8.Neighborhood Animals (2001)

## ORIGINAL COVER

*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

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## 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