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This article is about the Australian VHS/DVD. You may be looking for the sixth series episode or the magazine story.

Twin Trouble is an Australian VHS/DVD featuring eight sixth series episodes narrated by Michael Angelis.

Description

Join Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends for eight new fun adventures.

Episodes

  1. Twin Trouble - Donald, tired of working with his twin, Douglas, volunteers and goes to work with Duck. It doesn't go well at all. When Donald crashes the next day, Douglas races to the rescue. They are friends again.
  2. Salty's Secret - Salty loves the sea, and is disappointed when he finds his new job at the Quarry. Much to Bill, Ben and Mavis' surprise, he handles the Troublesome Trucks so well that he finishes the job in no time.
  3. The Fogman - One day in foggy Misty Valley, the fat controller replaces Cyril with a foghorn that is so loud that rocks fall and block the tracks and crush the foghorn. Thomas can't see a thing and crashes but Cyril comes to the rescue.
  4. Jack Frost - It's freezing and Thomas frightens Percy by teasing him about Jack Frost but James isn't frightened at all. In the dark of night, snow arrives and covers Percy. James sees Percy covered in frost and thinks it's Jack Frost. Frightened, he races back to the sheds but the next morning brags to the others and pretends that he met Jack Frost. Percy exposes his charade and they all had a good laugh.
  5. Scaredy Engines - It's Halloween and Thomas, Percy and Duck are sent to the Smelter's yard to collect some scrap. But after Edward's spooky ghost stories, Percy is scared and Thomas teases Percy about ghosts. Later, Thomas begins to hear strange noises and sees spooks everywhere. Thomas then apologises to Percy for teasing him.
  6. Percy and the Haunted Mine - It's competition time for 'The Most Beautiful Station' on the Island of Sodor. On his way to Maithwaite, Percy, scared as usual, sees a chimney and building sink into the ground near the mine. In the end, all is explained.
  7. Middle Engine - None of the engines like being a middle engine. Being a middle engine causes Percy problems at The Coaling Plant where he is turned upside down!
  8. James and the Red Balloon - With the arrival of The Hot Air Balloon, James and Thomas are afraid it will take the engines' passenger traffic away. However, they learn that the hot air balloon has attracted so many holiday makers, that their passenger traffic has increased.

Trivia

  • This is the only VHS release to feature Michael Angelis' narration of Jack Frost.
  • The episodes have the following aspect ratios on each platform:
    • 14:9 (Partial widescreen) (VHS/DVD)
    • 16:9 (Widescreen) (iTunes and Google Play)
  • The widescreen version of Salty's Secret and The Fogman are used as the top and bottom of the image are cropped along with left and right sides of the image.
  • While the opening theme tune plays throughout the episode menu, also heard is Donald's whistle, followed by Salty saying "Ahoy, mateys! Salty, pride of the seven seas. I'm a new diesel and I'm here to give you some help." Then, the Fat Controller says "Well done" before concluding with last bit of Donald and Douglas' theme.
  • The iTunes release has Jack Frost as the final episode.
  • Some DVD copies also include a bonus book and come in a slim case.

Goofs

  • On the back of the DVD, Britt Allcroft and David Mitton are incorrectly credited for writing the episodes. Britt Allcroft is also credited as the producer rather than Phil Fehrle.
  • The episodes and the photographs taken from them are given an incorrect copyright date of 1998.
  • In addition to these erroneous credits, the back cover of the carry-case DVD also features another set of credits that erroneously list Simon Spencer as the producer and Stephen Asquith as the director.
  • In the DVD, the subtitles for Middle Engine call 'Arry "Harry."

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