]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (August 3, 2008)

Japan[]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (May 2008)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (July 23, 2008)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (September 2008)

South Korea[]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (April 10, 2008)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (August 30, 2008)

Albums released this year[]

Horton Hears a Who: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (March 25, 2008)
Kung Fu Panda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (June 3, 2008)
WALL-E: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (June 24, 2008)
Space Chimps: Original Soundtrack (July 8, 2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (August 12, 2008)
Igor: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (September 30, 2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: Motion Picture Soundtrack (November 4, 2008)
Bolt (November 18, 2008)
Disney's Family Christmas Collection (December 9, 2008)
The Tale of Despereaux: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (December 24, 2008)

Software released this year[]

Beta Versions[]

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 (March 5, 2008)
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 (August 27, 2008)
Google Chrome Beta (September 2, 2008)
Windows 7 Build 6801 (October 28, 2008)
Windows 7 Beta (December 27, 2008)

Operating Systems[]

Windows Server 2008 (February 27, 2008)
iOS 2.0 (July 11, 2008)

PC Components[]

QuickTime 7.5 (June 10, 2008)
Adobe Flash Player 10 (October 2008)
Google Chrome (December 11, 2008)

Service Pack Updates[]

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (February 4, 2008)
Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 (July 16, 2008)

Websites launched this year[]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (August 2008)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (www.kirbykirbykirby.com) (September 2008)

Websites shut down this year[]

Luigi's Mansion for NINTENDO GAMECUBE (luigis-mansion.com) (Q1 2008)
Nintendo: World of Kirby (www.kirbykirbykirby.com) (September 2008)

Vehicles introduced this year[]

2009 Acura TL (September 23, 2008)

Vehicles discontinued this year[]

Isuzu Ascender (June 6, 2008)
Isuzu i-Series
Nissan 350Z (as a 2009 model)