VIN News by Sandy Eller/ Yossi Zweig
New York – After a twenty five year hiatus, some of the best loved characters in Jewish children’s music have been resurrected with today’s release of the fourth installment in the Marvelous Midos Machine album series.
Created by the venerable Abie Rotenberg, whose poignant lyrics and classic compositions have inspired countless music lovers for decades, the Marvelous Midos Machine used a memorable cast of characters including Shnooky and Shlumpy Shapiro, Dr. Middos, Dizzy and of course the Marvelous Midos Machine itself, to educate children about good midos in a lighthearted but meaningful way. Rotenberg partnered with Moshe Yess, a’h, on Up, Up and Away, the first episode of the Marvelous Midos Machine and with Rabbi Shmuel Klein, the voice of Dr. Midos, on episode three, titled Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?
“I never thought there would be another episode of the Marvelous Midos Machine,” Abie Rotenberg told VIN News. “The original albums were created when my own children were small and now that the grandchildren have come along, new ideas and new material came up. I think the passing of Moshe Yess was also a catalyst for this album and there is a tribute to him on the inside cover.”
Episode four of the Marvelous Midos Machine, titled Shnooky’s Bar Mitzvah, takes place in 1988, picking up just one week after the end of episode three and explores new ground including exercising patience, forgoing an opportunity that is rightfully yours for the sake of another and enthusiasm.
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i love the marvales midos mushin
id give ANYTHING for a nostalgia mbd concert, where he tries to sing (as much as he can) in the old mbd voice, high notes etc, his classic songs like samcheinu, tov lehodos, yidden, vhaviyosom etc — i know itll never happen but if that did – my wish would come true
Moshe Yess A”H created the first Marvelous Midos Machine with Abie Rotenberg.
He appeared on the second episode as well.
The third MMM (episode 3) was written & produced by Rabbi Shmuel Klein & Abie Rotenberg.
Rabbi S. Klein – world renowned speaker & Mechanech is the voice of the legendary Dr. Midos !
LOVE marvelous middos machine. listened to it as a kid and now my kids listen to it. 🙂
That’s all we listened to as kids… (that, and kivi and tuki) and i have them now for my kids (well, i actually bought them for myself. i LOVE the songs. such great melodies!!) Hope the new one is just as good!!
From the little snipet we got to listen to, it would seem that the trilogy should have been left alone…. then again, I might be judging too quick, so let me go hear the album and then judge.
Still hopeful it will live up to the standard and legacy of the other three…
very nice!!! you know the marvelous middos machine can be watched on http://www.youtube.com?
Moshe Yess OBM and Abe did the original together…
its not gonna be the same!
Sort of like traveling back in time, isn’t it?
so exciting is it in the stores???
#1 Coment!!
abie is amazing