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Mattel thinks Thomas Fans are stupid: Thomas Wood

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A quick rant, explanation, and exposing of how Thomas Wood came to stain the TTTE Merch history.
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@DoritosandMtnDew
@DoritosandMtnDew 2 жыл бұрын
Putting the words "millennials" and "Gen Z" on your products packaging automatically makes it terrible.
@Thomasmemoryscentral
@Thomasmemoryscentral 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, Canadian from early 90’s here. I don’t mind recycling and doing more environmentally friendly stuff such as having a full vegetarian day for food but I don’t enjoy being lumped next to the gen z crowd for this crap. Especially given most of gen z tend to be real big unpleasant people preaching in your face on their way being the only way to live.
@HunterX05
@HunterX05 2 жыл бұрын
@@Thomasmemoryscentral hey, Texan from the year 2000 here... honestly same
@mightyfilm
@mightyfilm 2 жыл бұрын
Unless you're over 41, you're a Millennial , and you're Gen Z if you're younger than 30. So....
@yaboidustin2447
@yaboidustin2447 2 жыл бұрын
@@mightyfilm gen z starts at 2000 and ends at 2013.
@mightyfilm
@mightyfilm 2 жыл бұрын
@@yaboidustin2447 Why did I put 30? I clearly had 20 in my mind when I was typing.
@Ryder-a-Blaze
@Ryder-a-Blaze 2 жыл бұрын
Mattel thinking us fans are stupid is a massive understatement
@TidmouthSheds
@TidmouthSheds 2 жыл бұрын
Yep
@LukeProd18
@LukeProd18 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly man
@iceeblueburst03
@iceeblueburst03 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching Trevor Davis’ video about the Q&A of Thomas Wood and apparently the reason why they did this change is so that parents and kids can tell the difference between the various toys. It’s a poor excuse.
@racheljackson4428
@racheljackson4428 2 жыл бұрын
@@iceeblueburst03 it is.
@LFPman
@LFPman 2 жыл бұрын
@@iceeblueburst03 maybe a difference of what toys NOT to buy
@bow-tiedengineer4453
@bow-tiedengineer4453 2 жыл бұрын
If they had wanted to market on sustainability, you know what they could have actually done? Maybe bring back the wooden domes, smokeboxes, and funnels, reducing plastic? Maybe even swapping the wheels out for turned wood. Heck, if they wanted to cut costs and reduce quality while playing it off as a more sustainable choice, they could have done simpler printed on faces instead of the molded plastic ones. I see what they were theoretically going for by showing off the wood, but the people who are making the decision about purchasing the toys are old enough to understand that WOODEN railway is made of freaking WOOD, without you showing bare wood on the toys.
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 2 жыл бұрын
This would've been FAR superior to the Thomas Wood we got
@caboose9843
@caboose9843 2 жыл бұрын
If it was just printed faces, I wouldn't even be mad about it. Shit, I'd be happy if it was actually to reduce carbon footprint Edit: I've changed my mind, I want printed faces regardless. They look better.
@ajaxengineco
@ajaxengineco 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't the earliest ERTLs have printed faces? And they were one of the best Thomas lines produced - if Mattel's people had a brain cell between them, oh how different things would be...
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 2 жыл бұрын
@@ajaxengineco Hot take: ERTL Thomas, while well-detailed and made, is inferior to Take Along/pre-2014 Take-N-Play. The scale is far more consistent, the coupling system is a heck of a lot more durable, and the engines' faces don't look bloated. While I understand that ERTL has its perks (where else are we going to get merch of Bluebell and Sixteen), I feel like it's kneecapped by inconsistent scaling (WHY IS TOBY SO FAT), fat faces and a wonky coupling system.
@leokimvideo
@leokimvideo 2 жыл бұрын
Save the planet, buy Thomas Wood wooden track and it won't connect to any other standard wooden railway track. Yeah smart move
@Bacony_Cakes
@Bacony_Cakes Жыл бұрын
How do you fuck up wooden track?
@5476Himself
@5476Himself Жыл бұрын
@@Bacony_Cakes By implementing backwards and proprietary standards to an already successful and common format and expecting people to agree to it.
@DudeCowGaming
@DudeCowGaming 2 жыл бұрын
Let's just say, most thomas fans have a higher IQ than Mattel, when it comes to merchandise-
@staticsoul
@staticsoul 2 жыл бұрын
The fact they did the "millennial gen z" shit shows that this product was going to fail.
@tanto64
@tanto64 2 жыл бұрын
HoW dO yOU Do, fElLOw KiDS?
@endelosecosplay1302
@endelosecosplay1302 2 жыл бұрын
As the mother of a 2.5yr old who loves Thomas and a older Millennial, I am sooo glad they rebooted it to the new stuff. My husband and I saw the bobo Thomas wood and went "yuck what is that. Why is half the paint missing? " I am sure our son would even look at it confused if we had given it to him. Needless to say all of his engines that are available in the new reboot are those and the others are pre-bobo Thomas wood. I think we have a random tender for a bobo Thomas wood in his basket but I am eventual just going to sand it down and paint it green for our old Henry that is missing his.
@adultmoshifan87
@adultmoshifan87 Жыл бұрын
If I ran a toy store, I would’ve refused to stock Thomas Wood and instead sourced all sorts of new old stock TWR products (making sure to avoid items affected by the 2007 lead recall) and the Brio Thomas range that was sold in the UK and Japan from 1996 to 2000!
@Cenation9740
@Cenation9740 Жыл бұрын
😂 I don’t why you think it’s a step up. The reboot is just as bad as Thomas wood 😂
@endelosecosplay1302
@endelosecosplay1302 Жыл бұрын
@@Cenation9740 the reboot of the Thomas wood not the TV show.
@chazzywaz
@chazzywaz 20 күн бұрын
If you are not satisfied with the henry tender result buy it at a flea market
@Nate_the_Great-4472
@Nate_the_Great-4472 2 жыл бұрын
When I was in kindergarten, we learned to count to 100, and so we all had to bring in 100 of something. People were bringing in 100 Pennies or 100 m&ms, I brought in 100 Thomas wooden railway trains… we did a display thing for the other kindergarten classes, and my display had to go on the teachers desk. Note this is 2014, or 13. Idk at this point, but everyone else at the time had the bad tomy wooden trains, I had all old learning curve and 90s trains. It was awesome. I was king of the playground that day
@yaboidustin2447
@yaboidustin2447 2 жыл бұрын
I remember having to do that too but for fifth grade for some reason.
@dracoarton94
@dracoarton94 2 жыл бұрын
Mattel thinks Thomas fans are dumb, but they tend to take Hot Wheels fans seriously. (Probably because Hot Wheels is their most profitable franchise)
@ItsTrainBoy
@ItsTrainBoy 2 жыл бұрын
That makes sense honestly
@dracoarton94
@dracoarton94 2 жыл бұрын
@@ItsTrainBoy And at the same time, Mattel canned Hot Wheels AcceleRacers because it became more popular than Hot Wheels itself, leaving the series on a cliffhanger after the fourth movie, and missing out on a ton of profits.
@wishbonefan
@wishbonefan 2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, Hot Wheels is aimed at a generally older audience than Thomas, and Mattel at least realizes that kids by 2nd grade will have some sort of standards, even though younger kids can have standards too.
@davidguthary8147
@davidguthary8147 2 жыл бұрын
@@wishbonefan A product being targeted at a younger audience is not an excuse for that product to be of a lower quality.
@wishbonefan
@wishbonefan 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidguthary8147 Sorry, I should have phrased that better. I don't think Mattel is right for thinking that only kids ages 8 or older can have standards, I was just saying that's what they think.
@MrJoeyWheeler
@MrJoeyWheeler 2 жыл бұрын
Ah, Wooden Railway. I loved that old stuff. Still have all of mine, actually. It was an easy childhood favourite next to the Tomy range. I was really spoiled for Thomas toys back then - playing with my ERTLs in the sand pit, the wooden railway in my room, the Tomy outdoors.
@HANDEL_03
@HANDEL_03 2 жыл бұрын
The whole marketing campaign for Wood barely even focused on how they’d work with kids. You know, the actual demographic of the toy? 💀 I’m all for environmentally conscious decisions but designing a toy line with the PARENTS moral compass of spending being the entire presentation instead of the child who’s going to play with the thing is probably one of the stupidest strategies I’ve ever seen for a product bruh.
@UrLocalTTTEFan
@UrLocalTTTEFan 2 жыл бұрын
Thomas wood is the meaning of “how did we get here?”
@calebc.2290
@calebc.2290 2 жыл бұрын
yes Thomas fans are “stupid”, stupid enough to make prop replicas in any scale as well in any toy range, “stupid” enough to make beautiful orchestral music or any genre of music and make it Thomas music or the other way around. “stupid”writing styles that can match any era of the franchise if not better at times. and combing our talents, we “stupid fans” can make a series surpassing the quality of the show. we as fans are far from stupid we are as a matter of a fact are brilliant. name another fandom out there that can actually match their shows quality and keep it that consistent for as long as we have. I don’t think there is another one out there that can. so Good day to you Mattel. alright vent over i’m gonna take a nap.
@whatare9731
@whatare9731 2 жыл бұрын
enjoy your (likely done by now) nap
@ProcGenNPCs
@ProcGenNPCs 2 жыл бұрын
Hey what is this fan made series?
@RaptorsVideos
@RaptorsVideos Жыл бұрын
calm down lol its a show for toddlers
@whatare9731
@whatare9731 Жыл бұрын
@@RaptorsVideos the first 7 seasons were made for all ages, but then the hit era took a giant shit on the shows reputation by making it aimed at kids who were on the verge of discovering how to think
@RaptorsVideos
@RaptorsVideos Жыл бұрын
@@whatare9731 dont care its a baby show, grow up god damn
@sandudelcea6707
@sandudelcea6707 2 жыл бұрын
Well, as a sonic fan, i like enviromental messages... And this is one of the worst ways of executing it.
@sakochi6170
@sakochi6170 2 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo
@NewSkater3000
@NewSkater3000 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly thomas is the reason i got into sonic
@sandudelcea6707
@sandudelcea6707 2 жыл бұрын
@@NewSkater3000me too, i got into sonic when the movie came out, i really enjoyed it, and when the sequel came out, i made sure to know all the lore, so i won't be confused.
@silitekmodder5681
@silitekmodder5681 2 жыл бұрын
"Millennial and Gen Z" are the ones who GREW UP with the original Thomas Wooden Railway.
@bentullett6068
@bentullett6068 2 жыл бұрын
The early Thomas wooden items from way back in time were built by a Swedish company called Brio who built many decent wooden railway items and still do and they weren't bad if you ignored the non spoke design wheels, i still have the UK outline locomotives from when I was little and they still look great now and they are well over 20 years old (highly sustainable). Obviously when Mattel waded onto the scene they obviously decided to use a cheaper method as those new Thomas wooden trains look like they have already done 20 years of hard play time.
@SlantTrimreal
@SlantTrimreal 2 жыл бұрын
If i had a nickel for every time a large kids company made their toys dogshit to save $0.12 on each toy, Id have too many nickels.
@waitwhat8753
@waitwhat8753 2 жыл бұрын
Oh fuck same
@NirateGoel
@NirateGoel 2 жыл бұрын
$0.12 more like $0.012
@dutchmansmine9053
@dutchmansmine9053 2 жыл бұрын
You could buy the company.
@darnit1944
@darnit1944 2 жыл бұрын
If we are in a major war and companies made a budget version of toys that looked like this, i would be happy to buy it. Monopoly did, they made simplified wartime board and tokens without using precious metals during WW2 and the simplicity is alluring.
@ItsTrainBoy
@ItsTrainBoy 2 жыл бұрын
I think that’s a whole other situation there big dawg, if that were the case hell yeah it wouldn’t even be a question but until then I think a little more wood/ metal could’ve been sufficed. 💀
@NotClean_
@NotClean_ 2 жыл бұрын
tbh Mattel thinks toys trains=kid and doesnt care about older people
@ItsTrainBoy
@ItsTrainBoy 2 жыл бұрын
I'd agree with that if they didn't care so much about Bachmann
@jaredhebert942
@jaredhebert942 2 жыл бұрын
@@ItsTrainBoy plus, we wouldn't have Doug Blaine from Bachmann gladly doing progress updates on TrainWorld's Thomas Tuesday streams if him & the Thomas Team at Bachmann didn't care about the older fans (plus having a rake of Toby's Museum Coaches as mentioned by Stephen Sodor Railway Modeler be on pegs in a store is still wonderful to see become reality!)
@frogmouth2
@frogmouth2 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love how the first words are “consumers are willing to pay more”
@SuperCosmicMutantSquid
@SuperCosmicMutantSquid 2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Wood legit looks like one of those toys they dig out from 90 years ago when people today would talk about how janky and simplistic looking they were and most the paint had faded and chipped off. And I don't know where the fuck they're getting off on 'millenials are willing to pay more for sustainable products!' People are willing to pay more if the QUALITY matches that or is better than the normal version. Most folks I know don't want to pay more for less no matter how 'environmentally friendly' you tell them it is. Normal shit cost enough but you're telling me they expected parents to pay more for crappy shit because it's 'green' and for their kids to accept it? As a certain engine said "DISGRACEFUL!'
@Djay17
@Djay17 2 жыл бұрын
DISGUSTING
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho 2 жыл бұрын
DESPICABLE!
@adamchmielewski6162
@adamchmielewski6162 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, you guys beat me to it. But, I agree. I love the environment and all, but just go back to the old ways. Or do metal, yeah sure it’s expensive and rusts, but it could make improved quality and feel more realistic and weighty.
@IDoNotDoFNaFLMAO
@IDoNotDoFNaFLMAO 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the wooden railway, then wood came around and i was hiding in my room until the new and improved wooden railway came around
@iceeblueburst03
@iceeblueburst03 2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Wood is a complete failure of a range. Thank god it’s discontinued and replaced with the new improved Thomas Wooden Railway range with engines with accurate wheel configurations and much better tenders and details! The unpainted Wood engines are the absolute worse along with the tender engines with their blocky tenders and their sizes shrunk down. Not to mention the play sets for the Thomas Wood range is shit too. Thankfully I didn’t waste my money on this garbage and bought the new 2022 items instead.
@BriceInkling138
@BriceInkling138 2 жыл бұрын
Even going back to fix the problems they made with how they rushed Thomas Wood didn't make things much different. What do I mean by that? That's because they have only taken themselves two years to repaint most of the engines and rolling stock.
@clown-cult96
@clown-cult96 2 жыл бұрын
I’m not even a Thomas fan, I just came across this hunting for Steven Universe edits, but that sustainability message is hella yikes. They’re basically admitting they’re aware that Millenials and Gen Z can be guilt tripped into trying to help the planet, so they’re going to exploit that for more money on subpar products. This is the kind of shit you see moustache-twirling Disney cartoon villains trying to do, except Mattel is being completely serious.
@lastswordfighter
@lastswordfighter Жыл бұрын
Half the time these massive multinational corporations use slave labor and illegally dump their trash and waste. Always be weary when they mention environmental sustainability.
@theoneandonlynumber1253
@theoneandonlynumber1253 2 жыл бұрын
Mattel: changes and ruins the franchise Also mattel: I ruined your show pray I dont ruin it any further
@Thetrainbloke
@Thetrainbloke 2 жыл бұрын
I first saw Thomas wood in a shop, and at first I thought it was some sort of bootleg Thomas. EVEN THE DANG BOOTLEGS LOOK MORE REALISTIC THAN THOMAS WOOD
@thesodorengines
@thesodorengines 2 жыл бұрын
I prefer the TOMY Thomas range myself
@Ninja_4561
@Ninja_4561 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever a company says a product is "environmentally friendly", it's actually code for "extremely cheap to produce"
@2acidic4u
@2acidic4u 2 жыл бұрын
Here's my personal theory on why Mattel excuted that whole "being environmentally friendly and improve the product" thing poorly at first was to save money (in the short run), at first AND have people miss the old, better wooden railway, just to then execute the plan better and capitalize off people hating the old wood. Basically like that theory about Coca-Cola purposely having New Coke fail.
@trainmaster36productions
@trainmaster36productions 2 жыл бұрын
Putting Nesle on there is quite funny, if you know what the company actually does to the environment.
@sangheiliwarrior86
@sangheiliwarrior86 2 жыл бұрын
They were probably trying to up their ESG score, keep in mind this was around the same time they tried to diversify the cast of the show.
@trapfang
@trapfang 2 жыл бұрын
greetings TB! love your content a lot, and just wanted to ask where can i submit fanart ive done/will do for you? keep up the great work, im a big fan✨🌸
@CTTE06
@CTTE06 2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Wood is the most laziest Thomas Merch ever. It became my least favorite range as I got older. TWR was a childhood to me. I'm so glad Mattel brought it back.
@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243
@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243 2 жыл бұрын
The hobby store I go to the most actually stopped carrying Thomas merch altogether because of Thomas Woods god awful captive track redesign.
@zenithstudio6819
@zenithstudio6819 2 жыл бұрын
Thomas wood sounds like an adult film name
@cartkart1
@cartkart1 Жыл бұрын
adult fans of thomas, nerf and things like that are fascinating to me like toys that are so specifically just a kid thing being enjoyed by adults, versus something enjoyed by all ages like lego or transformers/other rebooted 80s lines. i don’t have a problem with it, i think it’s great you people are doing something you love, i just find it so interesting!
@NexusWorks924
@NexusWorks924 2 жыл бұрын
Guys I think there is a good reason why we should buy Thomas Wood as part donor engines for customs
@waitwhat8753
@waitwhat8753 2 жыл бұрын
FUCK YEAH
@nope1game193
@nope1game193 2 жыл бұрын
that guy and and that tree are honestly couple goals 😍😍😍
@nope1game193
@nope1game193 2 жыл бұрын
/j
@RadicalEdward2
@RadicalEdward2 2 жыл бұрын
The issue with the logic that sustainable products being charged for more is that it usually applies to food; not toys.
@TrainTsarFun
@TrainTsarFun Жыл бұрын
Thomas Wood a perfect fit for unconscious parents. Kissing a tree is a mental disorder. Did the guy finally get help. (Kissing tree doesn’t equal environmentally conscious)
@Kaotic_real
@Kaotic_real Жыл бұрын
I remember I had a lot of wooden Thomas trains when I was a kid, and like like Thomas carrying a passenger those carried my childhood.
@MarvelMTs
@MarvelMTs 2 жыл бұрын
MATTEL: “Am I out of touch? No, it’s the fans who are wrong.”
@TrainsandAdventuresTV
@TrainsandAdventuresTV 2 жыл бұрын
Mattel: thinks fans are stupid Also Mattel: *literally creates the Thomas Creator Collective to bring the fans together*
@akasosaka
@akasosaka 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta say this PowerPoint slide was goofy and doesn't really make sense with the product they put out considering they used plastic packaging I think its the use of less paint is what they would've touched upon later in the pitch presentation
@jirodraws2475
@jirodraws2475 Жыл бұрын
I still have my old learning curve Thomas toys. I may not play them anymore, but I'm keeping them, hopefully for my own kids to enjoy if I have them.
@OtakuUnitedStudio
@OtakuUnitedStudio 2 жыл бұрын
In which a grown man complains about preschool toys... and is completely justified in doing so.
@animethomasandtugsvids9554
@animethomasandtugsvids9554 2 жыл бұрын
As everybody says, Mattel thinks we're stupid enough to buy these stupid unpainted nightmares. Thomas Wood just sucked I'm happy Thomas Wooden Railway got a good reboot and it's 100000000000000000 times better then THOMAS FRICKING WOOD!
@ABS6308
@ABS6308 2 жыл бұрын
Even with the tenders on Thomas wood, they are just a block, but the older ones had a curve at each end, so therefore less wood is used on the older ones than the newer ones. And that little bit doesn’t seem like much, until you have like a thousand of them, there is then a lot more wood being saved.
@matt-ct8vw
@matt-ct8vw 2 жыл бұрын
I am once again going down the rabbit hole of Thomas the Tank Engine KZbin.
@ItsTrainBoy
@ItsTrainBoy 2 жыл бұрын
Be careful bro- It gets deep 😳
@Kaidenstudios2011
@Kaidenstudios2011 2 жыл бұрын
Literally every single model maker full length video maker movie maker and absolutely positively perfect replica maker:
@jeremiahsisaias8677
@jeremiahsisaias8677 2 жыл бұрын
1:34: The reason why Henry appreciates his forest and other stories.🌳🌲⚘🌷🌼🌻🌺🌹🌱🐞🕊🐦🐇🦔🐿 When Thomas Wood came back as repaints I'm thinking, "Oh so noooow Mattel listens!", the people decided to stop being to lazy to add paint to every engine they could make and regreted thier decision and finally got what fans wanted...
@GrapeSodaBrian
@GrapeSodaBrian 2 жыл бұрын
The day I saw those half painted wooden blocks, I knew my childhood had been killed.
@dylster8422
@dylster8422 2 жыл бұрын
2:50 James has seen some stuff.
@dylster8422
@dylster8422 2 жыл бұрын
You can't be proud of your red paint if there's barely any red paint there.
@johnnymoon
@johnnymoon 2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t even thought about Thomas the tank engine in about 20 years. The KZbin algorithm man.
@LFPman
@LFPman 2 жыл бұрын
Then there’s me. Me chilling with my Half Tomy-Half Trackmaster engines and a massive Take Along collection.
@leirex_1
@leirex_1 2 жыл бұрын
Man, Mattel is a real Diesel bro...
@ItsTrainBoy
@ItsTrainBoy 2 жыл бұрын
Running up and down this train the whole time.. 😔
@abhrntcrtre
@abhrntcrtre 2 жыл бұрын
a thomas the tank engine lore channel is already a really niche fucking topic but then to throw a fucking chicken wings of redemption clip at the end you got me im subbed i dont even particularly care for thomas anymore not really since i was a kid but damn i love this shit
@LoneDewott
@LoneDewott 2 жыл бұрын
Tf was having less paint supposed to even do for the environment and looking more sUsTaInAbLe for millennial families 😭
@REDARROW_A_Personal
@REDARROW_A_Personal 2 жыл бұрын
As for me I grew up with the Brio Thomas the Tank Engine Stuff and I really liked that more than any of the other Thomas Wodden Stuff as it was well detailed. I wish Brio kept the rights to produce stuff considering they struggled a few years after for some time.
@ianjackson4721
@ianjackson4721 2 жыл бұрын
It’s pretty much the same amount of wood as the old one, the only thing they cut back on is the paint costs. Then they sell it for more.
@iceeblueburst03
@iceeblueburst03 2 жыл бұрын
1:40 That picture tho! 😂
@gmanstudios11905
@gmanstudios11905 2 жыл бұрын
I’m a Gen z (unfortunately) and honestly I wouldn’t even be dumb enough to buy these pieces of economic ruins
@Thomasmemoryscentral
@Thomasmemoryscentral 2 жыл бұрын
Watch out for many zoomers Gman, they don’t tend to be the most stable people
@warrenlehmkuhleii8472
@warrenlehmkuhleii8472 Жыл бұрын
It is so sad to see how bad kids have it now. I was in the Take N' Play ecosystem and I bought a couple of Mattel's cheap replacements. They weighed nothing, the only advantage my new James has over my old one is the fact the paint has not been chipped by me playing with it.
@Moonlitwatersofaqua
@Moonlitwatersofaqua 2 жыл бұрын
I swear Mattel does this with every brand they own.
@Thatonesaddletank
@Thatonesaddletank 2 жыл бұрын
Just watched the full thing, and the thomas on drugs thing had my laughting XD
@beef5010
@beef5010 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea Thomas the tank engine sets had an active fanbase…
@doofus_l
@doofus_l 2 жыл бұрын
the fact he didn’t say “you had track that clickity-clacked, a thomas that looked like… he’s on crack” kills me
@LardManAnimation
@LardManAnimation 2 жыл бұрын
Last time I ever saw a Thomas Wood product was in a Microwave.
@Dominic_812
@Dominic_812 11 ай бұрын
I think the only use for Thomas wood is either to put the face on a tomy or Bachman, make a video destroying them or make a custom cuz you won’t lose anything good
@Gordonjamesheneryproductions
@Gordonjamesheneryproductions 2 жыл бұрын
The only reason that we would even buy Thomas wood is for the durability test or for custom engines
@JerzeyBoy
@JerzeyBoy Жыл бұрын
As a 90's baby. I remember wood engines...
@BonFSTUFF
@BonFSTUFF Ай бұрын
2:45-2:46 Percy's face is still visible for like a millisecond
@theironlegionp5786
@theironlegionp5786 2 жыл бұрын
Mattel: "dont ask questions just consume product and then get excited for next product."
@seankash8546
@seankash8546 2 жыл бұрын
Enlightening! As a train boy myself, I was sorry to see that Thomas Wood line come out. It really was a joke, how terrible those models were. No detail at all, not appreciable to kids, or adults. At its root however, the change, naturally, had to do with train manufacturing cost cuts, which in the end trickle down to Mattel shareholders lining their pockets even more than they were with the original Thomas Wooden line. It’s obvious when you look at the train. What’s really sick, is that this notion of pure profit based on manufacturing cost cuts was all covered up with this premise of an environmental movement, as TrainBoy explains so well. This is where Mattel messed up though, assuming Thomas was Thomas, that people would want it no matter what, and that all the extra profit that could be sucked out of the franchise belonged to them. Mattel was of this persuasion, based on some study from the 1990’s showing that children back then preferred a toy train with a face. As we know, kids think too, and are interested in their trains because of actual reasons relating to play & character. What a bunch of fools Mattel were, still believing in 2015-2020 that they were the only ones that could make a wooden train that would sell. It’s a disgrace to the American tradition of toy trains, really. Sometimes, I think the products weren’t even tested in a play room. I’m glad to see the new and improved line though. Mattel’s prices on the newest models should be more reasonable, to make up for the insult to their previous loyal customers & children.
@Brandan_Boi
@Brandan_Boi 2 жыл бұрын
Companies like Mattel will make these choices for Thomas but there other toy lines is still gonna be full of plastic and packaging waste. Simply because its not a wooden train
@titanicgaming1148
@titanicgaming1148 Жыл бұрын
The whole intro Remember how good wooden thomas was: yes Tracks that went clickety clack: y e s A thomas that… looked like he was on drugs: I WILL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!
@charlielouis4837
@charlielouis4837 2 ай бұрын
the fact that they claim they're protecting trees yet cutting them down to make this is downright embarrassing.
@st4r64
@st4r64 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes show accurate toys. Regular Show had a lot to say about that.
@WinginWolf
@WinginWolf Жыл бұрын
They almost didn't put, "good, decent people buy our toys", suggesting that people who don't WON'T buy it. Almost kind of shaming you into accepting and buying their product.
@AidenRKrone
@AidenRKrone 2 жыл бұрын
Any product that is expressly and obnoxiously marketed as being "environmentally friendly" immediately makes me not want to buy it. When big corporations engage in greenwashing and social justice, it makes me gag. The insincerity and virtue-signaling is sickening.
@jlouvier
@jlouvier 2 жыл бұрын
Very well said!
@traintimeboy
@traintimeboy 2 жыл бұрын
So you know how Mattel took the influence of what a child said that caused bwba? I think I might have been the kid that caused them to stop making Thomas wood and made the new 2022 wooden railway
@sandudelcea6707
@sandudelcea6707 2 жыл бұрын
You are a real hero
@traintimeboy
@traintimeboy 2 жыл бұрын
I think that I am the only person in the universe who criticized their brand and they actually responded to me with the usual it’s environmental friendly! But they said they brought it up with their board of directors and then wooden railway 2022 kinda lines up with what I criticized
@Silverlink28
@Silverlink28 8 ай бұрын
I’m also Thomas wooden railway has been made with sustainable wood since forever Gee it’s almost like they made this to cut cost
@geobluecropperstudios6784
@geobluecropperstudios6784 2 жыл бұрын
What if Hasbro could be owned Thomas & Friends instead of Mattel. That will could've be better if they could handle the company-owned.
@cameronbradley3679
@cameronbradley3679 2 жыл бұрын
I literally saw a wooden loco (not wooden railway) for sale today and in the 'features' section it said: 'brightly coloured to attract attention' First: Why? Second: The loco is black, in what world is black a bright colour?!?!
@RealRexRiplash
@RealRexRiplash 2 жыл бұрын
A room that is pure white
@Woodenfan1
@Woodenfan1 2 жыл бұрын
So when we doing that wooden railway collab?👀
@ElectroBlastLuigi
@ElectroBlastLuigi 2 жыл бұрын
As one of the youngest millennials that grew up with Thomas, putting millennials and gen z on the packages like that is a bit insulting and embarrassing. Also, the toys look more like bootlegs than official toys that Tomy used to release back in the day.
@Ultimate_Hater75
@Ultimate_Hater75 2 жыл бұрын
Ok now this is nice picking
@danielfotheringhamproducti7368
@danielfotheringhamproducti7368 2 жыл бұрын
I actually had a Thomas Brio toy, and even that was better quality!
@lieutenantwoomy3146
@lieutenantwoomy3146 2 жыл бұрын
I HAD THE LITTLE WOODEN CRANE SET
@SnazzyGold
@SnazzyGold 2 жыл бұрын
“We think that you’re stupid when we don’t even notice we’re stupid.” -Mattel
@vuurvrrailfanner4656
@vuurvrrailfanner4656 2 жыл бұрын
honestly the old wooden thomas the trains from like 2005 is decent but to my opinion i like them because my first Thomas was a old one like 2006 and i kept getting the old ones but better looking i got a wooden henry he was different looking his face was like he was about to throw up bro we need to help him.
@cobbss1405
@cobbss1405 2 жыл бұрын
TTTE Fans usually analyze everything, every quote, every heartfelt moment, we're anything but stupid lol
@weirdoburritopros7505
@weirdoburritopros7505 2 жыл бұрын
Wow this feels very familiar to that intolerable Lorax movie from 2012!
@f.u.m.o.5669
@f.u.m.o.5669 2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Krabs saying "money" meme
@TheStickCollector
@TheStickCollector 2 жыл бұрын
Sad We need someone to buy it out
@believeinthelostengine3326
@believeinthelostengine3326 11 ай бұрын
Ima say it right now even if its unpopular: Thomas wood had one hell even of a run. And they actually had some good models. And honestly even if it goes down in Thomas history, I'm kinda sad it wasn't continued in some sort "junior wooden railway" line. Where its made for younger kids compared the normal wooden railway for the adults or teens. Not the unpainted, definitely the painted ones, but you see where im going with this!
@Silverlink28
@Silverlink28 8 ай бұрын
No I don’t I should’ve just kept the 2017 wooden railway versions of the characters
@theJamesexpress
@theJamesexpress 2 жыл бұрын
Gen-z.... GEN-Z!!! I WOOD NEVER BUY IT!!! Pun is international
@ItsTrainBoy
@ItsTrainBoy 2 жыл бұрын
This one got me 🤣🤣
@TankEngine97
@TankEngine97 2 жыл бұрын
The Wood line up looked like it was unfinished with painting.
@MATT2productions
@MATT2productions 2 жыл бұрын
Mattel thinks fans are stupid Also Mattel: All Engines Go
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