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Direct to Video

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Direct to Video	comment	This is the practice of skipping theaters/television and just going straight to home video as the first release. This is generally not a good sign in terms of quality (especially if it was originally going to be released theatrically, but was consigned to video)—the term "direct-to-video" or "straight-to-video" often gets used as slang for "cheaply made, rushed, low quality", and in extreme cases, "complete bucket of crap". In the United States, while there have been plenty of direct-to-video films and such since the advent of home video, they were usually things that were considered financially unsound to release in theaters, like instructional videos, specialized documentaries, foreign films, films with controversial or niche subject matter, Z-grade low budget horror films, cartoon compilations, concert films, longform music videos, and pornography. The practice of creating and releasing regular fiction specifically for video didn't really take off until 1994 with Disney's Aladdin: The Return of Jafar and Universal's The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, neither of which were intended to hit theaters at any point in their production.note The financial failure of The Rescuers Down Under was what caused Disney to decide to do this with their sequels. The Land Before Time was the opposite; Universal, who lacked the animation industry clout Disney had at that point in time, took their most successful animated film and tried to make it a Cash-Cow Franchise. Other studios started following suit, hardly limited to child-oriented animation. In particular, independent studios and filmmakers quickly picked up on this distribution model, due to its lower distribution costs and reduced censorship (video stores will often stock unrated films that theaters won't touch). There is a distinct business model that drives the direct-to-video industry, particularly when it involves lower-quality films. One might think that churning out mediocre-to-bad movies on purpose would be a dumb idea, until one looks at the sales and rental figures. A cheap 70- to 90-minute film can be produced for as little as a few thousand dollars if you hire obscure actors, crew and writers (often non-union, and barely getting minimum wage), everything gets shot around the studio, and nothing is required that can't be obtained from the studio's stock wardrobe and props. Or, as has been trending since the mid-2000s, animation will now be done as pretty cheap CGI movies. The studio then usually makes about $3-5 million off this, most of it from sales to rental chains. It floods the market with tripe into which nobody put any true effort, but it still makes money in the long run. It's the modern equivalent of the B-Movie; in fact, many of these would be B movies if double features were still a regular thing. Some direct-to-video flicks will try to make lemonade of their lemons by claiming that their movie is "too intense", "too scary", "too well-written", "too sexy", or "too lavishly budgeted" for theaters; usually the viewers don't fall for it. It may be a sign that a series or franchise the movie is associated with has long since jumped the shark, or is about to very soon. Alternately, the movie could be a shameless ripoff of an existing, highly profitable franchise. A film that had a theatrical release in its home country might be released direct-to-video internationally note The Powerpuff Girls Movie for example, after its flop in the U.S., was converted to direct to video for the European market (although it did get a British cinema release).. This may be due to several factors: it might be a sign that the film was a complete failure in its home country, or it might be because the subject matter or style limit its appeal in a particular foreign market. It's also common for a film made and released direct-to-video in its home country to be released theatrically in other countries — for instance, Bambi II and Honey 2 were both released straight to video in the US and Canada, but given theatrical runs in Europe and Argentina. Further still, works that were originally intended to be direct-to-video end up getting retrofitted to show on television or in theaters. Usually, only some minimal editing is done to make it fit for theaters, but there have been cases where the project was intervened midway and beefed up to make it quite a bit better. An example of the former is Doug's 1st Movie, which was put into theaters after the success of The Rugrats Movie. A famous example of the latter is Toy Story 2, on which Pixar expanded tremendously for its theatrical release, along with another Disney film, Recess: School's Out. In Japan, where the business model is referred to in wasei-eigo as Video-through (ãƒ“ãƒ‡ã‚ªã‚¹ãƒ«ãƒ¼), OVAs follow the same model of distribution, but have the opposite expectations in terms of their quality. In short, while "direct-to-video" means "too bad for theaters" in the West, OVA means "too good for television" in the East. With larger budgets and without Executive Meddling or the strict requirements of the Media Watchdogs, OVAs are expected to be significantly better than television-based anime. Live-action direct-to-video, known as "V-cinema" overseas (although this is technically a trademark of Toei Company), also has a much better reputation in Japan. This is due mainly to the number of established filmmakers who use it for their more "experimental" or unusual work, enjoying the greater creative freedom and lack of censorship. In addition, some Japanese dubbed versions of foreign films or TV series also go direct to home video without getting a theatrical or TV release first — for example, the Japanese release of Family Guy. With home video being slowly replaced by streaming services, direct-to-video has become more loosely defined as any film that skips theaters for a release through streaming or the general web. Because of the rise of original programming for services like Netflix and Hulu during the 2010s, with shows like Stranger Things boasting production values and A-list talent on par with cable offerings, the line has become blurrier between "theatrical" and "direct-to-video" content. This became especially true in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, when it became common for films originally intended for theaters to be released directly to streaming instead. In a further expansion of the phenomenon, it has become increasingly common for Missing Episodes of shows that were canceled early to first see the light of day on home video or streaming. See also It's Not Supposed to Win Oscars, the Ghetto Index, Sequelitis, It Will Never Catch On, and Audience-Alienating Premise.
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Direct to Video / int_1251e752	comment	Also, in the Heisei era, there are Hyper Battle Videos/DVDs, which act as clip shows for the respective show and usually has an alternate form or piece of equipment that never appears anywhere else. They also tend to be a good bit sillier than the original show.
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Direct to Video / int_12fd5db0	comment	After Megamind flopped because it was released on the same weekend as the Tohoku disaster in 2011, DreamWorks decided to release their films in Japan in this matter. The only recent DreamWorks films to not be released this way were The Boss Baby and Trolls World Tour. In the case of the latter, it was also released on VOD in the United States and Canada due to the Coronavirus Pandemic closing down most, if not all, movie theaters, save for drive-ins.
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Direct to Video / int_14ed33d0	comment	Ultraman Neos was released as such in 2000. Notably, it was originally meant to be the first Ultra Series of the Heisei era until it got shelved in favor of Ultraman Tiga. However, it did manage air a few episodes on TV in 2002 when then-ongoing series Ultraman Cosmos had to be taken off their air for a few weeks due to the lead actor getting caught in some controversy.
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Direct to Video / int_159df5e7	comment	Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero had the same fate in 1993 when it came out as Ultraman Powered, but like Towards the Future, it was finally aired on Japanese TV in 1995.
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Direct to Video / int_15fc41c	comment	Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz is a 1987 direct-to-video special.
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Direct to Video / int_164e185	comment	The North American release of the individual Noddy's Toyland Adventures episodes, which had VHS exclusive music videos play every few stories. This was different from how they were broadcast on TV in the country, where one ten minute segment was played as part of The Noddy Shop.
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Direct to Video / int_1c1fb5a5	comment	The sixth and seventh installments of the Child's Play franchise, "Curse of Chucky" and "Cult of Chucky".
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Direct to Video / int_1cd53230	comment	All of the Puppet Master franchise was released straight to video. This was because producer Charles Band thought he would make more money going this route instead of taking it to theaters. In fact, most of Full Moon Entertainment's works are direct-to-video.
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Direct to Video / int_1f72b18d	comment	All of the Tom and Jerry films except for the first and fifteenth ones.
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Direct to Video / int_23945975	comment	Disney Animated Canon The first direct-to-video movie Disney ever made specifically as a Direct-to-Video sequel would be Aladdin: The Return of Jafar, released in 1994. It proved to be an immense success, becoming one of the best-selling VHS tapes in history with 15 million copies sold. This led to not only Disney producing dozens more direct-to-video movies, but also inspired every studio in Hollywood to release substantially more Direct-to-Video content, leading to a boom that lasted nearly two decades. Disney has released direct-to-video sequels to a significant portion of its animated canon, animated by the company's various television animation units. At first they were follow-ups to The Renaissance Age of Animation titles, but they gradually shifted back to films from the Golden and Dark ages. There are also a few titles based on Classic Disney Shorts characters and Winnie the Pooh. Three movies (Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Atlantis: Milo's Return) were Compilation Movies consisting of completed episodes of an aborted TV spinoff. A fourth, Tarzan and Jane, did get picked up for a full series. John Lasseter cancelled all future direct-to-video sequels after taking over Disney (likely in part due to the rise in 3D animation at the time) although he did allow a few already in production to become completed. In The New '10s, Disney's only efforts in this vein were the Tinkerbell CGI films. There have been a couple Disney sequels that have gotten theatrical runs: The Rescuers Down Under, Peter Pan: Return To Never Land, and The Jungle Book 2. The financial failure of The Rescuers Down Under resulted in the start of the company's Direct-to-Video trend in the 1990s. The failure of the latter two convinced the company to continue it in the 2000s, abandoning plans for theatrical releases of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and The Lion King 1 Â½ (hence why they have higher production values)note However, some others like Bambi II still got theatrical runs in regions such as Europe. The company has decided to venture again recently into theatrical sequels, starting with Ralph Breaks the Internet in 2018 and Frozen II in 2019. And the Tinker Bell movies (with the exception of The Pirate Fairy, thanks to Muppets Most Wanted coming out at the same time) were shown at the El Capitan so they could be hypothetically nominated for an Oscar, thus padding the list of eligible animated films. note Academy rules state that in order for the Best Animated Feature category to have 5 nominated titles in a given year, 16 films must be made eligible.
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Direct to Video / int_251899d5	comment	Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue was a direct to video movie.
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Direct to Video / int_28486597	comment	The first direct-to-video movie Disney ever made specifically as a Direct-to-Video sequel would be Aladdin: The Return of Jafar, released in 1994. It proved to be an immense success, becoming one of the best-selling VHS tapes in history with 15 million copies sold. This led to not only Disney producing dozens more direct-to-video movies, but also inspired every studio in Hollywood to release substantially more Direct-to-Video content, leading to a boom that lasted nearly two decades.
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Direct to Video / int_28c6afce	comment	Most seasons of Thomas & Friends have some episodes released on video or DVD before they are broadcast on TV. Most notably, the third season had sixteen episodes (over half a season's worth) released on video the year before they were actually broadcast, and the fourth season had eight episodes released on tape the year before they were shown on TV. Notably, the music and sound effects present in these episodes were altered in the TV airings and all subsequent video releases, making the early season 3 and 4 videos more sought-after than most. The early Season 3 episodes even had their entire narration redone after the initial video release. The majority of the feature-length specials are given a limited release in select cinemas (mostly via Kidtoons Films and at the Theater at Mall Of America during Toddler Tuesdays, both of which are now defunct) before the DVD release, but Calling All Engines was released on DVD and VHS without a theatrical release.
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Direct to Video / int_2a787959	comment	Two popular movies of the early-'90s — Dennis the Menace and Richie Rich — were given direct-to-video sequels in 1998 from Warner Bros. Family Entertainment. The former received Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, while the latter was saddled with Richie Rich's Christmas Wish. Neither movie featured its predecessor's original cast, nor was either movie nearly as well-received.
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Direct to Video / int_2bbcacd9	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_2bbcacd9	comment	Warner Brothers had two of these videos: one was a Looney Tunes sing-along, and the other was a tie-in to Quest for Camelot, which also included songs from The Wizard of Oz on it.
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Direct to Video / int_2bf3b633	comment	Jingle Bells
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Direct to Video / int_2ca0fc2f	comment	Theodore Rex was intended to be a theatrical release, but after some complications, including a few failed test screenings, it was released straight to video. Having a budget of $33.5 million, it was the most expensive direct-to-video release of its time.
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Direct to Video / int_2ca6bc78	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_2ca6bc78	comment	Mumfie's Quest had its movie-length epic "Mumfie's Quest'' was initally released this way after airing as a Made-for-TV Movie on pay per view.
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Direct to Video / int_2e90989c	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_2e90989c	comment	Gogo-V had a tie-in video titled Clash! The New Super Warrior (aka Gogo-V vs. Zeek), which focused on a new hero created just for the movie in order to make up for the lack of a Sixth Ranger in the actual show.
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Direct to Video / int_2ec977ec	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_2ec977ec	comment	Toby Terrier and His Video Pals was a 1990s direct-to-video series about Toby Terrier and his friends, a group of dogs who work in showbiz and run their own television station. The show had the gimmick of being compatible with a Toby Terrier toy which would interact with the cassette as you played it on the television.
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Direct to Video / int_316ce2ea	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_316ce2ea	comment	The Beano Video and its sequel were both Direct to video. These were a number of animated shorts featuring characters from The Beano.
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Direct to Video / int_35be58b4	comment	Almost every single Bratz movie was straight to DVD, the sole exception being the controversial Live-Action Adaptation.
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Direct to Video / int_3a7dd075	comment	Madeline also had two releases: Sing-a-Long with Madeline and her Friends and Sing-a-Long Around the World with Madeline, originally released by Lionsgate in 2001 and 2002, respectively.
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Direct to Video / int_3e8948f8	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_3e8948f8	comment	The Halloween movie Spookley the Square Pumpkin was released direct-to-DVD.
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Direct to Video / int_3f01b5a4	comment	Its Western counterpart had an unintentional example: The finale for Power Rangers Samurai was first released on Netflix almost a week before it aired and as part of the DVD boxset days later. Saban had planned the DVD to release days after the finale aired, but Nickelodeon pushed the show back a week when it came back from hiatus so the DVD got out first.
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Direct to Video / int_3f4e2d46	comment	DC now has a whole series of direct-to-DVD animated films, from Warner Premiere. The fact that they are Direct to Video has absolutely no bearing on their quality. Some are made for adults like All-Star Superman, Batman: The Killing Joke, and Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. Some are made for families like the DC Super Hero Girls movies, the Batman Unlimited movies, and any Lego projects.
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Direct to Video / int_3f8d7fd3	comment	Norm of the North was originally intended to be this, but for unknown reasons, the film averted this and it was put into theaters. Most would agree that the final product still feels like it was supposed to be a direct-to-video film (mainly due to its very outdated animation). Originally, two sequels were in production that were intended to go straight to DVD, but for some reason, they just decided to splice the two films together so it could get a limited theatrical release, resulting in Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom.
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Direct to Video / int_426a7572	comment	Animaniacs Alternate Universe film, Wakko's Wish.
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Direct to Video / int_43f300b9	comment	Most of the Open Season franchise, starting with Open Season 2, and going from there.
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Direct to Video / int_44e0b783	comment	The CGI Garfield movies Garfield Gets Real, Garfield's Fun Fest and Garfield's Pet Force were all released this way. However, the Regal Free Family Film Festival did show the latter two films in the summer of 2009.
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Direct to Video / int_46518682	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_46518682	comment	The cast of Sesame Street have appeared in a number of direct-to-video productions: In 1986, Random House Home Video released My Sesame Street Home Video. They were basically mini-episodes featuring some of the best clips from the show itself. The releases came with an activity book. In 1987, Random House also did Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video, where Big Bird narrates various Sesame Street storybooks. He even imitates his friends! In 1990, Random House released Sesame Songs Home Video, which was similar in format to the first series, only focusing on songs from the series. The releases came with a song lyrics poster. After taking over from Random House, Sony Wonder commissioned more Sesame Street direct-to-video specials under the regular branding, like Elmo's Potty Time.
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Direct to Video / int_489bf768	comment	The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree was released straight-to-video.
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Direct to Video / int_4af24bb7	comment	Indeed, films centreing on sports events of primarily North American interest are almost guaranteed to meet this fate in certain markets — Miracle, We Are Marshall, Invincible, The Greatest Game Ever Played...
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Direct to Video / int_4b4a9fd6	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_4b4a9fd6	comment	Slumdog Millionaire was almost released this way until Fox Searchlight signed on as distributor.
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Slumdog Millionaire	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_4b4a9fd6
Direct to Video / int_4b9e2831	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_4b9e2831	comment	The Universal Soldier franchise is an interesting case of this. A pair of DTV films (Brothers In Arms and Unfinished Business) were released in 1998 sans any of the original cast members, and focused on lead character Luc Deveraux's attempts to stop the UniSol program from smuggling diamonds while helping reporter Veronica Roberts clear her name after the events of the original film. The DTV sequels were subsequently retconned by 1998's theatrical Universal Soldier: The Return. That film, in turn, was retconned by 2010's DTV Universal Soldier: Regeneration, which disregards everything except the original.
Direct to Video / int_4b9e2831	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_4b9e2831	featureConfidence	1.0
Universal Soldier	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_4b9e2831
Direct to Video / int_4c99197e	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_4c99197e	comment	In 1985, Playhouse Video released ten compilations featuring the best clips from The Muppet Show, with original linking footage.
Direct to Video / int_4c99197e	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_4c99197e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Muppet Show	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_4c99197e
Direct to Video / int_51868415	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_51868415	comment	Humorously, in Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, the credits claim it went straight to video because "it's that darn good" (which is probably more true than they're joking, since the movie is basically an OVA, as it was done by TMS in Japan).
Direct to Video / int_51868415	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_51868415	featureConfidence	1.0
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_51868415
Direct to Video / int_52837809	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_52837809	comment	Kamen Rider Drive started with one for Chaser, then two more for Mach and Heart, the first time a non-Rider got his own movienote Though said movie gives Heart a Kamen Rider form.
Direct to Video / int_52837809	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_52837809	featureConfidence	1.0
Kamen Rider Drive	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_52837809
Direct to Video / int_5293b208	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_5293b208	comment	Kamen Rider Ex-Aid had the "Another Ending" trilogy focusing on the rest of the Riders (Brave & Snipe, Para-DX with Poppy, and Lazer vs. Genm), with protagonist Emu Hojo playing only a supporting role and never transforming into Ex-Aid. The triolgy is set two years after the series' end and addresses a major hanging plot thread: Kuroto Dan's villainy being swept under the rug as greater threats reared their heads.
Direct to Video / int_5293b208	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_5293b208	featureConfidence	1.0
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_5293b208
Direct to Video / int_52a9490e	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_52a9490e	comment	Kamen Rider Ghost had the "Specter V-Cinema", focusing on the origins of Specter himself.
Direct to Video / int_52a9490e	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_52a9490e	featureConfidence	1.0
Kamen Rider Ghost	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_52a9490e
Direct to Video / int_550f5b20	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_550f5b20	comment	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story was released that way in the United Kingdom, with the film having the (dis)honor of being the only movie in recent memory with Steven Spielberg's name on the credits to do so.
Direct to Video / int_550f5b20	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_550f5b20	featureConfidence	1.0
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_550f5b20
Direct to Video / int_56ce2da8	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_56ce2da8	comment	Jay Jay the Jet Plane began life as a series using models similar to Thomas & Friends. The videos containing these stories were sold via a special hotline that was advertised on television.
Direct to Video / int_56ce2da8	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_56ce2da8	featureConfidence	1.0
Jay Jay the Jet Plane	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_56ce2da8
Direct to Video / int_5e17f6cd	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_5e17f6cd	comment	The first season of The Animals of Farthing Wood was released that way in the US as a movie called Journey Home: The Animals of Farthing Wood, which had some redubbing to have Ralph Macchio replace Rupert Farley as Fox and also have Fiona Reid voicing Adder and Weasel instead of Stacey Jefferson and Sally Grace respectively. It was also edited to have songs and many of the death scenes (save for three of them) cut out in order to make it child-friendly.
Direct to Video / int_5e17f6cd	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_5e17f6cd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Animals of Farthing Wood	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_5e17f6cd
Direct to Video / int_6264826f	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_6264826f	comment	Kermit's Swamp Years focused on 12-year-old Kermit.
Direct to Video / int_6264826f	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_6264826f	featureConfidence	1.0
Kermit's Swamp Years	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_6264826f
Direct to Video / int_6739948a	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_6739948a	comment	After Sony cancelled the wide theatrical release of The Interview in late 2014, it released the film to YouTube at the same time as a limited release and then to Netflix.
Direct to Video / int_6739948a	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_6739948a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Interview	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_6739948a
Direct to Video / int_6cbd00ce	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_6cbd00ce	comment	This happened to the Dragon Tales episode "Cowboy Max" as a result of Schedule Slip. The episode was released on the DVD/VHS release "Whenever I'm Afraid..." nine months before it aired on TV.
Direct to Video / int_6cbd00ce	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_6cbd00ce	featureConfidence	1.0
Dragon Tales	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_6cbd00ce
Direct to Video / int_6cdc3d20	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_6cdc3d20	comment	Operation Delta Force
Direct to Video / int_6cdc3d20	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_6cdc3d20	featureConfidence	1.0
Operation Delta Force	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_6cdc3d20
Direct to Video / int_6d2fb4ea	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_6d2fb4ea	comment	Most of National Lampoon's later films have been released direct-to-video. Not surprisingly, this coincides with the steep fall in quality that their films have taken.
Direct to Video / int_6d2fb4ea	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_6d2fb4ea	featureConfidence	1.0
National Lampoon	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_6d2fb4ea
Direct to Video / int_6dbbc8c6	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_6dbbc8c6	comment	The Hellboy Animated series comprises two films: Sword of Storms and Blood and Iron. (Both films did air on Cartoon Network shortly after they were released on DVD.) In spite of having much of the voice work provided by the same actors from the Guillermo del Toro Hellboy live-action films, Animated is a distinct continuity. If anything, it's closer to the original comics.
Direct to Video / int_6dbbc8c6	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_6dbbc8c6	featureConfidence	1.0
Hellboy Animated	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_6dbbc8c6
Direct to Video / int_70814599	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_70814599	comment	Stargate SG-1 has two direct-to-video sequel movies: Stargate: Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum.
Direct to Video / int_70814599	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_70814599	featureConfidence	1.0
Stargate SG-1	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_70814599
Direct to Video / int_752c5cf7	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_752c5cf7	comment	The Barbie films. However, quite a few of them were shown as part of Kidtoons, and a few have been aired on Treehouse TV.
Direct to Video / int_752c5cf7	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_752c5cf7	featureConfidence	1.0
Barbie	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_752c5cf7
Direct to Video / int_760d256a	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_760d256a	comment	Whilst Knights of the Zodiac was initially supposed to have a UK theatrical release on the 28th July 2023, to point where it was still listed as such on some cinema's websites right up until the day of release, it was silently cancelled and instead the film made it's UK debut on DVD a few months later on 9th October.
Direct to Video / int_760d256a	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_760d256a	featureConfidence	1.0
Knights of the Zodiac	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_760d256a
Direct to Video / int_77a0d7d0	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_77a0d7d0	comment	The Wacky Adventures Of Ronald Mc Donald, an animated series based off the McDonaldLand characters produced by Klasky-Csupo.
Direct to Video / int_77a0d7d0	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_77a0d7d0	featureConfidence	1.0
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_77a0d7d0
Direct to Video / int_77e84827	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_77e84827	comment	Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger and Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, two of the more popular seasons, have received "Ten Years After" DTV movies which reunite most of the primary cast.
Direct to Video / int_77e84827	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_77e84827	featureConfidence	1.0
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_77e84827
Direct to Video / int_7a33289d	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_7a33289d	comment	Golden Step-Ahead Videos in the 1980s were released on video tapes, including Journey Through The Of Jungle Words.
Direct to Video / int_7a33289d	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_7a33289d	featureConfidence	1.0
Golden Book Video	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_7a33289d
Direct to Video / int_7c038c18	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_7c038c18	comment	A few Phineas and Ferb episodes were released on DVD before airing on TV. "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" made its US debut on the DVD The Fast and the Phineas, over two months before its US TV premiere on Disney Channel. "Unfair Science Fair" and "Unfair Science Fair Redux" (Another Story) made their US debut on the DVD The Daze of Summer, around a week before their US TV premieres on Disney XD. "The Doof Side of the Moon" made its US debut on the DVD A Very Perry Christmas, three days before its US TV premiere on Disney Channel.
Direct to Video / int_7c038c18	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_7c038c18	featureConfidence	1.0
Phineas and Ferb	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_7c038c18
Direct to Video / int_7d4d7d22	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_7d4d7d22	comment	The live-action Casper film produced several. They could hardly even really be called "sequels" seeing how they disregarded the continuity of the original movie so completely that the presence of Casper and his uncles was literally the only similarity to the feature film. They haunted a different house in a different town and all movie-based characters were dropped, all without explanation. And, of course, there was also the expected downgrade in the quality of the CGI. (It should be noted that Amblin, ILM and Universal were not involved with the sequels, with Saban Entertainment and 20th Century Fox producing them instead, though Universal and Amblin did produce the better-received animated series.) Incidentally, the Casper "sequels" gave a very young Hilary Duff in her first acting role as Wendy in Casper Meets Wendy.
Direct to Video / int_7d4d7d22	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_7d4d7d22	featureConfidence	1.0
Casper	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_7d4d7d22
Direct to Video / int_7e32307e	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_7e32307e	comment	The Powerpuff Girls Movie, while released in the U.S. theatrically (and sadly bombing due to lousy marketing from Warner Bros.) was released in foreign markets straight to DVD. Subsequently many of Cartoon Network Made-for-TV movies were also released this way as well.
Direct to Video / int_7e32307e	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_7e32307e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Powerpuff Girls Movie	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_7e32307e
Direct to Video / int_8124a34e	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_8124a34e	comment	Another series of long running direct-to-video releases is the Barbie film series, beginning with Barbie in the Nutcracker in 2001. The most recent release is Barbie: Video Game Hero in 2017.
Direct to Video / int_8124a34e	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_8124a34e	featureConfidence	1.0
Barbie (Franchise)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_8124a34e
Direct to Video / int_814bc435	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_814bc435	comment	Elf-Man: The movie was released on DVD, likely a given result of its nature as a Christmas movie.
Direct to Video / int_814bc435	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_814bc435	featureConfidence	1.0
Elf-Man	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_814bc435
Direct to Video / int_81f5d35d	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_81f5d35d	comment	Kamen Rider: Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue was a direct to video movie. Also, in the Heisei era, there are Hyper Battle Videos/DVDs, which act as clip shows for the respective show and usually has an alternate form or piece of equipment that never appears anywhere else. They also tend to be a good bit sillier than the original show. Starting with Kamen Rider Double, several series have had direct-to-DVD movies that focus on a different character while the hero only appears in a reduced capacity; the movies are often Darker and Edgier and/or Hotter and Sexier because they don't have to worry about appeasing Media Watchdogs. Double's movies focused on Accel and Eternal. Kamen Rider Gaim got four movies whose stars were chosen by a poll; the winners were Zangetsu and Baron for the first pair, and Knuckle and Duke for the second. Kamen Rider Drive started with one for Chaser, then two more for Mach and Heart, the first time a non-Rider got his own movienote Though said movie gives Heart a Kamen Rider form. Kamen Rider Ghost had the "Specter V-Cinema", focusing on the origins of Specter himself. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid had the "Another Ending" trilogy focusing on the rest of the Riders (Brave & Snipe, Para-DX with Poppy, and Lazer vs. Genm), with protagonist Emu Hojo playing only a supporting role and never transforming into Ex-Aid. The triolgy is set two years after the series' end and addresses a major hanging plot thread: Kuroto Dan's villainy being swept under the rug as greater threats reared their heads.
Direct to Video / int_81f5d35d	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_81f5d35d	featureConfidence	1.0
Kamen Rider (Franchise)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_81f5d35d
Direct to Video / int_822aaa02	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_822aaa02	comment	After the first two films in the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls series had limited theatrical runs, future films were relegated to streaming services or television before going straight to video. The third film, Friendship Games did receive a theatrical release in the United Kingdom, however.
Direct to Video / int_822aaa02	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_822aaa02	featureConfidence	1.0
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_822aaa02
Direct to Video / int_8337ffd6	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_8337ffd6	comment	Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, a spin-off film of High School Musical, originally released as a direct-to-DVD feature before being aired on Disney Channel as one of their original movies.
Direct to Video / int_8337ffd6	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_8337ffd6	featureConfidence	1.0
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_8337ffd6
Direct to Video / int_85a9b36f	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_85a9b36f	comment	The Emoji Movie was released this way in Japan.
Direct to Video / int_85a9b36f	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_85a9b36f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Emoji Movie	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_85a9b36f
Direct to Video / int_891a219c	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_891a219c	comment	The Land Before Time series, with 13 sequels that all went straight-to-video. (And an animated TV series.)
Direct to Video / int_891a219c	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_891a219c	featureConfidence	1.0
The Land Before Time	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_891a219c
Direct to Video / int_8e82c366	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_8e82c366	comment	While The Real Ghostbusters never aired on TV in Japan, it did however get five episodes note "Knock, Knock", "Sea Fright", "Night Game", "Ghost Busted" and "Don't Forget the Motor City", all from the first two seasons dubbed and released on VHS.
Direct to Video / int_8e82c366	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_8e82c366	featureConfidence	1.0
The Real Ghostbusters	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_8e82c366
Direct to Video / int_8ebd23f4	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_8ebd23f4	comment	And the Tinker Bell movies (with the exception of The Pirate Fairy, thanks to Muppets Most Wanted coming out at the same time) were shown at the El Capitan so they could be hypothetically nominated for an Oscar, thus padding the list of eligible animated films. note Academy rules state that in order for the Best Animated Feature category to have 5 nominated titles in a given year, 16 films must be made eligible.
Direct to Video / int_8ebd23f4	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_8ebd23f4	featureConfidence	1.0
Muppets Most Wanted	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_8ebd23f4
Direct to Video / int_90ab7fe1	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_90ab7fe1	comment	Recess: Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade and Recess: All Growed Down were both DTV movies, consisting of unaired episodes and linking material. Recess: School's Out was planned as this, but Disney wanted a theatrical release due to the show's popularity. With an expansion of the plot and an Animation Bump, it turned out to be a success. In a few foreign areas, it was released as this, though, particularly in areas where Recess wasn't much heard of or not as popular than in other countries.
Direct to Video / int_90ab7fe1	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_90ab7fe1	featureConfidence	1.0
Recess	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_90ab7fe1
Direct to Video / int_9191d860	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9191d860	comment	The Once Upon A Potty potty training video, based on the book by the same name.
Direct to Video / int_9191d860	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9191d860	featureConfidence	1.0
Once Upon A Potty	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9191d860
Direct to Video / int_9241a8c8	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9241a8c8	comment	Soldier bombed so badly in the US, that it went for a straight to video release in other countries.
Direct to Video / int_9241a8c8	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9241a8c8	featureConfidence	1.0
Soldier	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9241a8c8
Direct to Video / int_948cef6a	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_948cef6a	comment	Parachute Express had two direct-to-video concert films: Parachute Express: Live in Concert and Parachute Express: Come Sing with Us.
Direct to Video / int_948cef6a	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_948cef6a	featureConfidence	1.0
Parachute Express (Music)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_948cef6a
Direct to Video / int_9a534dab	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9a534dab	comment	Since there were two versions of PokÃ©mon: The Movie Black/White (a "black" version and a "white" version, much like their corresponding games PokÃ©mon Black and White), The Pokemon Company International used the opportunity to premiere one version in a limited theatrical run (the "white" version) while the other premiered on Cartoon Network (the "black" version). Both were released to DVD in a double-feature.
Direct to Video / int_9a534dab	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9a534dab	featureConfidence	1.0
PokÃ©mon: The Movie Black/White	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9a534dab
Direct to Video / int_9bf7493b	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9bf7493b	comment	Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back was released direct-to-DVD after the failure of the first movie.
Direct to Video / int_9bf7493b	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9bf7493b	featureConfidence	1.0
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9bf7493b
Direct to Video / int_9c14e7cb	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9c14e7cb	comment	The Circle (2017) demonstrated that Tom Hanks isn't immune this, with this movie bypassing UK cinemas despite also having Emma Watson and Karen Gillan (this was before John Boyega was famous, if you're wondering) — and going straight to Netflix instead.
Direct to Video / int_9c14e7cb	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9c14e7cb	featureConfidence	1.0
The Circle (2017)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9c14e7cb
Direct to Video / int_9d78c5d0	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9d78c5d0	comment	Muppet Classic Theater had the Muppets doing their own versions of six fairy tales.
Direct to Video / int_9d78c5d0	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9d78c5d0	featureConfidence	1.0
Muppet Classic Theater	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9d78c5d0
Direct to Video / int_9d9c71a4	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9d9c71a4	comment	The My Little Pony G3's "Core 7" shorts (except for Twinkle Wish Adventure and the movies) and Spin-Off Babies G3.5 Once Upon a My Little Pony Time shorts.
Direct to Video / int_9d9c71a4	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9d9c71a4	featureConfidence	1.0
My Little Pony (G3)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9d9c71a4
Direct to Video / int_9e30f78d	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9e30f78d	comment	Ultraman: Towards the Future was released this way in 1990 in Japan under the title Ultraman Great. It did eventually air on Japanese TV in 1995 though.
Direct to Video / int_9e30f78d	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9e30f78d	featureConfidence	1.0
Ultraman: Towards the Future	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9e30f78d
Direct to Video / int_9ee5a33e	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9ee5a33e	comment	Paranormal Asylum was released on DVD in 2013.
Direct to Video / int_9ee5a33e	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9ee5a33e	featureConfidence	1.0
Paranormal Asylum	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9ee5a33e
Direct to Video / int_9f89a5f0	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9f89a5f0	comment	The American releases of the PokÃ©mon movies, beginning with the sixth one; the closest they get to a theatrical release now is a premiere on Cartoon Network or Disney XD. Since there were two versions of PokÃ©mon: The Movie Black/White (a "black" version and a "white" version, much like their corresponding games PokÃ©mon Black and White), The Pokemon Company International used the opportunity to premiere one version in a limited theatrical run (the "white" version) while the other premiered on Cartoon Network (the "black" version). Both were released to DVD in a double-feature.
Direct to Video / int_9f89a5f0	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9f89a5f0	featureConfidence	1.0
PokÃ©mon (Franchise)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9f89a5f0
Direct to Video / int_9ff4a8d9	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_9ff4a8d9	comment	All of the Japanese-made Godzilla films from 1989's Godzilla vs. Biollante to 2004's Godzilla: Final Wars were released straight to video in the west, with the sole exception of Godzilla 2000. Biollante was handled by HBO and the rest by Sony Pictures, who also handled 2000's theatrical release and distributed the American-made Godzilla (1998). The 2016 reboot Shin Godzilla broke the trend by getting a limited American theatrical release by Funimation, prior to its video release.
Direct to Video / int_9ff4a8d9	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_9ff4a8d9	featureConfidence	1.0
Godzilla (Franchise)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_9ff4a8d9
Direct to Video / int_a0500a06	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_a0500a06	comment	Rugrats had a few, notably the hour-long special Vacation (later broadcast on TV), and the Tales From the Crib movies, made long after the series ended in a (failed) attempt to make it popular again.
Direct to Video / int_a0500a06	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_a0500a06	featureConfidence	1.0
Rugrats	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_a0500a06
Direct to Video / int_a1126aef	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_a1126aef	comment	The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit: Despite having known actors such as Edward James Olmos and Bradbury's name on it, it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival before going straight to VHS.
Direct to Video / int_a1126aef	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_a1126aef	featureConfidence	1.0
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_a1126aef
Direct to Video / int_a609791a	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_a609791a	comment	Scooby-Doo has a long-running series of direct-to-video features. It's the longest running part of the franchise, as far as time goes. At least one film has been made every year since 1998, seeing many changes to the character designs, animation style, story tone, and voice actors. The series currently has 34 entries and counting. Some of which have surprising quality (Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo: Camp Scare, Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur), others are just okay (Aloha, Scooby-Doo!, Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!...). The very first entry, Zombie Island is considered a classic in its own right, and one of the most well-received entries in the entire Scooby-Doo franchise.
Direct to Video / int_a609791a	featureApplicability	1.0
Direct to Video / int_a609791a	featureConfidence	1.0
Scooby-Doo (Franchise)	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_a609791a
Direct to Video / int_a96de05a	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_a96de05a	comment	Blood Cult, a 1985 Slasher Movie, was the first DTV film ever made.
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Direct to Video / int_a9f06cb6	comment	Episodes of VeggieTales were originally released straight to VHS tapes and DVDs before it got a movie in theaters and TV airings courtesy of qubo and TBN. However, PBS Kids aired "The Star Of Christmas" before it was released to DVD and video as a special event, and PAX ran a Christmas special based on the series before its VHS release.
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Direct to Video / int_aa019531	comment	Bartok the Magnificent, the technically-not-a-sequel to Anastasia, was released this way.
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Direct to Video / int_ab4f6c9	comment	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a borderline case. Intended as DTV, it received a short theatrical run with no alterations.
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Direct to Video / int_b11f96e6	comment	Trench 11: A 2017 Canadian-produced horror film set in the final days of World War I was released direct-to-DVD.
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Direct to Video / int_b1cd32bb	comment	In the late-1980s there was A Muppet Babies Video Storybook, with Kermit reading three existing Muppet Babies (1984) storybooks (sometimes to Robin).
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Direct to Video / int_b2ac2311	comment	In the run of Peanuts animated specials: It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown (1996, made in 1992 for TV but unaired until after the video release) It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown! (1997) It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000) Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011). This is the first Peanuts special produced without the involvement of longtime producer Bill Melendez, who died in 2008. The artwork in the special is actually an Art Shift that reflects the classic early drawing style of the Peanuts specials of The '60s.
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Direct to Video / int_b2fba3e0	comment	Ultra Series Ultraman: Towards the Future was released this way in 1990 in Japan under the title Ultraman Great. It did eventually air on Japanese TV in 1995 though. Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero had the same fate in 1993 when it came out as Ultraman Powered, but like Towards the Future, it was finally aired on Japanese TV in 1995. Ultraman Neos was released as such in 2000. Notably, it was originally meant to be the first Ultra Series of the Heisei era until it got shelved in favor of Ultraman Tiga. However, it did manage air a few episodes on TV in 2002 when then-ongoing series Ultraman Cosmos had to be taken off their air for a few weeks due to the lead actor getting caught in some controversy.
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Direct to Video / int_b310c8f4	comment	Barney and the Backyard Gang, the series that was the basis for Barney and Friends, was released this way. Several episodes of the show also aired as specials on Disney Channel, and "Barney In Concert" aired on PBS at least once during a pledge drive.
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Direct to Video / int_b3c40983	comment	Captain America (1990) did receive theatrical distribution in some foreign markets, but it went straight to VHS in the US due to financing problems.
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Direct to Video / int_b7e0a235	comment	The CGI compilation series The Mind's Eye was released this way, on several formats no less.which formats?VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, Video8, and MovieCD.
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Direct to Video / int_b8e7bb8	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_b8e7bb8	comment	Super Sentai: The annual team-up films that started with Ohranger vs. Kakuranger were originally straight-to-video releases until Go-onger vs. Gekiranger, in which they started getting theatrical premieres instead. Gogo-V had a tie-in video titled Clash! The New Super Warrior (aka Gogo-V vs. Zeek), which focused on a new hero created just for the movie in order to make up for the lack of a Sixth Ranger in the actual show. Every Sentai since Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (with the exception of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger) had a "Come Back!" special that were released on home video after their respective finales were aired. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger and Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, two of the more popular seasons, have received "Ten Years After" DTV movies which reunite most of the primary cast. Its Western counterpart had an unintentional example: The finale for Power Rangers Samurai was first released on Netflix almost a week before it aired and as part of the DVD boxset days later. Saban had planned the DVD to release days after the finale aired, but Nickelodeon pushed the show back a week when it came back from hiatus so the DVD got out first.
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Direct to Video / int_b9bfb610	comment	Recess: School's Out was planned as this, but Disney wanted a theatrical release due to the show's popularity. With an expansion of the plot and an Animation Bump, it turned out to be a success. In a few foreign areas, it was released as this, though, particularly in areas where Recess wasn't much heard of or not as popular than in other countries.
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Direct to Video / int_b9c33228	comment	Stiletto
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Direct to Video / int_bac6b017	comment	The Hole was planned to be released theatrically in the US as it was in its native UK, but ended up going direct to video two years later. It has since developed a cult fan base.
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Direct to Video / int_bb22185b	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_bb22185b	comment	The 2006 Curious George film had three sequels that were released this way in 2010, 2015, and 2019.
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Direct to Video / int_bb33eaf5	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_bb33eaf5	comment	Jingaroo's stories went straight to VHS.
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Direct to Video / int_bbd8e075	comment	Postman Pat had several direct to video edutainment titles released this way.
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Direct to Video / int_bc848d30	comment	Several SpongeBob SquarePants episodes were released on DVD before they aired on television. After season 3 wrapped up, the series proper went on hiatus for two years in order to produce the movie. This was also the same time the show started being released on home video. Nickelodeon bought time by reshuffling and spreading out the remaining episodes — some of which ended up first being released on DVD months before official airtime. Notable examples include "Graveyard Shift" and "Club SpongeBob" on Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies, "I Had an Accident" and "Born Again Krabs" on Tales from the Deep, and the final pre-movie episodes, "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" and "Pranks a Lot", on The Seascape Capers. "Gary Takes a Bath" has one of the stranger release histories. It's officially the sister short of the season 2 episode "Shanghaied", which first aired by itself in March 2001 as a double-length special. Both of them showed up on the Sea Stories DVD in November 2002. "Gary Takes a Bath" didn't actually air on TV until mid-2003, over two full years after its sister and a year after its DVD debut. note This also made it not only the last-released episode of season 2, but one that aired well toward the end of season 3. Nick hyped up the "lost episode", "The Sponge Who Could Fly"'s airdate heavily as a special event, but it actually showed up on a DVD called Lost at Sea a couple weeks before airtime. An extreme example would be the DVD Bikini Bottom Adventures — at the time when the DVD was released, none of the episodes were on television. "New Leaf" was released on the "Karate Island" DVD two months before it aired on TV. Every season 4 episode that aired in 2007 had already been released on "Season 4 Volume 2" DVD before they aired on TV. Even some of season 5's episodes had been released on DVD before their official airtime on TV such as "Friend or Foe?" ("The Original Fry Cook", "Night Light", "Fungus Among Us", and "Spy Buddies"), "Season 5 Volume 1" ("Fungus Among Us"), "Bikini Bottom Adventures" ( "Boat Smarts", "Good Ol' Whatshisname", "New Digs", "Krabs Ã la Mode", "Roller Cowards", "Bucket Sweet Bucket", and "Breath of Fresh Squidward"), "WhoBob WhatPants" ("Goo Goo Gas"), and "Season 5 Volume 2" ("Goo Goo Gas"). The Japanese dub of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released this way, with the theatrical version being subtitled and shown as a limited release. The Complete(asterix) Twelfth Season DVD notably contained several episodes that hadn't been aired on American Nickelodeon at the time of its release, like "My Two Krabses", "Bubble Bass's Tab" and "Kooky Cooks".
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Direct to Video / int_bf7b0981	comment	The critically acclaimed Baby Songs Music Video series. The individual videos also aired as segments on Disney Channel's Lunch Box block.
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Baby Songs	hasFeature	Direct to Video / int_bf7b0981
Direct to Video / int_bf7fe67f	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_bf7fe67f	comment	The Japanese dub of Sausage Party was released straight to DVD, with the theatrical release being the original English version of the film with subtitles.
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Direct to Video / int_c08b8d75	comment	The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue.
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Direct to Video / int_c218b3f7	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_c218b3f7	comment	The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, a direct-to-video puppet series about the adventures of a tooth and his pet toothbrush as they went on adventures fighting villains based off things that are bad for your teeth starring Phil Baron as the titular tooth. It's well-known for being featured in one of the American Pie movies and having some of its characters reused on Greg the Bunny. The series did air on television at least twice to promote the tapes: once in syndication and another time during the Nick Jr. block.
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Direct to Video / int_c230eec2	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_c230eec2	comment	The first film version of The Punisher (1989) was planned for a US theatrical release by its makers New World Pictures, but the new owners decided to focus more on television and elected to sit on this, Warlock (1989) and Meet The Applegates (although all three did open as planned outside the US through other distributors). The other two did get American theatrical release eventually, but The Punisher spent two years on the shelf before going to video.
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Direct to Video / int_c2c9499c	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_c2c9499c	comment	All of Ernest P. Worrell's films after Ernest Rides Again.
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Direct to Video / int_c44fc2f	comment	Rise of the Scarecrows
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Direct to Video / int_c652e8c7	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_c652e8c7	comment	The Japanese dub of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was released this way, with the theatrical version being subtitled and shown as a limited release.
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Direct to Video / int_c6eb628a	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_c6eb628a	comment	Poison Ivy's first film was a legitimately good erotic thriller exploring a Fille Fatale's fascination with her best friend's father and how that affected the people around her. It was critically acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival and, although a Box Office flop, good word of mouth led to it becoming a Cult Classic. In came the direct-to-video sequels. Poison Ivy II: Lily featured none of the original cast, instead basing itself around a girl reading Ivy's old diary and becoming more like her. It too promoted itself around having a Former Child Star in a seductress role (Drew Barrymore in the first, Alyssa Milano in the second) and added a lot of gratuitous nudity. The next sequel followed suit, introducing a never-before-mentioned sister of Ivy's as the protagonist and more nudity. The last sequel was a television movie that of course premiered on the Lifetime network.
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Direct to Video / int_c9280e49	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_c9280e49	comment	The third and fourth An American Tail movies, which take place between the first one and Fievel Goes West by putting Fievel back in New York City.
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Direct to Video / int_ca92a586	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_ca92a586	comment	Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (2011). This is the first Peanuts special produced without the involvement of longtime producer Bill Melendez, who died in 2008. The artwork in the special is actually an Art Shift that reflects the classic early drawing style of the Peanuts specials of The '60s.
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Direct to Video / int_cbad9b62	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_cbad9b62	comment	Legend of the Galactic Heroes, being 110 episodes long (i.e. longer than most TV series) was — to many viewers' surprise — an OVA released straight-to-Laserdisc. The result is a tight script with virtually no Plot Hole nor Filler. Limited animation budget somehow effectively avoided Stock Footage usage throughout long-winded space battles... almost (Stock Footage was used occasionally, but the interval between each usage can easily be wide up to tens of episodes that you won't notice it once it's in effect).
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Direct to Video / int_cbe7f8d0	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_cbe7f8d0	comment	Tremors was released theatrically. All of its sequels—six and counting—have been released straight to DVD, or straight to Neftlix.
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Direct to Video / int_d11e211f	type	Direct to Video
Direct to Video / int_d11e211f	comment	Kamen Rider Gaim got four movies whose stars were chosen by a poll; the winners were Zangetsu and Baron for the first pair, and Knuckle and Duke for the second.
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Direct to Video / int_d312d778	comment	Three of the Allegra's Window VHS releases (Storytime Sing-Along, Play Along with Allegra and Friends, and Sing Along with Allegra and Lindi) were direct-to-video episodes featuring songs from different episodes with new linking material, with the latter two videos being released after production on the show itself ended.
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Direct to Video / int_d3bab1ce	comment	Ratchet & Clank's extremely underwhelming performance in the US and Canada meant that it was pulled in most other countries to be released on DVD later.note with New Zealand not even getting it on Blu-Ray! Notably, in Japan it was bundled with the game based on it as a Limited Collectors Edition.
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Direct to Video / int_d62ee9dc	comment	Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil didn't get a UK theatrical release in 2011; eventually getting a UK VOD release in 2022.
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Direct to Video / int_d81004bb	comment	Alvin and the Chipmunks had two of these releases: Ragtime Cowboy Joe and Working On The Railroad.
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Direct to Video / int_d9c7aae2	comment	All of the sequels to Bring It On were released this way. Despite this, they frequently get TV airings on Freeform.
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Direct to Video / int_dd6c417	comment	Every Sentai since Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (with the exception of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger) had a "Come Back!" special that were released on home video after their respective finales were aired.
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Direct to Video / int_ddf46a82	comment	Home Alone: None of the films that followed Home Alone 3 were released in theaters.
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Direct to Video / int_ded9acbd	comment	In an effort to accommodate those who are unable or uncomfortable with venturing out, many studios have taken a modified approach to this in the wake of theaters reopening after the pandemic-forced shutdown, releasing movies in cinemas and on-demand either simultaneously, or very soon afterwards rather than several months later as was done before. For example, No Time to Die was released on-demand within a month after it finally opened in the US, and became available on DVD by December 21.
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Direct to Video / int_df30e477	comment	The King of Staten Island was released to VOD and drive-ins simultaneously in June 2020, before it was pulled from theaters the same week without warning. An article from the New York Post revealed the drive-in screenings were booked by Universal on accident, and that the film was only meant to be straight to video.
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Direct to Video / int_e25322af	comment	Homestar Runner: The Strong Bad Email "unlicensed" parodies this and The Mockbuster. Strong Bad talks about movies with titles like The Secret Princess and Her Oppressive Authority Figure 4 and Jungle Animals in Decidedly Non-Jungle Situations ("So straight-to-DVD it hurts") that are put in grocery store check-out lines to trick grandmothers into buying them. Also mentioned in the Strong Bad Email "best thing" which is about Limozeen starring in a failed Saturday morning cartoon. At the end of the pilot, band member Larry says, "Join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD!"
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Direct to Video / int_e2ce884	comment	Leatherheads is a notable example of the Audience-Alienating Premise-in-certain-markets version, as it was released straight to home video almost everywhere outside North America, despite its star cast, as it was thought that outside the USA and Canada nobody would be interested in a comedy film based around a real-world turning point in the history of American football.
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Direct to Video / int_e503bf7e	comment	The Maiden Heist was released straight to DVD after the distributor Yari Film Group went bankrupt.
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Direct to Video / int_ea4f62db	comment	The Family Guy feature Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story and the four Futurama direct-to-DVD movies were made with intent of ultimately cutting the episodes up for airing on TV as three-parters and four-parters respectively. Though in the case of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, the movie is considered the definitive cut and as such, the TV edit "episodes" are omitted from DVD releases. The DVD also has about 20 minutes of bonus footage (involving the "premiere" of the movie in theaters and a fourth-wall breaking after party where the characters discuss the real-life cancellation of the series) that was not shown on TV. The four Futurama movies sold so well and got such a positive reaction from fans that they continued the series. In-universe, the episodes "Lois Kills Stewie" and "Foreign Affairs" parody Disney's infamous direct-to-video sequels with cutaway skits that poke fun at just how pointless the sequels stories are. In the former, Stewie invokes his presidential power to ban Disney from producing further sequels, including films like Aladdin IV: Jafar May Need Glasses (we then see a 38-second clip of Jafar getting an eye exam). In the latter, Peter and co. are watching Aladdin V: Jafar Answers the Census on the Disney Channel.
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Direct to Video / int_eb08d538	comment	The Animatrix is probably the second best thing that ever happened to The Matrix franchise (with the sequels rarely on fans' favorite list, the video game adaptations fall victim to the typical syndrome and the graphic novels largely forgettable). Most of its success can be credited to bold exploration into the Matrix mythos, a return to the Cyberpunk theme (that was never revisited by the sequels) and the excellent hand-drawn as well as CGI animation.
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Direct to Video / int_ee6c1abc	comment	The Strong Bad Email "unlicensed" parodies this and The Mockbuster. Strong Bad talks about movies with titles like The Secret Princess and Her Oppressive Authority Figure 4 and Jungle Animals in Decidedly Non-Jungle Situations ("So straight-to-DVD it hurts") that are put in grocery store check-out lines to trick grandmothers into buying them.
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Direct to Video / int_ef4fd083	comment	Both sequels to The Brave Little Toaster were released straight to video. The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue is the immediate follow-up, but America had to wait until the second sequel, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, was already released.
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Direct to Video / int_f0c816fb	comment	As British fans of Breaking Bad, Damages and other American TV series have discovered, it is possible for them to go direct to DVD in the UK once their broadcasters (FiveUSA for the former, BBC1 for the latter, and FX for both) have dropped them and if no other channel picks them up (although Netflix has since come to the rescue for both of these shows, among others (Drop Dead Diva, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Once Upon a Time, Pretty Little Liars etc). A particularly annoying example was Orphan Black, whose last two seasons went Straight to DVD in the UK despite having been made by BBC America.
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Direct to Video / int_f3d889f7	comment	Zack Snyder's Justice League premiered on the HBO Max streaming service first (and on HBO partner streaming/VOD sites internationally), then came out on physical home video. It had a limited IMAX theatrical run with profits going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Direct to Video / int_f688799b	comment	In both South Korea and Japan, this happened to My Little Pony The Movie. South Korea got it on video on demand and streaming services, while Japan got a DVD release.
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Direct to Video / int_f74b5f80	comment	The pioneer of this for spin-offs of TV series was probably the Babylon 5 spin-off The Lost Tales, which was intended to be the first of a series of DVDs until J. Michael Straczynski decided that he couldn't tolerate the artistic limitations created by the low budget (which many cynical people translated as "not even enough completist fans bought it for it to make any money").
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Direct to Video / int_f95294c8	comment	Gold Digger: Time Raft was released directly to DVD. Being a home made project, it was initially released in parts. In 2010, the whole thing was complied into one full movie.
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Direct to Video / int_fdc66d32	comment	Starting with Kamen Rider Double, several series have had direct-to-DVD movies that focus on a different character while the hero only appears in a reduced capacity; the movies are often Darker and Edgier and/or Hotter and Sexier because they don't have to worry about appeasing Media Watchdogs. Double's movies focused on Accel and Eternal.
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Direct to Video / int_febcb4ec	comment	Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade and Recess: All Growed Down were both DTV movies, consisting of unaired episodes and linking material.
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Direct to Video / int_fec91a1d	comment	There have been a couple Disney sequels that have gotten theatrical runs: The Rescuers Down Under, Peter Pan: Return To Never Land, and The Jungle Book 2. The financial failure of The Rescuers Down Under resulted in the start of the company's Direct-to-Video trend in the 1990s. The failure of the latter two convinced the company to continue it in the 2000s, abandoning plans for theatrical releases of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch and The Lion King 1 Â½ (hence why they have higher production values)note However, some others like Bambi II still got theatrical runs in regions such as Europe. The company has decided to venture again recently into theatrical sequels, starting with Ralph Breaks the Internet in 2018 and Frozen II in 2019.
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Direct to Video / int_ff66c30e	comment	The Muppets have appeared in a number of direct-to-video productions: In 1985, Playhouse Video released ten compilations featuring the best clips from The Muppet Show, with original linking footage. In the late-1980s there was A Muppet Babies Video Storybook, with Kermit reading three existing Muppet Babies (1984) storybooks (sometimes to Robin). 1988 brought Jim Henson's Play-Along Video, in which the Muppets encourage the viewers to do the activities featured in the videos. Muppet Sing-Alongs were made in the early 1990s, with Kermit hosting. Muppet Classic Theater had the Muppets doing their own versions of six fairy tales. Kermit's Swamp Years focused on 12-year-old Kermit.
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