Thomas & The Runaway Kite
Thomas and Friends
Hang on tight for a high-flying ride with Thomas & Friends™ in the all-new Thomas & the Runaway Kite flying onto DVD March 2, 2010 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. There are jobs to be done, visitors to meet and friends to greet in this never-before-seen DVD featuring full CG animation and individual voices for all the engines. All-new content available only on the DVD features live-action host Driver Perkins, who has to rely on a naughty parrot to save the day.
Teaching timeless life lessons such as discovery, friendship and cooperation, the Thomas & Friends animated series invites children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story.
There’s a kite on the loose and Thomas must catch it before the wind blows it from Sodor. With Gordon, Charlie and Toby by his side, Thomas learns that a helping hand keeps him right on track when it comes to rescuing kites, saving a swarm of bees, and preventing railway disasters from taking flight! Hop on board for a high-flying ride with Thomas & Friends™ in these all-new, never-before-seen train adventures!
Reviewed by: Krista, Mom of 2 year-old Jayden
Thomas the Train isn’t the ideal cartoon video I would choose for my son to watch. It doesn’t have a lot of animation or interactive music to dance to. As an adult, I would expect it to be boring for my son. I would assume he would become uninterested and bored, but this is certainly not the case. My son absolutely loves trains so Thomas is entertaining to him! He loves to watch all the different colored trains racing down the tracks to accomplish whatever they set out to do.
In this specific DVD, there is a kite festival. Right away, my son was intrigued. He loved watching the kids fly the kites in the sky. He kept saying, “Up, Up, Up!” The video explains wind and how it was used to blow away the runaway kite. Thomas chased the kid’s runaway kite because he was the fastest train. When people tried to help Thomas, he refused saying that he is the fastest and can catch the kite himself. When Emily and the other trains tried to help, Thomas refused. He wanted to do it himself because he knew he was the fastest engine.
The kite continued to blow away and Thomas ran out of coal and couldn’t continue on his journey of catching the kite. Charlie, a friend of Thomas, came along to help and Thomas admitted he was silly to try to do it on his own. He agreed to let Charlie help him and the trains worked together to catch the kite.
This is a good lesson for children. They might be really good at a specific thing, but it doesn’t mean they shouldn’t let other people help them. It shows that good friends work together.
DVD Released March 2nd
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You know I really love Thomas the Train. There is something charming about our little friend the train. I feel comfortable allowing my girls to watch the Thomas the Train cartoons without having to sit in the room with them every moment.
Splish, Splash, Splosh is no exception. While Thomas is a bit more naughty then he normally is…he is quick to accept the responsibility, realize his error and change his ways.
There are four episodes in the Splish, Splash, Splosh but the title episode is my favorite. Watching it with the twins was enlightening as they were quick to inform Thomas of
his errors. Thomas creates a lot of “big” and “messy” problems by carelessly enjoying too many puddles. Completely clueless to what his little fun has done for his fellow train friends…he is quick to rectify
the situations and helps John and Emily to carry out their duties.
Splish, Splash, Splosh just released in January but you can find it on sale for $12.97 at the Thomas and Friends website,
http://thomasandfriends.hitshopusa.com/ttp/Thomas-Friends-DVD-Splish-Splash-Splosh-/cPath/10530/products_id/136261.html?keywords=scrambler
I found this video to be a great “quiet down” DVD before bedtime. The entire DVD is only 46 minutes long and also includes games!
This particular DVD is an animated cartoon rather then the live models type of cartoon. Personally I enjoy the animated versions considerably more then the
model type of cartoon. My twins seems to be much more interested in this version of animation as well.
Whether you are a train lover, cartoon lover or a Thomas lover…you are going to enjoy Splish, Splash, Splosh
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