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Summary: Bulgy not included
Comment: Video was as expected. If your kiddo likes Thomas' stories, Percy's Chocolate Crunch is a must-have. Long story short, Percy is upset because Sir Topham Hatt has like, banned unnecessary washdowns. So, in an attempt to stay clean, Percy decides to take the sugar cars to the chocolate factory because that's cleaner than say, shunting coal. He skids on the rails and smashes into the factory and chocolate-coated Percy ensues. I'm not really sure there is a lesson to learn from that one, but my kiddo likes chocolate, and he likes Percy... thus making the Percy's chocolate crunch a winning combo.
Don't buy this if you're thinking you'll get the Bulgy bus, cause you won't. You'll get a toy with it for sure, but it's a crap shoot as to which.
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Summary: 2nd in the 3 golden age videos of Alec Baldwin
Comment: Percy's Chocolate Crunch is an excellent video! I would have given it a 4.5 but Amazon does not have that. It is a great buy and almost every part of it is excellent. I am very pleased to see a gordon episode. He has been neglected as a main character this season.
Percy's Chocolate Crunch: 4.5/5
Percy complains all day about having to do the dirty work on the island. Trucks start calling him "dirty percy" which is a good name because children cannot repeat it and call themselves dirty percys. Then Percy refuses to do dirty work so he takes sugar cars to the chocolate factory but slippery rails cause percy to crash into the chocolate factory and get covered in chocolate!
Thomas, Percy, and the Squeak: 3.5/5
Thomas is to take a famous singer to her concert so when he has to get clean at the washdown he cuts in front of percy and calls him dirty percy. When the famous singer boards the coaches she sees a mouse and refuses to go on Thomas's train. Then percy comes in still dirty because he did not have time to get a washdown. The famous singer rides in percy to the concert. Later Thomas and percy make up and thomas lets percy get a washdown first. A good story of friendship, however it is tied for the worst.
Gordon Takes a Tumble: 5/5
This is the best story of the set, Gordon thinks hes better than everyone else and is too important to pull trucks. Until TFC forces Gordon to pull them. While speeding along with a train of trucks, Gordon ignores the "go slow" signs and crashes. The crash is a bit over dramatic but it is still my favorite story.
Buffer Bother: 4/4
A good bill and ben story, Ben gets new buffers but bill doesnt that makes bill extremely jealous and causes him to have an acident and damage his buffers. Jealousy is an area not covered too often in Thomas and Friends but it is an esential lesson to teach children with siblings.
Middle Engine: 4/5
Percy goes to the smelter and Arry and Bert play tricks on him to put coal cars in front and back of percy so he has to go slowly. Percy accidentally goes onto the tipper for the coal which is quite a funny sight. Then he gets in trouble with TFC. James is sent to the smelter the next day and Arry and bert put james in the middle of a long line of trucks. When James refuses to move Percy is sent to fetch him. This is a good percy episode, it lost half a point because it is just not as good as percy's chocolate crunch.
Faulty Wistles: 3.5/5
Tied for the worst with Thomas, Percy, and the squeak. Not really a bad thing though, this story brings back some of the classic narrow gauge engines who have not been seen for some time. Peter-Sam loses his whistle and Duncan makes fun of him for it. When Duncan over uses his whistle to show off it pops off! Cute story, just not good enough for a video like this.
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Summary: Bonus car may not be Bulgy
Comment: I ordered this DVD because (1) my son loves Percy, and (2) he really wanted a Bulgy the Bus, which is pictured as the bonus vehicle that comes with the DVD. Our DVD arrived with Skarloey instead of Bulgy. If you're looking for Bulgy (he's hard to find), be wary that this might happen to you, too. The DVD otherwise is great.
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