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The episodes "Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree" and "Thomas and Trevor" were both one-off stories written by Christopher. The following series would begin to use original stories by the production staff, with some of the remaining Railway Series stories deemed "repetitive and too 'storybook' orientated". [2]
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner: 2 October 1998 () 120: 16 "Thomas, Percy & Old Slow Coach" David Mitton: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner: 5 October 1998 () 121: 17 "Thomas & the Rumours" David Mitton: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner
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 and other vehicles, including the titular protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine, who work on the Island of Sodor.
Thomas & Friends [e] is a British children's television series that aired for 24 series and 584 episodes from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher , the series was developed for television by Britt Allcroft .
The series focuses on the adventures of a younger version of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, including Percy, Nia, Kana, and Diesel. Throughout the episodes, they learn many life lessons and solve problems, while going around on their daily lives doing jobs, with help from each other and the other residents and visitors of the Island of Sodor.
Most episodes in this series have two titles: the titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath. This was the only season to feature the mixing of live-action and animation; by the following year, the series had transitioned to full CGI.
Starting in this series, the theme song was sung by the children from the Thomas & Friends suite. [3] Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath. This was Christopher Skala's first series as executive producer.
[1] [2] Thomas & Friends also inspired a 2000 feature film, called Thomas and the Magic Railroad. [2] Mitton was a creative consultant for the models used in the film. [2] Mitton left following the completion of the Series 7 of Thomas & Friends. [1] Following Mitton's departure, crew member Steve Asquith took his place as director from Series 8 ...