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Thomas the tank engine takes over the world

Thomas, Henry, Duck and troublesome trucks at ...Image via WikipediaOur two year (and 2 months!) old has officially fallen in love with everything Thomas. From the moment my wife picked up a cheap Thomas and Friends DVD at Target, which he watched, mesmerized, he has evolved his love of trains to where his GeoTrax and Lego train sets are no longer sufficient.

Now, his trains must be wooden, be propped up on a table, and the trains must be able to be manually pushed along.

It does seem like a step backwards, after all, the GeoTrax ran on their own, as did the Lego set.

The Thomas videos were a bit creepy at first, where the trains were speaking but their mouths were not moving. Yes, they were narrated (George Carlin and Ringo Starr, nonetheless!) but it just wasn't quite right.

They've since fixed this oversight and the newer films offer a true mouth-moving experience -- much more realistic.

Now, to find the Sight and Sounds Deluxe set somewhere...
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