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All Aboard For Big Adventures With Thomas & Friends™ Whistle Express Collection Scheduled to Arrive On DVD October 14, 2008 From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment

A Three DVD Set Packaged With A Train Whistle Makes This The Perfect Gift This Holiday Season!

Street Date: 10/14/08
Order Date: 9/17/08
DVD SRP: $29.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Whistle along with Thomas and his engine pals as they travel around the Island of Sodor in this 3-DVD Collection filled with thrilling adventures, favorite friends and heartwarming storylines about discovery, friendship and cooperation. The Thomas & Friends: Whistle Express Collection pulls into retail October 14, 2008 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Young engineers will love the new eye-catching, specially designed 3-pack set, which includes a collectible train whistle!

SYNOPSES

• Thomas the Tank Engine: Carnival Capers
  Thomas & Friends celebrate as a carnival comes to the Island of Sodor! Join the engines as they explore their surroundings and learn to work together as a team.
• Thomas the Tank Engine: Calling All Engines
  Summertime is always beautiful on the Island of Sodor. It is a busy time for all of the engines....but when the Steam engines and Diesels can't get along, and no work is getting done, the engines are in a terrible mess! Will the new airport get ready in time? Will the bridge get built? Can the engines work together and save the day?
• Thomas the Tank Engine: Milkshake Muddle
  Join Thomas & Friends on the Island of Sodor in six thrilling episodes! Meet Mighty Mac, a very unusual engine with two faces, and Neville, an enthusiastic Steamie who's everyone's friend.

About Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends, the #1 preschool toy property (Source: The NPD Group / Consumer Tracking Service" YTD Q2 2008), invites children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Thomas the Tank Engine was created by a father for his son more than 60 years ago. Today, families in more than 145 countries enjoy fun and adventure with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas & Friends makes tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS® and PBS KIDS SproutSM. For more information about the world of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends,please visit www.thomasandfriends.com.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Title Copyright: Copyright: © 2008 HIT Entertainment Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry. © 2008 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Thomas & Friends are trademarks of Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends and Design is Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Live-Action/Ages 2-5
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: 189 minutes
DVD Audio Status: English and Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.thomasandfriends.com

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