Tractor Tom-Baa Baa Tom Sheep & Other Stories (2003)

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General		Extras
Category	Childrens	Main Menu Introduction Menu Animation & Audio Game-Snap!
Rating
Year Of Production	2003
Running Time	55:25
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	Jimmy Wheeler
Studio Distributor	Contender Ent Group Roadshow Home Entertainment	Starring	James Nesbitt Liza Tarbuck
Case	Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip
RPI	$24.95	Music	None Given

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.78:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	1.78:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	None	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

   Tractor Tom is an English made computer animated children's show featuring a red tractor called Tom, the farmer who he works for, Fi (voiced by Liza Tarbuck), her farm hand, Matt (voiced by James Nesbitt) and various other animals and farm implements including Wheezy the harvester, Purdy the cat, Rev, Matt's truck and more. The episodes included here were made in 2002. It is a fun show involving Tractor Tom solving problems and generally helping get the humans out of trouble (especially Matt). The sheep who live on the farm are the comedy relief, getting up to all sorts of silly things. My two year old enjoyed this series very much and has asked for it quite often. It is shown here on Channel 7 and each episode runs for 11 minutes.

    The episodes included here are:

1. Ringtone - Matt gets a new mobile phone which allows him to record ringtones. When he loses it, they all search for it but the farm animals keep recording new ringtones.
2. Showtime Tom - Instead of watching TV, Matt & Fi decide to put on their own show and all the farm implements and animals get involved.
3. Apple Squash - Wheezy is a bit down and Purdy is off his food. Tom tries to fix the problem by using the apples from the harvest.
4. Baa Baa Tom Sheep - The sheep go missing and one of the lambs decides Tom is its mother.
5. Football Crazy - Tom and the other farm implements have to clean up the barn but would rather play football.

    This disc is available with a Tractor Tom toy, but to my son's great disappointment this was not included with the review disc.

    Another quality English children's show.

Video

    The video quality is excellent.

    The feature is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio 16x9 enhanced which is most likely the original aspect ratio.

    The picture was extremely clear and sharp throughout, with no evidence of low level noise.

    The colour was wonderful, rich and solid throughout.

    The only noticeable artefact was some minor aliasing on Tom's grille.

    There are no subtitles.

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Audio

    The audio quality is good.

    This DVD contains an English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo soundtrack encoded at 192 Kb/s.

    Dialogue was clear and easy to understand and there was no problem with audio sync.

    The music and songs are fun and bop along, especially the theme song.

    The surround speakers and subwoofer are not used.

Audio Ratings Summary

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Menu

    The menu is designed to be simple for children to use.

Snap Game

    A very simple matching game is included.

    This disc is also available in Region 2 in exactly the same format.

    The video quality is excellent.

    The audio quality is good.

    The disc has only a simple game as an extra.

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