8.Neighborhood Animals (2001)

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*This article is about the video. For the book, see Neighborhood Animals (book).*

**Neighborhood Animals** (also spelt as **Baby Dolittle: Neighborhood Animals, Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals** and **Neighbourhood Animals** in the UK) (previously titled as **Baby Dolittle: Neighborhood Animals**before its late-2002 rerelease, and also commonly known as just **Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals** before its mid-2003 rerelease is the 8th video to be released in the Baby Einstein series. It showcases 12 animals in 4 habitats. The 4 habitats are, the house, the yard, the farm, and the river. The 12 animals are the dog, cat, mouse, bird, rabbit, bug, cow, horse, pig, frog, otter, and duck. Completed on May 15, 2001, it was early released on August 02, 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: Neighborhood 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 was sold as Neighborhood Animals in the Disney releases. It was later re-released sometime in 2004, with some alterations.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act I: The Tsar's Farewell and Departure, Rimsky-Korsakov: Flip the Frog (in a dual role) hops in black, Duck dances in black, Squirt The Pigwalks by in black, and Pavlov The Dog walks in in black sees the camera and licks it with his tongue covering it with a white screen.
* Variation on Tsar's Farewell and Departure, Rimsky-Korsakov: Opening credits
* Pink Flying Cow Mobile in black
* The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act I: The Tsar's Farewell and Departure, Rimsky-Korsakov: black swan, mute swans, cows, wild horses, golden retriever, egyptian goose, snow geese, pigs, laughing gull, bulldog, horse, Namibian katydid, barn owl

### Animals in My House

* Grand Canyon Suite, III. On the Trail, Grofe: Pavlov pulls a string in black along to reveal a drawing of a house
* Animals in my house: mouse, cat, dog

#### Dog

* Pavlov chases dog footprints past a tree while sniffing and barks, then pulls a string.
* A picture of a golden retriever appears on the screen with the word "dog".
* Music video: 12 Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14, Contradance No. 10 in C Major, Beethoven (dog stock footage, The Great Dalmatian Chase in black, Mia pets a dog)
* Tyler and Joyful Puppy in white

#### Cat

* Pavlov chases cat footprints, and falls down into a group of cats. He gets back up and meows, then pulls a string.
* A picture of a cat appears on the screen with the word "cat".
* Music video: 12 Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14, Contradance No. 6 in C Major, Beethoven (Cat stock footage)
* Cat Crystalites in black

#### Mouse

* Pavlov gets dizzy because of the mouse footprints then squeaks and pulls a string.
* A picture of a yellow-necked mouse appears on the screen with the word "mouse".
* 12 Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14, Contradance No. 3 in D Major, Beethoven: Mouse (mouse stock footage, Xylophone Playing Mouse in black, Elizabeth wearing Mouse Headband in white)
* Mousetrap in black in 3 different angles (replaced by Rallina Activity Toy in black in 3 different angles in 2004)
* Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, "Fate", Op. 67, 1st Movement, Beethoven: Misty Mouse (in a dual role) have a food fight filled with cheddar cheese, salami, green grapes, cottage cheese, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. Eventually, Violet Mouse sends the two away and looks at the screen suspiciously in black.

### Animals in My Yard

* Grand Canyon Suite, III. On the Trail, Grofe: Pavlov pulls a dog bone on a string down in black to reveal a drawing of a yard
* Animals in my yard: rabbit, bug, bird

#### Bird

* Pavlov watches bird footprints go into a nest. He then pops out of the nest and tweets.
* A picture of a northern cardinal appears on the screen with the word "bird".
* Music video: The Snow Maiden, Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov (Bird stock footage, Tan Woodpecker in black)
* Flying Goose Mobile in black

#### Rabbit

* Pavlov watches rabbit footprints hop across the screen, then wears a Rabbit Ears Headband and pulls a string.
* A picture of a rabbit appears on the screen with the word "rabbit".
* Music video: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Alborada, Rimsky-Korsakov (Rabbit stock footage, Rabbit in a Hat Puppet in black, Pavlov and rabbit sniffing each other's noses in black, Hannah pets a rabbit in white, Pavlov feeding rabbit in black)
* Finger Follies: Rabbitears in black

#### Bug

* Pavlov tries to swat a fly with a fly swatter which causes the screen to turn black.
* A picture of a ladybug appears on the screen with the word "bug".
* Music video: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Flight of the Bumblebee, Op. 57, Rimsky-Korsakov (Bug stock footage; beetle running, caterpillar, honeybee, butterfly, Dottie Ladybug in white, beetle running again, caterpillar, Sierra plays with Praying Mantis Glove Puppet in black, caterpillar, bumblebee, butterfly, beetle running one more time, ladybug, beetle dying)
* Sierra tells a joke to a Bee Glove Puppet while wearing a Bee Hat in black: *"Why did the bee go to the doctor? 'Cause he had hives!"*
* A Namibian katydid gets close up to the camera

### Animals on the Farm

* Grand Canyon Suite, III. On the Trail, Grofe: Pavlov pulls the string along while wearing a Straw Hat in black to reveal a drawing of a farm
* Animals on the farm: horse, pig, cow

#### Music Video: Old MacDonald Had a Farm

##### Cow

* Pavlov watches cow footprints move across the screen and moos, then pulls a string.
* A picture of a Friesian cow appears on the screen with the word "cow".
* Akiala singing in white, cow stock footage, Red Cow Cone Puppet in black

##### Horse

* Pavlov watches horse footprints move across the screen and neighs, then pulls a string.
* A picture of a quarter horse appears on the screen with the word "horse".
* Sierra singing with Neighton the Horse in white, horse stock footage, Mia wearing Cowboy Hat on a Rocking Horse in white

##### Pig

* Pavlov watches pig footprints move across the screen and oinks, then pulls a string.
* A picture of a domestic pig appears on the screen with the word "pig".
* Hannah singing with Squirt The Pig, pig stock footage
* Mr. Bacon in black
* Cud Cow and Neighton are working together to load stacks of hay onto a tractor. Cud brings in the hay while Neighton tosses it on the tractor. Eventually, she catches him, warning that the tractor is ready to go. Neighton then gargles in surprise just before a honk is heard. Squirt drives by on the tractor. Cud and Neighton then sigh from their hard work.

### Animals on the River

* Grand Canyon Suite, III. On the Trail, Grofe: Pavlov wears sunglasses and pulls a string along in black to reveal a drawing of a river
* Animals on the river: otter, duck, frog

#### Frog

* Pavlov watches frog footprints then croaks, and pulls a string.
* A picture of a gray tree frog appears on the screen with the word "frog".
* Music video: Keyboard Sonata in E Major, K. 380, Scarlatti (frog stock footage, Farley Frog Lollipuppet in black, Wind-Up Side-Stepping Frog in black)
* Flipping Frog in black

#### Otter

* Pavlov swims and watches otter footprints, then pulls a string and splashes.
* A picture of a river otter appears on the screen with the word "otter".
* Music video: Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major, RV. 537, I. Allegro, Vivaldi (otter stock footage)

#### Duck

* Xylophone Playing Duck in black
* Pavlov watches duck footprints then quacks and pulls a string.
* A picture of a mallard appears on the screen with the word "duck".
* Music video: Canon & Gigue in D Major, Pachelbel (duck stock footage)
* Quacky Quack Ducky in white (replaced by Barnyard Knuckleheads Finger Puppet: Duck in white in 2004)
* Flip and Duck play a game where the duck has to quack the same number of times that Flip croaks, but eventually end up making the opposite one. Afterwards, Flip gets confused and looks at his duck partner. Flip then looks at the screen with sad music playing in black.

### Closing

* Animals in My Neighborhood
* Music video: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Fandango, Rimsky-Korsakov: goose, eastern chipmunk, baby sea lion, swan, horse, Namibian katydid, kitten and fishbowl, cows, wild horses, whooper swans, leafcutter ants, butterflies, swans, otter, dog, seagulls
* Closing Credits

* Flip the Frog (Co-Host) (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (first appearance)
* Duck (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (second appearance)
* Squirt The Pig (L&L) (played by Markie Scholz) (first appearance)
* Pavlov The Dog (Host) (L&L) (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (first appearance)
* Misty Mouse (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (third appearance)
* Violet Mouse (played by Markie Scholz) (first apperance)
* Neighton the Horse (L&L) (played by Markie Scholz) (first apperance)
* Cud Cow (played by Julie Aigner-Clark) (third apperance)

* Pavlov The Dog
* Flip the Frog
* Stella The Cat
* Bluebird
* Jane the Monkey
* Eliot the Cat

### Kids

* Akiala Nanyamka (wearing a pink shirt and butterfly overalls) (first appearance)
* Elizabeth Jones (wearing a white sweatshirt with mouse ears) (*does not speak*) (only appearance)
* Hannah Goelz (wearing a blue sweatshirt with rabbit ears and a white shirt) (only appearance)
* Mia Mettais (wearing a lime green T-shirt, and pink overalls and cowboy hat) (*does not speak*) (last appearance)
* Sierra Clark (wearing a red sweatshirt and Bee Hat) (eighth appearance)
* Tyler Chat (wearing a black sweatshirt and brown pants) (*does not speak*) (only appearance)

* Aspen Clark
	+ Austin Ball
	+ Brianna Prodva
	+ Harry Futterman
	+ Kelsey Lally
	+ Natasha Coupe
	+ Trevor Weisbach
	+ Markie Scholz
	+ Julie Aigner-Clark
	+ 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 first animal themed video.
	+ This is the only appearance of Elizabeth, Hannah and Tyler.
	+ The Early 2001 VHS cover has Bluebird, but later, Stella The Cat would be shown on both the Mid 2001 VHS and DVD. Some copies of the VHS on the cover with the Bluebird have closing logos, but the copies of the VHS with Stella the Calico Cat do not contain closing logos.
	+ A brief musical snippet of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, "Fate", Op. 67, 1st Movement is heard during the Mouse food fight puppet show after Violet Mouse shows up.
	+ On top of that, the Neighborhood Animals Soundtrack CDs that contain Contradance No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven as Track 9 instead of Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. These CDs come with the Baby Dolittle Neighborhood Animals VHS, in which the age warning symbol says "1 to 4 years". On the VHS copies saying "Ages 1 and up", the CD contains Flight of the Bumblebee as Track 9 instead of Contradance No. 2, just like the 2002 Version of the Neighborhood Animals Soundtrack. But in the Neighborhood Animals Audio Sampler CD enclosed on the Late 2002 VHS, the CD is limited to the following music besides the Baby Einstein Theme, 1st Movement from Felix Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, 2nd Movement from Antonín Dvořak's New World Symphony & Canon and Gigue in D Major by Johann Pachelbel. However, some copies of the Late 2002 VHS come with the Neighborhood Animals Soundtrack CD.
	+ The 2001 DVD Concert Hall has music from the Neighborhood Animals Soundtrack CD (enclosed on the 2001 F.H.E. VHS with the age warning saying Ages 1 and up).
	+ This is the first appearance of Flip the Frog, Squirt The Pig in Legends & Lore form, Pavlov The Dog in Legends & Lore form, Violet Mouse, and Neighton the Horse in Legends & Lore form.
	+ This is the first appearance of Akiala.
	+ The video features Behind the Scenes, Kids: Addison.
	+ This is the last appearance of Mia (footage of her was later reused in discovery kits).
	+ This video & Baby MacDonald were the basis of Animals Around Me.
	+ This is the first video to have classical music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Vivaldi.
	+ This is the only video to have classical music by Grofe, Scarlatti and Pachelbel.
	+ The Wind-Up Side-Stepping Frog was in Baby da Vinci and the toy chest in 2004 DVD release of Baby Newton, A recolored version of the Wooden Flying Cow was in Baby Galileo, Xylophone Playing Mouse was in World of Rhythm, and the Flipping Frog was in Baby's First Moves.
	+ The first "mouse clip" in the Mouse music video (not counting the flashcard) is not a mouse at all. It's a pika, which is related to rabbits.
	+ This is the first video to be released in the 21st century, which is the century we are living in now.
	+ The footage of a baby sea lion walking on the beach was reused in Baby Neptune.
	+ The footage of a hummingbird flying was reused in Numbers Nursery.
	+ The voice that says "Why?" during the bee joke scene is Julie Clark's voice.

* In the 2004 releases, the page transition from the "mouse" drawing to the "cat" drawing is blue, and the transition from the clip of Tyler playing with Joyful Puppy to the "cat" drawing is red unlike in 2001-2003 releases where it's white.
* In the original 2001 release, The Crystallite Cat Mobile and Dotty Ladybug clips were exported in 30fps, but in the 2004 release, they were exported in 60fps.
* In the 2004 releases, the puppet show where Pavlov sees bird footprints and pops up inside the nest shows the light switch in the background. It is currently unknown why it was obscured in the 2001-2003 releases.
* In the 2001-2003 releases during the 1st clip of the Mousetrap game, you can see the reflections of the black backdrop and the studio lights from the reflective ball.
* During the puppet show where Pavlov wears a Rabbit Ears Headband and hops around Markie Scholz's head is visible

* Bee
* Bird
* Butterfly
* Cat
* Caterpillar
* Cow
* Dog
* Duck
* Frog
* Horse
* Ladybug
* Mouse
* Pig
* Rabbit
* Squirrel

### Video Compositions and a Song

1. The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act I: The Tsar's Farewell and Departure, Rimsky-Korsakov (Puppet Procession and Overture)
2. Variation on Tsar's Farewell and Departure, Rimsky-Korsakov (Opening Credits)
3. Grand Canyon Suite, III. On the Trail, Grofe (Pavlov Pulls the String)
4. 12 Contradances for Orchestra, WoO. 14 (Grove. 141, Bia. 295): Contradance No. 10 in C Major, Beethoven (Dog)
5. 12 Contradances for Orchestra, WoO. 14 (Grove. 141, Bia. 295): Contradance No. 6 in C Major, Beethoven (Cat)
6. 12 Contradances for Orchestra, WoO. 14 (Grove. 141, Bia. 295): Contradance No. 3 in D Major, Beethoven (Mouse)
7. The Snow Maiden, Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov (Bird)
8. Cappriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Alborada, Rimsky-Korsakov (Rabbit)
9. The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Flight of the Bumblebee, Op. 57, Rimsky-Korsakov (Bug)
10. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Frederick Thomas Nettlingham (Cow, Horse, Pig)
11. Sonata in E Major for Keyboard, K. 380, Scarlatti (Frog)
12. 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, Vivaldi (Otter)
13. Canon & Gigue in D Major, Pachelbel (Duck)
14. Cappriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Fandango, Rimsky-Korsakov (Animals in My Neighborhood and End Credits)

### Bonus Composition (Soundtrack)

1. 12 Contradances for Orchestra, WoO. 14 (Grove. 141, Bia. 295): Contradance No. 2 in A Major, Beethoven