This is a list of all the Thomas & Friends VHS tapes released in New Zealand.
Mainstream Releases
CEL Home Video
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Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories | Thomas and Gordon Edward and Gordon The Sad Story of Henry Edward, Gordon and Henry Thomas' Train Thomas and the Trucks Thomas and the Breakdown Train James and the Coaches |
March 1989 | CEL Home Video |
It's full steam ahead for Thomas, the little blue engine with the short stumpy funnel, short stumpy boiler and short stumpy dome and his special friends Gordon, Henry, James, Percy, Edward, Toby, Annie and Clarabel the carriages and of course their Boss, the Fat Controller. Now Thomas has a new friend - storyteller Ringo Starr, who says "Thomas is a smashing little engine - he's cheeky and has a mind of his own. Thomas is Number One and never lets anyone forget it!". | ||||
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James and the Express and Other Stories | Troublesome Trucks James and the Express Thomas and the Guard Thomas Goes Fishing Thomas, Terence and the Snow Thomas and Bertie Tenders and Turntables Trouble in the Shed |
1989 | CEL Home Video |
It's full steam ahead again, for Thomas the little blue engine and his many friends. Their friend and storyteller, Ringo Starr, doesn't have time for even a whistle stop between each exciting adventure. What hardworking engines they are, but there is still time for fishing. Mind you, Thomas catches more than he bargains for. Thomas and his friends cope with the trials of troublesome trucks. They take part in races and a snow rescue. They meet new friends and help old ones. But it isn't all easy riding. There is trouble in the yard. The engines hold an "indignation meeting" and take a drastic step. | ||||
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Percy Runs Away and Other Stories | Percy Runs Away Coal The Flying Kipper Whistles and Sneezes Toby and the Stout Gentleman Thomas in Trouble Dirty Objects Off the Rails |
1989 | CEL Home Video |
Hop aboard and follow Thomas the cheeky little blue engine and his friends through eight more exciting adventures. That is, if you and Ringo Starr, their friend and narrator, can keep up with a runaway engine. Don't worry, not all the engines are so fast on the track. Henry can't get going at all. What can be wrong with old slowcoach and what is the mystery cure? What can a poor train do when his branch line is closed? To make matters worse poor old Thomas is in trouble with the police. But Thomas isn't the only engine with wounded pride. Sometimes letting off steam has surprising results. | ||||
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Saved from Scrap and Other Stories | Down the Mine Thomas' Christmas Party Thomas, Percy and the Coal Cows Bertie's Chase Saved from Scrap Old Iron Thomas and Trevor |
1989 | CEL Home Video |
Blow the whistle and join Thomas the endearing little engine and his friends, on eight more exciting adventures. Their friend and storyteller Ringo Starr is on board ready to go. This time Thomas is cheeky once too often with dire results. But when the chips are down engines love a good party to cheer everyone up. Cows can be trouble and so can coal and if it wasn't for a good friend, Thomas would be in even more trouble still. But the old engine has the biggest problem of all. Will he be chucked on the scrap heap or stay to work another day? | ||||
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Percy and Harold and Other Stories | Percy and the Signal Duck Takes Charge Percy and Harold The Runaway Percy Takes the Plunge Pop Goes the Diesel Dirty Work A Close Shave |
1989 | CEL Home Video |
Toot! Toot! Here comes Thomas the little blue engine and his friends, chuffing towards eight more exciting adventures with their storyteller friend Ringo Starr. One engine is up to his old tricks but a new one brings some novel pranks all of his own. Someone learns the hard way that it doesn't pay to insult an old engine. Faulty brakes make for a dramatic runaway rescue. Naughty trucks treat an engine to a dipping. But who is the new disdainful diesel who tells terrible tales with surprising results? And then, to top it all off, there is a disastrous visit to the barber. | ||||
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The Deputation and Other Stories | Better Late than Never Break Van The Deputation Thomas Comes to Breakfast Daisy Percy's Predicament The Diseasel Wrong Road |
1989 | CEL Home Video |
Watch out! They are coming through. Thomas, the little blue engine and his friends are off on eight more exciting adventures with their friend and storyteller Ringo Starr. For an engine, being late can leads to lots of trouble. A broken break van causes a bit of bother and it takes a "Deputation" to save the day. Thomas discovers that doing away with his driver can have disastrous results. A change can sometimes be worse than a holiday and there is nothing more annoying than a certain fuss pot diesel who won't do her fair share of the work. Some engines can always keep on the rails but what happens when the rails are the wrong ones? |
Endeavour/Roadshow Entertainment
Compilation Releases
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Bumper Video Collection Volume 1 | Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories |
1999 | Roadshow Entertainment |
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Bumper Video Collection Volume 2 | Coal and Other Stories Thomas, Percy and the Coal and Other Stories |
1999 | Roadshow Entertainment |
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Bumper Video Collection Volume 3 | Percy and Harold and Other Stories The Deputation and Other Stories |
2000 | Roadshow Entertainment |
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Bumper Video Collection Volume 4 | Time for Trouble and Other Stories Trust Thomas and Other Stories |
2001 | Roadshow Entertainment |