CURIOUS GEORGE GOES TO THE HOSPITAL: When everyone's favorite little curious money, George, opens up a jigsaw puzzle, and swallows a piece of it thinking that it's candy, the man with the yellow hat rushes him to the hospital for an operation. There George meets all different children, who are sick, and one child in particular, named Betsy, who is always sad. During his short stay at the hospital, George manages to not only cause all kinds of trouble, but also makes some life-long friends, and cheers some of the most unlikely children up. 5 stars.

MOUSE SOUP: When a little mouse finds that he will soon be the main entree for the dinner of a hungry weasel, he realizes that he needs to find a way to save himself from untimely death, and so begins telling the weasel a comical tale about the best seasoning for soup, confusing the weasel, and saving himself at the same time. 5 stars.

UNCLE ELEPHANT: When his mother and father vanish during a sailing trip, Arnie the elephant knows that he will never be happy again. That is, until Uncle Elephant gets involved, and cheers Arnie up with crazy sing-alongs, and hilarious comedy acts. Soon, before Arnie even realizes it, his mother and father are back, rescued, and are serenaded by him and Uncle Elephant. 5 stars.

When I originally purchased this video I thought that it only featured CURIOUS GEORGE GOES TO THE HOSPITAL. Boy was I surprised to see that MOUSE SOUP and UNCLE ELEPHANT were also featured on it. Each short film features a lesson for the viewer (i.e. going to the hospital isn't as bad as it seems, no matter how sad something seems, you'll be happy again soon, etc.), as well as tons of comedic acts that children will relish in. A must-have video for your collection.

Erika Sorocco

I'm sending mine back...I can't review the video as I can't watch it...you can tell by the "feel" of the cassette it is very low budget. I can't get it to track, the sound is off from the video. Not worth the hassle...until they crank out the DVD (amazon.com reflects not available status) then don't waste your money.

We got this video a couple of years ago at a small town [retail store]..in Maine. We really needed something to pacify our daughter, who was 2 at the time...and on a long, arduous vacation trip (well, arduous for her parents!). If it is the same video, it also includes a couple of other claymation shorts -- one about a mouse with Buddy Hackett as the narrator(!), and one about an Elephant who loses his parents (kind of heavy for a 2 year old, but I don't think she really understood what was going on). Anyway, in this age of computer graphics and dazzling special effects, it is kind of nice to see the old claymation, again. The story about George stays right to the story line in the book, pretty much. George and his mishaps in the hospital save the day for little, sad Betsy and the rest of the kids. As usual, George suffers no consequenses for his actions, but -- hey, he's only a monkey! It is worth buying for the George story alone, which in my opinion is the best one of the lot. Hopefully, this video has the following two stories, too...which are kind of quirky, and a little bit gloomy. The mouse video features two singing rocks, singing ants, a strange mouse that somehow gets a bee's nest stuck on his head, and of course, the irrepressible (or irritating, depending on your point of view) Buddy Hackett. On the elephant feature, except that his parents are lost at sea (they do eventually return)...and this elephant is orphaned temorarily...it is a good story about appreciating what you have, and listening to your parents. The two non-George stories are kind of off-beat, and not what kids are used to seeing today. But, my daughter loved them all the same. With all three features, this video runs about an hour.