Mighty Machines: Power Pack

Grandson loved the variety of vehicles

This is a fantastic 4-pack of DVDs. They have a very decent run time, over an hour, and you do have the option to 'Play All,' which I love. That way on each DVD it will play all the shows without me having to stop what I'm doing to click on the next title or episode. They also automatically start the first show after a few minutes at the menu if you don't select something. Another nice feature. Keeps my boys entertained, while getting educated, for hours when I need to get things done around the house. I even find myself (and my husband for that matter) stopping to watch as well since they are so interesting. Great to take in my laptop on the airplane when we travel. My kids ask for it my name now..."Mighty Machines!"Here is the list of shows on each DVD in the set. I actually wrote these titles with a marker on the DVD so when my son wanted to watch the Building Demolition or Garbage Trucks, I could tell which DVD that episode was on easily. The episode titles are fairly simple to figure out what the show is about...#1. "Roadways to Runways DVD" (Blue DVD) :: Play All, At the Race Track, At the Airport, On the Road, Bonus Episodes (Picking Up the Garbage, The Fire Trucks, Building a Skyscraper, After the Blast. All Bonus Episodes are 3+ minutes each)#2. "Lights & Ladders DVD" (Red DVD) :: Play All, At the Firehall, In the City, At the Garbage Dump, Bonus Episodes (Towers Tumbling Down, At the Construction Site, At the Demolition Site, At the Rock Quarry)#3. "Boats to the Rescue!" (Orange DVD):: Play All, To the Rescue, Making Waves, In the Harbor, Bonus Episodes (Cement Truck at Work, the Truck Engine Line, Truck Cab Assembly, Sky-High Concrete Pumper)#4. "Diggers & Dozers" (Gray DVD) :: Play All, At the Construction Site, At the Demolition Site, At the Rock Quarry, Bonus Episodes (The Fire Trucks, In the City, At the Garbage Dump, At the Firehall)Some of these 'bonus episodes' are little snippits of what's on the other DVDs as you can see.Final Tip - Buy these as birthday presents for all your friends' kids and the kids will love you and the mom's will love you even more. Nothing better than a gift that gives mom some 'time' to get things done and teaches the kids something along the way. Just think the 'Hot off the Press' episode, which is about making newspapers. That might be obsolete one day and your child will have known was a newspaper was! Better than buying more toys for kids in my opinion!Every young boy should own a copy of this and the "Mighty Machines Super Pack" which I purchased as well.

This is my 3.5 year old's very favorite show. We really enjoy it and the other reviewers have touched on the quality of the show itself.My comments are about the DVDs. We were first exposed to the show through Netflix and watched it there until it abruptly disappeared from streaming. Amazon to the rescue and we ordered them. The play quality is fine so from that angle, these are 5 stars.A few things: Because the logo was different and this doesn't detail episode names, I wasn't sure that I was ordering the same show. It is. It's the cute Canadian show with the intro song, "Mighty Machines, big and Mighty Machines, working for you doing mighty things, Mighty Machines!" If your son is like mine, the song is as much a part of the appeal as the show itself. So one thing I was disappointed in is the episodes don't have the song in the opening or the credits. This disappointed my son.There is no indication for which episode is on which disc, as they've grouped them into categories. If your child knows episodes by name, print out the list provided by the reviewer below and keep them in it with your discs so you know which episode is on which disc. I think this was an oversight by the company.Another annoying feature is that the discs have mandatory previews that can't be skipped through because they have disabled menu access. This is unnecessary.The menu is stilted. There are 3-4 episodes listed and then a section of "Bonus Episodes." They're not actually bonus--that's just how you access all the episodes you paid for.The company also doesn't make it easy to determine if you're getting all the episodes or if you're overlapping with such generic names as "Mega Pack" and "Super Pack." If you order "Mega Pack," "Super Pack," and "Power Pack," you get all 39 episodes with no overlap. If you order any of the other titles (like "Lights and Ladders"--those are names of individual discs contained within the "Packs." However, there is no overlap of episodes from disc to disc so if you order individual discs and no packs, you shouldn't have any duplicates.

I got the first one- Diggers and Dozers- at the local drug store for my grandson. He wore it out. He likes to listen to the theme song every time it plays between every episode, even has a little dance. So, for Christmas we got the Power Pack. It has the same one we had before an three other DVDs too. They are just the right blend of explanation and action to keep the kids watching. Kind of like a personal tour of the construction site, the race track, the airport, and on and on. Well made and kid friendly language. I would recommend for any 3-4 yr to 10 yr old who has ever watched a truck or tractor go by or a plane fly over and say "look Gramma!"

I got this video pack for my 21 month old because we are constantly having to find "backhoe" and "dump truck" videos for him on you tube and are never sure what we are going to be watching. He loves watching these videos. Although his attention span is less than an older child, he will sit with me and watch it for at least 20 minutes. I like that the 'Machines" are real to life and they describe what work is being done. Also it is nice that the video is not too busy for little ones that can be overstimulated with some of the other kids shows and videos that are out there.

This Mighty Machines Power Pack is awsome! My little guy can't get enough of these DVD's. Each DVD has three segments making a total of 12 specialized videos that include topics such as street cleaners, to demolition sites! I recommend this power pack to any parent who's child loves these videos. It's the best bang for you buck!

One of the best ways to spend your money on a gift for a child who loves to learn about machines! (And this coming from a parent who only lets her kids watch a tiny amount of TV per day!) Truly, this power pack is the best bang for your buck with 4 DVDs in the pack, each with 4+ episodes. Fun and educational! The only disappointment to us is that the Mighty Machines theme song is not played for every episode. So far, we can only locate it on the bonus episodes. Disappointing because my kids really love and want to sing along.

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I Really really really really I like it. Thanks. It is really annoying to have to put so much in the box here. Not like the ease of eBay.