The Backyardigans - Cave Party

Based on my age, I should be absolutely ashamed that I love this series, because I'm oldish. I love the songs, singing and the photorealistic dance movements. And this is one of my favorite Backyardigans DVDs. I love all the eps on this dvd, but the title of my review is a quote from Pablo that comes from the episode "Eureka!", which is exactly how I feel about this series. When my niece gets older, maybe she'll be interested in this series (she is 7 months and not interested in much anything except sticking things in her mouth). She'll have plenty of DVDs to choose from, though. Like another reviewer says, this series is like a bunch of mini Broadway performances. And the stories are super creative and refreshing. The characters speak great English and use words/ideas much bigger than that of their target audience (parent service). Like "Cave Party," a great storyline and theme, but not sure how many 2-3 year olds understand inventing the way it is presented by the show. But I'm sure it's mind-expanding for kids older than 3, and the theme was presented very well.The first episode I happened to see on tv when flipping through was "Who Goes There?" The title song on that episode was wonderful and the flamenco music (I actually recognized that theme) was spot-on, while I wish I could imitate Tyrone's dance moves!What got me was the great songs and amazing dance moves, which amazed me because I normally cannot stand kid musicals and songs (like most anything on Nick Jr.) But the amount of attention this show puts into introducing different genres of music (many that I was not familiar with) had made me want to discover each genre of music over the course of the many episodes now available (only discovered this year for me). You can tell the singers (of different ethnicities) are actually kids with great vocal range, and the characters' speaking voice actors are kids as well, making everything sound very authentic. I only wish I could dance like these characters, which are actually animated based on actual live dancers for each skit, which are why the dance moves actually look so real. This is one of those shows that I think is so ingenious that I imagine how interesting life would have been if I had watched this when I was the target audience's age.

There are twenty episodes in all for this series, and this is the fourth DVD, each with four episodes. The fifth is due out in May, and you’d better believe I’ve already pre-ordered it.The ones before this are “It's Great to Be a Ghost” (2005), “The Snow Fort” (2005), and “Polka Palace Party” (2006).This DVD has the following episodes:Cave Party: Set to a calypso beat, albeit a somewhat dated version of the genre. The friends go back in time to the Ice Age to howl at the moon, and invent some pretty useful things along the way.Race Around the World: Not sure of the music genre here, but the friends take part in a tough race involving running through the jungle, snowboarding, kayaking across the ocean and hiking across the desert.Eureka: A couple of crusty old prospectors and a couple of brilliant scientists join forces to find gold and dinosaur bones in them thar hillsCastaways: To a Bossa Nova beat, three castaways get a little help from a mysterious benefactor to survive on a deserted island.Another excellent source of entertainment for kids and the adults who love them.Amanda Richards, March 23, 2006

This has got to be one of our favorite Backyardigan DVD's! The songs are incredibly funny, and unlike many kids songs, not annoying. Great for girls and boys as early as toddlers. As far as how old kids would still enjoy it, well, our near 11 year old still sings the songs and watches it when we have it on for the younger kids. Great price, too! I believe the episodes on the DVD are from the first season. This DVD has a lot of our favorites, Cave Party, Eureka! (diggin' for gold!), Race Around the World, and Castaways. Race Around the World is probably by far our favorite. The lyrics alone are hysterical!

This was great for my son.

My 2 1/2 year old loves, loves, loves Backyardigans. Unlike another reviewer, we have not had any trouble with playing the Backyardigan DVDs (and we don't have an expensive DVD player), and they have been played a hundred times so far. For good or bad, the stories have entered into my child's playlife and imagination, as she plays out the adventures in racing day, or proclaims "I'm Tarzan!" My husband and I have watched each of these a number of times ourselves and they are fun and clever and definitely a hit with the younger set. Blues Clues is now a distant second when it comes to picking out which video to watch.

I watched this cartoon with my nephews when it was on Nick Jr and loved it. I was sad when they took it off, but very excited when I realized it was on Amazon Prime and that I could be the DVD's for my daughter. Would recommend it for anyone with small children because it encourages children to use their imagination. Plus the characters and music are very diverse. I also love that they use animals as characters!

We're all huge Backyardigans fans here, so happy to have another movie to add to the collection. These are great in the car during trips, as most of the time we have to play them through the cars sound system, my two smallest are too little for headphones. Thankfully they're totally not annoying and we don't mind when we have to listen.

We can't get enough of these! Our local channels have taken a break from showing the Backyardigans, so I jumped on-line and bought 6 DVDs for a great price. I love the songs and shows as well, so it makes it easy to let them be played over and over.. and over and over.. and over and over...... lol