Editorial Review

Designed to play exclusively on Hasbro's portable, handheld VideoNow personal video player, personal video discs (PVDs) let kids literally take the show on the road. This one contains two full-color, full-length episodes of the Nick cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants: "Krab Borg," which finds SpongeBob convinced that Mr. Krabs is a robot, and "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve," in which SpongeBob and Patrick decide to raise a baby scallop. The disc runs more than 25 minutes. --Andy Boynton ... Read more

Editorial Review

SpongeBob SquarePants is up to his goofy tricks again in two full-length Personal Video Disc (PVD) cartoon episodes. In Fools in April, Squidward goes overboard with April Fool's Day jokes on SpongeBob, and in Neptune's Spatula, SpongeBob inadvertently pulls a mythical spatula from a vat of ancient grease, hurtling him into a mythical morass. This color PVD is designed to be used in VideoNow's Personal Video Player, and is packed with over 25 minutes of nonstop SpongeBob fun. The Personal Video Player goes anywhere, anytime, so kids can keep entertained and occupied during road trips, grocery store runs, or even in that crucial pre-dinner hour. --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

Editorial Review

Renowned animal adventurer Jeff Corwin is off to the wilds of Alaska in this Video Now short feature based on Corwin's successful series on the Animal Planet network. Join Corwin as he encounters a wide variety of wildlife, including moose, salmon, musk ox, and octopus, and goes kayaking amid the beautiful Alaska scenery. Corwin has long had a knack for providing interesting and action-packed entertainment that still manages to educate viewers as they watch. The action here is exciting but also not too intense for younger children. This disc is designed to be played exclusively in the Video Now system, sold separately. --Charlie Williams ... Read more

Reviews (51)

A Excellent Toy
I Love the toy but I think the prices of all the equipment is a little pricey.So if the prices go down I think there would be more buying.

not worth it
My friend got one for Christmas last year.She said that I could use it for a while. When I pushed play, I could barely see it. Also, the screen is too small, and all the videos they have are mostly nickolodeon.If you are thinking about buying one it will be a waste of money.IF you want something to watch while your traveling go buy a portable dvd player like we have now,and it works great.

HINT:the reason video now is so cheap is because it doesn't work that well.First it was $49.99, now it's $39.95.

Waste of money!
Grandparents bought the Video Now for our 7 year old son for Christmas. It is now June, and the Video Now is broken and was untouched for some time before it was discovered to be broken. The small screen and flickering images gave our son a headache, which made us limit the time that he could spend watching it. The cost of the disks was ridiculous, as was the cost of the many, many batteries it took to run the thing for half an hour at a time.

Basically, it is yet another money drainer for parents. All of the cartoons are available, in full color, on TV and on video and dvd for those absolutely desperate to watch non-stop Sponge Bob or whatever. There were no educational disks that I could find for our son, and he was soon totally disinterested in using it.

All that I can say in its favor, is that I'm SO glad that *I* didn't waste money buying the VN!!

Be Very Careful!
I bought a video now and i really liked it. I was going to california, and i live in wisconsin, and when i went through the metal detector, it broke my video now! I was SOO Mad Because I JUST Bought It!!!!! I travel on planes a lot, so i might just go with a regular portable dvd player. When i had it though, i really enjoyed. So if you go on planes a lot, DO NOT BRING YOUR VIDEO NOW WITH! YOU'LL REGRET IT!

Neat Toy!!!
Bought for my 2 year old who loves it. Very easy to use even an adult can figure it out.(After the 2 year old shows you, just kidding). It has been dropped quite a bit and still works fine. Great for trips or when there is something you want to watch on TV. Great toy for the price. Something that your kids will be able to get a lot of use out of. And it does pause once in a while, like a cd player without anti skip device does but it is only for a second if the player gets bumped or dropped. ... Read more

Editorial Review

In this highly imaginative episode of the popular Dinosaur Planet series, young Pod, a sympathetic protagonist who also happens to be a dinosaur, faces great tragedy and undergoes a great adventure. After his protective sisters perish in a storm, Pod is swept out to sea and cast adrift in the ocean. He washes ashore on an island inhabited by dinosaurs much smaller than him and soon becomes their leader, only to run into new challenges presented by his newfound power. The combination of familiar problems and the ever-popular world of dinosaurs is likely to make this a popular addition to a youngster's video library. This disc is designed to be played exclusively in the Video Now system, sold separately. --Charlie Williams ... Read more

Reviews (3)

NOT WORTH THE MONEY
Apparently you get what you pay for with this camera. I bought it for my five year-old's birthday and the first roll of film loaded easily but would not wind so we ruined the first roll of film, which was of her birthday at school !! It is a disappointment. The second roll won't even load.. we will be returning this !

PHOTO ENTHUSIAST
I bought this camera for my daughter (...). Film is difficult to load to begin with, but when we used up the first roll, the camera would not wind at all. A major disappointment.

Save Your Money
I bought this camera for my daughter, and returned it one week and ONE roll of film later. The film was difficult to load to begin with, but when we used up the first roll, the camera would not wind at all to load the new roll. The flash does not turn off automatically, so that one roll of film also used up one battery. We took this piece of junk right back to the store and spent a few more dollars on a much better made (if not as funky looking) camera. ... Read more