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Sesame Street: Old School - Volume One (1969-1974)
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| Genre | Kids & Family/3-6 Years, Kids & Family/Birth-2 Years, Sesame Street Compilation, Kids & Family, Television, DVD Movie, Classic Sesame Street, Blu-ray Movie See more |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Box set |
| Contributor | Johnny Cash, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Carol Burnett, Jackie Robinson, Lena Horne |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Discs | 3 |
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Sesame Street: Old School, Volume One: 1969-1974 DVD
Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Sesame Street Old School is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series you grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics like “C is for Cookie,” “I Love Trash,” and “Rubber Duckie.” Bring back the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street’s first five seasons which can be enjoyed again and again
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When the Children's Theater Workshop's Sesame Street first aired on television in 1969, it was a revolutionary new show aimed specifically at preschool children--an audience previously untargeted by television programming. Exhaustively-researched and tested on real audiences of preschoolers, this "experiment in kid programming" aimed to teach preschoolers the alphabet, numbers, body parts, rhyming, and basic reasoning skills while thoroughly entertaining them. Through the use of humor, the amazing puppetry of Frank Oz and Jim Henson, animation, the incredibly catchy music of Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss, and a fast-action pace borrowed from the television commercial format, Sesame Street was, and still is, more successful at educating and entertaining children than anyone initially imagined. What's more, the lessons learned by generations of preschoolers went far beyond simple school-readiness skills to include values like acceptance, cooperation, and inclusiveness because the urban Sesame Street was a place populated by people and monsters young viewers could identify with, where anything could happen, and where every ethnicity, generation, and species co-existed and interacted harmoniously.
Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1 1969-1974 offers a sampling of the first five seasons of Sesame Street and includes the first episode of each season in its entirety as well as a large selection of classic segments from each season highlighting some of the most memorable sketches ("Bein' Green," "Rubber Duckie," "Whistle a Happy Tune," and Super-Grover in "Telephone Booth"), favorite human characters like Bob and Mr. Hooper, and guest appearances by celebrities like Bill Cosby, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Carol Burnett, and Jesse Jackson. Adult viewers will be transported back in time as they witness Bert's frustration with his ever-noisy roommate Ernie, chuckle at the antics of Grover and his demanding customer in Grover's Restaurant, and wonder if Snuffleupagus will ever show himself to someone besides Big Bird. Other well-remembered moments include pinball number count, the baker who inevitably tumbles down the stairway with a handful of cream pies, the ever-munching Cookie Monster, "Here is Your Life" segments, Bert "Doin' the Pigeon," and the inevitably grumpy Oscar the Grouch. Post-Elmo preschoolers and their parents will laugh, learn, grow, and connect with one another as they share this classic compilation of Sesame Street moments. Bonus features include the original sales pitch reel (introduced by Joan Ganz Cooney and hosted by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog) and a thick booklet rich with history, trivia, and a pullout activity section for children. (Ages 2 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 7.55 Ounces
- Item model number : MFR891264001021#VG
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 7 hours and 15 minutes
- Release date : September 3, 2018
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Unqualified
- Studio : SHOUT! FACTORY
- ASIN : B000H6SY8C
- Number of discs : 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #41,601 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #3,907 in Kids & Family DVDs
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The set contains five full episodes from the first five seasons, and 54 (the liner notes are incorrect, they should have asked Count for help) bonus clips. The set also includes the 25 minute pitch-film that was made before the series originally aired, explaining Sesame Street's message and motive. Although the episodes have a disclaimer that it is not necessarily intended for today's pre-school children, I believe they would probably enjoy "classic" Street even more than the current lineup of shows. The fact that today's pre-schoolers may be more advanced than the Sesame Street of yore can really be attributed to Sesame Street itself, and that's pretty cool. Still, I personally appreciate that the aim of the set is at adults, because so many of us associate our childhood with Sesame Street. A booklet is included that gives a brief overview of the series from the first five years and I found it informative.
According to Muppet Central, a few sketches were altered or removed for music copyright issues (one with Stevie Wonder, one with Rogers & Hammerstein), but because I never saw the originals, I found nothing amiss. What astounded me more than anything was that at the end of the first five years, more than 600 episodes of the show had been produced. No wonder they can't release full seasons! Although the full-length episodes are great, my favorite part are the additional sketches from each respective season. Seeing Kermit sing "Bein' Green" in its original form, the "Bread, Milk and Butter" cartoon and the "In in the Sky with Diamonds" parody is a real treat.
The picture quality is great -- especially considering the program's age (and the fact that it was one of the first programs to be recorded on video, although film was used for most of the interstitials) -- I doubt the show ever looked as good as it looks right now. The sound quality is good too -- mono of course -- but clear and crisp.
Overall, I highly recommend this set for anyone who loves or loved Sesame Street. For those who were born after these episodes aired (like me), looking back at the beginning is really special. It is clear that everyone involved had a true love for teaching and interacting with children and taking television to another level.
For those of you not familiar with the I.D. logos that preceded the PBS I.D. that came into being the same year as I did; 1971, here is a brief description of them. At the end of the series premiere after the funding credits, a red vertical stripe at the left side of the screen would come down, followed by a yellow vertical stripe going upward next to it, then a blue vertical stripe going down next to that, all accompanied by a synthesizer jingle penned by Eric Siday, and an announcer's voice, "This is NET, the Public Television network." The three vertical lines morphed into the letters N E T while all of that went on, with a blue horizontal line drawn over them, which formed the house roof with the antenna on top, connected to the T.
For the second season premiere, the very first PBS I.D. was used, which was just a still image of the words Public Broadcasting Service in a center-justified text stack with red, yellow and blue colors in a Helvetica typeface, accompanied just by the voice of actor MacDonald Carey (Dr. Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives, whose voice still does the opening narration of the soap opera) announcing "This is PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service." Like the NET one before it and the PBS one that came after it, this logo had a black background.
It was also criminal that the song Stevie Wonder performed on the show for the fourth or fifth season premiere; "1-2-3 Sesame Street," and his hit "Superstition" had to be clipped out as well as the Anything Muppets singing with Gordon "Consider Yourself" from the "Oliver" musical in the first episode. The things that have to be taken out for fear of others getting lawyer happy! Still, what we're consciously spoon-fed is better than nothing at all.
-David M. Gill, Barbara's son
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So my little one has been watching cbeebies really, adn we have just started to get some dvds for her. TO be honest sesame street is absolutely brilliant!! A couple of days ago we were reading a bed time story and she pointed to the letter W and said thats a W. I said how did you know that. She said that the cookie monster ate the letter W thats how she knew. She now also knows the letters M and d. I will def be getting more of these movies.
The picture quality is not brilliant, this was made in the 70s so the costumes are 70 style and colours not that bold. Its not the fault of the dvd at all its the fault of the video quality in the 70s. But the dvd itself is excellent. Would recommend to any parent wanting more from cartoons and wanting something educational. For me its a trip down memory lane and will def be getting the next one.
The saddest thing about seeing this now is that it just kindof proves that art really doesn't influence life as much as many would claim/hope. If it did, then the US generation of 60's-70's Sesame Street-watching kids would have grown up to be overwhelmingly non-racist, gentle, sharing, tolerant - and literate. Sadly, it often doesn't feel like this has turned out to be the case.
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