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Hey there, YouTube! And as you doubt have guessed,
I am chaseace5127 2.0!
And today, I have a really special video for you all!
It's a video that you all have requested me to do
for quite some time now, and I never really got a chance to do it
until this very moment!
This video is gonna all about my...
This video is gonna be my longest video to date,
and that's because I'm gonna go in intricate detail
as to WHAT my top 28 is and WHY.
And before I begin, I would like to go over a few
clarifications.
The first thing is that the Baby Einstein Discovery Kit videos,
(the ones that have been released back in 2010,
the newer re-done versions of Baby Einstein videos),
they will NOT be on this list!
The videos that will be covered will ONLY be from the first edition!
This list also gonna be very opinionated
because, again, it's MY top 28,
and I can understand that some of you have other opinions
as to what YOUR top 28 videos actually are.
And, like I said before, I'm gonna go in intricate detail
as to what my top 28 is and why I chose it in that specific pattern.
Anyway, with that out of the way,
let's get started!
Here we go...
World Music!
World Music is a video that shows all the different types of music
that can be heard from around the world,
as the title implies.
But the problem that I have with it is that
I don't think the music that is heard throughout the video
has an accurate representation for each part of the world!
The video even goes to Antarctica,
and the reason behind that is something I can't explain.
All they do for the music is just auto-tune some barking seals,
and then this is the result that they get...
The only good thing that I can say about the video is that
it has some funny puppet shows, but nothing for the music overall.
Baby's First Sounds!
That's the first sound I hear in my head after watching this video for the first time!
All this video does is take video & audio clips
from past Baby Einstein videos and puts them into one!
For example,
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" from Baby Galileo
(at least, in different languages)
and "Humpty Dumpty" from Language Nursery!
This video lack originality because the editors, I'm assuming,
were too lazy to create new audio for the video.
And it shows!!
Speaking of audio, the music also doesn't fit with the concept of the video at all!
This video is still better than World Music, however,
because the sounds that are being presented
still make babies self-aware of their own noises.
World Animal Adventure!
This is the 4th video in the Baby Einstein series that
teaches babies about different animals,
but it's also the last video to be released overall.
I thought that having another animal-learning video was too much
most of the animals that were seen in this one
have already been featured in past videos.
However, it does show some animals that haven't exactly been seen before.
For example, snow monkeys! They're native to Asia!
And iguanas! They're native to North America!
The toys and puppet shows, in my opinion,
are probably the best things that this video has to offer!
But I think that's pretty much it for that!
Discovering Shapes!
Like Baby's First Sounds, the concept of this video
is lacking some originality because it's almost exactly the same
as another Baby Einstein video, which I'll talk more about later.
This video teaches babies five different shapes:
Circle,
Oval,
Triangle,
Square,
and Rectangle.
What the video does is introduce the shapes through puppetry.
Next, they play a music video with that shape.
And finally, they review the shape with another puppet show along with some drawings.
In the end, all the shapes are reviewed once more,
and then there is a final music video that shows all five of them together!
Although, I do like how the puppet shows in this video
introduce each of the five shapes;
however, I can't get over the fact that there was
another video that has already done that;
and that's what ruins the video for me, in my opinion,
'cuz I don't want a duplicate; I want something new!
Baby's First Moves!
In this video, babies are exposed to different types of movement,
and they are divided into three different sections:
We have "First Steps"
"Let's Play"
and "Let's Move".
Every movement is depicted by puppet shows,
toys,
animal footage,
and, most importantly, actual babies.
To me, it sounds like a no-brainer to include them into the video,
but it's actually a smart idea because it helps show the babies that are watching the video
how they could interact and know how they are moving.
The only thing that I would change is
the way some of the puppet shows introduce each movement
because I don't think all of them accurately portray what they are teaching.
My First Signs!
My First Signs is a video whose audience is mainly
intended for children who have hearing problems
or are deaf to some degree.
Marlee Matlin, an American actress and author who is deaf herself,
guest stars and teaches younger viewers all the important signs through
A.S.L, or "American Sign Language".
What I find interesting about this video is that Matlin is
actually interacting with the otter puppet
to review the signs that she taught at the time!
Another thing that I like about the video is the music
because it sounds happy and playful throughout.
The music is so catchy, and I think it has a lot of songs that children would really like to dance to.
Overall, I believe that there's nothing more satisfying than
learning a new form of communication,
and that itself is a good first sign!
Baby's Favorite Places!
Once again, we are introduced by Marlee Matlin
as she begins to teach younger viewers, in A.S.L,
the different places that many people would find in "My Street",
"The Park",
and "Main Street".
I really like the way the video is animated,
especially when each place is introduced;
however, when you mix animation with puppet shows,
I feel like it needs to be done in a way in which the puppets are the main focus of the segment.
Unfortunately, this video does NOT do that!
Take, for example, the puppets eating at a picnic.
The ants are not only stealing the picnic food,
they're also stealing the show!
I think that might be debatable because of the "Ants in the Picnic" cliché.
The best part about the video, for me, is the music
because of how it actually feels like you're out & about
enjoying the scenery all around you,
and it fits with the purpose of the video!
Baby Wordsworth!
I used to watch this movie a lot when I was little,
but, as of this video, it's #21 on my list
because I don't feel like the music that plays throughout the video
fits with the part of the house which it is initially heard.
There's also something else about the music that, for some reason, gives me the chills;
I can't really explain it, but that's the kind of feeling I get out of it.
This is also the 1st video in the Baby Einstein series in which
Marlee Matlin makes a guest appearance.
Matlin gives more signs to objects in every room in the house,
except for the bathroom,
yet they show a scene with the mice cleaning themselves off in it.
Honestly, that scene is probably my favorite one in this video
because I always thought it was the funniest,
and I still think that to this day.
I think this video still goes above the other two A.S.L videos that you saw
because this is the original one.
Baby Monet!
Okay! I'm finally at my top 20 so far!
Baby Monet teaches babies all the four seasons
and what they look like through the footage,
the seasonal puppets,
and Vivaldi's music.
Speaking of Vivaldi, that's probably the biggest reason why
this video barely made the top 20.
It's not because of his music,
it's because this video was supposed to be called
"Baby Vivaldi"!
I remember being a part of a Google Hangouts interview with Julie Clark herself,
along with other B.E. enthusiasts back in 2016.
Clark confirmed during that interview that Baby Vivaldi
was supposed to be the seasonal movie,
but they stopped filming because of complications between her and Disney.
Anyway, my favorite part of Baby Monet
is the summer clip you're looking at right now...
Ha! Sun-burnt zebras! What do you know?
Lullaby Time!
When I initially watched Lullaby Time, I was thinking to myself
"I'm surprised at the number reused clips and songs that have been used!"
This video, like Baby's First Sounds,
has taken clips from past Baby Einstein videos;
however, the music choices is something that I agree with
because I genuinely feel like the songs that have been played
are relaxing and soothing to both big and little ears.
Lullaby Time also adds some white noise, which I thought was a great idea
because when you're trying to sleep, I feel like some people need that
one type of relaxation method to help them out.
This video pulls that off beautifully, especially with the splashing waves; I thought to myself
"That's something that people actually do, and it works!"
If anyone who's watching this video is a parent,
I definitely recommend Lullaby Time for your child
because, trust me, this video will work!
Baby Da Vinci!
Baby Da Vinci is another one of those movies that I grew up watching as a kid,
and I remember dancing & singing along to
"Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes" because it was my favorite part of the movie at the time.
Baby Da Vinci teaches babies all the basic parts of the human body,
from head to toe.
This video stars Da Vinci & Mimi the Monkeys,
and they, along with some help from other puppets,
show where each part of the body is located.
I also like how the video included an artist actually drawing
each part of the body that is being taught.
As of this video, that's probably my favorite part
because the music that's being played is
"Well Hall" by Thomas Morley,
and it's satisfying to hear it play as the artist is drawing each part.
Also, there is one part of the video where somebody's face is drawn,
if somebody knows whose face that is,
please leave a comment because I'm guessing that might be Julie Clark, but I'm not sure.
Numbers Nursery!
Numbers Nursery is about teaching babies how to count from one to five
(1-10 if you're using the Bonus Features).
Each number is represented by toys,
stock footage,
and puppet shows.
I like how each number is introduced as well because
there are little original stories written by Clark,
and it's part of the reason why I do my own puppet shows as well because
I wanted to put in a story-line to make the video I post more interesting.
Anyway, enough of that!
Numbers Nursery has probably one of the best collection of puppet shows out of the Baby Einstein series,
but the music that is played throughout sounds very repetitive
because I feel like some of the songs are a little annoying after a while.
Like, Trish Trash Polka!
If it were up to me, the music choice is something I would change,
and I would probably add more Bach and less Strauss, in my opinion,
because I feel like that might be something that would work better.
Meet the Orchestra!
For somebody who likes to listen to music,
I really like this video because its purpose is to teach children
the instruments that you'd most likely find in an orchestral setting.
There are five sections that are talked about in this video:
there's Brass,
Woodwinds,
Strings,
Percussion,
and Piano & Guitar.
I'm not sure why Piano & Guitar is included because they're not instruments that
I'd imagine to be a part of an orchestra.
Anyway, I feel like Meet the Orchestra has some funny puppet shows,
especially the one where the puppets are preparing to position everything in the beginning.
Each of them are all flustered because they're in a hurry to get set up.
I just think it's funny!
The music, of course, is probably the best part because the songs are
cleverly played by the instruments whose section has been taught at the time.
Overall, this video is both visually and musically entertaining to watch,
and I think this one is where children could dance to the music as well.
Baby Noah!
Baby Noah is the 16th video to be released in the Baby Einstein series,
and it is the 3rd video to teach children the different types of animals
and where they can be found.
I consider Baby Noah to be a spin-off to Baby Dolittle,
and I like how they implement the Noah's Ark theme because in the Bible,
Noah was asked by God to take two of every animal (one male, one female)
to put in the ark in order to prepare for the 40-day flood.
But enough about biblical facts!
In the video, you get to see two of every animal being dropped off to
their respected places of origin when it's over.
After that happens, we are greeted by different animals behind animated doors.
Overall, the puppet shows are my favorite part because
I thought a lot of them were funny to some extent.
On the Go!
This video is definitely going places because of all the
different modes of transportation that we get to see.
On the Go takes children on a fun-filled adventure by land,
by water,
and even in the air.
I used to own this movie on DVD when I was little,
and I would watch it almost every single day because I like listening to the music.
This video has music from Mozart,
Rossini,
Beethoven,
and even Smetana.
On the Go also features original puppet shows and even some puppet performances with
"Wheels on the Bus" & "Bell on the Train" in the DVD Bonus Features,
and I loved watching each of them when I was little.
Ooh! And a fun fact!
I actually used this Automoblox toy car right here
for an engineering C.A.D. project I had back in high school,
and I was thinking about this video the whole time I was doing it.
Baby Neptune!
Water, water, everywhere!
Baby Neptune teaches babies all the different
places to where water would most likely be:
from the ocean,
to the beach,
to even in your own house.
The majority of the music that is used was originally composed by Handel,
mainly because his Water Music pieces were very appropriate for the video.
Handel's music is the reason why I put this video at #13
because I would sing or dance along to it
(when I was little, not now, of course).
However, it eventually does get old to listen to after a while,
but I put this video in a good spot on this list because it
is another video that I grew up watching like I said.
The toys & puppet shows are funny and educational,
and I believe that they would also be amusing to see for any child who watches this video!
Baby MacDonald!
Babies are exposed to what life on the farm is like in Baby MacDonald.
They take a ride on a tractor,
a walk through the fields,
and a big break during the harvest!
This video also has a fun sing-along to "Old MacDonald"
to see what animals live on the farm.
There are actually two different versions of that song:
one in the video,
and one as a bonus feature for the DVDs.
The bonus feature version of the song has a different
cow puppet compared to the one that's in the final video.
Dave Privett, one of the puppeteers for this movie,
had actually made a request for a specific
tailor-made puppet for the video.
While I'm still talking about puppets,
Baby MacDonald, like Numbers Nursery, has another one of the best
set of puppet shows in one video,
and that's why this video is #12 on this list!
Baby Galileo!
LOOK! UP IN THE SKY!!
IT'S A BIRD!
IT'S A PLANE!!
NO! IT'S BABY GALILEO!!!
Baby Galileo has really nice footage of what babies
would normally see when they are looking up at the sky.
For example, the sun
the clouds,
stars,
and the moon!
Baby Galileo goes above and beyond that when it teaches all the planets (minus Pluto today),
galaxies,
and space, in general.
The music that plays through the video is like a roller coaster
because there's music that's calm and relaxing,
and then there's music that's jumpy and energetic!
I feel like this movie is very "cartoon-y", in my opinion,
because there are a lot of different sound effects that
are used to make this video.
It does matter to me because I'm a guy who likes his cartoons,
and that's why it's #11 on this list!
Baby Einstein: Language Nursery!
This is the video that started it all back in 1997!
Julie Clark had created the very first video of something
that would go on to be an international phenomenon.
According to Clark, Baby Einstein is NOT meant to teach foreign languages,
It is "meant to stimulate portions of a baby's brain that are largely ignored."
The video is meant to "stimulate the brain during a baby's first years of life."
Baby Einstein has different languages heard such as English,
Spanish,
French,
German, etc.
Overall, I feel like the video has visuals that would be satisfying for any child,
and the languages that are used definitely expands the way babies hear people speak!
For me, muy bien!
Baby Newton!
Baby Newton is the first video in the series that is
"all about shapes", according to the video cover!
What Discovering Shapes did differently was just have
different music and different puppets to show off the five shapes,
which again are Circle,
Square,
Oval,
Rectangle,
and Triangle.
This is also the only video that includes 3D animation
instead of 2D like most of the videos do.
In this video, Isaac the Lion takes babies on an adventure
to explore the different shapes that we would find in everyday life.
We also get a sing-along to "I Know My Shapes" from Jack Moss.
In 2004, Callie Moore sings that song.
Overall, this is a really interesting video to say the least
because of the puppet shows and the music that we get from Vivaldi as well!
Baby Beethoven: Symphony of Fun!
This video exposes Beethoven's music in entertaining and fun ways
through interactive toys and silly puppet shows!
I did not watch this movie a lot growing up as a kid
because I did not like Beethoven back then.
But looking back at the video now,
I believe Beethoven was one of the greatest
and one of the most well known classical composers in the world!
This video gives babies a glimpse at his best works, from his 1st symphony to his 9th!
The way his music is re-orchestrated is also very phenomenal,
and I really like how they pulled off every song that we hear in the video!
Whenever I hear anybody playing or listening to Beethoven's music,
this video is the first thing that comes to mind for me!
However, I still think that there are composers that are better than Beethoven,
and you will see why I think that very soon!
Baby Dolittle: Neighborhood Animals!
Ah yes! The very first animal-learning video of the Baby Einstein series!
Neighborhood Animals helps babies learn all the different animals that
they would most likely find nearby or in their own neighborhood,
as the title of the video implies.
The animal footage that is seen in the video shows what each one of them are like in their natural habitats,
and also, it's a good way for children to realize how they behave and what these animals actually do.
The majority of the music that's used in this video
was originally written by composers like Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,
Ludwig Van Beethoven,
and Antonio Vivaldi.
But I believe this is #7 on my list because
I like how the puppet shows also incorporate different animal behaviors,
and I used to watch and mimic each one of them when I was little
because I thought they were funny to see them behave the way they did!
Baby Dolittle: World Animals!
I love World Animals for its music,
puppet shows,
toys,
everything!
I would almost consider this to be the perfect Baby Einstein video,
if it hadn't cut out the Forest Section that is!
However, what I like about this video the most out of the three I just said would be
the music because it makes you want to get up & dance and sing:
I know I did when I watched this video for the first time as a kid!
Speaking of singing, this video has another Jack Moss original song called
"Swimmin' in the Deep Blue Sea",
and it's probably one of the best original songs that has
ever been in any Baby Einstein video.
Another favorite part of World Animals that I like is the giraffe cone puppet
because I like how funny it looks and how it makes funny noises as well!
Like right here! There's a drum roll...
Yeah... something like that!
Baby Santa's Music Box!
I love the holidays!
Christmas is, and always will be, my favorite time of the year because I get to spend time with my family,
and it makes me feel really happy just thinking about the fun times I have with them!
This video gives babies the holiday spirit that they need by puppet shows,
classical music,
Christmas decorations,
and, most importantly, Christmas carols!
My favorite of the carols that have been heard in the video has to be
"12 Days of Christmas" because it has a Caribbean style to it since it's played through steel drums.
There's also some fun activities that can be done that this video shows as well!
For example, gingerbread cookie-making,
gingerbread house-building,
tree-decorating, and more!
This video is definitely one that will get any baby into the holiday spirit!
Baby Bach!
Johann Sebastian-Bach is one of the oldest classical composers
whose music has been used in any Baby Einstein video!
However, this video's music has nothing but Bach,
and that's why it's #4 on this list!
The song that you're listening to right now is my favorite in the whole video, and this song called
"Brandenburg"
"Brandenburg Concerto"
"Brandenburg Concerto No. 2"
"Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV"
"Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047"
"Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047, 3rd Movement".
Oh boy that's a mouthful!
The toys, along with the music in Baby Bach, are really
intriguing visuals used to enhance any baby's brain capacity!
This video is good for any parent who wants their children
to be exposed to music that will help them focus later on in life!
To this day, I even still listen to classical music while I'm doing homework,
studying for a test,
and sometimes just relaxing in general!
This is another video I definitely recommend for any parent!
Baby Shakespeare!
Baby Shakespeare introduces the art of language and poetry to your child.
This video also includes 12 different vocabulary words with individual poems per word.
To name a few, the video has words like "flower",
"butterfly",
"snow", etc.
Baby Shakespeare also has music videos that have some of
Beethoven's classic pieces like what you're listening to right now:
"Rage for a Lost Penny".
The toys in the music videos are unique in their own way
because they would either dance to the songs that are being played,
or they would just run away from one another.
I really like this video, especially because Bard the Dragon is the main puppet for the video,
and I grew up having a Bard puppet of my very own!
But there's still two other videos that I think are just a little bit better than this one,
and I'll explain why!
Baby Van Gogh!
From the palette to the screen,
Baby Van Gogh is a masterpiece
both through the music and the colors, as intended!
This video goes over the six colors in
"ROYGBP" in all sorts of funny ways.
Baby Van Gogh is one of a kind because the music that's been re-orchestrated
is rarely used in other Baby Einstein videos!
The music was originally from composers like Erik Satie,
Gioacchino Rossini,
Maurice Ravel,
Modest Mussorgsky, etc.
When the puppets dance along to the music, that's what's bringing this video to the #2 spot.
Another reason for that is for the colorful paintings and toy music videos that are shown throughout the video.
If I had the ability, I would ask every parent out there to go buy this video for their child right now
because I watched it a lot when I was little,
and it still lives up to its expectations to this very day!
Baby.... Mozart!
From the minute I watched this video for the first time,
I thought right away it'd be something I would remember for the rest of my life!
Baby Mozart has everything from intriguing toys,
great re-orchestrations,
and who could forget the most iconic puppet show of the entire Baby Einstein series:
Bard's "BLEHHH!!"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is my most favorite classical composer of all time;
it's unfortunate for me to think about the fact that he died at a young age.
As a kid, if I would choose any Baby Einstein video to watch,
this video would always be my first choice!
Baby Mozart has some iconic toys as well like the Tri-Illusion
the Bard puppet as I mentioned before,
the Mini Orbiter, and many more!
This is also the video that made me want to own the toys that were seen here!
I used to own the Castle Pounder toy when I was little, but I got rid of it
because I was losing the colorful plastic balls.
As of this video, most of the toys that I do own were originally seen in this video!
Baby Mozart really meant a lot to me,
and I really hope parents will give their children the same opportunity!
Alright, everybody! That is the end of MY Top 28 list!
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