JAM Reviews Animal Tails from Liongate and HIT Entertainment

Animal Tails: Lionsgate/HIT Entertainment
Review by JAM

Talk about a great time for Thanksgiving and remembrance of our animal friends as Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment bring out the fun filled Animal Tails with our favorite friends Barny, Bob the Builder, Thomas, Fireman Sam, and Kipper. Sheep, golden eagles, dogs, and more fill the lives of our characters as they share lessons of responsibility and friendship with animals of all types, domestic and wild. Plus, enjoy a bonus episode of the newest member of the team, Timmy the Sheep sharing his paper folding skills with his other preschool animal friends and learning it’s not always about being the best, but really about being helpful.

Episodes:

Barney – “Pets”
Bob the Builder – “Scruffty on Guard”
Thomas & Friends – “Thomas and the Golden Eagle”
Fireman Sam – “Baa Baa Baby”
Kipper – “Cakes and Tails”

Bonus Episode of Timmy Time “ Timmy’s Plane”

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Animated
Age Target: 2-5 years old
Language: English and Spanish
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Fullscreen
Feature Running Time: 53 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Program Website: www.hitentertainment.com

Animal Tails shares warm fuzzies with your kids through the magic of your HIT Entertainment friends on November 23, 2010. Check out these family (and animal) friendly episodes you’re your little ones today.

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JAM Reviews Thomas & Friends: Adventure Pack from Lionsgate/HIT Entertainment

Thomas & Friends Adventure Pack: Four Disc Set: Lionsgate/HIT Entertainment
Review by JAM

As the holidays approach what better time to share a little train time with the Thomas fan in your life, and what better way to do it than with the Thomas and Friends Adventure Pack, a four-disc set sharing some of Thomas fun adventures. See the first foray into the Thomas CGI as this set has the following DVDs: Railway Friends, High Speed Adventures, Team Up with Thomas, and Percy and the Bandstand. A collection of episodes from the series, a number of bonus features, and Thomas and his choo-chooing friends make this one adventure pack for any parent to get behind.

Winter follies, festive parties and parades, new friends, and CGI animation fill the discs as Thomas and his friends learn new lessons on the island of Sodor. Mr. Arkwright also joins the team on these discs as the live-action right hand man for Sir Topham Hatt, sharing activities and insights for the kids to follow. Thomas and Friends have always been a good choice for parents and their young kids, and what is better than a multi-pack disc for the holiday time?

Episodes include:
“Best Friends”
“The Party Surprise”
“Gordon Takes a Shortcut”
“Thomas Puts the Brakes On”
“Saved You!”
“Excellent Emily”
“Thomas and the Billboard”
“Steady Eddie”
“Rosie’s Funfair Special”
“Mountain Marvel”
“Henry Gets It Wrong”
“Don’t Go Back”
“Heave Ho Thomas”
“James Works It Out”
“Tram Trouble”
“Push Me Pull You”
“Toby’s Special Surprise”
“Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon”
“The Man in the Hills”
“Percy and the Bandstand”

Bonus Features

Laying Down the Track Puzzle
Name That Train Game
Bonus Episode: Roary the Racing Car “Roary’s First Day”
The Special Delivery Read-Along
Thomas’ A-maze-ing Adventures
Bonus Episode: Roary the Racing Car “Big Chris Learns to Fly”
Spot the Difference
Sir Topham Hatt’s Helping Hands Game
Bonus Episode: Roary the Racing Car “Roary Takes Off”
Songs of Sodor Game
Three Read Alongs:
Toby and the Flood
A Better View For Gordon
Busy Going Backward

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Ages 2-5
Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned
Format: Full Screen
Feature Running Time: 178 minutes
DVD Audio Status: English, Spanish and French 2.0 Dolby Digital
Website: www.thomasandfriends.com

Thomas & Friends: Adventure Pack chugs onto shelves on November 16, 2010. Make some tracks and get your copy today.

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HTZ's Junior Reporter Natalia and her Thomas & Friends Review

Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories – HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate 2-Disc DVD Edition
Review by JAM

Celebrating 65 years of fun-filled friendship and learning, Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories hits the shelves in a two-disc special edition DVD. Twenty episodes from throughout the years, including the first ever, are included on the disc along with a number of games, music videos, and more. We get the chance to meet Thomas’ friends for the first time as episodes chosen for this DVD collection include many introductory episodes for James, Percy, and more. Kids will love the fact that they get to learn together with Thomas and his friends, and adults will love hearing the narration of Ringo Starr, George Carlin, and more.

Episodes:

• Thomas Gets Tricked
• Edward Helps Out
• Diesel’s Devious Deed
• Percy’s Ghost Trick
• Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
• Trust Thomas
• Henry & the Elephant
• Cranky Bugs
• Snow Engine
• Thomas Saves the Day
• Edward the Great
• James Gets a New Coat
• Thomas to the Rescue
• Thomas and the Birthday Picnic
• Emily Knows Best
• Percy and the Carnival
• Thomas and the Birthday Mail
• Sir Handel in Charge
• Skarloey Storms Through
• Duncan Does It All

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

“Create Your Own Thomas Story” DVD-Rom: In this game, you can be part of the story! This customizable feature integrates a child’s name and favorite things woven into their very own printable Thomas tale! It also features Thomas coloring pages and wallpaper.

“How Did Thomas Meet His Friends?” Trivia Game: Guess which one of Thomas’ best engine friends are described with several clues.

Storybook Adventure Game: Help Thomas travel over the Island of Sodor by passing five different challenge games:

Broken Tracks Game: Match the number of tracks to fit the space where the track is broken.
Quarry Game: Choose the car with the right shape and color to fill up the freight car with gravel

Brendham Docks Game: Choose the correct word that begins with the letter of the alphabet on the screen to fill cars with presents

Troublesome Trucks Game: Answer the trivia question correctly to make the runaway trucks miss the new station

Station Decoration Game: Decorate the new station for the celebration

Thomas Saves the Day Enhanced Read-Along

Four Sing-Along Karaoke Videos:
o Sir Topham Hatt
o Percy's Seaside Trip
o He is a Really Useful Engine
o Harold the Helicopter

Four Music Videos:
o Thomas Anthem
o It’s Great to Be An Engine
o James the Splendid Engine
o Never, Never Give Up

Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories was released on June 1, 2010 so go trucking down the tracks and grab your copy today. Packed with extras and 20 episodes, your child will love it and you will enjoy the good feelings and life lessons your child will learn.

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Thomas and Friends - Splish, Splash, Splosh!

Thomas and Friends – Splish, Splash, Splosh! (HIT Entertainment): DVD Edition
Review by JAM



Thomas and Friends steam their way back onto the shelves in the January 5, 2010 release of Splish, Splash, Splosh! Even trains can have fun outside when it’s wet and rainy, so join Thomas and his friends as they deal with rainy day visits, sudsy spills, and snowy situations in this new DVD from the island of Sodor. Driver Perkins will take us on the adventure helping all the engines and even showing the kids how to make a cake that looks just like Thomas.

Episodes include Playtime, Splish Splash Splosh, Slippy Sodor, and Snow Tracks with Special Features including two interactive games: Lift and Load Crane Game and Counting with Thomas. HIT Entertainment’s Thomas and Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh! slogs its way onto DVD on January 5, 2010. Make a splash with your young one and grab your copy at Amazon.com (Thomas and Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh)