Customer Reviews

Sesame Street - The Best of Ernie and Bert [VHS]

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What if Sesame Street made a 'best of' video and didn't invite the stars to the party?
Poor Ernie and Bert don't even get the chance to introduce their favourite bits in this too short, half-hour video. Instead, the viewer gets stuck with Big Bird and Gina. Whatever goodwill is generated during Ernie and Bert is swept away with the useless banter between our hosts.
While we get to see Bert playing checkers with a pigeon, where's Ernie singing Rubber Ducky? That classic bit should have been a no-brainer for this compilation.
Two great talents get the short-thrift from their superiors on this one. That's too bad.

I have to agree that there's no way to get all the great Ernie and Bert skits and songs into one movie, even if they made it longer than 30 minutes. This is a nice start. Maybe we'll see more collections later. Anyhow, my toddler loves this (though the talking statue in Egypt scared him a little at first, now he laughs)and we find it brings back memories of our own childhoods.

My 17 month old has been real hot on these characters... so I ordered this video. It simply did not measure up to other Sesame Street videos we have bought. There are many others that are far more engaging. As likeable as Bert and Ernie are, I think this one is kind of a snoozer

My 5 year old watched this video over and over and over (you get the point) when she was a toddler. Now my twin 1 year olds have begun watching it. They LOVE it. Ernie and Bert are their favorite Sesame Street characters and the short skits and fun songs keep them glued to the TV for the whole 25 minutes. My 5 year old was also scared of the "Egypt" section, but not until she was about 4. Up until then she loved it.

This collection is really too short to be a collection and was missing the two skits that we were out to collect; "But I like you" and "Dance myself to sleep". Not even "Rubber Duckie", which is an Ernie classic, is included. It did have a cute song about friends, the moon song and the association of "W Lovers". Other skits were songless and entertaining for older viewers, all three of them: Egypt, movie,and camping. A portion of the twenty-five minutes or so were filled with joining but not particularily interesting discussions of baby sitting and photo albums. Our parting words were "What! That's it?!?"

My son loves Bert and Ernie so I had to buy this video. It's not his favorite, Kids Favorite Songs 2 is, but he does sit down for this one. I can tell he's anticipating the rubber ducky song! A little disappointed it's conducted with Gina and Big Bird looking through a book to show you little clips on Bert and Ernie but it's a good video overall. Just wish it was a bit longer like the one hour Elmo tapes! By the time the half hour video is over and I can get another one in the vcr, my son is gone.

I have been an Ernie and Bert fan since I was a kid, and this video is now so much fun to watch with my own baby, or the children I babysit. There are some classics in here: The trip to Egypt, the night of camping out, the trip to the movies where Ernie has to solve the problem of a lady who sat in front of him with a huge hat, etc. Then there is the wonderful lullaby, "If I Could Visit the Moon." It's too bad they didn't make this a DVD, and it's too bad there aren't more of Ernie and Bert, because I for one am sick of Elmo!!! Anyway, for those of you who are "Old School" Sesame Street, you will love this. It is Jim Henson at his brilliant best.

most of these clips, (the theater, egypt, "That's What Friends Are For") had me laughing so hard i almost wet myself! But still, not enough songs. Not even "Rubber Duckie" or "Doin' The Pigeon". But still, if you want some of the most hilarious muppet moments ever, buy this video!

These are some fantastic shorts from my faves Bert and Ernie, but I really feel that, (1) you should buy them on DVD and (2) the video is just wayy too short. They have hours and hours of footage, couldn't they add some more in? But you still have to love Ernie and Bert. Just go buy it on DVD.

My 15 month old son likes this video, but I would really prefer a DVD format. In general, his favorites are "A CELEBRATION OF ME - GROVER" & "ELMO'S SING-ALONG GUESSING GAME".