Thomas &amp; Friends
Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends or simply Thomas the Tank Engine; also known as Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! in the twenty-second series) is a British children's television series. In the United Kingdom, it had its first broadcast on the ITV network in Great Britain in 1984. In the United States, it had its first broadcast on "Shining Time Station" in 1989. It is based on "The Railway Series" of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.
Strand Home Video
Strand Home Video was the American division for Video Collection International. They were known for distributing the first three seasons of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends" on VHS from 1990 to 1994 and Adventures in Odyssey. The company also distributed other movies and TV programs on VHS, including "Ripley's Believe It or Not! (volume 1 to volume 6, 1991)", the "Sherlock Holmes" movies from Burbank Films, "Kino's Storytime", "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" and its sequel, "Runaway Ralph", as well as "Tina Turner: Girl from Nutbush".