Product Details

• Actors: Andrea Libman, Danny McKinnon, Ty Olsson, Chantal Strand, Jason Michas
• Directors: Phil Weinstein
• Writers: Ron Rodecker, Janna King, Melody Fox, Wesley Eure
• Producers: Elana Lesser, Kimberly Smith, Ron Rodecker
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TJK6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,394 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Three big cheers for three animated cartoons depicting two friendly kids and their magical dragon buddies encouraging each other to learn new skills. In each 12-minute episode, Emmy and her little brother, Max, wish their way to Dragon Land, a sunny, sparkling place where Barneyesque dragons accompany the kind children on various life-lesson adventures. Zak, half of a two-headed dragon, works through his embarrassment to learn swimming; Cassie, a favorite among three- to six-year-old girls, learns roller skating out of necessity; and the rather large, rather daft Ord overcomes his initial disappointment with bike riding.

From the creators of Sesame Street, Dragon Tales easily breaks through the monotonous contrivances that sadly muddy so many other well-drawn but poorly executed kid videos. This upbeat television series relies neither on pun-filled dialogue nor sourpuss friends, impossible bullies nor stereotyped siblings to carry the action. Rather, it combines smart, realistic dialogue (regardless of the fantasy element), beautiful animation, and creative storytelling. Other nice touches include stand-up-and-sing segments (each about 2 minutes long) between episodes and a 3-part credit roll at the tape's end. --Liane Thomas

From the Back Cover

Features "Zak Takes a Dive," in which Zak has never been swimming before and he's scared. But after he gets his feet wet, he likes it and realizes that trying new activities is fun. In "A Feat on her Feet," Cassie doesn't know how to roller-skate and she needs to get flowers to Singing Springs on time. Her friends encourage her to try roller-skating and she discovers just how easy it can be. In "A Liking to Biking," Ord finds riding a bike for the first time is too hard and gives up. His friends lend a helping hand and Ord tries over and over until he gets it right. "Betcha Can" and "Clap" are the songs that link the three stories.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great positive role-model for the "I can'ts", August 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragon Tales - You Can Do It [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Fun, upbeat and educational. Another Dragon Tales winner! In our house, we try to avoid the "I can'ts". These three Dragon Tales episodes have given our 3-year old something to relate to when she doesn't succeed at something new. Each of the three stories shows the intrinsic rewards of sticking-with something until you master it. It also provides a great upbeat song "Yes you can" to sing along with your kids when they are about to say "I can't do it!". Another plus is that the video is long-enough to entertain and teach within a toddler/pre-school attention-span, but not too-long (you don't have to turn it off mid-stream and endure the screams!). And, did I mention that the songs are fantastic! Finally, a pre-school video that parents can enjoy watching with their children!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Educational and fun, July 19, 2000

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"breezie870" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Tales - You Can Do It [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My brother loves this show and watches it everyday. I've seen this episode with my brother a couple of times and I think it is really educational. The concept of using dragons who are usually asociated with fire and warfare to teach kids good lessons is fantastic. it works too! My brother has learned many things from Dragon Tales. Dragon tales is also good for kids who want something besides Barney. This video would make a great gift.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best in the series, June 3, 2002

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RAMChYLD "geekboy" (Klang, Selangor, Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Tales - You Can Do It [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video has it all. Two inspiring Dragon Tunes, and 3 episodes of "Never-say-die" action. Never mind that "A Feat on her Feet" has Cassie singing a parody of Jingle Bells...The other two stories on the tape are nursery-rhyme-parody free (with only a short stint of the original lyrics of "Ring-a-round-the-rosie" in "Zak takes a dive", and only the first 5 words to the song "Rain, rain, go away" in "A liking to biking" (the song was promply interrupted by Max exclaiming "And don't come back!"). And you also get a good laugh out of "A Liking for biking", which is a must watch if you want to understand one part of "A Feat on her Feet", when Max makes a comment that links to "A Liking for Biking". If you must get a Dragon Tales video, get this one! You won't be disappointed!