7.World Animals (2001)

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**World Animals** (previously titled as **Baby Dolittle: World Animals** before its late-2002 rerelease, and also commonly known as just **Baby Einstein: World Animals** after its mid-2003 rerelease) is the 7th Baby Einstein video in the series to be released and the 7th video to be made by Julie Aigner-Clark. It showcases 9 animals in 3 different habitats. The featured habitats are the jungle, the ocean, and the savannah. The 9 animals are the tiger, tropical bird, monkey, sea turtle, dolphin, fish, elephant, giraffe and lion. Completed on May 12, 2001, it was released on July 24, 2001. It was later reissued twice during the Disney Merger Era, once on February 26, 2002 in which edited out the "Thank You" credit, and again on October 22, 2002 (the same day Baby Beethoven was released) which was retitled as Baby Einstein: World Animals, and had the opening and closing credits style that would be used on all original videos in the Bronze Age, again in that era on November 25, 2003 (the same day Numbers Nursery was released), and later sold as just *World Animals* in the Disney releases. It was later remade sometime in 2004, with some alterations.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* Contradance No. 4 in B Flat Major, WoO 14, Beethoven: Roary the Lion, Baby Mozart The Yellow Bear, and Baby Beethoven The Giraffedance in black. Jane the Monkey swings on a vine then crashes into something and falls down. Then, she gets back up and shakes her head, then walks offscreen with the opening credits screen trailing behind her in black.
* Contradance No. 5 in E Flat Major, WoO 14, Beethoven: Opening titles (different in 2002 and 2004)
* Plush Monkey, Pull-Back Ladybug, Tiger from Choo Choo Zoo Train, Giraffe Push Puppet, Green Parrot Plush, Ladybug Plush Toy, Mr. Monkey in white (replaced by Strypes Tiger Plush, Elephant Plush, Bird Keel Toucan Plush, Monkey Coco Plush, Happy Giraffe Plush in white in 2004)
* Overture from The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Overture, Smetana: meerkat, rainbow lorikeets, tricolored heron, lionesses, shoal of goatfish, Verreaux's sifaka, monkey, blue and gold macaw, giraffes, elephant, zebras, meerkat, panda, orangutan, harpy eagle, grizzly bear, shoal of horse eye jack

### Animals in the Jungle

* Jane's Habitat Introduction Theme, Weisbach: Jane, wearing banana earrings and a parrot on her head, pulls a string through the jungle to reveal a drawing of the Jungle
* Animals in the jungle: monkey (Jane illustration), tropical bird (Parrot illustration), tiger (Tiger illustration)

#### Tiger

* Pop Goes the Weasel, Traditional: Tiger Cone Puppet pops out of Jester-in-the-Box in black
* Jane walks near tiger footprints, then gets scared of an offscreen tiger and gasps. She walks back a few steps and stops to sigh. Jane roars at the tiger, giggles at the screen, then pulls a string and a pattern of tiger stripes cover the screen.
* A photograph of a Bengal tiger appears on the screen with the word "tiger".
* Music video (Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 46, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg) (tiger stock footage)
* Akiala roars while wearing the Year of the Tiger Hat in white

#### Tropical Bird

* 2 Bird Dropper Marble Runs in black
* Jane looks at footprints with a Magnifying Glass then drops it, and squawks like a parrot.
* A photograph of two rainbow lorikeets appears on the screen with the word "tropical bird".
* Music video (The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Polka, Smetana) (tropical bird stock footage)
* Tin Wind-Up Hopping Parrot in white

#### Monkey

* Charlie Chimp Lollipuppet in black
* Jane goes walking and accidentally slips on a banana peel and crashes. Jane gets back up, chatters and pulls a string.
* A photograph of Patas monkeys appears on the screen with the word "monkey".
* Music video (The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Dance of the Comedians, Smetana) (monkey stock footage)
* 3 Monkey Playing Glockenspiel Wind-Ups in white
* Jake dressed up in a Monkey Costume in white
* Jane has a banana, but watches as her brother Murray manages to get a banana split. She sighs, but Murray decides to share the split with her in black.

### Animals on the Savannah

* Jane's Habitat Introduction Theme, Weisbach: Jane pulls a string along (while wearing the Farming Hat and Square Glasses) to reveal a drawing of the Savannah
* Animals on the savannah: giraffe (Baby Beethoven illustration) (updated in 2004), lion (Roary illustration), elephant (Baby Noah the Elephant illustration)

#### Elephant

* Elephant Ramp Walker in black
* Jane trumpets after seeing elephant footprints, then pulls a string.
* A photograph of an African elephant appears on the screen with the word "elephant".
* Music video (Symphony No. 4 in A Major, "Italian", Op. 90, 1st Movement, Mendelssohn) (elephant stock footage)
* Hunter dressed up in Elephant Costume while shaking the Butterfly Rattle in black

#### Giraffe

* Giraffe Cone Puppet playing kazoo in black in 4 different shots
* Jane rolls giraffe skin wallpaper covering the screen.
* A photograph of an African giraffe appears on the screen with the word "giraffe".
* Music video (Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, 2nd Movement, Dvořak) (giraffe stock footage)
* Hunter dressed up in Giraffe Costume knocks over G. G. Giraffe in black

#### Lion

* Finger Follies: Lena Lion rides on the Popping Plane in black
* Roary shows Jane (who initially barks like a dog, neighs like a horse, and quacks like a duck) the correct lion roar, so she lets him pull down the string.
* A photograph of a lion appears on the screen with the word "lion".
* Music video (Ma Vlast, JB 1:112/2, No. 2, The Moldau, Scene, Smetana) (lion stock footage)
* Finger Lollies: Lena Lion chases the Choo Choo Zoo Train and eventually gets on
* Roary roars to show he is big and powerful. Baby Beethoven comes up, giving Roary the idea to roar at him, expecting Baby Beethoven to get scared. However, the giraffe then goes higher, showing how tall he is. When Roary notices Baby Beethoven's height, he whimpers in disappointment and walks away with his head down. Then, Baby Beethoven follows Roary.

#### Animals in the Ocean

* Jane's Habitat Introduction Theme, Weisbach: Jane pulls a string along by the Blue Tang Statue to reveal a drawing of the Ocean
* Animals in the ocean: fish (clownfish illustration), dolphin (Papagino Dolphinillustration), sea turtle (Baby Neptune the Sea Turtle illustration)

#### Sea Turtle

* Mr. Bubbles in black (replaced by Wind-Up Side Stepping Sea Turtle with bubbles in black in 2004)
* Jane sees the bubbles on the blue background
* A photograph of a green sea turtle appears on the screen with the word "sea turtle".
* Music video (Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea, Jack Moss) (sea turtle stock footage)

#### Dolphin

* A photograph of two bottle-nosed dolphins appears on the screen with the word "dolphin".
* Music video (Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea, Jack Moss) (dolphin stock footage)

#### Fish

* A photograph of a clownfish appears on the screen with the word "fish".
* Music video (Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea, Jack Moss) (fish stock footage)
* Jumping Dolphins in black in 2 different angles
* Jane goes fishing in a boat. Afterwards, Wanda the Fish spits water at her. The first two times, she doesn't see Wanda, but she eventually gets water spit in her face, dropping her fishing pole. She then shakes off the water, frustrated by Wanda in black.

### Closing

* Applause
* Animals in My World (Ma Vlast, JB1/112, No. 2, The Moldau, Country Wedding/The Bartered Bride, JB 1/100, Dance of the Comedians Medley, Smetana): lioness and cub, red kangaroos, coyote pups, yellow mongooses, school of teira batfish, sandhill cranes, cape ground squirrels, starfish, bottlenose dolphins, tiger, red lorikeets
* Closing Credits
* Baby Mozart and Fox are seen brushing their teeth and gargling, but then, they fight over a pillow and break it (omitted in the 2003 DVD, then reinstated in 2004).

* Roary the Lion (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (first appearance)
* Baby Mozart The Yellow Bear (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (only appearance)
* Baby Beethoven The Giraffe (L&L) (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (only appearance)
* Jane the Monkey (Host) (played by Markie Scholz and Julie Aigner-Clark) (second appearance)
* Wanda the Fish (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (first appearance)
* Fox (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (only appearance)

* Akiala Nanyamka (wearing Year of the Tiger Hat and a pink shirt and butterfly overalls) (last appearance)
* Hunter Clark (wearing Elephant Costume and Giraffe Costume) (only appearance)
* Jake Cook (wearing Monkey Costume) (only appearance)

* Trevor Weisbach

* Andrew
* Austin Ball
* Brianna Prodva
* Emily
* Harry Futterman
* Jack

* Markie Scholz
* Julie Aigner-Clark

* Bear
* Dolphin
* Dragonfly
* Elephant
* Fox
* Giraffe
* Lion
* Monkey
* Otter
* Reef Fish
* Sea Turtle
* Spider
* Tiger
* Tropical Bird

### Video Compositions and a Song

1. Contradance No. 4 in B Flat Major, WoO 14, Beethoven (Animal Parade)
2. Contradance No. 5 in E Flat Major, WoO 14, Beethoven (Opening Credits)
3. The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Overture, Smetana (Opening)
4. Pop Goes the Weasel, Traditional (Tiger)
5. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 46, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Grieg (Tiger)
6. The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Polka, Smetana (Tropical Bird)
7. The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Dance of the Comedians, Smetana (Monkey)
8. Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea, Jack Moss (Sea Turtle, Dolphin, Fish)
9. Symphony No. 4 in A Major, "Italian", Op. 90, 1st Movement, Mendelssohn (Elephant)
10. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, 2nd Movement, Dvořak (Giraffe)
11. Ma Vlast, JB 1/112, No. 2, The Moldau, Scene, Smetana (Lion)
12. Ma Vlast JB 1/112, No. 2, The Moldau, Country Wedding/The Bartered Bride, JB 1/100, Dance of the Comedians Medley, Smetana (Animals in My World and End Credits)

### Bonus Compositions (Soundtrack and Concert Hall) (For the Forest)

1. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 in A Minor, Anitra's Dance, Op. 46, Grieg (Fox)
2. The Bartered Bride, JB 1/100, Furiant, Smetana (Squirrel)
3. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 in C Major, Arabian Dance, Op. 55, Grieg (Bear)

* Artisan Home Entertainment/Family Home Entertainment/F.H.E. Kids (2001)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2002-2004)

* This is the second animal themed episode.
* The video can be considered a sequel (or companion) to Neighborhood Animals.
* This is the first appearance of Roary the Lionand Wanda the Fish.
* This is the only appearance of Baby Mozart The Yellow Bear, Baby Beethoven The Giraffe, and Fox in Legends & Lore form (footage of them was later reused in Wild Animal Safari).
* This is Markie Scholz's last video as puppeteer (footage later reused in Discovery Kits)
* This is the only appearance of Hunter and Jake (footage of them was later reused in Wild Animal Safari).
* Wild Animal Safari was based off of this video and Baby Noah.
* This is the last appearance of Akiala.
* This is the last video to feature only Legends and Lore puppets.
	+ This is the last video to feature the said above until Baby Galileo.
* This is the final pre-Disney video. because usually FHE Kids videos are referred to as Pre-Disney videos.
* This is the last video to be distributed by Family Home Entertainment before the acquisition of the Baby Einstein Company by Disney in late 2001.
* World Animals was going to have a forest section with Squirrel, Fox, and Bear, but it was removed because the video may have been too long and Julie stated that the animals may have been hard to see on a forest background.
	+ However, the 2010 Wild Animal Safari did contain the forest section, which had Bear, Deer, and Otter (the latter from Neighborhood Animals).
* The 2001 DVD Concert Hall has music from the World Animals Soundtrack CD.
* Also on top of that, the World Animals Soundtrack CD is enclosed on the 2001 - 2002 VHS, except on the Late 2002 VHS, which comes with the World Animals Audio Sampler CD that has the same music as the Neighborhood Animals Audio Sampler CD. However, some copies of the Late 2002 VHS come with the World Animals Soundtrack CD.
* This is the second video having Dan Willis in the Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra, the first being Neighborhood Animals, despite him not being credited before the 2004 re-release.
* This is the first video to have classical music by Smetana, Mendelssohn, Dvořak & Grieg.
* This is the first video to have a song by Jack Moss.
* The G. G. Giraffe appeared in Baby Bach, the Mr. Monkey appeared in Baby Shakespeare, and the Giraffe Cone Puppet and Jack-in-the-Box appeared in Baby Van Gogh.
* This video is the first video without Sierra Clark.
* In the videos toy chest there is a picture of Jane in a green backdrop with the light switch it is possible that it was a scene for the forest scenes.
* There is evidence of this and Neighborhood Animals being filmed at the same time. Akiala Nanyamka, who is shown singing in Neighborhood Animals and wearing a tiger hat in World Animals, is wearing the same clothes in both scenes.
* This is the first video to have a puppet show after the credits.

* If you will look closely at Jane when she pulls the string to reveal the picture of the jungle, you can see her puppeteer's head pop up for a brief second.
* During the Banana Split puppet show with Jane and Murray, one can briefly see Mark Burr's shirt in the top left corner. In the 2004 release it is unedited out and visible the full time.
* In the 2004 release during the Deep Blue Sea scene, there a minor glimpse of the original release's page peel transition during the first verse of the song after the sea turtle picture.
* Also in the 2004 release, at the end of the savannah puppet show, Jared Picune (the editor for the 2004 re-releases) forgot to freeze frame the clip, resulting in viewers seeing Georgia Giraffe return to starting position in a fast swoop.