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Thomas & 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. [1] The tenth series was first broadcast in 2006, narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences and by Michael Brandon in the US ...
1: 1 "Thomas & Gordon" David Mitton: Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry: 9 October 1984 () "Thomas Gets Tricked" 2: 2 "Edward & Gordon" David Mitton: The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry: 9 October 1984 () "Edward Helps Out" Based on Edward's Day Out and the story of the same name (Edward & Gordon) 3: 3 "The Sad Story of Henry"
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.
[4] In January 2015, another DVD (Dinos and Discoveries) (containing six more episodes) was released, prior to their official broadcast (from 27 to 31 July, six months later). This series was also the last to utilize the new series intro and credits and also the original Engine Roll Call in the US/UK broadcasts.
Thomas & Friends ranked number one in the preschool toys category in the U.S. and made the top 10 for the entire U.S. toy industry in 2010. In January 2011, Thomas & Friends ranked as the number-one preschool toy property in the U.K. for the 11th year in a row. Thomas is also a top-selling toy property in Australia, Germany, Japan, and Korea.
The theme song for this new series was an instrumental version of "Engine Roll Call" composed by Ed Welch. Two arrangements were recorded. One was used in the opening for the CITV airings of series 8, while the other was used as the opening for the PBS and Nick Jr. airings of series 8 & 10 in the US, as well as the closing music for series 8 & 18.
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Executive producer Christopher Keenan said it was, "crafted to appeal to contemporary audiences' sensibilities while maintaining Thomas' core brand ethos". [3] On October 11, 2022, Mattel announced that the series was renewed for a third and fourth season, each consisting of 26 episodes and a special. [5]