Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Races, Rescues & Runaways [VHS]
Thomas and his English engine buddies face floods, landslides, and  taunting trucks in these half dozen 5-minute stories narrated by Alec  Baldwin. As in their previous adventures, the spunky toy vehicles survive  their mishaps with a combination of quick thinking and help from their fellow  vehicles. The hard-working Percy is irked at how dirty he gets hauling rock and coal until being trapped by an avalanche from a mine-shaft collapse puts  things in perspective. Competition comes to the Island of Sodor when lorries  (British for "trucks") with a bad attitude try to take the engines' places. But  a series of accidents and breakdowns restores the engines to their rightful place. The 35-minute video is capped off by a 3-minute "music video"  featuring kids singing "Accidents Will Happen" over a series of clips showing  the vehicles involved in a series of crashes and other misadventures  involving jelly, snow, and a runaway "boulder" that looks suspiciously like a  tennis ball.--Kimberly Heinrichs