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Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures is a US and Canadian VHS/DVD featuring three sixth series episodes narrated by Alec Baldwin, three seventh series episodes narrated by Michael Brandon and one song. It was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment on VHS and DVD in 2004. Lionsgate later re-released it on DVD in 2009 and for digital download in 2013.

Description

PEEP! PEEP! All the engines on the Island of Sodor work very hard to keep things running smoothly on Sir Topham Hatt's railway. But even with all this hard work, sometimes unexpected things can happen. Who would have guessed that Thomas would rocket past the proud and fast Gordon, thanks to a surprising push from a jet engine? And is Percy's imagination getting the best of him, or are naughty gnomes really playing tricks around the old mine? Can horses fly? Well, Harold certainly can make them - especially when one needs a lift to a big Island celebration. And who says that engines are only Really Useful on the tracks? See how Salty and Fergus save the day when the light goes out on the Island's lighthouse during a big storm.

Join all of your Island friends as they go full steam ahead with some great adventures. And remember to always expect the unexpected!

Episodes

  1. Thomas and the Jet Engine
  2. Percy and the Haunted Mine
  3. Scaredy Engines
  4. Harold and the Flying Horse
  5. Bulgy Rides Again
  6. Salty's Stormy Tale *

* Followed by a song

Song

Bonus Features

  • Memory Madness game
  • Counting Corner game
  • What Came First? game
  • Character Cube
  • Web Fun

Trivia

  • The filedates of the DVD show that the DVD release was finished on 18 May 2004, which happened on the same day Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures came out on DVD and VHS.
  • This release marks the only of a few things:
    • The only US and Canadian DVD not to feature the first Story Selection page on the DVD guide booklet. Instead, the second page is featured.
    • The only US and Canadian DVD to contain Harold and the Flying Horse, Bulgy Rides Again and Salty's Stormy Tale.
    • The only release to have the original Mike and Junior music along with Michael Brandon's narration. It is also one of only two US releases to feature seventh series episodes with original music, the other being New Friends for Thomas, which had Michael Angelis as the narrator for that release some time before Michael Brandon was hired by HiT Entertainment for the role as the narrator for the American dub.
      • Unlike in the said video, here, the episodes are presented in a mix of "classic" and HiT era styles, "classic" meaning it uses the original music, and HiT meaning Michael Brandon being the US narrator. This is because the release of Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures, which was released on DVD and VHS only two months before this, was the introduction to the HiT era.
  • This marks the last of two things:
    • The last US and Canadian release to feature a title card for the music video.
    • The last US and Canadian DVD to have the four berth sheds as the DVD Menu.
  • When the DVD is viewed on a computer, it displays the same icon as PC games such as The Great Festival Adventure and Trouble on the Tracks.
  • On the front cover, Thomas is mirrored. However, his number has been edited to face forwards.
  • Salty's Stormy Tale is the only seventh series episode selected from this DVD that did not have its title card read on the PBS broadcast with Robert Hartshorne music when it aired on TV.

Goofs

  • On the DVD booklet of Thomas' Gallery description, PC games on CD-Rom is said, despite CD-Rom promo not being on this DVD.
  • Fun and Games Helipad is mistaken as Fun and Games Shed on the DVD booklet and the description of the main menu.
  • The flags are missing on the Pick a Story selection on the booklet except for Thomas and the Jet Engine.
  • Writers Ross Hastings, Robyn Charteris, Robin Kingsland and Brian Trueman are not listed in the credits.
  • The Netflix release's poster was ripped from Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures.
  • The 2004 Wooden Train Bonus Pack has the DVD logo duplicated.
  • On the back of the booklet, some versions are missing the DVD logo.
  • On the DVD booklet for Fun and Games Shed, it has Sing-Along Song and Thomas' Gallery, despite them being in the main menu.
  • On the Maple Pictures disc, the back of Thomas' cargo car flatbed is cut off.
  • On the 2005 Wooden Train Bonus Pack, the narrator is just listed as Alec Baldwin.
  • On the second Maple Pictures and the Alliance Films DVD discs, the copyright year is incorrectly marked as 2006.
  • The description of the Netflix release mentions Gordon flipped the switch of the jet engine when it was really Cranky who flipped it.

DVD Packs

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