Sesame Street - Elmo in Grouchland (Sing and Play Video) (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is THE video to get for your little elmo fanatic! My 22 month old son can't seem to get enough of Sesame Street, especially Elmo. I bought this video to quench his never ending thirst for more Elmo and hit PAYDIRT!
This is isn't necessarily an educational video but it is tons of fun! The songs are great and Elmo is prominent throughout. It was even fun enough that I happily watch it with him (I usually take advantage of 'video time' to get chores done).
If your going to let your children watch t.v., Sesame Street is the wat to go. Normally don't advocate t.v. watching for children, but there is something special about Sesame Street that I make an exception for. My son has learned to count to ten, alot of the alphabet, and other miscellaneous things through a combination of myself and Sesame Street. For example, He recognizes letters and numbers when they come up on a video. When used as a supplement by parents (not a substitute), I think Sesame Street can be a useful (& fun) learning tool!
I also recommend these Sesame Street Videos:
-25th Anniversary, A Musical Celebration
-35th Anniversary, What's The Name Of That Song?
-The Best of Elmo (a must have for elmo lovers)
-Alphabet Jungle
-The Great Number Game
-Learning About Letters
-Learning About Numbers
-Monster Hits

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Elmo's World - Dancing Music Books (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)Our two-year old loves all things Elmo but this DVD stands out among all of the others.
It contains three episodes of "Elmo's World". Each episode follows a similar flow of events while covering different topics: dancing, books and music. Each episode contains
* funny skits (Our son always laughs at the misadventures of Mr. Noodle. In case you have a preference, all three episodes on this DVD have the "original" Mr. Noodle played by Bill Irwin rather than the newer one played by the late Michael Jeter)
* songs and counting exercises that encourage active participation (he mimics the hokey pokey and points to the counting objects as they appear on the screen)
* instructional live-action video clips. For example, the "Reading" episode has a clip on the basics of how the library works and encourages kids to have their parents take them there. This will obviously be lost on younger toddlers, but shows how the content will be interesting to a wide variety of ages.
The episode format is great for younger toddlers because they can key in on what type of skit or song is upcoming after only a few viewings. Other Elmo DVDs (i.e. "The Best of Elmo") don't follow this pattern, and so he's not as interested in them at this young age; those DVDs function more as sing-alongs for older toddlers.
I disagree with some of the other negative reviews based on the disc's inability to hold a toddler's complete attention for the whole hour. First off, I doubt that there's anything in the world that could hold a two-year old's complete attention for more than ten minutes. Second, I believe that programs like this one are most beneficial when your child enjoys its content interactively along with others. We love watching this DVD along with him and he loves showing off how he can dance along with it and point out and name specific objects.
Another criticism that I've seen stems from the commercials that are at the very beginning of the main program. You can skip past these trailers for other Sesame Street DVDs just by advancing to the next chapter. One button - not hard at all.
In summary, this DVD has great educational content for kids within a wide range of ages and it's very entertaining as well.

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Elmo's World - Wild Wild West (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)After a week's worth of viewing this tape, I'm still not sure how I feel about it. Our daughter, age 18 months, is an absolute Elmo fanatic, and we have many, many Elmo and Sesame Street tapes in our collection. We were excited to see this one come out, because she also loves cowboys/cowboy music, like "Riders in the Sky" (singing cowboy group) and so do we! The Riders don't appear on this tape, but the guests who do seem to fit the bill just fine!
Overall, I think we've had a positive reaction to it, but it does make me understand why "Elmo's World" segments are only about 15 minutes long. That's about how long you really want to hear Elmo do his high-energy exploration of any one subject. This tape is a really, really long Elmo's World, more or less--and it can seem to go on and on and on. Smaller viewers and less patient parents may get that "when's it going to end?" feeling. However, you can see why they had to make it long--you get lots of cute extra things like footage of Elmo riding a real pony, songs like "Home on the Range," a segment about Pecos Bill (with a mustached Elmo as Bill), etc. Too many to fit in 15 minutes! You also get a couple visits with "Cowboy Noodle" etc. If your kid is a wannabe cowboy, and also an Elmo fan, this is like heaven!
The Sesame Street folks also tack on a few extras, which I believe are included in the total running time listed on the tape. One is the "Monster Clubhouse" segment you may have seen them run on Sesame Street. Four brand-new monster characters have a fun little meeting in their clubhouse. No, your child won't learn much, but it's silly and cute. I find it a tad too high-energy, and the character voices are a little annoying. The second "bonus" is a short segment of Baby Bear and his hero (which he drew with crayons), "Hero Guy." It's extra fun for the kids, but I can't help but feel that the Sesame Street people know they have a captive audience, so they use new tapes as a set-up to get you hooked on their new ideas/segments/shows. I don't think either of these add-ons is exciting enough to be a stand-alone, but there's no ballot included in the video box. ; )

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The first Elmo's World home video special. Starring the Muppets of Sesame Street. Special appearances by Travis Tritt and The Noodle Family, Kristen Chenoweth, Bill Irwin and Michael Jeter. Bonus segments include Hero Guy and Monster Clubhouse

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