HiT Entertainment
From Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia
HiT Entertainment is the current owner and producer of Thomas and Friends. They purchased Gullane Entertainment in 2003 and have sinced produced the new series format of Thomas episodes and merchandise.
VHS and DVD Releases
- "Percy's Chocolate Crunch and other Thomas Adventures" (February 25, 2003)
- "James and the Red Balloon and other Thomas Adventures" (July 22, 2003)
- "Thomas' Snowy Surprise and other Adventures" (October 14, 2003)
- "Best of Gordon" (February 3, 2004)
- "New Friends for Thomas and other Adventures" (March 16, 2004)
- "Steamies vs. Diesels and other Thomas Adventures" (May 18, 2004)
- "Thomas and the Jet Engine and other Adventures" (July 20, 2004)
- "It's Great to be an Engine" (September 21, 2004)
- "The Early Years" (October 26, 2004)
- "Hooray for Thomas and other Adventures" (January 25, 2005)
- "Thomas' Sodor Celebration" (March 8, 2005)
- "Songs from the Station" (May, 3 2005)
- "Percy Saves the Day and other Adventures" (July 26, 2005)
- "Calling All Engines" (September 6, 2005)
- "Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and other Adventures" (February 7, 2006)
- "Track Stars" (February 7, 2006)
- "Tales from the Tracks" (May 23, 2006)
- "Thomas' Trusty Friends" (August 22, 2006)
- "Thomas' Halloween Adventures" (August 29, 2006)
- "Come Ride the Rails" (September 12, 2006)
- "Milkshake Muddle" (February 6, 2007)
- "On Site with Thomas" (May 1, 2007)
- "Carnival Capers" (August 7, 2007)
- "Thomas and the Toy Workshop" (September 18, 2007)
- "Thomas and the Treasure" (January 29, 2008)
- "Engines and Escapades" (March 4, 2008)
- '"The Great Discovery" (September 9, 2008)
Critism
Many fans say HiT Entertainment ruined Thomas and Friends on many grounds:
- Replacing the melodious music by Mike O' Donnel & Junior Campbell with Ed Welch's un-catchy tunes.
- Changing the persona's of many characters, most notably Edward, Skarloey, Sir Handel , and Diesel.
- Making the series educational instead of entertaining.
- Contradicting continuity, most notably with Henry needing Welsh Coal and calling Hiro the oldest engine on Sodor.
