Thomas and Friends - It's Great to be an Engine

Thomas and Friends - It's Great to be an Engine is a UK VHS/DVD release by VCI and HiT Entertainment on 18th October 2004.

Episodes[]

Thomas & Friends are back with over 55 minutes of non-stop new stories and fun on the beautiful Island of Sodor. Brand new to video/DVD, It's Great to be an Engine includes 7 exciting stories plus interactive sections such as 'Dot To Dot,' 'Henry Huffs Out Of The Station' and a new song to sing along to! Episodes on this video/DVD are:

Too Hot for Thomas - It's a hot Summer on Sodor and the ice-cream lady runs out of ice-cream. Thomas must collect all the ingredients for her to make lots more. He arrives at the seaside and is delighted to hear the children cheer!
Emily's Adventure - A storm sweeps across Sodor, blowing off the roof of Farmer McColl's barn. Emily goes to fetch new timber, but finds Elizabeth clearing a fallen water tower from the track and impatiently tells her to hurry up. Thomas suggests Emily tries asking nicely for a change, so reluctantly, but politely, she asks Elizabeth for help and is on her way.
You Can Do it, Toby! - Gordon huffs at Toby - telling him he is not a proper engine - so he feels sad. However, when Gordon and his express get stuck, Toby is sent to help. He pushes and pushes and helps Gordon up the hill.
Gordon Takes Charge - It's Winter and all the roads are blocked with snow. The Fat Controller asks Percy to help pull passengers and tells Gordon to show Percy what to do. Gordon is too busy showing off to Percy that he doesn't noticed the icy track and slips right through a station, headlong into a huge pile of snow! Gordon was embarrassed and the Fat Controller is cross!
Edward the Great - Spencer is taking the Duke and Duchess to their Summer house whilst Edward helps move their furniture. Edward puffs off, but is quickly passed by Spencer who teases him. When the Duke decides to stop to take photographs, Spencer falls asleep and Edwards puffs on past. Spencer wakes to see Edward about to cross the finish line first.
James Goes Too Far - James is given the important job of delivering coal to all the stations on Sodor. He is very excited, but decides he's to busy to wait at the water tower or to help Edward take his trucks to the quarry. James puffs harder and harder until his water tanks goes dry. Salty comes to the rescue and reminds James that no job is more important than helping another engine!
Percy and the Magic Carpet - It's a windy day and Percy is proud to be chosen to collect something important from the docks, but is disappointed it's merely a roll of carpet. Salty suggests the carpet might be "magic" and teaches Percy some magic words, but - oh no! - the carpets bands snap, it gets caught in a gust of wind and finally lands on the tracks - with Thomas heading straight towards it!

Song[]

A World Around You

Credits[]

Written by: Paul Larson, Abi Grant, James Mason
Script Editors: Abi Grant and Paul Larson
Script Executive: Sam Barlow
Director of Photography: Terry Permane
Head of Production: Matt Porter
Production Coordinator: Lesley Campion
1st Assistant Director: Conrad Ayling
1st Assistant Camera: Nigel Permane
Stills Photographer: Andrew Mitchell
Gaffer: Michael Flynn
Model and Special Effects Supervisor: David Eves
Assistant to Model Supervisor: Morag McIntosh
Model Supervisor: Steve Knowles
Special Effects Senior Technician: Tim Stracey
Special Effects Trainees: Ben Crooks, Graham Poole
Lead Model Maker: Chris Lloyd
Model Makers: Alexandra Bennett, Franc Madden, Jennie de Naeyer, Jessica Lee, Peter Lee, Bill Thomas, Jo Hamer, Phil Reeves, Ray Lovell, Roy Spencer, Simon Parker
Sculptors: Sean Hedges-Quinn, Gordon Bray, Catriona MacCann, Tiffany Woods
Stage Crew: John Lowrey, Julian Ayres, Nick Richardson
Set Dresser: Laura Peacock
Production Accountant: Pete Dunkerley
Runners: Joe Barlow, Glyn Jones
Graphics: Ian Carley, Lee Harper
Editor: Kate Buckland
On-line & Video Effects: Simon Cruse, David Tasker
Dubbing Mixer: Paul Harris
Music Composed by: Robert Hartshorne
Songs by: Ed Welch
Made at: Shepperton Studios
Executive Producer: Jocelyn Stevenson
Produced by: Simon Spencer
HIT Entertainment
© 2004 Gullane (Thomas) Limited
A HIT Entertainment Company
Thomas & Friends is a registered trademark of
Gullane Entertainment, Inc in the USA, Canada and Mexico
And of Gullane (Thomas) Limited in other countries

Opening (Original 2004 Release)[]

VCI Tracking Control Screen (1995-2005)
VCI Warning screen (1995-2005)
VCI Ident (1995-2005)
HiT Entertainment Ident (1997-2008)
European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
Day Out with Thomas trailer
Thomas and Friends: Making Tracks To Great Destinations
Thomas and Friends New Series Opening Titles
Welcome to the Island of Sodor!
It's Great to be an Engine title card
Start of Too Hot for Thomas (2004)

Closing (Original 2004 Release)[]

End of Percy and the Magic Carpet (2004)
Thomas and Friends New Series Closing Credits
HIT Entertainment
© 2004 Gullane (Thomas) Limited
A HIT Entertainment Company
Thomas & Friends is a registered trademark of
Gullane Entertainment, Inc in the USA, Canada and Mexico
And of Gullane (Thomas) Limited in other countries
Thomas & Friends VHS/DVD trailer (Note: This trailer also appeared on HIT Entertainment UK VHS tapes from 2004-2005)
HiT Entertainment Ident (2001-2007) (silent)
VCI Ident (1995-2005)

Trailers and info[]

Opening[]

Day Out with Thomas trailer

Closing[]

Thomas & Friends VHS/DVD trailer with clips of "The Fogman and Other Stories", "The Chocolate Crunch and Other Stories", "Happy Little Helpers", "Brave Little Engine", "All Aboard with the Steam Team", "Pulling Together", "It's Great to Be an Engine" and "Engines to the Rescue".