Mother Goose Workout

Linda Lang and Rene Vachon star as Mother Goose and Percival the cat, respectively, in this low-budget exercise video for youngsters. While Mother Goose sings nursery rhymes, Percival leads eight kids through simple exercise routines. The twelve tunes focus on such notable nursery rhyme characters as Jack Sprat, Peter Piper, and Little Jack Horner, among others. Unfortunately, on some of the songs, the combination of Mother Goose's singing and Percival's exercise directions have the precise effect of canceling one another out. What could have been a fun program is really kind of amateurish with the abovementioned poor audio and so-so video qualities. These drawbacks, however, did not prevent the Film Advisory Board from giving Mother Goose Workout their "Award of Excellence." Not a necessary purchase. (Available from: Delta Productions, 3333 Glendale Blvd., Suite 3, Los Angeles, CA 90039; (213) 663-8754; FAX (213) 663-3460.)