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Sesame Street: Old School - Volume One (1969-1974)
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Genre | Kids & Family/3-6 Years, Kids & Family/Birth-2 Years, Sesame Street Compilation, Kids & Family, Television, DVD Movie, Classic Sesame Street, Blu-ray Movie See more |
Format | Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC |
Contributor | Johnny Cash, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Carol Burnett, Jackie Robinson, Lena Horne |
Language | English |
Number Of Discs | 3 |
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Sesame Street: Old School, Volume One: 1969-1974 DVD
Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Sesame Street Old School is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series you grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics like “C is for Cookie,” “I Love Trash,” and “Rubber Duckie.” Bring back the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street’s first five seasons which can be enjoyed again and again
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When the Children's Theater Workshop's Sesame Street first aired on television in 1969, it was a revolutionary new show aimed specifically at preschool children--an audience previously untargeted by television programming. Exhaustively-researched and tested on real audiences of preschoolers, this "experiment in kid programming" aimed to teach preschoolers the alphabet, numbers, body parts, rhyming, and basic reasoning skills while thoroughly entertaining them. Through the use of humor, the amazing puppetry of Frank Oz and Jim Henson, animation, the incredibly catchy music of Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss, and a fast-action pace borrowed from the television commercial format, Sesame Street was, and still is, more successful at educating and entertaining children than anyone initially imagined. What's more, the lessons learned by generations of preschoolers went far beyond simple school-readiness skills to include values like acceptance, cooperation, and inclusiveness because the urban Sesame Street was a place populated by people and monsters young viewers could identify with, where anything could happen, and where every ethnicity, generation, and species co-existed and interacted harmoniously.
Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1 1969-1974 offers a sampling of the first five seasons of Sesame Street and includes the first episode of each season in its entirety as well as a large selection of classic segments from each season highlighting some of the most memorable sketches ("Bein' Green," "Rubber Duckie," "Whistle a Happy Tune," and Super-Grover in "Telephone Booth"), favorite human characters like Bob and Mr. Hooper, and guest appearances by celebrities like Bill Cosby, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Carol Burnett, and Jesse Jackson. Adult viewers will be transported back in time as they witness Bert's frustration with his ever-noisy roommate Ernie, chuckle at the antics of Grover and his demanding customer in Grover's Restaurant, and wonder if Snuffleupagus will ever show himself to someone besides Big Bird. Other well-remembered moments include pinball number count, the baker who inevitably tumbles down the stairway with a handful of cream pies, the ever-munching Cookie Monster, "Here is Your Life" segments, Bert "Doin' the Pigeon," and the inevitably grumpy Oscar the Grouch. Post-Elmo preschoolers and their parents will laugh, learn, grow, and connect with one another as they share this classic compilation of Sesame Street moments. Bonus features include the original sales pitch reel (introduced by Joan Ganz Cooney and hosted by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog) and a thick booklet rich with history, trivia, and a pullout activity section for children. (Ages 2 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 7.55 ounces
- Item model number : MFR891264001021#VG
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 7 hours and 15 minutes
- Release date : September 3, 2018
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified
- Studio : SHOUT! FACTORY
- ASIN : B000H6SY8C
- Number of discs : 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #64,448 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #5,003 in Kids & Family DVDs
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The set contains five full episodes from the first five seasons, and 54 (the liner notes are incorrect, they should have asked Count for help) bonus clips. The set also includes the 25 minute pitch-film that was made before the series originally aired, explaining Sesame Street's message and motive. Although the episodes have a disclaimer that it is not necessarily intended for today's pre-school children, I believe they would probably enjoy "classic" Street even more than the current lineup of shows. The fact that today's pre-schoolers may be more advanced than the Sesame Street of yore can really be attributed to Sesame Street itself, and that's pretty cool. Still, I personally appreciate that the aim of the set is at adults, because so many of us associate our childhood with Sesame Street. A booklet is included that gives a brief overview of the series from the first five years and I found it informative.
According to Muppet Central, a few sketches were altered or removed for music copyright issues (one with Stevie Wonder, one with Rogers & Hammerstein), but because I never saw the originals, I found nothing amiss. What astounded me more than anything was that at the end of the first five years, more than 600 episodes of the show had been produced. No wonder they can't release full seasons! Although the full-length episodes are great, my favorite part are the additional sketches from each respective season. Seeing Kermit sing "Bein' Green" in its original form, the "Bread, Milk and Butter" cartoon and the "In in the Sky with Diamonds" parody is a real treat.
The picture quality is great -- especially considering the program's age (and the fact that it was one of the first programs to be recorded on video, although film was used for most of the interstitials) -- I doubt the show ever looked as good as it looks right now. The sound quality is good too -- mono of course -- but clear and crisp.
Overall, I highly recommend this set for anyone who loves or loved Sesame Street. For those who were born after these episodes aired (like me), looking back at the beginning is really special. It is clear that everyone involved had a true love for teaching and interacting with children and taking television to another level.
That being said, what do you get on this collection? Everything you knew you loved but haven't seen in 30 years. The 10 minute montage on the milk cycle. The absolutely spectacular "handclapping" sequence (guaranteed to stick in your head for hours afterward. As my 21-month old succinctly put it after viewing the segment for about the 30th time, "This is fun.") Remember "Can't you see? There's a bird on me"? How about when nobody could see Snuffy except for Big Bird? Lena Horne singing to Grover? James Earl Jones doing the alphabet? Luis demonstrating "exit" using nothing but a brick wall? Bert and Ernie at the movies? Count von Count counting to 6 using Ernie's pyramid of blocks? A wildlife segment on...the jackrabbit? How about a jazzy ode to a tiger ("Who you lookin' at tiger, and what do you see?")? Kermit getting dissed by a little girl who thought that Cookie Monster was part of a standard recitation of the alphabet? Could this collection be any more perfect as a representation of how television for children can and should be?
Professionally, I'm a middle-school language arts teacher and K-12 reading specialist. I am amazed by the high level of instructional material that can be gleaned for children from just these three DVD's. Phonemic awareness in the form of rhymes, word games, basic vowel-consonant word patterns (CVC, CVCC), concepts of print--all of these fundamental skills can be explored with emerging readers to increase their own sensitivity to the way language works. The shows also explore a comprehensive sight word vocabulary that rivals any Dolch list. I have to say that the newer shows just don't do as good a job in presenting basic reading concepts. In my opinion, there's no need to reinvent the wheel here--just mix up the old reading segments (Dan the man with the golden "an") in with the newfangled Elmo/Zoe crowd and everybody's bound to be happy.
I cannot wait for other volumes to come out. Will I be as eager to buy them once they lose their Henson-centricness? Hmmmm.
1. We were really Shocked and DISTURBED to see that on 1 of the discs, when there was only one episode, it was numbered 6.6.6. !!! Why do you have to choose and highlight this particular episode number???? Just NOT COOL. And it's a kid's show which makes this extra offensive! Use some common sense for these things people...
2. And the "disclaimer" in the beginning made me nervous too... was wondering what could be so concerning in the old Sesame Street shows... BUT there wasn't anything crazy! A couple times a cartoon witch shows up which I would've been happy to do without, but for the most part...Just another "politically correct" attempt to make sure people aren't offended by anything...
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Personalmente mi è piaciuto molto e ho fatto un tuffo nel passato.
Ultima cosa ma importante, non tutti i lettori DVD possono leggere questi dvd e bisogna avere un lettore DVD senza "blocco regionale" o "regioni libere" a seconda della dicitura, il mio lettore DVD preso anche esso su Amazon non ha "blocchi regionali" e legge pure i DVD versione U.S.A.
今のセサミストリートも良いけど
昔のパペットも素敵ですね。
Il y a trois dvd chaque a 2 épisodes retro plus des sketchs classiques des saisons concernés. Beaucoup de sketchs sur les lettres et les chiffres.
Ma fille de 3 ans réclame souvent la télé, et je préfère lui mettre devant quelque chose d'intelligent ou elle apprends qu'un dessin animé lambda à la télé. Elle est à l'école, mais elle dit l'alphabet mieux en anglais qu'en français maintenant!