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Thomas & Friends™: Hop On Board Songs And Stories

Featuring Your Favorite Songs And Classic Stories

New York, NY

DVD And Music CD Set Arrives In Stores June 16, 2009 From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment

Street Date: 6/16/09
Order Date: 5/20/09
DVD SRP: $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
It's a magical musical ride when Thomas and his engine friends travel the tracks on the Island of Sodor with the toe-tapping DVD+Bonus Music CD Set, Thomas & Friends™: Hop on Board Songs and Stories, steaming into stores June 16, 2009 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. The set is fully-loaded with fan favorites including 2 classic Thomas & Friends stories, 7 sing-alongs and a bonus music CD featuring 5 songs!

Teaching timeless life lessons of 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.

DVD SYNOPSIS
Life on the Island of Sodor is extremely busy for the engines. While Thomas and his friends are hard at work, they like to listen to music and sing-along. Now you can join in on all the fun with this DVD collection of Thomas & Friends songs and episodes, including a bonus music CD featuring 5 songs: "The Roll Call Song," "Let's Have a Race," "Toby," "The Island Song" and "He's a Really Useful Engine."

Follow the bouncing steam cloud to read the words and sing along to Thomas' Anthem, "Let's Have a Race," "Gone Fishing" and four other Island of Sodor favorites. You'll also enjoy two classic Thomas & Friends episodes "Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady" and "Bulldog", as well as a bonus sing-along, "It's Great to Be an Engine." Hop on board for toe-tappin' fun with Thomas & Friends: Hop on Board Songs and Stories.

MARKETING SUPPORT
Thomas & Friends: Hop on Board Songs and Stories will be promoted on the "Thomas & Friends" website, which receives over 11 million monthly page views. There will also be an e-blast sent to the core Thomas fan base and full page ad in the Thomas & Friends Magazine. The DVD will also be cross promoted in over 500K DVDs releasing between May and June, 2009.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Title Copyright: © HIT Entertainment Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™ Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry. © 2009 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.
Formerly titled Thomas & Friends Sing-Along and Stories
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Ages 2-5
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.thomasandfriends.com

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