Common Sense Note
Kermit fans will love it, and the songs on this video are terrific. But because the story is disjointed and the quality of the skits varies, this is not the best tape in the Sesame Street series. Toddlers are the perfect age for this Sesame Street video. Lots of laughing and lots of learning.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Caroline Sabin
At an award dinner honoring Kermit the Frog, this year's Frog of the Year, Grover reflects on Kermit's career on Sesame Street. We see Kermit's best moments (including ones parents will recognize from their childhoods!) and hear eight of his songs, including the classic "Bein' Green."
If your child is a Kermit fanatic, then this half-hour with the little green guy is bliss. Adult Kermit fans will love it, too, for they will revisit their favorite Kermit moments. However, diehards may be disappointed by the short shrift given to some of those moments and less enthusiastic viewers will find the video flat.
Having said that, the music is terrific. Each song has a different sound, from the island beat of "Caribbean Amphibian" to the syncopated chants of "African Alphabet" to the soulful crooning of "Bein' Green." The lyrics teach ("Caribbean Amphibian" lists several Caribbean islands), and the visuals entertain -- this is the great stuff Sesame Street is known for.
Several skits deserve praise as well. "African Alphabet" provides children with a beautiful song, as well as the letters on the screen, to help them learn the alphabet. Then Kermit says the alphabet with that adorable little girl (parents will remember this one from way back when) who thinks "Cookie Monster" is one of the letters. The video also does a good job with weather (wind, rain, and snow) and elbows. The best skit shows real tadpoles becoming frogs.
But much of the video lacks energy. Grover's tribute to Kermit does not tie the scenes together, so the show is fragmented, and some clips are too short -- the news clips are so quick that all sense of the original scene is lost. Cute shots of Kermit, but other Best of Sesame Street tapes are more worthwhile. Try Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo or Sesame Street: The Best of Ernie and Bert.
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