The Birthday Express

The Birthday Express is a US, UK, Mexican and Canadian DVD featuring two twelfth series and two thirteenth series episodes.

US
Unwrap your favorite episodes with this Thomas & Friends™ collection. Birthdays always come with surprises when your engine friends are geared up for the celebration. Percy must safely deliver a beautifully wrapped present, while Thomas encounters a mystery as he takes Sir Topham Hatt to the party. Full steam ahead for birthday fun!

UK
Unwrap your favourite episodes with this Thomas & Friends™ collection. Birthdays always come this surprises when your engine friends are geared up for the celebration. Percy must safety deliver a beautifully wrapped present, while Thomas encounters a mystery as he takes the Fat Controller to the party. Full steam ahead for birthday fun!

Episodes

 * 1) Percy's Parcel
 * 2) Double Trouble
 * 3) The Man in the Hills
 * 4) The Party Surprise
 * 5) Buzzy Bees

US

 * The Birthday Express Game
 * Roary the Racing Car Bonus Episode - "Roary Takes Off"

UK

 * Down at the Station: Driver
 * Roll Along sing-a-long
 * Guess Who? - Percy

Trivia

 * Some US releases come with a free wooden whistle.
 * This release was shown on PBS Sprout for "Thomas' Birthday."
 * The back cover features images from Creaky Cranky and Wonky Whistle.
 * The US release included a free copy of The Ultimate Diesel Guide.
 * Originally due for release on 11 July 2011 in the UK, the release date was pushed back to 16 January 2012 for unknown reasons.
 * This is the only US DVD to feature episodes from both CGI and model eras.
 * The UK DVD features both the Series 12 and Series 13 openings and Engine Roll Call music videos.
 * The Roary the Racing Car bonus episode was reused in Team Up With Thomas.

Goofs

 * The back cover of the UK release does not list the "Guess Who?" puzzle as being included.
 * On the US release, Simon Spencer is not credited for producing the episodes, The Man in the Hills and The Party Surprise. He is instead credited as "creative producer."
 * On the Canadian back cover, 2010 is the year listed, but it did not come out until 2011.
 * The last few seconds of Double Trouble are cut off.

UK

 * 10 DVD Boxset (2015)