Product Details

• Actors: Martin Clunes, Chris Lang, Julia Sawalha
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hallmark
• VHS Release Date: July 20, 1999
• Run Time: 27 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1574926055
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,491 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Kipper, the generous, fun-loving dog created by British author- illustrator Mick Inkpen, has a go at four different adventures in this little collection, derived from a wonderful television series airing in the U.S. on Nickelodeon. "The Visitor" finds a dozing Kipper awakened by a gosling tapping at his window. The scared little bird has been separated from his flock by a storm, and Kipper--characteristically--takes him in, warms him up, and makes a snuggly bed in which the gosling instantly falls asleep. The next morning is slightly less tranquil as the visitor leaves muddy tracks everywhere and takes a swim in a cleaning bucket, but Kipper, who loves small animals, laughs it all off.

"The Umbrella" is a delightful story about Kipper's rainy-day delays (which include being lifted to the moon in a gust that fills his umbrella) on the way to his fishing date with best pal Tiger, a gentle if overly serious pooch. "The Seaside" concerns a day at the beach for Tiger and Kipper, the latter a bit exasperated over Tiger's strategic preoccupation with "setting up a base camp" before fun is allowed. Finally, "Nothing Ever Happens" features Kipper home alone on another stormy day, alleviating his boredom by exploring the attic and discovering a magician's hat and cane with more tricks than he reckoned. Sweet without pandering, quaint without being corny, the Kipper tales have a timeless charm blending the fanciful with quiet lessons in kindness and getting along. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kipper is great!, November 29, 1999

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Martin George (Royal Oak, Michigaan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kipper - The Visitor & Other Stories (Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is great. My 2 year old daughter loves Kipper. The animation is clean and crisp. Because of the use of plain backgrounds, it is easy to focus on the main characters and the story. I love this video as much as my daughter. Are there any more releases available. I also would like to buy another copy of this video for use at my daughters mom's house.

thank you.

More Kipper soon please!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We just can't get enough KIPPER!, November 10, 1999

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Karen Sanzi ([e-mail]) (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kipper - The Visitor & Other Stories (Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My 2 1/2 year old son LOVES this tape and so does anyone else lucky enough to be close by to see it. The animation is colorful and not overwhelming with distractions from the story. He is a wonderful little dog. The stories are calm and relaxing for those end of the day quiet moments. I wish there were more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter's favourite, March 28, 2002

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Deanna Hockey (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kipper - The Visitor & Other Stories (Vol. 1) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My daughter got this video when she was about 20 months and it has been a favourite ever since. She has always loved Kipper - probably because she has a fascination with dogs. The adventures of Kipper and his friends are fun and exciting and she laughs along with them.
One of the stories on this video - The Visitor (about the gosling) is my daughters most favourite. The first time she watched it I couldn't work out why she was crying when the story ended and then I realised she was crying because the Kipper was saying goodbye when the gosling returned to his friends. She has tears in her eyes everytime she watches it and loves the story so much.
Lovely videos - beautifully done with gorgeous animation - you only get as much background as you need to tell the story so a lot of the screen in white so you can concentrate on the story and not be overwhelmed by colour or other objects. Really lovely video to share with your toddler.