sweet holy moses, do i love peppa pig. i pretend to put it on for my son, but really.... it's for me. peppa lives with mummy and daddy pig and her dinosaur-obsessed little brother, george. they play dress up, build a tree house and otherwise have super fun times that always end up with everyone happy and laughing. the animation is adorable and the best part? each episode is around 7 minutes.

how is it that every child knows who elmo is? i mean, really. they must learn it in utero. nevertheless, if you must indulge your child's elmo fix, this one's a good way to go. elmo imagines he's a dinosaur in these shorts, giving you equal parts elmo and dino action in one great dvd.