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The Baby Einstein Company was founded in 1997 by ''Julie Aigner-Clark'' from her home in suburban Denver , Colorado . Aigner-Clark and her husband invested $ 18,000 of their savings to produce the initial product, a VHS / DVD video called ''Baby Einstein'', later sold as ''Language Nursery''. The video shows a variety of toys and visuals interspersed with music, stories, numbers, and words of many languages. This first video was extremely popular with parents, and Aigner-Clark eventually convinced a national retailer to test-market the video in six of its stores. Eventually, the video was successful enough to market across the United States . Baby Einstein became a multi-million dollar franchise that eventually attracted the attention of The Walt Disney Company , which purchased the company in 2001 . As a subsidiary of Disney, the production budgets were increased and the concept was expanded to teach more complex topics that would appeal to pre-schoolers, including Baby MacDonald , a video about agriculture. A line of educational toys was also developed. In 2005 , the franchise inspired a Disney Channel Animated Television Series called '' Little Einsteins ''. Although Julie Aigner-Clark no longer owns or operates the company she founded, she is visibly active as a Consultant and spokesperson for the series. In each video, she can be seen in advertisements promoting the series. The official Baby Einstein website is available in seven languages, with specific content for twelve different countries. EXTERNAL LINKS
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