Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Tenders and Turntables and Other Stories is a US VHS release by Strand VCI Entertainment on 27th September 1990. It got re-released by Strand Home Video on 20th August 1992 and 6th October 1993. It contains six first series episodes and one second series episode narrated by Ringo Starr.

Description

PEEP-PEEP! Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends are setting off for all new adventures on the Island of Sodor. You'll see Henry getting involved in something fishy, and Percy trying to back out of an embarrassing situation. Find out how Henry avoids being replaced, and why Thomas ends up in the stationmaster's dining room. So climb aboard as we clear the way for some heartwarming fun!

Episodes

1. Tenders and Turntables
2. Trouble in the Shed
3. Percy Runs Away
4. Thomas Comes to Breakfast
5. Henry's Special Coal
6. The Flying Kipper
7. Toby the Tram Engine

Credits

Model Engines and Characters by Clearwater Model Making Systems Ltd.: David Payne, Jo Webster, Chris Noulton, David Lillie, Tim Staffel

Supervisors: John Penicott and Tim Staffel

Models and Sets: Jamie Bowering, Jamie Jackson-Moore, Ben Cain, John Holmes, and Tom Vane

Specialized Model Making: Bernard Carr, John Kerr, and Ian Kerr

Construction: Frank Schultz

Camera Crew Focus: Barry Brown, Colin Davidson, and Tony Brown

Camera Assistant: John Atwell

Lighting: Beams Film & TV Lighting

Gaffer: Steve Dempsey

Camera Equipment & Specialized Lighting: Turmite Camera Hire Ltd. and Clearwater Camera Computer Systems Ltd.

Production Assistant: Nasreen Khan

Lighting Cameraman: Terry Permane

Art Director: Bob Gauld Galliers

2nd Unit Director: Stephen Asquith

Music Composed and Arranged by: Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell, Bluebird Themes

Video Facilities: Research Recordings

Editor: Michael Dixon

Assistant Editor: Andrea MacArthur

Producers
Britt Allcroft
David Mitton
Robert Cardona

© Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd. 1984, 1986

Trivia

• This is the first US VHS to feature an episode from the second series.
• This is the only US VHS to feature Henry's left sided nameboard.
• The line "We'll do it tomorrow, Sir Topham Hatt will look silly," is moved in two seconds early in Tenders and Turntables.
• The opening theme tune is heard in the nameboard sequences after Trouble in the Shed and Percy Runs Away on the Strand VCI Entertainment release.
• Some copies feature the UK narration for Thomas Comes to Breakfast.
• This is one of the few early Thomas US VHS releases that was not given a DVD release. This is likely because all the episodes on this release have already been released on other DVDs, such as A Big Day for Thomas, where most of its episodes were featured. The other two VHS releases that never got a DVD release were Thomas Breaks the Rules and Other Stories and Better Late Than Never and Other Stories.

Goofs

• On the Strand VCI Entertainment release, a yellow banner is seen at the top of the title card for Percy Runs Away. The banner is only visible in the safe area on the screen, and can be seen depending on the over-scan on the TV.
• On the front cover of the Strand Home Video and Time-Life releases, the "s" in "Turntables" is missing.
• On the back cover of the Strand Home Video release, "Toby the Tram Engine" is called "Toby the Train Engine."

Opening (1993 Re-Release)

1. FBI Warning Screen
2. Strand Home Video logo (1992-1995) (with The Video Collection Music from 1986 to 1995)
3. Britt Allcroft Presents Ident
4. Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends Opening Credits
5. Start of Tenders and Turntables (1984)

Closing (1993 Re-Release)

1. End of Toby the Tram Engine (1984)
2. Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends Closing Credits
3. Strand Home Video logo (1992-1995) (with The Video Collection Music from 1986 to 1995)