10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Best Friends [VHS]

My son adores this !!

AAA+++!Thank you.

Quality of VHS tape, and delivery time were above expectation.

First of all, let me say that I love Thomas the Tank Engine. My 6-year-old son has loved Thomas for 3+ years running and I am very grateful for all the good times the three of us have had. That having been said, this is a compilation VHS. You will not find any new stories on this one. However, it is worth viewing (and getting, if you don't have a big collection) if you have children. We got this as a gift from friends, so having duplicates of the stories was not a big problem with us. Interspersed between the stories is what seems to be an advertisement for the "Day Out With Thomas." It is interesting to watch, but is not informative for one actually thinking about participating in one of the programs.The 10 stories (4 more than the usual offering) featured on the video are as follows:Thomas & Bertie's Great Race: This is one of the formative Thomas stories and is a welcome addition to anyone's collection. This particular episode is referenced in several subsequent episodes.Old Iron: This is a charming story where Edward saves the day. However, this one is frequently recycled on Thomas' compilations. We already have it on at least 3 videos.The Trouble With Mud: Fans of Gordon the Big Blue Engine will appreciate this one. It is included on the Best of Gordon video as well.Terence the Tractor: This is another story which is essential to Thomas lore. Terence and his funny caterpillars save the day when Thomas get stuck in the snow. The song "Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" is based on this one.Percy's Ghostly Trick: This is a cute little story where Percy gets to play a little trick on Thomas.Mavis: This story features the lovely little diesel as well as an always-lovable Toby. Toby has to show impatient Mavis the ropes in this one.Henry the Elephant: The circus is on the Island of Sodor and the engines are always ready to be really useful, even when 5 tons of pachyderm are on the line. This is a charming story which is not on any of our other collections.Percy's Promise: Percy saves the day and does not let axle-deep water put a cramp in his style.James Goes Buzz-Buzz: We also have this episode on the Best of James collection, but it is a good story and features some nice stop-action animation as well as little-seen figures such as the Vicar.All at Sea: Duck wonders about life beyond the horizon in this lovely story. Harold the Helicopter puts aside his usual haughtiness to help him out. I've never seen this one, so it was a treat for my son and I.Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale: A rousing musical way to end a very well-spent hour on the tracks.George Carlin is the narrator for all 10 of the stories and he provides suitable voices for all the characters. I enjoy hearing him, although he is not as lovable as the quirky Ringo Starr.All in all, this video is well worth watching and would be a great way to start a new Thomas lover's collection. Check it out if you get a chance!

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Thomas are Friends

This VHS version of 10 years etc has its good points and its bad points, though my son (20 months) may disagree about the bad.So, the good points: the stories are mostly fine. some are very good, some less so (I admit to having read the books over and over as a child plus at least once since - I usually know when they depart from the written version; I can get a bit worked up when there is no good reason for this departure). The scenery is an unmitigated pleasure - time and care went into producing these. Many details are faithfully, even lovingly reproduced. The engines, necessarily, have fairly limited expressions: dumb, happy and grouchy, with the continual possibility of freely spinning eyes.The bad points: George Carlin is not the world's most involved narrator. I don't buy the Ringo is Best argument, but Carlin could definitely have done better. He reserves his accents for minor characters as Harold the Helicopter (has to be heard to be believed) and the vicar(???!!!). I have watched this video too often in the last few weeks, and keep listening for some of the 7 banned words sotto voce. Alas, Carlin plays it straight. Far too straight. I haven't heard Alec Baldwin, but I humbly put myself forward as the best potential narrator.Worse, far worse, than the narration, however, is the extraneous "stuff". This includes the songs, which are indelible (try working with "let's have a race, have a race" going through your head. Or the utterley irrelevant "Never judge a book by its cover". Awful. I can't even determine that my son really likes them). And then there are the interviewees, culled from a Day out with Thomas at Strasburg, Pa (which looks great). No, Percy does not "back forward". Was it really necessary to prove in such a manner that a dozen or so people think Thomas is great? There are some nice bits and some less than nice bits, but the whole is unecessary and unwelcome - it does not provide context for the selection of stories and you end up wishing them away (with the songs) so you can get to the next good bit. Being made to wait, in this case, does not instill virtue (it merely gives daddy a greater opportunity to use some profanities).In summary, this is perfectly acceptable entertainment, and even adults can sit through it (mostly, though sometimes it helps to have the radio on louder). I suspect that there are better collections to be had. But don't not acquire it on account of this review; simply take care.

I liked this tape even though I had seen every tape on it at least a hundred times. These episodes are mainly focused on the works of George Carlin even though The Best of line of tapes were realesed with some Ringo Starr episodes redone by George Carlin. Frankly Ringo Starr was the best but I respect George Carlin too. This tape takes the best episodes thoughout George Carlin's career as narrartor. Buying this tape is a good way to get the best of the George Carlin episodes even though I could suggest some better ones.

3歳の孫にプレゼントにと買いました。とっても喜んで毎日一緒に見ています。箱の絵柄もみんなが描かれているのも気に入っているみたいです。

初めて買ったトーマスのビデオがこれ。トーマスの基本を知るようなお話ばかりです。トーマスとバーティーの競争は、当時１才の息子も「ゴー！」と言って楽しんでいました。話の合間にイギリスの子供のインタビューが出てくるのですが、それもちょうどいいＣＭの感覚で息抜きになります。息子もお友達を見つめるかのようにニコニコしています。シングアロングのビデオと連動したところがあり両方で楽しめます。初めてのトーマスにいいと思います。

トーマスが大好きなので購入しました。いつのまにか、トーマスや仲間たちの名前も覚え、そのセリフまで真似しています。短編のストーリーなので、飽きることなく見ています。また、歌や子供達のインタビューもあり、微笑ましい。英語が目的ではありませんでしたが、２歳という年齢はなんでも吸収するのですね。とっても楽しいビデオです。

私、知らなかったんです。英語版は、ナレーターが淡々と朗読するだけだということを。日本語版は各キャラクターの声優さんが喋ってるので面白いのですが、英語版はナレーターが全部の声をやるのです。うちの息子は3歳で、昔からのトーマスファン。ストーリーを覚えているので、英語版でもストーリーを追えるし英語の勉強にちょうど良いかな、と思って買いました。しかし一話見ただけで「ねえ、なかなかトーマスが喋らないね」と言いました。ナレーターが喋ってるのですが、気づかないようです。「なんかこれツマンナイ」と消してしまいました。一緒に買った"Sing along and stories"の方は歌が入ってるので、気に入っています。しかも歌だけではなくストーリーも入ってるんです。これ一本で歌とストーリーも楽しめるのですから、これだけで十分でした。また、英語の勉強ということでは、一緒に買った"Maisy's birthday"の方がずっと良かったです。簡単な英語で聞き取りやすく、子供はリピートしていました。

たくさんのお話が入っていてトーマスの仲間もたくさん登場するのでおもしろいです。トーマスランド？に遊びに来た外国の子供達のコメントも聞けるので、耳の訓練にもなるし、見た感じも楽しいです。