Baby Van Gogh

**Baby Van Gogh** is the 5th video to be released in the Baby Einstein series. It includes music by Satie, Bizet, Rossini, Mussorgsky, Strauss II, Ravel, Offenbach, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. It's counterpart CD is Art Time Classics. It teaches your child about art in the six colors of the rainbow. It was released on August 15, 2000. It was also sold in a 'special' pack including the VHS and the book. It was later re-released sometime in 2004, with some alterations.

## Colors

* Yellow
* Green
* Orange
* Purple
* Red
* Blue

## Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh

* Wheat Fields with Reaper at Sunrise (Yellow)
* Lane in the Public Gardens at Arles (Green)
* Sunflowers (Orange)
* Orchard in Blossom, View of Arles (Purple)
* Fishing Boat on the Beach at Saintes-Maries (Red)
* Starry Night (Blue)

## Songs

* Trois Gymnopedies No. 1 in D Major, Lent Et Doulourex, Satie (Opening Credits)
* Carmen Suite No. 1, Les Toreadors, Bizet (Overture)
* William Tell Overture, "Lone Ranger", Finale, Rossini (Yellow)
* Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade I, Mussorgsky (Green)
* On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314, Strauss II (Orange)
* Bolero in C Major, M.81, Ravel (Purple)
* Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, Offenbach (Red)
* Five Songs, Op. 49, No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, Gute Nacht, "Brahms' Lullaby," Brahms (Blue)
* Medley: Pictures at an Exhibition, Great Gate at Kiev, Mussorgsky and 1812 Overture in E Flat Major, Op. 49, 5th Movement, Tchaikovsky (Finale and End Credits)

## Puppets

* Vincent Van Goat
* Duck
* Frog
* Bach the Rabbit
* Butterfly *(2000-2003 versions only)*
* Vivian Van Goat
* Morris Moose
* Misty Mouse
* Max Lamb

## Kids

* Brad Bowler
* Brandon Calbart
* Apsen and Sierra Clark
* Marcae and Maddison Long
* Gabriel Mazon
* Mia Mettais
* Madeline Pluto

## Release Dates

### VHS

* August 15, 2000 (Family Home Entertainment, original)
* October 31, 2000 (Family Home Entertainment, update for opening message and Bolero)
* February 26, 2002 (Walt Disney Home Entertainment)
* August 5, 2003 (same 2002 tape master with updated box art)
* October 26, 2004 (updated intro and toys, to promote Little Einstein)

### DVD

* February 20, 2001 (Family Home Entertainment)
* February 26, 2002 (Walt Disney Home Entertainment)
* August 5, 2003 (updated menu and bonus features)
* October 26, 2004 (updated intro and toys, to promote Little Einstein)
* November 24, 2010 (Discovery Kit Edition)

## Opening Messages

### Mid-2000

* "Hi, I'm Julie Clark, creator of Baby Van Gogh. For more information on all of our developmental programs, visit our website at www.babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show."

### Late-2000-2003

* "Hi, I'm Julie Clark, founder of the Baby Einstein Company. For more information about our developmental programs, visit our website at www.babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show."

### 2004

* "For more information about our developmental products for babies and toddlers, visit babyeinstein.com. Enjoy the show."

### 2010

* "Hi, I'm Julie Clark, creator of Baby Einstein. Welcome to the Baby Einstein Theater, where little eyes and little ears can experience creativity. Enjoy the show."

## Trivia

* This was the first video to have the iconic logo with the CGI caterpillar.
* This was the first official video to be released by FHE.
* This was the first video to feature a new segment at the end of the VHS called "Toy Chest" which credits all the companies that have made the toys for the videos. However, this was only used for the first five videos and have only appeared in the late 2000 and 2002/2003 prints.
* This is the second video to have an epilogue after the credits, but it was only seen on the 2000-2003 VHS Tapes and the 2000-2002 DVDs.
* This is the first and only video to talk about art and colors as another video about it was planned to be released in 2009 but was cancelled. However, the deleted scenes were later incorporated into the discovery kit version of this video in 2010.
* When the Art Time Classics CD was included as a bonus feature on the 2000-2002 DVDs, Bolero was cut from most copies (probably because of copyright reasons).
* Vincent Van Goat is one of the only puppets who can actually speak. He communicates in French despite the actual artist he was named after was Dutch.
* According to a TED Talk in 2011 in Detroit, Julie Clark confirmed that Baby Van Gogh was her favorite video she worked on. On top of that, she wrote the poems for the video and still has the Morris Moose and Vincent and Vivian puppets.

## Gallery

### Puppets

Vincent Van Goat in a deleted sceneVincent Van GoatVivian Van GoatMisty Mouse
### Paintings

Wheat Fields with Reaper at Sunrise (Yellow)Lane in the Public Gardens at Arles (Green)Sunflowers (Orange)Orchard in Blossom, View of Arles (Purple)Starry Night (Blue)

### Toys

Jack in the Box by Schyling(2004 version only)The Wave Machine by Haggerty Enterprises