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Summary: Classic kids songs sung by the Sesame Street gang
Review: The premise of this tape is that Elmo has been asked to do a "Top Ten Countdown" on the radio, so all of the sesame street characters want to be sure that their favorite song is included in the "Top Ten." As Elmo travels around Sesame Street, each of them sings their favorite song to (or with) him.Our two year old is mildly interested in Sesame Street but she seems to really enjoy this tape. The music is lively and there's enough going on to hold a toddler's attention. The tape contains several classic children's songs such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", and "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Throughout the tape, the concept of counting down (from 10 to 1) is repeated either by Elmo or a couple of short cartoons. Overall, I highly recommend this tape. The only negative comment that I have is that the first several minutes of the tape contains ads for other Sesame Street tapes. I find this to be annoying because you have to fast-forward through them each time you want to play the tape. If they have to include them, I wish that they'd put them at the end of the tape.
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Summary: Great Learning Tool
Review: I bought this DVD with two other ones from Sesame, Counting and ABC's, but this one is the best. I have 20 month daughter that absolutely loves to watch this. Classic children's songs are sung by the characters that my daughter knows and relates to. I have used this DVD to teach her the ABC's, to march, to sing and do hand gestures. She has even learned how to turn on the DVD player with the remote. She looks forward to watching it once a day with me. It's a great tool to use for teaching and bonding. It's so adorable to hear her try to sing along with the songs. I definitely recommend this DVD.
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Summary: Not as good as Favorite Songs 2
Review: I really didn't like this DVD and my son doesn't take much interest. I think the underlying story is not very good.
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Summary: 17 minutes of 1970's technology--find an alternative
Review: My biggest problem with this DVD is that it is so incredibly short. They claim 32 minutes play time, which is a complete lie. A good part of that is commercials and credits. We clocked just under 17 minutes of actual entertainment. The commercials weren't even good ones that entertain. Credits can also be fun, but not in this movie. The kid is not interested. My next problem is that the DVD is very old. The audio is chalky. The audio quality sounds as if they took an old video tape and digitally recorded it (as opposed to 'digitally remastered'). There is no menu and no chapters. You can't fast forward to the actual movie, you have to manually forward the movie. It's as if they took an old VHS tape and put in your DVD player. One would think that Sony could invest $20 in software to make the few adjustments necessary. I think that this DVD is worthless. Do not be taken in by its low price. $1 is too much to pay.
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Summary: One of our favorite Sesame Street videos!
Review: What makes this video so good? 1. Elmo! who needs a better reason? Not my 17 month old daughter! Ok, maybe the parents need more reasons... 2. Lots of classic kids' tunes! 3. Teaching counting backwards from 10 to 1 (lots of times!) 4. For those of you who haven't figured it out yet, The Alphabet Song, Twinkle Twinkle, and Baa Baa Black Sheep use the same melody. (I'm ashamed at how old I was when I figured this out!) 5. A Bob Dylan wannabe singing Old MacDonald on the radio at the beginning. (this had my 40-something sister and me in stitches!) What, you need more reasons??? How about it's good, CLEAN fun in video and relatively inexpensive? Or that, as with just about anything Sesame Street, it appeals to a wide range of age groups with short segments, constantly changing? Not convinced? Ok, buy it yourself--you'll see!
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Summary: Terrific video . . . with one exception!
Review: Our two-year-old loves this video! It has helped her to learn classic kids' songs such as "Baa-Baa Black Sheep" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". The video includes all your kids' favorite Sesame Street characters and has a great, easy-to-follow storyline! I do have one warning for parents with very young children: if your kids are not yet well versed in counting from one to ten, you might want to consider holding off on this video. Throughout the show, Elmo is repeatedly practicing counting BACKWARDS from ten to one. This is great for young counting pros, but it seemed to confuse our daughter who had just mastered the first ten digits.
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Summary: Lots of songs and lots of fun!
Review: My 21 month old daughter is a Sesame Street fanatic and has been since about 12 months old, when she got this tape. Not only do I love the beginning song (which sounds like Bob Dylan) but all of the songs on this tape are old favorites: "I've been working on the railroad", "Twinkle, twinkle little star", and my daughter's favorite, "She'll be coming 'round the mountain". In other words, if you are looking for a tape of Sesame Street songs, this is not the tape for you. Yes, this is a S.S. video, but the songs are kid's favorites, sung by the characters on the show. When I first popped in the tape, I was expecting "Rubber Duckie" and the other cute songs from the show. However, this is not the case, but is NOT a disappointment. Sesame Street fans will love singing and dancing along to the video, which is adorable and will be played in your house for a long time.
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Summary: Classic Sesame
Review: I didn't know what to expect from this DVD with the conflicting reviews. My 14 month old LOVES this DVD. She is a big fan of the Sesame show and this DVD has a great mix of puppets singing and intermitten cartoon number segments. It definately holds her attention. I found no problems with the sound quality. Maybe it was recently improved since others have bought it. The sound is clear. Also, you CAN skip over the advertisements for other videos in the beginning of the DVD with the click of the fast forward button. I'm pleased - I even went back and ordered Kids Songs 2 - which my daughter does not like as much.
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Summary: Classic kids songs sung by the Sesame Street gang
Review: The premise of this tape is that Elmo has been asked to do a "Top Ten Countdown" on the radio, so all of the sesame street characters want to be sure that their favorite song is included in the "Top Ten." As Elmo travels around Sesame Street, each of them sings their favorite song to (or with) him. Our two year old is mildly interested in Sesame Street but she seems to really enjoy this tape. The music is lively and there's enough going on to hold a toddler's attention. The tape contains several classic children's songs such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", and "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Throughout the tape, the concept of counting down (from 10 to 1) is repeated either by Elmo or a couple of short cartoons. Overall, I highly recommend this tape. The only negative comment that I have is that the first several minutes of the tape contains ads for other Sesame Street tapes. I find this to be annoying because you have to fast-forward through them each time you want to play the tape. If they have to include them, I wish that they'd put them at the end of the tape.
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Summary: Great If You Ignore "Miles"
Review: My daughter loves the songs on this video. There is a menu that you have to use in order to "fast forward" through all of the credits and ads. I gave this a 4-star only because the young boy who plays "Miles" will annoy you to no end. I have learned to ignore him and my daughter doesn't seem to notice him. It was worth the money.
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