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Thomas and His Friends Help Out, re-released as Friends Help Out in 2009, is a US VHS/DVD featuring five first season episodes, three second season episodes, and three third season episodes narrated by George Carlin. It was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 1996, again in 2002, and released on DVD in 2003. It was released under the title, Helping the Friends for Brazilian audiences.

Description

1996 VHS

Thomas, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, and the rest of the gang have learned many lessons about lending a helping hand. They have selected their favorite stories to create this special "best of" collection - all about helping.

Peep! Peep! Hop on board as a heavy snowfall strands the villagers-and Harold, Terence, Thomas, and Percy come to the rescue. Watch as Percy brings Annie and Clarabel home safely through a thunderstorm, and cheer on James as he tries his best to pull a very long train.

2002 VHS

Peep! Peep! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodor friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need. Remember when Trevor was almost scrapped? Cheer on Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rescue villagers from a heavy snowfall, and find out what happens down at the mine. All Aboard!

2003/2009 DVD

Peep! Peep! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodorfriends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need. Remember when Trevor was almost scrapped? Cheer on Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rescue villagers from a heavy snowfall, and find out what happens down at the mine. All aboard for non-stop DVD fun and excitement!

2008 DVD

All Aboard! According to Sir Topham Hatt, "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodor friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need.

Portuguese

Piuiiiii! Piuiiiii!

Segundo Sir Topham Hatt, "Ajudar é uma das melhores maneiras de mostrar que você é realmente um trem prestativo." Por isso, é tão importante para Thomas correr para resgatar um amigo quando ele precisa de uma "mão amiga," ou neste caso, de um "pára-choque amigo." Esta coleção especial de histórias mostra seus amigos de Sodor provando que a amizade é mais forte que o medo quando eles ajudam quem precisa. Lembra-se quando o Trevor quase foi parar no ferro-velho? Junte-se a Thomas, Harold, Terence e Percy enquanto eles socorrem pessoas de uma forte nevasca e descobrem o que acontece na mina. Todos a bordo para esta viagem sem escalas em um DVD divertido e empolgante!

English Translation

Peeeeep! Peeeeep!

According to Sir Topham Hatt, "Helping is one of the best ways to show that you are really a helpful train." So it is so important for Thomas who runs to rescue a friend when he needs a "helping hand," or in this case, a "bumper friend." This special collection of stories shows your friends of Sodor proving that friendship is stronger than fear when they help those in need. Remember when Trevor was almost stop in the junkyard? Join Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rely upon people of a heavy snowfall and discover what happens in the mine. All aboard for this nonstop trip on a fun and exciting DVD!

Episodes

US

Brazil

The Help of Edward
Freight Cars
The Mail Train
Thomas Violates the Law
Towards the Mine
The Promise of Percy
The Strike
The Twins Scots
New Beginning
Help
A Christmas Story

Bonus Features

Character Gallery from Best of Thomas
Link to the Official Website

Trivia

This is the last US DVD to open with the Grace & Wild Interactive Development and Gullane Entertainment logos.
The 2003 DVD was released along with Percy's Chocolate Crunch as one of the first DVDs to feature the HiT Entertainment Logo.
This release contains one episode from each of the first eleven Thomas videos released in the US (from Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories to Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories). Coincidentally, Thomas appears in all of them, albeit having speaking roles in Edward Helps Out and Donald and Douglas.

DVD Packs

Totally Thomas Volume 3
Ultimate Thomas Collection
Thomas and his Friends Help Out and Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures 2-pack
Thomas and his Friends Help Out and Stop, Train, Stop! 2-pack
Thomas and his Friends Help Out and Thomas' Trackside Tunes Double Feature

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-'''Thomas and His Friends Help Out''', re-released as '''Friends Help Out''' in 2009, is a US VHS/DVD featuring five [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Season_1 first season]episodes, three [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Season_2 second season] episodes, and three [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Season_3 third season] episodes narrated by [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/George_Carlin George Carlin]. It was distributed by [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Anchor_Bay_Entertainment Anchor Bay Entertainment] in 1996, again in 2002, and released on DVD in 2003. It was released under the title, '''Helping the Friends''' for Brazilian audiences.
+'''Thomas and His Friends Help Out''', re-released as '''Friends Help Out''' in 2009, is a US VHS/DVD featuring five [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Season_1 first season] episodes, three [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Season_2 second season] episodes, and three [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Season_3 third season] episodes narrated by [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/George_Carlin George Carlin]. It was distributed by [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Anchor_Bay_Entertainment Anchor Bay Entertainment] in 1996, again in 2002, and released on DVD in 2003. It was released under the title, '''Helping the Friends''' for Brazilian audiences.
+==Description==
-==Description[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=1 Edit]==
+====1996 VHS====
-====1996 VHS[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=2 Edit]====
 [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas Thomas], [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Gordon Gordon], [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Sir_Topham_Hatt Sir Topham Hatt], and the rest of the gang have learned many lessons about lending a helping hand. They have selected their favorite stories to create this special "best of" collection - all about helping.
-PEEP! PEEP! Hop on board as a heavy snowfall strands the villagers-and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Harold Harold], [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Terence Terence], Thomas, and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Percy Percy] come to the rescue. Watch as Percy brings [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_and_Clarabel Annie and Clarabel] home safely through a thunderstorm, and cheer on [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/James James] as he tries his best to pull a very long train.
+Peep! Peep! Hop on board as a heavy snowfall strands the villagers-and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Harold Harold], [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Terence Terence], Thomas, and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Percy Percy] come to the rescue. Watch as Percy brings [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Annie_and_Clarabel Annie and Clarabel] home safely through a thunderstorm, and cheer on [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/James James] as he tries his best to pull a very long train.
+====2002 VHS====
-====2002 VHS [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=3 Edit]====
-PEEP! PEEP! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodor friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need. Remember when Trevor was almost scrapped? Cheer on Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rescue villagers from a heavy snowfall, and find out what happens down at the mine. All Aboard!
+Peep! Peep! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodor friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need. Remember when Trevor was almost scrapped? Cheer on Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rescue villagers from a heavy snowfall, and find out what happens down at the mine. All Aboard!
+====2003/2009 DVD====
-====2003/2009 DVD[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=4 Edit]====
-PEEP! PEEP! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Sodor Sodor]friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need. Remember when [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Trevor Trevor] was almost scrapped? Cheer on Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rescue villagers from a heavy snowfall, and find out what happens down at the mine. All aboard for non-stop DVD fun and excitement!
+Peep! Peep! According to Sir Topham Hatt: "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Sodor Sodor]friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need. Remember when [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Trevor Trevor] was almost scrapped? Cheer on Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rescue villagers from a heavy snowfall, and find out what happens down at the mine. All aboard for non-stop DVD fun and excitement!
+====2008 DVD====
-====2008 DVD [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=5 Edit]====
-ALL ABOARD! According to Sir Topham Hatt, "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodor friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need.
+All Aboard! According to Sir Topham Hatt, "Helping out is one of the best ways to show that you're a Really Useful Engine." That's why it's so important for Thomas to race to the rescue when one of his friends needs a "helping hand," or in Thomas' case, a "helping buffer." This special collection of stories highlights your Sodor friends proving that sometimes friendship is stronger than fear as they help out those in need.
+===Portuguese===
-===Portuguese[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=6 Edit]===
+Piuiiiii! Piuiiiii!
-PIUIIIII! PIUIIIII!
 Segundo Sir Topham Hatt, "Ajudar é uma das melhores maneiras de mostrar que você é realmente um trem prestativo." Por isso, é tão importante para Thomas correr para resgatar um amigo quando ele precisa de uma "mão amiga," ou neste caso, de um "pára-choque amigo." Esta coleção especial de histórias mostra seus amigos de Sodor provando que a amizade é mais forte que o medo quando eles ajudam quem precisa. Lembra-se quando o Trevor quase foi parar no ferro-velho? Junte-se a Thomas, Harold, Terence e Percy enquanto eles socorrem pessoas de uma forte nevasca e descobrem o que acontece na mina. Todos a bordo para esta viagem sem escalas em um DVD divertido e empolgante!
-====English Translation[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=7 Edit]====
+====English Translation====
+Peeeeep! Peeeeep!
-PEEEEEP! PEEEEEP!
 According to Sir Topham Hatt, "Helping is one of the best ways to show that you are really a helpful train." So it is so important for Thomas who runs to rescue a friend when he needs a "helping hand," or in this case, a "bumper friend." This special collection of stories shows your friends of Sodor proving that friendship is stronger than fear when they help those in need. Remember when Trevor was almost stop in the junkyard? Join Thomas, Harold, Terence and Percy as they rely upon people of a heavy snowfall and discover what happens in the mine. All aboard for this nonstop trip on a fun and exciting DVD!
+==Episodes==
-==Episodes[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=8 Edit]==
+===US===
-===US[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=9 Edit]===
 #[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_Helps_Out Edward Helps Out]
 #[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Foolish_Freight_Cars_(episode) Foolish Freight Cars]
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 #[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Bertie%27s_Chase Bertie's Chase]
 #[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_Percy%27s_Mountain_Adventure Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure]
+===Brazil===
-===Brazil[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=10 Edit]===
 #The Help of Edward
 #Freight Cars
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 #Help
 #A Christmas Story
+==Bonus Features==
-==Bonus Features[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=11 Edit]==
-*Character Gallery from [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Best_of_Thomas Best of Thomas]
+*Character Gallery from [[Best of Thomas]]
-*Link to [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Official_Website The official website]
+*Link to [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/the_Official_Website the Official Website]
+==Trivia==
-==Trivia[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=12 Edit]==
 *This is the last US DVD to open with the [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Grace_%26_Wild_Interactive_Development Grace & Wild Interactive Development] and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Gullane_Entertainment Gullane Entertainment] logos.
-*The 2003 DVD was released along with [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Percy%27s_Chocolate_Crunch_and_Other_Thomas_Adventures Percy's Chocolate Crunch] as one of the first DVDs to feature the [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/HiT_Entertainment HiT Entertainment] Logo.
+*The 2003 DVD was released along with [[Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Other Thomas Adventures|Percy's Chocolate Crunch]] as one of the first DVDs to feature the [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/HiT_Entertainment HiT Entertainment] Logo.
-*This release contains one episode from each of the first eleven Thomas videos released in the US (from [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_Gets_Tricked_(DVD) Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories] to [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Percy%27s_Ghostly_Trick_and_Other_Thomas_Stories Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories]). Coincidentally, Thomas appears in all of them, albeit having speaking roles in [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_and_Gordon Edward Helps Out] and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Break_Van Donald and Douglas].
+*This release contains one episode from each of the first eleven Thomas videos released in the US (from [[Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories]] to [[Percy's Ghostly Trick and Other Thomas Stories]]). Coincidentally, Thomas appears in all of them, albeit having speaking roles in [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Edward_and_Gordon Edward Helps Out] and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Break_Van Donald and Douglas].
+==DVD Packs==
-==Goofs[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=13 Edit]==
+*[[Totally Thomas Volume 3]]
-*The front and back of the 1996 VHS features two images from [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/No_Joke_for_James No Joke for James], but that episode is not featured on the release.
+*[[W:c:ThomasandFriends:Ultimate Thomas Collection|Ultimate Thomas Collection]]
-*On the DVD cover there are paint chips on Thomas' roof.
+*[[Thomas and His Friends Help Out|Thomas and his Friends Help Out]] and [[Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures]] 2-pack
-*At the end of Foolish Freight Cars, the line, "After that performance, you deserve to keep your red coat" is cut out but restored in digital releases.
+*[[Thomas and His Friends Help Out|Thomas and his Friends Help Out]] and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Stop,_Train,_Stop! Stop, Train, Stop!] 2-pack
-*Percy's Promise and Foolish Freight Cars are out of sync; the former is due to the audio being taken from [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Trust_Thomas_and_Other_Stories Trust Thomas and Other Stories], where the first few seconds of the opening on said release are cut, while the episode on this release is shown in its full form.
-*At the very end of Trouble in the Shed, as the ending theme starts, the top of the credits begin to appear over the picture, but it then cuts off to the [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Nameboards nameboards].
+*[[Thomas and His Friends Help Out|Thomas and his Friends Help Out]] and [[Thomas' Trackside Tunes]] [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Double_Feature Double Feature]
-*On the 2008 DVD and sound book covers, an image of [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Edward Edward] is used, albeit with Thomas' face over it.
-*In the DVD menu, Gordon's tracks are standing on top of the bushes and so are [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Bertie Bertie]'s wheels.
-*In some releases, when the narrator says "Long ago" in Down the Mine, the audio cuts out.
-*The first five seconds of Saved from Scrap and the first three seconds of Foolish Freight Cars are cut out.
-*On Netflix and Hulu, the credits from the New Series are used.
-*In digital releases, after Donald and Douglas, [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Duncan Duncan]'s nameboard is shown twice.
-*In the DVD booklet, it listed that [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas%27_Trackside_Tunes Thomas' Trackside Tunes and Other Thomas Adventures] was available on DVD, but it was not released on DVD until 2008.
-*In the Brazilian Cover, it shows [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Henry Henry] instead of Percy with the parachute in the water
-*[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/George_Carlin George Carlin] is credited as the narrator in the opening credits of the Brazilian DVD.
-==DVD Packs[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_His_Friends_Help_Out?action=edit&section=14 Edit]==
-*[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Totally_Thomas_Volume_3 Totally Thomas Volume 3]
-*[https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Ultimate_Thomas_Collection Ultimate Thomas Collection]
-*Thomas and his Friends Help Out and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Percy_Saves_the_Day_and_Other_Adventures Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures] 2-pack
-*Thomas and his Friends Help Out and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Stop,_Train,_Stop! Stop, Train, Stop!] 2-pack
-*Thomas and his Friends Help Out and [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas%27_Trackside_Tunes Thomas' Trackside Tunes] [https://thomasandfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Double_Feature Double Feature]
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