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peaches magee
10-26-2009, 03:09 PM
And they are offering DVD refunds because of it.


http://www.examiner.com/x-12767-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Disney-offers-refunds-for-Baby-Einstein-after-campaign-says-not-educational-link-to-refund
(http://www.examiner.com/x-12767-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Disney-offers-refunds-for-Baby-Einstein-after-campaign-says-not-educational-link-to-refund)

So glad I never wasted a dime on these DVDs. Sesame Street & Yo Gabba Gabba works great for my kids :)
HT_NSU
10-26-2009, 03:17 PM
Yeah, I have every intention on raising my kids on the Sesame Street Old School series! :thumbsup:
peaches magee
10-26-2009, 03:19 PM
They actually TEACH them on Sesame Street. And anything that has been around for over 40 years has to be good :) I love it.
BigAl_PT
10-26-2009, 03:42 PM
OK, what was Baby Einstein so popular for? What did the DVD show children?
HT_NSU
10-26-2009, 03:51 PM
OK, what was Baby Einstein so popular for? What did the DVD show children?

Not sure, I just remember back in my old Wally World Electronics days that they were a huge deal and they kept showing promos for it on the TVs.....quite annoying.
Scarletwebslingr
10-26-2009, 04:08 PM
I honestly learned more from watching Animaniacs than any other show on television.
HT_NSU
10-26-2009, 04:10 PM
I honestly learned more from watching Animaniacs than any other show on television.

Animaniacs rocked! Along with Histeria! :clap: :clap: We need more shows like that. :(
BigAl_PT
10-26-2009, 04:44 PM
Animaniacs rocked! Along with Histeria! :clap: :clap: We need more shows like that. :(
Histeria was definitely the best....now they just need to put in on DVD.


I know they had like Baby Mozart. That could just show some colors with classical music. But did Baby Einstein formulate the Theory of Relativity in crayon?:shrug:
HT_NSU
10-26-2009, 04:50 PM
Histeria was definitely the best....now they just need to put in on DVD.


I know they had like Baby Mozart. That could just show some colors with classical music. But did Baby Einstein formulate the Theory of Relativity in crayon?:shrug:

I think, if I remember right, that Baby Enstien was the name for the entire series. Baby Mozart was just part of the series..... I think.
peaches magee
10-26-2009, 04:58 PM
Yeah they all had different series, Baby DaVinci for art Baby Mozart - music... and so on.
I remember my cousin bought them and played them for her baby before I had kids and I just recall thinking how stupid and not interactive it was. Like they would play music and show a picture. Very odd.

Animaniacs was the best! Just started my kid on DVDs of them from the library :)
BigAl_PT
10-26-2009, 05:04 PM
Yeah they all had different series, Baby DaVinci for art Baby Mozart - music... and so on.
I remember my cousin bought them and played them for her baby before I had kids and I just recall thinking how stupid and not interactive it was. Like they would play music and show a picture. Very odd.

Animaniacs was the best! Just started my kid on DVDs of them from the library :)
Seriously? They had music and pictures? I could do that on my on. Put some Hammer on the radio while I draw stick figures of elephants fighting a war with dinosaurs!

It's educational people....BUY IT NOW!

Personally, I don't think Disney should give refunds. But it's the "PC" thing to do.
peaches magee
10-26-2009, 05:43 PM
Seriously? They had music and pictures? I could do that on my on. Put some Hammer on the radio while I draw stick figures of elephants fighting a war with dinosaurs!

It's educational people....BUY IT NOW!

Personally, I don't think Disney should give refunds. But it's the "PC" thing to do.

I guess because they hyped to the tune of "It will make your children smarter" and that is a huge claim. For them to now pull a my-bad, pretty messed up.
I am sure they were prompted to do refunds because there was a HUGE uproar of ticked off moms with stupid babies now. :rofl:
ryanvalle
10-26-2009, 06:46 PM
Yeah, I have every intention on raising my kids on the Sesame Street Old School series! :thumbsup:

My kids will be raised on that plus Mr. Rogers :)
HitchHikingGhostFangirl
10-26-2009, 08:33 PM
Wow, just wow.

They definitely just need to bring back all the old shows. I mean, we all turned out alright...didnt we? :look:
HT_NSU
10-26-2009, 10:36 PM
I guess because they hyped to the tune of "It will make your children smarter" and that is a huge claim. For them to now pull a my-bad, pretty messed up.
I am sure they were prompted to do refunds because there was a HUGE uproar of ticked off moms with stupid babies now. :rofl:

People are ridiculous! If I were Disney, I would respond with a statement that says: you want your kid to be smart? Teach them. Help them with their homework, make sure they're doing their school work and not goofing off in class and hold them accountable when they don't do the work. Don't rely on other people to raise your children for you!

.......IMO :look:
BigAl_PT
10-27-2009, 12:42 PM
My kids will be raised on that plus Mr. Rogers :)
Word! And Captain Kangaroo with a healthy does of violent, non-PC cartoons. :thumbsup:
BeachGurl
10-27-2009, 12:49 PM
My kids will be raised on that plus Mr. Rogers :)

True. Mr. Rogers practically raised me. :lol:
BigAl_PT
10-27-2009, 12:56 PM
True. Mr. Rogers practically raised me. :lol:
Mr. Rogers is a fraternity brother of mine (and BlakeMP). :thumbsup:
BeachGurl
10-27-2009, 12:58 PM
Mr. Rogers is a fraternity brother of mine (and BlakeMP). :thumbsup:

For real? :lol:
HT_NSU
10-27-2009, 03:11 PM
For real? :lol:

Yep. He was Phi Mu Alpha just like BigAl and Blake. (Music Fraternity)
BigAl_PT
10-27-2009, 10:12 PM
Holla! Brother Fred...REPRESENT!

He was also a Marine Corps sniper I believe, and his arms were all tatooed up...that's why he wore the sweater and long sleeves.
Scarletwebslingr
10-27-2009, 10:14 PM
True. Mr. Rogers practically raised me. :lol:

You know he went to Rollins College, right?
BeachGurl
10-27-2009, 10:17 PM
You know he went to Rollins College, right?

No I had no idea. Weird. :lol: