With a runtime of 46 minutes (60 minutes with bonus features) Thomas Comes to Breakfast offers eight stories including the first appearance of the infamous and haughty Diesel (a thorn in the side of conventional steam engines such as James). In the DVD’s humours lead track, Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Thomas accidentally crashes through the station master’s house during breakfast time. The bonus features include a “Read-Along Story,” a “Sing-Along Song,” a connect-the-dots game, and a “Character Gallery.” Though the DVDs seem to serve as a vehicle for advertising the Thomas toys, there is a charm to their stories, especially the older ones from the 1980s when there was a greater emphasis on depicting the engines as haughty, petty, silly, and loveable. Not a masterpiece like My First DVD! (2002), or Tell Me a Story (2001), Thomas Comes to Breakfast satisfies the boy’s (and girl’s) need to see trains (let alone talking trains). The DVD is recommended for children age three to six.