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Thomas first appeared in 1946, in the second book in the series Thomas the Tank Engine, and was the focus of the four short stories contained within. In 1979, British writer and producer Britt Allcroft came across the books, [‡ 2] and arranged a deal to make the television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (later simplified to Thomas ...
The series in Japan is known as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (きかんしゃトーマスとなかまたち), and is dubbed in Japanese. [57] Unlike the original English dub where the live-action model seasons of the series had the characters be consistently voiced by a single narrator, the Japanese dub featured a full voice cast for all ...
Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise created by Britt Allcroft and currently owned by Mattel.The franchise revolves around an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives, including the titular main protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine as well as other vehicles, who work on the Island of Sodor.
Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry: 13 November 1984 () "Thomas and the Conductor" 12: 12 "Thomas Goes Fishing" David Mitton: Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry: 13 November 1984 () 13: 13 "Thomas, Terence & the Snow" David Mitton: Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry: 20 November 1984 () "Terence the Tractor" 14: 14
All of the stories in Series 1 were originally written by the Rev. W. Awdry, including a one-off story commissioned by the staff: Thomas' Christmas Party.The seven engines introduced in this series became the core of the cast in later episodes, with crew member (and from Series 8–12, director) Steve Asquith terming them the "Magnificent Seven". [1]
Thomas is assigned by the Fat Controller to collect the circus train, but is warned that if there are too many trucks, he must share the work with another engine. Not wanting to miss out on any of the fun, Thomas refuses Percy and James' offers to take some trucks, and tries to pull the train all by himself, despite it being too heavy for him.
The next morning, Henry falls ill and Thomas, being the only engine available, is instead asked to pull his train. Unfortunately, Thomas starts too soon and leaves the coaches behind, much to Sir Topham Hatt's dismay. Thomas sadly returns and is coupled to the train, but the other engines tease him about it at Tidmouth Sheds later that night ...
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the fourth series of the show, which was broadcast in 1995.