Anchor Bay Entertainment

* 1995
* 2007
* 2008

**Anchor Bay Entertainment** was a home media distribution company that distributed Thomas & Friends home media releases from 1996 to 2008. The company was the result of the merging of Video Treasures and Starmaker Entertainment.

## History

Anchor Bay Entertainment began releasing *Thomas & Friends* VHS tapes on February 20, 1996 starting with Rusty to the Rescue & Other Thomas Stories. Almost ten years later, on February 7, 2006, they released their final VHS tape, Thomas and the Really Brave Engines & Other Adventures. In their debut year, 1996, they re-released eight of the previous eleven volumes in their own style. They once again reprinted all eleven of the volumes, as well as their tapes from 1996 - 1998, in the "New Style" from 2001 - 2003.

In 2001, Anchor Bay began releasing DVDs starting with Make Someone Happy & Other Thomas Adventures. In 2005, they began re-releasing VHS tapes onto DVD, starting with James Learns a Lesson & Other Thomas Adventures and Thomas Breaks the Rules & Other Stories. On September 9, 2008, they released their final DVD release, a DVD reprint of their first VHS tape, Rusty to the Rescue.

In 2008, the company lost the rights to distribute Thomas & Friends home media releases, and, alongside 20th Century Fox, were replaced by Lionsgate later that year.

## Home Media Releases

* VHS Tapes
* DVDs
* Reprints

1996
* February 20, 1996 - Rusty to the Rescue & Other Thomas Stories
* August 13, 1996 - Thomas and the Special Letter & Other Stories

1997
* February 4, 1997 - Henry and the Elephant & Other Thomas Stories
* August 5, 1997 - Thomas Meets the Queen & Other Stories

1998
* February 24, 1998 - Sing-Along and Stories
* August 11, 1998 - Trackside Tunes

1999
* February 2, 1999 - Cranky Bugs & Other Thomas Stories
* August 10, 1999 - Races, Rescues and Runaways & Other Thomas Adventures

2000
* February 29, 2000 - Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
* August 29, 2000 - Make Someone Happy & Other Thomas Adventures

2002
* October 15, 2002 - Salty's Secret & Other Thomas Adventures

2003
* February 25, 2003 - Percy's Chocolate Crunch & Other Thomas Adventures
* July 22, 2003 - James and the Red Balloon & Other Thomas Adventures
* October 14, 2003 - Thomas' Snowy Surprise & Other Adventures

2004
* March 16, 2004 - New Friends for Thomas & Other Adventures
* May 18, 2004 - Thomas and the Jet Engine & Other Adventures

2005
* January 25, 2005 - Hooray for Thomas & Other Adventures
* July 26, 2005 - Percy Saves the Day & Other Adventures

2006
* February 7, 2006 - Thomas and the Really Brave Engines & Other Adventures

2001
* June 19, 2001 - Make Someone Happy & Other Thomas Adventures
* October 9, 2001 - Races, Rescues and Runaways & Other Thomas Adventures

2002
* January 22, 2002 - Cranky Bugs & Other Thomas Stories
* June 11, 2002 - Spills and Chills & Other Thomas Thrills
* October 15, 2002 - Salty's Secret & Other Thomas Adventures

2003
* February 25, 2003 - Percy's Chocolate Crunch & Other Thomas Adventures
* July 22, 2003 - James and the Red Balloon & Other Thomas Adventures
* October 14, 2003 - Thomas' Snowy Surprise & Other Adventures

2004
* March 16, 2004 - New Friends for Thomas & Other Adventures
* May 18, 2004 - Thomas and the Jet Engine & Other Adventures

2005
* January 25, 2005 - Hooray for Thomas & Other Adventures
* June 14, 2005
	+ James Learns a Lesson & Other Thomas Adventures
	+ Thomas Breaks the Rules & Other Stories
* July 26, 2005 - Percy Saves the Day & Other Adventures
* August 23, 2005
	+ Better Late Than Never & Other Stories
	+ Thomas Meets the Queen & Other Adventures

2006
* February 7, 2006 - Thomas and the Really Brave Engines & Other Adventures
* May 23, 2006
	+ Tenders and Turntables & Other Stories
	+ Thomas Gets Bumped & Other Adventures
* August 22, 2006
	+ Thomas, Percy and the Dragon & Other Stories
	+ Sing-Along and Stories
	+ On Site with Thomas & Other Adventures

2007
* January 23, 2007 - Trust Thomas & Other Stories
* March 13, 2007
	+ Percy's Ghostly Trick & Other Thomas Stories
	+ Thomas and the Special Letter
* May 1, 2007 - Thomas' Trusty Friends
* July 24, 2007
	+ Thomas Gets Tricked
	+ James Goes Buzz Buzz
* September 18, 2007 - Thomas and the Toy Workshop

2008
* January 29, 2008 - Thomas and the Treasure
* March 4, 2008
	+ Percy Takes the Plunge
	+ Trackside Tunes
* May 6, 2008 - Mud Glorious Mud
* June 24, 2008 - Fearless Freddie
* July 29, 2008
	+ Henry and the Elephant
	+ Thomas and the Shooting Star
* September 9, 2008
	+ Rusty to the Rescue

1996
* Thomas Gets Tricked & Other Stories
* James Learns a Lesson & Other Stories
* Trust Thomas & Other Stories
* Thomas Gets Bumped & Other Stories
* Thomas, Percy and the Dragon & Other Stories
* Daisy & Other Thomas Stories
* James Goes Buzz Buzz & Other Thomas Stories
* Percy's Ghostly Trick & Other Thomas Stories

2001
* Thomas Gets Tricked & Other Stories
* James Learns a Lesson & Other Thomas Adventures
* Tenders and Turntables & Other Stories
* Thomas Breaks the Rules & Other Stories
* Better Late Than Never & Other Stories

2002
* Trust Thomas & Other Stories
* Thomas Gets Bumped & Other Adventures
* Thomas, Percy and the Dragon & Other Stories
* Daisy & Other Thomas Stories
* James Goes Buzz Buzz & Other Thomas Stories
* Percy's Ghostly Trick & Other Thomas Stories

2003
* Rusty to the Rescue & Other Thomas Stories
* Thomas and the Special Letter
* Gallant Old Engine & Other Thomas Stories
* Thomas Meets the Queen
* Sing-Along and Stories