Customer Reviews

Oswald - On-the-Go Oswald

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My 2 year old is a new fan of Oswald, so this DVD was a wonderful birthday gift. His language has really exploded lately, and he has started memorizing these shows. He reenacts them while playing (so thankfully they are gentle and focus on manners and friendship). I think most of them include a song, and I'll hear him singing "loove camping trip" or "ice cream ice cream" even if we haven't watched the shows that day. I enjoy watching the shows, too. The artwork is fun, and the characters are very funny. Squiggy from Laverne&Shirley as Henry penguin got me hooked, but I also love the Egg twins, Egbert and Leo. Each show is a nice length, too (10 min?), and can be played individually or you can watch them all at once. A winner for kids and the parents who watch with them.

We caught an episode or two on Nick Jr. when my son was just shy of 2 (I must admit I thought it was so stupid; an octopus, snowman, a daisy & eggs as characters??? Pears as cars???? Who'd watch such a silly cartoon?) Then my son started watching it everyday & I got to know the characters, he's going to be three soon & he watched Oswald faithfully every day until Noggin & Nick Jr. took it out of both its time slots. No, big deal for me I had all of the episodes TIVO'd until one night I accidentally erased them!!!! YIKES!!! It was a major disappointment for my son. I rushed on-line & got the two DVDs for him & hope they come out with the other episodes as well. This cartoon is great. Every kid should watch it. The main character, Oswald, is polite & always looking out for the other characters. Its definately a cartoon that you can feel safe with your kids watching!!!!

I bought this DVD for my 10-month old son when I saw that it contained individual episodes of more or less 10 minutes and that the nature of the stories was "good-hearted and kind". Little did I realize just how much we would all come to love Oswald. When friends visit, even the 6-year olds want to watch Oswald as it is funny, clever and very sweet. If like me, you'd like to protect your child from violence and abusive language for as long as possible, Oswald is your man! I am placing the order for the other Oswald DVD today.

There was a time not so long ago that either this or the other Oswald DVD was played every evening before bed time. He is still beloved in the house and requested when the three-year old sees the disc album. Mom and Dad don't mind playing this one, it winds us down after dinner and is a good substitute when you are too tired or busy to read a bed time story. The disc menu is a bit odd, the first episode selection page has four episodes, and to get to the other four, you have to go to the "Bonus" episode page. (This might be because it was first released on VHS?) Anyway, the episodes on this disc are:

1. Daisy and the Duckling
2. The Double Date
3. Chasing the Ice-Cream Truck
4. The Camping Trip
B1. Henry Needs a Haircut
B2. Flippy the Fish
B3. A Sticky Situation
B4. Tutti Frutti Pie

Visually simple and pleasing, with lovely and well-composed music, it nonetheless delivers some profound life lessons. Perhaps I should have titled my review "The Zen of Oswald"...?

My son and daughter love Oswald. They watch it nonstop. With it's unique characters and storylines, you can't help but agree. It is unfortunate how it got pushed aside for other cartoons of lesser quality like Max and Ruby. (NICK JR. ARE YOU LISTENING?!) "Nick Jr." abandoned this series, but fortunately "Noggin" has taken up the bar.

That being said, the DVD is a great compilation of Oswald's episides. This second DVD actually outshines the first, "Welcome to Big City." If your child (or you) loves Oswald, then I totally recommend this DVD. If you don't know what the buzz is about, then pick it up anyway and see what it's all about.

How can you lose at this price?

Like another mom here, I had all the shows taped on my DVR - until I didn't one day!
Thank heavens for these DVDs... It's too back that Nickelodeon and Noggin cancelled this show - my daughter loves it, and it's something her Dad or I actually like watching with her.

Once you get past the weirdness of the character concepts, it grows on you like nobody's business!

My 2 year old daughter LOVES Oswald, Henry, Daisy, Weenie and Johnny. This DVD is great... also the Noggin channel still airs Oswald.. for anyone who wants to see a GREAT show!

I don't understand why Nick Jr took this off the air in favor of the Lazy Town and Miss Spider's SUnny Patch Kids. My Tivo is full of old Oswald episodes from when my first born was a toddler, as my kids HATES the current Nick Jr line up. If you are a recent parent who never got to see these Oswald episodes on T.V. you should get this video. It is one that you will not mind watching for the one thousandth time with your toddler. It also is has great woodwind quintet as the background music.

My kids watched this on noggin everyday, but they either removed it from the channel or to another time of day so they don't get to watch it. I was glad to see it on here. Its a very simple yet kid-catching dvd. My kids love it and they range from 1 to 5.

My 3 year old loves Ostwald. Being able to purchase the DVD for those long roadtrips was a bonus. Great purhcase!