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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15897
Category: DVD
Actors: Cheryl Rhoads, Rebecca Birney, Serafin Rocha, John Lovelady, Hal Smith
Director: Frank Brandt
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Studio: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Label: Image Entertainment
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 58 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 682515050321
EAN: 0682515050321
ASIN: B00004TJMR
Release Date: January 2, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: September 1987
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
The most endured and popular nursery rhymes of Mother Goose are timeless, and children who could only see and hear the classic tales, can now sing along. Each song is lavishly produced with full orchestration, beautiful costuming, and exquisitely detaile
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Tired of inane sing-along videos with cheesy music and a lack of cohesiveness? The Mother Goose Treasury, Vol. 2 features fully orchestrated songs, elaborate costuming, bright backgrounds, and even a story line! The scatterbrained Mother Goose and her young gosling Bertram are headed to town to complete some grocery shopping. Along the way they encounter a plethora of famous Mother Goose characters, including Jack (as in "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick"), Miss Muffet, Mary (and her lamb), Humpty Dumpty, and Simple Simon. Each encounter elicits a recitation of the appropriate story, either in song or verse, complete with choreography, puppetry, and onscreen subtitles. The "puppetronic" technology deserves special mention--it brings the puppetry to life and is suggestive of Jim Henson's Muppet productions. Joining the puppets is a large cast of human actors who sing, dance, and generally enthrall audiences from 3 to 8 years old. This volume offers 58 minutes of sing-along fun that kids will request repeatedly. For more Mother Goose sing-alongs, check out Mother Goose Treasury, Vol. 1. --Tami Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Nostalgia, Sweet, Sweet Nostalgia! September 6, 2008
As a child I loved this! Some people have the gripe that one actor portrays several characters and it's confusing...At 2 or 3 I didn't realize that the same people played multiple roles, for me if they were in a different costume they were a different person...This is true with most children fo that age. It's geared to be wholesome entertainment for children and I feel it is just that. As far as gripes about the production quality, you must simply realize this was made in the 1980's, and isn't that bad considering how old it is. Anyone interested in this will be after nostalgia or wanting to share something with their kids from their childhood, which is exactly why I am purchasing this and exactly why I love it...!
Perfect For Children August 20, 2008
I remember this dvd from when I was a kid. I use to go to my grandmother and first thing I would watch was this dvd and I loved it. I had forgotten all about it till one day i was looking for some dvd's for my kids and came across and bought it immediatly. My 3 year old loves it, and it is the only dvd he actually acts out and sings with them. He even started doing the alphabet after he was watching this movie. He was never a fan sesame street, but this movies he loves, and I definatly believe because it is the overacting and he can understand better.
I think this DVD is perfect for children. It tells all the nursery rhymes and stories you remember from your childhood, and introduces in them in a fun way for kids. I think the most important thing is how this dvd is set up for children. Of course to an adult the puppets look fake and the scenery you can tell is not real. Give it a break it is from the 1980's, you can't expect it to look like things do now. But kids don't pay attention to this at all, and don't know. This DVD was made for kids not adults. Also kids always love overacting and being silly. This is the reason I think this dvd is perfect for them. I mean how many times will a kid watch something that's serious without some fun in it and overacting.
The only thing I find is the cast mostly is too old for the parts there they're playing, but i believe the reason is because they wanted to make sure they had good singing in the movie.
Very simple if your looking for something for your children to watch and enjoy singing and nursery ryhmes then this is it. If your looking something for yourself just then of course i wouldn't recommend this.
Ignore the Twisted Negative Reviews July 6, 2008
The couple of lengthy critics are twisted people projecting new age hippie values on your children. This series creates a beautiful, truly well-performed, not talking-down-to and WHOLESOME fantasy for kids, so they can be kids and not miniature politically correct adults. It's a tragedy people like those naysayers exist. At least the more mature, wiser reviewers get it.
What's so special is they have well-schooled dancers or actors and they perform the verses that are not well-known. I just re-viewed them with my daughter who is now almost 12, and we truly enjoyed them as vivid high-caliber children's theater, quite apart from the nostalgic of having watched them together 10 yrs ago. And the goose character really moves like a goose, truly well-done. The honk-honk is cute, fits the part, and NOT overdone.
Happy to have Mother Goose Video! June 10, 2008
My 3 children experienced and loved the Mother Goose video in VHS form. I was so happy to find this in DVD form so my little granddaughter could have this experience as well. "Grandpa" is looking forward to viewing this again too--really brings back good memories!
 Mother Goose at HIT! April 16, 2008
I remember this when I was young and HAD to watch it with my younger brother and sister. For some reason the title song to this collection always stuck in my head. So when I had a child of my own (she's 2) I decided to track down the Mother Goose I remember. I cannot believe I found this on DVD! My daughter absolutely LOVES these 2 dvd's. Best purchase I ever made for her. She's entertained, she loves Humpty Dumpty, she loves all the singing and she get's up and dances with the songs! I agree that the cinematography is horrible and the actors aren't so wonderful, but I remember my bro and sis loving it...and NOW MY DAUGHTER ADORES IT! I wish I could find volumes III and IV on DVD!!!!
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