ORIGINAL COVER[]
EPISODE INFORMATION[]
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE[]
January 31, 1997[citation needed]
COMPOSERS[]
- Bill Weisbach
- Julie Aigner-Clark(1996-2004)
- Gabriele Rewis (1996-2000 & 2000-2004)
- Ludmilla Zaitsev (1996-2004)
- Miyuki Tayaka-Paisley(1996-2000)
- Miho Mettais (2000-2004)
- Lynne Albertson (1996-1998)
- Iris Zinger (1998-2004)
- Erica Silva (1996-2000)
- Voice Productions International (2000-2004)
- Freda Guetarni (1996-2000)
- Bernhard Flies
- María Fernanda Morales Ponce de León(2004)
DURATION[]
26:00
EQUIVALENT[]
- Language Nursery CD: 2000, 2004
- Baby Webster Flash Cards
- Language Nursery (book)
- Wordsworth’s Book Of Words
EPISODE GUIDE[]
NEXT[]
This article is about the first video in the series, for the series and franchise as a whole, see Baby Einstein, and for the mascot and anthropomorphic colorful rainbow title character it is named after, see Caterpillar.
Language Nursery™: Voices from Many Lands, also simply titled just Language Nursery™, and previously titled as Baby Einstein just before its early-2001 rerelease and commonly known as just Baby Einstein: Language Nursery after its early-2001 rerelease, is the very first Baby Einstein video in the series ever to be released and the one that started it all. It was completed in late 1996, but was then released to the public on January 31, 1997Template:Fact and was later reissued in late 1998. Language Nursery exposes children to the sounds of foreign languages, but is not meant to teach foreign languages and is actually meant "to stimulate portions of the brain that are largely ignored". It is also the video where the Baby Einstein franchise, rarely alongside Caterpillar, was named after.
Video Guide[]
Opening/Hello![]
| Voiceover/Music | Translation | Type | Language | Visuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello! | Greeting | English | Bear in the Box (in black) | |
| Baby Einstein Theme (Instrumental) | N/A | N/A | Opening titles (in white) | |
| N/A | Fish Bowl (in white) (zoom in 1997-2003 versions) (zoom out in 2004 version) | |||
| Abdenlied | Evening Song | Nursery Rhyme | German | Red, Black and White Shapes and Patterns (Black Rectangles (in white), 3 White Circles (in black), 6 Red Squares in Checkerboard Pattern (in white), 1 Black Thin Donut (in white), Yellow Crescent (in black)) |
| Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Instrumental) | Song | N/A | Roly Poly Cow (in white) | |
| 1-20 | Counting Sequence | Russian | Rock-A-Stack (in black) (1997-2003)
Wooden Stacking Rings (in black) (2004) | |
| N/A | Sesame Street Express Train Ride-On (in white) (minus Cookie Monster Sticker) (1997-2003)
LGB Train (in white) (2004)↵They go forward to the right | |||
| Aiueo | Alphabet/Hiragana Exercise | Japanese | Liquid Motion Tumbler (in white) | |
| Jack and Jill | Nursery Rhyme | English | The Funny Barnyard (in black) (zoomed in) | |
| נומי נומי (Numi Numi) | Sleep, Sleep | Hebrew | Flowers (Daylilies, Stardivas, Petunias, and Marigolds) | |
| Backe, Backe Kuchen | Bake, Bake a Cake | German | Musical Mobile (in white) (zoomed in) | |
Hola![]
| Voiceover/Music | Translation | Type | Language | Visuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hola! | Hello! | Greeting | Spanish | Bear in the Box (in black) (footage reused from the opening of this video) |
| 1-20 | Counting Sequence | French | Cardboard Bricks (in white) | |
| Wiegenlied, K. 350 | Mozart's Lullaby | Song | Russian | 3 Spell Candles (Red, Orange, and Blue) (in black) (1997-2003)
Flower Globe Light (in black) (2004) |
| 江戸子守唄 (Edo No Komori Uta) | Lullaby | Japanese | Harmony Baby Doll (in white), Plush Girl Doll (in black), Raggedy Ann (in white) and Betsy Wetsy (in black) (1997-2003)
Groovy Girls: Ciecly (in white), Barbracolle Doll (in white), Raggedy Ann (in white) and Tidoo Doll (in black) (2004) | |
| N/A | Sesame Street Express Train Ride-On (in white) (1997-2004)
LGB Train (in white) (2004)↵They both go backwards to the left | |||
| Oye! Mira! | Hey Diddle Diddle | Nursery Rhyme | Spanish | Pull-Along Wiggly Caterpillar (in black) |
| 1-20 | Counting Sequence | German | Spiral Bead Lamp (in white) | |
| J'avais | I Had | Nursery Rhyme | French | Baby's Music Box (in black) (1 shot) (1997-2003)
Musical Push n' Go Merry (in black) (4 shots) (2004) |
| האבי בייבי (Habi, Beybi) | Hush, Baby | Hebrew | Fun Links (in white) | |
Shalom![]
| Voiceover/Music | Translation | Type | Language | Visuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שלום (Shalom!) | Hello! | Greeting | Hebrew | Bear in the Box (in black) (footage reused from the opening of this video) |
| אלפבת (Aleph-bet) | Alphabet | Hebrew | Foam Alphabet Blocks (in white) (1997-2003)
Big Blocks (in white) (2004) | |
| Brilla, Brilla, Estrellita | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | Nursery Rhyme | Spanish | Red, Black and White Shapes and Patterns (Black Bullseye (in white), 6 Red Lines (in white) and Black/White Chessboard) |
| Humpty Dumpty | English | Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish (in black) | ||
| Alphabet | French | Bright Starts Musical Mobile (in white) (normal view) | ||
| Mary Had a Little Lamb (Instrumental) | Song | N/A | Wind-Up Musical Lamb (in black) (1997-2003)
Lily Lamb (in black) (2004) | |
| N/A | Sesame Street Express Train Ride-On (in white) (1997-2003)
LGB Train & Groovy Girls: Cicely (in white) (2004)↵They go forward to the right, stop at the middle temporarily then keep going to the right | |||
| Маленькие гуси (Malen'kiye Gusi) | Little Geese | Nursery Rhyme | Russian | The Funny Barnyard (in black) (normal view) |
| Kinderpredigt | Children's Sermon | German | Seedling Colorful Windmill (in white) | |
| 1-20 | Counting Sequence | English | Musical Teaching Clock (in black) (1997-2003)
Tick Tock Musical Clock (in black) (2004) | |
Konichiwa![]
| Voiceover | Translation | Type | Language | Visuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| こんにちは (Konnichiwa) | Hello! | Greeting | Japanese | Bear in the Box (in black) (footage reused from the opening of this video) |
| Bo Peep | Little Bo Peep | Nursery Rhyme | French | Bright Ball (in white), Jellybeans (in black), Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish (in white), Red & Yellow Strings (in black), My First Christmas Bear (in white), and Leggy Larry the Octopus (in black) (1997-2003)
Pipsqueak the Pup (in white), Jellybeans (in black), Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish (in white), Red & Yellow Strings (in black), Sherberts Pig Plush (in white) and Octotunes (in white) (2004) |
| Do You Know The Muffin Man? (Instrumental) | Song | N/A | Wooden Xylophone (in white) | |
| Alfabeto | Alphabet | Spanish | The Original Gyroscope (in black) (23.976fps in 1997-2003) & (59.94fps in 2004) | |
| 1-20 | Counting Sequence | Hebrew | Fish Bowl (zoom out) | |
| N/A | Sesame Street Express Train Ride-On (in white) (1997-2003)
LGB Train & Groovy Girls: Cicely (in white) (2004)↵They go forward to the left, stop at the middle then reserves to the left in their directions | |||
| כולם מוחאים כפיים (Kulam) | Everyone Clap Hands (Game Song) | Nursery Rhyme | Hebrew | Rock-A-Stack (in black) (1997-2003)
Stacking Wooden Rings (in black) (2004) |
| Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | English | 3 Spell Candles (Red, Orange, and Blue) (in white) (1997-2003)
Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp (in black) (doesn't spin) (2004) | ||
| 1-20 | Counting Sequence | Japanese | Red, Black and White Shapes and Patterns 3 White rectangles (in black), Black, White and Red Stripes, 3 Black Circles (in white), Red Rectangular Bullseye (in white) and White Circle Bullseye (in black) | |
| Тише Малыш (Tishe Malysh) | Hush, Baby | Nursery Rhyme | Russian | Julie Aigner-Clark's Left Hand (in white) |
Bonjour![]
| Voiceover | Translation | Type | Language | Visuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonjour! | Hello! | Greeting | French | Bear in the Box (in black) (footage reused from the opening of this video) |
| Alphabet Song | German | Rock n' Roll Top: La Bamba (in white) (1997-2003)
Whirlwind Air-Powered Gyro Top (in white) (2004) | ||
| לך לישון (Laila Tov, Yedidi) | Go to Sleep | Nursery Rhyme | Hebrew | JW Stannard: Sleigh Bells (in black) (1997-2003)
Yellow Wind Chimes (in black) (2004) |
| N/A | Metronome with Red Circle Sticker (in white) (1997-2003)
Different Metronome with Yellow Circle Sticker (in white) (2004) | |||
| 1-10 (1996-2003)
1-20 (2004) |
Counting Sequence | Spanish | Shake n' Shine Rattle (in black) | |
| Little Miss Muffet | Nursery Rhyme | English | Sesame Street Express Train Ride-On & Plush Girl Doll (in white) (1997-2003)
LGB Train & Groovy Girls: Cicely (in white) (2004) | |
| 桜 (Sakura) | Cherry Blossoms | Japanese | Healthy Vegetables and Fruits:
Orange Bell Pepper (in black), Peas (in black) and 3 Carrots with Celery (in black) (1997-1999)↵Banana (in black) (footage reused from Baby Mozart), Peas (in black) and Red Apple (in black) (footage reused from Baby Mozart) (2000) | |
| Алфавит (Alfavit) | Alphabet | Russian | Julie Aigner-Clark's cat (in white) | |
Hallo![]
| Voiceover | Translation | Type | Language | Visuals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallo! | Hello! | Greeting | German | Red German Hat and Small Plush Duck Rattle (in black) (1997-2003)
Yellow Feathered Green Hat and Baby Einstein Duck from Discovery Play Melody Mirror (in white) (2004) |
| 虹 (Niji) | Rainbows | Nursery Rhyme | Japanese | Floppy Fairy Tales: Hey Diddle Diddle (in white) (1997-2003)
Cow Jumped Over the Moon Plush (in white) (2004) |
Closing[]
| Visuals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Einstein Lullaby (Bill Weisbach) | Song | English | Closing credits & titles (in white), Aspen plays peekaboo and then shakes a Hammer Rattle with Julie (in black). (1997-2004)
NOTE: In 2004, audio of Aspen's footage has been entirely muted. | |
Discovery Cards[]
2003-2004:
- Apple
- Banana
- Clock (Electronic Teaching Clock in 2003/Tick Tock Musical Clock in 2004)
- Cow (Roly Poly Cow)
- Duck (Small Plush Duck Rattle in 2003/Light-Up Melody Mirror Duck in 2004)
- Grapes
- Lamb (Plush Lamb in 2003/Lily Lamb in 2004)
- Peas
- Star (Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish)
- Train (Amtrak Super Spiral in 2003/Casey Train in 2004)
Black, White and Red Shapes[]
- Black Rectangles on in white
- White Circles on in black
- Red Checkerboard
- Black Donut on in white
- Yellow Moon on in black
- Black Circle Target on in white
- Red Lines on in white
- Black Checkerboard
- White Rectangles on in black
- Red and Black Stripes on in white
- Black Circles on in white
- Red Square Target on in white
- White Circle Target on in black
Crew[]
| Video | Bill Clark
Raplh Heigl |
| English | Julie Aigner-Clark |
| French | Freda Guetarni (1997-2000)
Voice Productions International (2000) |
| German | Gabriele Rewis (1997-2000) (dialogue re-recorded in 2000) |
| Hebrew | Lynne Albertson (1997-1998)
Iris Zinger, Elrom Studios (1998) |
| Japanese | Miyuki Tanaka-Paisley (1997-2000)
Miho Mettais (2000) |
| Russian | Ludmilla Zaitsev |
| Spanish | Erica Silva (1997-2000)
Voice Productions International (2000)↵María Fernanda Morales Ponce de León (2004) 1-20 (2004) |
| Kids | Aspen Clark (credits)
Sierra Clark (1997 video discussion only) |
Narrators[]
| Language | 1997-2004 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| English | Julie Aigner-Clark | |
| French | Freda Guetarni (1997-2000) | Voice Productions International (2000) |
| German | Gabriele Rewis (1997 & 2000) | |
| Hebrew | Lynne Albertson (1997-1998) | Iris Zinger, Elrom Studios (1998) |
| Chinese (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Version Only) | Angela Kung-Mei Young | |
| Japanese | Miyuki Tayaka-Paisley (1997-2000) | Miho Mettais (2000) |
| Russian | Ludmilla Zaitsev | |
| Spanish | Erica Silva (1997-2000) | Voice Productions International (2000) &
María Fernanda Morales Ponce de León (2004) |
Kids[]
- Aspen Clark (wearing a black dress) (credits only) (first appearance)
- Sierra Clark (1997 video discussion only) (first appearance)
Distribution[]
- I Think I Can Productions (1996-1998)
- The Baby Einstein Company (1998-2000)
- Artisan Home Entertainment/Family Home Entertainment/F.H.E. Kids (2000-2001)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2002-2004)
Trivia[]
- This is the very first Baby Einstein video ever made.
- This video was also filmed and completed in late 1996.
- This video, along with Baby Bach, are the only videos not to feature any official Baby Einstein puppets.
- It is also the only video to not have any puppets at all.
- This is the only video to not have any classical music. The CD companion features classical music, but was released 3 years after.
- Originally, it was released under I Think I Can Productions, along with Baby Mozart.
- Some of the toys in this video were later seen in other videos: both versions of the Casey Toy Train Engine, People Car, Smiley Face Gondola and Circus Caboose, as well as the 2004 Big Blocks were later seen in Baby Shakespeare; and the Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish was seen in Baby Mozart and Baby Lullaby (Bonus Features).
- An unofficial Korean 1999 VHS was made as a combo of Baby Bach and Language Nursery (still known as just Baby Einstein).
- This is the only video to have a Gymboree logo at the beginning, as it is only shown on a 1997 Gymboree VHS of this video.
- Around 1998, the Hebrew was re-recorded by Iris Zinger, replacing Lynne Albertson.
- Gabriele Rewis re-recorded most of her dialogue for later releases, with only the two songs she sang remaining untouched.
- The Japanese release of the video replaces Hebrew with Chinese, read by Angela Kung-Mei Young. It also features re-recorded dialogue from Miyuki Takaya-Paisley.
- Starting with the late 2000 release, the Japanese dialogue was re-dubbed by Miho Mettais, though she remained uncredited until 2004 and the French and Spanish voices were re-dubbed by a company called Voice Productions International, though they remained uncredited until 2004.
- The cat seen near the end of the video belonged to Julie Clark.
- Julie Aigner-Clark hired Erica Silva, an employee at a local Mexican restaurant, after she fired the original Spanish narrator for not being conversational enough.
- The 2004 DVD saw many changes, including the replacement of several toys, redone page transitions, etc. Julie Clark and her family's voices were also muted during the credits.
- Around 2003, some photos featured the 2003 VHS with a label of "Baby Webster". This likely means that Language Nursery was going to be renamed until they decided not to.
- In the 2000-2002 DVD, this is the first Concert Hall to have classical music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Ludwig van Beethoven. All versions of the VHS from 2000-2003 come with the Language Nursery CD except 2004, which comes with the Language Audio Sampler CD.
- Lynne Albertson's version of the Hebrew Alphabet scene features music while the foam blocks are being stacked, along with a falling noise when they are knocked over. Iris Zinger's version has no music, but the falling noise remains. In addition, Albertson sings the letters, while Zinger recites them normally.
- The same color in the credits later return in both Baby Noah and Baby's First Sounds.
- Despite being featured on the 2003-2007 cover and DVD menu, Caterpillar, the official mascot of Baby Einstein, does not appear at all, likely because it is the only video not to feature any of the official Baby Einstein puppets. He also appeared on the cover of the 2004 CD counterpart of Language Nursery.
Toys[]
| 1997-2004 | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Bear in the Box by Ambi Toys | |
| Roly Poly Cow by Iwaya | |
| Rock-A-Stack by Fisher-Price | Wooden Stacking Rings by Schylling |
| Sesame Street Express Ride-On Train by Tyco | Casey Train, Short Island R.R. Yellow Passenger Car, LG&B High-Side Gondola, Blue and Circus Caboose by LGB |
| Liquid Motion Tumbler by Toysmith/Sunstar Industries | |
| The Funny Barnyard by DYTOY | |
| Bright Starts Musical Mobile by Kids II | |
| Cardboard Bricks by Rolyco | |
| Spell Candles by Lady Robyn | Flower Globe Light by Spencer's Gifts |
| Harmony Baby Doll by Mattel | Groovy Girls: Cicely by Manhattan Toy |
| Girl Doll by Baby Gap | Babicorolle Doll by Corolle |
| Raggedy Ann by Applause | |
| Betsy Wetsy by Ideal | Tidoo Doll by Corolle |
| Wiggly Caterpillar by The Fun Years/Blue Box | |
| Spiral Bead Lamp by Kenart | |
| Baby's Music Box Animal Carousel by Shelcore | Musical Push n' Go Merry by TOMY |
| Fun Links by Kids II | |
| Foam Alphabet Blocks by Lee Chyun | Big Blocks by Schylling |
| Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish by The First Years | |
| Wind-Up Musical Lamb by Bantam | Lily Lamb by Eden |
| Seedling Colorful Pinwheel by Summer Lane | |
| Musical Teaching Clock by Fisher-Price | Tick Tock Musical Clock by Tolo Toys |
| Bright Ball by Playskool | Pupsqueak Puppy by Lamaze |
| My First Christmas Bear by Eden | Sherbert Pig by Eden |
| Leggy Larry the Octopus by Jolly Toys | Octotunes by Lamaze |
| Wooden Xylophone by Plan Toys | |
| Original Gyroscope by Tedco | |
| N/A | Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp by Spencer's Gifts |
| Rock N Roll Top La Bamba by Maui Toys | Whirlwind Gyroscope by Uncle Milton |
| Sleigh Bell Wind Chimes by J.W. Stannard | Yellow Wind Chimes (Unknown) |
| Metronome by Witter | |
| Small Circle Sticker (Unknown) | |
| Shake N Shine Rattle by The First Years | |
| Red German Hat (Unknown) | Yellow Feathered Green Hat (Unknown) |
| Mini Plush Duck Rattle by Brio | Light Up Melody Mirror Duck by Kids II |
| Floppy Fairy Tales: Hey Diddle Diddle by Eden | Moon Stuffed Cow by Eden |
| My First Playset by Battat | |
Gallery[]
Language Nursery/Gallery
Videography[]
Language Nursery/Videography
Transcript[]
Language Nursery/Transcript
Goofs[]
- When it shows Bear in the Box, if you look to the right side of the screen, you can see a tiny piece of a finger - which they made the freeze late, hence the interlacing combing artifacts.
- In Malen'kiye Gusi, just when the segment transmissions, the sheep slips down the toy's track.
Template:BE VideosTemplate:Toys in Language Nursery
| Toys in Language Nursery |
|---|
| Original: Bear in the Box, Roly Poly Cow, Rock-A-Stack, Sesame Street Express Ride-On Train, Liquid Motion Tumbler, The Funny Barnyard, Bright Starts Musical Mobile, Cardboard Bricks, Spell Candles, Harmony Baby Doll, Girl Doll, Raggedy Ann, Betsy Wetsy, Wiggly Caterpillar, Spiral Bead Lamp, Baby's Music Box Animal Carousel, Fun Links, Foam Alphabet Blocks, Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish, Wind-Up Musical Lamb, Seedling Colorful Pinwheel, Musical Teaching Clock, Bright Ball, My First Christmas Bear, Leggy Larry the Octopus, Wooden Xylophone, Original Gyroscope, Rock N Roll Top La Bamba, Sleigh Bell Wind Chimes, Metronome, Small Circle Sticker, Shake N Shine Rattle, Red German Hat, Mini Plush Duck Rattle, Floppy Fairy Tales: Hey Diddle Diddle, My First Playset
Introduced in 2004: Wooden Stacking Rings, Casey Train, Short Island R.R. Yellow Passenger Car, LG&B High-Side Gondola, Blue, Circus Caboose, Flower Globe Light, Groovy Girls: Cicely, Babicorolle Doll, Tidoo Doll, Musical Push n' Go Merry, Big Blocks, Lily Lamb, Tick Tock Musical Clock, Pupsqueak Puppy, Sherbert Pig, Octotunes, Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp, Whirlwind Gyroscope, Yellow Wind Chimes, Yellow Feathered Green Hat, Light Up Melody Mirror Duck, Moon Stuffed Cow |