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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of The Learning
Company, Inc. (the "Company") of our report dated March 2, 1998, relating to
the combined financial statements of Mindscape Group which appear in the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated March 27, 1998. We also consent
to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in such Prospectus.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
August 24, 1998