Random facts about INTERNATIONAL Thomas DVDs and VHSs

[@tyd521]

you better believe “dvd” convinced me to click on the notification

[@jameslisterthemarthplayer8322]

For anyone wondering, SECAM tapes do play in a PAL VCR, but the picture in a PAL VCR displays in black and white.

[@abbeyroadfan94-J.P]

amazing work

[@spiderfan2003]

Just amazing content from you

[@vegelius3431]

Finnish Thomas VHS are rare, I remember that my local libraly had Thomas, Percy and the dragon VHS.

[@harrisonallen651]

Joseph Marshall does have a Cel Home Video copy of Thomas’s Christmas Party which contains the last four episodes from season two plus a sneak peek of Shining Time Station.

[@Oliver11GWR]

That's a custom-made VHS tape in the CEL Home Video style. It's not an official release from CEL Home Video themselves.

[@Percyfan99]

The Greek Thomas intro is fascinating 😅

[@ThomasLover]

Some Greek DVD’s contain Series 9 episodes with the classic intro and outro. I’m not kidding.

[@O_Kir_Soulios]

As a Greek, I can indeed confirm that this is true! Plus, we greeks had the classic intro WITH LYRICS! Then, Magic Railroad released ONLY ON DVD and we continued to release DVDs from season 8...

[@Koreandub]

As I believe, they played the Classic Series intro until S11 and The Great Discovery. But they got changed production crew, studio, television channel or something so they don't use the Classic Series intro since S13 anymore.

[@O_Kir_Soulios]

@@Koreandub Indeed! First of all, since the 13th season the episodes broadcasted from ALTER to STAR (Greek TV channels). Furthermore, we got rid of the Greek names of the engines and used the English ones. (With exception Misty Island Rescue, it was dubbed by the old crew)

[@Koreandub]

​@@O_Kir_SouliosYeah model series was aired on ALTER in Greece and then S13-20 were aired on Starland in Greece as well as S22-24 were aired on Nickelodeon Greece. Yes that was very interesting that how they made their own character names for model series and then they started using the English names since S13 with the new production crew. And oh yeah except for Misty Island Rescue that's true.

[@O_Kir_Soulios]

@@Koreandub I believe it was done for marketing reasons. I think that they thought that it was not appropriate to make Greek children say it’s Edward, but say it’s Eddie! Also the Narrow Gauge Engines got Greek names. For example: Skarloey = Mathew (Ματθαίος), Rheneas = Byron (Βύρων), Sir Handel = Paul (Παύλος) etc.

[@theamazingspiderman2604]

one small thing: The World's Strongest Engine technically has an edited version of its respective airing. Other than that, good job!

[@sudrianace]

Another fun fact: I have the Dutch “Percy And Harold” DVD, and some copies (including mine), came with this generic colouring book. I have no idea why it was included, since the book had nothing to do with TTTE

[@Silverlink28]

I cannot believe that there’s VHS tapes with restored footage

[@HO32Clearwater]

I have all of the Welsh Thomas & Friends DVDs.

[@dillyducck]

can you upload a video of them?

[@cwlong0803]

Can you play South African DVDS on NTSC dvd players?