Bard the Dragon

Bard (originally known as Drizzle) is a green dragon that was the first puppet to appear in the Baby Einstein series and is one of the most popular and recurrent characters in the Baby Einstein franchise. First appearing in Baby Mozart, he went on to host Baby Shakespeare. He later starred in Baby Santa's Music Box, then returned as a PlaySoup puppet in World Music, World of Words and World of Rhythm. He is played by Tim in Baby Mozart, and Markie in Baby Shakespeare & Baby Santa's Music Box, and David in a bonus scene from Baby’s First Sounds, and was later made into a Kids II puppet. He gets his name from William Shakespeare, who was also known as the Bard of Avon.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He has a ton of personality, is very funny and cute, and is a great comic relief.
 * 2) Tim Guigni and Markie Schloz do a great job performing him in Baby Mozart and Baby Shakespeare perspectively.
 * 3) He was the very first puppet to appear in the Baby Einstein series.
 * 4) Blah!
 * 5) He does a phenomenal job hosting Baby Shakespeare.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) His debut in Baby Mozart can be scary for some, especially for whom the Baby Einstein series is aimed.
 * 2) *In fact, the entire scene is very unnerving, with Bard’s singing walking into the scene, the black background, the creepy music as he looks around, the out of place bird noises, and it's capped off with Bard yelling "Blaaaaaaaah!!" It all culminates to what is best described as “Baby’s First Jump Scare”.