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• Language: 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 MUSIC VIDEO DIST.
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007D34ZS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,855 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Songs about the alphabet.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
Title: HERE COME THE ABC'S
Street Release Date: 02/15/2005
Domestic
Genre: CHILDREN'S VIDEO

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, Unique, Catchy, Cool, Memorable, May 26, 2009

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Carmen Ruelas (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NEW Here Come The Abc's (DVD) (DVD)

If you're thinking of buying this DVD, you should!. My 6-yr-old niece first heard the "Go for G" song on Playhouse Disney and loved it. Since we got the DVD two weeks ago, she has watched it many, many times and likes to jump along to some of the songs on her foam-alphabet floor puzzle. She also has the songs on a CD and likes to sing along to them in the car.
I almost didn't buy the DVD because I read in other reviews that it was not very educational, but I disagree. I think the other reviewers were disappointed because they expected something more traditional and comprehensive. They may have expected more of a focus on phonics or memorizing the alphabet, but I think the focus is on letter recognition. Also, the DVD doesn't give every letter the same attention, so it may seem random, but I'm sure there is a reason for everything :). For example, in the "E Eats Everything" song, some of the lyrics are obviously reinforcing phonics, like "C likes only candy," while other lyrics like "K drinks only soda" left me confused at first. In this case, I think the focus was on what the letter looks like because the letter "k" pours the soda with its "leg" and drinks with its "arm." And even if I can't figure out the meanings behind some of the choices, that's not the tone of the DVD--IT'S FUN and I think it will motivate many children to look and think about letters in a different way.
My niece has probably passed the letter-recognition stage, but I think she is still benefiting from the reinforcement, and the songs also deal with phonics, vowels, geography, and words, among other things. My 2-year-old niece likes to watch the DVD with her cousin, so I'm sure she also will benefit from the DVD.
And if you're a fan of TMBG, you should buy this DVD just for the songs :). I have at least six favorites that I listen to on my own :)--but you have to see the videos :). They're colorful, quirky, go well with the songs, and have different styles so that you don't get bored visually.
I've already ordered "Here Come the 1,2,3s" so my niece and I are looking forward to that!

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for Infants and Toddlers, May 10, 2011

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A. Page "software engineer" - See all my reviews
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My daughter (now 15 months old) has been watching Here Come The ABCs since she was very young, and loves it. The songs aren't terribly annoying (like most ABCs videos), and the tunes actually tend to grow on you. She's a little bit all over the place when it comes to paying attention to anything, but she'll happily sit quietly and watch this for long periods of time without issue. Would highly recommend to anyone with children, and even to just fans of TMBG.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, April 30, 2011

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Angel - See all my reviews

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I used to own a copy of this and managed to loose it. We found a cheap copy, brand new, here on Amazon and don't know how we lived without it for so long. Worth any amount of dollars really!