Baby Einstein (video)

*To view the DVD series of the same name, see Baby Einstein.*

**Baby Einstein**, later retitled as **Language Nursery** since its mid-2001 rerelease, and also commonly known as its full title **Baby Einstein: Language Nursery**, is the 1st video in the Baby Einstein series. It teaches your baby a series of vocabulary words in 7 different languages.

## Video Summary

From the moment babies are born, they use their developing senses to discover the world. In terms of sight, bold patterns in contrasting colors or black and white are initially preferred. As for sounds, Mother s gentle voice, in any language, is music to baby's ears. Language Nursery: Voices From Many Lands acquaints your baby with the sounds of foreign language by presenting delightful, visually stimulating images accompanied by spoken passages, natural sounds and music -- including nursery rhymes sung by mothers in their native languages of English, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. It's a rich, multicultural experience you and your baby can share as you watch, listen and play together!

## Elements

* **Topic**: Languages
* **Inspirational Group**: Language Helpers
* **Equivalent**: Language Nursery 2000 and 2004 CDs, Traveling Melodies
* **Composers**: Bill Weisbach

## Voice Actors

 German
 Chinese (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Version Only)

## Kids

1. Aspen Clark (wearing a black dress) (credits)
2. Sierra Clark (1997 video discussion only)

## Trivia

* This is the very first Baby Einstein video ever made.
* This is the first video with girls.
* This video, along with Baby Bach, are the only videos not to feature any official Baby Einstein puppets.
	+ It is also the only video to not have any puppets at all.
	+ Because the Baby Einstein puppets make their debut in Baby Shakespeare.
* This is the only video that doesn't have any classical music, except the CD has classical music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the CD was released three years after the video was originally released to the public.
* Originally, it was released under I Think I Can Productions, along with Baby Mozart.
* Some of the toys in this video were later seen in other videos: both versions of the Casey Toy Train Engine, People Car, Smiley Face Gondola and Circus Caboose, as well as the 2004 Big Blocks were later seen in Baby Shakespeare; and the Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish was seen in Baby Mozart and Baby Lullaby (Bonus Features).
* A Korean 1999 VHS was made as a combo of Baby Bach and Baby Einstein.
* This is the only video to have a Gymboree logo at the beginning.
* This is the only video to not have any classical music until World Music and World Animal Adventure.
* Around 1998, the Hebrew was re-recorded by Iris Zinger, replacing Lynne Albertson.
* Gabriele Rewis re-recorded most of her dialogue for later releases, with only the two songs she sang remaining untouched.
* The Japanese release of the video replaces Hebrew with Chinese, read by Angela Kung-Mei Young. It also features re-recorded dialogue from Miyuki Takaya-Paisley.
* Starting with the 2000 DVD release, the Japanese dialogue was re-dubbed by Miho Mettais, though she remained uncredited until 2004.
* Starting with the 2000 DVD release, the French and Spanish voices were re-dubbed by a company called Voice Productions International, though they remained uncredited until 2004.
* The cat seen near the end of the video belonged to Julie Clark.
* Julie Aigner-Clark hired Erica Silva, an employee at a local Mexican restaurant, after she fired the original Spanish narrator for not being conversational enough.
* The 2004 DVD saw many changes, including the replacement of several toys, redone page transitions, etc. Julie Clark and her family's voices were also muted during the credits scene.
* The original title of Language Nursery was Baby Einstein, this is especially because it was the original work of the entire franchise, it was retitled "Baby Einstein: Language Nursery" in mid-2001 to avoid confusion with the entire franchise as a whole. Around 2003, some photos featured the 2003 VHS with a label of "Baby Webster". This could mean that Language Nursery was gonna be renamed until they decided not to.
* In the 2000 DVD, this is the first Concert Hall to have classical music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Ludwig van Beethoven. All versions of the VHS from 2000-2003 come with the Language Nursery CD except 2004, which comes with the Language Audio Sampler CD.
* Lynne Albertson's version of the Hebrew Alphabet scene features music while the foam blocks are being stacked, along with a falling noise when they are knocked over. Iris Zinger's version has no music, but the falling noise remains. In addition, Albertson sings the letters, while Zinger recites them normally.

## Cast & Crew

 French
 German
 Hebrew
 Japanese
 Russian
 Spanish
 Kids
Sierra Clark (1997 video discussion only)

## Discovery Cards

**2003-2004:**

1. Apple
2. Banana
3. Clock (Electronic Teaching Clock in 2003/Tick Tock Musical Clock in 2004)
4. Cow (Roly Poly Cow)
5. Grapes
6. Lamb (Lucy Lamb in 2004)
7. Peas
8. Star (Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish)
9. Train (Amtrak Train in 2003/Wooden Train in 2004)

## Red, Black, and White Shapes

1. Black Rectangles on White Background
2. White Circles on White Background
3. Red Checkerboard
4. Black Donut on White Background
5. Yellow Moon on Black Background
6. Black Target on White Background
7. Red Lines
8. Black Checkerboard
9. White Rectangles on Black Background
10. Red and Black Stripes on White Background
11. Black Circles on White Background
12. Red Target on White Background
13. White Target on Black Background

## Gallery

* Baby Einstein (video)/Gallery
* Language Helpers/Gallery