Opinions on SERIES 5 - THOMAS & FRIENDS Review

[@TheAlmightyBassist]

I’ll always say that season 5 was basically Britt Allcroft giving the controls to David Mitton and saying ‘have fun’.

[@LFPman]

Just gonna say this right now… Toby and the Flood is legit childhood trauma. That one still chills me everyday. The amazing set design of the the baked beans river, the damn and the town. The feeling that even though we know Toby will pull through, there’s still a slight doubt that makes me believe otherwise, that’s how beautiful this episode was and the score. Damn does that score when Toby crosses the bridge and the damn bursts. That solidified my love and fear of this episode making it one of my personal favourites. Also Henry’s theme in Something in the Air and Haunted Henry also chills me

[@ThomastheGOAT1975]

Season 5 is GOATED. I loved a lot of the episodes like Haunted Henry, Duncan gets spooked, Stepney gets lost, Busy going backwards, Oliver's Find, A Better View for Gordon, Rusty and the Boulder and Cranky bugs

[@armorpro573]

Ikr? This season was pretty memorable

[@JennyBlaze253]

Gonna be honest, I was busting up laughing at the "top 5 unintentionally scary episodes" segment. Honestly I never found the :O faces scary, just kinda silly, but the way you hammed them up is so hilarious, especially with James and the Trouble with Trees.

[@LFPman]

For some reason, I found “Toby’s Discovery” :O face the scariest as a kid

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

I think it's a bit funny how in one shot in James heading towards the sliding tree is how we see his front wheels derailed in the braking shot and wonder how expensive the filming us that they couldn't reshoot that frame

[@gabrielramirez6570]

just the sound he uses before saying which episode its from im dying XD

[@optiquemusic6204]

I can relate, because I found the characters' static faces unvervingly scary, especially when up close, when I was little. It might sound dumb now, but if I watched something like the jump-cut in 'A Better View' before Gordon crashed through the wall at age 9, I would have been traumatised. Good thing I was 15/16 when I finally got to see these episodes. 😏

[@Steamtheamaricanengine]

Now the ones weve seen so far is nothing tame childs play piss in the fucken wend” Me:*dead on the floor laughing*

[@blankblank6903]

Its interesting so many people say s5 scared them as kids. I always found the s1 and s2 episodes to be scarier when I was younger. The music was much more intense which made it more scary imo. The faces also scared me particularly in those seasons as well (I HATE the o face) but I still have a good place in my heart for those seasons lol

[@thomasthetankengine1398]

It’s really only James’ scared face that unnerved me for whatever reason. Thomas’ o-face always just made me laugh.

[@ctmajka]

I feel like these "bad" or "forgettable" stories are better classified as "Slice of Life" stories. More laid back, less intensive. They're not bad, just a different formula.

[@titanicgaming1148]

Yeah a lot of these were meant to be slower stories that are actually on events that the person who wrote for the season that worked for the children railway had saw such as the ram.

[@Pandakittyperson]

10:20 What scared me as a kid was that they got Gordon's whistle wrong lol

[@CapitalCityKate]

Five of the narrow guage oldies are back. Skarloey only has three speaking roles, Rheneas in the UK has two speaking roles but in the US has only one, Rusty plays a major part in the last three episodes and a spotlight episode in between, Duncan only has one story to himself and cameos in another, and Peter Sam never says anything. Duke's model is painted dark brown and given Smudger's face to make Bertram. And Sir Handel doesn't come back until season 10, even though his model was painted yellow and probably given Duck's face to make Proteus in season 9. Also I forgot to mention, Proteus is also one of those silent one-off characters.

[@usualblokeluke]

Wait Proteus was Sir Handel painted yellow?

[@greenninjalloyd4376]

@@usualblokelukeCorrect although he used Peter Sam's chassis as Sir Handel's model did not have a chassis prepared yet.

[@OptimusPrime298]

I like Alec Baldwin’s voice for James it’s perfect it’s fits his character well

[@usualblokeluke]

He definitely felt more eccentric than Angelis's voice for James I'll give him that

[@Lightbolt95]

One thing that I always found funny about Baldwin’s voice for James was a rumor that I heard about in A few videos at this point where upon being told to do a typical Yorkshire accent (which is where James is from in the books) he ended up doing the now infamous voice we all know him for now.

[@tobbs5410]

@@Lightbolt95 So basically James should have sounded more like Wallace from Wallace and Gromit?

[@Lightbolt95]

@@tobbs5410 yeah kind of, wild nor Wester has a pretty accurate voice for him

[@arnavsingh150]

It's sad that Michael Angelis passed away on May 31st 2020 😪😔😢 rip Michael you will be missed 😢 💔 .

[@brookebartlett8706]

I remember series 5 of Thomas the Tank Engine was from having the VHS tape called Spooks and Surprises which had a mix of episodes from that series which was okay, but I enjoyed some of the episodes from that VHS video. I recently watched all of the series 5 episodes in order and I didn’t realise how good it is, it’s not my favourite series but it still a good series. I have my top 5 episodes from this series but first I’m going to put my honourable mentions from this series. Honourable mentions: Horrid Lorry, A Better View for Gordon, Toby and the Flood, Double Teething Troubles, Stepney Gets Lost, Thomas Percy and Old Slow Coach, Oliver’s Find, Happy Ever After, A Surprise for Percy, Make Someone Happy My Top 5 episodes: 1. Busy Going Backwards - This is the best runaway from the entire show and it is filled with some funny moments too. What stood out in this episode was the music used for the runaway in the episode the William Tell them which made this stand out for a cinematic series. 2. Duncan Gets Spooked - In my opinion the darkest episodes in the show which left me chilling everytime I watch this and the music used is the best music used in a spooky episode. I know other fans love Haunted Henry better than this but personally Duncan Gets Spooked is my favourite from the spooky episode from this series. 3. Put Upon Percy - Gotta put a Percy episode in my top 5 as he is my favourite character of the show, as much as I enjoyed A Surprise for Percy, I prefer this episode even though I never watched it as a kid. What’s great about this episode is Percy character and the scene of the mine collapsing and Percy panicked by the danger happening around him. It was one of the many episodes this series that has a scenes that feels as thought it was a disaster movie but I love that as well Percy shows the bravery in him during a dangerous situation, something that took me by surprise with his character. 4. Haunted Henry - One of the episodes I remember from my Spooks and Surprises VHS tape, but what I like about this episode are the haunting visuals and the mystery for what Henry is frightened of in the episode 5. Lady Hatt’s Birthday Party - The funniest episode of the show and the best episode of The Fat Controller because not only we get to know him more as a character but because of the disasters he goes through to get to Lady Hatt’s party on time, and “Bother” makes me laugh everytime. A funny episode with a nice ending I’d describe this episode

[@exarkun42]

I completely understand why you like Something in the Air. Setup is great, crash is great, but I hate Sir Topham Hatt in that one. He straight up blames Henry for a blunder that should have seen the dockmaster either fired or demoted

[@usualblokeluke]

True that's probably the only issue I have with that story what with him immediately blaming Henry. But at least it's not as bad as in Middle Engine in Series 6 where everyone blames Percy for being pushed onto the Tipper's Loading Ramp.

[@exarkun42]

@@usualblokeluke yea, I end up yelling at the screen with this one

[@supermariof0521]

@@usualblokeluke Oh trust me. That will seem like childs play compared to how unrealistically pissed he gets in "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure".

[@22Tesla]

Not many of the engines faces got me scared but some did stick in my mind. I remember a couple dreams/nightmares where Thomas has an accident and his face takes the whole "screen" in my dream. And some how it's always George Carlin narrating in my dreams, I remember ONE line of dream Carlin's narration that I can remember from when I was five or six that it woke me up and left me unable to go to sleep. That line? "He was salting and sassing. GAH!!!!" These lines were usually of Thomas' face (either that face from A Big Day for Thomas when he realizes he left the train behind, or that closed eye one for when Thomas busts through the brick wall) followed by a WHEESH of steam covering the screen and Dream Carlin saying "GAH!!!" like Gordon says as he wheeshes mud on James.

[@amitysluzara2022]

S5 is a good season if you want a thrilling action packed season which quite a few episodes delivered on but quite a few suffered because the runtime was too short for that story

[@DC4260Productions]

Personally I think the scariest face in S5 was in the Old Slow Coach episode, specifically the one Thomas had in that shot of him and Percy arriving at the workmen's hut after it catches fire. Overall this is my favourite season of TTTE. I think it's a combination of clever humour, meme-worthy scenes, stunning visuals and my memories of watching the episodes when I was younger (though I still think that Rusty and the Boulder is out of place for this kind of show). Horrid Lorry is my favourite episode of the entire show.

[@RyanJohnSmithmusic]

I would have put the closeup of the truck shouting "Oh look! Henry's spooked!" in the unintentional scares bit, still gets me! 🤣😮

[@jacksweet484]

Great stuff, as always. When you got to #2 on the list, I thought 'Ah, so Toby and the Flood' is #1, but I should've known it'd be the other Henry story!! Best of luck with Magic Railroad.

[@usualblokeluke]

Thank you very much. Yeah Toby and the Flood was a great one too, it probably would've been an honourable mention but I couldn't think of that many others from series 5 that I really liked. Magic Railroad is going to be one hell of a journey lol.

[@Cnw8701]

You forgot to mention Butch the Tow Truck (Breakdown Lorry). He first appeared in Season 5 and was named in Horrid Lorries. Him, Cranky, 'Arry and Bert were the only characters from that season to carry over into future seasons.

[@usualblokeluke]

Could you really call him a character at this point though? He has his name read out once, he doesn't speak and only makes cameos until his series 15 debut "Stuck on You"

[@aster4jaden]

It always saddens me they never brought back Derek, I would of loved to see some episodes with him and Boco also Haunted Henry used to scare the shxt out of me as a kid. I also agree with you with Bertram, they could of done that episode about Duke and Toby instead, Bertram was a blatant grab to sell Toys.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

I like Bertram.

[@CapitalCityKate]

I'll agree with you on humor, "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party" is funny. Topham saying "Bother" a few times in both the UK and US dubs is humorous.

[@Mashfan6507]

The faces always got me too! Also when they quick change Gordon's surprised face to eyes shut face freaked me out too, as well as Duncan's eyes shut tight face

[@armorpro573]

Yeah it looks so chilling

[@AssasiCraftYogUscus]

The Gremlin episode is a take things in stride kinda episode. Random things go wrong and the day is overall weird. There isn't an explicit cause ir someone to blame, so best you can do is laugh it off and keep going.

[@fritzyboi6390]

I heard Derek was going to appear in CGI for Day of the Diesels, but he didn't because the staff referred to him as "Paxman" and someone mistook it for "Paxton", meaning a new character instead of an old one

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Ugh moments such as this makes me wonder if bad luck for special characters are doomed to be repeated for this franchise again and again

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral Splatter and Dodge got that treatment along with Dennis.

[@Steamtheamaricanengine]

I have unlocked new knowledge about the show and thomas wooden railway (popular twr youtuber)

[@imoldsquarewheels695]

Bruh, I seriously thought I was alone on the shocked face closeups, at least for Buzz Buzz. I had nightmarish/weird dreams about the scene and George Carlin's "YEEEEEEEE!!!!" for weird reasons.

[@NewController01]

11:15..oh god, had a dreadful thought, imagine with some of the classic series were released in 3D and you see Gordon coming toward you as he's about to crash through the wall

[@usualblokeluke]

Yup that would definitely scar a few kids for life 😂

[@thecinematicmind]

Oliver’s Find I find a genuinely underrated episode. I love it.

[@misterjepaxe]

I'll agree that yeah, Series 5 has a lot of forgettable episodes like, for me, Rusty and the Boulder, but I like how experimental this series is and how many episodes we get that have nothing to do with the engines. The set design feels like a breath of fresh air, and while a lot of episodes are very crash happy, episodes like Make Someone Happy, Stepney Gets Lost, A Better View for Gordon and Something in the Air are some of my favorites. Plus, I like that this is the last series where the models have their shiny, glossy coats. It feels like the end of an era before we transition to the models we'd get for Series 6 and onward.

[@rmgilyard]

How is Rusty and the Boulder forgettable.

[@rmgilyard]

Rusty and the Boulder: Ouch. 😢

[@SunnySudrian]

The visuals are super in this series and the music your review was funny and great as always!

[@thomasfriendsfan4334]

Season 5 is still a great series, but it's not as high as the first four seasons. I'll take it over any of the other eras. The episodes are great like Cranky Bugs, Duncan gets Spooked, etc. Alec Baldwin did a good job narrating. Still Season 5 was a great addition at the time where I was getting into Thomas during 1999 to 2000.

[@mariobabbo3497]

The reason why this has non-Awdry stories because Britt Allcroft had a different vision for Thomas and this season was meant to be a showcase to TATMR making it a warmup for that movie.

[@xXMadeOfFailureXx]

Luke: "Examples like: Gordon and the Gremlin..." . . My brain, immediately: "A-Woof-Woof!"

[@Steamtheamaricanengine]

Refference to the episode or dougie

[@joshslater2426]

Quite a few of these episodes I have vivid and fond memories. Busy going backwards, Thomas Percy and Old Slow Coach and Something in the air being the ones I can list off the top of my head. I also recall A Better View for Gordon, Cranky Bugs and Rusty and the Boulder traumatising me as a kid, but now they’re just cool.

[@armorpro573]

Yeah, that's what made this season so likeable. The fact that so many of us can still remember them years later

[@bradythepokemaniac3675]

Season 5 has to be my favorite model season for all the action packed moments and darkest themes

[@fazbear8385]

I do like Bertram, especially looks-wise, & I feel like what people usually portray him as, which is another gallant old engine, with a demeanor & personality similar to Sir Robert Norramby, suits him pretty well

[@thesudriana016]

This is the first time I saw this review when I saw the thumbnail and watching it, you actually did a nice review on S5 and what standouts and flaws you pointed out amongst the fandom. As for me, I absolutely LOVE that season! So many things that are so brilliant, the production, the episodes (yeah all of them for me), the lighting, the music, the characters, etc. I'm kinda stuck on where to rank it as Number 1 since S4 is my favorite season or tie them as both, so I have it as my second all-time favorite season. For a few episodes you find mediocre like Gordon & the Gremlin (even though I find it underrated), I respect your opinion. I will admit, I too was creeped out by some scenes in childhood, but watching them again up to now, I actually found them both action-packed and awesome! As for David Maidment, I like to point out that he is truly my favorite railway consultant for Thomas & Friends. No offense to Sam Wilkinson for I will kinda learn to appreciate on some things he did too for the show in the Brenner era, but David actually handles the task very well with not only to ensure there are no howlers, but also with stories he have written based on real railway incidents which actually have strong Railway Series vibes to them (mostly A Better View for Gordon, James & the Trouble with Trees, Baa! and Double Teething Troubles) with that Awdry charm that I'm surprised the original creator never thought of himself. Then again that's just me. It's a shame HiT didn't let him stay on the show because it would've been more cool to hear what stories he have in mind. As for narration, I know you mostly grew up with Michael Angelis and I respect that. For me, I always love Alec Baldwin's narration (and I know I'm gonna be asked for this but) because he made the episodes in that season sound a lot more dramatic, sinister and exciting like Toby & the Flood, Haunted Henry, Cranky Bugs, James & the Trouble with Trees, etc. And I have grown up with him in childhood via my old VHS/DVDs like Cranky Bugs, Races, Rescues & Runaways, Make Someone Happy and Spills & Chills. As for new characters, I do like some of them like Derek, Cranky, Dowager Hatt, Old Slow Coach, 'Arry & Bert (before they got toned down later on sadly), The Horrid Lorries and Old Bailey. And for the oldie characters, it's great to see some have more development like Percy, Oliver, George, James, Thomas (with his maturity yet cheeky persona) and Toad. Overall, I really enjoyed this review.

[@usualblokeluke]

Glad you enjoyed this review. This one was the toughest one for me to make (aside from the Magic Railroad review I'm still working on) so to know many people liked it means a lot to me. Cheers :)

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@usualblokeluke Lady Hatts Birthday Party is one of the great Baldwin narrations in S5. He just makes Sir Topham sound increasingly agitated that once he splashes into the muddy ditch near Thomas taking on water, that final 2 bothers just causes me to chuckle because he is clearly fed up by that point

[@carmen3461]

Why

[@carmen3461]

Just Why

[@Jjjr-]

Season 5 is my favorite despite the forgettable episodes the music was some of the best and both narrators were really good. Plus I still have the vhs for races resuces and runaways

[@usualblokeluke]

I don't have the VHS tapes I had when I was a kid, but I did find other copies recently of The Deputation and other stories and Coal and other stories

[@Jjjr-]

@@usualblokeluke I wish i had my old merch I remember i used to have some cool camera where you look into it and click it to see a episode it came with James and the red balloon, percy chocolate crunch and Thomas and the jet engine

[@GLee-oe3op]

Jesus Christ, when I was a kid I didn’t think the closeup faces were scary at all, as many train documentaries will show an engine running over the camera, but that last James face actually sent chills down my body. I wasn’t even squinting

[@armorpro573]

Yeah the show had a bunch of uncanny moments. But it's nothing compared to the horrors of All Engines Go

[@Antluvstrains]

Mrs. Kindley is seen briefly in James Goes Buzz Buzz in the scene at Tidmouth station in one shot next to Bridgette Hatt. She has more noticeable wrinkles there.

[@CapitalCityKate]

When Michael Angelis narrates the spooky episodes of series 5, he sounds like a serial killer. I prefer the US dub over the UK dub. Alec Baldwin sounded perfect for this cinematic series.

[@dannythehipster5644]

I wouldn't say the one-offs weren't created for merchandise purposes, but at the same time, it does seem like that. I also wouldn't blame Toby for being scared of what is believed to be a ghost, but I think it's more being brave.

[@usualblokeluke]

If there were any plans for Derek, Bertram, Tiger Moth and Thumper for series 6, then I could maybe let them slide for their one off appearances. But there's nothing that confirms if they were meant to appear again so I unfortunately have to mark them down for it.

[@dannythehipster5644]

@@usualblokeluke true Also, s4 and 5 don't have restored versions. S6 was partially filmed in widescreen, and s7 was the first to have new footage shot in natural widescreen.

[@Ethan-ey4jx]

Series 5 is a classic season, but like 6 and 7, it shouldn’t be lumped with Seasons 1-4 either due to its continuity and having a lot of its stories being original as opposed to RWS based stories.

[@dannythehipster5644]

@@Ethan-ey4jx disagree. Series 5 had care put into it and is golden.

[@Ethan-ey4jx]

@@dannythehipster5644 And you say Series 6 and 7 don’t

[@masterpeter1913]

Season 5 is my favorite season.This season have so any great episode ,great sets and music .I like the new characters .The narrotion (Us,Uk,Ger) are great. My top 5 episodes: 5.James and trouble with the tree 4.Duncan gets spooked 3.Make someone happy 2.Haunted Henry 1.Put upon Percy Rating and Ranking: 1.Season 5:10/10 2.Season 3:10/10 3.Season 4:9,5/10 4.Season 2:9,5/10 5.Season 1:9/10

[@kylethedestroyer1117]

A 3/10 FOR SEASON 2???? AND A 5 FOR SEASON 1??? ok

[@kylethedestroyer1117]

Oh wait

[@kylethedestroyer1117]

Oh nvm

[@masterpeter1913]

@@kylethedestroyer1117 I gave season 2 a 9,5/10 and Season 1 :9/10

[@kylethedestroyer1117]

@@masterpeter1913 yes i noticed

[@elisekehle8520]

One way Baldwin improved on George's voice is fixing the sort of pidgin AAVE cliche in Caroline's voice to a more generic southernese. Safer ground for a white guy to imitate. As for Toby's ooc moments, I've decided that he suffered a stroke due to the stress of the damn incident and had a change of personality as a result

[@florjanbrudar692]

5:53 Well yes, in the episode Make Someone Happy I only remember seeing Tiger Moth. Not the episode itself. Horrid Lorry is simply based on real life as goods were transported by lorries over trains and *that's* why I love it. 10:49 Don't forget, the train was late and approached too fast.

[@johnrutkowski4166]

My Favorites Honorable mentions I need to include: James & the Trouble with Trees Thomas, Percy, & Old Slow Coach Something in the Air Stepney Gets Lost Toby & the Flood Haunted Henry 5. Cranky Bugs 4. Duncan gets Spooked 3. A Better View for Gordon 2. Busy Going Backwards 1. Rusty & the Boulder Songs: 7. Donald's Duck 6. Percy's Seaside Trip 5. Sir Topham Hatt 4. Night Train 3. It's Great to be an Engine 2. Come for the Ride 1. ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN JUST LIKE THAAAATT!!!!!

[@aphotographerfromcaliforni2661]

Little Ghost Engine: *loses control* Duncan: Rubbish! Also Duncan: Take me back!

[@CapitalCityKate]

You've only played four songs from this series. What about the other six. It Great to be an Engine. The Snow Song. Harold the Helicopter. Percy's Seaside Trip. Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining. Come for the Ride. All ten songs are my Thomas jams.

[@usualblokeluke]

Didn't want to risk copyright any more than I did lol

[@masterpeter1913]

I don 't think ,,Gordon and the Germiln " and ,,Baah "are bad .I think are fun and solide episodes.

[@aphotographerfromcaliforni2661]

Side note: anyone else notice that Season 5 began to use the standard gauge models for the narrow gauge engines?

[@usualblokeluke]

Yeah they strangely had a blend of both gauges for the narrow gauge engines. I like that it does it. It means the crew get to move onto using models that are easier to film with while making it a gradual change so the audience feels comfortable with the changes.

[@Thomasboi01]

Rusty and the Boulder is definitely my most favorite episode of season 5 because I love the mystery surrounding Boulder! ❤

[@ThomasSukhoi]

I think they gained a lot of creative freedom once they cast off the shackles of the railway series.

[@usualblokeluke]

Yeah and unlike Disney with Mary Poppins, they didn't wait to buy the rights once the original author had died just so they could make a cash grab, they respected the history and source material of the show and built upon it with their own stories.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@usualblokeluke Other great expansions to occur on Sodor with Season 5 onwards: 1. Many of the older side characters get their own stories and expansions. Stepney here alone still has that drive to do new jobs and visit Tophams railway, Mavis is capable now of giving advice from years of working at the quarry on Thomas's branchline and her debut S3 stories knocking sense into her and Gordon surprisingly wishes stations had expansions for better views. 2. Learning to have a break from Thomas again. Dont know if they took Wilberts words of him feeling annoyed that Thomas got shunted into so many episodes in S3 regardless if it called for him but the weird luck in S5 is having many good episodes where Thomas isnt much as mentioned such as Stepney Gets Lost or he's just a quick passing unnamed cameo such as Haunted Henry 3. Centring some real world influences in the series. Maidment assisting in stories with real world influences in the show proved Allcroft and Mitton could still add realism in a season that didnt adapt any books

[@LegendaryCaptain]

​@Thomasmemoryscentral ngl a lot of Thomas's biggest roles in season 5 are episodes focusing more on another character. Cranky bugs is more about cranky, trouble with trees and make someone happy is more about james, something in the air is more about henry and rumors is honestly more of a Gordon episode

[@retrogamelover2012]

I always was kind of disappointed with Derek and Bertram. Derek at least seems like someone who'd be a good diesel type friend for Henry, due to the two of them sharing something in common, which seems like a dynamic/relationship that's full of potential. Bertram on the other hand, I always figured he'd be almost like a slight foil of sorts to Duke, in terms of personalities. Like, both of them are experienced workers, but whereas Duke is usually more strict and by-the-book, Bertram could've been more laid-back in comparison, and have a tendency to get over-confident on things. Like, I could imagine a dialogue exchange when Bertram is tasked to do a dangerous job, with Duke giving him a warning, only for Bertram to answer with something like "You say that like I haven't done this job before. I'll be fine.", with Duke to follow up with "Maybe so. But you can never be too careful." , or something like that.

[@masterpeter1913]

My opinion to season 3&5 in a nutschel: Season 3: This is brilliant . Season 5 : But I like this.

[@MarvelMTs]

Look man, I respect your opinion on S5, but this is my personal favorite season ever. Do pretend it’s flawless? No, but by God, the highs are sky high, and I will defend the action packed, cinematic episodes to the end.

[@usualblokeluke]

And that's totally cool that it's your favourite, it is for many other fans. Glad you love it 🙂

[@Thomasboi01]

Season 5 will always be my favorite classic season of Thomas and Friends! My favorite episodes from season 5 are something in the air and Rusty and the Boulder. ❤

[@greenninjalloyd4376]

Season 5 was best known for its chaos, cinematic styles and over the top crashes which is why it is my favorite season of the entire show! Alec Baldwin’s narrations actually suit the season very well considering the cinematic feel.

[@armorpro573]

And the episodes actually felt real. Not all wacky and goofy like modern seasons, but those filled with action packed thriller-seeking adventures

[@pikachuthebananasplit9061]

The Ghost Engine from Duncan gets spooked, in my opinion, can now symbolically represent the original Thomas series, the literal spirit and soul of a franchise long forgotten and only told by people who’ve seen it. It’s those people who need to keep this legendary part of the franchise alive and well, and make sure normies understand why the original series is so great.

[@armorpro573]

No way that episode would ever be made today. Which is why I adore classic Thomas more than HIT or Sharon Miller. It was allowed to take bigger risks while still providing good stories

[@Empireofignorance7817]

I thought that busy going backwards would be number 1 in your top 5 scary moments seeing how much face zooming it does

[@usualblokeluke]

Surprisingly not I never had any troubles watching this episode oddly

[@Frserthegreenengine]

I always found Gordon's alarmed face (9:07) the scariest part of the entirety of Thomas the Tank Engine (yes this face even scared me more than the Chinese Dragon) - I hated that face as a kid! I don't know why but it always terrified me even though Gordon was one of my favourite characters ever. Now as an adult I laugh every time I see it, because I genuinely find it amusing that I used to be scared of it - when it isn't really that scary. The Trouble with Trees with the super-close shot of James' shocked face also scared me - yet it never bothered me in other episodes - just that one. And the close shot of the bull in Gordon and the Gremlin was kinda scary for me as a kid.

[@BrendanBarney]

I was scared by Gordon and James' angry faces as a kid.

[@Mrcalmguy924]

mine is gordon shocked face that scared me as a kid

[@michaelcammack8536]

This is a season I appreciate more the older I think I can confidently say it’s become my favorite season over the years. My top 5 5. Bye, George 4. Make Someone Happy 3. Duncan Gets Spooked 2. Busy Going Backwards 1. Something in the Air Least Favorite: Baa!

[@hoyikhei1a045]

21:35Maybe Henry was over-amazed by Harold and somehow got ✨K I N K S✨ I think some of the newbies are just described as the usual machines that work on Sodor like Tiger moth, Butch and Thumper. So that’s why they don’t need a single debut episode.

[@BraedenTheUltimateThomasFan]

Season 5 Is My Very Favorite Because It's Cinematic Form & Models Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Take Me Back, Take Me Back!!!

[@armorpro573]

It would be the varieties of tone

[@DaveyLightStorm]

Season five feels like Thomas’s Peak in popularity around the 1990s to me as it was the first full season to have all episodes be originally written by Britt Alcroft and David Mitton and this season’s production was made around 1997 right after when railway series creator Rev W. Audrey passed away, so of course as you can imagine Britt and David had full control of the series and now make episodes of their own instead of relying on adapting railway stories I always like the original episodes even though I like the adaptations in the sense of continuity and Alec Baldwin’s narration in season 5 is almost as good as Michael Anglies’ to me, it’s a tie since they were the best narrators of this season.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Even the very of the nighttime scene in Toby's Discovery is oh so scary.

[@makooshiro1769]

This was the only season when Knapford Station did not exist

[@reedbradwahnnatahvera3883]

my top most favorite episodes from season 5 1 Put Upon Percy episode 9 UK Michael Angelis 2 Something in the Air episode 15 UK Michael Angelis 3 Duncan Gets Spooked episode 24 US Alec Baldwin Bestest Episode 4 Haunted Henry episode 11 UK Michael Angelis

[@MATT2productions]

8:55 That I will agree James face really scared me and I couldn't bare watch that episode until I got over it years later. I will agree that season 5 is great bit It did have some chills

[@Thomasboi01]

Correction: My most favorite episodes of season 5 is horrid lorry, Rusty and the Boulder, something in the air, double teething troubles, a better view for Gordon, Stepney gets lost, put upon Percy, haunted Henry, Thomas, Percy, and Old slow coach, Snow, busy going backwards, Oliver's find, Duncan gets spooked, bye George.❤

[@NitroIndigo]

When I was little, I was scared of the light switch in my bedroom because it reminded me of Gordon.

[@armorpro573]

LOL

[@makhai2703]

I love night train so much it's my favorite song in the show

[@CapitalCityKate]

The 2013 special King of the Railway might possibly have the closest thing to castle in Toby’s Discovery, unless it’s in a different location.

[@joshuaW5621]

You know what the crash in a Better View for Gordon reminds me of? The Harcourt Street crash in Dublin from Valentine’s Day 1900, which was very similar.

[@traciestreet4019]

For the first season to have completely original stories it went with a bang! i love this season a lot but at times i feel like it's a bit to much there's not many episodes that are just simple you know anyways best episode make someone happy worst episode gordon and the gremlin see you in thomas' first movie the movie the killed the series.

[@bradleyconrad2141]

Season 5 is my favorite Thomas season as everything about this season is just outstanding and in my opinion the only original Thomas season done absolutely right! In my opinion, a perfect sequel to Wilbert’s books, sure a few stories may be unrealistic, but the stories they gave us, the characters, and of course the feel is absolute peak and the end of the golden era of Thomas the tank engine and friends!

[@awesomenick9539]

Don’t get me started on the second half of James and the Trouble with Trees when James encounters a tree on the line.

[@RoseSupreme]

14:27 The fandom didn't name him. That's what all his merchandise refer to him as.

[@CapitalCityKate]

I don't get afraid of James and the Trouble with Trees every time I rewatch it. Whenever go to KZbin and rewatch the US video Make Someone Happy & Other Thomas Adventures, I'm always aware of what's to come.

[@lachlantheredinkling9317]

I'll be honest, with your top 5 scariest scenes for you as a kid, those scared me too as a kid and honestly still scare me to this day, is just the fact that most of them are due to the close up of the shocked faces, but the ones that scare me the most is when they stare DIRECTLY into the camera, that's what scared me the most

[@TronicSSJ07]

8:50 this song’s low quality variant made by Kanefan701 from 8 years ago gives me so much chills.

[@CapitalCityKate]

I'm from the US. I never forgot about Gordon and the Gremlin. I've seen that episodes on home media several times. It's not even close to unforgettable.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Other engines got to take the mail as well as Thomas and Percy. Edward got to take the mail in Series 11. I even saw James pulling it in "Something in the Air".

[@Xalerdane]

Well, now we know what classic painting to never get you a print of.

[@razvandobos9759]

I just wish Derek and Old Slow Coach and Bertrand appeared more in Thomas. Especially CGI Thomas. Derek interested me the most. Would love to see how he would play out in Day of the Diesels. And even though Alec Baldwin was phenomenal in this Season, I kind of wish George Carlin narrated this season one last time. I just want to hear his Cranky voice and his voice of the 3 horrid lorries and Derek and Old Slow Coach.

[@armorpro573]

Yeah, unfortunately the show has a reputation at forgetting secondary characters. Wish we got more of Boco, Mighty Mac, Splodge, Derek, Arthur, Murdoch, Neville, Molly, Elizabeth, Class 40, Duke, Smudger, etc.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Out of the thirteen new characters introduced in season 5, only five them are mainstays. Cranky the Crane, Butch the Breakdown Lorry, Harry and Bert the Scrap Diesels, and Dowager Hatt who is not named yet for like eight seasons or so.

[@tre-engines]

Personally season 5 is the only season with no mediocre/bad episodes (in my opinion)

[@usualblokeluke]

That's cool you see it that way. It's great when regardless if its a shared opinion, every fan has a least 1 season they themselves has no bad episodes. Show's there's something in the classic series for everyone.

[@Ethan-ey4jx]

That’s not always the case. While mostly good, a Classic series season doesn’t make it a perfect season.

[@stepheng7325]

while opinions are subjective, i find Horrid Lorry very enjoyable, a nice episode about Karma lol

[@usualblokeluke]

Oh yeah it's definitely not a bad episode, it's just kinda there to me. Glad you enjoyed it though 👍🙂

[@olivermensinger6022]

I really love season 5, so much. Also, I don’t count Toby’s Discovery as Toby being out of character. He was put in a scary situation. That’s like saying Henry was out of character in Haunted Henry.

[@elliottthegamer823]

I don’t mind most of the scary moments of Thomas the tank engine but I still get scared with James getting stung by a 🐝 bee buzz on his nose 👃 ehhhh! whistled James

[@jimmymccartney2049]

As I recall,in Toby and the Flood and Haunted Henry,Toby’s driver and Old Bailey both look like Ringo Starr and George Carlin who separately played Mr.Conductor in Shining Time Station(1989-1995)

[@jimmymccartney2049]

Not to mention that according to KZbin rumors, I think I can see Wilbert Awdry’s ghost inside Thomas’ cab

[@BoyTrain872]

Butch did get his own story in season 16 of Thomas and Friends.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Alec Baldwin's voice in series 6 sounds like when you talk with your ears covered.

[@masterpeter1913]

I think you forgot three of the 26 episodes were adapation of Andrew Brenner magazins.(,,Thomas and the Roumours " , ,,Something in the air" and ,,Thomas ,Percy and the old slow coach".)

[@usualblokeluke]

Those stories were Brenner magazine stories? Huh that's cool. I only thought that was done for series 3.

[@MSwolfdog158]

This Night train is my favorite Season 5 since I was young that i was riding the car.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Non-speaking one-off machine characters. City of Truro. Bertram. Tiger Moth. Thumper.

[@Kingdarrdarr_17]

I totally agree with you Luke. Season 5 is overrated. I don't get how people can say that this is there favorite season. I'm not saying it's bad not by a long shot. But it could use some work. BTW Baldwin's narration was better then Michael Anglies but Anglies is still great.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Off screen, Bertram may have told Toby's driver and fireman that he wants to meet Toby. But the fact we don't hear him say that makes everyone believe he never talks.

[@pokemaniac05]

And also Butch which he didn't had a face In this Series until Series 15 and actually talks

[@IndianaNorthWestern]

I S W E A R they called Derek "Derek" in the show... at least in the US dub, like... 5 year old me k n e w his name was Derek because Edward was like "now don't you be mean to Derek you little demons" to those two little yellow hellspawn of locomotives.

[@felipeandradeweiss4655]

I always felt like your retrospectives of the classic series was a bit better than tugs, why simple, i feel like you treat them like actual seasons of the show being very critical and analising deeply their faults unlike tug(and many other fans)which mainly just says the positive parts of them not saying that his nor anyone elses reviews are bad far from it they are great but i feel you have this one up on them so, splendid job.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Rusty and the Boulder is a great episode. Despite Thumper being a one-off silent character.

[@CapitalCityKate]

Five of the new characters have no diologue. Bert the twin diesel. Bertram. Tiger Moth. Butch the Breakdown Vehicle. And Thumper.