I briefly caught a commercial for a Thomas the Tank Engine toy.  I was
so in shock that one existed that is not yet in my house, I did not
catch the name of it.  It is a large mat that you paint with (I think)
water and the train follows the path you made.  Can you tell me the
name and where it is available?  My preferred spot is Amazon, but a
quick search did not turn it up.

Dear nkamom-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. A
friend of mine purchased one of these just last week as a Christmas
gift for her grandson; that?s how I know about it.

Here you go:

FROOGLE: AQUADOODLE
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=aquadoodle&hl=en&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown

GOOGLE: AQUADOODLE, THOMAS
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=aquadoodle+thomas

WAL-MART: AQUADOODLE
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/search-ng.gsp?search_constraint=0&search_query=AQUADOODLE&ics=20&ico=0&Continue.x=30&Continue.y=13

I hope you find that my answer exceeds your expectations. If you have
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Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher



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AQUADOODLE

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Request for Answer Clarification by nkamom-ga on 08 Dec 2005 07:10 PST

Hello tutuzdad,
Thanks for your quick response, but I think this is not quite what I
am looking for.  What you have referenced is a "mini mat" (got it). 
What I am thinking of is larger, and you draw the tracks and there is
a train - probably battery operated that you put on the mat and it
follows the path made.  Can you look a little more for me?  Thanks

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 08 Dec 2005 07:13 PST

Sure. Give me a few minutes please.

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 08 Dec 2005 07:24 PST

There are apparently several sizes of the AQUADOODLE. They are called: 

TRAVEL GO N DOODLE (SMALL, PORTABLE)

TOOT-N-DOODLE (LARGER)

DRAW-N-DOODLE (STILL LARGER)

PLAY-N-DOODLE (JUMBO)


PLAY-N-DOODLE
http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=play+'N+Doodle&pid=4868162245370825867&oid=5225766865434285029&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=&addr=&scoring=p


AMAZON
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007WWZYK/002-2137229-1986411?v=glance

GOOGLE
://www.google.com/search?q=Engine+Draw+'N+Doodle+&btnG=Search+Froogle&sa=N&tab=fw

Froogle
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=Draw+%27N+Doodle&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=draw+%27N+Doodle&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown
http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=play+%27N+Doodle&btnG=Search+Froogle&lmode=unknown


Better?

tutuzdad-ga

Thanks a bunch.  Toot n doodle it is.  Found a dozen for sale on eBay.