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Video Releases

A number of videos featuring episodes from TUGS were released on VHS by Castle Vision and PolyGram Video from 1988 onwards in the United Kingdom. Four of the episodes were released early as extended versions. These were released over a period of eight years.

United Kingdom

1988

Cover Episodes Notes
  • First release of Sunshine and Pirate.
  • First release of Munitions and 4th of July.
  • On 1990 prints of the actual tape, the title card for the second episode reads "4th July", instead of Regatta. This would be the new title card from every release forward.

1989

Cover Episodes Notes
  • First release of Trapped, Ghosts and High Winds.

1990

Cover Episodes Notes
  • First release of High Tide, Warrior and Bigg Freeze.
  • First release of Jinxed, Quarantine and Up River.


1992

Cover Episodes Notes
  • Munitions
  • 4th of July
  • Second release of Munitions and 4th of July.

1993

Cover Episodes Notes
  • Trapped
  • Ghosts
  • High Winds
  • 4th of July
  • Second release of Trapped, Ghosts and High Winds
  • Third release of 4th of July.
  • Released by PolyGram Video.

1996

Cover Episodes Notes
  • Trapped
  • Ghosts
  • High Winds
  • Third release of Trapped, Ghosts and High Winds.
  • Released under the Playbox range.
  • Munitions
  • 4th of July
  • Third release of Munitions.
  • Fourth release of 4th of July.
  • Released under the Playbox range.
  • Jinxed
  • Quarantine
  • Up River
  • Second release of Jinxed, Quarantine and Up River.
  • Released under the Playbox range.

Australia

Cover Episodes Notes
  • Sunshine
  • Pirate
  • Only release of Sunshine and Pirate
  • Munitions
  • 4th of July
  • Only release of Munitions and 4th of July
    • Trapped
    • Ghosts
    • High Winds
    • Only release of Trapped, Ghosts and High Winds
    • High Tide
    • Warrior
    • Bigg Freeze
    • Only release of High Tide, Warrior and Bigg Freeze
      • Jinxed
      • Quarantine
      • Up River
      • Only release of Jinxed, Quarantine and Up River

        Japan

        Tugs videos were sold in Japan in the early 1990s by Takara Video Collection in association with TV Tokyo Video.

        1992

        Cover Episodes Notes
        • Sunshine
        • Pirate
        • Trapped
        • First release of Sunshine, Pirate, and Trapped.
        • Regatta
        • Munitions
        • Warrior
        • First release of Regatta, Munitions, and Warrior.
        • High Tide
        • Quarantine
        • Ghosts
        • First release of High Tide, Quarantine, and Ghosts.
        • Jinxed
        • High Winds
        • Bigg Freeze
        • Up River
        • First release of Jinxed, High Winds, Bigg Freeze, and Up River.

        1992

        Cover Episodes Notes
        • Sunshine
        • Second release of Sunshine.
        • Pirate
        • Second release of Pirate.
        • Trapped
        • Second release of Trapped.
        • Regatta
        • Second release of Regatta.
        • Munitions
        • Second release of Munitions.
        • Warrior
        • Second release of Warrior.
        • High Tide
        • Second release of High Tide.
        • Quarantine
        • Second release of Quarantine.
        • Ghosts
        • Second release of Ghosts.
        • Jinxed
        • Second release of Jinxed.
        • High Winds
        • Second release of High Winds.
        • Bigg Freeze
        • Second release of Bigg Freeze.
        • Up River
        • Second release of Up River.

        Finland

        Three videos were released in Finland on VHS in 1995 by Espace Vidéo Européen, under their Sesam Junior range.

        Cover Episodes Notes
        • Sunshine
        • Pirate
        • Trapped
        • Only release of Sunshine, Pirate, and Trapped.
        • Regatta
        • Munitions
        • Warrior
        • Only release of Regatta, Munitions, and Warrior.
        • Jinxed
        • Quarantine
        • Up River
        • Only release of Jinxed, Quarantine, and Up River.

        UK Castle Vision VHS Ad

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