Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Thomas and Gordon and other stories [VHS]

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A new fantastic value for money pre-school compilation from "Video Working For Children". Over 100 minutes of perfect entertainment for pre-schoolers, including an episode of each of their favourite characters. The 1986 UK and 1987 Australian releases of this video were simply called Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Gordon is waiting outside platform 2 for his coaches, but when Thomas puffs in, Gordon and his coaches are outside platforms 3 and 4. This and Thomas and His Friends Help Out are the only DVD releases not to feature any songs, and this is the only Best of DVD not to feature a read-along story.

Bumper Video Collection Volume 1 | Bumper Video Collection Volume 2 | Bumper Video Collection Volume 3 Some copies of the 1987 Screen Legends release do not feature a logo on the start of the tape, whilst others have a still of the logo remaining before the end of the tape.Gordon and the Gremlin comes before A Better View for Gordon, meaning that audiences may not know about Gordon's view at Kirk Ronan. Children's Playschool Favourites is an exciting collection of all your favourite characters on one video.

Apart from this episode, Down the Mine is the only episode in the first series to feature Thomas' disgusted face. Wrong Road - Edward suggests Gordon runs on a branch line for a change. Proud Gordon the main line engine refuses until one day he travels on a branch line by mistake. Special friends of Thomas of all ages and from all around the country were asked to select their very own favourite adventures.

When Cranky complains about the load and the engines, Thomas and Percy both have flatbeds in front of them, but in the shot of Thomas and Percy after Cranky bangs the load down, the flatbeds have disappeared. When the narrator says "Gordon was very cross," there are bushes beside Gordon instead of the yard and sheds.

Excerpts from Thomas the Tank Engine, The Magic House, Rainbow, The Wind in the Willows, Sooty and Co, Tots TV, Rosie and Jim, The Grand Old Duke of York and Topsy and Tim.Percy's mishap is based on four real events; the first one occurred in Thirsk in 1892, the second one occurred on Christmas Eve 1910 at Hawes Junction, the third occurred in Quintinshill on 22 May 1915 and the fourth one occurred at Newton Abbot in August 1939 shortly before the beginning of WWII. |Edward is an old, blue tender engine who lives in a shed with four other engines and is feeling sad as he has not been out in a long time. One summer day, the driver and fireman see how upset he is, so they choose him over the other engines. Edward has a wonderful day pulling some coaches. The coaches are very impressed with Edward, as is his crew. Edward tells the other engines that he will go out again tomorrow that night in the sheds, but falls asleep before he can find out what they think of it. Share these exciting adventures with Thomas and his friends, Gordon, Henry, James, Percy, Edward, Toby, Annie and Clarabel the coaches, and of course, the Fat Controller. Thomas's special friend, storyteller Ringo Starr, says "Thomas is a smashing little engine - he's Number One and never lets anyone forget it!" When Edward is pushing Gordon to the turntable, there is steam coming out of his funnel, even though it is said that his fire was slow to start.