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Does anyone hear have their kids listening to Non-Jewish story tapes like Noddy and Cinderella?
“Kol Yisroel areivim,
We’re all in the same boat.
If someone drills a little hole,
Then none of us can float.
So whether you are from ???? (Can anyone help?)
Or you come for Timbuktoo,
We are all responsible, for every other Jew!”
My kids listened to the Zaidy tapes until they came out of my ears! My favorite is the Trolly song. When we deal with people who are…not bright, my family starts quoting “Hello! My name is Mr. Ahsborn….”
My kids (26, 21, 20, 18) can all sit around and quote The Purim Story.
mepal –
It’s from back on page 1 of this thread
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/story-tapes#post-76727
Oh! Thanks, 99!
My name is Pinches, not pinch os, I don’t pinch anybody!
“That sir is my hat.”
“So it is, so it is, but is it Kosher?”
“The coins go down, down, down, down, down…”
“How do ya do ya do ya? Shalom aleichem to ya…”
I used to love “The Incredible Draidel of Feitel von Zeidel.” I want to get it for my son for Chanukah.
42- name that tape (?)
Areivim, ask the coins, perhaps they will tell you if they are talking coins 🙂
wow my parents still have these tapes and whenever a younger neighbor or my nieces and nephews come over we play them. i don’t remember all the lyrics but as soon as i see the song i usually remember the tune
thanx for the memories
yossi z.
Anybody remember the Tovy the Taxi?
is that the name of a tape or a part of one?
Your uncle is a door?!?!
no he is not a door (well technically speaking he is) LOL
Tapes my family grew up with:
Marvelous Midos Machine
The Amazing Torah Bike
When Zeidy was Young
The golden Crown
The Purim Story
A Chanukah Miracle (not the chanuka story – the one with the Besht)
20 Greatest Kvetches
613 Torah Avenue
Torah Time Machine
All the shmuel kunda tapes up to “where’s zeidy?”
I open one eyes… (not sure what the name of the tape was)
The Alef bais Tape
…and many, many more! (we purchased just about any frum kids tape that was on the market)
non-jewish kids tapes were more of the sesame street or children’s book variety.
And yes, I can repeat almost all of them word for word..
anono, so share what you remember! Give us all a good laugh!
Aah, it’s been so long! A lot of these are coming back to me now!
Okay, who remembers where this is from? I wish I could remember the rest of the lyrics but I do know which tape it is.
Eisav was coming, with 400 men, Yaakov davened to Hashem.
Vayishlach Ya-akov, malachim l’-fanav,
and Yaakov sent messengers to Eisav!
I know it’s not much. Any guesses? Hint: the tune puts an emphasis on the TO EISAV at the end.
jfem-
It’s from 613 Torah Ave. -Beraishis
*round of applause* That is correct!
613 Torah Ave was my favorite tape when I was little. My brother listened to it also.
Eisav was coming, with 400 men, Yaakov davened to Hashem.
For milchama we must prepare
he told his family to have no fear
Vayishlach Ya-akov, malachim l’-fanav,
and Yaakov sent messengers TO EISAV!
kapusta,
rat’s… it backfired
is that from “you diiied… you’re in heeeaveeeen… you got hit by a truuuuck…”
moish- for whenever you see this… hello 🙂
I’m hoping the summer, either Lakewood or Brooklyn, isn’t treating you too badly.
Having you in mind all the time-
areivim
A lot of the tapes I listened to as a kid I can still listen to and enjoy (MMM, Uncle Moishy, Torah island, and some others). Others I just can’t stand now! I got Tovy the Taxi for my kids, but I can’t listen to it. If we’re in teh car, it’s The Simcha Machine and Lost in Lazerland
Anybody know the real names of the songs?
What a terrible thing, what a terrible sight
When people just argue, and bicker and fight
They cry and they kvetch, they holler and shout
That just isn’t what the Toirah’s about
Shalom is peace, and Shalom’s the way
A roideif shalom seeks peace everyday
He always is quick to forget and forgive
And that’s how Hashem wants us to live.
So try to be smart and try to be wise
There’s always a way you can compromise.
You won’t have to lose, and you won’t have to win
With Shalom your problems will never begin.
Shalom is peace and Shalom’s the way
A roideif Shalom seeks peace everyday
He always is quick to forget and forgive
And that’s how Hashem wants us to live…
ICOT, the Shalom song (which I posted above) is great. All the MMM songs are great. The Sinas Chinam song is also a beautiful song.
I don’t think that “Don’t walk in front of me” is from MMM. It is probably from Uncle Moishy: Don’t walk in front of me I may not follow, don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk besides me and be my friend and together we will walk in the ways of Hashem. V’ahaVta l’reiacha kamocha zeh klal gadol baTorah…
“Don’t walk in front of me…just walk beside me & be my friend.” is too old to be from Uncle Moishy; a google search attributes it to Camus. It’s possible though that Uncle Moishy added the last part, and perhaps the tune.
YW Moderator-42-
That’s them!
Thank you very much.
The kids watched the VHS format tapes in the mid 90’s at their Bubby’s house.
The songs were excellent, and the one you transcribed above was the one I thought was best.
Maybe I’ll look around for them on DVD for the younger kids.
Who remembers this one?
“The Torah does demand that we must understand
to live with utmost fear
and from dangers be aware
u’m’shmartem me’od es nafshosaichem”
Forgot about a few:
Country Yossi & the Shteeble Hoppers
Kivi & Tuki
OMG!!! Is that from the safety tape? I used to listen to that thing day and night!
this one is…
riding on my bicycle’s
my favorite thing to do
and the rules that make it safe
are only just a few
so, if you’re riding with your friend
and having lots of fun
just remember the only rule
and you’ll be number one
first of all,
you should be watched.
thats as far as I go, I think its the same song as Jfem posted.
Kapusta, is “I’m gonna wear my seatbelt…seatbelts are for everyone!” on that tape? Or did I mix them up?
safety:
riding on my bicycle’s
my favorite thing to do
and the rules that make it safe
are only just a few
so when you’re riding with your friends
and having lots of fun
just remember these golden rules
and you’ll be number one.
first of all you should be wise
how to get the perfect size
only one person on that bare bike
use hand signals to turn left or right.
[then something abt good ol’ mike]
chorus
mepal – nope!
this is it:
cars are machines that are powerful and strong
we take it for granted cuz we sit all day long
but you’ve got to know it’s dangerous
and special care you must take
everyone must be responsible
many lives are at stake
buckle your seatbelt right away
buckling seatbelts saves us every day
it’s really no rush, don’t speed when you drive
hashem has a plan when you will arrive
venishmartem meod lenafshoseichem
because cars are so powerful
never run into the street
look in both directions
before you move your feet
always cross at the cross/walk sign
stay within the lines
chorus
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i haven’t heard any of these tapes in a very long time, but i can repeat any part of them to you [not sure if i should be proud or just embarrassed lol]. this includes safety, most shmuel kundas, the purim story, the torah zoo, and many others. if anyone has a lyrics question, i’m available! 🙂
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mepal – regarding your kunda question a while back, it’s ‘whether you are from tucson’ [as in tucson, arizona].
and chofetzchaim – i might recognize the camp tape you mentioned. is that the one that says somewhere in the beginning, ‘hey, fatso, move it!’ cuz that’s the only line i remember from that one. i don’t think we ever owned that tape.
ohhhhh and who remembers kosher fairy tales? they made no sense whatsoever… but they were really cute.
DE, boy do you live up to your name 😉
mepal, i try 😉
Here’s a classic that noone has mentioned yet…
Shalom, Shalom Aleph
I listened to it as a record when I was a kid (every night), at one point we owned it on tape, and now my daughter (2 yrs old) listens to it on CD.
‘Oh, you really need the dot…’
‘We are partners, yes siree…’
uh oh, the queen botched up… thanx DE!
YW Moderator-42-
Thanks again, for the links this time.
I clicked on the first link, and within about thirty seconds one of the kids who probably hadn’t heard the songs in 10+ years was in the room, asking “Is that the Marvelous Midos Machine?”
I don’t think that those videos are the entire original version. The originals were 45 minutes long. These seem to be a bit shorter. I don’t have time to watch the whole thing but I do notice some things that are skipped. The songs are a bit shorter than the originals also.
anyone know of a jewish story tape- no music (my sons very particular about his bed time tape lol)
there are a couple of Shmuel Kunda tapes that were made with no music (for s’fira). I think ‘There’s Zaidy’ & at least one other one. Aso Rebbe Hill generally does not have music.
there are some old ones done by Yitzy Erps (shaul and the witch is one- ok maybe that is controversial) but there are other good ones too.
lakewoodwife–that tape was created by mrs.sue arnold(Morah Sarah)in toronto.i used it when i taught kindergarten,to help my kids,and with kiruv girls.it is absolutely the best!
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