Fireman Sam - Triple Pack [DVD]

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A recording of the live action Fireman Sam stage play, which ran in certain theatres throughout the 1990s. It is only going to be routine drill for Trevor Evans on his first day in the fire service until a message comes over the radio. Helen Flood makes a reference to the 1975 American thriller film Jaws, with the line "I think we need a bigger box." At the start of the tape, there is a promo advertising The Hero Next Door, Lost Cat, Sam's Day Off, Snow Business, Norman's Pitfall and All in a Good Cause. The Original 1991 release has a slide advertising The Hero Next Door, Lost Cat, Sam's Day Off and Snow Business. and Norman's Pitfall.

When Sam is talking to Charlie, his line "ever since we were children, and we used to watch that old firemen show on television" could presumably be a fourth wall breaking reference to the Fireman Sam television series itself. When the first series originally aired in English on BBC One London in 1987, the episodes were aired at 15:50. [1] The 1993 re-release has a 5 second slide advertising videos 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 plus The Very Best of Fireman Sam. At one point Sarah mistakenly refers to her Uncle Sam as "Fireman Sam", though she did correct herself later on.When Flex sabotages the runaway bus scene, it's evening, but in the video that Sarah and Mandy recorded, it's the afternoon. The re-release has a 5 second slide advertising videos 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 plus The Very Best of Fireman Sam.

At the start of the tape, there is a promo slide advertising The Very Best of Fireman Sam, The New Adventures of Fireman Sam and The New Adventures of Fireman Sam: Disaster For Dinner videos. The play has three acts, 'Fire Station Flood Alert' (loosely based on the episode, 'Bentley the Robot'),Production wise, it is most likely that the first 12 episodes were originally made for this seasons' production between late 1986-1987, with the last 4 episodes being made much later on sometime in 1988, due to the fact that character models where given a slight update towards them (such as them being given new faces). Before the rope bridge rescue, when Don Sledgehammer is telling Sam what to do, there are no vehicles behind them, but a few seconds later, Flex's trailer and some other vehicles are behind them. This is the latest Fireman Sam special to have a US dub, as the US dub of the series has been possibly discontinued as of Series 12. In the audience when the premiere starts, Derek is in his Norman costume (minus the wig), but a few seconds later, he's in his normal outfit.

The 1993 re-release has a 5 second slide advertising videos 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 plus The Very Best of Fireman Sam. The New Adventures of Fireman Sam: Disaster For Dinner and a 'William's Wish Wellingtons' video are advertised at the beginning of the tape.The Cover sleeve features a promo image from the episode, ' Lost Ring', despite the fact that 'Lost Ring' does not feature on the tape. Jupiter's trailer comes loose on a cobbled street, but when it goes into the garage, the road is made of tarmac. In Wales, this series has 16 episodes, with the series being aired in two-halves with 8 episodes each (i:e Series 1 is Series 1a, and Series 2 is Series 1b). The last 8 episodes of Series 1b were broadcast as part of the second series in England and in most other countries. After Flex gets off the phone, the ocean rescue centre is further out into the sea than in the next scene. Fireman Sam takes a rare day off and takes Sarah and James camping but when the bus catches fire, things go from bad to worse when the tent starts burning.