Henry WinklerSesame Street: Old School - Volume Two (1974-1979)

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 ;)

I really meant to give it 4 1/2 stars, but couldn't figure out how to do the 1/2 star. The DVD was awesome, but I took off a 1/2 star, because the first disk did not default to the main menu, instead leaving me with a black screen, after showing the ads for other DVDs to buy. I kept going around in circles (pushing the play button on my remote, which started the ads all over again. This happened four times, before I was able to get the main menu on, by waiting until the ads were done (fast forwarding through them, since you can't go directly to the main menu without going through the ads), then waiting for the black screen to be on awhile, before hitting the menu key on my remote. The disk wouldn't allow me to use the menu button on my remote until the black screen was on for a few seconds. That was frustrating.Still I loved season 2, although once again there were repeats, but not enough to upset me. Some of the new disco style stuff wasn't my fav., but still fun to watch. It's worth getting for the mere memory of sesame street of yesteryear. The fun musical skits were great to watch again, as well as the sesame street gang. Loved it.

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. lolAnyway,PeacedAlen

I received this item in fine condition, in the time advised. I have no issues with my order. These are the years that I learned the most from Sesame Street, and though some of the Muppet segments and animation was reused in later years, some is just excellent.

Quality product that brought back fun childhood memories, arrived on schedule and sold by a very efficient seller. No issues with purchase and would highly recommend.

Some great memories in here, however the DVDs only have a couple of the original complete shows on, not the complete series of shows. I think this is a little misleading on the website, Still, if you are of the generation that grew up watching seasame street, or just want to brain wash your kids with it...its well worth a watch just to see the classic 'pinball' animation again.

This was very misleading. It says hours of viewing, but what it doesn't tell you is there is one episode per disc; the rest of the DVD is behind the scenes and special features footage. This was NOT listed in the description when we bought it. Not at all what we were looking for for our son. We want him to watch the educational shows, not the behind the scenes footage...

What a joke. Like 2 episodes and 6hrs of "behind the scenes " crap my 4 year old had no interest in. Considering half the DVDs were blocked from HDCP piracy issues I'd say I'm shocked this blatant Rip off is still selling on Amazon

Exactly what I wanted and in perfect condition. Shipping was right on time too! I like volume 2 best because that is what I grew up with, but volume one is great too. My kids enjoy watching it but it's mostly for me. Our (kids and myself) favorite on this disc is the extended version of the Number Song (in the bonus section of one of the discs). Brings back tons of memories!