Not in SPANISH! Product description says Languages are English and Spanish, but this DVD comes ONLY IN ENGLISH. I bought it for a Spanish only speaking kid so there is no use for this DVD.
Mixed feelings I have not shown my daughter television until recently when I had a moment of weakness and rented this from the library. Overall it was highly entertaining, even for me. My daughter is two and we learned a few of the songs together, which I guess made it worth it (even though I regret showing her TV and have not rented any more videos). My complaint about it, which I noticed was a complaint another reviewer also had, is the way the characters talk to each other. The director character is especially rude and sarcastically calls the contestants "you geniuses" at one point. I don't think this is appropriate for an Elmo video! Still, the songs are adorable. We particularly enjoyed Kermit's song about elbows as well as Ernie and Elmo's song about the face.This is THE best Sesame Street video to own! Well, at the VERY least - 2nd best! When my oldest son (now 7) was a baby, he loved Elmo, so we bought ALL the Elmo videos. If I had it to do over again, I would buy only two, maybe three - and THIS would be at the top of my list. This has the most entertaining transitions between songs, and the best songs - NOTHING tops 'I Love My Elbows,' although my kids' favorite is the Lamb-y dance. 'Get Along' is the catchiest tune since 'Rubber Ducky' and my kids howl everytime someone gets on that trampoline. This is WELL worth the price (and 'Let's Make Music' is, too). FYI, my 4-year-old loves it, too, and my 7-year-old, who is too cool for Sesame Street now, still laughs out loud when he 'happens' to see it while his brother is watching.Elmo's immature days My 23 month old is now settling into this one. I bought it becasue I figured there'd be a lot of ELMO for her and there is... BUT these are the early days of Elmo when he was very one dimensional--a bit unruly, shouting a lot like a spoiled child. Sesame St has really developed the Elmo character into a kinder, gentler, smarter 5 year old monster.
Anyway, vintage lovers of SS will appreciate my fave on the video: The Alligator King with his 7 sons. Great message: "Son you wear the crown; you didn't bring me diamonds or rubies, but you helped me up when I was down."
Nonetheless, despite my grievances my daughter begs to differ and loves this video; it's grown on her and she even calls Snuffy "Eh-phant" when he shows up and tries to sing the songs, gets a word in sync here and there. This is where I think these DVDs are educational. The kids actually want to learn the lyrics. I much prefer "Sesame Sings Karaoke" becasue I love the adult interaction with the monsters and of course the celebs are funny too. Elmo's so much more developed as well. There are no real people on Sing Along Guessing Game by the way.WONDERFUL VIDEO! My 14 month old loves this one so much that our tape is dying, must be time to buy the DVD. It's very cute and constant songs get her attention.
