Rusty to the Rescue (DVD)

Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories is a US VHS/DVD release featuring six fourth season episodes narrated by George Carlin and one song. It was distributed by Video Treasures in 1995, Anchor Bay Entertainment in 1996, who re-released the tape in 2003 and on DVD in 2008.

Description

1995 VHS

PEEP! PEEP! Next stop - The Island of Sodor for more Thomas adventures with new friends. Watch Rusty, the small Diesel engine, set off where only brave Diesels dare to go. Will the rescuers find Duke with a bang and reunite him with Stuart and Falcon? Sir Handel's bad temper gets him into trouble and Thomas tells Toby and Percy the story of how Duke became known as Granpuff. So join in the adventure with Thomas and his friends, in volume 12 where fun never ends.

1996 VHS

PEEP! PEEP! Next stop - The Island of Sodor for more Thomas and his friends. Watch Rusty, the small Diesel engine, set off where only brave Diesels dare to go. Will the rescuers find Duke with a bang and reunite him with Stuart and Falcon? Sir Handel's bad temper gets him into trouble and Thomas tells Toby and Percy the story of how Duke became known as Granpuff. So join in the adventure with Thomas and his friends, where fun and excitement never ends.

DVD

Peep! Peep! Next stop - The Island of Sodor with Thomas and Friends. Watch Rusty, the small Diesel engine, set off where only brave Diesels dare to go. Will the rescuers find Duke with a bang and reunite him with Stuart and Falcon? Join in the adventure with Thomas and his friends, where the fun and excitement never ends.

Episodes

Song

Gone Fishing

Trivia

This was the last Thomas & Friends DVD to be released by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
This was the first VHS to have the on-screen Video Treasures logo, though it is the fourth (and last) distributed by them.
The DVD Version of this release has mono audio, while the original VHS has stereo audio.
The Canadian DVD has restored visuals.

Goofs

The image on the front cover of the VHS is from Home at Last, but that episode is not featured on the video.
On the 2008 edition of the DVD:
- The back cover has pictures from Trusty Rusty, which is not featured on the DVD.
- The cover and the DVD menu show steam coming from Rusty.
- Grass is visible behind Rusty's driver yet Rusty appears to be part way in a shed.
- The shed interior appears to be filled in with red.
- The rails Rusty is on appear to be standard gauge.
- Rusty, a narrow gauge engine, is the engine featured at the station in the main menu which is standard gauge.