Baby Wordsworth

## Cover

Baby Wordsworth is the 18th video in the Baby Einstein series. The video, along with Baby's Favorite Places and My First Signs, is about American Sign Language and uses words of objects that can be found around home. The video stars a yellow cat with bright yellow stripes around its back (possibly a tabby cat) named Eliot.

## Video Guide

### Opening

* Eliot the Cat looks at house, as Wordsworth the Parrot brings a book along to show the word "Home"
* Opening Titles (*Holberg Suite* by Edvard Grieg)
* Misty the Blue Mouse and Violet the Pink Mouse open a door to find Bluebird, Eliot, and Pavlov the Dog (2009 Grow with Me only)

### Kitchen

* Night becomes day at the yellow house. The rooster wakes all the characters up.
* Eliot spills milk then licks it up.
* Marlee shows the signs for refrigerator, bowl, cup, chair, and table
* Music Video (Kitchen Play by Jim Latham): **Table** (girls set the table, Lillabo Doll Furniture: Kitchen and Living Room, *Women Taking Tea* by Albert Lynch, boy and girl at table), **Chair** (girl in chair, *Provence Kitchen* by Josephine Trotter, girl pushing chair), **Cup** (girl and Kalas Cups, *Tea Party* by Christian Pierre, mom giving girl drink, girl and Kalas Cups), **Bowl** (girl pouring sugar into bowl, girl playing with Kalas Bowls, *Bowl of Raspberries* by William Hough, mom and girls pouring cake batter into pans, boy wearing bowl from Bakery Set), **Refrigerator** (Alexandria Suarez takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator, woman opening refrigerator, *Preserving Tomatoes* by Jessie Coates, mom and girl taking bowl of fruit out of refrigerator, boy puts Kalas Bowls in Sunflower Refrigerator)
* Misty tries to get cheese from the refrigerator, but Violet takes it from her
* girl shows the signs for refrigerator, bowl, cup, chair, and table
* Kalas Cups

### Playroom

* Eliot stretches a telephone
* Marlee shows the signs for telephone, computer, puzzle, blocks, and book
* Music Video (*Jeux d'enfants, Trumpet and Drum* by Georges Bizet): **Book** (girl reading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book, *The Fairy Tale* by Walter Firle, boy reading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book, mom reading book to baby, girl and boy reading Mirror Me!), **Blocks** (boy stacking Maxi Blocks, baby playing with blocks while mom reading book, *Child Playing* by Frances Foy, girl with Unit Blocks on Wheels, boy's Maxi Blocks), **Puzzle** (boy plays with Pets Floor Puzzle, stock photo, Cardboard Puzzle: Golden Retriever, girl plays with Pets Peg Puzzle, boy plays with Pets Floor Puzzle), **Computer** (girls and grandma on computer, Wind-Up Walking Computers, *Mother and Son at Computer* by Christian Pierre, dad and baby on computer), **Telephone** (mom talking on telephone while baby pretending, *On the Go* by Diana Ong, girl talking on telephone, girl with Telephone)
* Misty, Violet, and Eliot play with Metro Phone
* girl shows the signs for telephone, computer, puzzle, blocks, and book
* Pull & Play Phone
* Eliot stacks and knocks over ABC Plastic Blocks (2009 Grow with Me only)

### Yard

* Pavlov takes Eliot's newly planted flowers
* Marlee shows the signs for dog, ball, tree, flower, and swing
* Music Video (*Jeux d'enfants, The Ball* by Georges Bizet): **Swing** (man pushing boy on swing, boys on tire swing, *The Swing* by Leslie Xuereb, woman swinging), **Flower** (girl helping woman plant, girls helping man plant, The Wild Flowerzz, *In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)* by Childe Hassam, Alexandria with Flowers), **Tree** (kids running and touching tree, *Dance Around the Tree* by B.O. Bannion, boy with Bulletin Board: Classroom Tree, dad helps girl get down), **Ball** (kids rolling ball, *Push Ball* by Pavel Kuznetsov, boy and girl in Ball Pool Set, boy kicking ball, boy in Ball Pool Set, Ball Track Trulala), **Dog** (puppy trying to walk, *Dog VI* by Diana Ong, puppy pulling on cloth, puppies in basket, boy and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby)
* Misty and Violet find Pavlov in the dirt, and help him bury a soccer ball
* girl shows the signs for dog, ball, tree, flower, and swing
* Wind-Up Flipping Dog

### Bathroom

* Washing Up by Ed Kalnins: Misty and Violet get clean
* The words **Shower** and **Bathtub** appear on the screen (2009 only)

### Living Room

* Eliot turns on a lamp
* Marlee shows the signs for cat, window, couch, lamp, piano
* Music Video (*Keyboard Concerto in G* by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach): **Piano** (girl playing piano, girl plays Baby Grand Piano, *Young Girls at the Piano* by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, mom and girl playing piano, girl plays Baby Grand Piano), **Lamp** (boy turns lamp on, *After Tea* by Delphin Enjolras, lamps turns off, girl turns lamp on), **Couch** (boy jumps on couch, mom and girl playing pretend, couch from Puffy Dollhouse, dad and girls watching TV, *Interior* by Arnold Rice, boy and girl high-five on couch), **Window** (girl opens window in My Very Own House, *View on Montmartre* by Isy Ochoa, baby crawling by window, *Looking at a Star* by Christian Pierre, mom and girl look out window), **Cat** (kitten sitting on yarn, *Cat and Tulips* by Isy Ochoa, sleeping cat, Lil' Kitty, boy picks up Lil' Kitty)
* *Fig Leaf Rag* by Scott Joplin: Eliot can't seem to find who is playing on the Baby Grand Piano, and eventually finds Misty and Violet
* girl shows the signs for cat, window, couch, lamp, piano
* Pull-Along Pals: Kitty

### Bedroom

* Day becomes night at the yellow house.
* Eliot kisses his Teddy Bear goodnight
* Marlee shows the signs for bear, clock, mirror, blanket, bed
* Music Video: (*La Boîte à joujoux* by Claude Debussy): **Bed** (stock footage, Wooden Doll Bed, *The Artist's Bedroom at Arles* by Vincent van Gogh, *Any Morning* by Margaret Barker), **Blanket** (stock footage, girl with blanket, boy with blanket, *Mexican Morning* by GG Kopilak), **Mirror** (stock footage, *The Violet Kimono* by Robert Reid, Eliot looks in mirror of Madeline Jewelry Box), **Clock** (boy with Bancroft Alarm Clock, *Interior with an Alarm Clock* by Rufino Tamayo, Bancroft Alarm Clock, girl holds Bancroft Alarm Clock and walks by Tick Tock Answer Clock), **Bear** (teddy bears, *Portrait of Marjorie Cohen, Aged 5* by George Hall Neale, girl and giant teddy bear, stock footage, girl cuddles with giant teddy bear)
* Eliot finds a blanket, Chunky Board Book: Cats, a sock, and eventually his teddy bear. He then throws everything but the teddy bear off of the bed.
* girl shows the signs for bear, clock, mirror, blanket, bed
* Ted & Tess Carousel

### Closing

* Around the House (*Symphony No. 9, "The Great"* by Franz Schubert): stock footage, boy turns on lamp, girl opens window, boy and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby, girl with Baby Grand Piano, boy and girl in Ball Pool Set, boy takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator, girl takes blanket off her head
* End Credits (*Holberg Suite* by Edvard Grieg)
* Eliot looks at house at night

## 5 Minute Show

* Night becomes day at the yellow house, and a rooster crows.
* Misty and Violet open a door to find Bluebird, Eliot, and Pavlov
* Kitchen Play, Jim Latham: **Bowl** (Girl pouring sugar into bowl, girl playing with Kalas Bowls, painting, mom and girls pouring cake batter into pans, boy wearing bowl from Bakery Set), **Blocks** (boy stacking Maxi Blocks, baby playing with 3D Geometric Puzzle Board and Abacus Bead Stacker while mom reading book with Mickey Mouse & Friends Taxi Bank, painting, boy with Unit Blocks on Wheels, boy's Maxi Blocks), **Ball** (kids rolling Red Exercise Ball, painting, boy and girl in Ball Pool Set, boy kicking ball, boy in Ball Pool Set, Ball Track Trulala in 5 different angles)
* Washing Up, Ed Kalnins: Misty and Violet get clean
* The words **Shower** and **Bathtub** appear on the screen
* Keyboard Concerto in G Major, H. 444: 3rd Movement, C.P.E. Bach: **window** (girl opens window in My Very Own House, painting, baby crawling by window, painting, mom and girl look out window), **mirror** (stock footage, painting, Eliot looks in mirror of Madeline Jewelry Box), Ted & Tess Carousel in 2 different angles

## 10 Minute Show

* Eliot looks at house, as Wordsworth brings a book along to show the word "Home"
* Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg: house, babies drawing on a Plastic Chair & Table Set and Dancing Santa Claus, kids playing with Yellow Exercise Ball, house covered in snow, bed stock footage, house, Night becomes day at the yellow house, and a rooster crows
* Kitchen Play, Jim Latham: **Table** (girls set the table, Lillabo Doll Furniture: Kitchen and Living Room, painting, boy and girl at table), **Refrigerator** (Alexandria takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator, woman opening refrigerator, painting, mom and girl taking bowl of fruit out of refrigerator, boy puts Kalas Bowls in Sunflower Refrigerator)
* Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: VI. Trumpet and Drum, Bizet: **Book** (girl reading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book, painting, boy reading Violet's House Touch & Feel Book, mom reading book to baby, girl and boy reading Mirror Me!: A Mirror Book), **Telephone** (mom talking on telephone while baby pretending, painting, girl talking on telephone, girl with Telephone and hangs up)
* Jeux d'enfants, "Children's Games", Op. 22: XII. Le Ball Galopp, Bizet: **Swing** (man pushing boy on swing, boys on tire swing, painting, woman swinging), **Dog** (puppy trying to walk, painting, puppy pulling on cloth, puppies in basket, boy and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby)
* Misty and Violet find Pavlov in the dirt, then they help him bury a soccer ball
* Keyboard Concerto in G Major, H. 444: 3rd Movement, C.P.E. Bach: **Piano** (girl playing piano, girl plays Baby Grand Piano, painting, mom and girl playing piano, boy plays Baby Grand Piano), **Couch** (boy jumps on couch, mom and girl playing pretend, couch from Puffy Dollhouse, dad and girls watching TV, painting, boy and girl high-five on couch), **Bed** (Stock footage, Wooden Doll Bed, paintings), **Bear** (teddy bears, painting, girl carrying a giant teddy bear, stock footage, girl cuddles with giant teddy bear)
* Eliot finds a blanket, Chunky Board Book: Cats, a sock, and eventually his teddy bear. He then throws everything but the teddy bear off of the bed.
* Symphony No. 9 in C Major, "Great", D. 944: IV. Finale: Allegro Vivace, Schubert: stock footage, boy turns on lamp, girl opens window, boy and Animal Alley: Flip-for-you Darby, boy with Baby Grand Piano, boy and girl in Ball Pool Set, Alexandria takes bowl out of Sunflower Refrigerator, girl takes blanket off her head
* Holberg Suite in Olden Style, "From Holberg's Time", Op. 40: V. Rigaudon, Grieg: Eliot looks at house at night

## Signing with Baby

* Hello
* Goodbye
* Good Morning
* Good Afternoon
* Good Night
* What is your name?
* How are you?
* Nice to meet you.
* I love you.
* Thank you.
* Please
* Excuse me.
* I am sorry.
* I am happy.
* I am sad.
* I am tired.
* I am cold.
* I am hot.
* I am thirsty.
* I am hungry.

## What Will We Find?

* *What will we find in the kitchen?:* refrigerator, bowl, cup, chair, table
* *What will we find in the playroom:* telephone, computer, puzzle, blocks, book
* *What will we find in the yard:* dog, ball, tree, flower, swing
* *What will we find in the living room?:* cat, window, couch, lamp, piano
* *What will we find in the bedroom?:* bed, blanket, mirror, clock, bear

## Bonus Puppet Shows

* Eliot brings groceries to the kitchen
* Pavlov and Eliot lick the bowl
* Violet and Misty make a telephone call on the Metro Phone when Eliot arrives

## Songs

1. Holberg Suite, Op. 40, Rigaudon, Grieg (Opening Titles & End Credits)
2. Kitchen Play, Jim Latham (Kitchen)
3. Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, Trumpet and Drum, Bizet (Playroom)
4. Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, Le Ball Galop, Bizet (Yard)
5. Washing Up, Ed Kalnins (Bathroom)
6. Keyboard Concerto in G major, H. 444, 3rd movement, C.P.E. Bach (Living Room)
7. Fig Leaf Rag, Joplin (Living Room)
8. La Boîte à joujoux, L. 128, Danse de la poupée, Debussy (Bedroom)
9. Symphony No. 9 in C major, "The Great", D. 944, 4th movement, Schubert (Closing Montage)

## Puppets

* Eliot the Cat (Host) (played by David Privett)
* Wordsworth the Parrot (played by David Privett)
* Misty the Blue Mouse (played by June Privett)
* Violet the Pink Mouse (played by June Privett)
* Pavlov the Dog (Playsoup) (played by David Privett)
* Bluebird (2009) (played by David Privett)

## Kids

* Alexandria Suarez
* Alison
* Brook
* Caidden
* Eric
* Ian
* Kaili
* Raymond
* Trinity
* Whitney

## Discovery Cards

**Words Around the House:**

* Refrigerator
* Bowl
* Cup
* Chair
* Table
* Telephone
* Computer
* Puzzle
* Blocks
* Book
* Dog
* Ball
* Tree
* Flower
* Swing
* Cat
* Window
* Couch
* Lamp
* Piano
* Bear
* Clock
* Mirror
* Blanket
* Bed

**Alphabet:**

* Aa
* Bb
* Cc
* Dd
* Ee
* Ff
* Gg
* Hh
* Ii
* Jj
* Kk
* Ll
* Mm
* Nn
* Oo
* Pp
* Qq
* Rr
* Ss
* Tt
* Uu
* Vv
* Ww
* Xx
* Yy
* Zz

## Paintings

* Women Taking Tea by Albert Lynch
* Provence Kitchen by Josephine Trotter
* Tea Party by Christian Pierre
* Bowl of Raspberries by William Hough
* Preserving Tomatoes by Jessie Coates
* The Fairy Tale by Walter Firle
* Child Playing by Frances Foy
* Mother and Son at Computer by Christian Pierre
* On the Go by Diana Ong
* The Swing by Leslie Xuereb
* In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden) by Childe Hassam
* Dance Around the Tree by B.O. Bannion
* Push Ball by Pavel Kuznetsov
* Dog VI by Diana Ong
* Young Girls at the Piano by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
* After Tea by Delphin Enjolras
* Interior by Arnold Rice
* View on Montmartre by Isy Ochoa
* Looking at a Star by Christian Pierre
* Cat and Tulips by Isy Ochoa
* The Artist's Bedroom at Arles by Vincent van Gogh
* Any Morning by Margaret Barker
* Mexican Morning by GG Kopilak
* The Violet Kimono by Robert Reid
* Interior with an Alarm Clock by Rufino Tamayo
* Portrait of Marjorie Cohen, Aged 5 by George Hall Neale

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of Wordsworth the Parrot.
* This is the only appearance of Eliot the Cat.
* The 2009 version marks the last appearance of Bluebird (reused in World of Words footage).
* This is the third longest video to be made.
* This is the second and last video to have a song by Ed Kalnins from Baby da Vinci.
* This is the first video to feature deaf actress and activist Marlee Matlin using sign language.
* This is the first video to have classical music by Joplin.
* This is the only video to have music by C.P.E. Bach.
* This is the last video to be named after a person.
* The *Violet's House* book is included as a bonus feature to the DVD.
* Baby Grand Piano by Schylling is later seen in the 2008 version of Baby Beethoven and Meet the Orchestra and Discover & Play Color Blocks is previously seen in Numbers Nursery.