Sesame Street: Old School 3 (1979-1984)

If a true fan buy for more total old school school order the 40th anniversary.. I ordered 2 both where unwrapped i have never seen a new media unwrapped even used seller attempts hot dryer wrap ...so take that into consideration when you are buying ..the set is good but just FIVE !!!!episodes..ep 1316 season 11(Puerto Rico ep)..1446 season 12..1576 S13..1706 S14..1836 S15...eventhough it's a bummer on limit of episodes but episodes are solid with segments everyone knows like Rube Goldberg ball 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 song..and bonus has some extra like The Beetles-Letter B Song (Beatles parody)...Born to Add(Born to Run Springsteen parody)so those are classics...I think it worth the 24$ for some nostalgic feel good childhood moments but that's me...wish they would put out real sets as you could until couple years ago watch old eps on HBO MAX(sorry refuse to call it Max) but new dictator at WB could give a flip unless it's a ghost hunting show where you never see ghost so..

Somewhere in the collective consciousness of those of us who grew up with Sesame Street is a sense of hope, of being able to live together with one another in ways that are creative, emancipatory, and rhythmical. This collection allows the political and social hope that was Sesame Street to shine through even more clearly than the previous volumes. Beginning with the show in which Maria goes back to Puerto Rico, the cast and the shows allow us to remember how often Sesame Street showed urban and rural images often side by side, providing a lived experience of togetherness within a nation that was often on edge over its diversity.The music of Joe Raposo, and the montage of images shown with his songs, also contributed to a mood and a depth that has been unmatched in the last 30 or so seasons since. Look at the song about 2 (pairs of people) or about family. Look at the connections Raposo makes between animals and humans. Truly, something deep and lasting in melody, in images, and in philosophy.What happened after the late 80s to this show? Was it that the entire PBS came under attack? Was it that the show's writers and PhDs who advised (and I think controlled) content felt that they had to cowtow to a certain political group that was not in power in the 70s? Whatever the reasons for the shift, and I for one think it was profound, the truth is that these three volumes remain a kind of collective memory to a show that allowed us to see one another as beautiful, strong, and creative people.If you care about your children's future in a world hungering for friendship and community; if you want to remember what it looked like when people were not polished, when Roosevelt Franklin spoke like an African American unabashedly and bravely, when Spanish was not introduced in single words but in whole sentences, when the Muppets were neither controlling adults nor alarming 2-year olds (Elmo)--then you need to get this set of discs.Sometime in the future, if not already, there will be college courses on this show. Perhaps some of us can write the material now. This show deserves it (at least it used to).For those of us who loved the music of Joe Raposo, the work and humor of Jim Henson, and the melting pot of diversity that the Street in the 70s gave us--thank you Sesame Street. We may have to pay you now for getting back our memories, our country and our togetherness. But that makes up in a way for our not having to pay you then.Please make all episodes and skits available after you have parceled out these collections. There is still more to see!

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I grew up with Sesame Street, those muppets are family! I see them in my friends and relatives! I love the live action and the puppetry and am so excited to share them with my first grandchild. Watching her face as she laughs and learns with Grover, Kermit, Big Bird and Snuffy and Bert & Ernie! So many memories watching these again. God Bless Jim Henson and thank you to the Childrens television Workshop for teaching me while they entertained us!

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I was appalled to find that the third disc in Sesame Street Old School Vol. 3 is consistently scratched and unplayable, presumably caused by the plastic tray. Ordered a dozen more times in hopes of receiving a set with an undamaged Disc 3, but it sadly never happened. Reached out to Warner Bros. customer service directly, filled out a survey, and was told I "might" receive a replacement disc if one was available. Never heard another word and a replacement disc never showed up. This is especially heartbreaking since the first two volumes are so fantastic. Sorry, completists, but it seems the manufacturer has no intention of resolving this problem.