Editorial Review:

Description:
With a little help from Barney and a big imagination, the children enjoy a fun-filled day at "Baby Bop's School" where every lesson includes unexpected surprises. Join Ashley, Hannah, Robert and Jeff as they sing an alphabet song, read in Baby Bop's book center, eat macaroni and cheese, and bounce into gym class. When the day is just about done, settle in with Baby Bop and her "blankey" for an afternoon nap. It's an unforgettable day of learning and laughter.

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Like perky Kathie Lee Gifford, Barney, the ubiquitous magical purple dinosaur, can elicit violent hatred and fierce loyalty. You're likely to get the latter from the average toddler, weaned on the inexplicably popular (to some) PBS series. Parents may want to first teach their children the original classic songs before they're invariably introduced to Barney and his lyric-altering renditions. (By now countless children think "This Old Man" is the "Barney I Love You" song.) This 50-minute video, never seen on television, focuses on Baby Bop (Barney's yellow baby dino friend), envious and curious about school. Barney and friends Ashley, Hannah, Robert, and Jeff offer to play school, with Baby Bop as teacher. Their songs include the Barney versions of "The Alphabet Song," "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe," "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Where Is Thumbkin?", and more. Let's Play School! offers a gentle introduction to toddlers curious about preschool and may waylay any apprehensions. With its emphasis on how school is both fun and educational it also entices its youngest audience by showing that Ashley, Hannah, Robert, and Jeff (who are about 8 or 9) represent those awe-inspiring older kids. They like school. Therefore, it can't be that bad. And neither is this video's ultimate message. --N.F. Mendoza

***Parent Annoyance Meter Rating: 2*** (1= not annoying whatsoever, I would watch this without my child - 5=If I have to watch this again, someone better bring me a straitjacket)

This is a really great Barney episode. Its a high quality production and my two-year-old loves it. She especially likes Baby Bop's attention to her yellow blankie, and when she rides in on her tricycle. My two-year-old acts out each scene as she watches it. If you're only buying 2 Barney DVDs, get this one and Barney - Movin' and Groovin'.

Average Rating:

Rating: - One of the best Barney DVDs
***Parent Annoyance Meter Rating: 2*** (1= not annoying whatsoever, I would watch this without my child - 5=If I have to watch this again, someone better bring me a straitjacket)

This is a really great Barney episode. Its a high quality production and my two-year-old loves it. She especially likes Baby Bop's attention to her yellow blankie, and when she rides in on her tricycle. My two-year-old acts out each scene as she watches it. If you're only buying 2 Barney DVDs, get this one and Barney - Movin' and Groovin'.

Rating: - One of her favorites
My daughter loves Barney and this is one of her favorite DVDs. I personally don't care for it as much but she can't get enough of it. I wish they had done some more with letters and numbers but they have some fun shapes and color activities. The songs are catchy and my daughter always jumps along during the exercise portion and tries to sing along.

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Rating: - Barney-Lets play school dvd
This item was great. It came in about 2-3 weeks as it said, and was in great condition when it arrived. I highly recommend it to other customers!

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Rating: - Kids love it, but I hate it
My kids love their Barney DVDs and want to see them almost every night. So I guess Barney would receive five stars from his audience. Maybe you understand that I started to hate Barney and the songs because after listening to it for the tenth time I can't get the songs out of my head anymore ;-)

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Rating: - Educational and entertaining
My 3 year old loves this video... he goes to a little school himself, so he loves looking at what Baby Bop, the teacher, has in store for the kids in the class. He really enjoys the songs and activities they do!

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