Thomas and the Jet Engine (AUS DVD)

Thomas & the Jet Engine is an Australian VHS/DVD featuring eight sixth series episodes narrated by Michael Angelis. The DVD features an additional sixth series episode as well as three songs.

VHS
It's a peep peep and a chuff chuff for all the Thomas the Tank Engine fans with eight exciting all NEW adventures to enjoy!

DVD
It's a peep peep and a chuff chuff for all the Thomas the Tank Engine fans with nine exciting all NEW adventures to enjoy!

Episodes

 * 1) Thomas and the Jet Engine - Thomas's wish to be as fast as Gordon comes true, but in the end Gordon gets the last laugh because Thomas is too fast to complete his delivery!
 * 2) Percy's Chocolate Crunch - After working on a difficult job at the chocolate factory Percy is rewarded with a wash down.
 * 3) No Sleep for Cranky - Cranky learns a lesson when he drops some pipes in the shed in a tantrum.
 * 4) Harvey to the Rescue - When Percy has an accident, Harvey the new engine proves his usefulness to the team.
 * 5) A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter - When Harold has a very bad day and crashes into a haystack (unhurt) it's Percy to the rescue.
 * 6) Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry - Upon discovering an old steam lorry called Elizabeth in a shed, the Fat Controller decides to restore her to her original beauty.
 * 7) Jack Jumps In  - Thomas helps Jake the digger-loader on his first day at the quarry.
 * 8) A Friend in Need - While working at the quarry Thomas has an accident and is helped out by his new friend Jack the digger-loader.
 * 9) The World's Strongest Engine - Diesel hopes to get rid of the steam engines once and for all but for once the troublesome trucks are on the engines' side and help to get rid of Diesel instead!

Songs

 * 1) Thomas We Love You
 * 2) Don't Judge a Book By its Cover
 * 3) Rockin' on the Railway

Trivia

 * This was the first Thomas & Friends DVD release in Australia.
 * Some copies of the DVD came with a Surprise Adventures CD.
 * The episodes have the following aspect ratios on each platform:
 * 14:9 (Partially cropped widescreen)
 * 16:9 (Widescreen)
 * The front cover features a picture from the sixth series episode, It's Only Snow.
 * On the back cover of the DVD, Jack Jumps In is referred to by its original title, "Jack Goes to Work".
 * The DVD and iTunes releases have the Gullane Entertainment logo at the start of each episode, but the VHS does not.
 * In the episode selection menu, Harvey's theme is used in the first and third page and the Brendam Docks theme in the second page were played from scenes when they were not speaking.
 * On the song menu, Thomas' Anthem is titled Thomas We Love You and Come for the Ride is titled Rockin' on the Railway.
 * In the subtitles menu, lines from the episodes are heard. The lines were, "What took you so long?" from Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry, "Usefulness before cleanliness" from Percy's Chocolate Crunch and "Different is what makes you special" from Harvey to the Rescue.
 * The opening credits for Thomas' Anthem and Don't Judge a Book By its Cover on the DVD were taken from Story and Song Collection. Additionally, The Britt Allcroft Company's logo appears at the start of Thomas' Anthem.
 * The iTunes release has Percy's Chocolate Crunch as the final episode.

Goofs

 * Several mistakes are presents on the back cover.
 * Jack is mistakenly called "Jake" in the description for Jack Goes to Work.
 * Britt Allcroft and David Mitton are incorrectly credits for writing the episodes.
 * Britt Allcroft is also credited as the producer instead of Phil Fehrle.
 * The episodes are mistakenly credited as being made in 1998 instead of 2002.
 * The disclaimer "Please note that these episodes have been previously released on other Thomas and Friends videos" is featured. However, this is in fact the first Australian home media release to contain these episodes.
 * The DVD version paired with Surprise Adventures incorrectly lists the approximate time of the CD as 30 minutes, but the duration of the CD is 42 minutes and 45 seconds.

DVD Packs

 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset