Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Activity Pack

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Activity Pack is the 2nd half of a UK VHS double box released by VCI on 31st August 1998.

Description[]

As well as 16 Amazing Adventures that you will enjoy watching time and time again, this Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends double box has an extra fantastic activity pack which will provide endless entertainment. It includes 12 colouring sheets, colouring pencils and all the pictures you need to create your very own special Thomas the Tank Engine badges.

Episodes[]

Cranky Bugs
Horrid Lorry
A Better View for Gordon
Gordon and the Gremlin
Bye George
Toby and the Flood
Haunted Henry
Toby's Discovery
Thomas and the Rumours
Oliver's Find
Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday
A Surprise for Percy
Make Someone Happy
Duncan Gets Spooked
Rusty and the Boulder
Snow

Credits[]

Release Dates[]

Cranky Bugs (4th May 1998)
Horrid Lorry (5th May 1998)
A Better View for Gordon (6th May 1998)
Gordon and the Gremlin (11th May 1998)
Bye George (12th May 1998)
Toby and the Flood (15th May 1998)
Haunted Henry (18th May 1998)
Toby's Discovery (21st May 1998)
Thomas and the Rumours (26th May 1998)
Oliver's Find (27th May 1998)
Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday (29th May 1998)
A Surprise for Percy (1st June 1998)
Make Someone Happy (2nd June 1998)
Duncan Gets Spooked (4th June 1998)
Rusty and the Boulder (5th June 1998)
Snow (8th June 1998)

Trivia[]

This was the last Thomas videocassette to feature the 1996-1998 VCI Children's Promo.
This release seems not to be documented anywhere online. It may be a limited promotional item or a recalled item that did not have many units sent to shops.
The release number on the spine (1507) indicates it was released in 1998 between Spooks & Surprises (1505) and Happy Holidays (1512).
The code on the spine is "1507B" so it is logical that it originally went with "1507A". The first case contained the VHS tape and the second contained the art supplies.
On the back of the case, "Amazing Adventures" is written in the description. It is very likely that this was the name of tape A as both words have had their first letter capitalised as titles usually do. Further evidence leading to this is that no other releases have had this title.
It is possible that this release was cancelled due to the release of the similarly titled Surprise Adventures audiobook that came out the same year.
It is likely that when this release was cancelled the episode list was reworked for a later release. The replacement release would have had more or less than 16 episodes as no release has ever had this number of episodes.

Opening (Original 1998 Release)[]

VCI Tracking Control Screen (1995-2005)
VCI Warning Screen (1995-2005)
VCI Children's Promo from 1997 with clips of "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty & Co.", "The Sooty Show: My Bumper Christmas Sooty", "Teddy Bear Sing-Along: My Christmas Play Rhymes & Songs", "Tots Video" and "Roald Dahl's The BFG: Big Friendly Giant" (Without the New for '97 Overview Is Cut). [announced by Jonathan Kydd]
Britt Allcroft Presents logo
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Season 5 Opening Titles
Start of Cranky Bugs (1998)

Closing (Original 1998 Release)[]

End of Snow (1998)
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Season 5 closing credits
A Britt Allcroft Production logo 1998 (Silent)
VCI logo (1995-2005)

Trailers and info[]

The VCI children's trailer from 1997 with clips of "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty & Co.", "The Sooty Show: My Bumper Christmas Sooty", "Teddy Bear Sing-Along: My Christmas Play Rhymes & Songs", "Tots Video" and "Roald Dahl's The BFG: Big Friendly Giant" (the 'New for 97' overview is cut.)