"Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" (1984) TV series 1984-????

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Railway | Ampersand In Title | Thomas The Tank Engine | Surrealism | Punctuation In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	12:00 PM	PBS
Tue. Nov. 10	12:00 PM	PBS

Cast

Michael Angelis

...

Narrator / ... (247 episodes, 1991-2007)

Also Known As:

The Classic Adventures of Thomas & Friends (Australia)
Thomas & Friends (International: English title) (short title)
Thomas the Tank Engine (International: English title)
Tomas a'i Ffrindiau (UK: Welsh title)

Runtime:

UK:67 min | 7 min (season 8-) | 5 min (seasons 1-7)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | USA:TV-G (1985-1995) | USA:TV-Y (1998-) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Clearwater Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Thomas and the Guard"), the guard is alternately bearded/clean shaven between shots.

Quotes:

Duncan: Haunted bridge? Rubbish! It's as tame as a pet rabbit.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion of the Neptune Men (#9.19)" (1997)

Thomas the tank engine

I speak not only as a thomas the tank engine fan, but as a rail enthusiast and volunteer on a preserved railway, that thomas the tank engine is the best children's stories based on railways of all time. as i am myself a railway worker, i have been introduced to tasks and jobs that have been accurately included and described in thomas the tank engine, although the later stories are a bit of a disappointment to me as they seem to lack the element of the original railway knowledge and enthusiasm. but they are still very good stories and i will certain to say that i will indeed introduce thomas the tank engine to my children, and then the real thing of course as i have been. it did surprise me how real the stories really are, as many incidents and situations included in the stories are based on real locomotives and situations in the railway world, most children's stories are completely fiction and totally deny the gratitude and the commendation that they deserve for creating the 21st century possible. thank you reverand awdry for making my railway life a reality.