Sesame Street: Elmo's World - The Street We Live On

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Summary: Okay if you like Elmo.
Review: I was thinking when I saw it on the network, that they were going to be showing a lot of history from Sesame Street. Elmo's World pretty much takes over a lot of the show and you only see very very short clips with Elmo riding in a taxi cab.
They have some clips that some may remember growing up for representing the number of the day, which is 10.
They have very short clips at the ending that show the years of Sesame Street that some may remember. Like when Mr. Hooper died, when Snuffy became real, and the Hurricane on Sesame Street.
I have nothing against the little red monster, but I was expecting a little bit more history, and a little less Elmo. When I was growing up, Big Bird and Oscar and Mister Snuffleupagus were the stars.
May Sesame Street have many more years to come. 35 years and one to grow on. ^_^

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Summary: Sesame Street/Elmo's World-The Street We Live On
Review: My 11 month old son and my 2 year old nephew just love this DVD. Yes, it's the same show that ran on the PBS stations. And if you taped it, then you don't need to purchase it. But if you didn't tape, you need to own this DVD. If your kid loves Elmo, they will love this program. And I think it's should be part of any kids collection since it celebrates Sesame Street. It shows you how things have changed over the years. It's a must have!

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Summary: Good for catch-up
Review: My children have recently started watching Sesame Street, and I haven't seen it since I was a kid in the early 70s. My kids like it because it's Elmo, and I found it helpful in introducing me to the new characters (both people and muppets) introduced in the intervening period.

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Summary: Love it!
Review: My son has loved this video from the first time he watched it! He doesn't care to sit and watch any other program, but he'll sit still (miracle) and watch this entire one! (he's 15 months)

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Summary: A Travesty to the memory of Sesame Street
Review: Ok, I know that as an 18 year old I should not have gone out and bought it. But I did. Everything I had read or heard about it led me to believe that it was a retrospective. It even says 35th Anniversary Special on the case. Once you watch it though, you realize that it is one giant plug for the little red beast who ruined a really good seires, Elmo. There was almost no reminiscence in the episode. You got five minutes at the end, with only a brief little blur that could have been Mr. Hooper. For a show that taught children how to deal with a lot of difficult issues, and where everything turned out okey-dokey in the end, this was a highly disapointing video. Parents, think twice before you support a show that is no longer what it used to be in it's glory days. Everyone else, don't even touch this, it isn't worth it.

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Summary: Caution: Commercials Ahead
Review: This DVD is a repackaging of the TV special that ran on PBS in 2004 and still appears in reruns of Sesame Street. So if you can record it off TV, you'll basically have this DVD plus some really good clips at the end that didn't make it on the DVD.

We had this recorded on a VHS tape, but we bought this version for the ease and convenience of using a DVD. But it turned out to be much more of an annoyance. This DVD has a 2 minute Whoopi Goldberg advertisement for Sesame Workshop at the beginning. It cannot be skipped. It cannot be fast-forwarded. You cannot jump to the menu. If you press stop at any time, the whole thing starts over, making your child cry more. When you get to the menu, you have to press play again, effectivey forcing you to stand there watching this advertisement EVERY TIME you play this DVD for your child.

Most of us aren't too fond of ads at the beginning of VHS tapes, but they were easy to fast-forward past. Now that we have the incredible technology of DVDs, they have used this technology to lock out our fast-forward buttons. Well, if we're going to pay good money for something, I think we should be allowed to skip a commercial if we want to.

I like Sesame Street, and I think they do a lot of good things. Go buy the "Let's Make Music" DVD featuring Stomp - it's great. But mandatory commercials at the beginning of their DVDs is an annoying trend that needs to be stopped before it gets out of hand. Vote with your dollars.

In summary: skip this DVD like it was a Whoopi Goldberg commerical.


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Summary: A Great Musical Review!...but not quite as great...
Review: This is as classic -- but although it's wonderful, keep in mind that you'll probably love it more than your kid! It's a great musical "review" -- but if you child doesn't stay "hooked" for the musical portions (like our 10 month old), it may not be the ideal choice. It has great old scenes and again, you'll love it -- but it's for your kid, right? If your child prefers mainly Elmo (and who doesn't?), then I recommend Elmo's World - Flowers, Bananas & More (the "Hair" portion is absolutely hysterical! -- for both adults and kids alike -- that's the "& More" in the title). So if you child loves seeing the kids and characters -- and mainly Elmo -- interact, save this one for purchase until after you get the more exclusive Elmo DVDs (or tapes). Also, I also wanted to mention that (from my experience) it appears that PBS does play a different version(s) than this DVD -- they appear to "mix and match" segments -- so if you Tivo or VHS -- tape the PBS version(s) -- which as a side note is always easier to start playing than dealing w/ a DVD player -- for example when the disc isn't in there or if you have a multi-disc player like we have -- and you still have to remember which disc it is, etc. -- Tivo is a wonderful option -- and since there aren't commercials during the actual Sesame Street shows (even though our child loves the commercials in between episodes) -- makes it an even better option. Hope this helped!

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Summary: Our favorite Elmo's World
Review: This is my daughter's favorite Elmo's World video. It is fast paced, yet lasts longer than most of the Elmo's World videos. I highly recommend it!

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Summary: Well It's Not Great, but a few good points
Review: Well this Special wasn't all that great once Elmo's World took over the whole special. Yes it was complelty way too focused on Elmo and less on the Important Charcters like Big Bird, Oscor, and Grover. There were a few scenes in which they showed some scenes from a few of the 35 years.

-The Begining Of the Elmo's World Thing.
-At End Of the show which they show that five to ten minute clip show. Which was great! (TV Version Only)
-When Elmo and Grover go through Time and stuff.

In all They could have really done better in making this special with the characters that are kind of more enjoyble then Elmo, and who were the starts back then.

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Summary: my kids love it...thats all that matters
Review: When this aired on PBS the whole family watched it and we taped it. However, the version you get on DVD is a bit different. On the original showing on PBS, at the end of the show you saw clips from the very first episode, to when Snuffy came to Sesame Street, to when Big Birds house was damaged by the hurricane. I truely thought that was a great segment to have all those little clips as a sort of time machine. However, the DVD does not have this scene in it. Don't get me wrong, there are still a good number of older skits and cartoons, but in all actuality it's pretty much an hour long Elmo's world. My kids happen to love Elmo, so they don't mind, however in my opinion, I thought the 25th anniversary video was better. All in all, this is still a great video and almost a must for any Sesame Street fan.