Editorial Product Review:Description:Count the number of truly classic animated films and the list would begin with Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO. C. Collodi's brilliant story of a little puppet who dreams of being a real boy unfolds as a shining example of vivid, rich, detailed Disney animation at its finest! An unforgettable cast of characters includes the spry Jiminy Cricket; kindly old Geppetto; the sneaky J. Worthington Foulfellow; a terrifying whale named Monstro; and, of course, the little puppet made of wood, Pinocchio. Coupled with the haunting theme ...
Editorial Product Review: :A warm Yuletide special, A Muppet Family Christmas pairs the Muppet gang with the perennial favorite Sesame Street cast for a holiday celebration. With a blizzard brewing outside, Fozzie's childhood farmhouse on Christmas Eve becomes the backdrop for a medley of holiday tunes--eight in all--ranging from the Muppet band's rousing 'Jingle Bell Rock' to Big Bird's sweet rendition of 'The Christmas Song.' Though the script meanders in part, the 42-minute program shines as a musical revue, seasoned with quick-witted interludes by the culinary comedic ...
Editorial Product Review: essential video:Blue's Clues features Steve and his friend, the sweet, long-eared, curious dog Blue. Each segment explores problem-solving, something that the show's young audience will deal with, in various levels, on a daily basis. Blue's Clues slowly offers up three clues to uncover what's missing, what Blue wants, and other examples that are easy for preschoolers to relate to. Blue's Discoveries contains two science-oriented stories that feature an experiment Blue wants to try and what Blue would like to do with recycled items. ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:More imaginative and fun entertainment from the Teletubbies. Children will play and laugh with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po as they bring everyone's favorite nursery rhymes to life. This charming series created especially for 1 year old's and up has managed to appeal to both young and old in a way that has captured the nation. Teletubbies: Nursery Rhymes will delight and thrill fans everywhere. :Everything you'd expect from those roly-poly, TV-bellied creatures is packed into Teletubbies: Nursery Rhymes: animation, videos, singing, dancing, ...
Editorial Product Review: :There's lots of buzz in this stage performance by Barney and the gang at Radio City Music Hall. The musical extravaganza has plenty of bright colors, great sets and props, super costumes, and even an airplane. What's more, there's a story: a character called the Winkster takes the Barney bag, which is full of magic. Barney and company have to teach him to share in order to get the bag back. Among the live songs are 'The More We Get Together' and 'Mr. Knickerbocker.' ...
Editorial Product Review: :'Wha's dat?' exclaim the Teletubbies. It's a pumpkin--a magic pumpkin with facial features that appear and disappear. You can imagine the giggle-provoking chase scene that ensues when the pumpkin obtains Dipsy's hat! Almost as soon as Dipsy retrieves his hat, it's blown off by a gust of wind. Luckily, Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa, and Po are ready to lend a helping hand. Then Laa-Laa takes an indoor walk to avoid the rain--watch and laugh as she goes around and around, again and again. There are ...
Editorial Product Review: :The popular Nickelodeon Jr. show for the 2-4 age group does an excellent job of introducing simple vocabulary and numerical concepts in these two episodes. In the first, Steve and his dog Blue's house is labeled to discover what book Blue wants to have read to her. The labels (everything from 'refrigerator' to 'wall') are treated lightly, Steve mostly asking the audience to name the first letter of each word. Steve and Blue also work on constructing a simple sentence. In the second episode, ...
Editorial Product Review: :Many more treats than tricks await the young ghouls and goblins who watch this double episode from the popular Bear in the Big Blue House series. The first 20-minute show opens on Halloween day; a sea of black and orange streamers and simple cutouts set a festive tone inside Bear's busy house. Ever the gracious host, Bear welcomes viewers to join his fellow Muppet friends as they giggle their way through standard Halloween preparations: pumpkin carving, assembling a costume, dressing up. The excitement culminates ...
Editorial Product Review: :The Sesame Street character has fun singing some catchy new songs (you and your toddler just might, too), explaining the difference between light and heavy, having a laugh over pictures and numbers, and sharing the screen with a good-natured Whoopi Goldberg and Julia Roberts. Of the various Elmo videos, this one really does have the choicest material and stands up to repeat viewings--a big plus with little ones. --Tom Keogh
Editorial Product Review: :The British countryside has seen few raves like this one--our favorite Teletubbies are shown dancing through Teletubby Land with a few of their friends and, of course, their multiple rabbits. The 'Stepping and Standing Dance' leads things off, followed by the 'Walking Dance,' 'Running Away Dance,' 'Splashing Dance,' and so forth (thankfully, we're spared from 'Riverdance'). Of course, all this dancing--and even some clips of real children performing a few jigs--can wear a little thin on the patience of any child or parent. While ...
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