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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 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.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
January 15, 1999