Thomas and His Friends' Tricky-Track Tales is a Thomas and Friends US VHS/DVD idea made by BiggestThomasFan. It features two Season 1 episodes, one Season 2 episode and five Season 3 episodes. The DVD version also features two songs.
Episodes[]
- Thomas Saves the Day (Vol. 1)
- Diesel Does it Again (Vol. 7)
- Percy Takes the Plunge (Vol. 9)
- Mavis (Vol. 6)
- Thomas and Bertie's Great Race (Vol. 2)
- Heroes (Vol. 10)
- Henry's Forest (Vol. 6)
- All at Sea (Vol. 11)
Songs (DVD only)[]
- Let's Have a Race
- Harold the Helicopter
Bonus Features[]
- Really Useful Places game from New Friends for Thomas
- Thomas and the Dinosaur Read-Along Story from Best of Thomas
- Character Gallery from Best of Percy
Notes/Trivia[]
- Narrated by Ringo Starr and George Carlin.
- Distributed on November 3, 1998 and July 24, 2001 (VHS) and February 7, 2006 (DVD) by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
- This idea was inspired by the game, Thomas the Tank Engine's Tricky-Track Dominoes. Each episode is meant to represent a character who appears on the cards of that game. The characters in question are Thomas, Diesel, Percy, Mavis, Bertie, Ben, Terence and Harold.
- The cover of the 1998 VHS features pictures from Foolish Freight Cars and The Runaway.
- The front cover of the 2001 VHS/2006 DVD features a picture from Percy's Promise.
- The end credits from Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories are used.
- A limited Kmart exclusive release from 2001 includes each episode having their own individual opening and closing credits. Thomas Saves the Day and Thomas and Bertie's Great Race use their final shots for their end credits. Percy Takes the Plunge uses the end credits from Duck Takes Charge. And Diesel Does it Again, Mavis, Heroes, Henry's Forest and All at Sea use the shot of Thomas at the yards for their end credits.
Cover Artwork[]
1998 VHS[]
2001 VHS/2006 DVD[]
Front Cover[]
Back Cover[]
- Harold and the injured sailor from "All at Sea"
- Thomas and James nearby Tidmouth Sheds from "Thomas Saves the Day"
Description[]
PEEP! PEEP! Thomas, Percy, Mavis, Bill, Ben and their friends have had many tricky situations over the years. They have selected their favorite stories to create this collection of tricky adventures.
See how Thomas is able to help James after an accident in a cow field. Watch what happens when Percy tries to go pass a danger board, and when a storm damages Henry's favorite forest. Meanwhile, Bill and Ben must help the quarry workers when there's a rockslide at the quarry. Hop on board for these exciting tales from the Island of Sodor.
DVD Menus[]
Nameboards[]
After Thomas Saves the Day, Percy Takes the Plunge, Thomas and Bertie's Great Race and Henry's Forest
- Thomas
- James
- Gordon
- Henry
- Edward
- Percy
- Toby
- Bertie
- Terence
Between Diesel Does it Again and Percy Takes the Plunge
- Diesel
- Henry
- Thomas
- Bill and Ben
- Edward
- Mavis
- Trevor
- Percy
Between Mavis and Thomas and Bertie's Great Race
- Duck
- Toby
- Diesel
- Gordon
- James
- Harold
- Daisy
- Mavis
- Bertie
Between Heroes and Henry's Forest
- Donald and Douglas
- Thomas
- Bill and Ben
- Gordon
- Edward
- Percy
- Terence
- Henry