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A O.K. Thomas video
I thought that "Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas stories" was a pretty good movie and the animation was a lot better than previous Thomas videos. But, there were a few downsides about the movie. One, was the new narrator, Alec Baldwin. I thought that he should have had a larger variety of voices for the engines and that his narrative tecniques weren't as good as George Carlin's or Ringo Starr's. The other was that the story lines weren't that great and it seems that the storys always originated from accidents each time, which isn't all that interesting. Otherwise, I thought it was pretty well done and I think it would be a good Thomas video to add to your collection.

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Cranky Bugs and Other Thomas Stories
This is a great video! It's one of my favorites, along with Thomas and the Special Letter, The Gallant Old Engine, and Trust Thomas.
In "Cranky Bugs", a new crane named Cranky comes to work at the docks and causes trouble for Thomas and Percy. But, when there's a storm, the two little engines come to his rescue. In "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party", Sir Topham Hatt needs to prepare for his wife's birthday party. While he's getting ready however, disaster strikes. In "Double Teething Troubles", Bill and Ben need a new diesel to help out. Unfortunately, the diesel has teething troubles. In "Thomas, Percy, and Old Slow Coach", Thomas and Percy meet Old Slow Coach. She was about to get sent to the scrapyards. However, when the workman's hut gets destroyed in a fire, Thomas and Percy find a need for her. In "Busy Going Backwards", Toad is tired of going backwards. When some freight cars trick him and make him go forwards, he soon learns that it's O.K. to go backwards. In "A Better View for Gordon", Gordon brags about knowing everything. When he tests out a new station, he wants a panoramic view. During the grand opening, Gordon crashes into the wall and gets his "panoramic view". This is my favorite story of the 6. The video contains these six stories and the music video "Night Train".

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Good stories
My sons love Thomas. They enjoyed this VHS because of the new stories. The only drawback is Alec Baldwin. He's no George Carlin or even Ringo Starr. There is not much distinction in his voices, but the kids seem to like it. The movie grates a little on the nerves because of the sameness in the voices. George Carlin's and Ringo Starr's movies were more entertaining for adults - easier to listen to for multiple repititions. Overall, this is a worthwhile buy.