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Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Percy's Chocolate Crunch

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Percy's Chocolate Crunch

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Chocolate Crunch Crunches All!!!
Review: In Percy's Chocolate Crunch, the first episode really shows how an engine can get dirty. In Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, even if an engine is dirty, they can still do big jobs. In Gordon Takes a Tumble, it shows that a different job might not be like the one you're used to.

This video has some funny scenes and has good morals. I'd recommend it for all ages. This is one of the best Thomas videos yet. I hope you like it! (If you buy it.)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Cool Video!
Review: In this video, we see Percy have an accident at Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory. Pretty humorous, too. Contains six brand-new stories, including "Percy's Chocolate Crunch", and one music video.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Our kids love it
Review: My 4-year old son is a huge Thomas the Train fan, and Percy is one of his favorites. In this video, "Usefulness before cleanliness" is a lesson Percy learns. And that comes in handy, since Percy has plunged through a tunnel at Mr. Jolly's chocolate factory and come out on the other end doused in chocolate. Percy truly proves he is "responsible, reliable and really useful", something that is important for engines on Sir Topham Hatt's railway. "Faulty Whistle" features Duncan and his need for a new whistle. "Buffer Bother" centers around twin buffers Bill and Ben. And the whole gang helps Percy get singer Alicia Botti to the Island concert in time.

My only personal complaints about the Thomas series are:
1.) We've loved the VHS copies that are sold with a bonus car (this particular tape comes with "Terrance"). Since the cars themselves run around 12-17 bucks, it really is a great value. Our son has a Thomas train set that he is collecting cars for, and this is a nice way to do it (the cars run anywhere from 12-17 bucks, so it's a great value). However, we prefer DVD format, and as far as I've seen, they don't offer the same bonus car feature on the DVD's.

2.) I don't mind Alec Baldwin as narrator, I just wish he'd stop trying to do a Britsh accent for certain characters. First of all, it's inconsistent, since all the characters would be British, not just one or two. Second, he fakes a Brit accent so badly, most viewers just wish he's stick to his own American accent.

Still, most kids love these tapes, so an adult "Andy Rooney"-type observation is irrelevant. Get the tapes/DVDs, because kids are mesmorized by them.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Thomas Adventure - good work.
Review: My kids found this video to be fun to watch, they really love the stories.

See Percy and his freinds run into trouble in the Chocolate factory and what he does to get out of it.

Overall the video is enjoyable and will entertain the kids.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Real Chocolate Treat for our 20 Month Old!
Review: Our son is a big Thomas fan, and he really loves this new DVD from the Thomas and Friends series. This one introduces a new character, Elizabeth, who is Sir Tophamm Hatt's first truck.

In the first story, Percy's Chocolate Crunch, there is a water shortage. Since Percy has been doing a lot of dirty work, he complains that isn't always clean like he wants to be. His driver suggests that they take some cars loaded with sugar to the chocolate factory, but chaos ensues.

In Thomas, Percy and the Squeak, Thomas is chosen to take the famous singer Alicia Botti to her concert. She refuses to go with Thomas when she sees a mouse in one of his coaches. Percy then comes to her rescue.

In Gordon Takes a Tumble, Gordon shows Salty that he's "too big for his buffers" and disobeys a few signs telling him to go slow when he is accidentally switched onto a branch line. An accident then occurs.

In Buffer Bother, Ben needs new buffers. Bill, his twin, is jealous because he wants them too.

In Middle Engine, Percy falls for Iron 'Arry and Iron Bert's devious tricks.

In Faulty Whistle, Duncan tries to show off by tooting his whistle too much. It then comes loose and flies off when he tries to give Terence the Tractor "the loudest whistle yet". A man who plays the organ then comes to Duncan's rescue (he has been riding with Duncan and offers to play his organ because it's too dangerous to travel without a whistle to alert the stations).

I definitely recommend this DVD in addition to the rest of the Thomas series. It also has a cute little song called Little Engines. Also, the bonus features are worth trying out as well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Percy's Chocolate Crunch
Review: Percy won't use.
Rusty called Duncan The Musicial Engine.
Ben got new buffers.
When Percy was a middle engine.
Peter Sam didn't know.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very good!!
Review: Percy's Chocolate Crunch: Percy does the dirtiest work outy of all the engines. Sir Topham Hatt says every engine will only have one washdown per day.Percy ties not to get dirty but it won't work.
Thomas, Percy, and the Squeak: The famous singer, Allicia Botti, is going to have a concert on the Island of Sodor. Thomas is the one who gets her to the concert. He hears a wierd squeak coming from Annie.
Gorden Takes a Tumble: Gorden is the proudest engine on the island. One day, Salty comes up and teases him. That night it is really busy in the harbor. Gorden has to take some of the freight. He wants to prove to Salty he can take a freight train better than him. Well, I think you know the rest by the title.
Buffer Bother: Ben gets his buffers bended. He has to get new ones. Then Bill gets jeluice.
Middle Engine: Every engine is proud of their work. But no engine likes being a middle enginje becuase it is no fun being stuck in the middle of a freight train.
Faulty Whistle: Duncan is taking an organ and the headmaster somewhere. Along the way he whistles at Elizibeth, some sheep, and Terence.Then his whistle flies off like a rocket!
To find out the ends to these stories watch it yourself.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Totally Awesome!!!!!!!!!
Review: Percy's Chocolate Crunch: Percy tries to stay clean after a dirty days work. But things don't go too well for him.
Thomas, Percy and the Squeek: In this story a famous singer is coming to the island and Thomas is chosen to bring her to the concert. But they hear a squeek in Clarabel.
Gordon Takes a Tumble: Salty makes fun of Gordon because he thinks he is so proud, but something makes Gordon change his mind.
Find out about the other stories by watching the video.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Spotlight on Percy
Review: Percy, the stout green engine, gets dirty in a few stories. He wants to get clean.

This is a nice collection of new stories. The new characters seem to be more subtly introduced, but the stories don't feel as lively as those presented on "Salty's Secret."

One note: narrator Alec Baldwin retains Salty's "sea dog" voice from the "Salty's Secret" collection; however, he has forgotten the voices he had established for other characters (even Elizabeth, the steam truck). I guess most kids won't notice, but why jazz up the narration if there isn't going to be continuity? Ringo and George didn't need the fancy voices.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Story Stops
Review: The Story stops are:

Percy's Chocolate Crunch
Thomas, Percy and the Squeak
Gordon Take A Tumble
Buffer Brother
Middle Engine
Faulty Whistle
Music Video: Little Engines


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