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|title=<center>Clearvue's Laugh and Learn</center> | |title=<center>Clearvue's Laugh and Learn</center> | ||
|image=Laugh&Learn.png | |image=Laugh&Learn.png | ||
|imagecaption=The show's title card | |imagecaption=The show's title card. | ||
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|datefound=Jan 19th, 2016 | |datefound=Jan 19th, 2016 | ||
|foundby=Robert Coates | |foundby=[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC2ZqCDFrnlz1p0gd9tRn5-g Robert Coates] | ||
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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. | '''''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. | 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. | ||
==Findings== | ==Findings== | ||
So far, only three of the videos are found in their entirety, with one available partially. Six of the videos are entirely lost. | So far, only three of the videos are found in their entirety, with one available partially. Six of the videos are entirely lost. | ||
On January 19th, 2016 YouTuber Robert Coates uploaded all of the videos to YouTube! Big thanks to him for tipping us off! | |||
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | <div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | ||
{{#ev:youtube|Q3kYXngkjgk|320x240|center|"123s"}}</div> | {{#ev:youtube|Q3kYXngkjgk|320x240|center|"123s"|frame}}</div> | ||
<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | <div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | ||
{{#ev:youtube|_hD2WInnvbg|320x240|center|"Time" (partially)}}</div> | {{#ev:youtube|_hD2WInnvbg|320x240|center|"Time" (partially)|frame}}</div> | ||
<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | <div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | ||
{{#ev:youtube|QBcYCMp5Ui8|320x240|center|"Shapes"}}</div> | {{#ev:youtube|QBcYCMp5Ui8|320x240|center|"Shapes"|frame}}</div> | ||
<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | <div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | ||
{{#ev:youtube|VnNt-YpGKkk|320x240|center|"Big and Little"}}</div> | {{#ev:youtube|VnNt-YpGKkk|320x240|center|"Big and Little"|frame}}</div> | ||
<div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | <div style="width:320px; display:inline-block; margin-right:25px; margin-bottom:0px;"> | ||
{{#ev:youtube|fx_CRpt4zaQ|320x240|center|"ABCs"}}</div> | {{#ev:youtube|fx_CRpt4zaQ|320x240|center|"ABCs"|frame}}</div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
[[Category: Found media]] | [[Category: Found media]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 1 October 2017
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.
Findings
So far, only three of the videos are found in their entirety, with one available partially. Six of the videos are entirely lost.
On January 19th, 2016 YouTuber Robert Coates uploaded all of the videos to YouTube! Big thanks to him for tipping us off!
Photo Gallery
Cover Art
The cover art for "123s".
The cover art for "Colors".
The cover art for "Time".
The cover art for "Shapes".
The cover art for "Big and Little".
The cover art for "ABCs".
The cover art for "Kids and Money".
