Old School: Volume 3

Release Date	2012
Produced by	Warner Home Video
Catalogue no.	SS00266
Format	DVD
Discs	2
Region	1

Back of DVD Slip Case

Fold-Out from Bonus Booklet

Title card used in place of the edited theme song

for other uses, see Old School

Old School: Volume 3 is a Sesame Street DVD released on November 6, 2012. Following two previous volumes which included the season premieres from seasons one to ten (1969 to 1979), this box set includes the season premieres from seasons eleven through fifteen (1979 to 1984). Bonus features include "classic cuts" from the 1979 to 1984 seasons plus behind-the-scenes footage.

Description

“Back by popular demand, it's our third installment in the Old School series, covering 1979-1984. In this set you'll see your Sesame Street friends on and off the Street! Remember when everyone surprised Maria in Puerto Rico for her birthday? Or when Snuffy and Gordon ran the New York City marathon? Bonus DVD extras like never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage will prove that we're still kicking it old school!”

DVD Features

Disc 1

• Episode 1316
• Episode 1446
• Episode 1576
• Audio Commentary on Episode 1316 by Sonia Manzano
• Season 11 Classic Cuts:
  • Letter B (Beetles) (First: Episode 1495)
  • Born to Add (First: Episode 1375)
  • Disco Frog (First: Episode 1407)
  • Star Wars: I Say Banana (First: Episode 1403)
  • Weather Around the World (First: Episode 1440)
• Season 12 Classic Cuts:
  • Cookie Monster & Kermit (First: Episode 1352)
  • Big Hello 1-20 (First: Episode 1447)
  • Sesame Street News Flash: Dr. Nobel Price's Talky Stick (First: Episode 1475)
  • Wavin' Goodbye (First: Episode 1475)
  • Dancin' Dog's Shadow (First: Episode 1519)
• Season 13 Classic Cuts:
  • Reading Lesson (First: Episode 1587)
  • Rainy Day Song (First: Episode 1644)
  • Snowflakes (First: Episode 1623)
  • Proud to Be a Cow (First: Episode 1650)
  • Dance Myself to Sleep (First: Episode 1705)

Disc 2

• Episode 1706
• Episode 1836
• Season 14 Classic Cuts:
  • Grover the Singing Waiter (First: Episode 1793)
  • Teeny Little Super Guy: Baseball (First: Episode 1900)
  • We All Sing the Same Song (First: Episode 1708)
  • In The Rain (First: Episode 1739)
  • Frogs in the Glen (First: Episode 1786)
• Season 15 Classic Cuts:
  • Henson Ball #3 (First: Episode 0744)
  • Trash Outta Heaven (First: Episode 1954)
  • In/Out with Barkley (First: Episode 1936)
  • Cooperation Song (First: Episode 1956)
  • Exercise with Grover (First: Episode 1961)
• Behind-the-Scenes:
  • Dr. Nobel Price: "Umbrella"
  • Behind the Scenes: "Birdwatchers"
  • Filming of "The Singing Waiter"
  • Filming of "Exercise with Grover"
• "Goodbye, Mr. Hooper" excerpts
• Exclusive interview with Caroll Spinney
• On-screen storybook of How to Be a Grouch
• 28-Page Booklet
• Easter egg: Time-lapse video of Louis Henry Mitchell drawing a full-color mural drawing of Big Bird (highlight "Filming of 'Exercise with Grover'" and then press up until an outline of Big Bird appears)

Bonus Booklet Cover

Back of DVD Digi-Pack

Edits

All the episodes are presented without the Sesame Street opening and closing credits.

• Episode 1316
  • The theme song during the opening travel montage is replaced with a different instrumental track.
• Episode 1446
  • The "Eight Octopus Legs" cartoon is replaced with a Ringmaster cartoon.
• Episode 1576
  • "I Want to Count" is cut and replaced with "Honk Around the Clock."
  • The organ instrumental of the "Sesame Street Theme" used in the third scene is replaced with a new instrumental track.
• Episode 1706
  • The "Two Farmers" cartoon is replaced with a different cartoon, "Subtracting Three Mules."
  • The "Two Giraffes" cartoon is replaced by a Christopher Clumsy cartoon.
  • The music during the bus ride is changed to a different instrumental track.
• Episode 1836
  • The "Two Farm Animals" segment is replaced by a different cartoon.

Notes

• "Henson Ball #3," which is listed here as being from season 15, actually debuted in season 2 (and the segment itself appeared on the previous volume as a "season 6 classic cut", featuring the re-filmed ending made during the season).
• The booklet mentions that Polly Darton debuted in season 13, even though one segment featuring Polly is included under "season 12 classic cuts".
• A portion of the behind-the-scenes footage from Episode 1576 (the rollerskating scene) previously appeared on 40 Years of Sunny Days.
• The Cookie Monster and Kermit segment is listed as being from season 12, but it actually debuted in a season 11 episode.
• The "Happy / Sad" segment from Episode 1706 has applause added.

External Links

• DVDTalk review
• Muppet Central review
• ToughPigs review
• The Muppet Mindset review