Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Thomas & His Friends Get Along Review

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(More customer reviews)I read a review of a first-time Thomas viewer with a 20 month old who said she was shocked by the behavior of the trains--I can identify with that: My wife and I bought about six of them at once because they were on sale, only to be dissappointed by how mean some of the characters are. We've since come to love the videos, tho, since our little boy got interested in them, and sibling rivalry has erupted between he and his slightly older sister. Thomas and his friends act like children. Sometimes children aren't very kind either, but the engines respond to the gentle-but-firm redirection of the "parent" (Sir Topham Hatt). I think my kids love these (and I do, too) because they can identify with the simple sorts of conflicts the engines have with each other and the other characters, they appreciate the boundaries and safety of the parental character, and it allows them to explore conflict and authority in a way that is meaningful to them--the fact that Sir Topham Hatt has to step in and resolve a conflict from time to time is a plus in my opinion. My 2 year old son is an absolute Thomas nut--he has most of the vids and the wooden trains and plays with them all the time. (My daughter loves Thomas, too, but she's not in the same league of Thom-ism that my son enjoys. Frankly, the shows are more weighted toward little boy issues, if you ask me.) I've always loved trains, too, so it's a natural for me. These vids win you over--the production quality and attention to detail is just astonishing. But what ultimately wins you over is the realization that despite the perception we parents frequently have that children are naturally "nice" until corrupted by some outside influence, the reality is that we must all learn to deal with conflict and authority, and that theme is presented nowhere in children's entertainment as well as it is in the Thomas series of videos and books. I highly recommend them to anyone, but especially if you have a little boy.

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Thomas and Friends: Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures Review

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(More customer reviews)Please this DVD is very, very bad! When I saw the cover I thought is was going to be good. But when My child saw ths he Fell asleep!! The Engines do not look roght and they move very differently! Also the the opening where it says Thomas & Freinds-What??? That's not the song! Please I really am telling you DO NOT BUY THIS ONE! IT IS HORRIBLE:(!!

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On the Island of Sodor, two kinds of engines help keep Sir Topham Hatt’s railway running smoothly – steamies and diesels. But is the Island big enough for both? It’s not always easy for these engines to put aside their differences and work together. See what happens when the diesels tease Thomas. Will Thomas come to their aid when they need this Really Useful steamie’s help? And when Gordon develops some very loud squeaks and rattles, will Sir Topham Hatt retire him to the yard for good? That’s what the diesels say! Get on board with the steamies and the diesels and see how they finally learn that, from brake pipe to buffer, all engines are more alike than not.

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Full House: The Complete Fifth Season (1987) Review

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(More customer reviews)Full House is great! It's one of those shows you can watch over and over. Here is an insite on the episodes in this season.
1.Double Trouble
Becky and Jesse go to the doctor and find out that they're going to have more than one baby.
2.Matchmaker Michelle
(Will you marry my daddy?) Michelle sets out on a journey to find Danny a wife so she can have a mommy. Jesse tries to change the image of his band which takes a wild turn. The Tanners are stuck with Kimmy when a school project is for 2 people to switch houses for a day.
3.Take My Sister, Please
DJ makes a plea to the guys for her to get her own room. But the decision is almost overturned when Michelle decides she doesn't want to live with Stephanie either so Steph moves into the bathroom. Jesse tries to survive Becky`s pregnancy hormones. Jesse and Becky begin taking birthing classes.
4.Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone
A girls reputation can be made or broken with one small lie. DJ finds this out the hard way when a boy she wouldn't kiss starts spreading rumors about her.
5.The King and I
Family should always come first. Jesse forgets this when gets wrapped up in trying to write a song. He looses his temper and doesn't join the family in their annual picnic.
6.The Legend of Ranger Joe
Tap shoes and bear hugs are the key in this episode. Michelle inherits a pair of tap shoes which she won't stop tapping in. And Joey is going for a job and when he gets it he sends a hug-a-gram to the man who hired him not knowing the guy is afraid to be touched.
7.The Volunteer
DJ befriends a elderly man in a nursing home that she volunteers at. When she brings him home he gets confused and DJ doesn't understand why.
8.Gotta Dance
Many times a child has a dream, but once they get into the process of fulfilling that dream it turns out its not what they want any longer as Steph learns in this episode.
9.Happy Birthday, Babies (1)
The Tanners remind Michelle just how special she is to them when anxiety sets in for Michelle because her baby book is now done when she turns 5.
10.Happy Birthday, Babies (2)
Dino (Also known as Danny) has to fill in for Jesse during Becky's labor as he is taken away for surgery himself. Feeling disappointed because everyone left her on her birthday for the birth of the twins, Michelle realizes that she isn't the baby anymore.
11.Nicky and/or Alexander
Does it make you a bad dad if you can't tell your twins apart? Taking the booties off the twins makes Jesse not able to tell Nicky and Alex apart.
12.Bachelor of the Month
Being (Bachelor of the Month) goes to Danny's head and has a negative effect on the Tanner household.
13.Easy Rider
("If at first you don't succeed try, try again") That is the lesson for Michelle when she it trying to learn to ride her bike without training wheels.
14.Sisters in Crime
DJ takes Stephanie and Michelle to the movies with her and Steve. She has Kimmy lie for her, and when they get sent home, has Stephanie and Michelle lie so she doesn't get in trouble.
15.Play It Again, Jess
Jesse has to learn the hard way that he and Becky are a team and no matter what they are in it for the long haul. Even if it means Jesse has to be a stay at home dad.
16.Crushed
Stephanie freaks out when she sees Tommy Page at her birthday party. Too bad he likes DJ more.
17.Spellbound
Stephanie advances to the finals for best speller in her class. After she comes in second place, she challenges the winner to a rematch.
18.Too Much Monkey Business
Danny's sister shows up at the Tanner household with her pet monkey. Joey finds himself attracted to her but Danny isn't happy about the whole thing.
19.The Devil Made Me Do It
Michelle starts to learn that she cannot break the rules without some sort of consequence. This is hard for Michelle to understand so she runs away. Meanwhile, D.J. tries to help settle an argument between Kimmy and Stephanie.
20.Driving Miss D.J.
Teaching DJ to drive is no easy task for Danny. That means he has to face the fact that DJ is growing up. He's not quite ready to let go yet.
21.Yours, Mine and Ours
Nothing is more embarrassing to DJ then being seen out on a weekend night with her family. And the Tanners get plenty of exposure on this night out.
22.The Trouble with Danny
Danny finds out how the family feels about his cleaning obsession and has to take a hard look at his life.
23.Five's a Crowd
A drive in Movie isn't meant for a date and their 3 dads. This is what happened to DJ when she went on a date to a drive in. Jesse, Joey and Danny show up in the back seat of the van.
24.Girls Will Be Boys
Michelle feels left out because she is not one of the boys. Jesse is seen wearing a lumberjack outfit and DJ threatens to get back at Stephanie for eavesdropping.
25.Captain Video (1)
Sometimes selling a record recorded the wrong way is not worth selling. Jesse is stuck on his career path so the Beach Boys come over to the Tanners to see if they could help out.
26.Captain Video (2)
When Jesse turns down Fat Fish Records to record "Forever" as a fast dance number instead of a ballad he gets some help from a very special member of the Tanner family to make that choice.

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There are two new additions to the Tanner family and tons of laughs! Join the Tanners once again for another hilarious season of Full House. Watch as Danny is bachelor of the month, DJ learns how to drive, Michelle turns five, Stephanie moves into the bathroom and Becky and Jesse have twins! Don't miss the latest antics of the Tanners in the complete fifth season for the first time ever on DVD!

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Deadliest Catch - Season 3 (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)Fans of the show will definitely want to add this season to their collection. Don't worry if you haven't watched the show before; Mike Rowe's narration adds enough information about the crews, crab fishing, and their past experiences to keep a new viewer from getting lost.
It's all here; Blake's rookie season, Phil's frustrations with his ships AND his offspring-turned-crew, the breathtaking Man Overboard rescue by the Time Bandit....
"Deadliest Catch" is reality tv at its best. We're given working-class heroes as a "cast" instead of what a network thinks is hip and photogenic, and VERY REAL danger. The tragedies of the ships Big Valley and Ocean Challenger make the title more than "watch this kids" melodrama; good, ordinary people have lost their lives. (And, lest anyone think this is exploitive - far from it. The tragedies are shown by the filmmakers for what they are - heartbreaking grief and loss).
I never thought about the danger and backbreaking work it took to get that seafood dinner onto my plate. As you watch the show, be sure to say a prayer for the men and women who have made the sea their life and career.

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Venture into the dark waters of the Bering Sea with eight crab fishing boats and their crews through the world's two most difficult and dangerous fishing seasons. Captain Sig Hansen of the Northwestern returns to match his skills against his old rival, Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie, and a new challenger, rookie captain Blake Painter of the Maverick. With rough waters and fierce weather, the captains and their crews will be pushed to their limits of mental and physical endurance in their search for the elusive red king crab and opilio crab. Experience the extraordinary daring, skill and endurance required for this time-honored trade in these 11 episodes, and enjoy bonus behind-the-scenes footage capturing the difficulty of day-to-day filming on the rugged seas.

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Full House: The Complete Seventh Season (1987) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the Episode list for season 7
1. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
When his daughters return from an extended summer camp, Danny is disappointed to learn that they didn't seem to miss home too much. Later, when everyone learns that Michelle brought a wild rabbit home in her duffel bag, the girls happily ride back to the camp grounds with Steve to set the animal free. Unfortunately, when a severe thunderstorm hits, this unexpected little visit back to their "home away from home" becomes a little freakier than anyone expected. Meanwhile, Jesse and Becky's nightmares have been taking place before they fall asleep, because their rambunctious twin boys refuse to sleep in their own beds.
2. The Apartment
Danny feels very uncomfortable with DJ going to Steve's new apartment. And to make matters worse DJ and Steve fall asleep watching TV. When they have no place to go to be alone to talk they climb into the cement truck that is in the backyard because Jesse and Joey are putting in a new driveway. Steve accidentally hits the lever that moves the shut and turns on the cement.
3. Wrong Way Tanner
While Michelle is delighted to be playing on Coach Joey's soccer team, it is evident that she is not the natural athlete that her older sisters were at her age. Determined to see his little girl succeed, Danny pushes Michelle to practice her skills--only to cause further problems when Michelle unintentionally scores the winning goal for the other team. The youngest Tanner is prepared to quit soccer for good now, and it might require a team effort from the entire family to help her through her embarrassment. Meanwhile, Stephanie--who is putting together a special home video for school--uses her trademark sneakiness to catch each family member at some of their most humiliating moments.
4. Tough Love
When kids are out of control it's time to say NO. That is what Becky and Jesse face when the boys are acting any way they want and nobody is telling them NO. Their behavior is effecting the whole Tanner household. Vicky fixes dinner for the family for the first time.
5. Fast Friends
Stephanie makes a new friend, Mickey. But Mickey's friends smoke and Stephanie is pressured to too. Will she?
6. Smash Club: Next Generation
Jesse has just inherited the Smash Club. He gets inspiration from the kids as to what to do with it. But not having very good business sense Jesse struggles to try to get a loan to fix it up.
7. High Anxiety
Realizing your last baby is growing up is a hard thing to let go of. Danny is going through this in this episode when Michelle wants to start making decisions for herself and Danny has a hard time with this.
8. Another Opening, Another No Show
Cappuccino machine not working, REM is not the REM they were expecting, Jesse is locked in the storage room... with Kimmy, Kimmy grabs Jesse toush, and a food critic. All on opening night at the Smash Club. What else could go wrong?
9. The Day of the Rhino
No matter how old or young you are its never wrong to speak your mind when you have been ripped off by false advertising. This is the case for Michelle and all the other kids who sent away for a big Action Rigby toy and received a small plastic one that does nothing.
10. The Prying Game
Many people say things they regret later when they are angry. This was the case for DJ when she finds Stephanie and Kimmy hiding out in Steve's apartment. Stephanie's intentions were good but her actions were wrong. DJ says some mean things to Steph but later realizes her errors.
11. The Bicycle Thief
A bicycle watch group is formed when Michelle reports that her bicycle is stolen. In a strange turn of events Danny, Jesse and Joey turn into the thieves by mistake.
12. Support Your Local Parents
You can't hide things from Danny. He has the "nose" of a bloodhound. When DJ gets a ticket she tries to cover it up but Steph and Michelle find out and use this against DJ to get what they want. Meanwhile Jesse and Becky finally realize that they need help with the twins.
13. The Perfect Couple
As the new host of a couple's game show, Joey enlists the help of Jesse, Becky, Steve, DJ, Danny, and Vicky to be the contestants for a trial run episode. When Vicky cannot make it, Danny is paired with the loudmouthed Estelle. Juicier and more entertaining television is sought by causing the couples to argue in front of the camera, but the fun and games are over when, upon Vicky's return, she and Danny make a devastating decision about their engagement.
14. Is it True about Stephanie
Pursued by a cute boy at school, Stephanie faces a problem with fellow classmate Gia, who also likes the same guy. In her refusal to put up with the girl's threats, Stephanie faces humiliation when Gia spreads a vicious rumor about her. Stephanie manages to plot quite an impressive comeback, but its impact on Gia makes the revenge less than sweet. Meanwhile, Danny--who is miserable without Vicky and desperate to avoid the painful memories--disrupts the natural flow of the household by rearranging everything.
15. The Test
Dreams can seem so real as in the case for DJ who is worried about her SAT's. The test has her so nervous that she has a nightmare about the test.
16. Joey's Funny Valentine
Being a comedian can sometimes be a challenging job as people expect you to be funny all the time. Roxie, Joey's new girlfriend tries to make a good impression on the Tanner family. Things don't go exactly as hoped.
17. The Last Dance
When Jesse's beloved grandfather Papouli arrives from Greece for a visit, the man fills the entire house with his loving and lighthearted perspective on life. The family is crushed when he dies in his sleep, but no one is more impacted than Jesse and Michelle, who are both struggling to reveal their true emotions. The bond between them is stronger than ever, however, and in the wake of this devastating tragedy, they just might be able to help each other heal.
18. Kissing Cousins
Who appears to be somebody can totally be the opposite. This is the case with Stavros, Jesse's cousin from Greece. Jesse can see no wrong in Stavros but the rest of the family see's right through him. It's just a matter of showing Jesse who Stavros really is.
19. Love on the Rocks
Don't expect to pull off a prank when you label a tape prank on Joey. DJ is growing up and begins to comprehend that life shouldn't revolve around a boyfriend. If it does you miss out on so much other things.
20. Michelle a la Cart
Soapbox Derby's are not just for boys any longer. Michelle proves this as she wants to enter the race. She not only wants to enter but she wants to win. Grownups must remember what they say even in a kidding manner that younger kids might take what they say to heart as Michelle did when Jesse, Becky and Danny were making jokes about a girl building a car.
21. Be Your Own Best Friend
Michelle learns a valuable lesson in this episode. She learns you can't buy friendship. She also learns you can have more then one best friend.
22. A Date with Fate
It's not when you celebrate "Mothers Day" when you are a kid its the thought behind it. DJ and Danny end up dateless at a restaurant that they both ended up at.
23. Too Little Richard Too Late
Joey points out at a PTA meeting in which he is running for president in that it's not who gives birth to the kids its the ones that are there for them when they are sick or sad. When they nightmare or need help with homework.
24. A House Divided
The family face a tempting situation when a wealthy old man--who lived in the Tanners' home many years ago--offers them a tidy sum of money for the house. While everyone is thrilled about getting a bigger place, Michelle is upset over the idea--especially when Jesse, Becky, and Joey talk about branching out and buying their own houses. Determined to keep her family together, it will take all the sneaky tricks this 7-year-old possesses to reverse Danny's plans to sell.

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Fun and games, love and laughs - all under one roof! Full House is back for a sunny seventh season with 24 episodes full of remember-when joy. This time around, Jesse inherits the Smash Club, the venue where his band used to play. Joey falls for a comedienne who's into insult humor (sooo unTanner.) And Danny wins a perfect-couple contest with an unlikely ?fianc?e.�he girls are busy, too: Michelle enters a soapbox derby. D.J. sweats the SATs and Stephanie starts a new school and makes a surprising new friend. But the biggest surprise comes last, when Danny gets an offer on the Tanner house at double its value. With the house so full and lives so busy, could it be time for everyone to split up and move on?

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Season Five, Vol. 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)If you don't have either season 2 or 3, then buy those instead, since those are the best episodes of Spongebob, and $20 is great for that. It's only like, $8 more than one of those DVDs that comes with 5-6 episodes. While seasons 2/3 were the best, and a hilarious show in general, season 5 is not absolutely terrible. Season 4, now that (minus Krusty Towers, which was a good one like earlier episodes) was absolutely terrible. It's a step up, and most episodes'll have at least a few laughs in em. what's annoying is how they've split it. I know it's so they'll get more money but it is annoying to not have all the season's episodes in 1 box set. It would be fine if they were $10-$15, because you're getting half the episodes (as compared to seasons 1/2/3) at the same price, if not more. Season 5 Pt2 (Nov. 18th release date) will have the better episodes of the season, though.
In recommended buying order: 2, 3, 1, (5Pt2 when it's released) 5 Pt1, 4 Pt1, 4 Pt2
Episode list:
"Sing a Song of Patrick"
"A Flea in Her Dome"
"The Donut of Shame"
"The Krusty Plate"
"Atlantis SquarePantis"
"Picture Day"
"Pat No Pay"
"BlackJack"
"Blackened Sponge"
"Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob"
"The Inmates of Summer"
"To Save a Squirrel"
"Pest of the West"
"20,000 Patties Under the Sea"
"The Battle of Bikini Bottom"
"Le Big Switch"
"Goo Goo Gas"
"The Two Faces of Squidward"
"SpongeHenge"
"Banned in Bikini Bottom"
"Stanley S. SquarePants"

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Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery Review

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(More customer reviews)We saw this movie in the theater (it is showing in July in various states). The screenplay was really well written and the movie was really well done. Pierce Brosnan is a superb narrator and does some really great engine voices; he is the best Thomas narrator yet. Even my husband enjoyed it, and he generally dislikes watching Thomas (I think it was partly the James Bond connection with Pierce, and partly how well the movie was done). The storyline: Thomas accidentally discovers an abandoned town on Sodor. A new engine (Stanley) is called in to do Thomas' work while Thomas supervises the restoration of the discovered town ...Stanley is a really nice, fun, hard-working engine and doesn't mean any ill will whatsoever towards Thomas....and Thomas ends up becoming very jealous of Stanley and how well he works and gets along with the other engines & characters (including Percy and Annie & Clarabel). By the end of the movie Stanley and Thomas become friends and both can see how the other engine must have felt. Great starting point for discussing jealousy and how to handle it with your preschooler.

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Thomas the Tank Engine stars in an all-new movie guest starring Pierce Brosnan as the narrator!Sodor Day is coming and all the engines are busy preparing.When Thomas gets lost in the mountains, he discovers the old town of Great Waterton!Soon the whole island is buzzing with the news of Thomas' discovery and restoring the town in time for the big day.Join the fun and meet a new engine friend named Stanley!

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Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) Review

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(More customer reviews)This movie was by far the worst Thomas production ever made. I was horrified when I discovered that Britt Allcroft wrote it; now we know why she always had a co-writer when she was writing episodes for the TV series, and why she was kicked out of Gullane Entertainment afterwards.
The script is so poorly written that I feel sorry for the trees used to make the paper that it was written on. The Island of Sodor, in the TV series an island off the coast of England that was more or less normal, has been turned into a magical ghost town populated by talking trains and literate animals. Why Britt Allcroft chose to make such a rapid departure from the TV series I will never know. She also filled the script with complicated plot devices that few children will be able to understand (you'd need to be Einstein or Stephen Hawking to figure out the answer to the riddle on the windmill wall), and threw her healthy knowledge of the Thomas characters out of the window (Thomas is portrayed as a goody-goody, Bertie as being annoyingly hyperactive, Henry as being a whiny pain in the neck, and James as being so short of brain cells that he doesn't know what the word "shoo" means).
Usually, bad scripts bring in bad acting, and this movie was no exception. Alec Baldwin's character was so annoying (I'm sure I'm not the only person who wishes Diesel 10 had dropped him off the viaduct), and took the limelight that should have been given to Thomas and the other engines. Peter Fonda's character was the most miserable, depressing character in the history of children's movies. Mara Wilson's character was better, but still seemed like a teenage girl younger than her years. And what was the point of having big name actors anyway? It's not as if little children are going to recognise them.
I also find the film to be overly violent. Diesel 10 is so nasty that it's no wonder little children started crying and asking to leave the theater when he made his first appearance. We're never told why he's evil either, he just comes off as a character who wants to destroy steam engines for no reason whatsoever. In the original series, if a character was evil it was usually for a good reason. In a similar fashion, while characters in the TV series might be evil, they never went further than playing tricks on the other engines and trying to get them sent away. Here, Diesel 10 tries to kill Mr Conductor and Junior in scenes that make me amazed the film got a G rating.
Then there's the fact that the steam engines get what can only be described as outstanding cameos. When I went to see this at the theater, I noticed a lot of little children fidgeting and looking bored during the scenes with the human characters. Really I'm not at all surprised that they were; they came to the theater to see their favorite blue engine and his friends, not a Lilliputian railroad conductor who had lost his gold dust.
Last but not least, what can little children learn from this movie? The TV series episodes all have morals in them, like "don't tell lies" and "don't get too full of yourself." Other than a brief line at the end about helping each other, this movie has no moral value in it whatsoever (unless you count teaching children to be senselessly violent a moral).
In September of this year a second Thomas movie is coming out, albeit shorter than this one and being released direct to video, called "Calling All Engines." Cross your fingers and hope it's better than this turkey.

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