Join Barney and all of the purple dinosaur's friends on this video that helps kids figure out different jobs they might want to have when they get older. The kids try on different costumes (doctor, policeman, etc.) while singing songs like "Keep Your Sneeze to Yourself," "The Mail Song," and "What If You Could Be in the Circus." This disc is up to the standards parents have come to expect from videos featuring Barney and his buddies. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

 

Broadway stars Tim Curry and Kristen Chenoweth join The Sesame Street gang for a fun-filled updating of the beloved Charles Dickens classic in this holiday tale that casts Oscar the Grouch in the role of die-hard curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge -- who's about to receive an unforgettable lesson in the true meaning of compassion and kindness. When the spirits of Christmas past, present, and future drop by Sesame Street for a visit, the green grouch who doesn't seem to care about anything but money will finally find out the importance of taking pause to truly consider the welfare of his fellow muppets. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

 

 

 

The naughty little monkey from Margret Rey and H.A. Rey's beloved children's stories makes the leap to the big screen in this animated adaptation. Ted (voice of Will Ferrell) is an explorer with a large yellow hat who is good friends with Bloomsberry (voice of Dick Van Dyke), who runs a natural history museum. Bloomsberry's greedy son, Bloomsberry Junior (voice of David Cross), wants to tear down his dad's museum and put a parking ramp in its place, but the elder Bloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africa on an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business, but while he's there he befriends a playful monkey he calls George (voice of Frank Welker). While George is friendly, he has a taste for mischief and seems to always get Ted in hot water; Ted thinks he's seen the last of his simian friend when his ship heads back to America, until he discovers that George managed to hide aboard the boat before it set sail. Ted's search for a eye-catching exhibit proved to be a failure, and Ted and his good friend Maggie (voice of Drew Barrymore), a schoolteacher who's sweet on him, struggle to find of a way to save Bloomsberry's museum. But time becomes precious for Ted when George has an entire new city to explore. Curious George features a handful of original songs composed for the film by surfer-turned-singer/songwriter Jack Johnson. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi