Playing Around with Thomas & Friends

Playing around with Thomas & Friends is a series of videos released on the offical Thomas & Friends YouTube channel featuring My First Thomas Railway Pals, Minis, Wood and TrackMaster Toys.

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Learning Colors
Learning Colors is the first video in the series. It was released on October 21, 2017.

Plot
Discover the rainbow with Thomas My First Railways and the help of his friends! Best way to learning colors.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Percy
 * Rosie
 * Harold

Cast

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Rob Rackstraw as James
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Kerry Shale as Harold

Trivia

 * This video was made with animated versions of the Railway Pals range.
 * In this video, Harold's favourite colour is revealed to be orange, Rosie's favourite colour is also revealed to be purple.
 * In addition, Thomas, Percy, and James all revealed that their favourite colours are the colours they are all painted: blue, green, and red, respectively.

Goofs

 * Thomas says there is a rainbow over Tidmouth Station, but it was actually over Tidmouth sheds.

Learn Shapes
Learn Shapes is the second video in the series. It premired on October 28, 2017.

Plot
Rosie is flying a kite when it blows away. The others try to cheer her up as they play a game of finding shapes.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Percy
 * Rosie
 * Harold

Cast

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Rob Rackstraw as James
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Kerry Shale as Harold

Learn the Alphabet
Learn the Alphabet is the third video in the series. It was released November 4, 2017.

Learn Numbers
Learn Numbers is the fourth video in the series. It was released on November 11th, 2017.

MINIS Dance Battle
Dance Battle Is the fifth video of the series. It was released on November 18th, 2017.

Trivia

 * This is the first short to feature the Minis.
 * It was made with a mix of Stop-motion and features real-life people.

Hilarious Picnic Party
Hilarious Picnic Party is the sixth video in the series. It was released on November 25, 2017.

Plot
How will the Thomas & Friends MINIS reach a water fountain? When the Thomas & Friends MINIS are thirsty for some water they will stop at nothing to get to the water fountain!

Trivia

 * This is the second short to feature the Minis.
 * It was made with a mix of Stop-motion.
 * Bill has Thomas' Whistle

Basketball Dunk Contest
Basketball Dunk Contest is the seventh video in the series. It was released on December 2, 2017

Plot
Can the Thomas & Friends MINIS beat a Basketball player in a dunk contest? Find out how the MINIS play basketball!

Trivia

 * This is the third short to feature the Minis.
 * It was made with a mix of Stop-motion and features real-life people.

A Daring Cargo Delivery
A Daring Cargo Delivery is the eighth video in the series. It was released on December 9, 2017.

Plot
Thomas and Diesel compete in a daring race. Who will be able to deliver the cargo to Cranky first?

Characters

 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Diesel (cameo)
 * Harold (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Captain (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (cameo)

Trivia

 * This is the first video to use TrackMaster.
 * Sir Topham Hatt's top hat in the video is reminiscent of the top hat game piece from Monopoly.

A Brilliant Birthday Surprise
A Brilliant Birthday Surprise is the ninth video in the series. It was released on December 15, 2017.

Plot
When Percy loses the Earl's birthday gift, he must go on a wild adventure to replace it.

Characters

 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Hiro (cameo)
 * Samson (cameo)
 * Ryan (cameo)
 * Diesel (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (cameo)
 * Sir Robert Norramby (cameo)

Trivia

 * This is the second video to use TrackMaster.

Tornado Rescue
Tornado Rescue is the tenth video in the series. It was released on December 23, 2017.

Plot
Emily is caught in a storm and a tornado is coming towards her. Will Thomas be able to save her in time?

Characters

 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Harold (cameo)

Trivia

 * This is the third video to use TrackMaster.
 * The Official YouTube Channel says that Percy is in the video, but he is nowhere to be seen.

Animal Park Escape
Animal Park Escape is the eleventh and currently final video in the series. It was released on January 27, 2018.

Plot
When a horse escapes the Sodor Animal Park, Thomas and Rosie must work together to find the horse and bring it home!

Characters

 * Thomas (does not speak)
 * Rosie (does not speak)
 * Diesel (does not speak)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (does not speak)
 * James (cameo)
 * Harvey (cameo)
 * Charlie (cameo)
 * Stephen (cameo)
 * Bertie (cameo)
 * Merlin (cameo)
 * Winston (cameo)
 * Victor (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)

Trivia

 * This is the first video to use Wood.

Goofs

 * When Rosie leaves the Sodor Animal Park, a piece of film equipment being adjusted can be heard.
 * Thomas' model is skewed as he watches the cow run with the other animals.
 * Merlin is seen without his tender.
 * Annie & Clarabel are seen moving without any assistance from an engine.
 * Bertie is seen on railway track.
 * Victor is seen pushing standard gauge express coaches.
 * When the station attendants turn around, all vehicles except Bertie disappear.
 * The cruise ship behind Cranky is not visible when Victor pulls into the docks, but it appears on a following close-up.
 * Cranky picks up a crate of apples, but it switches to a Crosby Croquet cargo crate in the next shot.
 * When Rosie whistles to get the animals' attention, no cargo is visible in her train.
 * All but two of Thomas and Rosie's cargo cars somehow disappear on their trip back to the Sodor Animal Park.
 * The zebra and cow are led back to the Sodor Animal Park despite not being part of the park.
 * The Sodor Animal Park layout changes between the first and last scenes.