The Runaway (US VHS/DVD Release)

The Runaway is a Thomas and Friends VHS/DVD released in February 1998 and July 2000 on VHS, and later in March 2004 on DVD. It has two Season 1 episodes, two Season 2 episodes, one Season 3 episode, and two Season 4 episodes narrated by George Carlin, with a song at the end.

Characters

 * Thomas

Stories

 * 1) The Runaway (Vol.5)
 * 2) Wrong Road (Vol.10)
 * 3) Rusty To The Rescue (Vol.13)
 * 4) Thomas and Stepney (Vol.13)
 * 5) Gordon Takes A Dip (Vol.5)
 * 6) James Goes Buzz Buzz (Vol.10)
 * 7) A Big Day For Thomas (Vol.1)

Song

 * 1) The Island Song

Bonus Features

 * 1) Character Gallery
 * 2) Web Fun

Trivia

 * This VHS is the first to open with the 1998 on-screen Anchor Bay Entertainment logo.
 * It is also the one to be awarded from the Parent's Guide To Children's Media Inc. competition in 1999.
 * The end credits to this release are from Henry's Forest & Other Stories, which is released in February 1993.
 * Some 2000 versions have each episode using an intro and outro sequence in a UK fashion.
 * The nameplates for this and Special Funnel are taken from Thomas and His Friends Get Along.

2004 DVD version

 * 1) Last few seconds of The Island Song
 * 2) Henry's Forest and Other Stories outro
 * 3) A Britt Allcroft Production logo
 * 4) HiT Entertainment logo (2003)
 * 5) DVD Digital logo

Front Cover (1998)

 * Thomas (surprised) from "The Runaway"

Back Cover (1998)

 * Top Left: Rusty and Stepney from "Rusty To The Rescue"
 * Top Right: James (with a swollen red nose) from "James Goes Buzz Buzz"

Front Cover (2000 and 2004)

 * Top: Thomas (surprised)
 * Bottom: Gordon, Bill and Ben at the Harbor from "Wrong Road"

Back Cover (2000 and 2004)

 * Top Left: Stepney from "Rusty To The Rescue"
 * Top Right: BoCo, Duck and James from "James Goes Buzz Buzz"

Cover Color

 * Dark Blue (1998)
 * Teal (2000 and 2004)

Running Time

 * 40 Minutes