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Thomas & Friends: Percy And The Bandstand

Strike Up Fun And Adventure With Thomas & Friends™ In an All-New DVD Featuring CG Animation and Never Before Seen Content!

Available July 14, 2009 From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment

Street Date: 7/14/09
Order Date: 6/17/09
DVD SRP: $14.98

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Thomas and his engine pals prove they are Really Useful Engines as they travel around the Island of Sodor in four fun adventures in the all-new Thomas & Friends™: Percy and the Bandstand, available on DVD July 14, 2009 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Teaching timeless life lessons such as 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.

The host, Mr. Arkwright, returns with never before seen content that can ONLY be found on DVD! Mr. Arkwright is Sir Topham Hatt's right-hand man and the new driver on the Island of Sodor, and he engages children with interactive dialogue and railway fun.

DVD SYNOPSIS
Come along with Thomas, Toby, Duncan, Percy and all the other engine friends and Sir Topham Hatt for a hot-air balloon ride, a top-secret birthday party, a special surprise at the bandstand and much more. It's a non-stop celebration of fun and friendship! Future engineers -- hop aboard for trainloads of action in these four adventures:

Episodes Include:

• "Toby's Special Surprise"
• "Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon"
• "The Man in the Hills"
• "Percy and the Bandstand"

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

• "Songs of Sodor" Game
• Three Read Alongs:
  • Toby and the Flood
  • A Better View For Gordon
  • Busy Going Backward

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Title Copyright: Copyright: © 2009 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.
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Ages 2-5
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: 46 minutes
DVD Audio Status: English, Spanish and French 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.thomasandfriends.com

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