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Distinguished Honors

  • Selected Space Shuttle STS-110 crew wake-up call 04/10/02: “Rapunzel Got A Mohawk”
  • 1999 & 2000 Celebrity Mother Ginger Ballet Austin’s Nutcracker performances.
  • Winner of the 18th annual CableAce Award in the “Best Original Song” category for Bahamas Pajamas
  • 1997 BMI TV Music Award for Bahamas Pajamas
  • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONJoe Scruggs in Concert: 1993 Notable Children’s Video Award
  • PARENTS’ CHOICEAbracadabra: 1986 Honors Award
  • NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONSJoe Scruggs in Concert:1993 Gold Winner
  • PARENTS’ CHOICEDeep in the Jungle:1987 Gold Award
  • OPPENHEIMER AWARDDeep in the Jungle:Gold Seal Award
  • DOVE FOUNDATIONJoe’s First Video: Family Approval Seal
  • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONAnts:1995 Notable Award
  • USA FILM FESTIVAL’S SHORT FILM COMPETITION “Skateboard”: First Place
  • NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONSAnts:1994 Honors Award
  • COALITION FOR QUALITY CHILDREN’S VIDEOSJoe Scruggs in Concert: Selected for “Kids First!” video
  • AUSTIN CHILD – Best Texas Entertainer for Families Award: 1992 and 1994
  • USA FILM FESTIVAL’S NATIONAL SHORT FILM AND VIDEO COMPETITIONJoe Scruggs in Concert:Selected a Finalist
  • CALIFORNIA CHILDREN’S VIDEO AWARDJoe’s First Video
  • PARENTS’ CHOICEBahamas Pajamas: 1991 Gold Award
  • COALITION FOR QUALITY CHILDREN’S VIDEOSJoe’s First Video: Selected for “Kids First!” Video
  • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONJoe’s First Video: Selected for “Choosing the Best Children’s Video” video
  • OPPENHEIMER AWARDBahamas Pajamas: Gold Seal Award
  • DOVE FOUNDATIONJoe Scruggs in Concert:Family Approval Seal
  • PARENTS’ CHOICE APPROVALJoe Scruggs in Concert

Video Kudos

Joe Scruggs’ second video captures all the mesmerizing charm of this gifted performer and lets your children enjoy his magic time and again. Upbeat tunes, unbeatable lyrics, lively puppets, and larger-that-life props and characters make this show a non-stop family frolic.
American Library Association

Joe Scruggs in Concert has been selected as a 1993 Notable Children’s video by the American Library Association.

Parenting Publications

Joe Scruggs in Concert has won the 1993 National Parenting Publications Gold Winner Award.

Parent's Guide to Children's Entertainment

…as far as his fans, children, are concerned, he’s bigger than Garth Brooks or Whitney Houston…He’s a good singer with a great sense of humor, and, best of all, this video has a lot of variety (something usually missing from filmed concerts)…If you’re looking for a fun way to spend the evening with your family in front of the TV, you’ve got a front row seat to one of the best.

Baltimore's Child

Joe Scruggs’s…song Bahamas Pajamas is simply one of the most clever children’s songs I have ever heard. This tape will please children from 3 to 10 (even my 11 year old was caught enjoying himself!)

Review by Val Smalkin, December 1993

Video Librarian Editor's Choice

Joe Scruggs in Concert is a multimedia music video that uses great tunes, colorful puppets, huge props, and video special effects to deliver an hour of rousing entertainment for the whole family…Highly recommended.

Review by Randy Pitman, April 1993

L.A. Parent

Every aspect of this splendid show celebrates pure, unadulterated, dazzling entertainment that is fun for the whole family.

Review by Martha Dewing, January 1993

New York Family

Joe Scruggs in Concert is a delight the whole family can enjoy. Unlike many in concert tapes, this one goes way beyond singer and song–Joe Scruggs makes lavish use of puppets, palm trees, and singing partners, including a captivated audience of kids and parents.

USA Film Festival

Congratulations! Your film has been selected as a finalist in the 23rd annual USA Film Festival’s National Short Film and Video Competition.

Children's Video Report

Batten down the hatches…Joe is up to his old shenanigans with his newest musical delight for all to adore.

AAPC's American Family Magazine

I cannot tell you who was more mesmerized by Joe and his songs, the parents or the children… AAPC heartily recommends this video and as one senior member put it all kids age 2 to 73 should see it.

Review by Dora Sharpe

School Library Journal

A combination of humor, lots of props, and well-conceived sets and backdrops make this video entertaining.

March 1993

The Dove Foundation

Joe Scruggs in Concert has been chosen to be part of the Kids First collection, which is a critically acclaimed select group of videos for the entire family.

Coalition for Quality Children's Videos

Congratulations! Your video, Joe Scruggs in Concert… won approval by the Dove Foundation Review board. This means the Foundation believes that the story content and behavior expressed make it the kind of home video American families can watch with confidence.