Sesame Street - Telling the Truth VHS

This movie is hilarious-a fun one to watch with your kids. Centers around the day care center where the buzz is all about going to the circus. Telly feels left out that he didn't go, and thinks in order to be someone you have to go to the circus. He ends up telling everyone that his uncle Tommy is a ringmaster in the circus. Meanwhile, Gina reads a story about the boy who cried wolf, and Elmo dreams that he is in the story. The boy, Leo, is really funny, as he feels really important because everyone comes running when he yells wolf. The sheep he is watching even have some pretty funny lines like, "You're not so faaascinating yourself, Leo." It ends up that Telly has to tell the truth when his uncle (Dennis Quaid) comes to pick him up and finds out he lied about his job. It turns out Uncle Tommy is really an astronaut, which the daycare kids think is way better than a ringmaster anyways. Definitely worth buying!

My son really liked the dvd. He has watched it multiple times.

My 4 year old has loved this since he was 3 - every few days he will want to watch it again, and I don't mind becuase its charming, and there's some adult "wit" sneaked into the dialogue. The scenario - Telly telling a lie about his Uncle being a Ringmaster of a Circus, Gina telling the Story of the Boy who Cried Wolf, Elmo Dreaming Himself into the Story, & Telly's Uncle unexpectedly appearing (Dennis Quaid) with Telly having to admit he told a lie all combine well. The songs aren't bad either - my Son likes to have me sing along and yes, I've memorized them. Definitely worth buying.

Exactly as described

The world we live in is so full of false hopes and promises that so much of the time people forget to teach their children that being truthful, our word and our honor, is the most important thing we can offer. Children need to learn that telling the truth is a good thing, and not a thing of the past. This Sesame Street video reminds us, as adults, and them as children that although it's not always the easiest road it is always the best choice.

I rented this DVD from the library for my two year old son so many times that I decided to buy it. He watches this DVD everyday and I enjoy watching it too. It's not only funny but it teaches the valuable lesson on telling the truth in a way kids can really understand.

great story and perfect way to help teach your kids about lying. A must have for your collection!!! My five year old loves this story and has seen it many times.

I bought this when my two year old told her first outright lie after asking her if she had done something. She is now three years old and still loves watching this DVD from time to time. There is a story line of the boy who cried wolf and a kid lying about what his Dad does for a living to impress his friends. Of course this won't prevent your kids from lying or make them immediately want to stop, but it does make talking about the subject of lying easier. It gives you common terminology to use from the DVD that they will understand, and you can ask them "are you telling the truth" and they know what you mean because the show explains it in a storybook type way.