Sesame Street: Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974) |  | Artists: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Sonia Manzano, Jerry Nelson
Label: Sesame Street
Category: DVD
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Rating:  176 reviews
Sales Rank: 1930
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: 891264001021
UPC: 891264001021
EAN: 0891264001021
ASIN: B000H6SY8C
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: October 24, 2006
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Product Description
Collection of episodes from Sesame Street's first five seasons.
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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Sean C. Tunell (Tucson, AZ)
I watched sesame street in the late 80's, so what I got was different that what I remembered. I genuinely enjoyed about 50% of the material, I thought 25% was okay, and the last 25% I thought was rather annoying. In the first disc, there's about 5 minutes of a visit to the zoo that was terrible. The camera was shaking around, zoomed in WAY too far, and the lighting was terrible. However, you can only watch the highlights for each episode, and that's what I'd recommend, because that way you miss all of the rather boring and extremely outdated material.
 Two episodes per disc, great program July 21, 2010
OneOpinion
If you're looking for something to entertain today's preschoolers, keep in mind that this set is going to be a bit rough...Sesame Street was still developing its programming and evaluating its effectiveness. And it was the first of its kind.
Example: I have to bypass one scene where an "employment agency" worker is consulting with a huge set of teeth to find the teeth work - the teeth wind up biting the worker and it actually looks pretty realistic, even without blood, because the worker's hair is mussed and he falls out of his chair and "under" the teeth behind its desk. My daughter burst into tears the first time she saw the teeth "bite" the man, and I've bypassed it ever since then.
It's a treat to watch with my preschoolers, but they are sometimes bored during what seem (to them) overly long intervals between the actors or puppets. However, I much prefer them watching this content than today's very long animated segments of Sesame Street on PBS with no puppets at all, just their animations. I'm especially happy to see the "One of these things doesn't belong" segments.
If you can sit beside your little ones while they watch this, the content is worth it to keep them engaged. Several "interludes" or cartoony intermissions are overly long for this age group, so I wind up fast-fowarding the last third of those if they're not important learning tools and simply for "entertainment" value. As Sesame Street progressed, those intervals decreased in length to better keep their audiences attentive.
What a talented, gifted set of talent on these originals! Love seeing them again as I remember them from my own youth. I doubly appreciate them now for my preschoolers and my adult eyes.
 Sesame Street Old School Vol. 1 July 2, 2010
Catherine Mawer (California)
First let me start by saying Amazon delivered my stuff in a timely fashion. In fact it was earlier than I expected. Kudos to Amazon.
As for the DVD, it was awesome. Yes, there are a couple of repeats, but not many. I love the option to watch the highlights of each program without having to watch the whole episode. There are five full episodes (one from each season),included in the set, but there are a bunch of bonus skits from other episodes that were not included. I liked being able to choose which skits I wanted to watch, so I could go back to those ones anytime I wanted. It included all my favorite educational song skits, and a few skits I had forgotten, as well as my favorite muppet/human interactions. It was great to see Bob, Gordon (albeit more than 1), Susan, Maria, Luis, David and Mr Hooper in their earlier years. Loved it.
Mr. Hooper dies (Sesame Street Review) May 4, 2010
a. pippens (Ohio)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Sesame Street has served as proof that America hasn't been working hard enough at abolishing 'racism.' I am a forty-four year old black/Hispanic woman, and in all of my consciencious years of life, Sesame Street is the only program that I have never not once spotted racism within. It has always promoted mutual respect, love , and acceptance among all races of people. As a child, never not once, did I have to endure the painful humiliation of having the only 'dark' cartoon charactor speak with the dialect of a 1850's slave, and behave in a manner that is obviously intellectually inferior to the others, while entrusted into Jim Hansen's hands. So it's no wonder that I'd only consider the Sesame Street collection for my two toddler grandsons. Jim Hansen (Sesame Street & Muppets creator), may you rest in peace, Good Man.
I've always loved Sesame Street! February 6, 2010
A. Chenier (Baltimore, MD)
This show for kids has stood the test of time! I loved it as a kid and appreciate it even more as an adult. As a jazz lover, I am wowed by the music and the creativity of the music sequences. I will order the VOl. II for my daughter's second birthday. Don't pay attention to the other reviews buy this!
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