| 10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | ||
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| Directed by: | David Mitton | |
| Produced by: | Britt Allcroft | |
| Starring: | George Carlin, Hannah Levine | |
| Music by: | Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell | |
| Distributor: | Anchor Bay Entertainment Lionsgate | |
| Release Date(s): | September 14th, 1999 (VHS) September 25, 2005 (DVD) 2013 | |
| Running time: | 63 mins | |
| Preceded by: | Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures | |
| Followed by: | Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills | |
10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a US VHS/DVD released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the television series in the United States. It features 2 1st series episodes, 2 2nd series episodes, 5 3rd series episodes, and 1 4th series episode narrated by George Carlin or Hannah Levine and 1 song. It was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 1999 and 2001. Each song and story was bookended with interviews about Thomas from various people at a Day Out with Thomas event at the Strasburg Rail Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Lionsgate released the title for digital download in 2013.
Description[]
1999 VHS[]
This commemorative Collector's Edition video celebrates 10 years of Britt Allcroft's Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in America, and highlights Thomas' favorite friends, as chosen by the experts - his loyal fans! Children love Thomas and his friends because they can identify with their everyday friendships, squabbles, and rivalries and parents love Thomas because of its entertaining wholesome qualities that teach gentle messages important in developing good morals and values.
In this anniversary video, children from across the country came out for a special day out with Thomas to share with us their favourite Thomas friends and episodes, and to help us choose these 10 classic Thomas stories. In a live-action clip introducing each episode, you'll learn straight from the fans just what they like about their favorite characters. The grand finale features the music of Thomas' theme with special appearances by all the friends Thomas has made over the last 10 years!
2005 DVD[]
This commemorative Collector's Edition DVD celebrates 10 years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in America, and highlights Thomas' favorite friends, as chosen by the experts - his loyal fans! Children love Thomas and his friends because they can identify with their everyday friendships, squabbles, and rivalries and parents love Thomas because of its entertaining wholesome qualities that teach gentle messages important in developing good morals and values.
In this anniversary DVD, children from across the country came out for a special day with Thomas to share with us their favourite Thomas friends and episodes, and to help us choose these 10 classic Thomas stories. In a live-action clip introducing each episode, you'll learn straight from the fans just what they like about their favorite characters. The grand finale features the music of Thomas' theme with special appearances by all the friends Thomas has made over the last 10 years!
Episodes[]
- Thomas and Bertie's Great Race
- Old Iron
- The Trouble with Mud
- Terence the Tractor
- Percy's Ghostly Trick
- Mavis
- Henry and the Elephant
- Percy's Promise
- James Goes Buzz, Buzz
- All at Sea
Song[]
Throughout the program, extracts of the songs Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover, Let's Have a Race, Really Useful Engine, Toby, The Island Song, and Gone Fishing are featured in the live action interstitials.
Special Features[]
- Breakfast-Time for Thomas read-along
- Bios of your favourite engines
- Build an Engine game
- Link to the official website
Notes[]
- This was the 1st US DVD to feature the new theme tune in the menus.
- This release won a Parents' Choice Award.
- A tin bank was included in some limited-edition releases of the VHS.
- Mr. Conductor's whistle from the 2nd and 3rd seasons of Shining Time Station is heard at the start of each episode.
- This was the last VHS to use the original Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends logo on the cover.
- The Day Out with Thomas clips were featured in the music videos in Storytime with Thomas on Fox Family.
- Interviews feature kids telling stories of the favourite characters, some of which reference episodes that were not included on this video:
- The stories about Gordon allude to the 1st series episodes, Edward Helps Out and Henry to the Rescue.
- The story about Toby alludes to the 3rd series episode, Time for Trouble.
- The story about Henry alludes to the 1st series episode, Come Out, Henry!
- The story about James alludes to the 1st series episode, Thomas Saves the Day.
- The music video appears twice in the DVD menu, once in the episode selection menu and again in the sing-along song menu.
- Wilbert Awdry was not mentioned on the release, despite having written the original stories (except All at Sea). Shining Time Station was not mentioned either.
- James Goes Buzz, Buzz has given the UK title "Buzz, Buzz" when it plays. It is also named as such on the episode selection menu.
Merchandise[]
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)