Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me

THIS IS MY FAVORITE KID'S VIDEO. We originally borrowed this from the library. We liked it so much, and I was so tired of having to return it after maxing out the renewals just to check it out again, that we decided to buy it. The kids (2 and almost 4 years old) ask for it all the time. I thought they'd be tired of it after a few months, but it still holds their interest. The songs are a great compliation of really great Sesame Street production numbers. We all sing along and, quite frankly, I can't get the songs for the numbers 3, 5, and 10 out of my head. The kids also like the bits with Ernie and Benny (don't call him bunny) between the songs which is usually when the kid's lose interest in this type of DVD.

The dvd arrived last week,for my 8 month old granddaughter. I decided on this dvd after reading the 5 star reveiws. I'm happy with the choice.It's educational,fun and entertaining. My granddaughter stops to look and listen when she hears several songs,rock around the clock,elmo singing #5 song and the crows singing.I'm sure as she gets older this be one of her favorite dvds.I usually play it twice back to back because I enjoy her smiles when she reacts to the songs. I HIGH RECOMMEND THIS DVD. I'm going to purchase another one so she will have one at her home.

I have nothing but praise for the 1, 2, 3 Count With Me video (hosted by Ernie, not Elmo). For the sake of comparison, I do not hold Sesame Street's Do the Alphabet video (hosted by Big Bird) in high regard. In 1, 2, 3 Count With Me the story cleverly centers around work at the Furry Arms Hotel and with great comic relief shows children practical applications for using numbers. I bought the video when my son was two years old. My children, currently ages 4 1/2 and 2, learned number recognition and numeric order reliably thanks to the catchy theme song and clips highlighting specific numbers. Now that my oldest child is successfully learning addition, I see in a new light the importance of reinforcing numerical order (adults take it for granted). Educational value aside, this video makes them laugh out loud too.

I got this for my daughter to watch as an educational show rather than letting her watch what I consider more "junk" shows. I don't like her watching too much TV but Grandma will let her watch plenty so it's easier to buy things like this and 'redirect' what she let's my daughter watch. This is very engaging and educational. My daughter loves all the sesame street characters.

I bought this for my seven month old on a whim as my wife and I were looking for some DVDs from the Baby Einstein video series. But after watching this, we are glad we made this purchase. The characters are great and, in typical Sesame Street fashion, are goofy as heck! Benny has to be our favorite character and I'm sorry one reviewer didn't take more kindly to him - he definetly brings more humor to this already funny video. Think of him as a funnier Oscar. The songs are extremely catchy - I find myself humming them on my way to work (shh, don't tell anyone!). This has quickly become the most watched DVD in our home! ...and oh yeah, my kid really likes it too!

The video is set around Ernie(one of the few human muppets in Sesame Street) who introduces the world of numbers & counting to the operators of the Furry Arms Hotel. My 19 month old loves it. The music is catchy. The characters are lovable(especially Benny the rabbit, the cantankerous Furry Arms bellhop). However, for adults watching along it is a bit tiresome to see the numbers repeated ad infinitum. This con aside, worth buying for your toddler.

This is the second time we have bought this movie. Our toddlers have all loved it and it keeps them entertained on car rides. Be prepared to have the songs stuck in your head...

This DVD really helped my 2.5 year old daughter progress quickly with learning her numbers, and the different songs are great and catchy for singing in the car. The only thing I don't understand is that in the opening number Ernie counts to 20, which is great, but as they go through each individual number they stop at 15? That's still OK since most of the others only go to 10. Overall a great educational DVD.

These DVD are just as pleasurable for the parents as for the tots! My little guy loves this video. The songs are catchy, the Muppets/puppets have great characters - yes even the surly rat bellhop. Above and beyond the obvious counting lessons to be learned here, there are many many great tactics taught to little ones. They learn how to make work easier by using skills available, how to deal with not so nice people and how to do research! One thing I didn't know was that Sesame Street is completely non-profit. All proceeds go to help children around the world enjoy the wonderful and proven learning techniques these programs has to offer. So, now I can buy a DVD that my son loves and get the pleasure of knowing I'm doing good for someone else.

It is my grandson favourite movie, helps learn numbers in a fun way

Ernie helps some monsters who run the local hotel (The Furry Arms). He shows them how numbers and counting can make their jobs easier and help their guests (keys with room numbers etc). With the help of a rabbit bell hop who brings different items according to how many times the bell is dinged, Ernie explores counting in an increasingly crowded hotel. My 2 year old loves it and I find it amusing too. In general I would say Sesame Street is AWESOME - my daughter although quite recently 2 now recognises/names all her letters and numbers in the right order. I prefer the actual 1hr long programmes but the video series is good, eespecially this video!

Great dvd my two year old loves it! Says Ernie Ernie wants to watch it all the time. Great clips for counting.

Great fun and learning tool for the little ones, whilst also being very entertaining. It's the only time I allowed the little ones to watch TV (at that age) so I purchased the full range of DVD's. Good quality but took a while to arrive. Was fun and exciting in my days too and is one of the rare things of my time that can be handed down to todays new generation and be just as greatly appreciated, received and valued. Also makes a great present for those with little ones.. who may have forgot.