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{{InfoboxFound
{{InfoboxLost
|title=<center>Clearvue's Laugh and Learn</center>
|title=<center>First Steps to Leaning</center>
|image=Laugh&Learn.png
|image=Laugh&Learn.png
|imagecaption=The show's title card
|imagecaption=The beginning of the menu of the two UK DVD releases.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
|datefound=Jan 19th, 2016
}}
|foundby=Robert Coates Animation
'''''First Steps to Learning''''' was an American animated series created by Clearvue, Inc., from 1990 to 1991.
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'''''Clearvue's Laugh and Learn''''' was an American direct-to-video series created by Clearvue, Inc., which ran from 1990 to 1991. Though the official name of the series is simply ''Laugh and Learn'', it is nicknamed ''Clearvue's Laugh and Learn'' to differentiate between other series with similar titles.


The series was originally released for classroom use under the name ''First Steps to Learning'', before being released on home video by United American Video Corporation in 1994 under the name ''Fun to Learn Video Series''. The videos were re-released in 1997 under the name ''Laugh and Learn''. Six of the videos under the ''Laugh and Learn'' name were also released in the United Kingdom by SlamGold (which was the UK brand name of UAV Corporation), before being released on two three-in-one DVDs in that country. The ''123s'' video and two shorts from the ''Time'' video were also released on a single VHS tape by Sterling Entertainment Group and SVE and Churchill Media in 2004.
Originally released for classroom use, it was released on home video by United American Video Corporation in 1994 under the name ''Fun to Learn Video Series''. The videos were re-released in 1997 under ''Laugh and Learn''. Six of the videos under the ''Laugh and Learn'' name were also released in the United Kingdom by SlamGold (the UK brand name of UAV Corporation), before being released on two three-in-one DVDs in that country. The "123s" video and two shorts from the "Time" video were also released on VHS by Sterling Entertainment Group and SVE and Churchill Media in 2004.
==Findings==
So far, only three of the videos are found in their entirety, with one available partially. Six of the videos are entirely lost.


'''OCTOBER 4, 2016 UPDATE:''' The ''ABCs'' video is now uploaded to YouTube!
==Availability==
On January 19th, 2017, YouTuber Robert Coates uploaded all of the videos (albeit with each short uploaded separately). These would later be deleted, likely due to the account's closure or termination.


'''JANUARY 19, 2016 UPDATE:''' Robert Coates Animation uploaded all of the videos to YouTube! Big thanks to him for tipping us off!
On June 4th, 2022, the whole series was uploaded onto the Internet Archive by The Cartoonian Archive and there have been multiple uploads of it since then.


==Photo Gallery==
There is one episode that seems to be missing, '''Kids and Money.''' There is no information about the episode, and it is currently unknown if it's real or who owns it.
 
==Gallery==
===Videos===
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  |id1          =VnNt-YpGKkk
  |description1 ="Big and Little"
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =fx_CRpt4zaQ
  |description2 ="ABCs"
  |service3    =youtube
  |id3          =QBcYCMp5Ui8
  |description3 ="Shapes"
}}
===Cover Art===
===Cover Art===
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File:original.jpg|The cover art for "Kids and Money".
File:original.jpg|The cover art for "Kids and Money".
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Video==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
==External Links==
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
*https://archive.org/details/clearvues-laugh-learn-series-1990-91
| {{#ev:youtube|Q3kYXngkjgk|256x144|center|"123s"}}
*https://laughandlearn.fandom.com/wiki/Clearvue%27s_Laugh_%26_Learn_Wiki
| {{#ev:youtube|_hD2WInnvbg|256x144|center|"Time" (partially)}}
 
| {{#ev:youtube|QBcYCMp5Ui8|256x144|center|"Shapes"}}
[[Category:Partially lost media]]
|}
[[Category:Lost TV]]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{#ev:youtube|VnNt-YpGKkk|256x144|center|"Big and Little"}}
| {{#ev:youtube|fx_CRpt4zaQ|256x144|center|"ABCs"}}
[[Category: Found media]]

Latest revision as of 20:17, 28 February 2024

Laugh&Learn.png

The beginning of the menu of the two UK DVD releases.

Status: Partially Lost

First Steps to Learning was an American animated series created by Clearvue, Inc., from 1990 to 1991.

Originally released for classroom use, it was released on home video by United American Video Corporation in 1994 under the name Fun to Learn Video Series. The videos were re-released in 1997 under Laugh and Learn. Six of the videos under the Laugh and Learn name were also released in the United Kingdom by SlamGold (the UK brand name of UAV Corporation), before being released on two three-in-one DVDs in that country. The "123s" video and two shorts from the "Time" video were also released on VHS by Sterling Entertainment Group and SVE and Churchill Media in 2004.

Availability

On January 19th, 2017, YouTuber Robert Coates uploaded all of the videos (albeit with each short uploaded separately). These would later be deleted, likely due to the account's closure or termination.

On June 4th, 2022, the whole series was uploaded onto the Internet Archive by The Cartoonian Archive and there have been multiple uploads of it since then.

There is one episode that seems to be missing, Kids and Money. There is no information about the episode, and it is currently unknown if it's real or who owns it.

Gallery

Videos

"Big and Little"

"ABCs"

"Shapes"

Cover Art

  • The cover art for "123s".

    The cover art for "123s".

  • The cover art for "Colors".

    The cover art for "Colors".

  • The cover art for "Time".

    The cover art for "Time".

  • The cover art for "Shapes".

    The cover art for "Shapes".

  • The cover art for "Big and Little".

    The cover art for "Big and Little".

  • The cover art for "ABCs".

    The cover art for "ABCs".

  • The cover art for "Kids and Money".

    The cover art for "Kids and Money".

External Links

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