Bumper Video Collection Volume 1

Bumper Video Collection Volume 1 is a New Zealand VHS release featuring seventeen first series episodes narrated by Ringo Starr.

Episodes

 * 1) Thomas and Gordon - Thomas, the little blue engine, is cheeky to Gordon once too often. So the big blue engine decides to give Thomas a lesson he won't forget.
 * 2) Edward and Gordon - Gordon gets stuck up a hill and little Edward helps him out. Gordon rushes away but the Fat Controller is very pleased with Edward.
 * 3) The Sad Story of Henry - Henry is very proud of his shiny coat of paint but one day he discovers that pride comes before a fall!
 * 4) Edward, Gordon and Henry - Disaster strikes Gordon so Edward tries to help. But in the end Henry comes to the rescue.
 * 5) Thomas Train - Thomas gets a chance to pull his very own train with unexpected results.
 * 6) Thomas and the Trucks - Thomas lands himself in trouble with some silly trucks and gets a warning from the Fat Controller.
 * 7) Thomas and the Breakdown Train - James has trouble with the trucks one day, but Thomas is there to help out. The Fat Controller is so pleased he gives Thomas his own branch line.
 * 8) James and the Coaches - James bangs the coaches by being too rough, and brings the train to a stop. The passengers get home only after a piece of ingenious repair work by the guard.
 * 9) Troublesome Trucks - James is sent back to pull trucks again. He has a bad time with a long train but with a little help from his friend Edward he wins in the end. The Fat Controller is very pleased.
 * 10) James and the Express - Gordon the big engine looks silly when the signalman forgets and switches him from the main line onto a loop. James has to pull the express instead, and is very proud.
 * 11) Thomas and the Guard - Annie and Clarabel think Thomas is very silly when he starts off fast and leaves his guard behind. The guard isn't very pleased either.
 * 12) Thomas Goes Fishing - Thomas has always wanted to go fishing. One day he gets his chance but it doesn't turn out quite the way he expected.
 * 13) Thomas, Terence and the Snow - Thomas is always cheeky to Terence the Tractor about his caterpillar wheels. But the day comes when Thomas is very glad to have Terence around.
 * 14) Thomas and Bertie - Thomas the Tank Engine and Bertie the Bus decide to stage their own version of the Great Race.
 * 15) Tenders and Turntables - Sometimes things get very busy in the yard and The Fat Controller has to ask the big engines to do shunting. They don't like it and decide to take action.
 * 16) Trouble in the Shed - The big engines go on strike so the Fat Controller decides to leave them to sulk and a new engine arrives in the yard, Percy the Saddle Tank.
 * 17) Percy Runs Away - Henry, James and Gordon decide to go back to work, but Percy is careless on the main line and gets a nasty shock.

Trivia

 * This release is a combination of two videos, Thomas and Gordon and other stories and Troublesome Trucks and other stories, on one tape.
 * The cover artwork is similar to that of Story and Song Collection, even using the images from the covers of James Goes Buzz Buzz and Thomas and the Special Letter.
 * Trevor is seen on the back cover, but he does not appear in this release.
 * An alternate VHS label exists with a different font.

Goofs

 * According to the cover, Ringo Starr and George Carlin narrated the episodes, but only Ringo did.
 * Thomas' Train is missing the apostrophe in the episode listing on the back cover.
 * There are several spacing errors across the back of the tape.
 * "Volume" is not capitalised on the VHS tape label. An alternate label however rectifies this.
 * David Mitton is misspelled as David Mitten on the back cover.
 * The last few seconds of the credits of Edward and Gordon and the first few seconds of The Sad Story of Henry are cut off.
 * When Thomas and the Trucks begins to end and the credit music begins playing, the audio pitch changes before going back to normal.