Boohbah: Hot Dog [DVD]

The hot dog story is my son's favorite. He doesn't care much for the second story but has watched the hot dog episode many many times.

My 15 month dauther loves Boohbah. Hot dog is her first Boohbah DVD and she loves it. There are three stories on the DVD and I like it because I can play all three if we have the time or just one if we only have a few minutes.For anyone who hasn't seen Boohbah, it's not like other children's movies. It can be compared to Teletubies. I don't know why children like it but my dauther doesn't budge when the movie is one. I can actually enjoy a few minutes to myself.Don't expect to "get it" as an adult but children love it.

I screened this before letting a two year old watch it. PBS presents this show from the same minds that brought us "Teletubbies" (which the promotional copy describes as "innovative") and the big difference between the two seems to be that in "Boohbah" there are five colorful blobs speaking nonsense and jumping around pointlessly, whereas in "Teletubbies" there are four. I don't mind it if they want to call this children's entertainment, but I am not impressed by the educational angle, which is what PBS is supposedly there for. Each episode centers on an object or collected series of objects (a giant hot dog, some musical instruments, or a woolly sweater), so it is extremely modestly educational at best. I sincerely doubt the value of reinforcing a lexicon of nonsense words in very young kids: I expect that they would be much better served hearing their native language spoken correctly. To the show's credit, and responsible for the second star in my rating is the occasional human presence in the episodes. Little happens, but at least there's some exposure to reality and people in those (too short) segments.This allegedly teaches self-esteem (how?), not that two year olds are generally in need of a higher level of egocentrism. To make sure no nuance is missed, feel free to watch it with the subtitles on, so you can see words like "Pfft!" spelled out during the never-ending flatus dance. Parents will be enthralled with the not at all repetitive theme song. ("Boohbah, boohbah, boohbah, booh!"...Now repeat that about a million times). Despite the claims that "children's confidence and self-esteem are developed through active fun and laughter" which I'm not sure are clearly supported here, I just see a nonsense show that may keep very young children visually occupied for a brief period of time. If that's what you're looking for, have at it: "Boohbah Hot Dog" and it's cast of or colorful nonsense-spewing blobs Humbah, Zumbah, Zing Zing Zingbah, Jumbah, and Jingbah may absorb a one or two year old for a few minutes. Just don't expect much learning to ensue (though you may be quizzed about the reality of gigantic hot dogs).Remember: "Your purchase supports quality PBS KIDS programming"!

I'm not a big fan of Boohbah...never was. My son loved them when he was really young, but then became terrified of them...seeing them, or even just hearing their name [he has Autism]. But now he's 6 and he's found his love and obsession for them once again, so this video was a great find [and a great buy]. He loves to watch it on his computer and research the case :)

First, I'm not a big fan of the 'Boobah' in general, they are creepy looking. My 2 and a half year old granddaughter really likes them though, she started watching them around age 1. She enjoys the video, will imitate their movements/dance and is starting to appreciate the story lines now. Even though they are strange looking, I'd recommend the video.

Don't even try to understand it - just put it in your DVD player. Kids love the dancing blobs which in my opinion look like dancing male anatomy. This is visually entertaining for anyone under 5. It kept my kids mesmerized for a good 10 to 15 minutes. Enough said.

Boohbah is not for adults folks, it's meant for kids! I do like some scenes myself but kids will love it because it's colorful and some scenes are funny for the little ones.

One of my favorites

It's fairly creepy but the babies really like it