Product Description

NEW ZOO REVUESeason 1...Coming Right At YouThis 6 DVD Set contains an unprecedented 59 Episodes from the Award-Winning first season of this ground-breaking children's show.Watch Henrietta Hippo Freddie the Frog Charlie the Owl and the Gang spark the imagination through song and dance with hilarious hijinks that they share with the help of Doug and Emmy Jo!A WAY OF LIFE THROUH MUSICThe Emmy award-winning NEW ZOO REVUE debuted in syndication in the U.S. in 1971 and has reached more than 100 million viewers. The musical show is known for teaching values as a way of life for young people with episodes having such titles as "Fairness" "Manners" "Courage" and "Imagination" while inspiring children to become more caring and constructive.Today after 30 years after it premiered New Zoo Revue can still be seen in almost 60% of the country. Parents who grew up watching the show themselves are now watching it again with their children. Now a second generation is getting the chance to enjoy educational programming that teaches positive messages and entertaining life lessons that are as important today as they were thirty years ago...if not more so!System Requirements:Cast: Emily Peden Doug Momary. Copyright 2004 BCI.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 787364565399

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41346 in DVD
• Brand: BCI ECLIPSE LLC
• Released on: 2004-08-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Dimensions: .80 pounds
• Running time: 1440 minutes

Customer Reviews

Coming Right at You
Finally all of season one is out on DVD. New Zoo Revue is an underrated kids' show where "three delightful animals" have fun at what they do. Those being Freddy Frog, Charlie Owl and Henrietta Hippo. The two humans, Doug and Emmy Jo, manage to be on hand without taking over. Yes it's the "E" word-- educational, and even has the "V" word-- values, but its not one of those plodding braindead lesson-heavy thinly disguised school shows that prodded Joe Barbera to quip that he was in favor of cartoons that were "mindlessly funny not mindlessly preachy." Kids love this show, and for good reason. Now that season one is out, they can let adults in on the fun.

GREAT SHOW
This was and is a GREAT SHOW, shows like BARNEY were just horrible and painful to watch but this is a show you can sit down and just enjoy it for what it is (a great childrens show). This show is just great for kids of all ages. They dont make quality childrens programming like this anymore.Again you have to enjoy the show for what it is and not be over critical of the time period in which it was done.

Good for preschoolers
I liked this show as a preschooler in the 70's (I think I was 3 or so when I watched it). My 4 yr. old thoroughly enjoyed the dvd when we rented it from the library recently. BUT- I must admit as an adult it can get a bit taxing after watching the same 10 episodes repeatedly- if you are buying this set, with 59 episodes, I doubt you'll run into that issue right away!

Some of the 'ballads' of Emmy Jo and Doug are a bit slow and dull, but overall it is a fun heartwarming show that I think many 2-5 yr olds would enjoy. (It is also amusing to see the clothing and other 70's laden-decor, it's like a trip back in time if you grew up in this era.)