Battle of the Mad Scientists (Dig)

Bill Harley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 4, 1995)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Round River
• ASIN: B0000296XI
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,951 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Battle of the Mad Scientists

2. The Great Sled Race

3. The Eeny Weeny Beeny Ghost

4. Mrs. Ammons and the Boys' Room

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have for long trips in the car, June 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Battle of the Mad Scientists (Dig) (Audio CD)

We bought this for a 13-hour trip, along with a few other cd's. Unfortunately, of the 6-8 CD's we bought, only 2-3 made the listen to again list.

This tops the liste. We listened to this over and over again, without getting bored. My husband and I laughed as much as our 4 and 6-year-old did. Mrs. Ammons is a favorite. Also, my son liked the Battle of the Mad Scientist so much that he is determined to get the neighborhood kids together to put on a similar play. He goes around using the same words from the CD---"no offense...", and "I'm wuined".
I would not hesitate to recommend this to any and everyone with or without kids.
I am now looking at more Bill Harley CD's to entertain us on our next 13-hour trip.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paints hilarious pictures with words, March 28, 2001

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Gwyneth Calvetti (West Salem, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battle of the Mad Scientists (Dig) (Audio CD)

I have been lucky enough to meet Bill Harley and participate in a storytelling workshop of his, and he is a genuinely nice guy. I have been lucky enough to be part of a small audience to whom he told one of the stories on this CD, "Mrs. Ammons and the Boys' Bathroom." Nothing can replace the direct connection I had listening as he described his feats of magic in the bathroom stall, holding my sides along with fellow audience members as we fell apart into laughter. But this CD comes close!

Bill is a master of what he teaches; he paints the broad scene, then gets into the story and brings us back to that broad scene in the end. Most of us can relate to many of the experiences he tells about, whether it is strict substitute teachers, buddies who dare you to sled down the hill-FAST!-or the joys and trials of staging neighborhood productions. It is this commonplace sense that he uses so well to allow his listeners to fall into the story and see the images he paints so well for us.

I've used this CD as a lead-in to helping 7th graders write personal narratives. All of them can picture the substitute teacher, and often name our district's version of Mrs. Ammons! It is a great way for kids to start thinking about how the ordinary events of their lives can be material for a story. It is also a great way to simply sit back and enjoy stories of a childhood, well-told. Highly recommended for all ages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This story makes you laugh out loud!!!!, January 31, 2004

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T. Thompson (St. Cloud, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battle of the Mad Scientists (Dig) (Audio CD)

I have listened to this tape many times, and at my favorite parts, I still laugh out loud. The Great Sled Race is the best.