Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - New Friends For Thomas

Starring:Ringo Starr, Michael Angelis, George Carlin, Alec Baldwin, Michael Brandon
Director: David Mitton
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

New Friends for Thomas DVDIt's so busy on the Island of Sodor that Sir Topham Hatt needs to bring in some new engines to keep the railway runnign smoothly! Six story stops, along with bonus features like Sir Topham Hatt's Scrapbook, DVD Games and more! Storyteller Alex Baldwin.

Customer Reviews:

I am being VERY generous.......2007-04-10

New narrirator: 3.5/5
His voices for Percy, TFC, Harvey, and Salty are atrotious but I love his James voice that makes James sound pleasant. Gordon and Thomas are good too.

So basicly the video consists of 6 episodes, 5 of them with brand new characters and the other one is a 2 part. The construction crew is A WASTE OF TIME. Without them this video would get a 4.

Gordon and Spencer: 4.5/5
A lesson in taking others advice. It is nice to see Gordon, a personal favorite, being more humble and teaching a lesson instead of learning one. The Story introduces a guest engine named Spencer who is much faster than Gordon. When Gordon tells him to take on water before climbing the hill he does not listen and runs out. Gordon has to come to his rescue.

Emily's new coaches: 3.5/5
A good story but it just didnt wow me like some others do. It is nice to see a female character who will be developed. Emily soon takes an important center of the railway. Emily comes to the island and takes Thomas's coaches by mistake. When she was learning the line all of the engines were giving her weird looks which made her feel unwanted. Soon she saves Thomas from a terrible accident and is rewarded with her very own coaches.

Peace and Quiet: 4/5
Murdoch is introduced. Now i personally liked Murdoch but the very powerful heavy goods train title was already taken by Henry and Donald and Dougles. His shyness in the story causes him to yell at Salty and Harvey. He only apreciates there company when sheep stray onto his line and he has to wait and listen to baas. I liked the story alot...too bad well never see him again:(

Spotless Record: 4/5
Arthur is introduced here, a big shy heavy goods train (sound familiar?) but Arthur has a spotless record. When Thomas plays a trick on him it causes Arthur to have an accident which ruined his spotless record. This story would have scored higher except for the very stupid last line "spotless records are meant to get broken, and then mended again" Once again...I like Arthur, he wil have some parts in "Fish!" (the second one) and (something fishy). But not enough to develop his character

Jack Jumps in/A Friend in need: 0/5
No need to write 2 angry reviews on this video, ill combine these 2. I DID NOT GET BOB THE BUILDER FOR A REASON! The story is pretty good and I wish they would have done it with engines. Jack is an over eager front loader who wants to help everyone but cant do every job. This ends up causing an accident. In part 2 of this story, Jack saves Thomas by holding up a bridge single handed (unrealistic) while Thomas goes across it.

5 New Engines in the Shed: 4/5
Pretty good, upbeat song. It describes the 3 new engines from this DVD and then talks about Salty and Harvey because they are aparently new.

All in all I would recomend this video but watch out! all of these stories require at least one character so if you do get this DVD be prepared for the gimmies from your children

My toddler LOVES this movie!.......2006-03-03

My son is a Thomas addict and a construction addict. So he was completely enchanted with the new character Jack the Loader and the adventures at the quarry with the rest of the construction vehicles. He asks for this video again and again.

no friends here.......2006-02-06

This has to be one of the worst cases of misrepresentational packaging that I have ever seen. The cover art shows a happy Thomas with a happy Spencer. Then the first story goes on to tell how arrogant Spencer is and how he gets his comeuppance - and Thomas is not even a main character in the story. My three-year-old son watched this story then asked me to turn the DVD off! My husband and I talked him into sitting down with us to watch the rest of the disc and we were very disappointed. Thomas is mean to Emily when she accidently takes his coaches. Murdoch is rude to his new shed-mates. And the two Jack the Loader stories feature a bullying dump truck named Max. This won't get a lot of replays at our house.

Gr8 tomas vidoe!!!.......2005-08-24

I likd this tomas movy. It wuz good. I thot that the nu trans were clo. Spncer gets stucks on a hlill and Gordon helps.you willlove this mvoi. I jsut rote a rview.

More characters means more roles!.......2005-08-12

Thomas & Friends comes up with many new characters, and some of them they just give only one or two stories, but each new character adds to the wooden and take-along trains sold as toys.

Let me start out by introducing the new characters. First of all, there is Spencer, the British Mallard who belongs to the visiting Duke and Duchess of Boxford. He appears in "Gordon And Spencer" and "Edward The Great" but since he is very popular, he'll probably make more appearances in future videos.

Next, there is Emily, the old fashioned engine with large inner wheels. She has her own stories, but maybe that's just because female engines aren't shown very often.

Next, there is Murdoch, the big strong engine. So far he has appeared in "Peace And Quiet" and "Best Dressed Engine," plus he did a cameo in "Percy And The Flying Carpet."

Second to last, there is Arthur, a big red tank engine who plays by the rules. So far he has apeared in "The Spotless Record," "Fish" and "Something Fishy."

Finally, there is Jack the front loader and his construction crew. They appear in "Jack Jumps In" and "A Friend In Need," but since there are so many vehicles, they should also make future appearances!

Overall, I would give this 5 stars anyway because their stories so far were very good. They overcome their problems and teach viewers how to get along. I would recommend adding this video to your collection.

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