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Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories, later shortened to Thomas Gets Tricked, is a US and Canadian VHS/DVD release featuring the first seven episodes of the first series narrated by Ringo Starr. An additional two first series episodes, one second series episode and one third series episode are included on the early 1995 Video Treasures version narrated by George Carlin.

It was distributed on VHS by Strand VCI Entertainment in 1990, Strand Home Video in 1992, Time-Life in 1994, Video Treasures in 1995, and Anchor Bay Entertainment in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2004. It was later released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2007 including a song and was re-released on DVD by Lionsgate in 2009 and Maple Pictures in 2010. It was released digitally in 2007 featuring George Carlin's narration. It was released on VCD in Thailand in 2006 under title Thomas & Friends - Volume 1. It was released on DVD in Latin America in 2007 under the title A Lesson for Thomas and in Brazil in 2008 under the title Learning with Thomas.

A Double Feature DVD with Percy's Ghostly Trick was released in 2007, 2008 and 2009. A second double feature with Thomas' Halloween Adventures was released by Universal in 2015.

Description

1990/1992/1994 VHS

PEEP-PEEP! All aboard for fun with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. This trip takes us to the Island of Sodor for a trainload of fun with Thomas and all his friends, including Gordon, Edward, Percy, Toby and, of course, Annie and Clarabel the passenger cars.

Join in our travels and let our magical storyteller, Ringo Starr, guide us through these adventures.

1995/2003 VHS

PEEP! PEEP! All aboard for trainloads of fun with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. See why Gordon gives Thomas a lesson he won't forget and how Henry comes to the rescue when disaster strikes. Find out what happens when Thomas gets a chance to pull his very own train... with unexpected results.

So join in the fun and magic on the Island of Sodor with all your favorite friends!

US/CAN DVD

PEEP! PEEP! All aboard for trainloads of fun with the first Thomas episodes ever. See why Gordon gives Thomas a lesson he won't forget and how Henry comes to the rescue when disaster strikes. Find out what happens when Thomas gets a chance to pull his very own train... with unexpected results.

Join in on the fun and magic on the Island of Sodor with all your favorite friends.

Spanish

La famosa serie basada en los libros que escribió el Reverendo Wilfred Awdry muestra las divertidas aventuras de Thomas, un gracioso tren que se convertirá en ¡el mejor amigo de los niños!

En una isla llamada Sodor, donde los vehículos tienen personalidad propia, Thomas comparte aventures con sus amigos entre los cuales se encuentran otras locomotoras, un autobús, un tractor y un helicóptero.

¡Piip! ¡Piip! Todos a bordo para la gran diversión con el primer DVD de Thomas y sus amigos. Descubre cómo gracias a Gordon, Thomas aprende una lección que jamás olvidará. Además acompaña a Henry quien demuestra su gran valentía ya que acude al rescate siempre que hay algún desastre.

English Translation

The famous series based on the books written by the Reverend Wilfred Awdry shows the fun adventures of Thomas, a funny train that will become a child's best friend!

On an island called Sodor, where the vehicles have their own personalities, Thomas shares adventures with his friends including other locomotives, a bus, a tractor and a helicopter.

Peep! Peep! All aboard for great fun with the first Thomas & Friends DVD. Find out how, thanks to Gordon, Thomas learns a lesson he'll never forget. Also, accompany Henry who always demonstrates his great bravery as he comes to the rescue when there is a disaster.

Portuguese

PIUIIIII! PIUIIIII!
Todos a bordo para toneladas de diversão com os primeiros episódios de Thomas e Amigos! Veja por que Gordon dá uma lição em Thomas que ele não vai esquecer tão já e como Henry corre para ajudar quando acontece um desastre.
Descubra o que acontece quando Thomas tem a chance de transportar pela primeira vez seu próprio vagão... E o resultado totalmente inesperado dessa verdadeira aventura!
Com narração em inglês de Ringo Starr, baterista dos Beatles.

English Translation

PEEP! PEEP!
All aboard for tons of fun with the first episodes of Thomas & Friends! See why Gordon teaches Thomas a lesson he won't soon forget and how Henry rushes to help when disaster strikes.
Find out what happens when Thomas gets the chance to haul his own coach for the first time... and the totally unexpected outcome of this real adventure!
With narration in English from Ringo Starr, drummer of the Beatles.

Episodes

Song (DVD only)

Bonus Features

Trivia

  • This is the first release of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends on home video in the US. It is also the first Thomas & Friends DVD released in Mexico.
  • The VHS covers use a photo from Saved from Scrap.
  • When first released, this and James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories were released with a blue VHS tape.
  • After the credits roll on some Strand VCI Entertainment release tapes, there is a message featuring a picture of Sir Topham Hatt that zooms out to reveal Strand VCI's mail address on a blue/purple gradient background, encouraging viewers to write to Sir Topham Hatt to receive a tin of cookies as thanks for buying the video. Early copies of the original VCI release have the message end before the zipcode is read aloud.
  • The first four episodes feature lines that were re-dubbed:
    • Thomas Gets Tricked: In the 1990 Strand VCI Entertainment release, "And off Thomas ran laughing." The lines, "Thomas likes to tease Gordon with his whistle" and "'Maybe I don't have to tease Gordon to feel important,' Thomas thought to himself," are also changed. This was the version used in the Random House read-along CD recording. The original lines, as well as "And off he ran laughing", are restored in the 1992 Strand Home Video release and were used on every tape featuring the 1992 program including its DVD release.
    • Edward Helps Out: "Edward's driver came up."
    • Come Out, Henry!: "How long do you think Henry will stay in the tunnel before he overcomes his fear of the rain and then decides to journey out again?"
    • Henry to the Rescue: "'I'd like to come out of the tunnel.' But Henry didn't know how to ask."
  • The end credits on both the George Carlin VHS and DVD release were taken from Daisy and Other Thomas Stories.
  • The 1995 George Carlin release is considered to be a rare item to find.
  • Some of the 2003 Anchor Bay Entertainment tapes feature the Strand VCI logo after the Anchor Bay logo.
  • The 2007 DVD cover has a mock-up illustration of Thomas being pushed by the Jet Engine past Callan Castle.
  • The slimcase DVD cover features the 2008 Anchor Bay Entertainment logo.
  • On Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Starz, the stories are told by George Carlin.
  • On the Brazilian DVD of this and James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories, the episodes are given their UK titles.
  • The Brazilian version of the DVD features the option to change the languages between Portuguese, (American) English and (Latin American) Spanish.
  • A picture from Topped Off Thomas can be seen on the back cover of the Brazilian version of this release.
  • This is the only US VHS/DVD to feature the US dubs of Come Out, Henry!, and Henry to the Rescue and the Ringo Starr US dubs of every episode.

Goofs

  • The 1990 back cover lists A Big Day for Thomas as A Big Day Out for Thomas.
  • Thomas Gets Tricked is out of sync on the 1995 George Carlin-dubbed tape.
  • On some 1999 tape labels, Britt Allcroft is misspelled "Beth Allcroft."
  • During Trouble for Thomas, as Thomas goes up the hill, someone can be faintly heard saying "Look out for the train!" on the Strand Home Video, Time-Life and Anchor Bay Entertainment tapes.
  • In the 2007 DVD release after the intro, when Thomas Gets Tricked starts, the captions read that George Carlin is the narrator as opposed to Ringo Starr.
  • In Gordon's Memory Game, Gordon asks "Can you remember what was not in the scene with Thomas?" after a scene with James is shown.
  • In the DVD booklet, Gordon's Memory Game menu button is a circle.
  • On the back cover and the booklet of the DVD, Gordon's Memory Game is simply called "Memory Game."
  • On the back cover of the DVD and the booklet, Sodor Memories is wrongly called "Character Gallery."
  • The episodes are listed out of order in the DVD booklet.
  • A Big Day for Thomas is out of sync on the Starz version.
  • On the Netflix version, the last music cue in Trouble for Thomas is played twice.
  • The Universal release has no end credits.
  • The yellow split transition is briefly shown during the start of Thomas Goes Fishing on the 1995 George Carlin release.
  • Ringo Starr is mentioned as narrator on the back cover of the Brazilian DVD, when George Carlin is the one who narrates the English language option.

In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Apendendo com Thomas
Latin American Spanish Una lección para Thomas

DVD Packs

US/CAN

Mexico


* VHS only
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