The Backyardigans - The Legend of the Volcano Sisters

The Backyardigans are back with more exciting adventures from Season Two of their television series, and as usual there are four wildly imaginative episodes, each with four catchy songs set to the beat of a special music genre.This DVD contains the following episodes:The Legend of the Volcano Sisters - The Volcano Sisters (Uniqua and Tasha) demand a gift from the Luau Brothers (Tyrone, Pablo and Austin), failing which they will literally blow their top, thereby ruining the Brothers' party. The Brothers use their strength, speed and wisdom to make sure the Sisters get exactly what they want.(Music genre: Tarantella)The Swamp Creature - Uniqua and Pablo are tour guides in an icky, smelly swamp, and convince tourists Austin and Tasha to take the tour, under the pretext of showing them the swamp monster. Unbeknownst to the sneaky entrepreneurs, there really is a swamp monster, who eventually manages to track them down.(Music genre: Sixties guitar)Horsing Around - A big race is on between a cowgirl (Uniqua) and a jockey (Pablo) to find the fastest horse rider in the west. Austin announces the race, which also includes a most unlikely racer (Tyrone) on a most unlikely steed named Molasses.(Music genre: Klezmer)Special Delivery - A tough group of bikers (Tasha, Uniqua and Pablo) known as the Do-Gooders, come into contact with a nervous mailman (Tyrone) who thinks that they're after the mail. The stakes are high, as there are Valentine's Day cards that need delivering.(Music genre: Norteno)The best episode is "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters", and there are also some fun special features, including a dance-along number.Fans should note that the next DVD "Movers and Shakers" is due out in May 2007.Amanda Richards, February 27, 2007 The Backyardigans - Movers & Shakers

The Backyardigans are a very, very funny and intelligent show about four young people(creatures) who have adventures in their back yard. They incorporate history, culture and diverse music to provide painfully funny stories that adults as well as children can enjoy.For instance, in the Volcano Sisters episode, the girls who are Hawaiian volcano goddesses, sing that they want something, but they are not going to tell the boys what it is. They have to guess. Aside from being a great song that moves the plot along it sets up a male/female difference piece that the adults will laugh their heads off at.All the stories are funny, but "Horsing Around", done to really catchy cowboy/klezmer music, is special. A variation on "The Tortoise and the Hare" two hyper-competitive characters take on each other in a horse race, only to be beaten by a slow but steady burro. After the loss, one says, "I was really surprised". The other looks at him and says, "No. I was more surprised than you"...and the conflict begins again.Believe me, both you and your children will love this DVD and the entire series. My seven year old watches them over and over again. Our four year old neighbor loves them too.

My two and four year old love this dvd. We first watched it through our netflix subscription, but eventually I sent it back so that we could get new movies; however, my oldest asked to watch it constantly and told me to have the mailman bring it back. Both my four-year-old son and two-year-old daughter regularly sing songs from this dvd (the volcano sisters episode is their favorite). It's wholesome entertainment with singing and dancing. Nobody calls anybody ugly names and there is always something learned by the characters in each story. I recommend this for little ones and it's not too bad for the parents who have to watch and listen to the movies that their kids watch all the time.

All my older kids loved them, they are now ages 10, 9, and 7/almost 8...I had another son in 2011 and he is two and he loved the four backyardigans discs I already had so much that I bought him this one, the cave party, the surfing one and Polka Palace....He loves them, watches them every day. I love that they sing a lot and really engage the kids and they teach manners and imaginative play, along with other important stuff. Highly recommend all of the Backyardigan discs.

In my opinion, Horsing Around is one of the best Backyardigans episodes ever, and not just because I continually whistle the catchy klezmer tunes. The episode is a reprise of the tortoise and the hare, and features continuous bragging and boasting between Uniqua and Pablo who share the role of the hare. The concept of bragging can be a tricky one for a 3 year old but this show illustrates it well.And the music is great. I put this episode in a three way tie for best tunes with the Yeti and Super Secret Super Spy.

My toddler loves singing and musicals, so this is her favorite show. I bought this DVD along with 4 others for her Birthday. She enjoys this one a lot. If you've never watched Backyardigans with your kids I suggest you, I love to memorize the songs and sing them to my daughter, as they are very broadway musical worthy. Never have I hears kids songs so catchy.

We can't get enough of these! Our local channels have taken a break from showing the Backyardigans, so I jumped on-line and bought 6 DVDs for a great price. I love the songs and shows as well, so it makes it easy to let them be played over and over.. and over and over.. and over and over...... lol

My son loves the Backyardigan's. I was DVRing them, but he wanted to watch them on trips and in his bedroom. So I bought the whole set (10 DVDs). The characters speak clearly, using proper english. I think that sets a good example. The singing and dancing are high quality. The songs themselves can be a little inane, but it is a childrens show after all.

My daughter loves these guys, always a pleaser!

娘が幼稚園時代に某TVで観ていました。当時録画したものもありますが、どうせなら全部揃えようかと思い、まとめて購入しました。お話も楽しいですが、歌も大好きで、すぐ歌詞を覚えて歌っています。小学校高学年になりましたが、時々息抜きにまだ観ているので、購入して正解でした。

I couldn’t buy a new one at a normal price so I went with used...but there were a few scratches on that I wasn’t happy about ...so I’m not sure I would do that again .

The cartoon is certainly fun and amusing. The problem is that I ordered it in both languages, French and English, according to the advertissement. But it seems to exist a catalogation error from Amazon.ca: this item was sent twice to me, and both times only in English, there is no audio in French as stated in the site.