Baby Newton

## ORIGINAL COVER

**Baby Newton** is the 9th Baby Einstein video in the series to be released. It is the first shape-centric video. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, an Italian composer, composed the music for Baby Newton. The visuals include toys, animation, puppet shows and stock footage. Baby Newton was released on March 12, 2002. It's counterpart CD is Baby Vivaldi. Some of the toys had been stopped after the video was made, so Disney decided to replace the toys in the 2004 edition. Baby Newton was later replaced with Discovering Shapes in 2007 due to poor parent reviews. The video also includes a song called "I Know My Shapes" by Jack Moss (*later sung by Callie Moore in 2004 releases*). It's a way to teach your child shapes in a fun, silly way. The video is a companion piece to Baby Van Gogh, a video that teaches colors. This segment also appears in the colors and shapes segments.

**Baby Newton™** is an enriching new approach to learning shapes as they are found in our world through the context of toys, nature, kinetic art and beautiful geodesic forms.

Hosted by our colorful puppets and animated clown, **Baby Newton** will take your toddler on a field trip through a shape-filled world of sound and motion.

Featuring delightful puppet shows and baby-friendly animation accompanied by beautiful live-action video and classical music by Vivaldi, **Baby Newton** is the perfect way to engage and stimulate your young child.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* The Four Seasons Concerto in E Major "Spring (La Primavera"), Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, I. Allegro: Isaac the Lion draws a picture of a Clown with the 96 Crayon Pack in white
* The Four Seasons Concerto in F Major "Autumn (L'autunno"), Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, I. Allegro: Opening titles (different in 2004)
* I Know My Shapes, Jack Moss (replaced by Callie Moore with different music in 2004): Crayons come out of the box, Green, Yellow, and Black dance together, Orange walks and draws, Blue jumps high and turns Yellow, draws a Clown, Shape Singers, Clown sees shapes and builds a tower

### Circle

* Yellow Circle
* Pavlov The Dog (PlaySoup) plays with Polka Dotted Balls but eventually has an avalanche of them come onto him in black
* CGI Clown: The Clown finds the purple circle and hula hoops
* Music video (Concerto in G Major for Violin & Strings, Op. 3, No. 3, RV 310, I. Allegro): animated purple circle, bubbles in black, Clock Ramp Walker in white, owl blinking, girl on tire swing, Musical Land: Airplane in black (replaced by Solar Power Plane Ride in black in 2004), Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp, Basketball thrown into the net, Purple Liquid Crystal Ball in black, girl with Flower Sunglasses, sunflower growing in time-lapse (slowed down footage in 2004), raindrops fall in water, peas, Georello Kaleidogears (60fps in 2004 and rearranged), oranges

### Square

* CGI Crayons: The blue crayon swings on a tan rope (Tarzan-style), flying in many directions, then he falls down when he accidentally lets go of the rope (you can see him disappear), crashes and runs away.
* Blue Square
* CGI Clown: Pop Goes the Weasel, Traditional: The Clown finds the green square and turns a jack-in-the-box
* Music video (Concerto in G Major for 2 Mandolins & Strings, RV 532, I. Allegro): animated green square, Rock Dice Light in white, man waving a flag, Color Cube in white, Super Runaway/Rollbahn in black (replaced by Bag O' Blocks in white in 2004), cube animations, Gold 12" Disco Ball, Soft Foam Shapes in white (with motion trail)

### Oval

* CGI Crayons: The red crayon uses the black crayon to draw a circle and the camera zooms out (to show it as an oval) revealing a hole for them to dive into water in it.
* Green Oval
* Ducks stretch out a green circle to make an oval after Duck fails twice
* CGI Clown: The Clown finds the yellow oval and looks at himself in an oval mirror
* Music video (The Four Seasons Concerto in F Minor "Winter (L'inverno"), Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, II. Largo): animated yellow oval, Solar Power Bicycle Rider in black, Color Mix Amber (30fps in 2004 with trail blur), jellyfish, hot air balloons, mushroom, tomatoes, water drop falling past flowers zoomed out, water drop zoomed in (same scene)

### Rectangle

* CGI Crayons: The green crayon tap dances with a mini brown cane, then he has pulled away by a big red cane leaving his hat behind until he quickly grabs it.
* Purple Rectangle
* Neighton the Horse is surprised at his Door by Baby MacDonald the Cow blowing a Party Blower and wearing a Flower Party Hat, Pavlov holding a USA Pinwheel, Isaac with purple Streamers, and Duck with Sunglasses in white
* CGI Clown: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Traditional: The Clown finds the red rectangle and plays music from a music book
* Music video (Concerto in C Major for 2 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, Op. 46, No. 1, RV 537, III. Allegro): animated red rectangle, Highrise Rescue in white, Yellow & Blue Wind-Up Walking Suitcase in white (60fps in 2004), flags, Thomas & Friends: Bulgy the Bus Wind-Up, Yellow Wind-Up Walking Suitcase in white (60fps in 2004), jungle gym, Tin Rover Space Dog in white, blueprints, Spinning Sam in black, Pink Wind-Up Walking Suitcase in white (60fps in 2004), bus, Clowns on Ladder Run in black, freight train with box carts passing a railroad crossing, coal freights cars, Brooklyn Bridge
* Blue Wind-Up Walking Suitcase in white Background

### Triangle

* CGI Crayons: The yellow crayon and orange crayon play chase.
* Red Triangle
* Isaac fixes a broken frame with the 25 Piece Toolbox, and other tools including the Eco Ranger Chainsaw in the back while he wears Blue Snorkel Goggles in white
* CGI Clown: The Clown finds the blue triangle and plays a triangle
* Music video (Concerto in B Minor for 4 Violins & Cellos, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580, I. Allegro): animated blue triangle, 3 Wooden Clowns in black, triangle graphics, bridge, Hedgehog Ramp Walker with Orange, Yellow, and Purple Hexagonal Triangle Mosaic Pattern Blocks in black, 3D Butterfly Spinning Lamp in white (replaced by Bag O' Blocks in black in 2004), 49 Piece Train Set in white (replaced by Girder Bridge, Blue Engine, Yellow Tipping Wagon, & Tipping Wagon with Load in white in 2004), Happy Circle Balance Toy in black (offset in 2004), Stars & Crystal Kit in black, Hammerspiel (replaced by Klopfspiel in 2004), Paper Sphere Kit in white, Tin Wind-Up Ferris Wheel with a White Hexagonal Triangle Mosaic Pattern Block in black, pyramids (color tone changed to pink in 2004), sailboat

### Closing

* CGI Crayons: The yellow crayon jumps on a purple pogo stick.
* Shapes Review, I Know My Shapes (Instrumental) (different music in 2004)
* I Know My Shapes! by Jack Moss (replaced by Callie Moore with different music in 2004) (Reprise): Crayons come out of the box, Green, Yellow, and Black crayons dance together, Orange crayon walks and draws, Blue crayon jumps high and turns Yellow crayon, draws a Clown, Shape Singers, Clown sees shapes and builds a tower, but he knocks the tower down
* Concerto in D Major for Lute, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo, RV 93, I. Allegro: Closing credits (different in 2004)

## Puppets (all debut)

* Isaac the Lion (Host) (PlaySoup) (played by David Privett and Julie Clark) (first appearance)
* Pavlov the Dog (Version 1) (PlaySoup) (played by David Privett and Julie Clark) (first appearance)
* Duck (Version 1) (PlaySoup) (played by David Privett) (first appearance)
* Neighton the Horse (Version 1) (PlaySoup) (played by David Privett) (first appearance)
* Baby MacDonald the Cow (Version 1) (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (first appearance)

## CGI Characters

* Crayons
* Clown
* Circle Singer
* Square Singer
* Triangle Singer

## Puppeteers

* Julie Aigner-Clark
* David Privett

## Crew

 Creator
Tom Nazziola
Clive Smith
 Songs by
Jack Moss (*2002-2003 versions*)
 Puppeteers
Julie Aigner Clark

## Quotes

Narrated by Trevor Weisbach.

I know my shapes.

Triangle.

Oval.

Rectangle.

Circle.

Square.

Do you know your shapes?

## Discovery Cards

* Circle (Bicycle)
* Circle (Pizza)
* Circle (Basketball)
* Oval (Watercolors)
* Oval (Egg)
* Oval (Watermelon)
* Rectangle (Books)
* Rectangle (Chalkboard)
* Rectangle (Door)
* Square (Flag)
* Square (Dice)
* Square (Present)
* Triangle (Roof)
* Triangle (Flags)
* Triangle (Pyramids)

## Compositions

### Video Compositions and a Song

1. "The Contest Between Harmony & Invention" Op. 8: Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring", RV 269 (F 1/22, P 241) I. Allegro (Drawing Puppet Show)
2. "The Contest Between Harmony & Invention" Op. 8: Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Autumn", RV 293 (F 1/24, P 257), I. Allegro (Opening Credits)
3. I Know My Shapes, Jack Moss (2002-2003), Callie Moore (2004) (Dancing CGI Crayons and a CGI Clown)
4. "The Harmonic Inspiration" Op. 3: Concerto No. 3 in G Major for solo Violin & Strings, RV 310 (F 1/173, P 96), I. Allegro (Circle)
5. Pop Goes the Weasel, Traditional (Square)
6. Concerto in G Major for 2 Mandolins & Strings, RV 532 (F 5/2, P 133), I. Allegro]] (Shortened Version) (Square)
7. "The Contest Between Harmony & Invention" Op. 8: Concerto No. 4 in F Minor "Winter", RV 297 (F 1/25, P 442), II. Largo (Shortened Version) (Oval)
8. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Traditional (Rectangle)
9. Two Concertos Op. 46: Concerto No. 1 in C Major for 2 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 537 (F 9/1, P 75), III. Allegro (Rectangle)
10. "The Harmonic Inspiration" Op. 3: Concerto No. 10 in B Minor for 4 Violins, Cello & Strings, RV 580 (F 4/10, P 148), I. Allegro (Triangle)
11. Concerto in D Major for Lute, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo, RV 93 (F 12/15, P 209), I. Allegro (Closing Credits)

### Bonus Compositions (Baby Vivaldi CD)

1. Concerto in D Major for Lute, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo, RV 93 (F 12/15, P 209), III. Allegro
2. Concerto in F Major for 2 Horns, Strings & Continuo, RV 539 (F 10/2, P 321), III. Allegro
3. Two Concertos Op. 46: Concerto No. 1 in C Major for 2 Trumpets, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 537 (F 9/1, P 75), I. Allegro
4. "The Harmonic Inspiration" Op. 3: Concerto No. 12 in E Major for solo Violin & Strings, RV 265 (F 1/179, P 240), I. Allegro
5. "The Harmonic Inspiration" Op. 3: Concerto No. 12 in E Major for solo Violin & Strings, RV 265 (F 1/179, P 240), III. Allegro
6. "The Contest Between Harmony & Invention" Op. 8: Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring", RV 269 (F 1/22, P 241), III. Allegro pastorale
7. "The Contest Between Harmony & Invention" Op. 8: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor "Summer", RV 315 (F 1/23, P 336), I. Allegro non molto and III. Presto
8. "The Contest Between Harmony & Invention" Op. 8: Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Autumn", RV 293 (F 1/24, P 257), III. Allegro

## Footages used by:

* EyeWire Inc. (3 Stock Footages)
* Getty Images Inc. (22 Stock Footages)
* National Geographic Film Library (1 Stock Footage)

## Distribution

* Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2002-2004)

## Trivia

* This is the second video to have music by Vivaldi.
* This is only Baby Einstein video to use CGI animation, besides the caterpillar logo.
* This is also the first video to be distributed by Disney after the acquisition of the Baby Einstein Company by Disney in 2001.
* This is the first video to be released during the Season of Lent. Church wise; the Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, lasting for 40 days up to Holy Week and concludes on Good Friday, transitioning to the Easter Season after Holy Saturday.
* This is the first video to use puppets designed by Dave Privett used as PlaySoup.
* This is the only Baby Einstein video to not have any kids. The other is Neptune's Oceans (not counting stock footage).
* The Ferris Wheel by Schylling was also shown in Baby Bach, released 4 years before this video.
* The extended versions of the Drawing, Square and Oval songs are reused in the Baby Monet video taken from the Baby Vivaldi CD.
* This was the second to last video to be made by Julie Clark as well as her last video being puppeteer until the Discovery Kits.
* The squished version of the Warning screen previously appeared in Baby Mozart.
* The Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp by Spencer Gifts previously appeared on Baby Mozart and later appeared in Baby Galileo and the 2004 remake of Language Nursery.
* The Wind-Up Walking Suitcase was later seen on Discovering Shapes.
* Circle, square and triangle are the only shapes to feature toy alternations from 2002-2003 and 2004.
* Despite this video getting a 2007 cover design on the official site and still part of the Demos and Toys in Videos sections, this video was unfortunately replaced by Discovering Shapes due to the poor reviews by parents (likely because of the animation and the 2004 changes). However, there is a 2007 stock photo and international versions, as well as a physical copy finally being found by George Bonouki.
	+ Baby Newton is originally going to have the sections about the shapes Diamond, Star, Heart, and Crescent on the Baby Vivaldi 2002 CD, but they are removed because Julie think the video might be way too long.
	+ Baby Newton: Shapes in Motion was planned to be released in November 2001 after Playtime Classics CD was released, but it was cancelled.
* This is the first appearance of all puppets in this video : Isaac the Lion, Pavlov The Dog (Version 1), Duck (Version 1), and Neighton the Horse (Version 1) all in PlaySoup form, and Baby MacDonald the Cow (Version 1). They all made their second appearance in the next video.
* This is the last VHS to include a Soundtrack CD Enclosed.
* When Isaac the Lion cheers after fixing a wooden square frame, Julie's voice can be heard a little.
* The 2002 DVD Concert Hall has music from the Baby Newton Soundtrack CD. Some copies of the 2003 VHS with the Bonus CD Sampler slot come with the Baby Newton Soundtrack CD because the 2003 VHS is the same as 2002, besides the cover.
* This is the last video to feature the 2000-2002 Baby Einstein Tutorial.
	+ However, in this it is different because at the end of it, the animated version Bard the Dragon is not seen due to Disney's acquisition of the company.
	+ With all that being said, the video would have originally been released in Fall of 2001 by Family Home Entertainment as Baby Newton: Shapes in Motion after the Playtime Classics 2001 CD which also has music by Vivaldi that was released Early on.
* This is the last video to use the original style packaging layout for the videos. It used a new and more structured style packaging layout from the next video onwards.
* The bus wind-up toy during the Rectangle music video is actually a *Thomas & Friends* character named Bulgy. To date, the Thomas and Friends release Best of James was released a week before Baby Einstein video Baby Newton was released.
* The Wind-Up Side Stepping Frog was in the 2004 Toy Chest for some reason, but it is not shown in the video. The picture is taken from the Baby da Vinci toy chest.

## Goofs

* During the Rectangle puppet show, you can see that Baby Macdonald and Pavlov's collars are white. This is because during the making of the puppet show, green screen was involved, and it would be hard to edit if they were wearing their usual green collars.

## Gallery

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**Introduced in 2004 :** Solar Power Plane Ride, Bag O' Blocks, Girder Bridge, Blue Engine, Yellow Tank Car, Tipping Wagon with Load, Magnetic Shapes