Product Details

• Actors: Martin Clunes, Chris Lang
• Directors: Mike Stuart
• Writers: Dave Ingham, Dave Westwood, George Tarry, James Mason, Mick Inkpen
• Producers: András Erkel, Ginger Gibbons, Jenö Vass, Kate Fawkes, Peter Orton
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lionsgate / HIT Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009NHBZ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,342 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Kipper - Pools, Parks & Picnics" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Kipper, a loveable, animated dog with a British accent, is on par with perennial preschool favorites Little Bear and Clifford, humble characters involved in ordinary play while reinforcing messages of cooperation, courtesy, and kindness. Drawn in simple lines with floppy ears, Kipper is the creation of England's Mick Inkpen, a prolific children's author (of Threadbear and Wibbly Pig fame) whose books have inspired a Nick Jr. television series. Pools, Parks and Picnics is a collection of seven episodes from the series, with straightforward names like "The Long Walk," "The Swimming Pool," and "The Picnic." The gentle tales are comfortably paced, accompanied by a soft instrumental soundtrack. In "The Gizmo," a bubble blower and a toy boat provide hours of entertainment for Kipper and his pal, Tiger, during an otherwise quiet day. In "Cakes and Tails," Pig agrees to share his triple chocolate cake with Kipper, until a game of hide-and-seek ends in a plateful of crumbs. A magnifying glass offers an up-close look at the wonders of nature in one episode; in another, a water fountain provides cool relief on a hot summer day. There are no crises and no moral dilemmas here. Rather, the sweet antics of childhood are mixed with the fun of friendship and the simplicity of play. Will the characters' British voiceovers play to young American audiences? Youngsters unfamiliar with the King's English may find the accents a bit distracting at first, yet, more likely, delightfully intriguing. (Ages 2 to 5) --Lynn Gibson

Product Description

Meet Kipper, a loveable dog with a big imagination. And he wants to be your child’s best friend. Today’s the day to join Kipper, Tiger, Jake, Pig and Arnold in their wondrous world of magic and fun. It’s going to be an unforgettable day of adventure and discovery as Kipper and his friends go exploring. Preparing for the long walk, Tiger dons his special red exploring coat.. Then they’re off to the swimming pools to conquer the cool water and wave machine. Next, it’s on to the park for a problematic picnic where they must deal with trampled sandwiches, a bothersome wasp and invading ants. Will they eve get to taste Pig’s specially baked chocolate cake? And just how are they going to rescue Tiger’s boat form the lily pads in the pond? More adventure awaits Kipper and Pig when they go searching for Arnold who is lost in the woods. Was that a lion they heard in the undergrowth? You won’t want to miss a minute of these wonderful tales featuring all your favorite characters from the popular children’s books and television show. Let’s go on an adventure with Kipper!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, gentle videos, August 4, 2001

By	Ezra Shapiro "exiled New Yorker" (Los Angeles sprawl) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Kipper - Pools, Parks & Picnics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If anything you have read above appeals to you, do not hesitate. Whip out your credit card and buy every Kipper tape you can find! This is one of the few video series that requires no parental policing and can be viewed by all with delight. The stories are gentle and affectionate and are imbued with the warmth of genuine friendship. The animations are simple but charming. The plots revolve around kid-level problems that are solved with a bit of inventiveness, much consideration, and a dash of bemusement. The characters are well acted without the cloying adults-pretending-to-be-children edge that you find in many US videos; BBC regular Martin Clunes, who does the voice of Kipper, is absolutely amazing. The pacing is suited to very young toddlers yet the stories are engrossing enough for school-age kids.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Entertaining, July 22, 2003

By	Amanda Richards "Modest to the extreme" (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Kipper and his friends Tiger, Pig and Arnold are the main characters in this series of stories. They have British accents, which is fun, especially when your kids imitate them, and they make playtime into an adventure in every episode. Some of the words are slang that kids may not understand at first, but from the excellent illustrations you can understand what they are saying.

This DVD has seven episodes, with story lines so simple that toddlers can understand the "plot". Some of the stories have useful messages, like when Tiger refuses to go into the pool, because he can't swim and doesn't have his swim floats with him.

The backgrounds are for the most part very basic, for example with just a green line on a white background, but somehow you know they are on the grass. Some are quite complex, and you can see individual blades of grass in a field. The one story that has a problem is the one when Kipper is blowing bubbles, because you can't see them clearly on the white background, but you can hear them popping. (Thanks to my JBL surround speakers)

I was giving it four stars, because my son has just demanded to see it again for the fourth consecutive time today, and I've had enough, but you can't downgrade something that a child enjoys so much, so it's back to five stars.

I suppose I'll have to buy the rest of the series now.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful children's cartoon!, June 11, 2001

By	Heather Walton (Chico, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Kipper - Pools, Parks & Picnics [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I think this tape is fantastic. I do not get cable so we can only see these types of shows on video. Kipper is a really cute dog and the 7 stories are fun and grab your attention. My baby is only 9 month's old and can sit through about 10 minutes of Kipper before she gets bored, but I wanted to see the whole show! This tape is 60 minutes long and the color and sound is supurb. I like the animals in it. Kipper and Tiger are dogs and they have pig and other animal friends. I'd say these are the best cartoons out there with stories that are positive and helpful to children. Not like the ones in my day where the animals charaters were all being attacked and bombed, or so it seemed. Kipper has fun playing and being a kid outside mostly. I adore this video and so does my baby.