Arise and Shine

SA
CZ
NL
IND
IDN
POL
ROM

Arise and Shine
Thomas, the Hero of the Day
Thomas and the Firework Display
Fireworks Show
Thomas and Friends - Vol. 1

Released

May 2006 (ZA)
2007 (The Netherlands)
7th May 2011 (POL)
16th January 2012 (IND)

Runtime

30 mins (ZA)
60 mins (CZ)
65 mins (NL)
50 mins (ROM)

Followed by

Hide and Peep

Arise and Shine is a South African DVD featuring one seventh series episode with redubbed music and two eighth series episodes narrated by Michael Angelis.

In the Czech Republic, the DVD features six eighth series episodes narrated by Bohuslav Kalva. In the Netherlands, it was released under the name Thomas, the Hero of the Day with six eighth series episodes narrated by Erik de Zwart and was released under the title Fireworks Show for Polish audiences with narration by Stefan Knothe. In India and Indonesia, it was released under the name Thomas and the Firework Display with six eighth series episodes narrated by Michael Angelis. It was released under the title Thomas and Friends - Vol. 1 featuring five episodes narrated by Daniel Vulcu for Romanian audiences.

Episodes

South Africa

Czech Republic/India/Indonesia/The Netherlands/Poland

Romanian/Hungarian

Thomas and the Firework Display
Percy's New Whistle
Fish
Emily's Adventure
Thomas Saves the Day

Learning Segments (South Africa)

Songs (South Africa)

Trivia

In the South African DVD release, the episodes, songs and learning segments paired on the DVD is the same as when they were paired in the TV half hour format airing "Personality".

Goofs

On the Czech DVD menus, a mirrored image of Thomas is photoshopped to look painted red and James' face is edited onto Thomas' smokebox. This is an attempt to make it look like James. However, the left wheel arch is still blue.