Question 1

What’s so peculiar about The Early Years?

Accepted Answer

It features Ringo Starr’s UK narrations despite being a US/Canadian DVD - How did this even happen man, did nobody think to check before sending this DVD off to be mass produced?

Question 2

Name an episode on Thomas’ Halloween Adventures that isn’t actually spooky or Halloween themed.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Gets Tricked, Thomas Get’s Tricked, Thomas and Gordon, Diesel’s Devious Deed, Diesel’s Devilish Deed, Dirty Work, Gordon and the Gremlin, The Fog Man, The Fogman

Question 3

Which VHS is the only one released outside of Japan to include Class 40’s nameboard?

Accepted Answer

Cranky Bugs - Why it wasn’t also included on Thomas and The Special Letter sure is a mystery.

Question 4

Which US DVD is the only one to feature the song Never, Never, Never Give Up?

Accepted Answer

The Greatest Stories - The DVD also features the songs Sir Topham Hatt, Percy's Seaside Trip, Really Useful Engine, Harold the Helicopter, Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale, It's Great to be an Engine and James the Really Splendid Engine

Question 5

In 1998, Anchor Bay released three compilation VHSes, each being part of their own “collection.” Which collection was Thomas Comes to Breakfast part of?

Accepted Answer

The Behaving Well Story Collection - D is the odd one out: Thomas and His Friends Help Out was part of The Helping Collection, but it released 2 years before the ‘98 trio.

Question 6

Two of Ringo Starr’s American narrations were never released on home media. One of them was Percy’s Ghostly Trick, what was the other one?

Accepted Answer

Woolly Bear - It can only be heard on an audio cassette tape or CD that came with some copies of the Diesel’s Devious Deed book released by Random House.

Question 7

Out of these four DVDs, which is the only one to not receive a “boxcar” re-release in 2009 (like the one pictured)?

Accepted Answer

New Friends for Thomas - Could’ve been a chance to fix the shoddy Photoshop job they did for the DVD release

Question 8

Not counting box sets, double features and digital releases, how many times was Thomas Gets Tricked re-released in the US after 1990?

Accepted Answer

9 - 1993, 1994, twice in 1995 (George Carlin + Echoed Ringo tape), 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009

Thomas American Home Media Quiz

2) Name an episode on Thomas’ Halloween Adventures that isn’t actually spooky or Halloween themed.

3) Which VHS is the only one released outside of Japan to include Class 40’s nameboard?

4) Which US DVD is the only one to feature the song Never, Never, Never Give Up?

5) In 1998, Anchor Bay released three compilation VHSes, each being part of their own “collection.” Which collection was Thomas Comes to Breakfast part of?

6) Two of Ringo Starr’s American narrations were never released on home media. One of them was Percy’s Ghostly Trick, what was the other one?

7) Out of these four DVDs, which is the only one to not receive a “boxcar” re-release in 2009 (like the one pictured)?

8) Not counting box sets, double features and digital releases, how many times was Thomas Gets Tricked re-released in the US after 1990?