Thomas the Tank Engine - Best of Thomas

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Summary: Excellent in this series
Review: Thomas the Tank Engine is a series based on childrens stories written by an English clergyman,W. Awdry. The engines all get into various troubles, and are all helped out by other engines{Thomas, James ,Gordon, Percy, Henry, Edward, Stepney,Rheneas are among some of the engines} and a lesoon is GENTLY shown, with a light deft touch. There are 8 stories on this DVD, 4 of the sing-along songs that are the coda on the VHS tapes,3 DVD games{What Number am I,What color Am I, you choose a color paint for each engine that matches,and Which engine am I} There are stoires{or biographies} of each engine,telling their stories as they come out of their sheds. This is a very good childrens DVD, the sound is superior to the tapes,and my 2 year old loved,loved, the coloring games . Thomas the Tank engine is a gentle sweet childrens series that seems to work best with little children. Excellent, and at a similar price to the VHS, a good deal to boot.VERY WELL DONE.

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Summary: The BEST of Thomas
Review: Thomas the Tank Engine is a very lovable character. Which Thomas fan wouldn't love Thomas? This is a very wonderful video. It contains the stories: Thomas Gets Bumped, A New Friend for Thomas, Thomas, Percy, & the Dragon, Thomas Saves the Day, Trouble for Thomas, Thomas & Stepney, A Big Day for Thomas, Thomas Meets the Queen, and Really Useful Engine (music video). My favorite story is Thomas Meets the Queen. The video is told by George Carlin. If your child loves Thomas (himself), then he'll love this video.

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Summary: Thomas = great; DVD = stinks
Review: We love Thomas, his stories, the lessons, the whole package. The stories are great, but the DVD stinks, why: (1) grainy film used looks worse than VHS we have, (2) horrible chapters / editing for DVD, (3) cuts out episode ends/transitions showing different characters from VHS edition, my kids loved these clips. Keep with the VHS!

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Summary: Thomas is my favorite
Review: Well, I don't really have a least favorite episode in this DVD, but my favorite episode in this DVD is always THOMAS, PERCY & THE DRAGON. THOMAS PERCY AND THE DRAGON is a really funny episode. Thomas The Tank Engine (himself) is my favorite character in the DVD. I recommend this for a Thomas fan. This DVD is way better than "Best of Percy". I really really enjoyed this DVD and also, "Best of James" was a good DVD also (even though I saw "Best of James" after seeing both "Best of Thomas" and "Best of Percy").

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Summary: Really Nice DVD
Review: What do you think about people saying buy the VHS version and not the DVD? I think its ok to buy both of them. I love the DVD best becasue it has games you can play and 4 of my favorite sing along songs. The DVD contains some of my favorite stories. Story stops are, Thomas Gets Bumped,A New Friend for Thomas, Thomas Percy and the Dragon, Thomas Saves the Day, Trouble for Thomas, Thomas and Stepney, A Big Day for Thomas, and Thomas Meets the Queen. To do the song Really Uesuful Engine, you must go to the sing along song section. Also, the cover is very shiney once you get it. I think this DVD was a good choice.

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Summary: Great DVD!
Review: While I echo the complaints about the looooong commercials at the beginning of the DVD, I have to say that this is a wonderful DVD. I bought it for my 2-yr old on a whim, as Thomas is not shown on TV in my area. From the moment he first saw it, all he said was, "Again! Tom-Tom again!" He loves the beautiful colors, which are so vivid on DVD, as well as the sing-alongs. He even enjoys the slightly scary story about Percy and the Dragon and delights in how mean the freight cars are to the engines. As a parent, I am really pleased with the message of the stories: unlike most other children's fare out there, none of the characters are all good or all bad; each has his own little quirks and different personality, as is the case in real life. I love that Thomas is not a goody-goody like a certain purple dinosaur we all know -- Thomas makes mistakes, suffers the consequences, and ends up okay in the end. I also thought that George Carlin did a very nice job of narrating the stories; his voice conveys the proper amount of excitement or emotion at the appropriate times, which really holds my son's attention. I also love the fact that there are other features to the DVD, such as games and a storybook, that will continue to interest my son as he grows older. We've had the DVD for a few months now, and my son shows NO sign of getting tired of it. It is a great DVD to introduce your kids to.

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Summary: My kids love them
Review: While my 20 months old loves all the stories, my 3 and a half loves the sing along and the games. It will be great there are a few more stories in the Read-along section.