Where Did I Come From?

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Starring: Howie Mandel
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Studio: Goldhill Home Media
Release Date: 2005-11-08
Where Did I Come From?

Narrated by Howie Mandel

They've got questions, now you've got answers.

There comes a moment in every parent's life when confusion and discomfort prevent them from discussing an important topic with their children.

In this criticallu aclaimed video, actor/comedian/storyteller Howie Mandel calms your nerves and quells your fears by helping you explain the difficult subject of sexuality to your children.

Presented in animated form, with the use of proper terminology, this comfortable story follows the love of an everyday couple through the birth of their child.

The combination of Howie Mandel's familiar voice and honest, straight forward facts will leave you breathing a sigh of relief, while your child learns where he or she really came from.

With over two million books sold, this effective teaching aid offers a helping hand to tongue-tied parents and their curious offspring for generations to come.

Learning with your children
Good video to sit down and talk to kids in their early development process. It also gives parents the opportunity to communicate to them on what they have seen. Expect giggles and laughter but overall a very educational tape to help the children understand sexual relationships and where babies come from

Good, but maybe too graphic...
I got the movie and book as a "pack" after our 5 year old asked about sex and babies. Yes SEX and babies....horrifying thought isn't it.

I enjoyed how it explained what really happens to make a baby. How it takes a man and a woman, sperm and eggs etc. And I liked how they used "LOVE" in a lot of it. It was all about the man and the woman loving each other. :)


What I could have done with out was the detail about sex.

To me they just went a little to far...I would have left it at the man and woman are naked and very close to each other...end of story.

The movie however goes into detail about the man putting his penis into the woman's vagina and wiggling around. Then explains how it has the same feeling as being tickled. Its one thing to know that "sex" is the reason babies are made, but not a manual for how it's done.

So overall I give this 4 stars, but I would have cut out the one part. Luckily in the book you can skip over it (until they learn to read anyway)

Used this with our Youth Group!
This film has become a tradition to use with our teenagers during our "Faith & Sex" weekends. It's an easy way to open up difficult topics!

Very graphic, but it helped for sure, and came in great condition
The seller was super great, this was a used CD, but it worked great and came super fast, thank you.
The CD is self was graphic at times, but sticked to subject matter as expected and helped out a lot as our daughter definitely needed more than just the book.
THANK YOU

No one's reviewed this yet? BAD PARENTING STRIKES AGAIN.
When I was younger, I never really cared much about the whole "where do babies come from?" question that most go through at some point in time. In fact, I don't remember ever asking my parents that question, and I can remember tons of stuff from my earlier days. I can still remember the day this movie graced my home though. My parents took me with them to rent some movies, and when we got home, I noticed this in the stack. What happened to The Jungle Book? Well, it had to wait a few days, as this was more important [to them]. My dad sat me down in front of the tv, popped the tape in, and sat back to see how I'd handle it. That image aside, he's a good dad, though I think preparation for this would be nice. Let me tell you, after seeing this when I was in 5th or 6th grade, I NEVER had another question about how babies were made. Not that I had any to begin with, but still. Until just recently, when I watched it with my girlfriend to show her how I found out about everything, I could remember most of the movie. It leaves that much of an impact on the viewer, at just 30 minutes too!

Do I even need to summarize the movie? It's an animated movie, narrated by Howie Mandel ('kinda creepy given his work on Bobby's World actually). That's all there is to it. It's not that graphic- all we really see is a naked man and woman, not very detailed at all...especially the man. When they "make love", it just shows a lump under the blankets, where they both are, and then we cut to the cat design on the blanket, where the kitties are rubbing their heads against each other faster and faster until there's an explosion of hearts. The other thing? Seeing a cartoon mom breast feed. So any parents worried about what this might show, first of all you must be wacked since the movie's title obviously implies something. But that aside, this is as tame as you can get to having an explanation of how babies are made, without letting them walk in on you "wrestling". Heck, if anything, the intro to the movie is the most offensive bit- stereotypical kids from every part of the world. But I'll leave that out of here, as I could do 5 pages on it alone.

At just under 30 minutes, Where Did I Come From? tackles each step of making a baby. To the act that starts it, to the race to the egg (shown by swimming in an Olympic pool), to the baby developing inside the womb, everything is dealt with. The proper names for certain units and such are used on a regular basis so the viewer knows what does what. The movie doesn't need to be any longer since it covers each subject quickly and easily without too much description. This is mostly for kids ages 7+, I guess. I don't know when parents tell their kids about this these days. I have a baby on the way in less than 4 weeks myself, and I plan on telling her about it [via this movie probably] when she's around 8 or 9. My little brother, who's 10, still doesn't know, and actually told us that they came from trees when we asked him. That's another thing this movie covers in the beginning- all the different answers most parents give their kids. If there was anything bad to say about the presentation itself, the 2 minute intro that goes nowhere would be it, as well as the long pauses Howie gives in some scenes. I can see kids getting antsy and asking mom or dad to finish the sentence instead.

Unfortunately, given when this was made and on the budget it had, nothing else translates well to the dvd. The picture quality is below average. If you've seen the first release of The Last Unicorn, you'll remember the white line at the top of the screen, almost like the top of a frame. It's here through the whole presentation, though it doesn't distract you too much. There's some grain, spotting, discolor and other visual problems, but you're not watching this to show off your new HD TV I'm sure. The audio fares the same- I had to turn up the volume on my computer all the way in order to hear it clearly just about 12 or 13 feet away.

There are no special features. 'kind of understandable actually. I don't think a commentary would've done much. Though, there is an audio selection, which kind of counts. You have two options for it, but they're both English and just depend on your basic mono/stereo settings. A look on the book this is based on would've been nice, as would an interview with Peter Mayle. Barely animated menus don't cut it any more, and this was finally upgraded from VHS less than 2 years ago. It's just a transfer from the original tape, nothing else.

I know I'm going to get some negative feedback for it, but my rating on DVD movies and shows is for the overall DVD as you may not know. So audio, picture and extras all factor in. If I were reviewing the original tape, this would easily get 4 stars (more like 4.5). However, with nothing else but the movie, it's hard to give it an honest 3. And at the price, even if it's fairly cheap, you're paying too much for something that's just 30 minutes long. Give it a rent. Your child probably won't need to watch it again after the initial sitting.