Customer Reviews

Good Morning Maisy

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

My 19 month old daughter LOVES Maisy mouse. The Good Morning Maisy DVD has 4 episodes: Count with Maisy (30 minutes), Maisy's ABCs (34 minutes), Maisy's Colors and Shapes (28 minutes) and Maisy's Farm (54 minutes).

Count with Maisy has 5 segments (5 min each) in which Maisy is counting something. The topic of each segment is: Train, Bus, Harvest, Fleas, Hide & Seek. Between each segement is a short song.

Maisy's ABCs is not broken into mini segments. Maisy and her friends try to find things that begin with each letter of the alphabet, with lots of help from the narrator. Although ABCs are a little old for my daughter, she stays entertained and likes watching this episode.

Maisy's Colors and Shapes is 5 segments: Balloons, Spots, Shed, Circus, Plane. There are no songs between the segments. I've been disappointed by this episode. It seems that there were technical difficulties when they produced it. The opening plays twice in a row. After the Circus segment the credits roll, and then there is the final segment "Plane." I also don't think that most of the segments go with the title of "colors and shapes." None of this bothers my daughter, but I find it annoying.

Maisy's Farm is my favorite, as well as my daughter's. The first 20 minutes is all one long segment of Maisy on a farm, planting seeds and taking care of the animals. She goes through the 4 seasons and you see how the animals and the land changes. I find it interesting that the narrator's voice is different for this segment, and he uses terms occasionally that are more British. Following this are 7 of the regular 5 min segments: Duckling, Breakfast, Toot toot, Shopping, Bugs, and Mountain. I'm not really sure how most of them relate to Maisy's "Farm," but they are all cute. The episode finishes with the song "Maisy, Maisy had a Farm." (Like Old MacDonald).

I bought this DVD for my son because we had one Maisy episode on VHS that he absolutely adored: Maisy's Colors & Shapes. I wanted to "upgrade" to the DVD format but also to have new espisodes for him to watch. He loves all the new episodes--and I'll admit, I do to! But the DVD has some big editing problems. Those of you who are regular Maisy watchers know that most episodes include several short stories with songs in between. When they recorded the Colors & Shapes episode onto the DVD, they left out all the songs that went with that episode! These include "Up up up the hill," "Can you hop like a frog can?" and "The Wheels on the Bus." (Maybe one more, too, I don't remember!) My son and I both love the songs and miss them. Sadly, we gave away the VHS tape before we even watched "Colors & Shapes" on the DVD. Universal really messed that one up! That, with the annoyingly compulsive trailers, makes me not think too highly of them. I'm not sure I'll buy another Maisy DVD in case they have the same problem with the missing songs.

I recently bought this DVD, but I will NOT be buying the other two Maisy DVD's. Yes, my child likes the program, but it's too time consuming to sit through all of the trailers at the beginning of the program. Universal does not allow their consumers to press Menu or Chapter Skip. The only way to get past the trailers is to press the fast forward button - like we used to do with videos.
I also think it is rather irritating that Universal included a Maisy trailer on a Maisy DVD! How ridiculous is that?
I don't have as much of an issue with trailers on a live action title, but it's silly to have so many trailers on an animated kid's title that you know will be played over and over again.
I'll go back to buying children's titles from other Studios and avoid titles from Universal.

My daughter likes Maisy, but the DVD annoyingly forces you to watch 10 minutes of advertisements before you can start to watch the show! If anyone figures out how to bypass this annoyance, please let me know. There are many other quality videos for the little ones that don't do this.

My now 18 month old daughter loves this video! It teaches her the alphabets and numbers. They go over each letter of the alphabet with examples such as A for apple, B for balloons and so on. We have a 52in. TV and the letters are big enough that it takes up the whole screen. As far as counting numbers, they count from 1-10 which is perfect for any kid as early as 6 months or even younger.
Our daughter also loves the music such as the song Maisy had a farm instead of Old McDonald had a farm. She dances to the music.

One drawback is the fact that you can't skip the trailers in the beginning of the movie. The only way to avoid watching it is fast forwarding it to the menu like the old VHS. Hope they will fix that with the newer movies. You have to hold on to the fast forward in order to bypass all the stupid trailers.

Overall, it is a great movie.

My daughter loves Maisy right now so this has been great. I was concerned about having to fast forward through the trailers based on other reviews. Umm.. it takes like 5 seconds. No biggie. Having several episodes on one DVD is great so you don't have to switch DVDs, although I am not proud that my daughter has sat and watched the entire thing all the way through several times.

My 6 month old son just loves Maisy. Anytime he hears the theme song he breaks out into a *huge* grin! He has enjoyed the show since he was about 3-4 months old, so we got him the Good Morning Maisy DVD. It's a hit!! There are several songs on it that he adores, including "I Like Trucks" and "Oats, Beans & Barley." And with over 2 hours of Maisy segments on the DVD, there is plenty to choose from.

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the trailer at the beginning...you have to fast-forward through it which is a pain. Another thing I dislike is that a new voice for the storyteller is used on some of the segments (like Maisy's Farm). It's different from the voice on the television show and most of the other video segments. I don't know if this bothers my son or not but it always seems "wrong" to me when I hear it! Other than that, a great DVD!

Maisy is as favorite in our home with our two tots under aged three. They love the music, which is not annoying and does not grate on adults' nerves, the short clips are very helpful in teaching colors, shapes, numbers and daily activities. The characters are playful and memorable so each time we watch it our kids call out the answers to various questions and seem to be learning quickly. You definitely get your money's worth as this DVD is quite lengthy. The Maisy series of books is also nice and we've collected a few of the plush as well. Makes a fun and different set for childhood as an alternate or addition to the classics like Sesame Street and Winnie the Pooh.

My son watches her everyday on Noggin, and when I bought the dvd, my son was thrilled. I put this on and he sits and watches it over and over again. He gets so excited when he sees her. We even have a stuffed Maisy doll that he sleeps with.

Maisy is paced well, has cute music, and is a great favorite in our house.