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| Sesame Street Presents Elmo's Musical Adventures - Peter & The Wolf | 
 enlarge | Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nicla Di Bruno, Erin Chase, Belinda Montgomery
Studio: Sesame Street
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.95
Buy New: $4.15
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (34 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6834
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 45 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: D51719D
ISBN: 0738922218
UPC: 074645171999
EAN: 9780738922218
ASIN: B000056MMG
Release Date: January 9, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 1988
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 lovely made, just forced to see preface without skipping August 12, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
i do love this dvd, my 28 month old daughter does so, is not too scary, it is well made with all the sesamestreetcharacters.
but what i do hate is, that there is a "count with sesamestreet, the children are counting on you" preface, which you cannot skip! you have to watch and wait the whole start until the start of peter and the wolf options comes.
so when you want to watch the dvd, put it in dvd player minutes before you sit down with your child.
all disneys have terrible long and many sneak previews, but at least you can skip them!
nothing for impatient people like me, who think, that if i buy a dvd i want to see the dvd and all other things like "we do benefits" or "sneak previews" should be a button pressable option and not a must to see.
 cute dose of culture April 23, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It took my 2-year-old a couple of viewings to get interested in this one, but now he's hooked and asks for it every day. He seems especially amused by seeing familiar characters like Elmo, Telly, and Zoe "disguised" as Peter, the Duck, and the Bird. The Wolf is growly without being too scary for a little one. The actors who play the musicians are really appealing -- the only false note is Keith Lockhart's incredibly stiff performance. But he is a conductor, after all, not an actor, so that doesn't matter to my toddler, who sits enraptured through the whole thing, singing along with Elmo and his band, and then wants to see it again. I'd love to see Sesame Street do the "Carnival of the Animals" next.
Not only one of the better Elmo Sesame Street videos, but... February 7, 2004
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
...also one of the best visual versions of Peter and the Wolf, itself. The humor is infectious. Sesame Street gets around the issue of the wolf eating the duck quite well. This is one of the videos that my son and I can sit down together and watch over and over with enjoyment. A wonderful way to introduce little ones to the world of classical music. I hightly recommend this tape. The Boston Pops are excellent, and the introductory and closing materials involving Sesame Street characters and their attempt to form a band is also well done.
Bravo to all concerned.
A classic in every sense... December 24, 2003
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am completely in love with this DVD, as is my 2 year old daughter. I picked it up wanting not only to entertain her, but also educate. Happily, this does both, and it will still be watchable when my little ones are older.
Baby Bear is taken by Papa Bear to see the Boston Pops Orchestra perform Peter and the Wolf, and the story is set in motion as Baby Bear listens to the music and imagines his Sesame St friends as the characters. Each character is followed in the story by a Boston Pops member playing the instrument respective to them, which will give children a clearer understanding of how the instrument voices the character. Elmo is adorable as Peter, Big Bird plays Grandfather, Oscar and Zoe accompany Elmo on his hunt as the Cat and Bird, and the wolf is of course, the Wolf!
The Boston Pops are at their finest here, and everything about the instruments, musicians, and the musical work itself are explained in a fun, funny, and educational way. One of the most wonderful things about the story was a slight change made in the fates of the Duck and the Wolf - when Telly (Duck) discovers he is to be eaten in the story, he is a bit shocked and decides to sit out, (a particularly funny moment!). And rather than shooting the wolf, the creative team here decided to catch him with butterfly nets and ropes and capture him without violence. For this mom, that was a welcome surprise.
For anyone with kids 2 to 12, Elmo lovers, or an adult like me who just appreciates great music and loves to see their little ones smile at a great show, pick this one up today.
Well loved by our household - 19 month old included. November 10, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
My 19 month old loves this DVD. We only have 4 kid's movies, this one is the one that she requests constantly. I like it because I know she's learning something, and it's entertaining without being annoying. She likes it because it has music, 'animals', and, now 'ELMO!'.She recognizes the music from Peter and the Wolf if it is played without accompanying video, even to the extent that she has learned the animals' accompanying music, and will 'act' like them sometimes when she hears it. (or, in one case, any time she hears a flute, she asks for Peter WOLF ELMO!) The concepts of 'orchestra', 'conductor' and 'music telling a story' are introduced within the main plot of the Sesame Street Characters wanting to create a band, then Baby Bear's big treat for the day is that Papa Bear takes him to the Boston Pops to 'hear' Peter and the Wolf. Kids see enough orchestra and individual instruments to get the idea, but the Muppets then act out the story as the orchestra is playing, with, for example, the Violinist hamming it up and following 'Peter' (Elmo) around the story. It's a great way to tell the story, introduce music and instruments, and be entertaining! Definitely a keeper!
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