Discovering Shapes

## Cover

Discovering Shapes is the 24th Baby Einstein video.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* Randy the Rhino draws a circle for a sun, oval for a tree, triangle for a roof, square for a window, and rectangle for a door and he made a picture of a house.
* Symphony No. 1 in D, D. 82, 4th Movement, Schubert: opening titles, rectangles, girl holding drawing, city, squares, people carrying boxes, triangles, girl with sailboat, ovals, chick with lots of eggs, circles, girl on inner tube

### Circle

* Randy rolls a tire
* Circle drawn in purple
* Les Petits Riens, K. Anh. 10/299b, Gavotte, Mozart: basketball, sunrise, moon setting, plate, dog jumping over a ring, ring wall, My First Railway Set, bike wheel, girl with hula hoop, green paints, boy and girl with Wooden Stacking Rings, circle blocks, kids playing with tubes, traffic light, Beach Ball, sunflower, girl floating in a tube, Randy drawing a circle on a Deluxe Standing Easel, boy playing Giant 4 in a Row
* Hand model reveals a circle by scribbling
* Rhino draws circles on flowers
* Choo Choo Loop
* Randy plays the Hula Hoop

### Oval

* Raccoon and Randy stretches the circle to form an oval.
* Oval drawn in red
* String Quartet No. 1 in B Flat Major "La chasse", Hob. III/1, 5th Movement, Haydn: watermelon, sky, lemon, soap, watercolor, ovals, chick with lots of eggs, My First Train Set, plate, rock, Wind-Up Hopping Easter Eggs, girl with watermelon, grapes, girl playing with Maracas, avocado, Rhino drawing an oval on a Deluxe Standing Easel, tower, girl sitting on a rug
* Hand Model reveals an oval by scribbling
* Bluebird flies away and Randy draws ovals on eggs
* Hide 'n Squeak Eggs
* Flamingo sits on an egg
* Ant with Rolling Egg

### Triangle

* Randy plays a triangle instrument
* Triangle drawn in green
* String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, "The Lark", Hob. III/63, 4th Movement, Haydn: pedestrian sign, Pyramid Stacker, sandwich, Geometric Block Puzzles: Triangle, triangle blocks, girl with Triangle Remo Sound Shape, girl with sailboat, sailboat, Math Fractions Puzzle: Triangle, triangle blocks, roof, pyramids, popsicle sticks forming a triangle, Rhino drawing a triangle on a Deluxe Standing Easel, roof, 100 Wood Blocks, girls with Get a Grip Sorter
* Hand Model reveals a triangle by scribbling
* Randy draws triangles on sailboats
* Geometric Block Puzzles: Triangle
* Randy, Flamingo, Squirrel, Raccoon, Bluebird, Hippo, Baby Beethoven the Giraffe, Wordsworth the Parrot, and Owl all come out of the tent.

### Did You Ever See A Lassie

* Necklace forming the shapes circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, and heart

### Square

* Square drawn in blue
* Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437, Strauss II: cracker, glass squares, popsicle sticks forming a square, sandwich, girl eating a waffle, glass squares, girl with Square Remo Sound Shape, boy and girl playing Checkers, square blocks, checker flag, girls with Stacking Boxes, school bus, fabric squares, boy playing Stacking Boxes, workers carrying boxes, Randy drawing a square on a Deluxe Standing Easel, girl popping out of a box
* reveal a square by scribbling
* Randy knocks down the blocks and draws squares on the windows
* Lacing Beads in a Box
* Randy and Raccoon plays with Bean Bags

### Rectangle

* Raccoon and Randy stretches the square to form a rectangle.
* Rectangle drawn in orange
* Polka for Piano in E Flat Major, JB 1/17, "Souvenir of Pilsen," Smetana: picture frame, boy with Rectangle Remo Sound Shape, girl with a picture, cracker, girls hiding in the towels, piano keys, boy playing Basic Cardboard Bricks, truck, door, Wind-Up Walking Suitcase, windows, Dominorallye, rectangle sponge, rectangle blocks, city, girl with rectangle frame, train, Randy drawing a rectangle on a Deluxe Standing Easel, boy and girl with Basic Cardboard Bricks
* reveal a rectangle by scribbling
* Randy draws rectangles on a train
* Rectangle Blocks
* Rhino pushes a suitcase

### Closing

* Shapes review
* Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309, 1st Movement, Mozart: sun rising, boy with box, truck, girls playing peek a boo behind their pillows, eggs, Wind-Up Jumping Egg, mom and boy pretends to mix with their bowl, sailboat, basketball, boy and girl with My 1st Pull n' Go Train, sunflower, boy and girl playing checkers, mother and girl with circle rings, windows, lemon, boy with Pyramid Stacker, Wind-Up Walking Suitcase, mom and boy with plate
* Symphony No. 1 in D, D. 82, 4th Movement, Schubert: closing credits
* Raccoon puts a Bean Bag on his head

## Bonus Puppet Shows

* Randy looks through the eggs when he saw Flamingo
* Randy sorts the boxes with a rubber duck
* Randy and Flamingo play with playing cards

## Locate the Shape

* *Can you find the circles?*
* *Can you find the ovals?*
* *Can you find the triangles?*
* *Can you find the squares?*
* *Can you find the rectangles?*
* *Which shapes can you find in the playroom?* (Square, Circle, Oval)
* *Which shapes can you find in the bedroom?* (Rectangle, Triangle, Triangle)

## Puppets

* Randy the Rhino (Host) (played by David Privett)
* Raccoon (played by David Privett)
* Flamingo (played by June Privett)
* Squirrel (played by David Privett)
* Bluebird (played by David Privett)
* Hippo (played by David Privett)
* Baby Beethoven the Giraffe (played by David Privett)
* Wordsworth the Parrot (played by David Privett)
* Owl (played by David Privett)

## Kids

* Ai
* Alex
* Casey
* Grace F.
* Grace H.
* Jackson
* Jax
* Madeline
* Matt
* Peightyn
* Rhys
* Sadhana
* Sean
* Stella
* Tico
* Tyrone

## Parents

* Dylan
* Lela Altman
* Ryan
* Valerie
* Yumi

## Songs

1. Symphony No. 1 in D, D. 82, 4th Movement, Schubert (Opening & Closing Credits)
2. Les Petits Riens, K. Anh. 10/299b, Gavotte, Mozart (Circle)
3. String Quartet No. 1 in B Flat Major "La chasse", Hob. III/1, 5th Movement, Haydn (Oval)
4. String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, "The Lark", Hob. III/63, 4th Movement, Haydn (Triangle)
5. Did You Ever See A Lassie?, Traditional (Necklace Shapes)
6. Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437, Strauss II (Square)
7. Polka for Piano in E Flat Major, JB 1/17, "Souvenir of Pilsen," Smetana (Rectangle)
8. Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, K. 309, 1st Movement, Mozart (Closing Montage)

## Discovery Cards

* Circle (Sea Green Shape)
* Circle (Ball)
* Oval (Purple Shape)
* Oval (Watermelon)
* Triangle (Golden Yellow Shape)
* Triangle (Geometric Block Puzzles: Triangle)
* Square (Lime Green Shape)
* Square (Present)
* Rectangle (Orange Shape)
* Rectangle (Door)
* Star (Rose Red Shape)
* Star (Starfish)
* Heart (Red Shape)
* Heart (Heart Shaped Outline on Sand)
* Diamond (Blue Shape)
* Diamond (Kite)
* Crescent (Yellow Shape)
* Crescent (Moon)

## Toys

### Video Toys

* Rhino Puppet by Playsoup
* My First Railway Set by BRIO
* Stacking Wooden Rings by Schylling
* Deluxe Standing Easel by Melissa & Doug
* Giant 4 in a Row by Pressman Toys
* Choo Choo Loop by TOMY
* Raccoon Puppet by Playsoup
* My First Train Set by TOMY
* Wind-Up Hopping Easter Eggs by Merry Thoughts
* Band in a Box by Melissa & Doug
* Hide 'n Squeak Eggs by TOMY
* Flamingo Puppet by Playsoup
* Ant with Rolling Egg by BRIO
* Pyramid Stacker by Pottery Barn Kids
* Geometric Block Puzzles: Triangle by Constructive Playthings
* Sound Shape Pack by Remo
* Math Fractions Puzzles: Triangle by Pottery Barn Kids
* 100 Wood Blocks by Melissa & Doug
* Get-a-Grip Sorter by Small World Toys
* Squirrel Puppet by Playsoup
* Bluebird Puppet by Legends & Lore
* Hippo Puppet by Playsoup
* Baby Beethoven Puppet by Playsoup
* Wordsworth the Parrot Puppet by Playsoup
* Owl Puppet by Playsoup
* Stacking Boxes by Lang Company
* Lacing Beads in a Box by Melissa & Doug
* Rainbow Bean Bags by Learning Resources
* Basic Cardboard Blocks by Melissa & Doug
* Wind-Up Walking Suitcase by Merry Thoughts
* Dominorallye by HABA

### Bonus Toys

* Rubber Duck (Manufacturer Unknown)
* Playing Cards (Manufacturer Unknown)

## Trivia

* This is the only appearance of Randy the Rhino.
* This is the last appearance of Raccoon.
* The Hide n' Squeak Eggs was from Baby MacDonald, and the Walking Suitcase was from Baby Newton.