Sing-Along and Stories

Sing-Along and Stories is a US VHS/DVD featuring two fourth season episodes narrated by George Carlin and seven songs. It was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 1997, reissued in 2002 and released on DVD in 2006 and 2009. In all releases since 2009, the DVD has been renamed Hop on Board: Songs and Stories.

2002 VHS
PEEP! PEEP! Life on the Island of Sodor is extremely busy for the engines. While Thomas and his friends are hard at work, they like to listen to music and sing-along.

Now you can join in on all the fun with this collection of Thomas and Friends music videos. Follow the bouncing steamcloud to read the words and sing-along to Thomas' Anthem, Let's Have A Race, Gone Fishing and 4 other Sodor favorites. Also included on this video are two classic stories starring Thomas, Percy, Peter Sam and the rest of your Island friends.

So hop on board for toe-tappin' fun with Thomas & Friends Sing-Along & Stories.

2006 DVD
PEEP! PEEP! Life on the Island of Sodor is extremely busy for the engines. While Thomas and his friends are hard at work, they like to listen to music and sing-along.

Now you can join in on all the fun with this collection of Thomas & Friends music videos. Follow the bouncing steamcloud to read the words and sing-along to Thomas' Anthem, Let's Have A Race, Gone Fishing and 4 other Sodor favorites. You'll also enjoy two classic Thomas & Friends episodes as well as a bonus sing-along which proves why "It's Great to be an Engine".

So hop on board for toe-tappin' fun with Thomas and Friends Sing-Along & Stories.

2009 DVD
Life on the Island of Sodor is extremely busy for the engines. While Thomas and his friends are hard at work, they like to listen to music and sing along. Now you can join in on all the fun with this collection from Thomas & Friends! Follow the bouncing steam cloud to read the words and sing-along to "Thomas' Anthem", "Let's Have a Race", "Gone Fishing" and four other Sodor favorites. You'll also enjoy two classic Thomas & Friends episodes as well as a bonus sing-along which proves why "It's Great to Be an Engine". So hop on board for toe-tappin' fun with Thomas & Friends Songs and Stories.

Episodes

 * 1) Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
 * 2) Bulldog

Songs

 * 1) Thomas' Anthem
 * 2) Let's Have a Race
 * 3) Gone Fishing*
 * 4) Toby
 * 5) Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover*
 * 6) The Island Song
 * 7) Really Useful Engine
 * 8) It's Great to be an Engine (DVD only)

* Followed by a story.

Bonus Features

 * Really Useful Engines game
 * Sodor Superstars Hall of Fame

Trivia

 * The 2009 release contained a bonus CD containing the songs:
 * 1) Engine Roll Call
 * 2) Let's Have a Race
 * 3) Toby
 * 4) The Island Song
 * 5) Really Useful Engine

Goofs

 * The back of the original VHS cover features an image from Sleeping Beauty, but that episode is not featured on the video.
 * On the back cover of the 2002 VHS/2006 DVD, an image from Make Someone Happy is used, but that episode is not on the release.
 * Despite the name being changed, the 2009 DVD menu and the title card retain the old title.
 * Most of the front covers feature a promo shot from Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but that movie is not on the release.
 * The 1997 VHS cover features a cutout from Saved from Scrap, but that episode is not on the release.
 * Even though the original release was called Sing-Along and Stories, The title cards says "Sing-Along Songs and Stories".
 * Some of the 1997 tapes do not have the Video Treasures logo, and start off with the Britt Allcroft logo.
 * On the DVD, when the Island Song plays, the beginning music is paused briefly, and plays normally afterwards. This problem is fixed in the James Goes Buzz Buzz DVD.
 * On the back cover of the DVD it shows "Our Story Stops Are" instead "Our Songs"
 * At the end of the DVD Game, Sir Topham Hatt is speaking of Really Useful Places, but that game is not featured in this DVD.