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A Busy Day on the Island of Sodor is a video game released for Vtech's Whiz Kid Learning System.
Description[]
Go on a learning adventure with Thomas™ and his friends!
Today the Island of Sodor is bustling with trainloads of work to be done. Thomas™ and his friends need your help to solve the problems and keep the railway running smoothly.
Learning Adventures[]
Reading Railway[]
Learn about Thomas™ and his friends as you enjoy their stories.
- Busy Day at Work
- Resting in the Shed
- Dock Delivery
- Urgent Delivery
- The Queen's Visit
- Off Track
- Edward and the Troublesome Trucks
- Thomas to the Rescue
Number Quarry[]
Use your number skills to help Thomas™ and his friends get the job done.
- Fruit Fun
- Thomas' Balloons
- Farmer McColl's Farm
- Maron Station
- Time to Work
- Brendam Docks
- Cranky & Bulstrode
- Making Tracks
Word Fun Station[]
Explore the island while learning vocabulary and spelling.
- Thomas' Faces
- Delivery Plan
- What They Wear
- Harold the Helicopter
- Bertie the Bus
- What Is It?
- Henry's Story
- Back to the Shed
Farmer McColl's Farm[]
Take a trip to the farm to learn about seasons, weather and life sciences.
- Thomas' Track
- What's the Weather
- A Day with Thomas
- Changing Seasons
- Toby at the Mill
- On the Farm
- Summer Harvest
- Busy Tracks
The Puzzle Dock[]
Use your logic skills to play fun games and solve puzzles in the Puzzle Dock.
- Three Engines
- Shadow Matching
- Hide and Seek
- Puzzling Track
- Going Places
- Finding Differences
- Photo Album
- Music Engine
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Emily
- Arthur
- Molly
- Mavis
- Salty
- Rocky
- Annie and Clarabel
- Troublesome Trucks
- Bertie
- Harold
- Cranky
- Bulstrode
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Elizabeth II
- Farmer McColl (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- The games play instrumental songs of Engine Roll Call, Surprises, Determination, Ode to Gordon, Emily and A World Around You, as well as some exclusive music associated with Vtech's other Thomas merchandise.
- These tracks were first heard in Engines Working Together and their last usage would be in the Hero of the Rails video game.
- Some pages are based on episodes from the TV series.
- "The Queen's Visit" is based on Paint Pots and Queens.
- "Off Track" is loosely based on Down the Mine, but Thomas falls into a ditch instead of a mine, and Rocky is in Gordon's place.
- "Edward and the Troublesome Trucks" is based on Edward and Gordon.
- "Thomas to the Rescue" is based on Edward's Brass Band, but with Thomas in Edward's place.
- "Thomas' Balloons" is loosely based on Make Someone Happy as it has the same carnival stands.
- "Henry's Story" is based on The Sad Story of Henry.
- "Toby at the Mill" is based on Toby's Windmill.
- In "Delivery Plan", "Henry's Story", "Back to the Shed" and "Music Engine", Henry's theme from Series 1 is heard when the player completes the games on the page, this was likely because the audio was from Edward, Gordon and Henry.
- In "Finding Differences", Edward's theme from the first series is heard when the player completes the games on the page, this was likely because the audio was from Edward and Gordon.
- In "Music Engine", in Music Box mode, a cover of the original 1984 theme composed by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell is heard when the player clicks the blue "Ti" note.
Goofs[]
- Rocky incorrectly has Henry's whistle sound.
- Bulstrode is incorrectly depicted with Diesel's horn.
- In "Delivery Plan", Edward is depicted as Gordon with Edward's whistle.
- In "Bertie the Bus", Thomas is missing his wheels.
- In "Thomas' Track", it appears Percy is depicted as Henry.
- In "The Queen's Visit", when the player completes the games on the page. Thomas passes by, but Clarabel is in front of Annie, instead of behind her.