Old School Sesame coming to DVD October 2006

[ssetta]

Well, I now see that it's going to be 3 DVDs, but 300 minutes long. I'm afraid something tells me that it will be a compilation of clips, and not entire episodes. I mean, it gives a little more information, but not that much.

 

[minor muppetz]

If each episode is close to 60 minutes, then 60 times five is 300, so the set could include five hour-long episodes. I don't know if the running timke counts features (if there are any). That could get us one episode each from the first five seasons.

 

[mjb1124]

I think there will be full episodes. If they were only going to release a compilation of clips, then it would probably only be one disc.

But I do find it strange that they're being so secretive about this set, and yet they've released all the details about the new Electric Company set that comes out about a month later.

 

[jeffkjoe]

Well, it's two different companies handling each set:

Shout Factory is doing Electric Company and Sony/Wonder is doing Sesame.

 

[Barry Lee]

And plus SW doesn't really release much info on any of there dvd's until the last minute.

 

[Phillip]

Here's some additional info on the Sesame Street Old School box set...

Five complete episodes from the series's first five years are included in a three disc set. Features appearances by James Earl Jones, Jesse Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Jackie Robinson, plus such fondly remembered segments as "Rubber Duckie" and "C Is for Cookie." 7 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

So it sounds like we're getting around five hours of complete episodes with two hours of segments and clips and/or bonus material.

 

[The Count]

Thanks for the information Phil. This, along with both seasons of FR and The Electric Company are definites on my B-Day/X-Mas list this year.

 

[Boober_Gorg]

Five complete episodes from the series's first five years are included in a three disc set. Features appearances by James Earl Jones, Jesse Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Jackie Robinson, plus such fondly remembered segments as "Rubber Duckie" and "C Is for Cookie." 7 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

I don't see those words anywhere in the Amazon description.

UPDATE: I did find that passage on Movies Unlimited. Mystery solved.

 

[MusicMan922]

Good, so that question has been answered. However, Amazon says the set is 300 minutes long. Looks like we may have another mystery to solve.

 

[mjb1124]

I'm guessing that Amazon only counted the combined running times of the actual episodes.