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| Sesame Street: Vol. 2 - Old School (1974-1979) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Jim Henson, Bob Schwarz, Eva Saks, Jim Martin, Jon Stone
Actors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Loretta Long, Bob Mcgrath, Caroll Spinney
Studio: Sesame Street
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 1833
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 60 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: GEPDSS00118D
UPC: 891264001182
EAN: 0891264001182
ASIN: B000UNYJTK
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1969
Release Date: November 6, 2007
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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 11/06/2007 Run time: 484 minutes
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 BRILLIANT MATERIAL FOR KIDS.... ABSOLUTELY! January 2, 2009
Again the disclaimer is on the Old School Sesame Street sets, claiming that some bits may not be suitable for todays children. This must be a joke. Why would anyone find this material unsuitable for any children? This is the cream of the crop right here. I put this thing in for my kid, and he watches in a way he watches nothing else, not even the modern "appropriate" Sesame Streets that are on TV these days. If I had to choose one thing to let my kid watch, it would be these Old School Sesame Streets. Lessons go far beyond the ABC's. Sesame Street old school deals with everyday life in an honest way, it is entertaining and hillarious too. I think so.
The show these days makes an effort, but is bogged down too much with PC values, which make it not as fun as the old schools.
Some of these characterizations are very plainly real, which is what makes them work so well. You have some characters like Don Music, who throws a fit when he cant get his lyrics right, or Jack-Be-Nimble, who is portrayed as a hippie biker type. He yells at Kermit when Kermit corrects his mistake. "Hey! Get off my case, Frog!" ...by todays standards thats probably not as peachy clean as it should be.
On this set you get the season premieres from seasons 6-10, and bonuses. The thing with sesame street is that it purposely repeats bits all the time, which is the point of the show, so kids dont forget. So as in the first volume, some bits get repeated on the DVD, but I barely noticed, theres still tons and tons of stuff to enjoy. An hour of Sesame Street from the seventies is much more varied with different stuff than todays show, which relys very heavily in its commercial characters like Elmo and Baby Bear. In this era there is input from a slew of very talented writers and cartoonists, and musicians and celebrities and filmakers... which personally is what always kept my attention even back when I was the kid. I find that my four year old gets bored easily with the new stuff on TV, like twenty minute Elmo segments, but is quite in tune with the cut and paste style, and fast moving segments of these shows. He also asks more questions and I see that as the best part. He really pays attention to the material. Sesame Street was right on the money in these days, and cannot be duplicated. Better disclaimers for this set may be, Warning: May encourage Free Thinking and Sense of Humor... Warning: Brilliant Television, may make your kid more fun to be around than most kids... or something to that effect. I really dig it, man. Don't pass it up for your kids, this is the real deal.
 Well done but could have been a bit better December 17, 2008
After watching the new PC Sesame Street of the 21st Century, it was nice to see the older episodes from the late 60's early 70's when IMO, Sesame Street was at it's best. So what if Cookie Monster eats cookies not healthy food? It was funny and entertaining.
On the Con side, I think they could have kind of done a 'best of' series instead of just whole episodes. Maybe that is in the works.
All in all, a must have...
Gotta love originals December 11, 2008
The original Sesame Street episodes from many decades ago were the best in my opinion. My young boy loves this collection of old episodes... He runs around saying "Bert" and "Cookie" all day, plus there is good, honest educational and moral values in the content. Better than Spongebob Squarepants for his age at least :)
Bring on more of the Old School! November 7, 2008
Just got Old School 1 and 2 and sat down to show my 4 kids what their pappa grew up with.
They all enjoyed it, including my wife who didnt grow up with Sesame Street.
Love the old charcters, Harry Monster, Grover (suppose he is still around but it seems Elmo hijacked his spot), overall just the flow of it - good stuff.
They make learning fun - well, in truth the kids dont know they are learning, but they are counting & subtracting, etc. without even realizing it. Thats how learning should be.
Personally I love the hippie style - Im laid back and loose, so I suppose this affects the kids as well.
(i.e., if your not laid back as well and take things lightly, you may need to stick to modern Elmo.)
Also, our kids dont watch much t.v. - most kids who over zone on todays t.v. probably wouldnt care and even begin to relate to the presentation of old school.
I say they need to release a pack of all the episodes...no biggy really...just not sure if they think they can get their money back on it...they are focused and pressing on with the cleaned up version of todays sesame street - no rought talk or frustrated Don Music there. lol
Anyway,
Peace
dAlen
Love Sesame Street? October 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this as much, if not more, than my kids. Not only do I feel nastalgic for the good ol' days, but it reminds me of why Sesame Street was created. Some of the greatest and most memorable segments are in here. I haven't watched the first season because I think this is closer to the time when I was a kid and all the kinks from the first season would have been worked out by the second season. I just love Grover and Prairie Don, Bert and Ernie. You can see that some of these characters have just about disappeared these days through the inclusion of Elmo's world and all the things they do with new characters. While I don't mind them, I miss the guys I grew up with. This is great to break out when you've watched re-runs too many times! I end up sitting down and watching the show with the kids, and they like that as well!
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