Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories

Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories is a US and Canadian VHS/DVD release featuring six fifth series episodes narrated by Alec Baldwin and one song. It was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment on VHS in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and on DVD in 2002. The DVD release included two different songs. Lionsgate released the title on DVD in 2009 and for digital download in 2013.

It was released on VHS in 2000 in French-speaking Canada under the title Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach and Other Adventures with episodes narrated by Gérard Boucaron. The French release does not include any songs.

1999/2000/2001 VHS
PEEP! PEEP! Join Thomas, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, and their friends for exciting adventures on the Island of Sodor. Meet Cranky the Crane and watch as Thomas and Percy come to his rescue after a destructive storm. Help Sir Topham Hatt celebrate Lady Hatt's birthday party after disaster strikes, and see how Toad realizes that going backwards is really useful! Don't miss the fun and magic on the Island of Sodor with all of your favorite friends.

2002/2009 DVD
PEEP! PEEP! Join Thomas, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, and their friends for exciting adventures on the Island of Sodor. Meet Cranky the Crane and watch as Thomas and Percy come to his rescue after a destructive storm. Help Sir Topham Hatt celebrate Lady Hatt's birthday party after disaster strikes, and see how Toad realizes that going backwards is really useful!

Don't miss the DVD fun and magic on the Island of Sodor with all of your favorite friends.

Episodes

 * 1) Cranky Bugs
 * 2) Lady Hatt's Birthday Party
 * 3) Double Teething Troubles
 * 4) Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach
 * 5) Busy Going Backwards
 * 6) A Better View for Gordon

Songs

 * 1) Night Train
 * 2) Donald's Duck
 * 3) Toby

Bonus Features

 * Character Gallery (auto-played) from Best of Thomas
 * Link to official Thomas web site

Trivia

 * This was the first Thomas home media release to feature Alec Baldwin's narration.
 * This is the first release of Night Train.
 * Earlier copies of the tape featured the Anchor Bay Entertainment logo at the tail end with music.
 * This is the only US VHS/DVD to feature Class 40's nameboard sequence.
 * On the front cover, an image from Horrid Lorry is used.
 * On the back cover, an image from Thomas and the Rumours is used.
 * The Amazon release has no intermissions. Instead, a segment of the opening credits displaying the title appears. The digital download release also has the remastered color of the episodes.
 * Lady Hatt's Birthday Party comes before A Better View for Gordon, so the viewers would not know about Gordon's view at Kirk Ronan.
 * On the Canadian DVD, the bottom half of the disc uses an image of James from Busy Going Backwards in place of the image of Percy and Cranky from Horrid Lorry.
 * This is the last release to feature Caroline's nameboard sequence.

Goofs

 * Some 1999 tape labels misspell Britt Allcroft as "Beth Allcroft".
 * On one 1999 tape label, it reads ©Britt Allcroft Thomas Ltd., 1985, 1991, but it was made in 1998.
 * The runtime says 46 minutes on another 1999 tape label, when it was supposed to be 35 mins.
 * On the front cover, Cranky's crane arm is digitally cut off.
 * The episodes' audio is out of sync on the digital download release of the episode.
 * Thomas' whistle is crooked on the front cover.

DVD Packs

 * Totally Thomas Volume 3
 * Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Adventures/Thomas and the Treasure 2-pack
 * Cranky Bugs and Spills and Chills 2-pack
 * Fun on the Tracks