movies/tv Anyone remember Thomas the Tank Engine&Friends?

[Serious Sam 259]

If you remember this...you had one hell of a child hood!  I remember watching it with my mom at the young age of i think 3-4 i'm not sure, people who love trains now where probably influenced by this show when it wan't CGI.  So, if I may ask, do you remember this show before it changed?  If so, what were your favorite moments and characters from the series?

[Scootalove 10,692]

I should have seen this show in my childhood, sometimes I wonder what else I missed in my childhood.

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

I remember this as a kid, but I was never a big fan of it.

 

But as of now, it's still up and running, and the CGI has been overused. 

[Gone Airborne 22,008]

I do remember watching a couple and I always thought it was really creepy that trains had faces on them. Plus never really did like that much when I was little but I do remember it.

[repsol rave 2,963]

i remember this! hearing that theme song takes me back...

i always watched this after school, i absolutely loved this as a kid

my favorite character was ofcoure thomas, but i can't really remember any of my favorite moments.

Edited December 19, 2013 by repsol rave

[Wardaddy 470]

YES, ALL OF MY YES

 

This show was my childhood back in the day. I used to be obsessed with it. I'd watch the show, buy the magazines and the merch whenever I could. Goddamn, I loved Thomas when I was a boy. Of course, that was before it became CGI, terribad and cringey.

 

Good memories anyway.

[Jammo 986]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around why George Carlin was in freaking Thomas.

I like Carlin and all (even if I didn't agree with everything he said) but sheesh.  It felt weird rewatching my old Thomas VHS tapes with my niece and thinking "Yeah now that I'm older...  Is Carlin gonna start making jokes about the trains carrying coke and prostitutes?"

[Glaci 119]

YES. I loved Thomas the Tank Engine when I was a little kid. 

 

Sadly this is all I can think of when I see it though.

 

 

I laughed for about 5 minutes just from that. Dunno why.

Edited December 19, 2013 by Star Streak

[Guest]

Yes, I sure do.

 

It had to be the most "OMG I WANT THIS LANDSCAPE!!11!one!!11" show I've ever seen on TV.

[OceanSapphire 227]

Oh yeah this was my childhood. I remember it quite fondly and that my favorite engines were Smudger. Oliver, Rheneas, and Henry

 

Also "The Flying Kipper" was my favorite episode

Edited December 20, 2013 by OceanSapphire

[Rainboom Dash 1,057]

Yes, it was my favorite show when I was younger and I've still kept up with it after all these years. I have an entire chest of TOMY/Trackmaster toys in my home. My favorite character was Percy.

[RED20 289]

Yup, I couldn't make it through a whole episode, because it was kindof boring. 

 

Plus I always thought that Percy was a girl.

Edited December 20, 2013 by RED20

[Virulence 254]

Oh yes I remember this show. I was such a tomboy as a child. Great show for kids.

[SunsetDemon 31]

Yes. My older brother and my cousins watched it, but I have something sort of related to this series that I'd like to talk about. 

 

Britt Allcroft, who worked on Thomas and Friends, worked on an animated series in the 90's, The Magic Adventures of Mumfie. My sister (Alicorn Fan on this site) got me into this just recently because she was looking for a Cinderella VHS opening on superfunforeveryone's channel after it was mentioned in a video. The user was suspended by Lionsgate for posting VHS tapes with Fraggle Rock openings on them. In the related videos section of another version of the VHS opening was a Cabbage Patch Kids VHS opening with a Mumfie preview on it. She also recalls that we watched some Mumfie VHS tapes in kindergarten. We were born in the late 1990's, by the way. It wasn't until my sister played a Mumfie song in a commentary video she did on YouTube that I got addicted into the series. This show was about a young elephant who has many friends, like a scarecrow and a flying pig.

 

Today, we watched the Christmas special and the bonus episodes on it. (My sister has a digital copy of this special, and I am getting the DVD of that special as well as a Mumfie plush for Christmas.) In one bonus episode, Bristle's Holiday, which was about Bristle trying to have fun, this happened:

 

Bristle, the tiny man is playing paddle ball, hula hooping, and throwing a ball at the same time. Have you even seen someone do this before? Me neither!

Edited December 21, 2013 by NagisaBebeDemon

[Scarecrowella 0]

Yes. My older brother and my cousins watched it, but I have something sort of related to this series that I'd like to talk about. 

 

Britt Allcroft, who worked on Thomas and Friends, worked on an animated series in the 90's, The Magic Adventures of Mumfie. My sister (Alicorn Fan on this site) got me into this just recently because she was looking for a Cinderella VHS opening on superfunforeveryone's channel after it was mentioned in a video. The user was suspended by Lionsgate for posting VHS tapes with Fraggle Rock openings on them. In the related videos section of another version of the VHS opening was a Cabbage Patch Kids VHS opening with a Mumfie preview on it. She also recalls that we watched some Mumfie VHS tapes in kindergarten. We were born in the late 1990's, by the way. It wasn't until my sister played a Mumfie song in a commentary video she did on YouTube that I got addicted into the series. This show was about a young elephant who has many friends, like a scarecrow and a flying pig.

 

Today, we watched the Christmas special and the bonus episodes on it. (My sister has a digital copy of this special, and I am getting the DVD of that special as well as a Mumfie plush for Christmas.) In one bonus episode, Bristle's Holiday, which was about Bristle trying to have fun, this happened:

 

Bristle, the tiny man is playing paddle ball, hula hooping, and throwing a ball at the same time. Have you even seen someone do this before? Me neither!

Wow! I couldn't even do that.

Yes. I remember Thomas. We even watched some episodes of this in first grade, and I've seen the Magic Railroad movie. And this remix of the theme song goes well with the song they picked, too. So well that it's hilarious!

Speaking of Thomas, does anyone remember the show that introduced this show to America, Shining Time Station? My brother watched it when it was on Fox Family back in the day. If you haven't seen it yet, click here to watch the Christmas episode.

Edited December 21, 2013 by Alicorn Fan

[Rift enchanted 380]

Yeah i still remember it, probably because I'm 11 and can still remember the pre k days. I liked it a lot back then and I still remember most of the old names

[Thrashy 2,800]

I remember Thomas. I also remember it being an extraordinarily boring show, but maybe that was just me.

[Rainbow Eclipse 3,927]

That used to be my favourite show! My FIRST favourite show! Also, let's do a Thomas RP!

[Scootaloodle 1,623]

I remember it: had it on video, wasn’t ever really into it though, I liked Postman Pat and Fireman Sam far more

[Serious Sam 259]

@, Hmm...maybe...I'll think about 

[Rainbow Eclipse 3,927]

@, Hmm...maybe...I'll think about 

Excellent! Dibs on Thomas.

[Serious Sam 259]

@,Lol!   I'm thinking about it, no guarantees it will happen. 

[Rainbow Eclipse 3,927]

Okay! Feel free to send me a PM when you decide.

[Paleopony 751]

I used to love this show when I was little.

[Clawdeen 26,533]

I loved Thomas as a kid! Always loved Trains and cars growing up. I had tons of the trains.

Edward was my favorite. I also liked Thomas,Gordon and Percy.