Whistles and Sneezes - Gordon looks foolish and Henry gets even with naughty boys who drop stones from bridges. This episode and the following one, were the first two episodes to air as double repeat bills from 6 March 1989, ending with The Diseasel and Wrong Road on 22 May 1989. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Thomas and the Special Letter and other stories (VC 1377) 1995 UK VHS.afpk 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 Boss, the Fat Controller. His friend, storyteller Ringo Starr says 'Thomas is Number One and never lets anyone forget it!' Screen Legends Children's Promo from 1987 "Thomas The Tank Engine" and "Henry's Cat". [announced by Emilio Delgado]

Narrator: (Thomas is seen at the works) It took so long to clean Thomas that he wasn't in time for his next train. (Toby arrives and buffers up) Toby had to take Annie and Clarabel. Annie: (to Clarabel) Poor Thomas.In the original Shining Time Station airing of this episode, the episode opened with Bertie arriving at the crossing, possibly due to time constraints. This same thing occurs in the James in a Mess book released in 1993. The full episode was first released in the US and Canada on the James Goes Buzz Buzz VHS on February 23, 1994 and first aired on TV as part of Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1996.

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Thomas, Percy and The Coal and other stories (SL 1001) 1987 UK VHS Remastered . Courtesy of EmerdaldGreenStudio.ia.mp4 At the beginning of the 1986 UK English and Irish release, as well as all Australian releases, it showed the intro then the episode (Coal). But in later UK and Irish releases, it skips right to the ending scene of the intro, skipping the episode title entirely before the intro music fades out and cuts to the nameboard sequence twice. While in New Zealand Releases the intro music never fades out and instead cuts to Edward's nameboard after the windmill scene, skipping Terence's nameboard along the way.Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Thomas, Percy and the Coal and other stories (SL 1001), Percy and Harold and other stories (SL 1002), The Deputation and other stories (SL 1003) 1987 UK VHS (1080p HD).mp4

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Thomas, Percy and the Coal and other stories (SL 1001) Original 1987 UK VHS.mpg Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Thomas and Stepney and other stories (VC 1376 - 1995 UK VHS).ia.mp4

The Series 3 tapes were narrated by George Carlin to promote Shining Time Station, which was airing on Channel 2 at the time. There's lots of fun in store with this fabulous collection of ABC for Kids stories. Join Mixy, and all your favourite ABC for Kids playmates in this BUMPER collection of stories and songs.