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It was 65 years ago when the Rev.W.Awdry told his young son, Christopher, a story about a cheeky, fussy, little blue engine called Thomas the Tank Engine. Since then Thomas & Friends has captured the hearts and imaginations of children and parents around the world. Part of that phenomenon has been the many DVDs that children have adored since the launch of the episodes in 1984. To celebrate 65 years of Thomas & Friends we have put together the very best 20 episodes, from the classic live action to the all new animation. Watch Thomas and his friends in their most thrilling adventures featuring legendary storytellers Ringo Starr and Michael Angelis. It s Full Steam Ahead to the Best of Thomas!
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It was 65 years ago when the Rev. W. Awdry told his young son, Christopher, a story about a cheeky, fussy, little blue engine called Thomas the Tank Engine. Since then Thomas & Friends has captured the hearts and imaginations of children and parents around the world. Part of that phenomenon has been the episodes that children have adored since the launch of the TV series in 1984.
To celebrate 65 years of Thomas & Friends we have put together the very best 20 episodes, from the classic live action to the all new animation. Watch Thomas and his friends in their most thrilling adventures featuring legendary storytellers Ringo Starr and Michael Angelis.
It's Full Steam Ahead to the Best of Thomas!
- Certificate
Universal Suitable for All
- Year
2010
- Screen
Fullscreen 1.33:1
- Languages
English - Dolby Digital (2.0)
- Subtitles
English for the hearing impaired
- Duration
2 hours and 30 minutes (approx)
- Region
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This DVD is absolutely excellent. It contains 20 episodes and covers an episode from each of the 13 series. The only thing that is inaccurate is that it says on the 'description' on this page that all the episodes are narrated by Ringo Starr but only three are. That really doesn't matter because Michael Angelis is a superb narrator. The episodes from the first and second series are restored and the rest are in widescreen.
Episodes are:
1. Thomas and Gordon
2. Edward and Gordon
3. Ghost Train
4. Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
5. Trust Thomas
6. Henry and the Elephant
7. Cranky Bugs
8. James and the Red Balloon
9. Percy's Chocolate Crunch
10. Gordon and Spencer
11. Thomas to the Rescue
12. Thomas and the Birthday Picnic
13. Emily Knows Best
14. Percy and the Funfair
15. It's Good to be Gordon
16. Gordon and the Engineer
17. Duncan Does it All
18. Thomas and the Spaceship
19. Heave Ho Thomas!
20. Steamy Sodor
The thing that I love about this DVD is that it tells the story of the series from Thomas and Gordon (the first episode) to the new CGI animation and the voice actors in Season 13. Also, this really is the BEST OF THOMAS and there are very few episodes I would change. Also the runtime is excellent value for money unlike the usual Thomas DVDs nowadays that only last 40mins.
In summary - this is a must have DVD for any Thomas fan, young or old! You won't regret your purchase of this one!
Episodes are:
1. Thomas and Gordon
2. Edward and Gordon
3. Ghost Train
4. Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
5. Trust Thomas
6. Henry and the Elephant
7. Cranky Bugs
8. James and the Red Balloon
9. Percy's Chocolate Crunch
10. Gordon and Spencer
11. Thomas to the Rescue
12. Thomas and the Birthday Picnic
13. Emily Knows Best
14. Percy and the Funfair
15. It's Good to be Gordon
16. Gordon and the Engineer
17. Duncan Does it All
18. Thomas and the Spaceship
19. Heave Ho Thomas!
20. Steamy Sodor
The thing that I love about this DVD is that it tells the story of the series from Thomas and Gordon (the first episode) to the new CGI animation and the voice actors in Season 13. Also, this really is the BEST OF THOMAS and there are very few episodes I would change. Also the runtime is excellent value for money unlike the usual Thomas DVDs nowadays that only last 40mins.
In summary - this is a must have DVD for any Thomas fan, young or old! You won't regret your purchase of this one!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
My son loves watching this DVD over and over again. It has many classic episodes, which he has read in the modern paperback versions of the series. It's also a nice souvenir to have of Thomas's 65th birthday year.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As a kid I loved Thomas the Tank Engine, and now as a daddy I love the fact that two of my three children also love it. This DVD contains episodes which span the full TV history of Thomas and as my kids watch and enjoy the episodes I get a good pang of nostalgia as I hear Ringo Starr narrating some of the earlier episodes.
This DVD contains twenty episodes and starts from the very beginning with the very first episode of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - "Thomas and Gordon" (and I actually remember it!). The episodes are shown in chronological order and it's interesting to see how the series have changed over time. More characters have been introduced, Ringo Starr passed the narrator baton onto Michael Angelis, episode durations have altered, and perhaps most obvious: as technology has progressed the series became filmed in widescreen and is now fully CGI. The move to CGI was an evolutionary one and in later episodes you can see some CGI elements such as smoke and moving faces - and by the last few episodes the series is fully CGI.
Personally I think it's a shame as using models gave the series a certain charm, it certainly didn't look poor and it also gave children the chance to believe that they could do the same with their model trains. I was always against the idea of Thomas being fully computer generated and although I prefer the traditionally animated series I have to say that the new episodes still manage to capture the spirit of Thomas and Friends and the computer effects have been done very well.
At two and a half hours in duration this is clearly excellent value for money, although I love the Thomas theme tunes they do tend to grate a bit when they seem to be playing every few minutes - they tire my son out though as he insists on dancing to it every time! The DVD does contain an advert for Thomas Land at the beginning which can be a bit annoying when all you want to do is start the episodes playing, the picture quality of the advert is poor too and it looks more like a video taken from YouTube! Thankfully though the picture quality of the actual episodes are good, the older ones are a bit grainy but it's nothing you don't expect.
In a nutshell: If you have Thomas DVDs already then chances are you'll already have some of these episodes - however, if you don't own any then this is a great addition to any child's DVD collection as it brings to your telly the magic of Thomas from the mid-eighties through to the present.
This DVD contains twenty episodes and starts from the very beginning with the very first episode of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - "Thomas and Gordon" (and I actually remember it!). The episodes are shown in chronological order and it's interesting to see how the series have changed over time. More characters have been introduced, Ringo Starr passed the narrator baton onto Michael Angelis, episode durations have altered, and perhaps most obvious: as technology has progressed the series became filmed in widescreen and is now fully CGI. The move to CGI was an evolutionary one and in later episodes you can see some CGI elements such as smoke and moving faces - and by the last few episodes the series is fully CGI.
Personally I think it's a shame as using models gave the series a certain charm, it certainly didn't look poor and it also gave children the chance to believe that they could do the same with their model trains. I was always against the idea of Thomas being fully computer generated and although I prefer the traditionally animated series I have to say that the new episodes still manage to capture the spirit of Thomas and Friends and the computer effects have been done very well.
At two and a half hours in duration this is clearly excellent value for money, although I love the Thomas theme tunes they do tend to grate a bit when they seem to be playing every few minutes - they tire my son out though as he insists on dancing to it every time! The DVD does contain an advert for Thomas Land at the beginning which can be a bit annoying when all you want to do is start the episodes playing, the picture quality of the advert is poor too and it looks more like a video taken from YouTube! Thankfully though the picture quality of the actual episodes are good, the older ones are a bit grainy but it's nothing you don't expect.
In a nutshell: If you have Thomas DVDs already then chances are you'll already have some of these episodes - however, if you don't own any then this is a great addition to any child's DVD collection as it brings to your telly the magic of Thomas from the mid-eighties through to the present.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great DVD
My 3 and 1/2 year old son loves it although he started growing out of Thomas and liking more Cars and Toy Story!
Published 21 days ago by G-Maman
A classic that I can still enjoy watching with my kids
Sometimes too much grown up stuff gets to be overwhelming, too many movies about the real world don't seem to help. Read more
Published 2 months ago by wendyxia
Thomas & Friends - The Best Of Thomas (65th Anniversary)
Fantastic value.My two year old will watch this dvd from start to finish.
Older episodes to begin then ends with the new CSI episodes.A must for all thomas fans
Older episodes to begin then ends with the new CSI episodes.A must for all thomas fans
Published 3 months ago by linda
perfect!!
I bought this dvd for my 2 year old but I was also looking forward to watching episodes that I enjoyed as a child. It is fantastic! A great purchase.
Published 4 months ago by Zoe Passage
Great Christmas gift!
Bought as a gift for a train mad 30 year old, which shows that Thomas isn't just for kids. Great Christmas present for kids and adults alike. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Miss Z. V. Adams
A lot of stuff for the price, but...
I like Thomas (as does my son) because it is full of language (though mostly train-related) and this one comes even with subtitles (these I miss in 3-disc Thomas movie selection). Read more
Published 5 months ago by virgo47
More advertising for children
I bought this as part of my ongoing drive to protect my nearly 3 year old from advertising and failed thanks to the creators of this DVD who have placed several at the beginning. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sam
fantastic
great dvd for any thomas fan i love even i can sit and wach it with my kids one of the most bearable dvds i got for my kids
Published 6 months ago by kelly
All I can say is this is a superb DVD!
Hi my name is Geoff and I am typing this for my son Tom who is 8 years old - I've also got a wife named Emma. Ooops - I'm wasting time. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tom and Daddy
A must for Thomas fans
My boys aged 3 and 5 love this. They watch it daily and because each story is pretty much about a different character they don't get bored.
Published 12 months ago by Mamfa
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