Baby Monet

Template:BE Template**Baby Monet** is the 17th installment to the Baby Einstein series. It is a journey through the four seasons with paintings by Claude Monet and classical music by Antonio Vivaldi.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* Baby Monet the Purple Zebra (Lavender with Purple stripes) paints Haystacks End of Summer, morning effect, with two muffins in front of him.
* Haystacks through the seasons.
* waterlilies is painted by the CGI animated paintbrush from Baby MacDonald, Japanese bridge
* Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G Major, RV 532, 1st Movement: opening titles, trail changing seasons, opening, waterfall changing seasons, rainbow, swirlling petals, flower blossom, kids playing at the beach, fall leaves, snow, tree changing seasons

### Spring

* Spring haystacks with narration
* Baby Monet turns Zen the Zebra (White with Black stripes) into a Spring Zebra (Lime with Green stripes)
* Spring Zebra changes the tree from Winter to Spring where it's warmer and rainier, buds and green leaves grow on the tree.
* Savanah in front of tulips
* Waterlilies, evening effect painting
* Violin Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265, 3rd Movement: waterlily, Magic SpinArt, water drop, droplets on window, raindrops, girl in rain, swirlling petals, Ring Bow Mobile in white in 2 different angles, rainbow
* Fields
* Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring from *The Four Seasons*", RV 269, 3rd Movement: sprouts, plants, white flower, pink flower, red flower, purple flower, red flowers, pink flowers, Lawn Flower: Hummingbirds in blue in 2 different angles, canary, Volabella (Bird Mobile) in white, duck, Farfalina (Butterly Mobile) in white, butterfly, boy smiling, boys and girls with streamers, swirlling petals, Ring Bow Mobile, pink flowers
* Garden painting
* Devin paints with green and purple to make a spring garden in white
* Ring Around the Rosie, Traditional: Baby Monet, Spring Zebra, and Baby Vivaldi the Mallard play with a maypole, but in order to avoid getting wet in the rain, they put on rain gear to protect themselves. (Baby Monet under an umbrella, Spring Zebra in a raincoat and rain hat, Baby Vivaldi with a scuba mask)
* Nello (Bird Mobile) in black
* Spring Haystack: Spring turns to...

### Summer

* Summer Haystack
* Baby Monet turns Spring Zebra into a Summer Zebra (Yellow with Orange stripes)
* Summer Zebra changes the tree from Spring to Summer where it's hotter, sunnier and more yellowish-green leaves grow on tree, Summer Zebra appears with purple sunglasses then leaves the frame.
* Shouta in front of sandcastle
* Regatta at Argenteuil
* Sailboat
* Violin Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265, 1st Movement: schooner, Lagoretta (Boat Mobile) in white, Sun from Volabella (Bird Mobile) in white, sunrise, Twin Rattle zoom in then out in black, sunrise, boy in the beach, reflected shiny patterns in fluid, psychedelic rainbow liquid, sprinkler, kids playing at the sprinkler, Lawn Dragonfly Pinwheel in black, dandelion, fields, yellow flower field
* summer painting
* Chloe paints with yellow and blue to make a summer beach in white
* Zen (in a dual role) chases a Beach Ball, but gets sweaty, red hot and sunburnt. Baby Vivaldi gives them too much sunscreen and they pretend to be lambs due to their appearance change.
* Lawn Flower: Ladybugs in white
* Summer Haystack: Summer turns to...

### Fall

* Fall Haystack
* Summer Zebra appears and a huge animated orange paint splash covers the screen and turns it into a Fall Zebra (Orange with Brown stripes)
* Fall Zebra changes the tree from Summer to Fall where it's cooler, cloudier and windier and the tree now has orange leaves.
* Nevaeh in front of leaf pile
* Haystack painting
* Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Fall from *The Four Seasons*", RV 293, 3rd Movement: yellow leaves trees, fall leaves, orange leaves tree, yellow leaf, red leaves tree, boy in the leaves pile, dog with leaves, leaves with water, geese flying, field of trees, Circle Spiral Garden Spinner in black, squirrel eating acorn, Squirrel Puppet in white, girl riding bicycle with dog at the pumpkin patch, Daniel and pumpkin in white
* Lake sunset
* Sunset at Lavacourt Winter Effect
* Tony paints with red and orange to make fall trees in white
* Baby Monet tries to rake leaves, but they keep blowing away. Baby Vivaldi is revealed to have a leaf blower for the prank.
* Maple Leaf Stamp
* Fall Haystack: Fall turns to...

### Winter

* Winter Haystack
* Baby Monet turns Fall Zebra into a Winter Zebra (Light Blue with Dark Blue stripes)
* Winter Zebra changes the tree from Fall to Winter where it is even colder and the tree now has no leaves and covered in snow, Winter Zebra goes ice skating through the background.
* Shouta holds snowball
* The Frost
* Horn Concerto in F Major, RV 539, 3rd Movement: snow, color glass, icicles, Gray Octagon Jewel, snowflakes, Eli's Stars Deluxe Kit in black, kingfisher, snow on leaves, snowy trees, Kids & Snowman Snowglobe, kids playing in the snow, ice crystal patterns, icicles, snowy land time lapse, land full of snow, snowy mountains, Ski Slope in black, snowy land
* Mount in Kolsaas
* Hopie paints with blue on white paper to make winter icicles in white
* Baby Monet tries to catch snowflakes with his tongue and eventually gets a cold avalanche of snow in his mouth making him a little sick.
* Wind-Up Walking Snowman in black

### Closing

* Zebra Seasons Conga Line, Kuepper and Roche: Spring Zebra, Summer Zebra, Fall Zebra, and Winter Zebra all marching in place
* Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Major "Winter from *The Four Seasons*", RV 297, 2nd Movement (Full Melody): boy smiling, girls painting pictures, spring paintings, tulips, two boys at beach, summer paintings, sunset lake, boy in the field, boy in the leaves pile, yellow leaves trees, fall paintings, snow on leaves, snowman (footage reused from Baby Santa's Music Box), winter paintings, raindrops, waterlily, lily painting
* Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring from *The Four Seasons*", RV 269, 1st Movement (2nd Half Only): closing credits
* Baby Monet smells the tulips and more tulips grow by rain, but sneezes causing all the petals to fly away

## A Look at the Seasons

* Baby Monet walks on the Japanese bridge and turns into Spring Zebra.
* Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring from *The Four Seasons*", RV 269, 3rd and 1st Movements: *What things do you see in Spring?:* umbrella, kite, rain, raincoat, rainbow, bud, flower, tree, bee, butterfly, duckling, bird, nest, bunny
* Spring Zebra walks along the Japanese bridge and turns into Summer Zebra.
* Violin Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265, 1st Movement: *What things do you see in Summer?:* sailboat, shell, beach, sunshine, sandcastle, grass, clouds, frog, bubbles, sprinkler, slide, popsicle
* Summer Zebra walks along the Japanese bridge and turns into Fall Zebra.
* Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Fall from *The Four Seasons*", RV 293, 3rd Movement: *What things do you see in Fall?:* haystack, rake, leaves, pumpkin, acorns, squirrel, goose
* Fall Zebra walks along the Japanese bridge and turns into Winter Zebra.
* Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor "Winter from *The Four Seasons*", RV 297, 2nd Movement: *What things do you see in Winter?:* icicles, snowflake, snow, sled, snowman, earmuffs, mittens, boots, ice skates

## Bonus Puppet Shows

* Baby Monet finds a pot of gold, but Baby Vivaldi steals the gold and gives back a single coin and the empty pot. (Title: Pot of Gold)
* Baby Monet is sprayed by sprinkler; Baby Vivaldi is revealed to be controlling the water. (Title: Sprinkler)
* Baby Monet tries to blow up a beach ball, but it has a hole so Baby Vivaldi helps patches it up with a band-aid. (Title: Beach Ball)

## Paintings

1. Haystacks, End of Summer, Giverny
2. Waterlily Pond, Green Harmony
3. Mount Kolsaas in Norway
4. The Artist's Garden at Giverny
5. Regatta at Argenteuil
6. Beach at Pourville, Sunset
7. The Magpie
8. Waterlilies, Night Effect
9. Sunset at Lavacourt
10. The Artist's House at Giverny seen from the rose garden
11. Summer
12. The Haystack at Giverny
13. Rocks at Etretat
14. The Frost, near Vetheuil
15. The Customs House
16. The Waterlily Pond, Harmony in Pink
17. Chrysanthemums
18. Meadow with Poplars
19. Haystack at Sunset
20. Nympheas
21. The Grande Creuse at Pont de Vervy
22. Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)
23. Stacks of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset)
24. Stack of Wheat
25. Grainstacks - Snow Effect

## Puppets

* Baby Monet the Purple Zebra (Host) (played by David Privett) (only appearance)
* Zen the Zebra (played by June Privett) (first appearance)
* Seasons Zebras (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) (played by David/June Privett) (only appearance)
* Baby Vivaldi the Mallard (played by Patrick Johnson & Sean Johnson) (first appearance as a puppet)

## Puppeteers

* David Privett
* June Privett
* Patrick Johnson
* Sean Johnson

## Kids

* Chloe Davison (wearing a red and pink stripes tank top and red and pink shorts) (second appearance)
* Daniel Trani (wearing a orange shirt with buttons on it) (only appearance)
* Devin Dahl (wearing a black shirt and a green smock) (only appearance)
* Hopie Feek (wearing a blue shirt and blue overalls) (only appearance)
* Nevaeh Tanio (wearing a purple jacket) (only appearance)
* Savanah Corn (wearing a red and white shirt) (only appearance)
* Shouta Hatori (wearing a blue, green, and white shirt and blue pajamas) (only appearance)
* Tony Bridges (wearing a blue shirt and a red smock) (only appearance)

## Discovery Cards

### The Gallery

* Waterlilies
* The Artist's Garden at Giverny
* The Waterlily Pond, Harmony in Pink
* Regatta at Argenteuil
* Summer
* The Haystacks, End of Summer, Giverny
* Sunset at Lavacourt, Winter Effect
* The Grande Creuse at Pont De Verry
* The Haystack at Giverny
* Mount Kolsaas in Norway
* The Frost, Near Vetheuil
* The Magpie

### The 12 Months

* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

## Compositions

### Video Compositions

1. Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G Major, RV 532, 1st Movement (Longer Version) (Opening)
2. Violin Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265, 3rd Movement (Shortened Version) (Spring; Rain)
3. Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring from *The Four Seasons*", RV 269, 3rd Movement (Spring; Plants)
4. Ring Around the Rosie, Traditional (Spring)
5. Violin Concerto No. 12 in E Major, RV 265, 1st Movement (Summer)
6. Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Fall from *The Four Seasons*", RV 293, 3rd Movement (Fall)
7. Horn Concerto in F Major, RV 539, 3rd Movement (Winter)
8. Zebra Seasons Conga Line, Kuepper and Roche (Dance Party)
9. Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Major "Winter from *The Four Seasons*", RV 297, 2nd Movement (Full Melody) (Finale)
10. Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major "Spring from *The Four Seasons*", RV 269, 1st Movement (2nd Half Only) (Closing Credits)

### Bonus Compositions (Baby Vivaldi CD only)

1. Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major "Fall from *The Four Seasons*", RV 293, 1st Movement
2. Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor "Summer from *The Four Seasons*", RV 315, 1st and 3rd Movements

## Distribution

* Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2005)

## Trivia

* This is the only appearances of Baby Monet the Purple Zebra and Seasons Zebras.
* This is the first appearance of Zen the Zebra who doesn't return until World Animal Adventure, and Baby Vivaldi the Mallard as a puppet who doesn't return until Meet The Orchestra.
* This is the last VHS to include a Bonus CD enclosed. The VHS comes with the Math and Science Audio Sampler CD, which has the same music from the CD enclosed on the Baby Galileo, Numbers Nursery and Baby da Vinci VHS tapes. This is also the last VHS to come with the Math and Science Audio Sampler CD.
* This is the first video to have Corbis Motion stock footage.
* This is the only video where the title card of the closing titles is different than the opening titles where the first "b" is red-orange instead of red, "a" remains yellow, second "b" remains blue, "y" remains green, "m" is purple instead of blue, "o" is red-orange instead of red, "n" is turquoise instead of orange, "e" is purple instead of yellow, and "t" remains green in the closing titles.
* Despite getting his first video appearance in Baby Monet, Claude the Zebra actually first debuted in 2002 in a Baby Einstein booklet.

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