Will there be an Old School Vol. 3 DVD?

[dwayne1115]

Originally Posted by D'Snowth

As far as WB DVDs are concerned, I'm STILL waiting for them to continue releasing season sets of Ed, Edd n Eddy - they gave us the first two seasons, then just quit.

On that note, MGM left us hanging after three seasons of Green Acres, same with Sony Wonder with Rocky and Bullwinkle.

As far as MGM is concerned they are now getting distubuted out by FOX so they may be going to release Green Acres and other shows that MGM helped make like the show In The Heat Of The Night.

Now on the Sesame matter I think if you kind of did it by decades then it could be done well. say for the 70's set have one disk all the street stories another disk all the Muppet skits from that decade and then a thrid disk for all the Anamaided and other skits. Something like that would be very interesting to see.

[minor muppetz]

Originally Posted by dwayne1115

Now on the Sesame matter I think if you kind of did it by decades then it could be done well. say for the 70's set have one disk all the street stories another disk all the Muppet skits from that decade and then a thrid disk for all the Anamaided and other skits. Something like that would be very interesting to see.

That would be cool. Or maybe have one or two full episodes per disc, plus what you mentioned.

Man, I know that there's a lot of behind-the-scenes info out there regarding various classic animation DVDs, but there doesn't seem to be anything like this regarding Sesame Street DVDs. I know that there's been at least one online chat or two with people from Warner Home Video. Maybe if there's another one soon we can ask if Warner intends on releasing classic SST DVD collections.

[dwayne1115]

Why I'm not in marketing is beyond me. I would make Disney Wanrer Sesame and Henson a lot of cash, if they would just listen to me.

[minor muppetz]

Originally Posted by dwayne1115

Why I'm not in marketing is beyond me. I would make Disney Wanrer Sesame and Henson a lot of cash, if they would just listen to me.

Or me. I figure that many of us fans have good ideas on what should be included on the "ultimate Sesame Street set for hardcore fans".

A few ideas that would be great:

• Continuing the "Old School" sets, maybe by having them continue to be season premieres until the official "old school" period ends, after which random and/ or more noteworthy episodes from the 1970s and 1980s can be released.
• A collection of single-disc releases titled "Sesame Street: The Random Classics". These would be releases of randomly-chosen segments from 1969-1989, with maybe a few true classics thrown in as well.
• A "Sesame Street Mini-Series" collection of boxed sets, focusing on mini-series and storylines, like the hawaii episodes, trip to new mexico, trip to puerto rico, adoption of Miles, the remodling of the Fix-It Shop and Hooper's Store, and Slimey's trip to the moon (though that last one probably had so many relevant episodes that maybe it'd be bestt to just include the most important episodes on the subject, plus additional clips from episodes that revolve around the trip).
• A number of single-disc releases focusing on major storylines that went beyond mini-series (though Slimey goes to the Moon coudl fit here). Like a release of clips focusing on when the adults didn't believe in mr. Snuffleupagus, Luis and Maria's wedding, the birth of Gabriela, Telly getting an arm cast, and so on.
• Chronological Character Collections, featuring just inserts with featured characters, similar to the Walt Disney treasures "chronological" collections. There'd sure have to be many of these before becoming complete.
• Another collection relating to characters, either being single-discs sold seeperately or a multi-disc set. Basically, one would be an "All-Stars" release, another would be dedicated to major supporting "old school" characters who aren't used much anymore (if at all), and the other would focus on skits with the "most obscure SST characters of all-time!" (including Professor Hastings, Dr. Nobel Price, Warren Wolf, Aristotle, The Busby Twins, Leslie Mostly, and more).
• This might not be too likely, but maybe a "where it all began" boxed set, featuring the first five episodes (yes, even though the first episode has been released), the five test pilots, This Way to Sesame Street, and maybe also the original cut of the pitch reel (with a different ending, which doesn't invovle Kermit coming up with a title).
• Finally two-or-three-disc sets releated to decades/10-year-periods, similar to what Dwaynne suggested.

[unclematt]

I really like the idea of the character profiles and the relase of the first five episodes.

[D'Snowth]

They'd have to edit the episodes because of coyrighted songs though.

[unclematt]

Which songs?

[D'Snowth]

Well, take the Gordon and AMs sketch from the first episode - after Gordon dresses them, they break into "Consider Yourself (At Home)", that song from the musical of Oliver Twist.

Or in Episode 3, Bob sings "Good Morning Starshine" with a group of hippie AMs.

[minor muppetz]

Originally Posted by D'Snowth

Well, take the Gordon and AMs sketch from the first episode - after Gordon dresses them, they break into "Consider Yourself (At Home)", that song from the musical of Oliver Twist.

Or in Episode 3, Bob sings "Good Morning Starshine" with a group of hippie AMs.

I'm hoping that Warner Bros. would help work out copyright issues (unless working out rights issues would be 100 percent up to Sesame Workshop). The first week of shows also featured Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (apparently the only broadcast of that sketch on the show) and Susan singing I Enjoy Being a Girl. And I think Gordon also read the children's book Stevie in one of the first five episodes.

Another great idea that probably sounds very unrealistic is volumes of certain seasons, released around the same time. "Season 1 - Volume 1", "Season 2 - Volume 1", "Season 3 - Volume 1", and so on... It'd probably take a long time to get all volumes of a certain season released at once, regardless of how many episodes and discs there are.

[D'Snowth]

Originally Posted by minor muppetz

The first week of shows also featured Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Holy smokes, there really were drugs on the street, lol!

[Oscarfan]

Originally Posted by D'Snowth

Holy smokes, there really were drugs on the street, lol!

Pun intended?

[D'Snowth]

Hard to get anything past you.

[MJTaylor]

Originally Posted by minor muppetz

I've been thinking of what kinds of releases would be cool for Warner to release. It'd be cool if there was some sort of "Sesame Street Milestone" collection, focusing on episodes and/ or street scenes that broke new grounds or had very big changes. It would also be cool if there was a one or two-disc release featuring street scenes, stories, and inserts in which the adults don't believe in Mr. Snuffleupagus, from his first appearance in 1971 to the episode where they finally saw him. It'd be great to see the street scenes where Maria, Gordon, and Linda decide to believe that he exists.

That idea sounds good to me. Snuffleupague before the adults saw him.