Numbers Nursery

## ORIGINAL COVER

**Numbers Nursery** is the 13th video of the Baby Einstein series. It teaches toddlers the numbers 1 through 5 through visuals and accompanied by entertaining classical music by Haydn, Schubert, Ponchielli, Chopin, Strauss Jr., Strauss, Sr., and even a traditional song (Jingle Bells) 'thrown' into a puppet show. This is a companion piece to Baby Shakespeare, a video that teaches words through poetry.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* Symphony No. 101 in G major "The Clock", Hob.I:101, 2nd Movement, Haydn: Tiger appears and opens the black curtains to unveil the Hanging Number Props 1-5 while Julie counts them, Opening titles
* Monkey Push Puppet dances to the left in white

### 1 (One)

* Tiger rides the My Train: Engine to the blue number 1 with a single dot in white
* Neighton the Horse rides the Red & White Hot Air Balloon (***FIRST POEM:** I'm floating in my one balloon, up to one single rising moon. I pass one cloud, float by up high into 1 bright blue pretty sky. I wear one hat, I see one star, I'm soaring high, I'm flying far.*)
* One apple in white
* Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat major, Hob.VIIe: 1, 3rd Movement, Haydn: one duck in white (Rubber Ducky), one cup in white (Early Play Hostess Set: Cup), Rooster Ramp Walker in black, banana, Canada goose flying over ocean, Father Egghead opening mouth to the beat in white, Fantasy 2000 Block Set top in white, ballerina pirouetting, butterfly flying away, dog, Sophia in Baby Bee Costume in white, elephant, hummingbird (footage reused from Neighborhood Animals), Red Gertie 9" Ball in white
* Blue Number 1 Walker in black
* Neighton eats a flower. Afterwards, he hiccups, but then starts to make noises (cow, squeaky toy, old car horn, sheep, duck) and gallops or runs away in fear in black.
* Ladybug shows the blue number 1 and points to it
* Essence bangs a drum once and says 1 in white, and Desja wears a hat in white
* Monkey Push Puppet dances to the right in white

### 2 (Two)

* Tiger rides the My Train: Engine to the yellow number 2 with a pair of dots at positions of a line segment in white
* Cud (in a dual role) shares (***SECOND POEM:*** *Call us a couple, call us a pair. There are two of us and so we share. Two apples, and two lollipops, two pickles, and two red gumdrops. We share two hugs, because we're friends, and one the other can depend.*)
* Two apples in white
* Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, D. 485, 4th Movement, Schubert: two ducks in white (Rubber Ducky), two cups in white (Early Play Hostess Set: Cup), Wind-Up Walking Sneakers in black, 2 blue bowls of cereal with spoons in white, two pieces of toast popping out of the toaster in white, Running Dogs Pull Toy in white, Desja and Sarika with Monarch Butterfly & Ladybug Wings in white, Dizzy Ducks Music Box in white, Katie and Johnathan on yellow Hop-Up Hopper Balls in white, House Blocks made of blue squares and red triangles in white, sea turtles, leaf cutters ants with leaves, lion cubs fighting, Alexis eating a couple of chocolate sprinkled cupcakes in white, Crystalite: Butterflies in black, Yellow Flower Pinwheels in white, two girls on swing
* Yellow Number 2 Walker in black
* La Gioconda, Op. 9, Ponchielli: Duck (PlaySoup, without scarf) plays with Viking Chubbies: Airplanes. When Neighton comes along and wants to play, Duck shoos him away and keeps them both for himself, so Neighton brings two Ball Sport Squish - Soccers to show that they can share.
* Desja says "Two oranges", in white and Liam says "Two eyes" in white
* Neighton draws a bike using a blue Crayon with two oranges for wheels and rides it
* Ladybug shows the yellow number 2, nods then crawls to the left
* Dancing Ladybugs Push Puppet in white

### 3 (Three)

* Tiger rides the My Train: Engine to the green number 3 with three dots in triangle corners
* Duck (L&L) in a trial role (***THIRD POEM:** Three is company, three's a crowd. There are three of us and we're quite proud to own three trumpets: one, two, three. We're musical, as you can see. We have three drums, we have three flutes, we have three bangs, we have three toots.*)
* Three apples in white
* Grande Valse Brillante in E-Flat major, Op. 18, Chopin: three ducks in white (Rubber Ducky), three cups in white (Early Play Hostess Set: Cup), Eggheads Family (Sister, Mother and Father) in white, Sophia and Huggy Buggy Cars in white, sunflowers, Penguin Painting, rabbit and carrots, banana split with three pistachio ice cream scoops, penguins in line, Wooly Sheep in white, Pull-Back Frogs in white, 3-Car Garage in white, Pop-Overs: Mice in white, Red Wooden Block Cylinders in white
* Sea Green Number 3 Walker in black
* Katie, Desja and Sarika crawl through Multicolor Find Me Tunnel and count themselves off in white
* Jingle Bells, Traditional: Tiger builds a snowman with three snowballs and adds coal for eyes and a carrot for a nose then poses like it
* Essence claps to 3 in black
* Elephant, Zebra and Hippo Push Puppets in white
* Ladybug shows the green number 3 and smiles
* Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214, Strauss, Jr.: Tiger, Neighton and Ladybug race and drive in the 3 Wooden Racing Cars, and Tiger wins, Neighton is 2nd place and Ladybug is 3rd.

### 4 (Four)

* Duck (L&L) conducts Tiger to ride the number train to the purple number 4 with four dots in square corners
* Tiger, Pavlov The Dog, Baby MacDonald the Cow, and Neighton laugh with their tongues out, Baby Beethoven The Giraffe shows up, rabbit, and roses (***FOURTH POEM:*** *Most furry mammals walk on fours: the tiger, the dog, the cow, the horse. They stick out four long tongues and laugh. There are four black spots on this giraffe. And these four rabbits have four noses that like to smell these four red roses.*)
* Four apples in white
* Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob.XVIII:11, 1st Movement, Haydn: four ducks in white (Rubber Ducky), four cups in white (Early Play Hostess Set: Cup), Puppeteers: Pond O' Frogs Puppet in black, Early Play Hostess Set: Plates in white, Early Play Hostess Set: Forks in white, Duck (PlaySoup) finds plain easter eggs in the Look & Feel Memory Tower and counts them in black, tomatoes, Discover & Play Color Blocks in white, Pavlov the Dog (L&L) in a quad role in black, Pocket Pets: Ladybugs in white, cookies in white, Number Books in white, lemons in black, Crayons in white, Squirt The Pig and two of his duplicates notice there's a pig missing. So one of the pigs gets Neighton wearing Pig Ears & Snout in black.
* Purple Number 4 Walker in black
* Liam says 4 frogs in white and croaks, Katie claps to 4 in white
* Ladybug shows the purple number 4 and crawls to the right
* Dancing Ladybugs and Dancing Bees Push Puppets in white

### 5 (Five)

* Tiger rides the My Train: Engine to the red-orange number 5 with five dots in a quincunx pattern
* Pavlov (L&L) (in a quint role) (***FIFTH AND FINAL POEM:*** *The five of us make quite a group, we fit inside this hula hoop. We wear five flowers behind our ears, our grandma calls us "little dears". We eat five cookies, wear five bibs, we sleep in these five little cribs.*)
* Five apples in white, five ducks in white (Rubber Ducky)
* 3 Marches Militaires, No. 1 in D major, D. 733, Schubert: five cups in white (Early Play Hostess Set: Cup), Pocket Pets: Ladybugs in white, Toko Bird Puppets, Tumbling Bowling Bunnies in white, bananas in white, black sprinkled donuts in white, blue jellybeans in white, Sophia and Huggy Buggy Cars in white, toes in black, Eggheads Family in white (one Mother, two Fathers and two Sisters), Mini Doll Sweaters in black, Pocket Pets: Ladybugs in white, Lacing Beads in black (Five yellow cubes)
* Reddish Orange down to Red Number 5 Walker in black
* Baby MacDonald rings five hand bells from left to right in white
* Liam counts to five on his fingers in white
* Ladybug's dots (right wing only) are counted by Julie while pointing to them in white.
* Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob.I:94, 2nd Movement, Haydn: Tiger stacks five Small Blocks and Neighton knocks three of them down after he leaves leaving two remaining in order to show subtraction in white.
* Ladybug shows the orange-red number 5 and crawls to the right again
* Tiger drives the train to the caboose at the end (since the numbers only go up to 5) while Julie counts to five, Duck (L&L) follows

### Closing

* Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob.I:100, 4th Movement, Haydn: one happy rooster in black, one dog, two turtles, two shoes in black, three frogs in white, three mice in white, four frogs in white, four blocks in white, five ducks in white, five Huggy Buggy Cars, 5 number circles drop down in order
* Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob.I:100, 2nd Movement, Haydn: Tiger helps Neighton rearrange the numbers in the right order.
* Radetzky March, Op. 228, Strauss, Sr.: closing credits

## How Many?

* Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat major, Op. 70, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin
* *Count the balls with us!* (Ball Party: Bounce in white, 3)
* *How many bangs did you hear?* (PlaySoup Duck bangs Green Plastic Drum once and smiles in black, 1)
* *How many rockets do you see?* (Rocket Racers in black, 2)
* *How many pumpkins are there?* (Glowing Halloween Pumpkin, 1)
* *How many eggs are in the bird's nest?* (Nest with bird eggs, 3)
* *How many seashells do you see?* (Spiral Seashell, 1)
* *How many funny giraffes are there?* (Giraffes Painting, 1)
* *How many sneezes did you hear?* (Neighton, Tiger and Baby MacDonald sneeze because of the Feather Ostrich Pen allergy in black, 3)
* *How many sisters do you see?* (Desja and Sarika rocking in white, 2)
* *How many eggs can you count?* (eggs frying in pan, 2)
* Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob.XVIII:11, 1st Movement by Franz Joseph Haydn
* *How many animals do you see?* (Fun Capsules - Wild Animals in black, 4)
* *How many animals are dancing?* (Elephant, Zebra and Hippo Push Puppets in white, 3)
* *How many babies do you see?* (Sienna in Cute as a Bug Baby Costume in white, 1)
* *How many mice can you count?* (Pop-Overs: Mouse in white, 3)
* *Can you count the grapes?* (purple grapes, 5)
* *Can you count the mail with us?* (PlaySoup Pavlov gets 3 letters from his mailbox, 3)
* *How many birds are there?* (Toko Bird Puppets, 5)
* *How many fish do you see?* (fish, 2)
* *How many moos did you hear?* (Duck watches what Baby MacDonald is doing then pinches her nose with his beak hurting Baby MacDonald and Duck laughs, 1)
* La Gioconda, Op. 9 by Amilcare Ponchielli
* *How many horns did you hear?* (Tiger honking Bike Horns from left to right in black, 5)
* *How many surprises did the duck find?* (PlaySoup Duck finds plain easter eggs in the Look & Feel Memory Tower in black, 4)
* *How many fuzzy birds do you see?* (Feather Ostrich Pen in black, 1)
* **Question #1:** *Let's bake a cake. How many things does Tiger add to the bowl?* and **Question #2:** *How many candles can you count?* (Tiger makes a cake in black, 5)

## Count Along Activities

* *Can you count along with us? 1, 2, 3* (Tiger counts the 3 red spheres on Abacus Toy in black)
* *1, 2, 3, 4, 5* (Ladybug's dots are counted by Julie)
* *1, 2, 3, 4, 5* (Tiger rides the number train from 1-5)
* *Listen carefully and count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10* (Maria counts to 10 in white). *Now, you try!* (*Numbers without narration*).
* *Let's count again! 1* (Essence bangs Toy Drum in white)
* *2* (Yo-yos)
* *3* (frogs)
* *4* (ducks)
* *5* (jellybeans)
* *Can you count to 5 on your hand?* (Desja and Liam count to 5 on her hand in white)
* *Let's count again! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10* (*Johnathan counts to 10 in black*)*. Now, you try!* (*Numbers without narration*).

## Distribution

* Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2003-2004)

## Trivia

* This is the first Disney video to feature Julie Aigner-Clark.
* This is the last video in the poetry trio series: the other two are Baby Shakespeare and Baby Van Gogh.
* This is the first appearances of Alexis, Sienna and Sophia.
* This is also the first video to not have the word "baby" shown in the opening or closing titles (not counting the 2004 re-releases of Language Nursery, Neighborhood Animals, and World Animals).
* The hanging number props and the puppets from the 5 poems were later in 2004, pictured and reanimated for the Numbers and Shapes Discovery Cards.
* Some tracks were later reused in and World of Rhythm.
* This is the only time where PlaySoup Duck is seen without his scarf but with planes and balls.
* This is the last time the 1st copy of the Playsoup Duck (version 1) appears before the sunlight damaged him. He is later (legally paid to be) sent to Corey's Kid Show in 2021.
* An image of the making of the 3 puppet show is seen on the old PlaySoup site, which reveals that Tiger is played by Dave Privett, it was later posted in it's highest quality on his Instagram with another angle of the same day in 2003 (Baby MacDonald can be seen on the far top left).
* A Promotional CD-ROM from around 2003 features some interesting media that was cut from the final release, including a recomposed version of Three German Dances, K. 605, No. 3 In C Major, "Sleigh Ride" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart accompanying the snowman puppet show, and a strawberry being placed down with Julie's voice reading "One strawberry".
* Duck (PlaySoup) (Version 1) doesn't return until My First Signs.
* Baby Beethoven (PlaySoup) doesn't return until Meet The Orchestra.
* Pavlov (PlaySoup) doesn't return until Baby Wordsworth with new eyes.
* The 1st version of Baby MacDonald doesn't return until the 2008 version of Baby Mozart.
* This is the first appearance of Tiger who doesn't return until the 2008 version of Baby Mozart.
* This is the only appearance of Ladybug.
* This is the last appearance of the 1st Version of Pavlov The Dog in PlaySoup form.
* This is the first video to have classical music by Haydn.
* This is the only video to have classical music by Ponchielli, and Strauss, Sr.
* Cud Cow in a dual role appeared in Baby Shakespeare, and the Huggy Buggy Car by Hooray appeared in Baby Van Gogh.
* The audio from Language Nursery is reused on the discovery cards bonus feature.
* When Neighton, Tiger, and Baby MacDonald sneeze after encountering a feather ostrich pen, their full voices can be heard (Bill Weisbach made them). Neighton and Baby MacDonald nearly sound the same whilst, Tiger has a squeaky voice. However, Tiger has a little lower voice in the snowman scene.
* Some of the songs in this video are not available on any CDs or mp3s. As such, this is the first video to have some Classical Music that is not from CDs or DVD Concert Halls.
* The CD Sampler enclosed on the VHS has the same songs as the CD enclosed on the Baby Galileo VHS.
* The White, Blue, and Red Triple Ooze Tube by Carlisle was in the Toy Chest for some reason, but it was not shown in the video or bonus features.
* Symphony No. 94 in G Major, "Surprise", 2nd Movement by Franz Joseph Haydn later appears in the World of Rhythm Concert Hall in its full form.
* In the videos toy chest there is a photo of Neighton the Horse riding in the Caboose of the train with 5 train cars in a white backdrop it is possible that it was originally going to be used for a post-credits puppet show but wasn't included due to making the video somewhat longer than 20-29 minutes

## Goofs

* During the number 3 poem when Duck (L&L) In a trial role all play trombones the Duck on the left sides puppeteer Ryan Spittler's sleeve can be briefly seen
* In the 2003 original release of Numbers Nursery DVD during the end credits, it says "Nursery Numbers Kids". However, in the late 2004 re-release of Numbers Nursery DVD they corrected it to say "Numbers Nursery Kids".
* In the original 2003 release, the color was less vivid in some parts of the video, and more vivid in other parts. This was likely an exporting glitch that Disney fixed in the 2004 re-release, where the color was quite vivid all the way through.

## Puppets

* Tiger (Host) (played by David Privett) (first appearance)
* Neighton the Horse (PlaySoup) (played by David Privett) (third appearance)
* Ladybug (played by June Privett) (only appearance)
* Cud Cow (played by June Privett) (fourth appearance)
* Duck (PlaySoup) (played by Chris O'Brien) (fourth appearance)
* Duck (L&L) (played by Ryan Spittler) (third appearance)
* Pavlov The Dog (PlaySoup) (Version 1) (played by Chris O'Brien) (last appearance)
* Baby MacDonald the Cow (Version 1) (played by June Privett) (fifth appearance)
* Baby Beethoven The Giraffe (PlaySoup) (played by Chris O'Brien) (third appearance)
* Pavlov The Dog (L&L) (played by Ryan Spittler) (second appearance)
* Squirt The Pig (L&L) (played by Ryan Spittler) (second appearance)

## Puppeteers

* David Privett
* June Privett
* Ryan Spittler
* Chris O'Brien

## Kids

### Video

* Alexis Fowlkes (wearing a blue sweatshirt and white overalls) (*does not speak*) (first appearance)
* Desja Logan (wearing a white sweatshirt and green overalls) (only appearance)
* Essence Nickies (wearing a blue T-shirt and a pink ballerina costume) (only appearance)
* Johnathan Simon (wearing a green and yellow T-shirts and blue pants) (only appearance)
* Katie Gifford (wearing a pink T-shirt and blue jeans) (only appearance)
* Liam Katsan (wearing a red and green shirts) (second appearance)
* Sarika Rogers (wearing a white sweatshirt and red overalls) (only appearance)
* Sophia Squires (wearing a Baby Bee Costume, a pink shirt and pink pants) (*does not speak*) (first appearance)

### How Many

* Sienna Burke (wearing a Bug Costume) (*does not speak*) (first appearance)

### Count Along Activities

* Maria Celeste (wearing a pink sweatshirt) (only appearance)

## Discovery Cards

Only the **BOLD** words meaning that the number is not shown on this video. But it IS shown on the video ONLY.

* 1 (Blue)
* 2 (Yellow)
* 3 (Green)
* 4 (Purple)
* 5 (Red)
* **6 (Cyan)**
* **7 (Lavender)**
* **8 (Lime)**
* **9 (Pink)**
* **10 (Orange)**

## Toys

### How Many Toys

 Rocket Racers
 Giraffes Painting
 Feather Ostrich Pen
 Cute as a Bug Baby Costume
 Bike Horns

## Compositions

### Video Compositions

1. Symphony No. 101 in D major "Clock", Hob.I:101, 2nd Movement, Haydn (Opening)
2. Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat major, Hob.VIIe:1, 3rd Movement, Haydn (1)
3. Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat major, D.485, 4th Movement, Schubert (2)
4. La Gioconda, Op. 9, Ponchielli (2 Puppet Show)
5. Grande Valse Brillante in E-Flat major, Op. 18, Chopin (3)
6. Jingle Bells, Traditional (3 Puppet Show)
7. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214, Strauss, Jr. (3 Race Cars)
8. Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob.XVIII:11, 1st Movement, Haydn (4)
9. 3 Marches Militaires, No. 1 in D major, D.733, Schubert (5)
10. Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise", Hob.I:94, 2nd Movement, Haydn (5 Puppet Show)
11. Symphony No. 100 in G major "Military", Hob.I:100, 4th Movement, Haydn (Celebrating Numbers 1-5)
12. Symphony No. 100 in G major "Military, Hob.I:100, 2nd Movement, Haydn (Celebrating Numbers 1-5)
13. Radetzky March, Op. 228, Strauss, Sr. (Closing)

### Bonus Composition (How Many)

1. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat major, Op. 70, No. 1, Chopin

### Wayback Machine original Promos

1. Three German Dances, K. 605, No. 3 In C Major, "Sleigh Ride", Mozart

## Gallery

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**How Many? :** Ball Party Bounce, Rocket Racer, Giraffe Painting, Feather Ostrich Pen, Fun Capsules: Wild Animals, Cute as a Baby Bug Costume, Bike Horns
**Count Along Activities :** Abacus, Yo-Yo