Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974) Sesame Street Digital Life DVD

Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0891264001021
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
Label: Sesame Street
Manufacturer: Sesame Street
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sesame Street
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Running Time: 440 minutes
Sales Rank: 1293
Studio: Sesame Street
Theatrical Release Date: 2006

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Amazon.com:
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.' For the first time on DVD, the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street's first five seasons can be enjoyed again and again!

Amazon.com:
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

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- CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET....HOW TO GET TO MACKSHIRE STREET?
Sung to the tune of Sesame Street

Come and Play
Everything's A-OK
Any Gorehound
This is where we meet!

Can you tell me how to get....
How to get to Mackshire Street!?

Gorehounds say
Halloween's..
On the way
Blood, nudity mixed with disturbing treats

Can you tell me how to get....
How to get to Mackshire Street!?

So while you wait
Go to Criterion Ave. and Dismemberment Way
All you horror freaks
That's where we meet

Can you tell me how to get...
How to get to Mackshire Street!?

C is for cookie.....and that's good enough for me!

Happy Halloween C!

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- Memories ...
I'm from Germany. In 1969, we moved to California for two years. I was 4 years old. Sesame Street taught me almost everything and I loved the show. When we had to return to Germany, my mom taped the sound of Sesame Street with a tiny cassette player held in front of the TV. (There is a cute tape with baby brother going "monster boo" in the background to a Hairy Monster sketch). The tapes were for keeping my English alive, and for memories. In Germany, I watched the German Sesamstrasse once, found no Susan, Gordon, Bob, or Mr. Hooper, and boycotted it ever since. Recently, I have been watching all the clips on YouTube, singing along (I remember all the words, too) Then I boldly ordered the DVD, not knowing if the shipment to Germany would work. It did. In no more than a week it arrived. Nobody can imagine how happy it made me to watch all those beautiful stories again. I sang along with Ernie and Kermit, almost flipped ... Read More

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- Works for children in the 2000s too
Though some sources claim that these "old school" children's television programs are not as useful or relevant for today's youngsters as when today's parents were originally watching (including a disclaimer in this product itself), I can relate that my 2-and-1/2-year-old is fascinated by them and she has been watching the episodes repeatedly for the past month since we started showing them to her. So fear not - the children of the 2000s will find much to love and come back to in this package of vintage shows. I doubt you will be sorry that you bought it for your child, especially if you loved Sesame Street when you were your child's age.

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- Love IT!
This DVD set is packed with classic skits that I remember as a kid. It makes me so happy to watch it with my 18 month old son and 6 month old daughter. I know they love it just as much as I do. My son does not like the new sesame street nearly as much. If the new shows are on, he will actuallay bring me the dvd, because he want's to watch the classics instead!
Sorry Elmo!

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