Little People Big World - Season 1 (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm going to let you in on a little secret...I hate reality television. Come to think of it, television programming in general has been on a fast decline for awhile now. It has become (at least for me) increasingly difficult to find something to watch without becoming bored. Reality T.V. is laced with too much ham, sitcoms are unbearably lame, and action shows are just insulting to my intelligence. With all this worthless debris cluttering the television waves it was a blessing to find Matt Roloff and his family.
Being a fan of the show and not wanting to spend $21.95 on the outrageously priced individual episode DVDs I found myself playing the waiting game for a full season DVD to grace the local department store shelves. Today the wait was over...
Season One is a three disc DVD set, the only downside to this is the packaging. It is made entirely of recycled cardboard with the DVDs having to be "slipped" in and out of place. A nice improvement would have been a plastic backing for the discs to sit in...this way the DVDs wouldn't have to rub against the cardboard everytime the discs are removed and returned to the case.
I was also surprised to see that out of the 20 episodes included in this set the pilot episode, entitled "Little People, Big Dreams" was absent. This is particularly important because this was the hour long episode that introduced us to the Roloff family back in March of 2005. I don't understand why this episode is excluded from this set considering the significance it carried.
Little People, Big World (Season One) gets a well-deserved 4 stars. Although the case was somewhat generic and the pilot epsiode missing I found the rest of the DVD set very well put together and the price very reasonable.
Episode Listing:
DISC 1
1. Living Little
2. Twins?
3. Our Little Anniversary
4. Fathers & Sons
5. Birthday Girl
6. Back To School
7. Testing Zach
8. One Farm, Two Dreams

DISC 2
9. Growing Up
10. Treb-U-What?
11. Merry Little Christmas
12. New Year, New Plan
13. Zach's Future
14. Try, Try Again
15. Running With The Pack
16. Calm & Chaos
DISC 3
17. Zach's Emergency
18. Matt's Big Chance
19. First Date
20. Little Kitchen, Big Future

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TLC's critically-acclaimed series follows the Roloff family, a normal family in every way but one.At just four feet tall, parents Matt and Amy are living and thriving in a world that wasn't made for them.With three average height children - 15 year-old Jeremy, 12 year-old Molly and 9-year old Jacob - and one little person son, Jeremy's twin brother Zachary, the Roloffs are finding their way on their 34-acre farm in Oregon.This intimate TLC documentary series, hailed by critics as "irresistible," "engaging" and "enthralling," captures the lives of the Roloffs and gives a glimpse into what life is like for little people living in a big world.

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It's a Big, Big, World - The Earth Needs You (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)We LOVE Big World! Every DVD is fabulous. Great songs, bright colors, funny animals, good stories. Can't go wrong with these.

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It’s a Big Big World takes place in the beautiful World Tree, set in a rainforest, where Snook, a charismatic sloth, lives with his diverse group of animal friends.Together they investigate the world around them and discover how different things live, grow and change.It’s a Big Big World’s patented "Shadowmation" technique combines puppetry and computer graphics to bring the characters and their environment to life.

It's a Big, Big, World - The Earth Needs You, includes:

World Tree Day: It is World Tree Day and Snook has made badges to give to all of the residents who do something nice for the tree.While everyone finds their own ways to care for and protect the tree, Bob is worried because he can’t think of anything to do.After a talk with Snook and Oko, Bob writes a song to celebrate the tree and earns a badge from Snook.

What a Wonderful Leaf: Madge is throwing a "Leaf Picnic Party" for the residents of the World Tree and everyone is putting together something special made from leaves to bring to it.

Growing Pains: Smooch is planting a garden and wants to keep everyone out, until she learns that different animals can help her garden grow.
Down in the Dumps: It’s spring cleaning day in the World Tree, the perfect time for everyone to learn about recycling and cleaning up after yourself.

Guardians of the Sappenwood Tree: Winslow and Bob make a new friend and together they become guardians of the endangered Sappenwood Tree.

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It’s a Big Big World - The Big Big Sleep (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)This series is great, and this DVD is great. My daughter and I love watching it.

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It’s a Big Big World, created by three-time Emmy®-winner Mitchell Kriegman, is set in a lush rainforest, where Snook, a giant dancing sloth, lives in the World Tree with his diverse group of animal friends.Together they investigate the world around them and learn about science, nature, and environmental stewardship.

The Big Big Sleep shows how and why the characters of the World Tree get their rest.

Go to Sleep Wartz: Wartz has so much fun playing with his marmoset friends that he decides he wants to play all the time and never sleep again. Snook isn’t so sure about this, however, and brings the little frog to visit different animals in the tree, learning how each one gets their rest. Wartz is still convinced that he is one frog that doesn’t need to sleep, but when he and Snook sit down at the end of the day, Wartz finds out that the nighttime sounds of the forest are a perfect lullaby, and drifts off to a long-overdue slumber.

Sleepover:When Wartz hears that a storm is coming, he thinks he’d rather stay in his own log than go to a sleepover at Smooch and Winslow’s hut.He doesn’t want the marmosets to laugh at him for being afraid. After Oko reminds Wartz that everyone gets scared sometimes and Snook explains what causes lightning and thunder, Wartz decides to go to the sleepover after all. When he arrives and the thunder begins, he learns that Smooch and Winslow are also a bit scared, so he shares Snook’s explanation of the weather and everyone settles in for a fun night!

Sounds of the Forest: Wartz moves into a new log, but after his first day there he is exhausted – he keeps hearing mysterious whistling and knocking noises and he can’t sleep. Madge explains the cause of the whistling (wind passing over holes in the log), and later Wartz discovers the source of the knocking noises – it’s Winslow! He was making music by hitting wooden blocks together. After Wartz explains that he learned about sound and vibrations from Madge, the two entertain Snook and Madge with a jungle vibrations concert.

Hot Enough For You?: There is no breeze in the hot World Tree and Winslow hypothesizes that if he can find out who in the tree is cool, he will know who has taken the missing breeze.He goes to visit the other animals, learning how everyone handles the heat, but he can’t find the breeze thief anywhere.Finally, Snook explains that if there isn’t air moving from one place to another as part of the weather, there isn’t any wind to make a breeze.But there is something they can do to beat the heat – take a nap!

Sloth Lessons: After Winslow tells Bob that he should try being more carefree, Bob decides that since Snook is the most laid back animal he knows, he is going to become Bob the sloth. But, after spending some time with Snook eating, moving, and sleeping like a sloth, Bob realizes that he isn’t made to be a sloth, and there are some really neat things about being an anteater.

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It's a Big, Big, World - The Sky Above (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)I absolutely love this show. As soon as I heard the theme song I fell in love and just had to watch it as often as possible. The characters are hilarious, adorable and very fun to watch. The music is awesome, especially the theme song and "get up and go." I've never heard such wonderful get up and go music in a kids' show. I think it's the best part of the show. Once I get one of those songs in my head I can't get it out and I end up singing it all day. And I love it. The DVDs are really worth buying. I'm glad I bought them. I tried taping the show, but the picture isn't as great as the DVD. No matter what mood I'm in, when I come home and watch the DVD I feel so happy and energized that I just can't keep smiling and want to run outside and do something adventurous. This has to be one of the best kids' shows if not one of the best TV shows in general I've seen in a long time.

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Created by Emmy Award winner Mitchell Kriegman, It’s a Big Big World uses engaging characters, music and humor to introduce preschoolers to science and geography.It’s a Big Big World is produced with a technique, developed by Kriegman, called"Shadowmation" which combines computer generated sets and an ancient form of Japanese puppetry called "bun raku" to produce a unique look. The Sky Above, answers such common children’s questions as "Where do rainbows come from?" and "What is the moon made of?"

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It's a Big, Big, World - Safe and Sound (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)My five and six year old children are able to describe what drives air currents and weather. This video is entertaining and quite educational. It examines ecological events as well as social and emotional concerns of young people. I really like the big world videos.

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It’s a Big Big World takes place in the beautiful World Tree, set in a rainforest, where Snook, a charismatic sloth, lives with his diverse group of animal friends.Together they investigate the world around them and discover how different things live, grow and change.It’s a Big Big World’s patented "Shadowmation" technique combines puppetry and computer graphics to bring the characters and their environment to life.

It’s a Big Big World - Safe and Sound, includes:

Out on a Limb: It’s Winslow’s birthday and he decides to go where no marmoset has ever gone before – up to the very top of the World Tree.But when he gets stuck on a high branch and has to be rescued, he realizes that even though he’s older, he still needs to be safe.

The Big Sneeze: Bob received a bouquet of flowers and soon after he can’t stop sneezing.But with a little help from Madge, his sneezing stops and he learns all about allergies.

The Itch: Bob has an itch that he thinks was caused by a poisonous plant, so he investigates all the plants in the World Tree to make sure everyone stays safe.

Bones: After hurting his arm, Winslow learns the hard way what happens when you don’t take time to let your injuries heal.

The Sting: Wartz’s frog friend Greenie is afraid of Stripey the bee, but with a little help from his friends, he learns some ways to stay safe around bees.

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