16.Baby Wordsworth (2004)

## ORIGINAL COVER

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**Baby Wordsworth** is the 16th video in the Baby Einstein series. The video, along with Baby Galileo Baby's Favorite Places and My First Signs, is about American Sign Language and uses words of objects that can be found around home. The video stars a yellow cat with bright yellow stripes around its back (possibly a tabby cat) named Eliot.

### Opening

* Eliot the Cat looks at house, as Baby Wordsworth the Parrot brings a dictionary along to show the word "Home"
* Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg: opening titles, house, boy walking with a dog and Rachel Coleman from Signing Time, house with Princess Isabel from Blue’s Clues and Princess Isabel, babies drawing on a Plastic Chair & Table Set and Dancing Santa Claus, kids playing with Yellow Exercise Ball, house covered in snow, bed stock footage, house
* Divertimento No. 2 in D Major, K. 131: IV Allegretto, Mozart: Duck swims in boarder water in relaxation and discovers a Sleeping Girl Duck they stare at each other. When the Sleeping Girl Duck sinks, Duck looks down, makes a funny face in confusion then calmly swims away while the Sleeping Girl Duck moves in opposite direction in white (2005 Grow With Me Only)
* Misty and Violet open a door to find Bluebird, Eliot, and Pavlov The Dog (2009 Grow with Me only)

### Kitchen

* Night becomes day at the yellow house, and then the rooster crows to wake everyone up.
* Eliot spills milk then licks it up.
* Marlee shows the signs for refrigerator, bowl, cup, chair, and table
* Kitchen Play, Jim Latham: **table** (girls set the table, Lillabo Doll Furniture: Kitchen and Living Room in black, painting, Eric and Trinity at table in white), **chair** (Caidden in chair in white, painting, Trinity pushing chair), **cup** (Alison and Kalas Cups in white, painting, mom giving girl drink, Alison and Kalas Cups in white), **bowl** (Kailli pouring sugar into bowl, Trinity playing with Kalas Bowls in white, painting, mom and girls pouring cake batter into pans, Eric wearing bowl from Bakery Set in white), **refrigerator**(Alexandria takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator in white, woman opening refrigerator, painting, mom and girl taking bowl of fruit out of refrigerator, Eric puts Kalas Bowls in Sunflower Refrigerator in white)
* Misty succeeds in getting cheese from the fridge, but Violet steals it from her
* Whitney shows the signs for refrigerator, bowl, cup, chair, and table
* Kalas Cups in black

### Playroom

* Eliot stretches a telephone
* Marlee shows the signs for telephone, computer, puzzle, blocks, and book
* Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: VI. Trumpet and Drum, Bizet: **book** (Trinityreading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book in white, painting, Eric reading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book in white, mom reading book to baby, Alison and Raymond reading Mirror Me! in white), **blocks** (Discover & Play Number Blocks, Eric stacking Maxi Blocks in white, baby playing with 3D Geometric Puzzle Board and Abacus Bead Stacker while mom reading book with Mickey Mouse & Friends Taxi Bank, painting, Caidden with Unit Blocks on Wheels in white, Raymond's Maxi Blocks in white), **puzzle** (Eric plays with Pets Floor Puzzle in white, painting, Cardboard Puzzle: Golden Retriever in black, Trinity plays with Pets Peg Puzzle in white, Eric plays with Pets Floor Puzzle in white), **computer** (girls and grandma on computer, Wind-Up Walking Computers in black, painting, dad and baby on computer), **telephone** (mom talking on telephone while baby pretending, painting, girl talking on telephone, Alison with Telephone and hangs up in white)
* Misty, Violet play with Metro Phone, and Eliot puts the reciever back.
* Whitney shows the signs for telephone, computer, puzzle, blocks, and book
* Pull & Play Phone in black
* Duck swims in boarder water in relaxation and discovers a Sleeping Girl Duck they stare at each other. When the Sleeping Girl Duck sinks, Duck looks down, makes a funny face in confusion then calmly swims away while the Sleeping Girl Duck moves in opposite direction in white (2005 Grow With Me Only)
* Eliot stacks and knocks over ABC Plastic Blocks (2009 Grow with Me only)

### Yard

* Pavlov steals Eliot's newly planted flowers
* Marlee shows the signs for dog, ball, tree, flower, and swing
* Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: XII. Le Ball Galopp, Bizet: **swing**: (man pushing boy on swing, Keanu and Ben on tire swing, painting, woman swinging), **flower**(girl helping woman plant, girls helping man plant, The Wild Flowerzz in black in 2 different angles, painting, Alexandria with Flowers in white), **tree** (kids running and touching tree, painting, Eric with Bulletin Board: Classroom Tree in white, dad helps girl get down), **ball** (kids rolling Red Exercise Ball, painting, Raymond and Alison in Ball Pool Set, boy kicking ball, Eric in Ball Pool Set, Ball Track Trullala in black in 5 different angles), **dog** (puppy trying to walk, painting, puppy pulling on cloth, puppies in basket, Ianand Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby in white)
* Misty and Violet find Pavlov in the dirt then help him bury a ball
* Whitney shows the signs for dog, ball, tree, flower, and swing
* Wind-Up Flipping Dog in black

### Bathroom

* Washing Up, Ed Kalnins: Misty and Violet get clean
* The words shower and bathtub appear on the screen (2009 DVD only)

### Living Room

* Elliot turns on a Table Lamp
* Marlee shows the signs for cat, window, couch, lamp, piano
* Keyboard Concerto in G Major, H. 444: III. Presto, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: **piano**(girl playing piano, Brook plays Baby Grand Piano in white, painting, mom and girl playing piano, Caidden plays Baby Grand Piano in white), **lamp** (Eric turns the Table Lamp on in white, painting, Table Lamp turns off in black, Trinity turns the Table Lamp on) in white), **couch** (Eric jumps on couch, mom and girl playing pretend, couch from Puffy Dollhouse in black, dad and girls watching TV, painting, Eric and Trinity high-five on couch), **window** (Trinity opens window in My Very Own House, painting, baby crawling by window, painting, mom and girl look out window), **cat** (kitten sitting on yarn with footage reused from Neighborhood Animals, painting, sleeping cat, Lil' Kitty in black, Ericpicks up Lil' Kitty in white)
* Eliot can't seem to find who is playing Fig Leaf Rag, Joplin on the Baby Grand Piano, and eventually finds Misty and Violet
* Whitney shows the signs for cat, window, couch, lamp, piano
* Pull-Along Pals: Kitty in black

### Bedroom

* Day becomes night at the yellow house.
* Eliot kisses her Teddy Bear goodnight
* Marlee shows the signs for bear, clock, mirror, blanket, bed
* La Boîte à joujoux, L. 128: Danse de la poupée, Debussy: **bed** (Wooden Doll Bed, stock footage, Lillabo Doll Furniture: Bathroom and Bathroom in black, paintings), **blanket** (stock footage, Alison with blanket in white, Eric with blanket in white, painting), **mirror** (stock footage, painting, Eliot looks in mirror of Madeline Jewelry Box), **clock** (Ericwith Bancroft Alarm Clock in white, painting; Clock on a Night Stand - Tamayo, Bancroft Alarm Clock in white, Trinity places Bancroft Alarm Clock next to Tick Tock Answer Clock in white), **bear** (teddy bears in white, painting, Alison carrying a giant teddy bear in white, stock footage, Trinity cuddles with giant teddy bear in white)
* Eliot finds a blanket, Chunky Board Book: Cats, a sock, and eventually her teddy bear. Then, she throws everything but that off of the bed.
* Whitney shows the signs for bear, clock, mirror, blanket, bed
* Ted & Tess Carousel in black in 2 different angles

### Closing

* Eliot looks at house at night
* Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg: credits
* Blue Format Screen (2004 VHS Only)
* Divertimento No. 2 in D Major, K. 131: IV Allegretto, Mozart: house, bed stock footage, kitchen stock footage, neighborhood stock footage, yard stock footage, kitchen stock footage, table stock footage, playroom stock footage, swing stock footage, Eric turns on lamp in white, Trinity opens window, Ian and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby in white, Caidden with Baby Grand Piano in white, Raymond and Alison in Ball Pool Set, Alexandria takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator in white, Alisontakes blanket off her head in white, bed stock footage, house, family stock footage, lights turn off in house (2009 Blu Ray Only)

* Hello
* Goodbye
* Good Morning
* Good Afternoon
* Good Night
* What is your name?
* How are you?
* Nice to meet you.
* I love you.
* Thank you.
* Please
* Excuse me.
* I am sorry.
* I am happy.
* I am sad.
* I am tired.
* I am cold.
* I am hot.
* I am thirsty.
* I am hungry.

* *What will we find in the kitchen?:* refrigerator, bowl, cup, chair, table
* *What will we find in the playroom?:* telephone, computer, puzzle, blocks, book
* *What will we find in the yard?:* dog, ball, tree, flower, swing
* *What will we find in the living room?:* cat, window, couch, lamp, piano
* *What will we find in the bedroom?:* bed, blanket, mirror, clock, bear

* Eliot brings groceries to the kitchen (Title: Bringing Home Groceries)
* Pavlov and Eliot lick the bowl (Title: Aah!)
* Violet and Misty make a phone call on the Metro Phone when Eliot arrives (Title: Telephone)

* Night becomes day at the yellow house, and a rooster crows.
* Misty and Violet open a door to find Bluebird, Eliot, and Pavlov
* Kitchen Play, Jim Latham: **bowl** (Girl pouring sugar into bowl, Trinity playing with Kalas Bowls in white, painting, mom and girls pouring cake batter into pans, Eric wearing bowl from Bakery Set in white), **blocks**(Discover & Play Number Blocks, Eric stacking Maxi Blocks in white, baby playing with 3D Geometric Puzzle Board and Abacus Bead Stacker while mom reading book with Mickey Mouse & Friends Taxi Bank, painting, Caiddenwith Unit Blocks on Wheels in white, Raymond's Maxi Blocks in white), **ball** (kids rolling Red Exercise Ball, painting, Raymondand Alison in Ball Pool Set, boy kicking ball, Eric in Ball Pool Set, Ball Track Trullala in black in 5 different angles)
* Washing Up, Ed Kalnins: Misty and Violet get clean
* The words shower and bathtub appear on the screen
* Keyboard Concerto in G Major, H. 444: III. Presto, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: **window**(Trinity opens window in My Very Own House, painting, baby crawling by window, painting, mom and girl look out window), **mirror** (stock footage, painting, Eliot looks in mirror of Madeline Jewelry Box), Ted & Tess Carousel in black in 2 different angles

* Eliot looks at house, as Baby Wordsworth brings a dictionary along to show the word "Home"
* Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg: house, babies drawing on a Plastic Chair & Table Set and Dancing Santa Claus, kids playing with Yellow Exercise Ball, house covered in snow, bed stock footage, house, Night becomes day at the yellow house, and a rooster crows
* Kitchen Play, Jim Latham: **table** (girls set the table, Lillabo Doll Furniture: Kitchen and Living Room in black, painting, Eric and Trinity at table in white), **refrigerator** (Alexandria takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator in white, woman opening refrigerator, painting, mom and girl taking bowl of fruit out of refrigerator, Eric puts Kalas Bowls in Sunflower Refrigerator in white)
* Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: VI. Trumpet and Drum, Bizet: **book** (Trinityreading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book in white, painting, Eric reading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book in white, mom reading book to baby, Alison and Raymond reading Mirror Me! in white), **telephone** (mom talking on telephone while baby pretending, painting, girl talking on telephone, Alison with Telephone and hangs up in white)
* Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: XII. Le Ball Galopp, Bizet: **swing**: (man pushing boy on swing, boys on tire swing, painting, woman swinging), **dog** (puppy trying to walk, painting, puppy pulling on cloth, puppies in basket, Ian and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby in white)
* Misty and Violet find Pavlov in the dirt then help him bury a ball
* Keyboard Concerto in G Major, H. 444: III. Presto, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: **piano** (girl playing piano, Brook plays Baby Grand Piano in white, painting, mom and girl playing piano, Caidden plays Baby Grand Piano in white), **couch** (Eric jumps on couch in white, mom and girl playing pretend, couch from Puffy Dollhouse in black, dad and girls watching TV, painting, Eric and Trinity high-five on couch in white), **bed** (Wooden Doll Bed, stock footage, Lillabo Doll Furniture: Bedroom and Bathroom in black, paintings), **bear** (teddy bears, painting, Alison carrying a giant teddy bear in white, stock footage, Trinity cuddles with giant teddy bear in white)
* Eliot finds a blanket, Chunky Board Book: Cats, a sock, and eventually her teddy bear. Then, she throws everything but that off of the bed.
* Divertimento No. 2 in D Major, K. 131: IV Allegretto, Mozart: swing stock footage, Eric turns on lamp in white, Trinityopens window, Ian and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby in white, Caidden with Baby Grand Piano in white, Raymond and Alison in Ball Pool Set, Alexandria takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator in white, Alison takes blanket off her head in white, bed stock footage, house, family stock footage, lights turn off in house
* Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg: Eliot looks at house at night

1. Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg (Opening & Closing Credits)
2. Kitchen Play, Jim Latham (Kitchen)
3. Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: VI. Trumpet and Drum, Bizet (Playroom)
4. Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: XII. Le Ball Galopp, Bizet (Yard)
5. Washing Up, Ed Kalnins (Bathroom)
6. Keyboard Concerto in G Major, H. 444: III. Presto, Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach (Living Room)
7. Fig Leaf Rag, Joplin (Living Room)
8. La Boîte à joujoux, L. 128: Danse de la poupée, Debussy (Bedroom)
9. Divertimento No. 2 in D Major, K. 131: IV Allegretto, Mozart (Finale)

* Eliot the Cat (Host) (played by David Privett) (only appearance)
* Baby Wordsworth the Parrot (played by David Privett) (first appearance)
* Misty Mouse (played by June Privett) (first appearance)
* Violet Mouse (played by June Privett) (second appearance)
* Pavlov the Dog (PlaySoup) (played by David Privett) (first appearance)
* Bluebird (2009 DVD and Blu Ray only) (played by David Privett) (last appearance)

* David Privett
* June Privett

* Alexandria Suarez (wearing a pink sweatshirt and white shorts) (only appearance)
* Alison Mote (wearing a red shirt and blue overalls) (only appearance)
* Ben L. Daniels (wearing a red shirt and a purple cape) (Stock Footage only) (first appearance)
* Brook Stone (wearing a pink sweatshirt, blue pants and white socks) (only appearance)
* Caidden Hale (wearing a black sweatshirt and gray pants) (only appearance)
* Eric Martin (wearing an orange sweatshirt, black pants and white socks) (only appearance)
* Ian Walsh (wearing a green T-shirt, blue pants and white socks) (only appearance)
* Kaili Thorne (wearing a white shirt and blue overalls) (Stock Footage only) (only appearance)
* Keanu McBrayer (wearing a yellow shirt and a green cape) (Stock Footsge only) (first appearance)
* Raymond Foray (wearing an orange and red sweatshirts, blue jeans and white socks) (only appearance)
* Trinity Rome (wearing a blue sweatshirt, a red shirt, blue pants and white socks) (only appearance)

### Deaf Kid

* Whitney Rose (wearing a blue tank top and blue pants) (only appearance)

### Words Around the House

#### Kitchen

* Refrigerator
* Bowl
* Cup
* Chair
* Table

#### Playroom

* Telephone
* Computer
* Puzzle
* Blocks
* Book

#### Yard

* Dog
* Ball
* Tree
* Flower
* Swing

#### Living Room

* Cat
* Window
* Couch
* Lamp
* Piano

#### Bedroom

* Bear
* Clock
* Mirror
* Blanket
* Bed

### Alphabet

* Aa
* Bb
* Cc
* Dd
* Ee
* Ff
* Gg
* Hh
* Ii
* Jj
* Kk
* Ll
* Mm
* Nn
* Oo
* Pp
* Qq
* Rr
* Ss
* Tt
* Uu
* Vv
* Ww
* Xx
* Yy
* Zz

* Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2004-2009)

* This is the first appearance of Baby Wordsworth the Parrot and 2nd version of Pavlov The Dog in PlaySoup form.
* This is the first video including kids in stock footage.
* This is the only appearance of Eliot the Cat.
* This is the first appearances of Ben and Keanu.
* The 2009 version marks the last appearance of Bluebird (reused in World of Words footage).
* This is the third longest video to be made.
* This is the third video by Park Place Productions.
* This is the second and last video where Ed Kalnins does the music, the first was Baby da Vinci.
* This is also the second video Bill Weisbach never involved in, the first was also Baby da Vinci.
* This is the first video to feature deaf actress and activist Marlee Matlin using sign language.
	+ This is the only BE video released on VHS to feature deaf actress Marlee Matlin as said above.
* This is the first video to have classical music by Joplin.
* This is the only video to have classical music by C. P. E. Bach.
* This is the first BE DVD to feature About *Little Einsteins* in the bonus features.
* This is the last video to be named after a person.
* The *Violet's House* book is included as a bonus feature to the DVD.
* Baby Grand Piano by Schylling is later seen in the 2008 version of Baby Beethoven and Meet The Orchestra and ABC Plastic Blocks by Lakeshore is previously seen in On The Go and Meet The Orchestra.
* This is the last VHS to have an inside on the cover.
* Eliot is the first cat (excluding Stella from the 2003 DVD/VHS cover of Neighborhood Animals) to appear in a video.
* This is Misty's first appearance ever since Baby MacDonald, as such, She is a darker shade of blue and she has PlaySoup eyes.
* This is also Violet's first appearance since Neighborhood Animals.
* This is the first video to include closed captioning, even though subtitles access isn't available until 2009.

1. Women Taking Tea by Albert Lynch (1860-1950)
2. Provence Kitchen by Josephine Trotter (b. 1940)
3. Tea Party by Christian Pierre (b. 1959)
4. Bowl of Raspberries by William Hough (1819-1897)
5. Preserving Tomatoes by Jessie Coates (b. 1950)
6. The Fairy Tale by Walter Firle (1859-1929)
7. Child Playing by Frances Foy (1890-1963)
8. Two Men putting giant puzzle together (stock photo)
9. Mother and son at computer by Christian Pierre (b. 1959)
10. On the Go by Diana Ong (1940-2016)
11. The Swing by Leslie Xuereb (b. 1959)
12. In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden) by Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
13. Dance Around the Tree by B.O. Bannion
14. Push Ball by Pavel Kuznetsov (1878-1968)
15. Dog VI by Diana Ong (1940-2016)
16. Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
17. After Tea by Delphin Enjolras (1857-1945)
18. Interior by Arnold Rice (1957-2021)
19. View on Montmartre by Isy Ochoa (b. 1961)
20. Looking at a Star by Christian Pierre (b. 1999)
21. Cat and Tulips by Isy Ochoa (b. 1961)
22. The Artist's Bedroom at Arles by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
23. Any Morning by Margaret Barker (1907-2003)
24. Mexican Morning by GG Kopilak
25. The Violet Kimono by Robert Reid (1862-1929)
26. Clock on a Night Stand by Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
27. Portrait of Marjorie Cohen, Aged 5 by George Hall Neale (1863-1940)

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