Thomas Gets Tricked (Home Media)

Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories, later shortened to Thomas Gets Tricked, is a US and Canadian VHS/DVD release featuring the first seven episodes of the first series narrated by Ringo Starr. An additional two first series episodes, one second series episode and one third series episode are included on the early 1995 Video Treasures version narrated by George Carlin.

It was distributed on VHS by Strand VCI Entertainment in 1990, Strand Home Video in 1992, Time-Life in 1994, Video Treasures in 1995, and Anchor Bay Entertainment in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2004. It was later released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2007 including a song and was re-released on DVD by Lionsgate in 2009 and Maple Pictures in 2010. It was released digitally in 2007 featuring George Carlin's narration. It was released under the title A Lesson for Thomas in 2007 for Mexican audiences and Learning with Thomas for Brazilian audiences. It was released under title Thomas and Friends - Volume 1 for Thai audiences.

A Double Feature DVD with Percy's Ghostly Trick was released in 2007, 2008 and 2009. A second double feature with Thomas' Halloween Adventures was released by Universal in 2015.

1990/1992/1994 VHS
PEEP-PEEP! All aboard for fun with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. This trip takes us to the Island of Sodor for a trainload of fun with Thomas and all his friends, including Gordon, Edward, Percy, Toby and, of course, Annie and Clarabel the passenger cars.

Join in our travels and let our magical storyteller, Ringo Starr, guide us through these adventures.

1995/2003 VHS
'''PEEP! PEEP!''' All aboard for trainloads of fun with Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. See why Gordon gives Thomas a lesson he won't forget and how Henry comes to the rescue when disaster strikes. Find out what happens when Thomas gets a chance to pull his very own train... with unexpected results.

So join in the fun and magic on the Island of Sodor with all your favorite friends!

DVD
'''PEEP! PEEP!''' All aboard for trainloads of fun with the first Thomas episodes ever. See why Gordon gives Thomas a lesson he won't forget and how Henry comes to the rescue when disaster strikes. Find out what happens when Thomas gets a chance to pull his very own train... with unexpected results.

Join in on the fun and magic on the Island of Sodor with all your favorite friends.

US

 * 1) Thomas Gets Tricked
 * 2) Edward Helps Out
 * 3) Come Out, Henry!
 * 4) Henry to the Rescue
 * 5) A Big Day for Thomas
 * 6) Trouble for Thomas
 * 7) Thomas Saves the Day**
 * 8) James in a Mess*
 * 9) Thomas Goes Fishing*
 * 10) A Cow on the Line*
 * 11) Gordon and the Famous Visitor*

* 1995 George Carlin release only

** Followed by a song

Brazil/Thailand

 * 1) Thomas and Gordon
 * 2) Edward and Gordon
 * 3) The Sad Story of Henry
 * 4) Edward, Gordon and Henry
 * 5) Thomas' Train
 * 6) Thomas and the Trucks
 * 7) Thomas and the Breakdown Train

Mexico

 * 1) A Lesson for Thomas
 * 2) Edward to the Rescue
 * 3) Henry's Pride
 * 4) Edward, Gordon, and Henry
 * 5) A Big Day for Thomas
 * 6) Thomas in Trouble
 * 7) Thomas, Hero of the Day

Song

 * Come for the Ride

Bonus Features

 * Gordon's Memory Game from Best of Gordon
 * Sodor Memories from The Early Years

Trivia

 * This is the first release of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends on home video in the US. It is also the first Thomas & Friends DVD released in Mexico.
 * The VHS covers use a photo from Saved from Scrap.
 * When first released, this and James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories were released with a blue VHS tape.
 * After the credits roll on some Strand VCI Entertainment release tapes, there is a message featuring a picture of Sir Topham Hatt that zooms out to reveal Strand VCI's mail address on a blue/purple gradient background, encouraging viewers to write to Sir Topham Hatt to receive a tin of cookies as thanks for buying the video. Some copies of the original VCI release do not have this message at the end.
 * The first four episodes feature lines that were re-dubbed:
 * Thomas Gets Tricked: In the 1990 Strand VCI Entertainment release, "And off Thomas ran laughing." The lines, "Thomas likes to tease Gordon with his whistle" and "'Maybe I don't have to tease Gordon to feel important,' Thomas thought to himself," are also changed. This was the version used in the Random House read-along CD recording. The original lines, as well as "And off he ran laughing," are restored in the 1992 Strand Home Video release and were used on every tape featuring the 1992 program including its DVD release.
 * Edward Helps Out: "Edward's driver came up."
 * Come Out, Henry!: "How long do you think Henry will stay in the tunnel before he overcomes his fear of the rain and then decides to journey out again?"
 * Henry to the Rescue: "'I'd like to come out of the tunnel.' But Henry didn't know how to ask."
 * The end credits on both the George Carlin VHS and DVD release were taken from Daisy and Other Thomas Stories.
 * The 1995 George Carlin release is considered to be a rare item to find.
 * Some of the 2003 Anchor Bay Entertainment tapes feature the Strand VCI logo after the Anchor Bay logo.
 * The 2007 DVD cover has a mock-up illustration of Thomas being pushed by the Jet Engine past Callan Castle.
 * The slimcase DVD cover features the 2008 Anchor Bay Entertainment logo.
 * On Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Starz, the stories are told by George Carlin.
 * On the Brazilian DVD of this and James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories, the episodes are given their UK titles.
 * The Brazilian version of the DVD features the option to change the languages between Portuguese, (American) English and (Latin American) Spanish.
 * A picture from Topped Off Thomas can be seen on the back cover of the Brazilian version of this release.
 * This is the only US VHS/DVD to feature the US dubs of Come Out, Henry!, and Henry to the Rescue and the Ringo Starr US dubs of every episode.

Goofs

 * The 1990 back cover lists A Big Day for Thomas as A Big Day Out for Thomas.
 * Thomas Gets Tricked is out of sync on the 1995 George Carlin-dubbed tape.
 * On some 1999 tape labels, Britt Allcroft is misspelled "Beth Allcroft."
 * During Trouble for Thomas, as Thomas goes up the hill, someone can be faintly heard saying "Look out for the train!" on the Strand Home Video, Time-Life and Anchor Bay Entertainment tapes.
 * In the 2007 DVD release after the intro, when Thomas Gets Tricked starts, the captions read that George Carlin is the narrator as opposed to Ringo Starr.
 * In Gordon's Memory Game, Gordon asks "Can you remember what was not in the scene with Thomas?" after a scene with James is shown.
 * In the DVD booklet, Gordon's Memory Game menu button is a circle.
 * On the back cover and the booklet of the DVD, Gordon's Memory Game is simply called "Memory Game."
 * On the back cover of the DVD and the booklet, Sodor Memories is wrongly called "Character Gallery."
 * The episodes are listed out of order in the DVD booklet.
 * A Big Day for Thomas is out of sync on the Starz version.
 * On the Netflix version, the last music cue in Trouble for Thomas is played twice.
 * The Universal release has no end credits.
 * The yellow split transition is briefly shown during the start of Thomas Goes Fishing on the 1995 George Carlin release.

US

 * Totally Thomas Volume 8
 * Ultimate Thomas Collection
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Best of Gordon 2-pack
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Thomas' Trusty Friends 2-pack
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Percy's Ghostly Trick Double Feature
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Thomas' Halloween Adventures Double Feature

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