Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Cranky Bugs

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Summary: WHO'S CRANKIER; THE BUGS OR THE VIEWER?
Review: "Cranky Bugs" is a good Thomas video. Our family has watched it dozens of times and we still find it entertaining. The animation appears more realistic than earlier Thomas videos and the stories are fun. The only thing that bugs me about it is the narrator, Alec Baldwin. This is his first Thomas video and occasionally, he fails to distinguish the characters' voices well enough to determine which one is speaking. Although the kids didn't seem to notice, I found it a bit annoying until I watched the video several times and became more familiar with the stories. Nonetheless, it's a very useful video and would be a fine addition to your Thomas the Tank Engine collection.

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Summary: WHO'S CRANKIER; THE BUGS OR THE VIEWER?
Review: "Cranky Bugs" is a good Thomas video. Our family has watched it dozens of times and we still find it entertaining. The animation appears more realistic than earlier Thomas videos and the stories are fun. The only thing that bugs me about it is the narrator, Alec Baldwin. This is his first Thomas video and occasionally, he fails to distinguish the characters' voices well enough to determine which one is speaking. Although the kids didn't seem to notice, I found it a bit annoying until I watched the video several times and became more familiar with the stories. Nonetheless, it's a very useful video and would be a fine addition to your Thomas the Tank Engine collection.

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Summary: Now that's what I call a Thomas video!
Review: Cranky Bugs, along with Make Someone Happy, is one of my favorite Thomas video. The stories on here are hilarious. Especially in Lady Hatt's Birthday Party. In that one we get to see Sir Topham Hatt like we've never seen him before. This is also a very important Thomas video because it was the first one that Alec Baldwin narrated. I think that Alec Baldwin is one of the better storytellers because he was creative with the voices. James and Gordon were the only trains that he made sound bad, but in the later ones, he changes their voices back to normal. Here are the story stops:

Cranky Bugs 5/5:
Meet Cranky, the rude and cranky crane, hence his name. He starts bossing Percy and Thomas around at the docks. This soon causes confusion and delay and Sir Topham Hatt thinks that Thomas and Percy are to blame. But when a huge storm comes and knocks Cranky over, he ends up confessing that he caused all the confusion and delay.

Lady Hatt's Birthday Party 5/5:
It is Lady Hatt's birthday and Sir Topham Hatt must not be late to her party. But his car breaks down and that causes him to run a little late. Then he falls in a ditch. Sir Topham Hatt's nice suit is soiled and he has no source of transportation, will he be able to get to his wive's birthday party?

Double Teething Troubles 4/5:
Sir Topham Hatt gets a new diesel to help Bill and Ben at the quarry. But the new diesel has teething troubles because he is new and nervous. This causes some trouble for Bill and Ben.

Thomas, Percy And Old Slow Coach 5/5:
Thomas and Percy find an old coach at the scrapyard named Old Slow Coach. She is going to be broken up pretty soon because she is old and slow. Thomas and Percy want more than anything to help her but they can't figure out how. Meanwhile, there is a fire at the workman's hut. Their hut is destroyed and they don't have a home anymore, but there is an ideal home for them that they don't know about yet.

Busy Going Backwards 5/5:
Toad, Oliver's faithful breakvan companion, wishes that he could go foreward for a change, instead of going backwards all the time. The freight cars get mad at Toad because they think that he has no right to complain because he lucky enough to be able to look after them. So the freight cars come up with a plan that will teach Toad a lesson and make his wish of going foreward finally come true.

A Better View For Gordon 6/5:
Gordon is boasting again about being the finest engine in the world. One day, he is sent to test out the new station. When he gets there, he is disappointed with the view. He thinks he should have a panoramic view, where he can see people and people can see him. He soon gets his view, but in an unexpected way.

"Night Train"(Music Video) 4.5/5
A slower music video that is mostly about Henry and The Flying Kipper.

Again, Cranky Bugs is a great Thomas video and Alec Baldwin did great in this one. If you don't already have this one, buy it today.

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Summary: Video 21!
Review: Cranky the Crane lies to Sir Topham Hatt about Thomas and Percy and gets them into trouble. Then a nasty storm comes and knock Cranky down. So enjoy video 21!

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Summary: Cranky Bugs
Review: I found this video to be great. The only reason I find this tape to be a four is because of Alic Baldwin narrates it. I found out that Alic dosn't give as good voices as George Carlin did. The stories are great. Ther are three new charecters, Cranky the Crane, Derek(known as The Diesel), and Old Slow Coach. There are two accidents and a suprise for Toad. Hpe you enjoy it!

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Summary: Its ok but not the best
Review: I gave this Thomas Video 3 stars because I thought
Cranky was mean. At the end he turns out to be a nice crane.
Also it features, another new character called Old Slow
Coach who is very nice and better than Cranky. I have enjoyed
some of the other videos more like Percys Chocolate Crunch and
Thomas Christmas Party. I think it ok for kids to buy as
long as they don't get into bad habits.

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Summary: The Turning Point of Thomas
Review: I like Alec Baldwin and I like George Carlin. But i think the three best Thomas tapes are Thomas Breakes the Rules, Better Late than never, and my absolute favorite Tenders and Turntables.
This tape was the first of Alec Baldwin's and the tapes sort of changed then. He's a good narrator but they've changed Thomas isn't the same anymore. I would recommend the early tapes instead. And why did they redo the Ringo Starr ones.

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Summary: A O.K. Thomas video
Review: I thought that "Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas stories" was a pretty good movie and the animation was a lot better than previous Thomas videos. But, there were a few downsides about the movie. One, was the new narrator, Alec Baldwin. I thought that he should have had a larger variety of voices for the engines and that his narrative tecniques weren't as good as George Carlin's or Ringo Starr's. The other was that the story lines weren't that great and it seems that the storys always originated from accidents each time, which isn't all that interesting. Otherwise, I thought it was pretty well done and I think it would be a good Thomas video to add to your collection.

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Summary: A O.K. Thomas video
Review: I thought that "Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas stories" was a pretty good movie and the animation was a lot better than previous Thomas videos. But, there were a few downsides about the movie. One, was the new narrator, Alec Baldwin. I thought that he should have had a larger variety of voices for the engines and that his narrative tecniques weren't as good as George Carlin's or Ringo Starr's. The other was that the story lines weren't that great and it seems that the storys always originated from accidents each time, which isn't all that interesting. Otherwise, I thought it was pretty well done and I think it would be a good Thomas video to add to your collection.

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Summary: Not bad
Review: I usually critize Alec Bladwin in almost all of my Thomas reviews but I think Cranky was a good addition to the cast Derek who I don't think is ever going to be in another episode. Toad was good in this one but similar chases have occured already like in A close shave for Duck and later on in Spills chills and other Thomas thrills. I've always liked Toad and Oliver and I have like all of their stories. Old Slow Coach was good and she was in another episode. Night Train is the best song in the series. My problem with Thomas is they keep releasing new characters without using the old ones. Daisy has had three episodes total. BoCo doesn't have much either. This tape does mark a change in Thomas but I hear Alec Baldwin got fired. Of course we have to wait another month to see if the new guy is any better. This tape also introduces the new station but I don't think the other big station is still around I haven't seen it in any other recent tape. Overall this tape was good and your kids will probabaly like it.