Baby Newton

## Cover

Baby Newton is the 9th Baby Einstein video to be released. It is a Baby Einstein video that teaches your child about shapes, circle, square, oval, rectangle and triangle. Vivaldi made the music for Baby Newton. The visuals include toys, animation, puppet shows and nature! Baby Newton was released March 12, 2002. It's counterpart CD is Baby Vivaldi. Some of the toys had been after the video was made so Disney decided to replace the toys in the 2004 edition. Baby Newton was later replaced with Discovering Shapes in 2007 due to poor parent reviews.

They also included a song called 'I know my shapes' by Jack Moss. It was a way to teach your child shapes in a fun, silly way.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* *The Four Seasons, "Spring", 1st Movement* by Antonio Vivaldi: Baby Newton the Lion draws a picture of a Shapes Clown with the 96 Crayon Pack
* *The Four Seasons, "Autumn", 1st Movement* by Antonio Vivaldi: Opening Titles
* I Know My Shapes by Jack Moss (replaced by Callie Moore in 2004)

### Circle

* Pavlov the Dog plays with Polka Dotted Balls but eventually has an avalanche of them come onto him
* The Clown finds the circle and hula-hoops
* Music Video (*Violin Concerto No. 3* by Antonio Vivaldi): bubbles, Clock Ramp Walker, owl blinking, tire swing, Musical Land: Airplane (replaced by Solar Power Plane Ride in 2004), Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp, basketball, Crystal Ball, sunglasses, sunflower, raindrops, peas, Kaleido Gears, oranges

### Square

* Blue swings on a rope
* Baby Newton fixes a broken frame with the 25 Piece Toolbox, and other tools in the back
* The Clown finds a jack-in-the-box
* Music Video (*Double Mandolin Concerto* by Antonio Vivaldi): Rock Dice Light, flag waving, The Colorcube Puzzle, Super Helter Shelter (replaced by Bag O'Blocks in 2004), cube animations, 12" Disco Ball, Soft Foam Shapes

### Oval

* Red draws an oval with Black
* Duck (in a dual role) stretches out a circle to make an oval
* The Clown looks at himself in an oval mirror
* Music Video (*The Four Seasons, "Winter"* by Antonio Vivaldi): Solar Power Biker, Amber Color Mix, jellyfish, hot air balloons, mushroom, tomatoes, raindrop

### Rectangle

* The Green Crayon performs tap dancing
* Horse thinks someone is at his door, but no one is there. But he eventually finds Baby MacDonald the Cow blowing a Party Blower and wearing a Flower Party Hat, Pavlov holding a USA Pinwheel, Baby Newton with purple streamers, and Duck with sunglasses.
* The Clown plays music from a music book
* Music Video (*Double Trumpet Concerto, 3rd Movement* by Antonio Vivaldi): Highrise Rescue, Yellow & Blue Wind-Up Walking Suitcase, flags, Thomas & Friends Bulgy the Bus Wind-Up, Yellow Wind-Up Walking Suitcase, jungle gym, Tin Rover Space Dog, blueprints, Spinning Sam, Pink Wind-Up Walking Suitcase, bus, Clowns on Ladder Run, train with box carts, coal trucks, bridge
* Blue Wind-Up Walking Suitcase

### Triangle

* Yellow and Orange play chase
* Baby Newton blows away the gold glitter with a Mini Pink Fan to reveal a triangle
* The Clown plays a triangle
* Music Video (*Violin Concerto No. 10* by Antonio Vivaldi): Wooden Pop-Up Clowns, triangle graphics, bridge, Hedgehog Ramp Walker with Hexagonal Triangle Mosaic Pattern Blocks, 3D Spinning Lamp: Butterflies (replaced by Bag O'Blocks in 2004), Double Bridge, Battery Operated Engine and Cars (replaced by Girder Bridge, Blue Engine, Yellow Tipping Wagon, & Tipping Wagon with Load in 2004), Happy Circle Balance Toy, The Stars & Crystal Kit, Hammerspiel (Hammer Game) (replaced by Magnetic Shapes in 2004), Geosphere Kit, Ferris Wheel with a White Triangle, pyramids, sailboat

### Closing

* Yellow on pogo stick
* Shapes Review
* I Know My Shapes by Jack Moss (replaced by I Know My Shapes by Callie Moore in 2004)
* End Credits (*Concerto for Two Violins* by Antonio Vivaldi)

## Puppets

* Baby Newton the Lion (Host)
* Pavlov the Dog
* Duck
* Horse
* Baby MacDonald the Cow (Version 1)

## CGI Characters

* Crayons
* Clown

## Puppeteers

* Julie Aigner-Clark
* David Privett

## Discovery Cards

* Circle (Bicycle)
* Circle (Pizza)
* Circle (Basketball)
* Oval (Watercolor Paints)
* Oval (Egg)
* Oval (Watermelon)
* Rectangle (Books)
* Rectangle (Chalkboard)
* Rectangle (Door)
* Square (Flag)
* Square (Dice)
* Square (Present)
* Triangle (Roof)
* Triangle (Flags)
* Triangle (Pyramids)

## Songs

1. The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E major, "Spring", RV. 269, 1st Movement (Drawing)
2. The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F major, "Autumn", RV. 293, 1st Movement (Opening Titles)
3. I Know My Shapes, Jack Moss (2002-2003) / I Know My Shapes, Callie Moore (2004) (Dancing Crayons and a Clown)
4. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, RV. 310, 1st Movement (Circle)
5. Double Mandolin Concerto in G major, RV. 532, 1st Movement (Square)
6. The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor, "Winter", RV. 297, 2nd Movement (Oval)
7. Double Trumpet Concerto in C major, RV. 537, 3rd Movement (Rectangle)
8. Violin Concerto No. 10 in B minor, RV. 580, 1st Movement (Triangle)
9. Concerto for Two Violins in D major, RV. 93, 1st Movement (End Credits)

## Trivia

* This is the official debut of Baby Newton and Baby MacDonald.
* This is the first video to have the following:
	+ Distribution by Disney
	+ David Privett as puppet designer and puppeteer
	+ Stock footage by EyeWire
	+ A cast which only had puppet characters from Playsoup
* This is the only video to have the following:
	+ A puppets-only cast
	+ The usage of CGI by the *American Animation Company* in Denver, Colorado
* Despite this video getting a 2007 cover design on the official site and still part of the Demos and Toys in Videos sections, this video was unfortunately replaced by Discovering Shapes due to negative reviews by parents (likely because of the animation). However, a 2007 release did occur in the United Kingdom.

## Goofs

* In the puppet show "Under Construction", Julie Aigner-Clark's voice can be heard a little bit when Baby Newton cheers after fixing the wooden frame.
* In the puppet show "Knock Knock, Who's There?", there was a technical error with the green screen editing due to Pavlov and Baby MacDonald's collars being colored green.

## Easter Eggs

* Venus Rotating Fiber Optic Lamp from Baby Mozart
* Tin Wind-Up Ferris Wheel from Baby Bach