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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: The Complete Series

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Welcome to Busytown! This fully animated series is based on the bestselling books by Richard Scarry which parents worldwide rely on to teach valuable lessons. Busytown is an enchanting place that's abuzz with energy and life. Young audiences love to sing and laugh along, as Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm make their way through the day. Always concerned for each other, the residents of Busytown make time for a song and a smile. Enjoy all 65 episodes of the acclaimed series that is filled with fun stories, inventive slapstick and colorful animation to delight children of all ages!

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The Busy World of Richard Scarry delivers the kind of healthy, upbeat and amusing entertainment many parents want for their kids. --Tom Bierbaum, Variety

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ G (General Audience)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 14.72 ounces
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 54249
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Various
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 27 hours and 25 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2015
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Bananas Gorilla, Sergeant Murphy, Hilda Hippo
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ German
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Dhx
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ZGIOK48
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 7
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 724 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
724 global ratings
Richard Scarry’s Best animated series ever!
5 Stars
Richard Scarry’s Best animated series ever!
You are never too old to watch any of your favorite Saturday morning cartoons especially from your childhood. This one is definitely a delight for children all ages. I even remember watching some of these episodes on nickelodeon.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2014
Season 1
Disc 1
01 The Talking Bread/ Couscous, The North African Detective/ The Three Fisherman
02 The Best Birthday Present Ever/ Patrick Pig Learns To Talk/ Grounchy Mr. Grankle
03 The Busiest Firefighter Ever/ Manuel of Mexico/ The Biggest Catch Ever
04 Mr. Raccoon's Different Day/ Mario, The Venitian Gondelier/ The Best Babysitter Ever
05 The Best Mistake Ever/ Sneef, The Best Detective In Europe/ Camping Out
06 Mr. Frumble's New Cars/ Ernst And Heidi In The Alps/ Billy Dog's Bad Day
07 The Snowstorm/ Professor Dig And His Egyptian Mummy/ The Treasure Hunt
08 The Accident/ Good Luck In Rome/ The Missing Bananas
09 A Trip To The Moon/ Pip Pip Goes To London/ Floating Bananas
10 Hot Pie/ Hans The Dutch Plumber/ Hilda's Romantic Tea Party
Bonus Episode: Busy Town Mysteries
Busy Town Mysteries: Mumbling Mummy/The False Alarm Mystery
Disc 2
11 A Big Operation/Cucumber, the African Photographer/Summer Picnic
12 Sergeant Murphy's Day Off/Schmudge, the German Chimney Sweep/The Sleeping Car Adventure
13 Busytown Regatta / Schtoompah, the Funny Austrian / Busytown Soap Box Derby
Season 2
14 The Big Story / Couscous in Gibraltar / The Firefighter's Ball
15 The Field Trip / The Great Pie Robbery / Clean Garage
16 Captain Willy and the Pirates / Flying Noodles / Roughing It
17 Young Vikings / Sneef Saves the Queen / Hilda the Director
18 High Flyers / Steamboat Mystery / The Best Waiters Ever
19 The Big Move / Sneef in Russia / Mr. Frumble Gets a Job
20 Ambulance Cake / The Supermarket Mystery / Big Trouble for Bananas Gorilla
Bonus Episode" Wimzie's House: Treasure Hunt
Disc 3
21 Sergeant Murphy's Deputy / Couscous in the Sahara / New Friend on the Block
22 The Biggest Storm Ever / Cucumber in Rockies / Sally's First Day at School
23 No Time for Bananas / Sneef in India / Sally Cat's First Trip
24 Grand Hotel / Couscous on the Nile / Cat Family Ski Trip
25 Lowly Breaks His Leg / Cucumber in Machuu Pichuu / The Plight of Penelope Parakeet
26 A Newspaper Mom / Cucumber in Rio / Donut Raffle
Season 3
27 The Knights of Busytown / Cave Pigs / Bucketman in Busytown
28 Billy Dog Gets Glasses / Cordelia's Debut / Lowly Joins the Circus
29 The Big Dare / Oliver's Sandwich / Pig Will Won't
30 The Best Birthday Party Ever / Martha's First Book / Locked Out
Bonus Episode: Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings: The Lonely Snake
Disc 4
31 Dad's Neat Job / The Discovery of America / Mr. Gronkle's Friends
32 Denys at Camp / Peasant Pig's Gifts / Little Fixit
33 The School Dance / The First Olympics / Hilda for President
34 Mr. Frumble's Brother / Viking Pigs / The Perfect Wedding
35 A Tough Test / The First Pyramid / The Big Date
36 Inventor of the Year / Macaroni Polo / Lone Wolf at the Lighthouse
37 Fun-Time Riddle Race / The First Balloon / Billy Dog's Space Rock
38 The Best Amusement Park Ever / The First Bridge / Say Cheese, Please!
39 Has Anyone Seen My Book? / P.J. Pig's Brave Day / Vanderbuilt's New Shoe
Season 4
40 The Perfect Gentleman / The Best Painter Ever /The Best Day for Dennis
Disc 5
41 A Trip Back in Time / Home Sweet Home / P.S. Pig's Special Friend
42 Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine / Sneef and Sniff at the Opera / Mr. Gronkle Won't Mind
43 Peter's Visit / The First Skis Ever / Stage Fright
44 End of the Rainbow / A Signal for Peng / Mr. Frumble's Birthday Party
45 Bananas the Magician / The First Horseless Carriage / Princess Hilda
46 Daylight Savings Time / Eager Beaver's Clever Game / The Pickle Car Wash
47 Triple a Deliveries / Stanley's Amazing Photo / Lost in the Swamp
48 Mr. Fixit's Super Submarine / Cahuchu's Magic Tree / Mr. Bean's Restaurant
49 The Best Christmas Present Ever/Abe and Babe's Christmas Lesson/Sally Cat's
Christmas Dream
50 The Best Car Trip Ever / Earnest's Dish You Can Eat / Cousin Ross
Disc 5
51 Fill'er Up Scotty / Niagara Falls Mystery / Helper's Helper
52 Who's Afraid of the Big Eclipse / Hold Your Breath! / Pumpkin Heads
Season 4
53 The Mole Machine / The Royal Game of Dennis / Now That's Progress
54 Superstitious Bananas / Pépé le Gangstaire / Drive-Through Movie
55 King and Queen for a Day / The Piggy Express / Practice Makes Prefect
56 The Winners / No More Games, Manuel! / We Won't Go to the Doctor
57 Never Too Small / Albert, the Belgian Barge Captain / Rainy Day
58 Mr. Gronkle Comes to Stay / Leo-pardo's Smile / Blooming Busytown
59 Match-Makers / Forget-bur Never Forgets / Toof Trouble
60 The New Neighbors / The First Halloween Ever / Now I Know My One, Two, Threes!
61 Mr. Gronkle Moves Away / Counting Chickens / The Spelling Bee
62 Huckle's Feathery Friends / The First Valentine Ever / The Sleepover
63 Count on Us! / The First Easter Egg Ever / Be My Valentine
64 The Mystery of the Stone Circle/The Big Apple Christmas Caper/Who's too Scared to
Masquerade?
65 A Message in a Bottle/Santa Needs Help/There Really is an Easter Bunny
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
My son has used up his original set of these DVD’s and I just recently bought these to replace them. They were brand new and in the original packaging. Perfect condition, no issues.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021
If you were a fan of this show as a kid and want to delight your preschoolers and young learners, buy this set!!! We all love it! I was super happy to see that the episodes play in 3 segments like the original did.
I never leave reviews but felt like I needed to come leave a note about this purchase because what I read in an older review was false. Someone had said the picture quality wasn't the greatest and that's absolutely not true. I almost didn't buy this one because of that but thankfully I took a chance and ignored the negative review. I'm so glad I went ahead and bought it! Picture quality looks just like it does when I've seen it on the regular TV channels.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2023
I loved this show when I was a Kid and still do.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
I'm 31 and I vaguely remembered Busy World, but I remember loving it. I bought this to put on for my son while is nana is watching him, he loves it and it auto plays so she doesn't have to worry about it. The lessons in the show are still very relevant and it's honestly a much better show than whats on today.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022
Quite a lot of episodes! These are much more charming than some of the newer cartoons! There is light drama — nothing intense and sweet resolutions. Also, each episode is fairly short so the storyline isn’t incredibly long which makes it easy for younger kids to watch and follow. These are great!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015
In a world of "kid shows" from Nickelodeon, Disney and Cartoon Network full of adult themes, strings of insults and a general lack of any intelligent programming for kids, it's nice to be able to find shows like this.
About 10-15 years ago kid shows became less about teaching respect, morals and logic to kids. Focuses on the absured, going leaps and bounds over the line of what kids should be watching.
My 2 year old has very few shows from today he watches. Most don't even grab his attention. The Busy World, Blues Clues, Dora... they are how kid shows should be.
I honestly had no clue there were this many episodes of Busy World, but, with 4 discs totalling a whopping 28 hrs you can guarantee there will be plenty for your little one to see PLUS not subject you to listening to the same 1.5hr disc of their favorite show over and over and over and over....
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Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2021
My son lived this movie set. Only problem is that one of the slots for the DVDs show up a little defective because one of the DVD is will not stay in place inside the case. So I'm worried that that DVD will get damaged before the rest of them will and it probably will too
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Sue Dibble
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2018
Well done Richard Scarry another great book!
DS
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a wholesome educational series.
Reviewed in Canada on April 3, 2017
Incredible value and educational for young children. Made in the early nineties, but created by Richard Scarry thirty years earlier... sadly this type of clean and wholesome programming is no longer created. Everything is based on the current "Super Hero" trend, with the violence or aggressive behaviour.
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此花
5.0 out of 5 stars お得
Reviewed in Japan on October 13, 2013
単品で売っている35エピソードと30エピソードのものがひとつにまとまったお得なものです。
どちらも欲しければこちらがおすすめです。
AmazonUSAで購入する方が安くつきますけど、日本で買うのならいいと思います。
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Joel
5.0 out of 5 stars Great timeless cartoons
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2019
Great cartoon for kids. Innocent, moral, educational and funny. My preschoolers love busytown and so do I.
Marisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2017
Brings back my childhood!