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Actors: Chuggington Characters
Directors: Sarah Ball
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
DVD Release Date: February 12, 2013
Run Time: 61 minutes

Episodes: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Extras: 3 out of 5 stars

All aboard! The gang of Chuggington is at it again and taking preschoolers from coast-to-coast in their latest release “Safari Adventures”. My eight month old daughter really digs this show, especially the theme song. I love that fact that it is filled with valuable life lessons for her to enjoy as she grows up. This all-new compilation is being released just in time for Valentine’s Day! It comes in two different versions: the standard DVD and also a limited edition release that features a collectible Mtambo toy engine from TOMYTM. If you are a fan of this show then this release is a no-brainer for sure! CHUGGINGTON!!

Official Premise: Honk Your Horns For The Ultimate Safari Adventure! In these six episodes — plus a bonus Badge Quest episode — Koko helps out a pack of playful squirrels, Brewster investigates banana thieves at the Safari Park, and Wilson hauls a mischievous elephant to its new home. There’s monkey business with Zephie, a royal visitor for Mtambo and jungle camouflage, too. With good friends and helpful adults like Puffer Pete, Eddie and Dunbar, your own little trainees will learn all about problem solving, working together and being patient with the animals, in this collection of fun-filled Safari adventures.

The special features are decent and fun for the kiddies. There is a bonus Badge Quest episode titled “Animal Helper”. There are also two featurettes called “The Chugger Spotlight”, one called Koko and the other Mtambo (aka the toy car that comes with the DVD). Both very cute. Lastly there are various coloring and activity sheets to print for kids via the your DVD-ROM drive. Props have to go to Disney though cause without them I wouldn’t have found out about this show. The air it weekdays on Disney Channel’s Disney Junior programming block but more importantly daily on their new 24-hour Disney Junior cable. The series is currently in its third season and I hope to see much more of these DVD’s released in the future.

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Actors: Chuggington Characters
Directors: Sarah Ball
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
DVD Release Date: October 30, 2012
Run Time: 61 minutes

Episodes: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Extras: 3 out of 5 stars

Having a five month old daughter, I have to admit that I am familiar with the Chuggington brand name. She is not old enough yet to completely go nuts for it but she surely love the colors and music from this series. I have to admit it is definitely entertaining and cute to say the least. The episodes are also very short running 15 minutes, so it is not too overwhelming. With the holiday season right around the corner, this DVD release focusing on the show’s winter adventures. There are six very cute and very chilly episodes included within “Icy Escapades”. I would highly recommend this release for all parents with kids.

Offical Premise: In this traintastic collection of winter adventures, the crew takes to the tracks as snow and ice cover Chuggington! When the rails become frozen, it’s up to Wilson, Koko, and Brewster to save the day and keep the town moving! With help from their fellow Chuggers, the trainees get rescued from a blizzard, dig their way out of snow drifts, and even take to the skies when the wintery winds lift Hodge from the rails! Share in the journey as the trainees learn important lessons like teamwork and problem-solving, while discovering there’s snow-place like Chuggington!

For a kids DVD, usually the episodes are enough since they will most likely just be put on loop for the kids to watch over and over and over. But this release actually includes some decent bonus features for the kiddies. There is a bonus Badge Quest episode called “Honk Your Horns”. There is a cute little featurette called “The Chugger Spotlight: Speedy, Frostini”. Lastly there are various coloring and activity sheets to print for kids via the your DVD-ROM drive. I look forward to future episodic releases of this series for sure.

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DVD Review "Chuggington: Safari Adventures (Limited Edition)"

DVD Review “Chuggington: Icy Escapades”