My So-Called Life has been released on VHS twice. The first was in conjunction with the Operation Life Support campaign and the second was with BMG Video and done in boxed sets.
Operation Life Support[]
Operation Life Support released all the episodes, that had been aired, in 1994 on VHS. These were considered to be poor quality.
BMG[]
Twelve episodes of "My So-Called Life" were released in 1998 and 1999 on VHS tapes by a sub division of BMG, Bugjuice and BMG Video in the United States. BMG Video went bankrupt in 1999 and discontinued the VHS sets.
The episodes were supposed to be released in three batches, only two of them actually surfaced. All VHS tapes were in NTSC format.
Box Set 1 ("The Red Box")
My So-Called Life VHS Box Set 1
Released on October 13th, 1998 by BMG Video
This set was marketed as "The Best Of My So-Called Life". This set also contained so-called collector cards with quotes and pictures from the characters from the show.
3 tapes with the following episodes:
Tape 1 (only sold in the box set):
- Episode 1 - "The Pilot"
- Episode 15 - "So-Called Angels"
- Bonus music videos: Natalie Imbruglia - "Wishing I Was There" and Ultrababyfat - "Twisted"
Tape 2 (also sold as stand-alone tape):
- Episode 2 - "Dancing in the Dark"
- Episode 3 - "Guns and Gossip"
- Bonus music videos: Eve 6 - "Inside Out"
Tape 3 (also sold as stand-alone tape):
- Episode 4 - "Father Figures"
- Episode 5 - "The Zit"
- Bonus music videos: Addict - "Monster Side"
Box Set 2 ("The Blue Box")
My So-Called Life VHS Box Set 2 Released on March 16th, 1999 by BMG Video
3 tapes with the following episodes: Tape 1 (only sold in the box set):
- Episode 6 - "The Substitute"
- Episode 7 - "Why Jordan Can't Read"
Tape 2 (also sold as stand-alone tape):
- Episode 8 - "Strangers in the House"
- Episode 10 - "Other People's Mothers"
Tape 3 (also sold as stand-alone tape):
- Episode 11 - "Life of Brian"
- Episode 12 - "Self-Esteem"
Box Set 3 ("The Yellow Box")
This set was never released because BMG Video closed shop in late 1999. With the growing popularity of DVDs in 1999 and 2000 it also became apparent that the final episodes were never to be released on VHS. (see DVD release)
Missing episodes on VHS: 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19.
These are also known as the "Missing 7"