Product Details

• Actors: Keith Knight, Sonja Ball, Len Carlson, John Stocker, Judy Marshak
• Writers: Robert Askin
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram USA Video
• VHS Release Date: March 4, 1997
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304364725
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,771 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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The title story is about a scheduling conflict for young pals Kenny and Lynnie, who share a birthday. Each wants a party with the same guests, and each gets disheartened by the difficulty of getting what they want. It's up to helpful Hilda Hippo and Lowly Worm to resolve the problem. This fun tale about cooperation and sharing has a happy ending. There's also "Martha's First Book," one of the occasional historical stories in the Scarry line. Set in the 1400s, this story finds little Martha, an illiterate German girl, so desperate to read that she helps create the first printing press. Finally, "Locked Out" is a classic misadventure involving the catastrophic Mr. Frumble, a pleasant fellow who simply can't go five minutes without creating a disaster. The sustained slapstick is very funny as Frumble attempts to get into his locked house through a series of demolition strategies. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars As delightful as the rest, November 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Busy World of Richard Scarry - The Best Birthday Party Ever [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My kids have 7 Richard Scarry tapes and love all of them. This one is no exception. It has several delighful stories that are equally engaging and instructional. Highly recommended.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tape quality is too poor to rate story, January 11, 2000

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This review is from: The Busy World of Richard Scarry - The Best Birthday Party Ever [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The first tape that I ordered was so defective I couldn't even watch the story. It was full of lines and interference that the tracking would not fix. I was shipped a replacement that turned out to have the same problems. I also purchased Richard Scarry's Best Christmas Ever (not from Amazon) and found the tape quality poor and needed to return that as well. I do have a few other Richard Scarry tapes that work fine, but this one (or the entire batch) may have had problems during manufacturing.