Thomas & Friends: Season 10 (2006) in Retrospect - The Thomas Retrospective

[@sarahziegler1582]

That blooper of that explosion behind Henry always cracks me up.

[@Avery_YTPMV]

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[@craigstenning1975]

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[@ethanbrayden8941]

True

[@DeadpoolGames19]

Yepa

[@francismckenna7338]

Same

[@TomatrontheOne]

I think it’s interesting how HIT was so committed to the narrow gauge engines during this era. From S9 onwards, they’ve introduced a new part of the railway, a new character and a new piece of lore. S9 had mighty mac, the transfer yards and Proteus and his legend and the new Gauge 3 Thomas prop S10 had Freddie, the wharf, Gauge 3 James, the new Sir Handel prop and Freddie’s knowledge of the old lines S11 had Madge, Gauge 3 Annie and Clarabel (albeit they were used like once) and an entire dvd dedicated to all the narrow gauge episodes that year S12 had Colin, Mr Percival’s family, Proteus’ statue being rediscovered and the legend of the Man in the Hills Despite being poorly mischaracterised in this era, HIT really was committed to the narrow gauge railway. Shame Mattel never went as far with them

[@Dudus366]

I also heard that probably there were plans to conjoin Culdee Fell and Skarloey Railway together, but it kinda duded. It kinda appears, because notice how in a HIT era the SCR sets are more mountainy and rocky. They even went that far to actually include Culdee Fell mountain in Sir Handel's big return episode.

[@LegendaryCaptain]

​@Dudus366 also I notice they had Culdee in take along and re introduced him in wooden railway around the time. D199 and Culdee really were the main rws exclusives to get merchandise

[@Zacman1123]

@phillipclearman859 which is so dumb

[@fanofeverything30465]

Just a shame they were out of character

[@magnum_pig_2004]

"F*ck the Skarloey Engines. We don't think they're marketable. Buy our new food-themed Minis instead."

[@danielparra6672]

Can’t believe we are getting close to the end of the model era for Thomas in this retrospective

[@Thatonedrater]

holy shit your right

[@SodorEnginesFanatic]

I know. I hope Thomas gets lucky for MVP

[@justine23ds62]

dam

[@levidarling5107]

I know! I’m gonna miss it! 😢

[@noahcharles2274]

I know. Just two more seasons! 😁

[@Dingo950]

Even as small child, I didn't like how the engine's would move down sets with nothing behind them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for pointing this out.

[@nostaldec4705]

This issue is even worse in All Engines Go. In one episode, for example, there’s a busy Knapford Station scene with 14 engines but not a single coach.

[@AppalachianRailfan99]

It also got on my nerves too

[@JoePCool14]

@@nostaldec4705I mean, AEG isn't even trying to be anything remotely realistic though. I'm not saying it's good obviously... but S10 here actually was still at least often trying to emulate realism.

[@justinkwong8071]

24:31 "Let's change this section up and talk about this year's selection of *_new toys_* first." Perfect description.

[@seancreeper]

Good point

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

“A toy first and a character second” That’s exactly what they did with the 80’s Transformers toy line and cartoon

[@joshuaW5621]

At least they have more character than some of the one off characters in season 5 and even the Railway Series.

[@DavidDumbedDown]

This comment was made at 12:34

[@DavidDumbedDown]

13:34

[@ARG0T]

You cannot convince me 80s Optimus Prime (generic dad bot) has more character than Optimus Prime in the 2007 movie

[@joshuaW5621]

@@ARG0T replace 80s Optimus Prime with Thumper and 2007 Optimus Prime with Neville and you have the same result here.

[@EmiStadium]

Interestingly, there was a learning segment that briefly recalled the events of Edward Strikes Out. However, it changes the story by having Edward feel sympathetic towards Rocky, which is more in line with his character. Even the people at Hit knew that episode made no sense

[@garrettsmith2776]

I believe said segment (though some research) is “Sodor’s Special Places: Brendam Docks Part 1” and it was produced and aired in the SAME season as the episode it retold. But the “Fun Times with Our Friends: Edward” (Season 11) and “Thomas’ Favorite Friends: Edward” (Season 12) segments recon it. Another example of HiT prioritizing their pockets and the absolute dumbest toddler in the audience over quality storytelling.

[@SparklingJam]

Ain’t no way even the producers hated this episode

[@MatthewChenault]

“Is two jobs in one day too hard for ye’?” Duncan is truly one of the best characters.

[@juanpablo.a]

Duncan's Bluff is really underrated

[@LegendaryCaptain]

​@juanpablo.a we need more standard and narrow gauge interactions including fan stories too. I love how a lot of the narrow gauge were made as counterparts to the standard gauge like Duncan is a hot-headed showoff like James, Sir Handel has such a massive ego it even surprised Gordon and Skarloey is wise like Edward

[@iratepirate3896]

Even as a kid he was one of my favourite characters in the show

[@fanofeverything30465]

​@@LegendaryCaptainAnd Peter Sam is small, green, egar and naive like Percy

[@fanofeverything30465]

​@@iratepirate3896He's my favourite narrow gauge engine

[@IsleofPigsStudios]

22:31 If I had a nickel for every time Tug made this joke with Toby- ah forget it.

[@sandrahwu]

The words Tug would use to describe each season so far are: S1: Complete S2: Innovative S3: BIG S4: Comfy S5: Peak S6: Cute S7: Eye of the Storm S8: Milquetoast S9: Peaks and Valleys S10: Drawn Out EDIT: Jack and the Pack: Quaint

[@supermariof0521]

What about TATMR?

[@LimpBizkitMix]

My bet for S12’s description is either “bizarre” or “a fever dream”

[@Mafaldamou]

Thanks for spoiling the word for me: *Me reading this comment before I finished the video.*

[@erinjohnson6142]

I wou;d say these words describe the seasons very well. I wonder what word he'll use for season 11?

[@jonathanadair6847]

@@erinjohnson6142I have a word to describe the visuals of Season 11: pollen. Because of that yellow tint.

[@kirbykraftgames]

Tug popping off that a Driver was acknowledged was honestly so funny

[@navchinna]

Underrated comment😂

[@seandenapoli9180]

Am I dead?

[@jvgreendarmok]

Looks like not everything was on "autopilot". ;-)

[@Ilovemovies-fn1zh]

Unlucky Tug's favorites episodes of each season so far Season 1: The Flying Kipper Season 2: Edward's Exploit Season 3: Escape Season 4: Special Funnel Season 5: Duncan Get's Spooked Season 6: No Sleep for Cranky Season 7: Gordon and Spencer Jack and the Pack: Thomas' Trusty Friends Season 8: Sqeak, Rattle, and Roll Season 9: Respect for Gordon Season 10: James the Second Best

[@TomatrontheOne]

Love how you mentioned the S10 bloopers. For the model series we know the least about with its production, it’s funny how it’s the only hit season we have footage of the bloopers for

[@joshuaW5621]

Too bad the season 4 Rheneas and Duncan models haven’t been seen since due to the guy who owns them going into hiding. I hope he’s still looking after them.

[@vanessasandoval96]

Can you imagine if the bloopers could’ve been goofs or delete scenes and maybe maybe alternate ending

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@vanessasandoval96 Huh. Thomastankmerch I think owns the Rheneas S4 model and is still active on twitter.

[@fanofeverything30465]

​@@joshuaW5621Why did he go into hiding

[@joshuaW5621]

@@fanofeverything30465 because he was caught gatekeeping these bloopers.

[@AlyxForest]

The "light engine" problem definitely stems from the producers treating the show like every other kids show of the time. They started letting the characters just wander around and do whatever, because that's what characters in other kids shows do. In other words, the producers stopped treating the characters like what they are- locomotives on a railway- and started treating them like kids, thus seemingly forgetting one of the biggest unique factors the show had, that being a realistic-ish portrayal of a railway while also being approachable by kids. The changed made with season 7 definitely started this problem, but it really comes into play now.

[@ThomasFisher-jr6bn]

How did it start with Season 7?

[@AlyxForest]

@@ThomasFisher-jr6bn The writing team essentially had new rules to work with that dumbed down the show for younger audiences, and those changes continued to affect the show going forward.

[@nathanchan4653]

To me, “light engine” should at least have a brake van in case for break down

[@fanofeverything30465]

Maybe it's the train equivalent to taking a stroll?

[@ThomasFisher-jr6bn]

@@fanofeverything30465 Why would the engines do that? They like being useful, not useless.

[@ThomasTheorist]

Another great video! Brings back all those memeories of me leaking the S10 bloopers online and seeing everyones reaction. Luke's gonna be really happy on friday, I can tell you! And It seems we pretty much have the same thoughts on Roise haha. ALSO, since you mentioned continuity, one thing I should mention is that the cow shed that was built in Big Strong Henry is actually seen throught the rest of the season, such as the shed being in Thomas' Frosty Friend and other S10 episodes.

[@joshuaW5621]

Too bad Rheneas and Duncan’s season 4 models have gone into hiding with TomsProps, I hope he’s still looking after the props he has. Who knows what else he’s gatekeeping.

[@ThomasFisher-jr6bn]

@@joshuaW5621 Why has he gone into hiding?

[@joshuaW5621]

@@ThomasFisher-jr6bn Adam caught him gatekeeping the season 10 blooper reels and he said he would get the cops involved.

[@emersoninfinitystone5785]

If Tug when he was younger thought that one shot of the Chinese Dragon coming towards the camera in Season 3 was creepy.... imagine how totally freaked out he'd be seeing it do that dance for the first time. 😰

[@vanessasandoval96]

I can’t believe the Chinese dragon 🐉 was return from season 3 but it could’ve return in CGI too

[@jmredguppy2799]

*ITS ALIVE!!!! ITS ALIVE!!!!*

[@lemmyspeaks]

Everyone remember the original wooden model looked nothing like the one in the show? I still own mine, it looks less like a dragon and more like big bird combined with a flatbed truck

[@bungieman2810]

This was the version of the dragon I grew up with. I was unsurprisingly traumatized by it when I was a kid.

[@ChrisFlahurrTee]

It’s kinda crazy how Rosie, Rocky, and then Whiff next season, are the only Hit-model era newbies to become long-running mainstays in the series, lasting long into the CGI era

[@lilnike2]

Whiff is becoming my new favorite character tbh

[@ABellEngine]

Don't forget Stanley and Mr. Percival.

[@ChrisFlahurrTee]

@@ABellEngine I guess I overlooked Mr Perceval cuz he’s human, ask for Stanley…maybe that just shows how forgettable he is…

[@ABellEngine]

@@ChrisFlahurrTee Fair enough. Stanley didn't really do anything significant and I sometimes forget he exists.

[@ItsCarlos563]

Jeremy returned too, but it was just for one episode and it wasn't really him but yes a toy version of him.

[@Lukedolan33]

Freddie being a part of the Mid Sodor Railway would be such an interesting story to be explored.

[@nickk3077]

You know, the advantage of these dumbed down episodes with simple vocabulary is that they are helpful to watch when learning a different language. Because Thomas is so mainstream, he has been translated into so many different languages, making his show a great watch for anyone trying to learn a new language. I am personally trying to learn Russian and because there aren't too many resources to my disposal right now, I am trying to learn on my own terms. So, watching these episodes in Russian has been a good challenge for me. (Also, the Russian narrator is just so much better than Brandon imo.)

[@LimpBizkitMix]

Never thought of that, guess I’ll give the hit era that

[@CrabbyDTAwait]

I was doing the same but with Welsh until they decided to change it to the not very good all engines go. Not watching that under any circumstance

[@JamesTrifolium]

HIT made AI-generated stories popular before AI-generated stories were even a thing.

[@LimpBizkitMix]

This is the most factual statement I’ve seen in this comment section this far

[@theholygamer969]

Well, the Production Bible does feel like it was one big AI prompt.

[@jordenfilmz]

Yeah this season felt like AI in a way

[@Mattcai2004]

Maybe Sharon Miller is a robot

[@jordenfilmz]

@@Mattcai2004 her writing style feels very AI generated.

[@whatsupitzmark1202]

I agree with the criticism you made about the engines just roaming around, like shouldn’t they be doing work, making deliveries, maintaining the industrial railway system?

[@thomaspixarmarvelfan]

Fun Fact: James The Second Best was the final time we saw the Perspex models of James and Edward. The following two seasons along with the Great Discovery only used the brass models. Speaking of which I got a Gauge 1 Thomas replica custom made for me. I plan on getting James and Edward as well!

[@dustra5000]

Who did you have make it?

[@thomaspixarmarvelfan]

@@dustra5000 JamosTrainos made it for me. Really nice model too!

[@FamilyEntertainmentStudios]

The blooper with Henry’s tender exploding was way more entertaining than like half of this season.

[@GolemAvalanche]

I'm going to guess that Sir Handel's recharacterization was largely due to his name containing "Sir" along with the bible's suggestion that he was an older character. "Oh, his name's _Sir_ Handel, he must be an old and responsible engine."

[@joshuaW5621]

Whatever it was, at least he grew up since season 4. You rarely see characters grow and change in this era of the show.

[@ryanfuller912]

@@joshuaW5621but that doesn’t necessarily make him old.

[@thesudriana016]

At least you gave some compliment on Michael Brandon's improvs because that's what brings a boring season like HiT to life. He talked about in his interview on Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show where he had discussions w/ HiT Entertainment about giving the characters more reactions to the situations they were in like 'Woahs' and 'Aggghhhs' rather than just reading the lines based on what they say in the script w/ no sound in the recording booth.

[@jordenfilmz]

Yeah, I saw that too. Despite some of the questionable voices he gives some of the characters, I like that he has energy and he makes the characters sound more real.

[@TheOfficialArtOfAsh]

Sir Handel gets un-banished from the Shadow Realm

[@jacksonhayes2001]

I always felt like Rosie in her episode was slightly modeled after Amy rose from the Sonic series. Following thomas all the time

[@TheNumbersGuy-bm6bt]

All MVPs of each season so far Season 1: Henry Season 2: Edward Season 3: Duck Season 4: Peter Sam Season 5: Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Controller Season 6: Percy Season 7 Arthur Jack and the Pack: Oliver Season 8: Emily Season 9: Percy (again) Season 10: James

[@LimpBizkitMix]

I genuinely am interested to see if Thomas ever gets that rank

[@ThomasFisher-jr6bn]

I though Gordon was going to be the MVP at first.

[@Avery_Productions]

My guesses for the remaining seasons: Season 11: Gordon Season 12: James (Again) Season 13: Edward (Again) Season 14: Whiff Season 15: Gordon (Again) Season 16: Diesel Season 17: Hiro Season 18: Duncan Season 19: Toby Season 20: Daisy Season 21: Thomas Season 22: Edward (Again Again) Season 23: Toby (Again) Season 24: Emily (Again)

[@ThomasFisher-jr6bn]

@@Avery_Productions How would Thomas be the MVP of Season 21?

[@ItsCarlos563]

I think the MVP for the last two model seasons would be: Season 11: Hector Season 12: James (again)

[@systemoperator]

All I can think of is when hearing of these types of episodes is “Baseball Bugs”, when Bugs perplexes his slowball pitch, the players strike out and umpire says out “1, 2, 3 strikes, you’re out!” That sums this season up in a nutshell, although I’m sure many of us would be saying that multiple times this season without a doubt

[@jonathanadair6847]

As someone who is a major Looney Tunes fan, I’m pleased to see this type of comment.

[@systemoperator]

I may be a Disney kid and of course Thomas too, but I’ll always have room in my heart for the Looney Tunes too. In fact, I’ve even made a comparison to James and Daffy before too

[@GLee-oe3op]

And then the great discovery is the home run off the tree stump

[@ironhorse3826]

27:11 right on the money tug. The only Thomas toys my parents ever bought for my older sister were Thomas and Rosie.

[@sdmedia1323]

I think it's pretty clear why Sir Handel is the old and wise one. Because he's *Sir* Handel. Usually Sirs are older, wiser, and have done something mature to earn that title. Headcanon incoming, I think he might've gotten his big head from his renaming. Now named after a railway controller instead of a bird? Of course the impertinent scallywag will get a big head, because whatever the young engines are coming to, it's not good. It's like a reverse Lord Harry situation, I think, I don't know.

[@vitreus0359]

10:10 I think that was my biggest issue I noticed, being an avid railfan at 5 years old, along with my father. So used to my father's model railroads and my toy trains pulling trucks or cars or coaches, it's the only hiccup I ever found in the Thomas series as a child. All the light running trains, the absence of storytelling around them in this season, as if it's only the engine they care about instead of an entire train. So many past episodes pivot on the trains being pulled, and as the HiT era came along, it was like no trains or one car/ item trains were the new thing. Always felt weird as a kid, and these masterful breakdown videos still validate that 20 years later.

[@mitchellwhittington2507]

23:40 Enjoy that moment, Tug, because that's the last time a driver will open his mouth until the CGI series.

[@0903Thomas]

I 100% believe that, in some part, Sir Handel was re-interpreted as the "old and wise" narrow gauge engine because of the fact that his name has "sir" in it. Seriously. With how the writers seemed to have such a shallow understanding of the characters during this era, it would be no surprise to me if that extended to characterizing him based on his name alone.

[@mickeymouse-eb2qv]

It is sad the ORIGINAL perspex engines were treated like shit. Even worse being that three were disposed off for no reason after the model series ended

[@brantly_]

Which ones?

[@doanspy4340]

I'm inclined to believe that the original Thomas may of been destroyed or thrown out with how they much they abused it

[@MATT2productions]

Well actually Thomas is unknown Edward, James, Percy, are own by ThomasTankMerch. Henry and Gordon are with Mattel. Sadly can't find Thomas

[@nathanchan4653]

Thomas’ original plastic model is still in Mattel’s Headquarters office

[@mickeymouse-eb2qv]

@@brantly_ Percy, James and Edward

[@reecenewman8308]

I find it introspective how the stigma of model era Thomas goes: The classic series was known for having beautiful sets but props that were awkward to handle, but then the tables got turned around in 2004 when the props worked well in an era that had sets people found considerably bland. Although, I find the Hit Era interesting.

[@lazstudios]

This is the era where the wandering engines with no trains and seemingly randomized sets make it increasingly feel as though there is no world outside the set, unlike in the David Mitton era. This is also a problem I see with modern Star Wars, as though the things we see were chosen specifically to fill the frame as opposed to putting a camera inside a wildly inventive world.

[@aessseoseo]

idk why but Tug's rant about Rosie cracks me tf up. "She's Thomas's girlfriend" "She's the pink one"

[@optiquemusic6204]

I'm not even gonna debate the idea that steam engines feel love. If you remember Rosie's DC minifig guise, being the Girl Thomas makes all the more sense.

[@umairashraf5167]

​@@optiquemusic6204I mean it's not a new concept, remember when the bride kissed Percy and he blushed? I think its pretty obvious that since the trains are sentient, naturally they'll feel love

[@anthonywoodard7200]

I think Micheal Brandon is at his best when he narrates first few CGI seasons where he voices only the narrator and Diesel while all the other characters have voice actors.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Wait, Brandon only voiced Diesel of all characters in CGI?

[@anthonywoodard7200]

@@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Besides the narrator yes Brandon only voiced Diesel at least seasons 13-16. By season 17 Diesel was recast.

[@SrMechaGojira93]

I liked him in Season 8, he was surprisingly good in The Pack, and definitely good during the early CGI series (the narrator and Diesel)

[@vinbus1912]

He also voiced Mr. Bubbles the clown in Slippey Sodor

[@anthonywoodard7200]

@@vinbus1912 Really? I thought he only voiced Diesel and the narrator and Mr. Bubbles the clown was voiced by someone else that wasn’t Brandon.

[@fenrirslip]

I'd like to think that the reason why Sir Handel is the complete opposite to what he was back in Season 4 is that he was sent to work at a stone quarry somewhere outside of Sodor at some point as punishment for his impulsive nature going too far and while he was there, he was adequately humbled by Freddie, who he meets there and returned to Sodor a different engine. That may sound like a ridiculous punishment, but lest we not forget that it's not as bad as Smudger's punishment of getting converted into a generator in Season 4. The more I think about this idea, the more I want someone to make a small fan series of sorts using this idea. It would be a pretty interesting way to explain why Sir Handel wasn't present in Seasons 5 to 9 and it's a far more unique way than how his character bio describes him as in the Writer's Bible. The first episode would basically be the final straw for Sir Toppham Hatt as he sends Sir Handel away to a quarry outside Sodor for a while after his actions did him big time. Once Sir Handal is over there he progressively improves on his behavior thanks to Freddie and others he encounters while he's away.

[@LegendaryCaptain]

I know Kiefer Adams made an audio story of first episode in your saga "Sir Handel final scheme"

[@killdozer7792]

I think what's curious is that, come the reintroduction of the Skarloey engines in the CGI eras, whilst everyone else (thankfully) reverted back to their old personalities, Sir Handel... didn't really. I know they didn't appear as much in that era, but I don't recall him going back to his arrogant, bossy persona he had previously. Almost as if that one change stuck... which is kinda impressive considering even The Railway Series went back to the status quo for him. He does tease Samson in one episode, and brag about his special wheels in another (both these moments also involving Peter Sam, which is nice considering their past friendship), so it's clear that his old side hasn't completely gone away.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@killdozer7792 Little moments of his old self popping up sometimes is good enough.

[@RogueRail]

MissOliverandBlossom’s James: CURSE YOU SEASON 10!

[@BlueCometEntertainment347]

13:00 You just made a learning segment, perfect for this era! 😂😅

[@kacperb1236]

Great retrospective video as always. This season is definitely the second messiest season of the Hit Era, season 12 being first for me. Glad that you pointed out the light engine and set issues. I kinda noticed the light engine thing a few months ago and it did sort of bothered me as well, though not as much than you did. As for sets, I agree that the locations did feel like they were made just for plot convenience and toys. The geography of Sodor in the Hit era just didn’t exist. Random Note: 13:36 This is actually the Wellsworth Station prop. The Ffarquhar Station prop doesn't have a roof.

[@ryanfuller912]

Can’t we just agree that Season 12 doesn’t exist. Because I hate it so much.

[@roadandrailstudios5216]

Thomas: Mr. Snowman, I told you to go back to the children! Why are you still following me? Deadpool: Well that’s just lazy writing. And like 70 percent of the episodes this season follow this same tiring, repetitive, boring, dragging three strikes formula. Follow That Flour - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. A Smooth Ride - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. Percy and the Funfair - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. The Green Controller - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. Duncan Drops a Clanger - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. Toby’s Afternoon Off - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. Seeing the Sights - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. Topped Off Thomas - 1, 2, 3, you’re out. Which Way Now? - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! Thomas and the Shooting Star - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! Sticky Toffee Thomas - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! Wharf and Peace - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! Thomas and the Colours - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! Duncan’s Bluff - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! James the Second Best - 1, 2, 3, you’re out! Thomas and Skarloey’s Big Day Out - 1, 2, 3, YOU’RE OUT!!! Do you see why so many people hate these seasons? THIS is the reason why!

[@joshuaW5621]

STH: Thomas. That snowman is just a balloon and it has gotten stuck to your buffers. Thomas: Mr. Snowman, I’ve had enough of you following me everywhere! Go away now!

[@BigLightning4360]

Comedy gold, thanks to James A. Williams!

[@ryanfuller912]

I hate you Sharon Miller.

[@ryanfuller912]

"Okay time to complain about Edward again." nice way of talking about his spotlight episode.

[@LePenguin]

7:04 "You must pull very slow coaches" he screeched

[@CivilisedThwomp]

Lol what

[@dannythehipster5644]

This season always fascinated me as a young child because i always saw merchandise (the only reason this season exists btw) of the episodes but never saw these episodes, so i was always curious of how those scenarios in merch came about.

[@e-122psi3]

One other detail to like about It's Good To Be Gordon is how it's Thomas that warns Gordon about Henry. After all those earlier times of slagging off Henry for whining about being sick, I liked how him realising Henry's illness was a real thing actually stuck following What's the Matter With Henry, even in the worst eras where Thomas was constantly relearning every other moral. He always seems to be keeping his eye on Henry after that, like realising how he treated him before really shook him up.

[@That_One_Gaming_Guy]

The fact that she is like a little sister to Thomas makes me gag at the romance/valentines episode later on.........just........why?!

[@greycatturtle7132]

Lmao

[@primrosevale1995]

They did do an episode later canonically showing they aren’t interested in each other romantically.

[@That_One_Gaming_Guy]

@@primrosevale1995 Not that I'm aware of, no.

[@primrosevale1995]

@@That_One_Gaming_Guy Rosie is Red.

[@That_One_Gaming_Guy]

@@primrosevale1995 Okay, thank you!

[@KymaniCaracal]

I hate how Sir Handel is known to be the senior of the rest of the Narrow Guage Engines when Skarloey and Rheneas were there before him and Peter Sam.

[@danielboone3770]

I love what you pointed out in James the Second Best! Also I can't wait for the review on Hero of The Rails which I love! There, it's not just James who acts just like Edward, but all the other engines. Plus Thomas with his seasons 3, 5 & Magic Railroad persona.

[@toon4thought]

Gotta say, as much as we meme on Brandon's nasally voices, the one he gives Duncan is actually incredibly spot on.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Plus he’s trying to have more fun. Angelis no offense overdoes the shouting Percy and James a lot

[@LegendaryCaptain]

For season 11 he's definitely gonna praise Hector voice

[@levidarling5107]

No wonder some people say they hate Thomas, I can’t believe they let the quality drop this badly 😤😩 oh well, At least the human props getting abused in the behind the scenes footage was funny. 🤣

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

Season 10 can be summed up as: Mostly bad, but god bless James

[@jordenfilmz]

James, even Gordon, were both standouts until the end. They really carried the model series of the show until the end.

[@Random-h5k]

One of The reazons james is my favorite but kinda driftin onto douglas

[@Mightysunset]

Season 10 is a really drag to get though

[@jordenfilmz]

@@Mightysunset oh yeah it is, that's when everything from Miller really started to take shape and became more noticeable.

[@Mightysunset]

@jordenfilmz also too there nothing special or inserting about it at least season 11 is in HD and has a yellow filter so it at least you can tell it apart unlike seasons 9 and 10

[@ethandouro4334]

What they could have done to Rosie is like what they've done to Hugo in later seasons, like, make Thomas feel anxious about her, since she's part of the ones that replaced his kind at the harbours

[@joshuaW5621]

The USADCs didn’t really replace the E2s completely. They both lasted into the 1960s, plus I’m not exactly sure if that would impact Thomas’s view on Rosie.

[@ethandouro4334]

@@joshuaW5621 they still made an impact on the E2 usage though, as they were better runners and even shunters than it

[@fanofeverything30465]

That could be where the Thomas-Diesel rivalry stems from

[@ethandouro4334]

@@fanofeverything30465 well not really, since they both were replaced by Salty class of diesels

[@americanengine458]

27:04 Thomas: SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!!! Season 22: Wanna say that again?

[@dadocta5168]

He explained he wanted to just be friends.

[@Louie-WanKenobi-og4rk]

When hearing that, I immediately played the OHHHH meme.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@dylanlyles9453]

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

[@TheBandit025Nova]

Sorry I assumed That’s Lady

[@Percyfan1998]

Great review on this one, Nic! S10 is definitely the show at it’s lowest but the strange glimmers are certainly there. Neat that despite the story issues, interesting that Duncan was nearly MVP this year and that it took James till this season (where he also gets two new models of him AND two merchandising gimmicks) to get the W. Great to hear Michael Brandon won the dubbing war this time! Strange that we didn’t hear much, but it’s S10 and I’m grateful you spared us the writing. Also the ‘done’ voice you have throughout was hilarious.

[@dadocta5168]

36:24 I'm glad James & Duncan got a proper episode together, but at the same time it feels like a missed opportunity they didn't delve further into their views on diesel engines. ;)

[@vanessasandoval96]

Yeah in Duncan bluff it’s also the first time Mr Percival says Confusion and Delay but backwards

[@LegendaryCaptain]

We need more standard and narrow gauge interactions

[@fanofeverything30465]

Especially because the first time they interacted was when Duncan vented to James about Rusty

[@Da_Bud]

6:58 I see Sharon Miller also likes names with alliterating letters

[@swazzanimations4519]

For those of you wondering which episodes the unknown scenes in this season are from, I got them right here: Molly passing by Emily while Harold is above: Emily and the special cars Skarloey passing through a rocky mountain while Harold is above: Wharf and peace Thomas passing by black loch while Harold passes by: Thomas and the treasure Percy passing by the windmill and by James when Harold is above: Thomas and the colors Sir Topham Hatt stuck in the bushy field with the autumn leaves when Harold comes: Topped off Thomas Henry pulling Rocky while Harold is above: Right size engine for the job (Learning segment) Harold at the fishing village: Seeing the sights Jeremy flying above Harold: Thomas and the jet plane Harold flying on Thomas: Sticky taffy Thomas Harold flying on Gordon: It's good to be Gordon Duncan in the mountain area while Harold is above: Duncan drops a clanger Peter Sam in the mountain area while Harold is above: Missing freight cars Harold above the clouds: Thomas and the birthday mail Harold flying above sheep in a winter condition: Thomas' frosty friend You're welcome 🙂

[@Davy_Jones_98]

Currently watching this at my internship site. Another good review by Unlucky Tug. Also why did S10 have to do Sir Handel so dirty?

[@ryhi5]

Sir Handel’s return in S10 makes it all the more unfortunate they didn’t make a proper bigger model for him after S4. We could have seen signs of character development had Sir Handel appeared in S5, S6, and S7, and therefore his new S10 personality wouldn’t feel like such an Out of Nowhere Retcon.

[@LegendaryCaptain]

Also imo he should've been used for Old Bridge like he could deal with the PTSD from bulldog

[@ryhi5]

@@LegendaryCaptain that’s literally what I said in the season 7 retrospective and what I’ve been saying for years. Check the S7 video out. I said the same thing there.

[@Avery_Productions]

I think S6 Could be skipped over But S5 and S7 Would have been perfect for character development for him for example in snow he told the trucks to try to crash into Duncan but end up crashing into him instead and causing the avalanche making him have a major turning point and in the old bridge have him afraid of the bridge since his bulldog incident and have Duke get stuck on the bridge to repay him after he saved him from the bulldog incident. I think I just created a sir Handel character arc

[@ryhi5]

@@Avery_Productions Let me help you expand upon that. Let's take the premise of "what's the matter with Henry" from S7 and turn it into a Sir Handel episode. Let's call it "A sick day for sir handel". Sir Handel is sick for real, but the others think he is faking it to get out of work, which you can't really blame them since Sir Handel has pretended to be sick in the past. When he and Duncan are assigned to pull a massive shipment of slate, Duncan leaves most of the trucks for Sir Handel to take on his own. At this point, you would think Sir Handel would give up, but Sir Handel is so angry with Duncan he decides to pull all those trucks at once out of spite. "I'll show them! I'll show them! I'll COUGH COUGH Show them!" and he is almost there before he finally breaks down. At this point, the others apologize for not believing Sir Handel but also praise him for getting that far despite being sick, Proving Sir Handel CAN be really useful if he puts his mind to it.

[@Avery_Productions]

@@ryhi5 honestly that’s a great story idea and should have been used

[@MisterDanielTofu]

Of Season 10's episodes, Emily and the Special Coaches is also one I enjoy. Tug, you are right about how Diesel goes unrecognized for his work by the other engines just because he's a diesel. It's also cool that Emily has a dynamic with Diesel, which had never been shown prior in the show up until that point.

[@shivamkamil1581]

One thing that I noticed that it's always the newbie on the Skarloey Railway that gets focused on in their own debut story. Mighty Mac, Freddie, Madge... whereas Molly, Neville, Rocky, etc are "the new guy" in a story about Thomas or Edward or someone.

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

That's a great point, I never thought about that. Maybe since they viewed all the Skarloey engines as side characters, it wasn't an issue to let a new side character take the lead?

[@shiitakiaandqwsad3859]

I love that Edward is just simply the best :)

[@NewController01]

Hold on, didn't Bertie have moving eyes back in Season 7's "Three Cheers for Thomas"?

[@joshuaW5621]

I’m surprised his eyes didn’t move in seasons 3-6.

[@moviegamelover9882]

@@NewController01, actually he did have moving eyes in Three Cheers For Thomas and in Season 8's Thomas & The Tuba.

[@WaterPercy]

43:29 it's pretty ironic how you chose James The Second Best as your favorite episode this season, as it was the first ever episode of Thomas I watched.

[@gnnascarfan2410]

34:30 I have heard a rumor on the internet saying that James was supposed to be the lead in this episode but his prop wasn't working during production of this episode. So since they picked the engine closest in size to him, Edward. Obviously there is no way to confirm this unless a former producer/assistant does. However, considering that the 'Thomas HIT bible' depicts Edward as old, frail, and weak... "Edward Strikes Out" feels out of place even for Edward's "character" in the HIT era.

[@Xalerdane]

“Oh, but he’s _old!_ And old people hate new things! It’s _totally_ in character!”

[@animeboy9307]

James as MVP? Amazing choice❤

[@ABreezy13]

James is my favorite character He’s the best character out of everyone all his episodes are great He is great He has some splendid red paint and I love him

[@ABreezy13]

He deserves the MVP

[@ryanfuller912]

I KNEW IT!

[@Thomas1Edward2Henry3]

What source do you get the episodes from to edit? Do you rip them from DVDs or KZbin/internet? S8 onwards is harder to find on KZbin because of copyright. If you do use DVDs, do you use UK ones (like the complete series)?

[@battletrainer2495]

Awesome video you should add the The Great Discovery with your next retrospective for season 11. You should talk about how everyone in the movie feels in character, there were five models of Thomas used and the bridge and tower scenes and how amazing they are falling apart.

[@trainboy678]

Edward Strikes Out is an episode that could’ve been so much better. I would remove Edward’s hatred for Rocky, and replace it with Edward working with him as a ‘rescue engine’, sort of what was planned for Barry in the RWS.

[@CelticRailwayTraveller]

Can anyone believe that since Season 4, Sir Handel hasn't appeared ONCE?!?!?!

[@LegendaryCaptain]

Even as a kid that was extremely jarring kinda like Duck disappearing after season 7 besides randomly appearing in Navigation sing along

[@fanofeverything30465]

I had a hard time processing that as a kid

[@TheBandit025Nova]

Well he got out of the Shadow realm

[@SammySesame]

Blud finally returned from the Shadow Realm.

[@CelticRailwayTraveller]

@@SammySesame Blud?

[@francismckenna7338]

I whish Edward stricks out was a Harvey episode with him being jealous of rocky thinking he could replace him but then after realising that he can't get gordon back on the rails he goes for rocky and then after he thinks maybe there can be two craned on the island it would've been so much better.

[@ShiningTimeStudios475]

This was the first season that Thomas was REALLY BAD. 👎

[@munipalsfanboything]

Wait till we reach Season 12… dear lord

[@ryanfuller912]

Actually Season 12 was the first season to be extremely bad

[@Avery_Productions]

It’s bad but not awful

[@ryanfuller912]

@@Avery_Productions Well what about Seasons 13-16? They’re bad, even worse.

[@meciomontoya8440]

​@@ryanfuller912what about bwba

[@jaredpower1019]

Honestly the narrow gauge should have gotten a spinoff series

[@LimpBizkitMix]

Kid me would’ve watched the fuck outta that

[@Louie-WanKenobi-og4rk]

10:22 When I noticed that so many engines are running light-engine, I cannot unnotice that. 30:00 Wait a minute! Duke's last appearance was in Season 7! Why would the Bible mention him if he's not appearing again? 34:22 I honestly think this could've been a James episode, then pair Thomas and Edward up instead of Thomas and Emily. 43:42 That shot of Edward makes it look like he's just finished an overhaul. I also honestly think that they could've replaced Freddie by bringing Duke back and making a larger model of him; but I think that only happens in another world where the people making the show are not so focused on making toys, but more on overall story quality, consistent characters, and continuity.

[@joshuaW5621]

The bible also mentions BoCo, so it really doesn’t matter.

[@ryanfuller912]

I feel like Sir Handel and Skarloey switched places in the HiT Era.

[@LegoWormNoah101]

10:26 that may actually be a fun benefit for employees

[@Themasktrooper]

The new Chinese Dragon prop is nightmare fuel and the worst it is dancing now 4:36

[@Steamenginesunited3456]

Busy as a bee James was the best thing to come from season 10

[@vanessasandoval96]

I love the Green Controller episode with Percy being a controller as telling them to do like Gordon being a slow coach and Toby trying to pull the express and James the bee engine

[@kevin-2.1]

James in his bee paint color has to be the best part 🐝.

[@fanofeverything30465]

I like to think that was supposed to be a reference to Buzz Buzz

[@tsguy-h3q]

You know for some reason, I never noticed the light engine thing. Now that you said it, I realise it's been bugging me forever and I could not find what it was. Thanks for letting me rant better.

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

34:27 I can tell you a better character to replace Edward in "Edward Strikes Out" than that vain red engine. Fergus. He's already proven to be a very strict engine and he's old. Plus, he was basically forgotten about. I can imagine Fergus being prejudiced towards something new like Rocky after his encounter with Diesel. And he doesn't really know Gordon that well.

[@joshuaW5621]

I’m not sure if Fergus is strong enough to move Rocky though.

[@TobyOliverHenryFan]

@@joshuaW5621 Ok, that there is a good argument. Maybe he gets someone else to help him move it. Like Thomas, who's shoehorned into practically every episode.

[@joshuaW5621]

@@TobyOliverHenryFan or maybe James or Edward could help him with that since they look big enough to move Rocky.

[@TheNwr1]

A modest proposal: switch Emily and Edward. Emily….has already proven she’s impulsive and will act on her conclusions without really examining them first. She immediately judged Diesel, so it’s in character for her to immediately judge Rocky. And to that point, have her more invested in protecting Harvey than disliking Rocky. That would make use of all aspects of her personality, including her kind, motherly side. And plus, you can have Edward be the voice of reason here! I just…I have a hard time believing this wasn’t the intention. It feels like it was made for Emily as a lead, and someone realized they hadn’t given Edward a lead role, so they gave him literally the worst one they could lol

[@gordonpacific04]

4:43 the small scale Peter Sam was also used in the magic lamp from season 9 to show perspective between him and Harold

[@reedbradwahnnatahvera3883]

22:31 tobias and the half pariah reference is what everyone thinks when toby is pulling the express

[@TheRandomViewer-zv4bv]

An excellent summary and review of the series as always! Unrelated note...has anyone ever found out why Sir Handel was absent for so long after Series 4? His smaller model still existed so you would think they could have had him in the background in Series 5 at least? Personally I think the writers didn't know what to do with him because of Duncan. On the surface Sir Handel and Duncan can play that troublesome character for an episode, so they decided to just keep one of them. Obviously the two had more differences than that, but when you get less screen time than Series 4 and less experienced writers from Series 6, the similarities may have got Sir Handel overlooked for while.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

The only good thing about this season is that it gave us Rosie. Shame they didn't go any deeper with her idolization of Thomas (would've been fun to acknowledge her basis replacing Thomas's basis on the SR)

[@CalebTimeWarpSmith]

That face from Gordon when Henry's tender just explodes is just *chef's kiss* perfect It says "well that just happened"

[@bunnyking6163]

Correction- Bertie had moving eyes as early season 7.

[@KoolTimYT]

I didn't even remember Sir Handel's faces being different and now I cannot unsee it.

[@CameronHarris-vo7zm]

Okay, this retrospective is basically UT hating Sharon Miller's formula (even though she WASN'T head writer this season, OR the previous. The show didn't have head writers until season 12), but praising her episode about the Thomas and James rivalry. (I also learned that possibly, Follow That Flour and Thomas' Day Off are the only Sharon Miller episodes that UT likes, as of this latest retrospective.) 12:15 Um, he said the same thing for Thomas and the Magic Railroad, if I'm correct. 16:12 OR… give the coaches to Rebecca in the cancelled 25th season. 22:33 Announcer from BFDI: "Wait, we already played that. Didn't we?"

[@TheTroublesomeTruck]

Your take on Season 10 of Thomas & Friends really resonated with me! It's cool how much HIT kept expanding the narrow gauge. Those bloopers are totally wild. The ominous moments like the guy's head falling off and James' pupils sinking below his face, not to mention Henry casually exploding. Plus, exploring those TV-only episodes would be a blast, like a sequel to your 'Home Media Oddities' video. By the way, Season 10 dropped the year after I was born, which is kinda wild to think about! Also at 38:11, I never noticed the transition to the higher scale models for close-ups with Skarloey and Thomas props. Watching it back now it's mind-blowing! It's crazy how I never noticed that as a kid. I can't wait until you dive into Season 12's behind-the-scenes content. Those trackers on the train models' faces? Honestly, even the "sticks" for the model people in the behind the screen photos for that series are creepy. Can't wait to see your reaction when you get there. Overall, great insights and reflections on Season 10!

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Before that though, Tug is required to mention the ugly yellow tint in Season 11. Why do all the episodes have this shot at dawn filter?

[@TheBamaPrinceable]

I always had something of a soft spot for Season 10. A lot of the tropes we hate about the show really began to pop off here but the handful of good episodes 10 did have, were also some of the best of this era of the series. A handful of strong eps does not a good season make but Season 10, despite being a harbinger of things to come, had something of a comfy charm to it despite its mostly formulaic set of episodes. And no, Tug. You're not the only one who loathes the light engine epidemic that the show had taken on. It always looked so detached from reality, even for the HiT era.

[@jakewhite4472]

I love that you acknowledge the trainz community in the statement about "Good to be Gordon." I would love to see you talk about any episodes that you enjoy and creators on KZbin that create amazing thomas trainz content. 😁

[@jamesthomas5109]

10:40 My personal guess is they're passing on their way to collect their next trains.

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

Regarding the engines running light, at first, I just assumed that they were on their way to pick up a train. Even so, that many engines with nothing to do sure is a problem for the Fat Controller. Also, me and my sister were binge-watching Thomas, but we stopped at this season. All the episodes are the exact same, but with different characters. Save for a few. It was like watching the "Endless Eights."

[@Poland-br9mg]

5:24 this made me burst out laughing also RIP worker of the sordor railroad also I guess Henry's boiler was overflowing whif fire or eat a bean burrito

[@DanChan-qb2ec]

I love how Gordon move his eyes away from the blast, like he's thinking "oh my"

[@Poland-br9mg]

​@DanChan-qb2ec yeah I know it made it even more funny than ever after all the worker lands in front of both of them

[@DanChan-qb2ec]

ikr

[@rottenroads1982]

I knew it would be The Thomas Retrospective. Also, my OC’s would Physically Attack Thomas for How Stupid he is in “Thomas’s Frosty Friend.”

[@asafjuarez1]

One of my top favorite episodes from this season is Thomas and Skarloey’s big day out, I love how Thomas wanted to show Skarloey some sights of Sodor that he’s never seen before in his life, for example when they went thru the beach, that was fascinating to me

[@williamjeffries5074]

To me it’s odd that the flatbed with Skarloey on it is placed behind Thomas, because Skarloey’s view would be almost entirely obscured by Thomas’s cab and bunker. It would have made more sense to place the flatbed in front of Thomas and have him push it and Skarloey, so Skarloey would have a clear, uninterrupted view of everything ahead of him.

[@asafjuarez1]

@@williamjeffries5074 oh yeahhhhh true on that one😂

[@markerikson7423]

Typical HIT era episode: "So what is that, three strikes now, do I hear four?" Thomas' Frosty Friend: *"DO I HEAR FIVE!!!"*