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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the primary broadcaster of Thomas & Friends in Australia.

ABC broadcasts many other children's shows, including other HiT Entertainment properties.

ABC has distributed Thomas and Friends on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray in Australia since the 80s. They originally had their videos distributed by Festival Records before they switched to Roadshow Entertainment in 1991 when they adopted the ABC for Kids name.

Airings

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2022

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VHS Releases

Mainstream VHS Releases

  1. Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories
  2. Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories
  3. Coal and other stories
  4. Thomas, Percy and the Coal and Other Stories
  5. Percy and Harold and Other Stories
  6. The Deputation and Other Stories
  7. Time for Trouble and Other Stories
  8. Trust Thomas and Other Stories
  9. Escape and Other Stories
  10. Rock 'n' Roll and Other Stories
  11. Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories
  12. Thomas and Stepney and Other Stories
  13. Story and Song Collection
  14. Playtime
  15. Spooks and Surprises
  16. The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection
  17. Happy Ever After
  18. Happy Holidays
  19. Thomas and the Magic Railroad
  20. Truckloads of Fun!
  21. Rescues on the Railways
  22. Thomas and the Jet Engine
  23. Twin Trouble
  24. The Very Best of Thomas & Friends
  25. Engines to the Rescue
  26. All Aboard with the Steam Team
  27. Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
  28. Calling All Engines! (Cancelled)[1]

Sampler VHS Releases

  1. All Aboard October!
  2. All Aboard!

ABC for Kids Favourites VHS Releases

  1. ABC for Kids Favourites
  2. Mixy Presents More Favourites
  3. ABC for Kids - Bumper Collection
  4. ABC for Kids - Playbox
  5. ABC for Kids - Let's Sing and Dance
  6. Mixy Presents TV Favourites
  7. ABC for Kids - Just For Fun

DVD Releases

Mainstream Releases

  1. Thomas and the Jet Engine
  2. Twin Trouble
  3. Thomas and the Magic Railroad
  4. The Very Best of Thomas & Friends
  5. Engines to the Rescue
  6. All Aboard with the Steam Team
  7. Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
  8. Truckloads of Fun!
  9. Calling All Engines!
  10. Series One
  11. Series Two
  12. Series Three
  13. Series Four
  14. Series Five
  15. Happy Holidays
  16. Rusty Saves the Day
  17. Little Engines Big Days Out
  18. Thomas' Trusty Friends
  19. Together on the Tracks
  20. The Great Discovery
  21. Series Six
  22. Carnival Capers
  23. Series Seven
  24. Series Eight
  25. The Best of Thomas & Friends - Volume 1
  26. My First Thomas with Thomas
  27. My First Thomas with Percy
  28. My First Thomas with James
  29. Hero of the Rails
  30. Engines and Escapades
  31. Series Nine
  32. The Best of Thomas & Friends - Volume 2
  33. Series Ten
  34. Heave Ho!
  35. My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon
  36. My First Thomas with Toby and Edward
  37. My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold
  38. Misty Island Rescue
  39. Songs from Sodor
  40. My First Thomas with The Twin Engines
  41. My First Thomas with The Fat Controller
  42. My First Thomas with Diesel
  43. The Party Surprise
  44. Series Eleven
  45. Splish, Splash, Splosh!
  46. Day of the Diesels
  47. Merry Winter Wish
  48. The Lion of Sodor
  49. The Complete Series 12
  50. Wobbly Wheels and Whistles
  51. Blue Mountain Mystery
  52. Curious Cargo
  53. Go Go Thomas!
  54. Rescue on the Rails
  55. King of the Railway
  56. Sticky Situations
  57. Spills and Thrills
  58. Thomas in Charge!
  59. Tale of the Brave
  60. Santa's Little Engine
  61. Dinos and Discoveries
  62. Trouble on the Tracks
  63. Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
  64. The Adventure Begins
  65. Start Your Engines!
  66. Railway Mischief
  67. The Great Race
  68. The Christmas Engines
  69. Signals Crossed
  70. Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures
  71. Journey Beyond Sodor
  72. Thomas' Christmas Carol
  73. Extraordinary Engines
  74. Team Up with Thomas
  75. Big World! Big Adventures!
  76. Christmas on Sodor
  77. Here Comes the Steam Team
  78. Monkey Trouble!
  79. Digs and Discoveries
  80. Steam Team to the Rescue
  81. The Royal Engine
  82. A Colourful World
  83. The Super Engine
  84. Animal Adventures
  85. Race for the Sodor Cup
  86. Marvellous Machinery

Promotional DVD Releases

DVD Packs

  1. 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
  2. Classic Collection: Series 1 - 5
  3. Essential Collection
  4. 3 DVDs
  5. Trainloads of Thomas Fun
  6. 3 Disc Set
  7. My First Thomas (2010)
  8. 3 DVD Pack
  9. The Great Adventures of Thomas & Friends
  10. Classic Collection: Series 6-10
  11. The Essential Colection
  12. My First Thomas (2014)
  13. The Complete Series 1-10
  14. Includes 10 DVDs!
  15. Awesome Adventures
  16. Movie Collection
  17. 'Tis the Season
  18. A Merry Little Christmas
  19. ABC Kids Best of Collection
  20. 75th Anniversary Collection

Twin Packs

  • The Very Best of Thomas & Friends/Thomas' Trusty Friends
  • Bob the Builder: Bashing Crashing Benny/Carnival Capers
  • Calling All Engines/Truckloads of Fun!
  • Heave Ho!/Songs of Sodor
  • Series One/Series Two
  • Series Three/Series Four
  • Series Five/Series Six
  • Series Seven/Series Eight
  • Series Nine/Series Ten
  • The Great Discovery/Series Nine
  • Hero of the Rails/Series Ten
  • Hero of the Rails/Misty Island Rescue
  • Misty Island Rescue/Day of the Diesels
  • The Lion of Sodor/Splish, Splash, Splosh!
  • Fireman Sam: The Hero Next Door/Curious Cargo
  • Blue Mountain Mystery/Fireman Sam: The Great Fire of Pontypandy

ABC for Kids Favourites DVD Releases

  1. ABC for Kids - Let's Sing and Dance
  2. ABC for Kids Hit Clips
  3. ABC for Kids - Just For Fun
  4. ABC for Kids Favourites 1
  5. ABC for Kids Favourites 3
  6. Giggle & Hoot Present - Hoot-Tastic Dress Ups
  7. ABC for Kids - Best Bites
  8. The Very Best of ABC for Kids
  9. ABC for Kids - Christmas
  10. ABC for Kids - Let's Get Creative
  11. ABC for Kids - Playtime!
  12. ABC for Kids - Heroes on the Way
  13. ABC for Kids - Counting 1, 2, 3
  14. ABC for Kids - Farmyard Friends
  15. ABC for Kids - A Spring in Your Step!
  16. ABC for Kids - Festive Fun
  17. ABC for Kids - All Aboard!

HiT Favourites DVD Releases

  1. Winter Collection
  2. Spooky Collection
  3. Active Collection
  4. It's Party Time!
  5. Frosty Friends
  6. Trick or Treat Tales
  7. Back to School

HiT Favourites DVD Packs

  1. HiT Favourites 5 DVD Collection
  2. HiT Favourites: 3 Disc Collection
  3. HiT Favourites 2: 3 Disc Collection
  4. The Ultimate Collection of HiT Favourites

Blu-ray Releases

  1. Misty Island Rescue
  2. Day of the Diesels

Digital-only Releases

  1. ABC for Kids - Spooktacular Stories
  2. Best Friend Adventures
  3. The Mystery of Lookout Mountain
  4. Ghost Train

Trivia

  • To date, the only movies that have never been broadcast were Calling All Engines! (aside from the songs), Day of the Diesels and The Adventure Begins.
  • The tenth series is the only series that has never been broadcast. Although it was still distributed on DVD and broadcasted on Nick Jr..
  • The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has banned reruns of the nineteenth series episode, Henry Spots Trouble, due to complaints about the episode presenting chickenpox "as a mild disease that is nothing to worry about" and conveying an anti-vaccination message. Although the episode is banned from airing on the ABC, it can still be viewed on the Whale of a Tale DVD and the CBeebies channel.[2]

References

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