| Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | 
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Sales Rank: 1333
Category: Video
Actors: Carlo Alban, Alan Arkin, Paul Benedict, Larry Block, Lexine Bondoc
Directors: Jim Henson, Jim Martin, Randall Balsmeyer, Victor Dinapoli, Ken Diego
Publisher: Random House Home Video
Studio: Random House Home Video
Manufacturer: Random House Home Video
Label: Random House Home Video
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 60 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302276209
UPC: 074645124537
EAN: 9786302276206
ASIN: 6302276209
Release Date: April 18, 1995
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1969
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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AWESOME! November 30, 2007
Best Sesame Street movie ever. It started my love for all things Egyptian, and for museums! I now work in one, and on my days off, I travel around going to other museums! This movie sparked my obsession. It is educational, and something no child will forget!
Best Ever November 4, 2007
I am one of those kids who grew up watching this video. Nineteen years after first seeing the video, I went as a college student last for the first time to the Met, taking snapshots of all of the important artifacts from "Don't Eat The Pictures".
Oddly enough, I really believe that this movie was a large contributing factor to my choice of archaeology as a career. This movie is a classic. It encourages real world participation and is still able to make me laugh. As soon as I have children, this will be the first video that they ever watch.
A night at the museum, Sesame Street style! June 10, 2007
I first saw this film back in 1983. I must have been about seven. I remember when it first premiered on PBS (Channel 11 in Chicago, where I grew up). My sister and I were allowed to stay up late on a Sunday night just to watch it. Then I didn't see it again for many years until I found it for sale on Amazon.
It's such a cute video. The adults of Sesame Street take Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, and some of the kids to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Just as the museum is about to close, Big Bird says that Snuffy was supposed to meet him. Of course this draws a lot of moans and groans from the adults, as Snuffy wouldn't make his debut for two more years. Big Bird sneaks away to find Snuffy just as the museum is closing! It becomes a game of cat and mouse as the night guard is sure that something weird is going on and the gang just slips by him. But the biggest story is that Snuffy and Big Bird meet an ancient Egyptian prince named Sahou. Sahou has been trying to get into Heaven for 3,000 years but he can't because he can't answer a riddle. Big Bird and Snuffy come to the rescue to come up with the answer.
There are also some cute little songs in here, like "Mothers and Children," sung by Olivia, "Don't eat the Pictures," done by Cookie Monster and the Girls, and "You'll get Home Soon," by Big Bird and Sahou. I liked this video and I plan to share it with my own children someday because it opens up the world of art appreciation to them. Very well done. And no Elmo!
Loved it than still loving it now! December 8, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Loved it then and still loving it now! Only wish it was on dvd and that
the songs would become available on cd!
Very Memorable June 22, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As a kid, I used to watch Sesame Street, a show that was by then a classic. My parents bought this film from the library and my sister and I watched it constantly. My dad still remembers songs from the film and my sister and I reminisce about it.
The plot of the story is that the kids and the puppets get locked into a museum overnight. They get to tour the area without being bothered by others. Oscar the Grouch sings a song about wonderful trash, referring to the broken statues all around him. Cookie Monster sings the title song when he gets hungry from looking at still life paintings all night. Big Bird and Snuffy find an Egyptian Prince and attempt to help him become a star in the sky like his parents. Everything that happens is entertaining and educational.
Not only does this film address a side of schooling that isn't always addressed in schools, art, it is a great way for parents to spend time with their children and help them to grow.
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