The Party Surprise (DVD)

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The Party Surprise/
A New Arrival

AUS
FRA
THA
IDN (VCD)
IDN (DVD)

Overview

Director

Steve Asquith

Producer

Simon Spencer

Composer

Narrator

Blanche Ravalec (FRA)
Michael Angelis (AUS/Thailand)
Muhammad Nur (Indonesia)

Release Details

Distributor

France Télévisions Distribution (FRA)
Roadshow Entertainment on behalf of ABC for Kids (AUS)
United Home Entertainment (Thailand)
Horizon (Indonesia)

Runtime

72 minutes (FRA/AUS)
40 minutes (Thailand)
43 minutes (Indonesia)

Released

6 April 2010 (FRA)
3 March 2011 (AUS; DVD)
11 January 2012 (Thailand)
2012 (Indonesia)
16 April 2012 (AUS; iTunes)

Release Guide
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The Party Surprise is an Australian DVD featuring seven twelfth series episodes narrated by Michael Angelis. It was released in Indonesia and Thailand with only four episodes. It was originally released under the title Volume 2: A New Arrival for French audiences in 2010.

Description

AUS

Join Thomas and his friends in these 6 great adventures in all new animation. Poor Colin the Crane can’t attend Mr. Percival’s winter party, so Freddie decides to bring the party to Colin instead.

In other adventures, Diesel challenges Thomas to a race, James gets into trouble when he ignores some good advice, and Thomas is worried for Toby when a new tram comes to Sodor.

Thai

PEEP! PEEP! Ready! Get Set! Go! Join in the excitement with Thomas & Friends on the Island of Sodor.

Episodes

Australia

Thailand/Indonesia

The Party Surprise
Saved You!
Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon
James Works It Out

France

Excellent Emily
The Party Surprise
Saved You!
Duncan and the Hot Air Balloon
James Works it Out
Tram Trouble
Don't Go Back

Goofs

The Australian DVD back cover description says the DVD features 6 episodes, but there are actually 7 episodes in this DVD.

DVD Packs

AUS

On-the-Go Pack

Gallery

DVD Menu

AUS DVD Menu

Australian Home Video Releases

VHS	Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories \| Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories \| Coal and Other Stories \| Thomas, Percy and the Coal and Other Stories \| Percy and Harold and Other Stories \| The Deputation and Other Stories \| Time for Trouble and Other Stories \| Trust Thomas and Other Stories \| Escape and Other Stories \| Rock 'n' Roll and Other Stories \| Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Stories \| Thomas and Stepney and Other Stories \| Story and Song Collection \| Playtime \| Spooks and Surprises \| The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection \| Happy Ever After \| Happy Holidays \| Thomas and the Magic Railroad \| Truckloads of Fun! \| Rescues on the Railways \| Thomas and the Jet Engine \| Twin Trouble \| The Very Best of Thomas & Friends \| Engines to the Rescue \| All Aboard with the Steam Team \| Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
DVD	Thomas and the Jet Engine \| Twin Trouble \| Thomas and the Magic Railroad \| The Very Best of Thomas & Friends \| Engines to the Rescue \| All Aboard with the Steam Team \| Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas \| Truckloads of Fun! \| Calling All Engines! \| Series One \| Series Two \| Series Three \| Series Four \| Series Five \| Happy Holidays \| Rusty Saves the Day \| Little Engines Big Days Out \| Thomas' Trusty Friends \| Together on the Tracks \| The Great Discovery \| Series Six \| Carnival Capers \| Series Seven \| Series Eight \| The Best of Thomas & Friends Volume 1 \| My First Thomas with Thomas \| My First Thomas with Percy \| My First Thomas with James \| Hero of the Rails \| Engines and Escapades \| Series Nine \| The Best of Thomas & Friends Volume 2 \| Series Ten \| Heave Ho! \| My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon \| My First Thomas with Toby and Edward \| My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold \| Misty Island Rescue \| Songs from Sodor \| My First Thomas with the Twin Engines \| My First Thomas with Diesel \| My First Thomas with the Fat Controller \| The Party Surprise \| Series Eleven \| Splish, Splash, Splosh! \| Day of the Diesels \| Merry Winter Wish \| The Lion of Sodor \| The Complete Series 12 \| Wobbly Wheels and Whistles \| Blue Mountain Mystery \| Curious Cargo \| Go Go Thomas! \| Rescue on the Rails \| King of the Railway \| Sticky Situations \| Spills and Thrills \| Thomas in Charge! \| Tale of the Brave \| Santa's Little Engine \| Dinos and Discoveries \| Trouble on the Tracks \| Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure \| The Adventure Begins \| Start Your Engines! \| Railway Mischief \| The Great Race \| The Christmas Engines \| Signals Crossed \| Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures \| Journey Beyond Sodor \| Thomas' Christmas Carol \| Extraordinary Engines \| Team Up with Thomas \| Big World! Big Adventures! \| Christmas on Sodor \| Here Comes the Steam Team! \| Monkey Trouble! \| Digs and Discoveries \| Steam Team to the Rescue \| The Royal Engine \| A Colourful World \| The Super Engine \| Animal Adventures \| Marvellous Machinery
Digital-only Releases	ABC Kids - It's a Party! Pack \| ABC Kids - Explorer Pack \| ABC Kids - Valentine's Pack \| ABC Kids - Spooktacular Stories \| The Complete Series 21 \| The Complete Series 22 \| The Complete Series 23
DVD	Race for the Sodor Cup
Digital-only Releases	Best Friend Adventures \| The Mystery of Lookout Mountain \| Ghost Train \| The Great Bubbly Build \| All Engines Go \| The Complete Series 25
Samplers/ Promotional	All Aboard October! \| All Aboard! \| Thomas, Percy and the Old Slow Coach and Toby's Discovery \| Thomas & Friends \| Sticky Toffee Thomas (Book and DVD) \| 3 Great Adventures! \| Follow that Flour! (Book and DVD) \| Thomas & Friends Adventures!
Take Along Samplers	Gordon Takes a Tumble \| Henry and the Elephant \| Percy Takes a Plunge \| Thomas and the Special Letter \| James and the Trouble with Trees \| Spic and Span \| Diesel from Thomas to the Rescue \| Emily's Adventure
Compilations	ABC Kids Favourites \| HiT Favourites
See Also	New Zealand VHS Releases