The History, Character, and Appearances of Peter Sam

[@gavindominico9595]

This is seriously underrated, honestly would expect this from big channels, keep up the great work!

[@SodorFan15]

Thanks! I definitely plan to.

[@ThomasTheorist]

This was a great video! Fun fact: Peter Sam is my favorite charcater! And I really wanna do a video on him one day!

[@SodorFan15]

Wow, thanks! I remember you saying that in your Q&A btw. I love your work.

[@DerekBackofen]

Peter Sam is a great character he’s so friendly and hardworking even the trucks won’t mess with him

[@allison122477]

Well..

[@tre-engines]

Great video! Very well put together! Peter Sam is one of my favorites!

[@karenfan010]

when I was kid I never really cared for the narrow gauge engines but this was in the days of the hit era so it’s obvious why. but then I saw the classic series and I was surprised to see how different they were.

[@thesudriana016]

Peter Sam is such an iconic narrow-gauge character in Thomas history. I think he and Skarloey are both characters Awdry enjoyed writing for (he doesn't have a favorite character going by his statement that his engine characters are a family, but if you were to ask which ones he enjoy writing for, it's no secret that it would've been obvious for a few characters and their arcs). And since Peter Sam's small scale model was on display at the premiere of An Unlikely Fandom, the popularity of him has sky-rocketed even more. It's funny how unlike how he performed well with his special funnel, his real counterpart who wore said-funnel that was an experiment didn't work so well. I have learned that the Gisel Ejector was used on other engines including the Austerity Tanks, a few engines from Japan, even the BR 9Fs and SR Light Pacifics. I can imagine a story idea where Peter Sam has his special funnel removed and reverted back to his old one much to his sadness, and when he finds out another engine has the former funnel modified to them (either Rebecca or Murdoch), he snaps believing it was stolen until he was reassured it wasn't. Then again, TheLOKRailfan already did a story on DeviantArt about it (but never the other part about the funnel being used as a spare and only focused on Peter Sam and Sir Handel).

[@allison122477]

Underrated character, my favorite of the Narrow gauge engine.

[@karenfan010]

14:35 this logically makes sense because these stories take place around the 80’s and 90’s meaning he’s around the same age skalroey was when he originally arrived and has humbled a lot in his decades of living.

[@riley1049]

(Sir Handel's song about Peter Sam's special funnel) Peter Sam said again and again, His new funnel will put us to shame. Went into the tunnel, lost his old funnel, Now his famous new funnel's a drain.

[@Werdna-ob2ul]

Glad to see my Nitrogen Style Peter Sam Hit Era theme used in a production of a fellow Thomas creator! Very nice!

[@SodorFan15]

Thanks a lot for letting me use it. That was honestly one of my favorite bits to make.

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

6:46 I'd flip that. Sir Handel acts more like an older sibling and PeePee Sam's more like a younger sibling.

[@NitroIndigo]

I always thought Peter Sam acted younger than Sir Handel.

[@brendanhanley2741]

Agreed, I always thought that Peter Sam was the nieve and innocent younger brother, and Sir Handel was the more cocky and quick to anger older brother who is able to take advantage of Peter Sam's nieve nature, and Duke is the no nonsense and also protective father.

[@x13voorhees95]

“I’m Peter Sam I’m running this line I’m Peter Sam I’m running this line”

[@riley1049]

"What FUN it all is!", he thought.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

The TV show should be continued, and needs a history like the RWS

[@fairlyoddenginecreations]

I can tell your editing is very inspired by UnluckyTug's. Very well done!

[@SodorFan15]

Well yes, but I also want to use my own spin on it. Hence why I split the sections by era instead of presentation, and the addition of a whole section for the basis of the engine.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

They should give the locomotives on the Corris that look like Sir-Haydn and Edward-Thomas names

[@anitasnow8461]

1:02 peter sam (edward thomas) and sir handel (sir haydn) hanging out

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

Fun Fact, Edward Thomas is the Talyllyn's crews' favourite.

[@SodorFan15]

So I've heard. That's probably why Awdry made him be the one most excited to work.

[@BriceInkling138]

I see that with Duncan and Peter Sam, I believe they get along better than how Duncan would interact with Skarloey. Think about it. Skarloey does not stand for Duncan's nonsense. He is cross with him for stopping on the viaduct, he and his brother/friend Rheneas hate being bossed about by him despite putting up with him anyway, he is shocked when Duncan's driver acts like an idiot so Duncan can cross an unsafe bridge to prove Rusty wrong, Duncan made Skarloey cross when he took his passenger coaches to try doing everything to impress a very grumpy passenger who happened to be an old friend of the Thin Controller, made Skarloey sad when Duncan wasn't showing his Christmas spirit, and I think that's about it. Little does Peter Sam know about Duncan that Duncan is insensible and prone to stubbornness and sometimes didn't tell the truth. Almost on that level of James or Gordon in a way. How I could say that Peter Sam is often times as naive as Percy. Oh, and Mattel making the SKR engines "unmarketable" is stupid on their logic given the fact they deserve just the same attention as the standard gauge engines. So that's obviously a you problem on Mattel and not anyone else's.

[@SodorFan15]

Yes I totally agree. I think the reason they're "unmarketable" is because of they're small size. Thomas toys are already small, so they probably just to lazy to make toys in correct scale. But uh, can you please remove the s word in this comment? I'd really prefer to keep profanity of the channel in all regards.

[@BriceInkling138]

@@SodorFan15 Sure.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

If only Mattel know about the SKR engines making it's real life railway so popular today and the connection.

[@SodorFan15]

@@BriceInkling138Thanks!

[@WhiffTheRubbishEngine1869]

The style is like TheUnluckyTug’s Sodor’s Finest series! I love it!

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Nice

[@green5studios47]

I have to disagree on Peter Sam acting as the older sibling than Sir Handel. The way I see it, Sir Handel acts as the older yet stubborn and high-opinionated Engine while Peter Sam is more responsible yet naive which plays into his more youthful side.

[@SodorFan15]

Huh, I like that interpretation. Nice.😉

[@green5studios47]

@@SodorFan15 either way, the dynamic between the two is very fun to see. In fact, I think any interaction Peter Sam has with his fellow narrow gauge engines has always been fun to see.

[@High_Tech_Priest]

Wilbert Audrey singlehandedly saved this railway and all he beautiful engines that live there

[@donald9studios838]

Sorry for my ignorance but why didn't Mattel consider narrow gauge engines commercial?

[@SodorFan15]

I think it's because they're smaller, and could be choking hazards.

[@donald9studios838]

@@SodorFan15 Will it be? I think that the size would have nothing to do with it because before they did not respect the size, they were the same as the standard track ones, maybe Mattel saw that they did not buy much of their merch or there was no interest In children, But they really are very good characters, I stayed with the landscapes and stories that we were used to in the classic era.

[@Themasktrooper]

They forgot to draw Duke’s tender

[@brendanhanley2741]

Although Duke is actually able to run without a tender for short distances as his tender only carries coal and the saddle tank can hold the water therefore there is no water pipe fused between his cab and tender so Duke not having his tender in new little engine is kinda accurate once you think about it

[@Themasktrooper]

@@brendanhanley2741 there is one photo of Wilbert Awdry’s model of Duke running without a tender

[@vanessasandoval96]

I got a joke Why is Peter Sam’s twin called Edward Thomas because it’s like Edward face and Thomas face to switch over and over

[@ketanreffell2720]

Peter Sam

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

Tv series slate trucks are colourblind when they about to crash into petersam

[@SodorFan15]

Yea, that didn't translate to well from the books. 😂

[@onetrackmind3558]

Wait Duke became a tank engine in the RWS?!?!!?

[@SodorFan15]

I know right. I didn't even notice it till I went back to make this video.

[@onetrackmind3558]

@@SodorFan15 and no one has said anything about that gor years? This would have been very well known. Wow.

[@ezeahrizcalupas6280]

Peter sam: I'll give duck D U K E S !

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Petah Sam

[@karenfan010]

4:23 isn’t peter sam older then henry?

[@SodorFan15]

Yea, that's the funny thing about it.

[@karenfan010]

@@SodorFan15yeah so it turns out henry is a year older then peter sam so there about the same age.

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

IN MANY OF THE OFFICIAL WELL-KNOWN EPISODES FROM THE SHOW'S OWN OFFICIAL CLASSIC ALONGSIDE THE OFFICIAL HiT ENTERTAINMENT ALONGSIDE THE OFFICIAL FULL CGI ANIMATION ERAS, PETER SAM KEEPS HIS OWN OFFICIAL GIZEL-INJECTOR FUNNEL ATTACHED TO HIS OWN OFFICIAL SMOKEBOX PERMANENTLY!!

[@RicardoGaming09]

Sodor's finest be like:

[@SodorFan15]

Well, I'm actually avoiding engines The Unlucky Tug has already covered. I really don't want this series to come off as a rip of. The only character I will do no matter what is Oliver.