Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2 (1974 - 1979) [DVD]

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 who gets mad 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. But as any kid who grew up with old school version of Sesame Street will know... It's not bad to be mad. 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. I would say that a third volume is necessary, staying away from full episodes and just giving us the leftover segments from the first ten years. While the full episodes are cool to have, it is obvious that any more will result in a lot more repeated bits...still, 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, just tons of stuff to enjoy. I'm still a huge fan of the animal reels and how-they-make-it reels that no longer get played on the show. Remember when they showed us how to make chinese noodles? 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. I believe it gives a child more of an incentive to see whats coming up next, when the segments are shorter. 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 and I'm pretty sure they've made ME more fun to be around. Don't pass it up for your kids just cuz of some lame disclaimer, this IS the real deal.

3 Discs - including 4 full episodes AND seasons 6 through 10 classic cuts / shorts. Our son has special needs, including Down syndrome plus autism. I've always said this is his world, we keep him safe. We do everything we can to get "into" his world, Sesame Street has become one of those bridges. We had first rented Old School from our library and wanted him to have his own copy. He is learning so much from these discs, just like we did when we were kids. THANK YOU to Sesame Street for such an amazing, timeless show - that generations can watch together - including these wonderful classics from the 70s. AND he is fascinated that there is Kermit in these ;)

Grandson loves his movies

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

We greatly limit and monitor what we allow our 3yr old girl to watch. The shows must not be frantic and hyper as most of today's shows are. We were thrilled to find the Old School sets and now have Vol 1 and 2. Theses shows actually teach children through repetition and interesting skits. I am an elementary school teacher (mostly 1st Grade) and I appreciate the sound research behind the lessons. There is a disclaimer at the beginning of the video stating that these shows are intended for adults for nostalgia's sake and that they do no meet the needs of today's preschoolers; I would argue that these shows do indeed meet the needs of today's preschool children and that the teaching methods used are based on good research and, therefore, still effective. If the entire series were for sale I would probably buy it. Since my little one has never been exposed to the frantic pace of today's children's shows she very much enjoys watching the Old School videos.

I love it! All the characters Sesame Street characters are lovable.

So, we went old school, and rather enjoyed some of the honest-old-goodness from these episodes (although I thought for some reason they were full seasons, they are NOT); each disc contains two (2) episodes and a few bonus tracks. We did laugh though, that there's 'disclaimers' at the beginning of the episodes, stating these classic episodes are actually meant for 'adults and may not be suitable or relative to kids of today'; they're great and worth watching even for todays kiddos. Was irritated that the amazon delivery driver through the package onto the porch, breaking the holders on the inside, but we just ran with it, due to the contracted-drivers being hit-or-miss in our area.

Old school set Volume 2! So glad to have these!

Loved the memories

Pour ceux qui ont connu Sesame Street dans leur enfance, c'est un agréable retour dans le passé que je partage maintenant avec ma fille. Les moyens étaient simples mais les personnages très attachants et l'enseignement de valeurs de bases primordiales.

日本のＤＶＤプレーヤーでは再生できないのでＰＣで見ました。懐かしいキャラクターが勢ぞろいです。現在ではセサミの番組を見ることができないので、貴重なＤＶＤだと思います。

Esta bien, pero esperaba mas escenas con los personajes de barrio sesamo... hay trozos curiosos con batman, superman y personajes Marvel (que no me acordaba que salian en barrio sesamo... y está muy bien...) pero hay otros dibujos que me sobran un poco... Idioma en inglés... para tener y recordar viejos tiempos, está muy bien.

Per i nostalgici di questi Muppets, solo versione inglese, con Old School un tuffo nel passato e naturalmente fatto per i più piccoli.