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Summary: Kinda Hip for Kid Vid...
Review: ...we also agree that Rosie is a bit toooo much for this prime time Sesame Street outing, but, that's okay because, things like Chris Rock bantering with Oscar the Grouch, and the Fugees jamming with Big Bird and the Mayor of Margaritaville literally kickin' it with Kermit and the Amphibians, and tunes from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Shawn Colvin (not to mention Muppets' two straight men in this, the sardonic Jon Stewart and the always funny David Alan Grier) makes this a show that most parents and grand parents don't mind watching with the youngsters....a musical, magical 55 minutes of fun.
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Summary: Good for grown-ups
Review: While my husband and I find this video entertaining, it's too grown-up for my 15-month-old. The beauty of Sesame Street generally is that it intersperses adult humor (via adult references) with children's entertainment. This video seems to contain more of the former than the latter. There is too much human dialogue and not enough song and dance to keep my daughter's interest for long. Maybe she'll appreciate it more in a few years, but for now, it's more appropriate for mommy and daddy.
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Summary: Not Elmo's Finest Outing (But Not His Fault)
Review: The songs are pretty good, for the most part, but there aren't enough of them--and there is way too much story, with too many human people, and not enough of interest either to children or adults (unless the adult is a New York City/Broadway insider). Simply put, Elmopalooza cries out for editing. In addition to some genuine stars, the people walking in and out of this thing include too many has-beens, wannabes, and never-was-es.I mean, who (...) is John Stewart? And why waste the talents of the humans from Sesame Street by having them sit in the limo (and wuzzup wit dat?) on the way to the show, instead of having them do their thing with the muppets? If my little boy weren't a total Elmo junkie, I'd try to get my money back. Stick with the Elmo's World videos, Best of Elmo, and CinderElmo. The best stuff (IMO) seems to be on the broadcast Sesame Street shows, like the Robert De Niro/Elmo bit.
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Summary: It's okay. I think I liked it more than my son.
Review: It is a little slow at moments and it doesn't always keep my little boy's attention.
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Summary: More Muppets, less bad actors.
Review: Not enough muppets to keep a child's interest. And when they sing a RAP version of the alphabet, the voices are mumbled and unclear, which makes it hard to follow.
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Summary: Might want to skip this one.
Review: I thought the production was quite cute, but it absolutely doesn't interest my 18-month-old daughter. The amount of time between the muppet appearances is not enough to hold her attention and there are far too few Elmo appearances for her taste! Minimal educational value as far as I can see.
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Summary: NOT IMPRESSED
Review: Does NOT interest toddlers --sesame characters are not in video enough to keep their interest. Geared more toward older chilren
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Summary: Not the best video in our collection
Review: This video seems much more geared toward older children and adults than the typical Sesame Street age child. The dialouge linking the video segments together does not hold the interest of my 19 month old. The music segments are more interesting to me than they are to her. It does very little to engage my young viewer. I would suggest Barney, Blues Clues, or Bear in the Big Blue House over this video, especially for the under three crowd.
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Summary: For those who love Elmo...
Review: This was a great first video for my 4 month old daughter. I don't like her to watch too much t.v., but for times when I need 20-30 minutes to do housework, this video is a great attention keeper. The songs are easy to sing along with and she loves to watch Elmo and the rest of the Sesame Street gang. I highly recommend this video.
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Summary: Prefer the CD
Review: Good music, but the linking segments are weaker, and didn't appeal well to my daughter. Also, short on Elmo, despite the title. The end segment, a best-of-Sesame Street songs segment stands out, and isn't on the CD. We end up skipping the links and going directly to the songs.
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