Season 1

The Pilot episode of Twin Peaks aired on April 8th 1990, the series would continue for a total of 7 episodes, the final episode airing on May 23rd 1990. If you're only interested in watching the show for an affordable price, you should head over to Box Sets. Most of these releases are obsolete with missing extra features and poor video quality.


VHS

NTSC (USA Releases)


WorldVision Twin Peaks Season 1 Collection

Released in 1990 for an unknown price.

WorldVision Home Video released the first season of Twin Peaks on VHS in 1990 at some point after May 23rd (date unknown, presumably a few months after the final episode aired, the copyright on the box only says 1990 although certain sources list it as being released in 91'.) The spines of the VHS tapes spell out 'Twin Peaks'. The set came in a box resembling a wooden log however they may have been released individually as well (clarification needed).

It's important to note that this release does not include the extended pilot episode 'Northwest Passage', instead it has the originally aired 48 minutes version of Episode 1 'Pilot'.


Warner Bros Northwest Passage Release

Released in 1991 (potentially on September 11th) for an unknown price.

Confusingly this release is simply titled 'Twin Peaks', however, it contains the extended pilot episode 'Northwest Passage' (also known as the 'International Pilot.)

According to the spine, the runtime of this tape is 113 minutes. Interestingly, the back of the tape states that it was released in 'association with WorldVision Enterprises Inc.'.

Warner Bros Northwest Passage Release Screener Tape

Not much information is known about this release, images courtesy of Reddit user 'Violent Cactus', according to Reddit user 'TheArch1v1st': 'This screener fades to black right before the killer is revealed.'. According to collectors it is a 'Screener' (early release for reviewers.) Released in 1991, the duration of the tape is unknown, presumably just short of 113 minutes.

Warner Bros Northwest Passage 1997 Re-Release

In 1997, Warner Bros re-released their Northwest Passage tape as a part of their 'WB Hits' VHS line. The tape has a duration of 113 minutes.

PAL (UK Releases)

PAL (Australian Releases)

NTSC-J (Japanese Releases)

Russian Releases (Unknown Encoding, maybe SECAM?)

Spanish Releases

Bootleg Releases

Disclaimer and Special Thanks

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