Product Details

• Actors: Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett, Rino Romano, Jim Cummings, Lex Lang
• Writers: Chuck Tately
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: June 14, 2009
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00157OICI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,683 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Curious George - Takes a Vacation & Discovers New Things" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Curious George loves to travel, and no matter where he goes, adventure is always waiting for him! And he's sharing it with you in a new collection of shows from his Daytime Emmy®-nominated hit PBS KIDS® TV series. Go exploring with George, from the tip-top of the big top to deep under the sea, in Curious George Takes a Vacation and Discovers New Things!

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has been a constant favorite for years!, May 20, 2009

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Z Hayes (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curious George - Takes a Vacation & Discovers New Things (DVD)

My 4-year-old preschooler has loved Curious George since she was 2, and we have almost all the episodes. This DVD has a running time of about 1 hr 45 mins and contains 8 episodes, i.e.
"Curious George Takes a Vacation" - George and the Man with Yellow Hat go on a vacation but are delayed at the airport where George has an adventure of his own.
"Unbalanced" - George is inspired to do acrobatics in the circus
"The Times of Sand" - there's a sandcastle contest at the beach and George puts his skills to the test
"Curious George takes a Dive" - George finds a turtle and decides to bring it home, where the turtle isn't quite comfortable.
"Curious George, Sea Monkey" - George has an underwater adventure when he explores a coral reef
"Curious George Sees Stars" - George tries to keep count of all the stars in the sky
"Curious George and the Missing Piece" - George finds a bone in the ground and is convinced it is a dinosaur bone, and tries digging up more bones to piece the skeleton together.
"Castle Keep" - George and the Man with the Yellow Hat go to Scotland where George goes on a wild goose chase looking for his golf ball.

Besides the fun episodes there are also bonus features such as the star shapes game, DVD-ROM feature: Printable Coloring Pages and Connect-the-Dots.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your father's Curious George (or yours), March 3, 2009

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The Commodore (Bloomington, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Curious George - Takes a Vacation & Discovers New Things (DVD)

I remember the Curious George books pretty well from my own childhood, so when I first saw this animated series, I was skeptical. Would it be as fun and educational as the original books? The answer surprised me ... it's BETTER!

The DVD consists of a series of short segments that are perfect for toddlers AND their parents. Each episode is full of humor. Your three-year-old may not get all the jokes, but you will! Each focuses on a specific concept: balance, coral reefs, leverage, and even paleontology. Each has a positive, pro-curiosity, pro-science message. There is a brief "reality" segment at the end, where a group of real children expand on the concepts presented in the cartoon segments. Both the animation and the background music are first-rate.

I can't even put my two-year-old to bed nowadays without at least a few episodes of "Cur George." He loves it, and ... yes, I'll admit it ... I think it's fun too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "funny monkey" is great fun, September 15, 2008

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Laura J. Gifford "lutebruin" (Newberg, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curious George - Takes a Vacation & Discovers New Things (DVD)

My 2.5-year-old daughter adores George the "funny monkey"--his adventures are gentle and well-drawn. One of the aspects of the program I like best, however, is that each animated segment is followed by a live-action segment showing elementary school-aged kids participating in some activity related to the story. Balance concepts, for example, after a story of George and a high wire act. This format adds an additional learning element to the stories, and recalling my own reactions as a child to kids slightly older than me doing neat things, they have an inspirational quality that I would hope encourages children to move beyond the televised stories and do their own experimentation.