Product Details

• Actors: Babymugs
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Music. Video Prod.
• VHS Release Date: September 4, 2001
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303938043
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,591 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Babymugs is little more than a 30-minute parade of infant faces--some drooling, some chortling, some yawning, etc. But it's phenomenally popular, as the two film-industry-outsider moms who rustled up the energy and ingenuity to pull the tape together in the mid '90s were fortuitous enough to find out, because babies three months and older are natural-born oglers. Watching other tykes, it turns out, is key to an early-development phase involving behavior; the sight of laughter or bewilderment or tears or frustration triggers recognition and, eventually, thoughtful responses. In essence, early exposure to other real, live babies' mugs may make for more sociable children--a good reason to buy this tape if the latest baby boom has yet to hit your block. Little ones may also take a liking to the video's thoughtfully selected background music. A roadhouse blues number, a little smooth jazz, a country twanger, and a simple guitar lullaby, among others, set the stage for this uncommonly cute showcase, which, to its credit, is also reasonably inclusive. The producers round out the roundup with a sprinkling of Asian American, African American, and Hispanic mugs, not to mention a few enormously fat ones and some sporting the sort of ears destined to incite future schoolyard bullies, adequately doing the trick of putting a face (many faces, actually) on the American populace. --Tammy La Gorce

From the Back Cover

BABYMUGS! is a new video that will appeal to infants and young children. It is intended to capture the attention of babies three months and older and provide another way for you to interact with your child. BABYMUGS! can be enjoyed by the whole family together!

BABYMUGS! is produced by two new mothers who have learned the first-hand joys and frustrations a new infant can bring. Forever in search of something to please their babies, it became obvious to them that their children enjoyed other babies' "mugs!" Since none of them were Old Mother Hubbard living in her shoe with passels of youngsters, they decided the next best source for faces would be a video with images of other babies laughing, gurgling and smiling.

Linda Warwick is an editor and art director.
Shelley Frost works in the non-profit field of animal welfare.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

My 16-month old absolutely loves watching other babies and especially the baby in the sun on Teletubbies. With that in mind, I first purchased the video "Baby Faces" which was an instant hit with her! "Baby Faces" shows babies dancing, bathing, eating, etc., (with kid songs in the background) and the action really keeps her attention.

When I bought "Baby Mugs", I thought it would be another great addition to her video library, but was I wrong! She never gave the video more than five minutes of total attention time. I think its because all you see on this video are the faces of babies. Its like looking at snapshots of babies sitting still. Also, the background music (jazz) didn't capture her attention.

"Baby Mugs" does show cute pictures of babies, and although I like the background music myself, it just doesn't work for my daughter. The video might be stimulating for a much younger baby because it is so mellow.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best for very little babies!, November 16, 2000

By	L. von Allmen "zaziesmom" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My daughter loved this video when she was very small. She was always very drawn to other babies and this video captivated her. I agree with the other reviewers that the video does not offer much for the older infant (perhaps > 6 months). If the makers of this video ever "update" it, I think another music choice, or, even better, just the sounds of the babies themselves would be more welcome (at least by the mommies and daddies).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven, January 16, 2002

By A Customer

I bought this video for my son recently, when he was just over three months old. When he's in the mood, he seems intrigued by it, though he was a little overwhelmed by all the images at first. I would recommend it to try for young babies, with two cautions/complaints: there are sections where it's not even moving video, but just still shots of baby faces (this is silly and boring). And two, my baby got frightened and started crying when, about two thirds of the way through, they started unnecessary quick-cut editing that has faces popping up, zipping off screen, etc. Perhaps not for sensitive younger babies.