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Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
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Our Price: $24.69
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Manufacturer: Sesame Street
Starring: Sesame Street
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0891264001021
Format: Box set
Label: Sesame Street
Manufacturer: Sesame Street
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sesame Street
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-10-24
Running Time: 440
Studio: Sesame Street
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Summary: Psychedelic insanity from the 1970s
Comment: Like most Americans of my age, I grew up watching Sesame Street. It was considered a new invention to give children some rudimentary education and teach them something about the world while they moppeted and gamboled around the house doing kids stuff. Looking back at these videos, most of which I remembered very clearly when I watched them again as an adult, I wonder what these people did to my mind.
Sesame Street is now an obvious product of the counter culture. Watching some of the shorts and cartoons in it ... well, I can see why teenage pot-smoking reprobates enjoyed watching Sesame Street as much as kids in those days did. Heck, there were many, many prominent members of the counter culture featured prominently in the program. For example, I had a crush on Buffy St. Marie, American Indian Movement activist from the 60s, from listening to her sing nice songs on Sesame Street. I also had quite a few Stevie Wonder records because of his numerous appearances on Sesame Street. Other figures of the time also made occasional appearances; Johnny Cash and Jesse Jackson among others.
It's funny watching the kids from Sesame Street (which, in case you don't remember, is in the Ghetto) gamboling around Farmer Bob's Farm, figuring out where food comes from and such. One of the great cultural artifacts preserved in Sesame Street, besides the psychedelic art and the hipster haircuts and moustaches, is the uniforms that this era of working class people wear. I mean, I remember people dressing like that, but if they weren't anthropologically preserved in the Bell Jar of Sesame Street ... that might have been lost to history. Nobody knows how Scythian bartenders dressed and comported themselves either. Watching the series really brings me back; it also reminded me of Mr. Hooper who was probably my favorite old dude on Television, and that the "old school" cookie monster is actually pretty scary.
Is it good for kids? I think it is. If you're the type who wants your kid to wear a bicycle helmet when he walks around the house, you'll probably be horrified by it. I find it entertaining, educational, and profoundly nice. Sesame Street Old School also lacks any of the shrill sanctimony or paranoid preachiness that you see in modern kids shows. Kids can watch it and hardly know they're being taught stuff at all. I occasionally wonder that they didn't implant secret mind control engrams into my mind with some of those wacky psychedelic scenes, a la Manchurian Candidate, but over all this is great nostalgic fun.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good summary
Comment: Good aggregation of the early Sesame Street, reminds me of my childhood. Only downer: I can only view them in black/white, must be the country code of my swiss player...
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Summary: Sesame Street Old School
Comment: This volume is so much better than the second one! I have been telling everyone about it since no one knew about it. It takes you back if you grew up watching these episodes. Very cool.
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Summary: Across Generations
Comment: My 4 year old daughter and I love to watch this together. She enjoys it as much as I did when I was a child. Sesame Street now and then is a treasure. I love this DVD.
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Summary: Flashback City
Comment: Boy, did this bring back memories! At 32 years I still remembered singing the "Ladybug Picnic" and the "Adventures of Letterman"! This is an awesome series and if you watched it when you were a kid there is no reason you can't enjoy it now. Your kids will love it too!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Do you remember how to get to Sesame Street? Relive those memorable moments from your childhood with Sesame Street: Old School. The best of seasons one to five are all here for the first time ever on DVD. Included are the best episodes from these early years the original pilot as it aired and tons of extras. Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Wanda the Witch? Did you learn to count with Bill Cosby or James Earl Jones? Sing "Nasty Dan" with Johnny Cash? Sesame Street Old School has something for everyone whether you just have those adorable monsters (and one big bird) or you want to share the show with your children. Make Abracadabra Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich grab your rubber duckie and head on down to where the air is sweet.System Requirements:Run Time: 420 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 891264001021 Manufacturer No: 89126400102
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