1. Baby Einstein: Language Nursery (1996)

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**Language Nursery** (previously titled as **Baby Einstein** before its early-2001 rerelease, and also commonly known as just **Baby Einstein: Language Nursery** after its early-2003 rerelease) is the 1st Baby Einstein video in the series ever to be released and the one that started it all. Completed on October 9, 1996, it was released to the public on January 31, 1997 and was later reissued in late-1998. Language Nursery exposes children to the sounds of foreign languages, but is not meant to teach foreign languages and is actually meant "to stimulate portions of the brain that are largely ignored". It is also the video where the Baby Einstein franchise was named after.

## Voice Actors

 German
 Hebrew
 Chinese (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Version Only)
 Japanese
 Russian
María Fernanda Morales Ponce de León (2004)

## Kids

* Aspen Clark (wearing a black dress) (credits) (first appearance)
* Sierra Clark (1997 video discussion only) (first appearance)

## Distribution

* I Think I Can Productions (1996-1998)
* The Baby Einstein Company (1998-2000)
* Artisan Home Entertainment/Family Home Entertainment/F.H.E. Kids (2000-2001)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment/Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2002-2004)

## Trivia

* This is the very first Baby Einstein video ever made.
* This is the very first video to feature toddler girls.
* This video, along with Baby Bach, are the only videos not to feature any official Baby Einstein puppets.
	+ It is also the only video to not have any puppets at all.
	+ Because the Baby Einstein puppets make their debut in Baby Shakespeare.
* This is the only video that doesn't have any classical music, except the CD has classical music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the CD was released three years after the video was originally released to the public.
* Originally, it was released under I Think I Can Productions, along with Baby Mozart.
* Some of the toys in this video were later seen in other videos: both versions of the Casey Toy Train Engine, People Car, Smiley Face Gondola and Circus Caboose, as well as the 2004 Big Blocks were later seen in Baby Shakespeare; and the Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish was seen in Baby Mozart and Baby Lullaby (Bonus Features).
* A Korean 1999 VHS was made as a combo of Baby Bach and Language Nursery (still known as just Baby Einstein).
* This is the only video to have a Gymboree logo at the beginning.
* This is the only video to not have any classical music until World Music and World Animal Adventure.
* Around 1998, the Hebrew was re-recorded by Iris Zinger, replacing Lynne Albertson.
* Gabriele Rewis re-recorded most of her dialogue for later releases, with only the two songs she sang remaining untouched.
* The Japanese release of the video replaces Hebrew with Chinese, read by Angela Kung-Mei Young. It also features re-recorded dialogue from Miyuki Takaya-Paisley.
* Starting with the 2000 DVD release, the Japanese dialogue was re-dubbed by Miho Mettais, though she remained uncredited until 2004.
* Starting with the 2000 DVD release, the French and Spanish voices were re-dubbed by a company called Voice Productions International, though they remained uncredited until 2004.
* The cat seen near the end of the video belonged to Julie Clark.
* Julie Aigner-Clark hired Erica Silva, an employee at a local Mexican restaurant, after she fired the original Spanish narrator for not being conversational enough.
* The 2004 DVD saw many changes, including the replacement of several toys, redone page transitions, etc. Julie Clark and her family's voices were also muted during the credits.
* Around 2003, some photos featured the 2003 VHS with a label of "Baby Webster". This could mean that Language Nursery was going to be renamed until they decided not to.
* In the 2000 DVD, this is the first Concert Hall to have classical music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Ludwig van Beethoven. All versions of the VHS from 2000-2003 come with the Language Nursery CD except 2004, which comes with the Language Audio Sampler CD.
* Lynne Albertson's version of the Hebrew Alphabet scene features music while the foam blocks are being stacked, along with a falling noise when they are knocked over. Iris Zinger's version has no music, but the falling noise remains. In addition, Albertson sings the letters, while Zinger recites them normally.

## Crew

 English
 French
 German
 Hebrew
 Japanese
 Russian
 Spanish
Voice Productions International (2000)
 Kids
Sierra Clark (1997 video discussion only)

## Video Guide

### Hallo!

 虹 (Niji) in G Major
Cow Jumped Over the Moon Plush in white (2004)

### Closing

Audio of Aspen footage muted in (2004)

## Discovery Cards

**2003-2004:**

* Apple
* Banana
* Clock (Electronic Teaching Clock in 2003/Tick Tock Musical Clock in 2004)
* Cow (Roly Poly Cow)
* Duck (Small Plush Duck Rattle in 2003/Light-Up Melody Mirror Duck in 2004)
* Grapes
* Lamb (Wind-Up Musical Lamb in 2003/Lily Lamb in 2004)
* Peas
* Star (Curious Creatures: Happy Starfish)
* Train (Amtrak Super Spiral in 2003/Casey Train in 2004)

## Black, White and Red Shapes

* Black Rectangles on White Background
* White Circles on Black Background
* Red Checkerboard
* Black Donut on White Background
* Yellow Moon on Black Background
* Black Circle Target on White Background
* Red Lines on White Background
* Black Checkerboard
* White Rectangles on Black Background
* Red and Black Stripes on White Background
* Black Circles on White Background
* Red Square Target on White Background
* White Circle Target on Black Background

## Transcript

Language Nursery/Transcript

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