Sesame Street - Bert & Ernie's Word Play
by Jim Henson, Jim Martin, Randall Balsmeyer, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego
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Actor: Alan Arkin, Carlo Alban, Larry Block, Lexine Bondoc, Paul BenedictDirector: Jim Henson, Jim Martin, Ken Diego, Randall Balsmeyer, Victor DiNapoli
Brand: GENIUS PRODUCTS INC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sesame Street
Product features:
- The Muppets are putting on a play on words (get it?), a convenient framing device for a Sesame Street-style reading lesson.
- Get ready for some sticky, slippery fun when Prairie Dawn directs the G-rated vaudevillian act, complete with Bert and Ernie in straw hats telling corny jokes and a pie-throwing machine in fine working order.
- There are behind-the-scenes prop emergencies and a finale no-show, prompting rhyming lessons ("Oh, no, Hoho is a no-show!") and plenty of TV clips, including "I Am Chicken," the fowl take on the feminist anthem "I Am Woman.
- Elmo joins singing partners Mo and Flo in the stirring (substitute) finale, "We Got the Need to Read." Kindergarteners who think they're too old for Sesame Street might still get drawn in by challenges aimed at beginning readers.
- Ages 2 to 6.
Movie Reviews of Sesame Street - Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Movie Review: Best Baby and Toddler DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter has watched this video almost every day since she was two months old (she's now 21 months old). It quickly became her favorite video last year, and I think it's because of the catchy, high-energy songs.
She prefers this video to many other ones because there are several good musical numbers, and there is only a limited amount of between-song talking. I even memorized several of the songs to sing to her in the car when we ride around town, and that used to stop her from crying when she was 6-12 months old (actually, it still works pretty well in the car sometimes).
Now that she's 21 months old, she jumps up and down and dances around when the songs come on, and she applauds at the end of each song. I'm amazed that this video has kept her attention for 19 months. Also, she really loves the "preview other sesame street DVDs" section. It shows you 30-second snippets of 15-20 other DVDs, focusing on the catchy songs. I choose the "play all previews" selection to give her a 10-minute block of previews. That gives us about 55 minutes of total entertainment - twice the length of many other toddler DVDs.
I almost forgot the most redeeming quality of this DVD - it teaches words. My daughter can now say the words "go", "sticky", and "elmo". She even tries to sing along with the syllables that she knows.
I can't recommend this DVD enough! It's a great baby and toddler DVD!
***Update 5/6/2010: It's been about 6 years since my review, and now, my 2-year-old son also loves this video. We play it in the car, and my 5 and 7-year-old daughters still like watching it. My 7-year-old is kind of old for it, but it still holds her interest and she doesn't complain when we put it on for our son. It even has the nostalgic side benefit of bringing me back to 2004 when my 7-year-old was a toddler and she used to watch this DVD almost every day. I still enthusiastically recommend this DVD!
Summary of Sesame Street - Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 06/03/2003 Run time: 50 minutes Rating: NrSimilar DVD Movies
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