Sesame Street - The Best of Elmo

Seeing the reviews on this site, I excitedly went out and purchased the Elmo DVD for my 2 year old daughter. First of all, what a disappointment! This DVD does not deserve the title of the Best of Elmo. Secondly, there are only a handful of songs (3 are cute/noteworthy, the others are not great). The DVD is only 30 minutes long and maybe 5 minutes of that is talking/storyline. Of the talking parts, 2 of the segments are totally uneducational and pointless (Whoopi and Julia). So I would say that only 10 minutes of this DVD is actually enjoyable. Despite this, I'm giving it 2 stars because my daughter actually sat through it, although because its only a half hour in length she makes me repeat it 3-4 times each time she watches it!

This was my eldest daughter's absolute favorite video when she was two. I was surprise to find that my second daughter (13 months) also loves it. She screams with delight every time we put it in the DVD player. I'm not sure what makes this video so irresistible, but both of my girls love it more than any other, including other sesame street and elmo's world videos.

I agree with a lot of the feedback above regarding quality, duration, celeberties being unknown to kids & all but who cares :) :) everyone agreed that their child loves it & thats all that counts. My child doesnt stop laughing & waving as soon as this one starts.... not like some other Elmo DVD's which are unbelievably boring to any breathing creature... You should always ask yourself if you would consider obtaining it again if lost or damaged & the answer would definitly be YES...

NOthing more to say other than if you or your child loves ELMO, they're gonna enjoy this DVD. My 3 yr old loves it.

I guess I didn't realize how old Elmo is...there are clips of him with Ruth Buzzi and a very young Julia Roberts. Also, the song "Five" is a repeat for us, because it's on the "1,2,3 Count with Me" DVD, which we have. Overall, though, I still really like this DVD. It has catchy songs, a good selection of other characters, and (most importantly) it keeps my two-year-old son engaged. There aren't any "Elmo's World" segments, which is kind of a good thing. There are several Elmo's World DVDs out there to choose from, so this one is kind of unique.
The story line is that Elmo is trying to decide which of his drawings he should put in the monster art show, and as he shows them to his friends to get advice, he winds up giving them all away. Each drawing represents one of his "best of" scenes through the years.
Cute story line, fun scenes, and - of course - plenty of Elmo for your little ones.