“Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection” is a enjoyable DVD for the children. With 48-episodes featured and a set that costs under $20, this is fantastic!  If you are a parent looking for a perfect children’s DVD for any season or also a fun, safe DVD for your young children, I definitely recommend “Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection”.
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DVD TITLE: Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection
DURATION: 48 episodes – 392 Minutes
DVD INFORMATION: Full Screen, Dolby Digital – English Stereo
COMPANY: Nickelodeon/Paramount
RATED: NOT RATED
RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2013
Created by Rosemary Wells
Directed by Jamie Whitney and Steven Boeckler
Written by Shelley Hoffman, Robert Pincombe, Rosemary Wells, Patrick Granleese, Kate Barris and James Backshall
Executive Producer: Scotty Dyer, Michael Hirsch, Tina Peel
Producer: Tracy Leach
Music by Geoff Bennett
Edited by Jamie Ebata
Casting by Karen Goora
Featuring the voices of:
Samantha Morton as Ruby
Billy Rosemberg as Max
Julie Lemieux as Louise
Kay Hawtrey as Grandma
Enjoy the four seasons… In East Bunnyhop with Max and Ruby! Spring into the Spring season with Max and Ruby as they hunt for Easter eggs, camp outside, go bird watching, and more. Soak up the Sumer sun as Max and Ruby work a lemonade stand, fly kites and put on a back yard magic show. Fall into a Halloween season full of some tricks…and even more treats!
Are you a parent and your children love the Nickelodeon animated series “Max & Ruby”?
To be released on March 2013 is the ultimate “Max & Ruby” animated collection titled “Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season” featuring 48 sweet bunny stories on four DVD’s which take place during the four seasons in East Bunnyhop.
What is “Max and Ruby”?
“Max and Ruby” is an enjoyable, fun, animated children’s series that can easily be appreciated by young and old. I mean this is in true sincerity as I have had the opportunity to watch this series when my son was 1-years-old and then most recently as my son was hooked on the series once again at age 7.
The children’s animated series was created by author/illustrator Rosemary Wells who based the series on her two daughters and the experiences they had with friends and in school. The series debuted in 2002 (the pilot was shown on TV back in 2001 on Noggin) and continues to air with a total of four seasons being shown on Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon.
“Max and Ruby” revolves around seven-year-old Ruby and her younger three year-old brother Max. Typically, the stories revolve around Ruby working on a project and Max somehow trying to get her attention (or cause a disturbance) and easily distracting her. But somehow, whenever Ruby gets into a jam, her younger brother ends up helping her out in some form.
“A Bunny For Every Season: A 4-DVD Collection” comes with the following DVD’s:
Springtime for Max & Ruby
- Max’s Chocolate Chicken/Ruby’s Beauty Shop/Max Drives Away -What happens when Max steals all the chocolate Easter eggs; Ruby and Louise have a pretend beauty shop and Max is their customer; Max drives to grandma’s house in his pretend car to have ice cream for breakfast.
- Camp Out/Ruby’s Clubhouse/Max’s Picnic – It’s hot outside and Ruby believes its a perfect day for a campout in the back yard; Ruby and Louise make a clubhouse in the back yard and Max is excited too but finds out that the club’s private and he can’t come in; Bunny Scouts Ruby and Louise plan a picnic for a celebration after earning their Bunny Scout bird watching badges.
Summertime with Max & Ruby
- Ruby’s Lemonade Stand/Ruby’s Rummage Sale/Ruby’s Magic Act – Ruby and Louise try to raise money for their Bunny Scout trip to the zoo by having a lemonade stand; Ruby and Louise are having a rummage sale to raise money for a Bunny Scout field trip; Ruby and Louise want to put on a magic show for grandma.
- Ruby’s Hippity Hop Dance/Ruby’s Bird Bath/Super Max Saves the World – Ruby and Louise want to learn the hippity hop dance but are having difficulty; Ruby has many badges except the Bunny Scout environmental badge, so she decides to build a bird bath; Max and Morris pretend to be superheroes.
- Ruby’s Pajama Party/Baby Max/Bunny Scout Brownies – Ruby, Louise and Valerie have a pajama party, but Max wants to come; Louise and Ruby try t get Max to pretend he’s a baby; Ruby sells brownies for the Bunny Scouts but Max keeps eating them.
- Max’s Valentine/Ruby Flies a Kite/Super Max – Ruby and Louise make Valentines, as does Max; Ruby tries to fly a kite; Sally is missing and Super max goes to find her.
Perfect Pumpkin
- Max and Ruby’s Perfect Pumpkin/Max’s Jack O’ Lantern/Max’s Big Boo! – Max and Ruby search for the perfect Halloween pumpkin; Max and Ruby dress up for a Halloween party at their home; Max and Ruby go trick-or-treating and Max tries to scare Ruby.
- Max’s Rocket Racer/Max and Morris Blast Off!/Max’s Candy Apple – Max has a rocket racer; Ruby and Louise make preparations for Bunny Scout Leader’s birthday; Max wants a candy apple from the East Bunny Hop Fall Fair.
- Ruby Delivers/Getting Crabby at the Beach/Max Baby Sits – Ruby delivers fliers for Bunny Scout cupcakes; Ruby collects seashells and Max discovers a mischievous crab; Baby Huffington likes noisy toy sounds.
- Max Cleans Up/Max’s Cuckoo Clock/Ruby Jewelry Box – Ruby wants to help Max clean up his room, Ruby is babysitting Baby Huffington and Max keeps playing with the Huffington’s cuckoo clock; Rbuy and Louise make a tiara and Max wants to look inside Ruby’s jewelry box.
Everybody Loves Winter!
- Ruby’s Snowbunny, Ruby’s Snowflake, Duck Duck Goose – In this episode, Ruby wants to build a snowbunny and Max wants to go sledding; Can they do both? In the second episode, Ruby wants her snowflake cookies to look like real snowflakes but Max has other things in mind; In the third episode, Max wants to play duck duck goose and Ruby needs to find other winter birds.
- Ruby’s Gingerbread House, Max’s Christmas Passed, Max’s New Year – Ruby wants to make a gingerbread house but Max wants to add worms to it.; In the second episode, Max doesn’t want Christmas to end and has a plan for him to extend Christmas; Max and Ruby have been staying up late t night and Max can’t wait to say “Happy New Yearâ€!
- Ruby’s Horn of Plenty, Max’s Big Kick Max Says Goodbye – Ruby’s picking vegetables to decorate her Horn of Plenty but Max rather eat them; In the second episode, Max is learning how to kick a football but ends up messing up Ruby and Louise’s collage; In the third episode, Max needs to learn to leave some toys he can’t carry with him.
- Max’s Balloon Buddies, Ruby’s Penny Carnival, Ruby’s Big Win – Ruby needs to help Max hang on to his balloon buddies for the Flower Festival; In the second episode, Ruby and her friends are setting up a carnival and Max wants to be scary; In the third episode, Max is on a winning streak at the fun fair and Ruby wants to win a goldfish.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season” is featured in full screen and for the most part, vibrant, colorful and well-animated. The backgrounds feature computer generated or painted backgrounds with plenty of detail while Max & Ruby and friends are animated. Although the characters are not shaded, the detailed background compliments the character animation.
Audio is presented in Dolby Digital (English Stereo). The series is front channel driven and testing this DVD on a receiver, regular TV and on computer, the dialogue is clear and understandable.
As for subtitles, there are no subtitles but the series does feature closed-captions.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season” comes with the following special features:
SPRINGTIME FOR MAX & RUBY
- Ruby’s Merit Badge/Max’s Apple/Quiet, Max! – Ruby wants to earn her First Aid merit badge and bandaging Max; Ruby and Louise make a song game about making apple pie; Max and Ruby go to the Huffington’s house to play while Baby Huffington is napping.
- Max Misses the Bus/Max’s Worm Cake/Max’s Rainy Day – Ruby is all ready to catch the bus to Louise’s house but Max wants to stay home and play with his toys; Ruby wants to plant marigolds i the garden, but Max wants to make a wormcake in the same place; Ruby and Max want to go outside and play in the rain; but Max wants to go out in his sunny day clothes.
EXTRAS:
“Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season” comes with a slipcover.
For many parents who have young children who love “Max and Ruby”, the latest DVD release of “Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection” is probably the biggest release for the animated series yet.
Featuring a theme of the four seasons, there are so many episodes included on this latest set and will no doubt keep your children occupied during the spring, summer, fall or winter time.
If there was one children’s show that I literally watched my son grow up to, it would be “Max & Ruby”. Nickelodeon (and Noggin) had various shows for children in the early-2000’s from “Dora the Explorer” and “Blue’s Clues” but there was something about “Max & Ruby” that captured my son’s attention when he was younger.
But what I enjoyed about the series is its fun but innocent nature. Â Children can learn about teamwork and also brother/sister relations, decision-making and more.
It’s important to note that the series is not educational in the sense when compared to “Blue’s Clues”, “Go Diego Go!”, “Dora the Explorer” or “Yo Gabba Gabba!”. There is no host nor are their characters who are directly speaking to the audience. It’s a cartoon that has a simple short storyline and it helps that these episodes are short, are easy to follow and for the most part, are safe and enjoyable.
And with “Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection”, you get 48 mini-episodes on DVD for less than $20. Definitely a great price for a DVD set that your younger children will love.
Overall, “Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection” is a enjoyable DVD for the children. If you are a parent looking for a perfect children’s DVD for any season or also a fun, safe DVD for your young children, I definitely recommend “Max and Ruby: A Bunny for Every Season – A 4-DVD Collection”.