"The Jimmies’ wildly imaginative Trying Funny Stuff collection of children’s music and videos, the latter directed by Michael Slavens, is outstanding, award-winning entertainment for kids. Start with high- energy tunes featuring the powerful voice of Ashley Albert (also the videos’ writer and producer), stir in multilay- ered, surreal animation, add a heaping portion of They Might Be Giants–style goofiness, a segment in high-contrast black-and-white (à la film noir), and a dash of home-movie footage, and voilà!— you get one of the most innovative kids’ video packages this reviewer has seen. “Film 101: Behind-the-Scenes Docu- mentary,” a bonus feature, will fascinate young minds with the details of build- ing sets, designing hair and makeup,and computer-generated special effects."
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