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Sesame Street - Learning About Numbers

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If you grew up watching Sesame Street, then you will LOVE having this video for your kids. You will recognize many of the songs and skits. No, it is not as flashy and digital as modern Sesame Street, but that's a good thing, in my opinion. If your children watch a lot of TV, their attention span might not allow them to watch this video. If you prefer to use TV/videos sparingly, like we do, your kids will love it as much as you will. I just hope they put this on DVD!

This video has a few of the very best clips from Sesame Street ever---like the one where cats go in a dollhouse and knock down the little cups, and the one where a ball goes down an elaborate roller coaster setup, and then is ground up into smaller balls which go on ice cream sundaes! My boys love to watch this. My only problem with it is Big Bird's try at acting like Johnny Carson---it's out of character. He acts nothing like his regular personality in the between clips part of this video, and that's a little annoying, but not terribly so.

My daughter loves the DVD, although the lower numbers are definitely a bit boring--for both of us! Unlike one of the other Sesame Street DVDs we have, this one forces you to watch a minute-long spiel on how the money used to buy the DVD goes to support children's programming all over the world. I can't get my computer to skip over it. Which brings me to the next point: WHY is there a regional code on this and other Sesame Street DVDs? I'm in Germany, and I have to watch these on my computer instead of TV because some schmo at Sony thought the DVD should only be viewable in North America? How does Sony or anyone else benefit from this? There are millions of Americans living abroad who want their children to see these, and the regional coding just results in fewer people buying the product. Sigh... Anyway, it's very good, and Elmo-free.

This is standard Sesame Street, pre-Elmo. Big Bird is the host of a game show that introduces numbers through clips and songs. My little one doesn't seem to like thistape, she wanders from the TV whenever it's on but for the child of the '70's this is the tape to have from the king in the castle to the martian girl.

I was surprised to find out how lame Sesame Street has become when turning it on for the first time as an adult in 2002. Jim Henson is sorely missed. I'm grateful for the SS DVDs. This counting one is great, it's a collection of classic SS skits, with Big Bird introducing each clip in kind of a stand-up comic type role. We especially like the one where the ball goes through the "roller coaster" track, and the skits with the Count. Very funny, simple, and wholesome entertainment. Teaches counting too, of course.

I grew up watching Sesame Street and truly love the Muppets. However, I have to say this video was not what I expected. There were some great vintage clips, but not enough muppets/monsters for me. This video seemed hastily thrown together with bad editing. I would recommend you pass on this one and get "123 Count With Me" instead.

This, along with "Learning About Letters", is like taking a trip back in time. You don't have to be a child to love these. Many favorite songs and sketches from the classic years are here. A highlight is 1974's "I Just Adore Four". Definitely for all serious Sesame Street fans! END

At first, my children showed little interest in this video because they are used to watching the more modern, computerized visual effects now used on Sesame Street. But, after watching it a few times, they are showing much more interest in it. There are many sesame street classics in this video that are enjoyable and my son has learned to count better, but the reason why my children tend to lose interest is because too much time and emphasis is put on Big Bird's role as a talk show host.

This video contains some great number cartoons. Too muchemphasis on the late show format and other "plot"elements. (Big bird's song about the number 4 may bring back fond memories, but it doesn't teach much) My 2 year-old consistently loses interest in this video after about 10 minutes.

This was always my favorite tape. The fact that they had the Sesame Street characters make the kids learn the numbers. My two favorite scenes were 1 when the Count was being an elevator operator and while trying to get Kermit to the 7th floor of the building the Count was counting the floor numbers and went past 7 and Kermit got extremely paranoid and even more nervous when the Count skipped the 7th floor second time around. 2. When the Count took Ernie to his house so he can help him out and the Count tells Ernie to answer the phone while he searches for something to count. The phone rings and the count decides to count the number of rings while Ernie tries to pick up the phone. The COunt refused to let Ernie answer the phone because he wanted to count the rings and when Ernie finally gets to the phone, the person that called had hung up already and the Count claimed that Ernie wasn't fast enough and Ernie replys "Well Count you wouldn't let me answer the phone.