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Fireman Sam 3 - Sam's Day Off is a UK VHS release featuring four episodes narrated by John Alderton. It was released on 3 October 1988 by BBC Enterprises. A reissue copy of this VHS was also released in 1992.
Description[]
Front (1992 Re-Release)
4 fun filled episodes
Back (Original 1988 Release and 1992 Re-Release)
Narrated By: John Alderton
Delight in the latest antics of Fireman Sam, everyone's favourite fireman, as he stars in four new entertaining episodes featuring a host of delightful characters from Pontypandy, a small town in the hills and valleys of Wales.
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- This was the first VHS to feature the 1988 BBC Video logo.
- There are two versions of Fireman Sam 3: Sam's Day Off and both versions contain a different BBC Video Ident.
- Version 1 is the original 1988 release, which contains the 1988-1991 BBC Video Ident along with a BBC Video slide advertising Fireman Sam 1 & 2, a green title card for Fireman Sam 3: Sam's Day Off, a yellow title card logo appearing at the start of Treasure Hunt, a green title card logo appearing at the start of Thief in Pontypandy and a blue title card logo appearing at the start of Chemistry Set. This Fireman Sam video release would contain it on the original 1988 release and all subsequent re-releases until it was re-released with the 1991-1997 BBC Video Ident in 1993, although it was re-released with a repackaged cover in 1992. However, the 1992 re-release remains completely unchanged from the original 1988 release, because it keeps the original 1988 video tape master and the 1988-1991 BBC Video Ident.
- Version 2 is the 1993 re-release, which contains the 1991-1997 BBC Video Ident. From 1993 onwards, all subsequent re-releases of this Fireman Sam video release would contain the 1991-1997 BBC Video Ident, a BBC Video slide advertising Fireman Sam 1 & 2, Fireman Sam 4-6 and The Very Best of Fireman Sam, a new title card for Fireman Sam 3: Sam's Day Off and new content with yellow title card logos appearing at the start of all four episodes. But the updated 1993 video tape master keeps the original 1988 copyright stamp, because of it being a re-release.
- The content of Treasure Hunt and Chemistry Set, used on the original 1988 release and 1992 re-release of Fireman Sam 3: Sam's Day Off (BBCV 4197), would also be used again on the 1992 BBC Video release of The Very Best of Fireman Sam (BBCV 4870).
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- The content of Thief in Pontypandy, Sam's Day Off, Treasure Hunt and Chemistry Set, used on the 1993 re-release of Fireman Sam 3: Sam's Day Off (BBCV 4197), would also be used again on the 1998 BBC Video release of Fireman Sam: 2 on 1: Tales from Pontypandy (BBCV 6354).
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Fireman Sam 3 - Sam's Day Off -VHS- (1988)