Thomas & Friends: Season 1 (1984) in Retrospect - The Thomas Retrospective

*THIS VIDEO IS A RE-UPLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL posted on February 25, 2022.
A look back at the wonderful season that started it all.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:54 Production History
6:31 Overview
17:02 Characters
21:40 Episodes
25:41 Conclusion
♫ MUSIC
/0:02 A Tale of Sea Dragons - Marcus Warner
/0:56 Plink, Plank, Plunk! - Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra
/6:41 Space Echo - A.L.I.S.O.N
/7:52 Resonance - Home
/9:40 Busy Theme (Series 1) - Sudrian Afro
/10:06 Thomas' Theme (Series 1) - Mike O'Donnell, Junior Campbell
/10:12 Gordon's Theme (Series 1) - Sudrian Afro
/10:15 Henry's Theme (Series 1) - Sudrian Afro
/10:20 James' Theme (Series 1) - Sudrian Afro
/10:37 Moon and Star - Wintergarten Soundtrack
/13:13 Worlds - Headstreams
/14:26 Limit - Emil Rottmayer
/17:02 Gone - ANMEOM
/21:40 The Flying Kipper Theme - Sudrian Afro
/23:45 Bertie's Theme (Series 1) - Sudrian Afro
/24:58 Thomas' Theme (Thomas, Terence and the Snow) - Sudrian Afro
/25:42 Resonance - Home
/27:34 Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Song - Mike O'Donnell, Junior Campbell
#Thomas #ThomasandFriends #trains

[@e-122psi3]

Side note: Can we appreciate how humble Ringo was, in REPEATEDLY acknowledging in interviews that he was wrong in underestimating Thomas' impact?

[@stepney_studios]

yes, we can.

[@jellythomasdrury4586]

No

[@jambrainzstudios555]

@@jellythomasdrury4586yes

[@CrimsonFilms.]

@@jellythomasdrury4586 never asked for your opinion

[@Parkman3614]

​@@CrimsonFilms. lol fr

[@TyphoonBlast]

The shock on Thomas face paired with the noise that the music makes when it’s said there is fish in his tank will never not only be effective at conveying the seriousness of what’s happening but also is the funniest thing ever

[@connergoessupersonic]

What makes that scene funnier is that they decide to EAT the fish they find, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THOMAS! Poor guy was probably horrified lmao

[@andydoms2001]

Despite the episodes from season 1 being nearly 40 years old, they’ve actually aged fairly well.

[@marty6779]

It looks better than most of the hit era stuff imo. Those seasons had this weird green/yellow colour filter and weird sped up shots....

[@user-vf3ox6zb7p]

It has yea unfortunately season 12 to 16 has aged badly

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@marty6779 Actually, given the intention the show had before, the BWBA seasons (including AEG) are the complete opposite of what T&F originally intended at the start. Season 1 is simple and visually appealing, whereas the new era of Thomas is a flashy incoherent mess.

[@andydoms2001]

@@robbiewalker2831it’s honestly a shame Mattel either doesn’t get that, or wants the franchise to be the opposite of it.

[@ZaneKnoxx]

Yes definitely

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

I’m so glad I was still able to watch classic Thomas (seasons 1-7) despite being born in 2004

[@sophiebyers5496]

Same!!! Though I was born in 2001

[@furrymczplayer18]

SAME i was also a 2004 baby!

[@SodorEnginesFanatic]

I agree. I was born in 2003 btw

[@trevorstrayer98]

I was born in 1998 and briefly remembered them when I watch the show on DVDs

[@fanofeverything30465]

I'm a 2002 baby

[@cvgthedaydreamfairygirl8092]

Season 1 was the beginning. I have to say, as someone who writes stories, the hardest part is how to start it.

[@carter9970]

I agree (since I write sometimes as well, particularly headcannons based on the Thomas franchise).

[@fanofeverything30465]

I write as well and I agree

[@ItsCarlos563]

The season that started an TV legacy.

[@TheAutisticCapricorn811]

And quite my most favorite childhood show EVER 💯💯💯

[@tobiojo6469]

Favorite childhood show ever

[@Progobro25]

Yk it kinda makes me sad that Thomas the Tank Engine used to be popular but now it's just fallen off.

[@Scrinwaipwr]

21:16 Thomas is drunk. Explains his belligerence in season 1. Also I totally agree on Henry being the season 1 stand-out character. Definitely my favourite character arc of season 1. He overcomes vanity and selfishness with the tunnel story. Mechanical problems with the Flying Kipper story. Bullying from both humans and an engine in Whistles & Sneezes. He's such a changed character by the end that he literally *looks* different! And I adore his theme song.

[@tommasoastaldi2513]

Hehe one if the first WonkyEyes™😂

[@xela4183]

Ah, where it all started. The Britt Alcroft logo, then the windmill...memories. Glad to see it back on your channel.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

Ah, back where it all began, where history was made. It was so different from everything else out at the time, and that's why we loved it. Apparently, it's slower pace and easily digestible stories were really good for those on the autistic spectrum, and I was one of them. This show meant the world to me as a kid and as an adult, there's even more to love and appreciate. Brit Allcroft really made something special here.

[@watershipup7101]

I love how it treated it's young audience with a level of sophistication.

[@waterbullstudios9195]

It was all of our childhoods.

[@romacechina]

Being autistic myself, I can confirm that Thomas really helped me to understand facial language, emotions, dialogue and interaction.

[@graceannemorgan1035]

I myself am autistic and will always love Thomas as well. God bless everyone.

[@TheAutisticCapricorn811]

And David Mitton too. Don't forget him in that light as well - after all, he too he the genius mind into making what our childhoods a absolute banger to gain reminiscence on.

[@thesudriana016]

I agree and that's why I prefer the TV adaptation of The Flying Kipper more than the RWS one because while it is based on a real life incident, the aftermath in this one feels like it was played for laughs instead of portrayed as being serious. Kudos to Britt and David for cutting out that 'spilt cocoa' bit.

[@AidGum]

Oh come on, it’s not like that bit made it a god awful story in the original and peak cinema in the TV series. You guys just think that the more serious it is the more superior it is. What’s wrong with a bit of humor? It was meant to unescalate a serious situation. TV series just made it all grim until suddenly Henry is repaired and things are magically all better.

[@Arkay315]

Season one- a legacy of wonderful storytelling.

[@the25thdoctor]

To all that has never see this series and are new to this channel, this will be the trip of a life time! And I hope you enjoy this series as much as I do rewatching it!

[@jamesthomas5109]

Big thanks to Britt Allcroft and everyone else involved in bringing the first series to life. Wishing her all the happiness in the world, my childhood was defined by this truly classic series. 🙏 🚂

[@TheFrontLoaderStudios]

One of the best series on Thomas ever. If anyone says Thomas is for babys, show them Unlucky Tug and others. They'll change their mind shortly.

[@joshuaW5621]

Too bad KZbin is one of those people. Look what they did to Tug.

[@fanofeverything30465]

@@joshuaW5621 Maybe we should show KZbin the show itself

[@1norselad]

They changed mine

[@giulianodervelociraptorder734]

I think we can all agree that Gordon, Henry and Thomas were the best of S1.

[@Ollimus]

Henry especially

[@fanofeverything30465]

The definitive leads

[@LegendaryCaptain]

@@fanofeverything30465 imo the definitive leads of each season are 1: Thomas, Gordon, Henry, and James basically Thomas and the big engine trio 2: Thomas, Edward (easily his best season), Percy, Duck (The diesel plotline helped solidify that) 3: Thomas, Percy, James, Duck (For a well rounded spotlight season these 4 stuck out) 4: Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Duke, and Skarloey for Narrow Gauge and Thomas, Henry, Stepney for Standard Gauge 5: Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Toby, Henry and Sir Topham Hatt himself (basically the OG characters besides Edward) 6: Thomas, James, Percy, Gordon (The definitive 4 main characters in the entire show) 7: Thomas, Percy, Gordon (really the only 3 who got more then a few speaking roles entire season)

[@fanofeverything30465]

Nice For me the definitive leads of each season are 1: Thomas, Gordon and Henry, same as last time we had this discussion 2: Thomas, Percy, Edward and Duck, same as you 3: Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Henry and Duck (These were the characters who had new sides to their personalities brought out) 4: Peter Sam, Rusty and Duncan for the narrow gauge and Thomas, Henry, Toby, Duck and Stepney for the standard gauge 5: Thomas, Percy, James, Henry, Toby and Sir Topham Hatt (Almost identical to yours except I don't consider Gordon one of them) 6: Thomas, Percy, James and Gordon (When they began making the show all about these 4 in my opinion) 7: Thomas, Gordon, Skarloey and Rheneas (The only ones to get multiple spotlight episodes in the season)

[@LegendaryCaptain]

@Fan of everything hold up I remember you from the percy video glad we found each other and we definitely have similar opinions I still say Gordon is a main in season 5 due to constantly being around with the other engines at the sheds, having 1 big lead (tho I honestly consider rumors a Gordon episode too, gremlins is so confusing to determine who lead is) but also as tug mentioned in season 4 with henry I noticed Gordon was the butt monkey in season 5 let's see: crashes into a station wall, crashes through a sand tunnel, accidentally sends a truck flying, shed falls on him with other engines, and in the final season 5 scene gets his snow machine stuck and gets buried in snow

[@STICKGUYMB]

As an adult, I can't get myself to re-watch the series because I feel too old or whatever the feeling it is that stops me. I love learning about the making of now, just like this. Nothing wrong with being an adult watching these, but it's just me I'm talking about here.

[@WhenYourNumbersUp]

I get where you're coming from. I kinda feel the same way. But, honestly? I don't see any shame in still enjoying and watching Thomas as an adult. My father is in his 70's and he loves Thomas. He used to watch it with me when I was growing up

[@beard3451]

Something that I love that they did with Henry was that before his rebuild was when he was on passenger trains he was mostly, although not always, shown pulling the smaller Orange Coaches or Old Coaches as opposed to the big and bogied Express Coaches. I love how it insinuates that his health was so bad that he had often had to be relegated to smaller, slower trains.

[@makutamiserix5612]

It's good that the audio isn't muted during the theme song anymore

[@alexklepp6479]

Glad to see this back. This was a wonderful start to the retrospective and I loved the observation that the camera usually remained still to give it a storybook quality. I had never noticed that before.

[@houseofthesupermen377]

To me, this season is the most innocent one. It's the simplest most slice of life out of all of them. Sure, it's not as action-packed or mature as the later ones, but that's just a part of its charm, and I'll forever appreciate it for that.

[@emersoninfinitystone5785]

That intro still gives me chills. Season 1 IS Thomas the Tank Engine incarnate!. 💙

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Seasons 3 and 4 are Thomas incarnate for me.

[@CD-Gaming]

I've heard a heavy metal remix of it, which I slightly suspect brought me back to the fold, jus like Digimon Survive's Announcement brought me back to that fold... Nostalgia's taking me!

[@fanofeverything30465]

Season 5 is Thomas incarnate

[@giulianodervelociraptorder734]

And with this season a legend born.

[@MarkCabaniss]

*Squees.* Happy to see that _The Thomas Retrospective_ is back! Thank you, Tug! Happy Easter! 😊

[@fanofeverything30465]

Happy Easter 🐣

[@giulianodervelociraptorder734]

Happy Easter.

[@fanofeverything30465]

@@giulianodervelociraptorder734 You too

[@opinionpaladin6007]

There was a thomas store in a nearby mall when i was a young kid. I would always ask my grandmother after church to "take me to the thomas store". I had several of the books from my other grandma. And a lot of VHSs of the show. Please take me down memory lane.

[@dadocta5168]

This is such a great series: Educational, informative, inspiring. I do think come Hit Era & Nitrogen Era, some of these episodes will have to cover multiple seasons not individually since they are practically the same.

[@fanofeverything30465]

I'm looking forward to seeing what he has to say about them

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

That’s a bit harsh towards the HiT era, wouldn’t you say? I mean, sure, it could be repetitive, but each season had something unique it brought with it. Season 8 was a soft reboot that pushed several characters in the wrong direction but wasn’t anything dreadful. Season 9 subjected every narrow gauge engine but Peter Sam and Duncan to character assassination but had a good amount of memorable newbies and good episodes. Season 10 was probably the worst of the HiT era due to lots of character assassination and poor plots going around. Season 11 was similar to Season 9 in that it was better than what came before (memorable newbies; good episodes here and there) but inherited the previous season’s problems. Season 12 was a nice send-off to the models, but alternated between surprisingly good, just alright and dreadfully terrible. I’d argue that Tug’s got a lot to talk about for each HiT season.

[@fanofeverything30465]

@@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho I agree with that but I'm wondering how you could find enough difference between each Miller season to give each one its own video

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

@@fanofeverything30465 It'd be difficult, but perhaps he could point out the very slight improvements from season to season and note when characters are actually in-character and the stories aren't repetitive and nonsensical.

[@realenglishman580]

Fantastic retrospective! Season 1 is the one that started it all. It was a great introduction to this wonderful characters. All of the episodes are classics.

[@leothewhiteranger]

Something I feel can't be undersold with Thomas is how the models, the limited motion and all, made the series extremely appealing to one market: Children on the Autism spectrum. Speaking as a high functioning autistic person who grew up with Thomas, I've seen all sorts of children and adults who either were big into Thomas and on the Spectrum, or were at one point. And I'd put a good chunk of that down to the limited motion of the model faces, the eyes and such.

[@KraylebStudios]

Honestly this was my childhood. Loved Thomas so much, and I'm so glad to have seen him even when I grew up in the 2000's

[@brandonadam7167]

Season 1 was Awdry's writing at its purest in terms of his ability to spread his knowledge of trains to the audience. I appreciate that the conflicts/issues that arise in the episodes have to do with teaching the audience how a railway and its trains work. "Thomas & The Guard" teaches the audience how important it is to have a guard on a passenger train. "Edward, Gordon & Henry" teaches the audience about safety valves when Gordon breaks his and is forced to stop. "Troublesome Trucks" teaches the audience the importance of having a brakevan at the end of freight trains when the conductor activates the brakes and prevents a potential runaway. Henry's character arc revolves around the issues that arise from having a smaller firebox, a very technical aspect of steam engines that kids would learn about. I can go on and on Lol, but stuff like this is what makes Season 1 so charming to me. It's what kickstarted my love for the fiery beasts that we call Steam Engines and why I, and many others, have decided to look into them more.

[@avcevyll0066]

Two examples of Season 1's musical excellence -- James's triumph theme in "Troublesome Trucks/Foolish Freight Cars," and the buildup to the accident (especially the percussion) in "The Flying Kipper."

[@Scsigs]

Thank you for re-editing the parts that got muted entirely from your original upload of it. Helps a lot with rewatching it in the future.

[@tobiashilfiger8702]

Thomas was a tank engine , Who lived at a big station on the Island of Sodor. He's a cheeky little engine,With six small wheels, A short stumpy funnel, A short stumpy boiler, And a short stumpy dome.

[@alexis_ianf]

Yee The Thomas retrospective is finally back! And starting with the season that started it all and one laid the foundation for the TV series.

[@nicholasstanton9575]

It’s weird that if Chris didn’t have measles then Thomas wouldn’t exist.

[@fanofeverything30465]

Talk about a blessing in disguise

[@Mashfan6507]

This is where it all began, where I first discovered Unlucky Tug 😊 thank you for this, awesome work!

[@ebkjosh8240]

6:12 Thanks you fixing the audio, Nick!

[@TheAdventuresOfJimiJaden]

You know, this show (basically the first 2 seasons) has a giant inspiration for a project I’m working on, The Mike and Larry Show, a show that also takes place in the 20th century. The writing, the synthesizers, facial expressions, and memorable characters inspired me to do Mike and Larry. This show also takes place in a fictional world, just like Sodor, it’s next door to some real territories.

[@vincegiangiulio1160]

Fun fact, Junior Campbell got his start as guitarist, pianist and co-singer in the band Marmalade best known for the 1970 hit song Reflections of My Life which became a top 10 hit in the U.S. & #3 in the UK with Campbell co-writing the song with singer Dean Ford and playing the guitar solo in the song often called a “reverse guitar solo”. Plus one of the staffers in Season 1, Tim Staffell also had a rock music past as he was bassist and singer in a band called Smile with Brian May and Roger Taylor, the predecessor of a familiar band known as Queen when Staffell left to form Humpy Bong with former Bee Gees drummer Colin Petersson & Jonathan Kelly before Tim quit music entirely to pursue his dream of model making. Freddie Mercury and Tim Rose took Staffell’s place forming Queen, before Rose was replaced by several different bassists before settling on John Deacon. Plus Queen’s debut has a song called Doing All Right which featured songwriting credit from Staffell. As a rock fan and someone who grew up watching Thomas I found these facts very interesting.

[@s.a.8804]

This is probably my favourite series of yours

[@Kingdarrdarr_17]

Love the Restrospetive Series and I've been waiting for you to post this Series since your old channel got took down

[@romacechina]

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is truly one of these series that really feels unique, unique I think in how they used models to bring to life the engines, the good reverend created based on real life British steam engines that he mixed and matched in different ways, authentic train enthusiasts have recognized over the years. The models, truly still look wonderful to this day, the way they move on screen, the whistle sounds that were created by the series composers, each engine having their own, the effects of steam coming out from their chimneys (created from blowing steam below the set via the remote controlled models). The movement of the coaches, trucks etc chims nicely each episode. The sets, while clearly limited by the small set they had for the first season and the restored versions often exposing the studio sets equipment, the often small gaffs i have noticed more and more like blue tack being clear or engines coming off the tracks, give that student project authenticness to the series that I love dearly. As the crew of the series clearly detail the world like a art storybook, especially with how often the camera shots are static and clearly capturing the beautiful sets they made of the stations, the viaduck, the docks, the river, winter snow etc. This is something the series was wonderful at in the early seasons. The series also has fantastic music throughout it, with its opening theme still being one of fiction's best, Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell compose truly fitting themes for each character that fits them like a glove, tunes that capture the cents of each episode, no matter if its a tense moment, levity or just capturing the world of Thomas. Its one of the best music soundtracks ever done for TV. The first season, nicely feels self contained with all episodes adapting the different stories from the Railways book. The focus on the original main seven engines of Thomas, Gordon, James, Edward, Henry, Percy and Toby. Each character has an arc in the series, all have their personalities that help to define them like Thomas being a cheeky bastard, Godron pompous and proud, contrast them to each other and by the end, are all in different places than what they started as. some like Thomas and Gordon got more since they are the main stars of season one. Having the first episode together and the ending of the second last episode, which I think ties out the season perfectly with the drive riding home together. Being friends and forming an alliance. The engine who I thought had the best arc was Henry, who's episodes show how dark the series get with his first episode alone having him bricked up forever. Course he's out by the next episode, but the fact the third episode has an engine being bricked in a tunnel for not wanting to come out and to be left there forever, sends a chill down a spine and really shows the series isn't afraid to go places. Then Henry finds himself struggling until later in the season with issues that nearly sees him being replaced until he gets special coal to pull trains. Then comes what is the series grow the beard moment, the Flying Kipper. Which is truly the episode that showcased just how brilliant the series can be, the gorgeous fog, sounds of the dock, the beautiful snow and fantastic track throughout the episode and of course, the infamous accident (minus the hand you can see) that showed the series could go big and serious. With the ending of the episode showing Henry's return and new box, all to the brilliant tune of his theme that every time makes me cheer in joy of feeling. And his next episode concluding his arc for the season. With all of it narrated by Beatles Ringo Starr for uk version, who settles in as the episodes goes and captures all the narration so well that fits the mellow, storybook feel of the first season. Even after nearly 40 years, the first season of Thomas still evokes fond memories, entertaining storytelling, charming characters and vast setting that would be expanded upon in future seasons and made me fell in love with the series from such a young age. Its a series that one can appreciate even in adult years for its capturing of British trains, setting and for how the models and sets are brought to life by Britt and David that made it famous across the globe and introduced many children and adults to trains. 9.5/10

[@Driftking0311]

The video is back. Man I missed these Retrospective. Thank you for re-uploading it Unlucky tug. I'd grew fascinated on Thomas the tank engine.

[@wyattroland2187]

I love how Percy looks like he’s breaking the fourth wall. His eyes were hesitant at first, but then they start at us.

[@DrCoconut554]

I've been watching this show for years, and seen this video multiple times, and I just found out that you can see a hand pushing Henry into that breakvan in The Flying Kipper (22:34). My mind is blown.

[@rodemus18]

A wonderful Easter gift !! Thanks tug!!!

[@fanofeverything30465]

Happy Easter 🐣

[@GARILENA]

I love how it looks SO much like an illustration that when you pause the episode, it can be mistaken for an ACTUAL illustration

[@PlasmaCraft829]

11:40 Thomas is wearing Percy’s soon to become tired face mask

[@alessandroscidone5271]

Insert GWR Studios Thomas O Face…

[@Nic_2751]

Absolutely iconic, season 1 of any show just forever will be iconic even if a little rough around the edges, but I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction, genuinely timeless.

[@ahhculdee]

This is bringing back the memories of my childhood.

[@277Shadow]

I'm 27 turning 28 soon, I freaking loved Thomas as a kid. Had every character you could think of and so many different sets and props. To see a good channel talk about a huge core of my childhood in depth really makes me happy. I feel like 6 again watching these for the first time. One of my favorite books was Henry and the big elephant stuck in the tunnel. So, thank you for this. I'll watch the playlist I'm even tempted to go back and watch it.

[@furrymczplayer18]

When he said "this season stands out from all the others" I COMPLETELY agree with this statement. There's just something about it that none of the other seasons couldn't even dream of having. Really wish they could've kept going with seasons like it, but, what we got was good enough. (Though now that I'm thinking about it, Paint, Pots and Queens REALLY should've been the last episode for this season but I understand why it wasn't considering their budget didn't allow them to do it back then)

[@joshuaW5621]

This was the perfect Easter gift. Thank you Tug for reviving this series.

[@Noah-ey5zf]

Nice to see that the theme song wasn’t copyrighted and able to stay up this time

[@austincharbonneau1206]

On October 9 1984 the TV show began

[@ShreyDGamer]

YES!!!!🎉🎉 The retrospectives are back. Been waiting for this for a long time. Thank you for staying calm throughout this hard time tug. We really appreciate your efforts to continue your channel. Hope you reach 100 Million subscribers

[@GumRobber]

For season 1 being the first season I have a bit of a soft spot for it since it started it all and how storybook like it feels.

[@ethribin4188]

First season IS the best season to me still. Its propably nasturga talking, but still. I loved especially that the camera didnt move! It always made me feel like Im standing aside a railway, watching a train go by. Or laying aside my modle train set with my nose inches from the rail as my modle train goes by. I wish they kept that style.

[@Notsosplendid5]

Yay it back

[@cristianvargasguerrero2482]

We needed this series back

[@thiagopena3258]

Yay, you were able to bring back the videos in your Thomas Retrospective series!

[@fruitloops2058]

S1 may not be the best but I think I've rewatched it the most

[@Oldmanhenderson12]

It’s crazy this was produced in 1984. It still looks better than anything they come out with today.

[@ksproductions3747]

Dude really do love the Thomas Retrospective op at the beginning.

[@matthewboggs9382]

Probably my favorite of all the ideas you have done. Really enjoy this series. Good luck with everything!

[@TronicSSJ07]

6:12 it is so bizarre to actually hear this instead of having it be completely silent.

[@IHateLifeUhhhhhhhhhh]

The music in this video at the start is called plink plank plunk, I played it in an orchestra 0:56

[@Mr.JackGiles1089]

My bois we’re one step closer to season 6 retrospective

[@CruiserToneFan]

I was in Canada and I still had some fireman sam episodes on DVD, tho most of my childhood was Thomas and Bob the Builder

[@YurtFerguson]

I just realized, at 17:29 did they use Legos for the little stand that Topham is on?

[@KevinStriker]

25:25 Truly one of the most confusing events of my childhood is seeing "Thomas Meets The Queen" happen in Series 4, calling back to "Down the Mine" in Series 1. Not knowing the show's running order necessarily from piecing together episodes on VHS, but I did pick up on the aesthetic differences between each series, like every episode in Series 4 having a golden brown lighting to it. How did the makers wait SO long to tie that up?

[@cloudracer07]

YOU FIXED THE AUDIO ISSUE THE ORIGINAL VIDEO HAD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@jonathanadair6847]

A very strong start to the show.

[@JB-vq6xv]

6:00 this part gives me shivers

[@ReminiscenceRic]

Regarding "Down the Mine", as originally transmitted in January 1985, it WAS the final episode (as Thomas' Christmas Party was moved forward to be after Dirty Objects) so even though no official release put it there, I always consider that final shot of Thomas & Gordon going off as the Fat Controller waves at them to be the real end of the first season. And having Off the Rails and Down the Mine as a double bill works really well, as does putting Thomas' Christmas Party earlier as it kind of replaced Mrs Kyndley's Christmas from the Toby book (it even has a flashback to it). Being a child of the 80s was amazing.

[@samarazmat1621]

Why is it SO HARD to hear Ringo talk normally cuz I’m so used to him narrating and singing?

[@j88productions]

So happy to see this is back

[@MikeNicholsonThomas]

Season 1 is a vibe.

[@NintendoGamer2600]

Love the use of the music that the one and only Summoning Salt uses!!!

[@IceMason5]

Thank God that some of the audio wasn't muted. Miss these videos.

[@augustdavis4725]

So happy to see these again!

[@thomasfriendsfan4334]

Season 1 was a great start for the show. While it’s not my favorite season, it was such a visual wonder even by 1984 standards. The Flying Kipper is my favorite episode from that season.

[@tommasoastaldi2513]

I was born in 2003 in Italy. My parents, when I was 4, bought me some Thomas & Friends DVDs. Interestingly, even though at the time Thomas was already owned by HiT, they bought me DVDs of the entire first season and half of season 2, instead of some later seasons. I literally grew up with season 1 only, and I still regard it as the best Thomas season ever. I remember those episodes fondly, and still prefer them over the later ones.

[@RBenjo21]

Down The Mine WAS the end in the original broadcast in the UK. Dirty Objects and Thomas’s Christmas Party were shown on 25 Dec 1984, and Off The Rails and Down The Mine a week later.

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Awdry deserves credit for Thomas’s Christmas party besides Britt Allcroft, and that story should be a bonus on the Toby the tram Engine RWS book

[@barryfitzsimmons89]

Great review I really enjoyed it. I remember watching the first series back in 1984 I was only 3 years old at the time. Thomas the tank engine and friends and the railway series books were an important part of my childhood

[@marcusbierman5310]

It is now(2023) 39 years after the start of the show(1984), the same as between the books(1945) & the show,

[@natman4336]

I’d forgotten how much I loved this series.

[@pokebeyz]

The intro hits hard

[@gabrielbalcer9224]

The fact that Zach’s scream is so distinct I can tell it’s him at 7:38

[@Glitchonyx]

I'm going back and rewatching all the retrospectives. I watched them on the OG channel ( season 1-5 at the very least), so I didn't originally rewatch them. But I thought I should go back to see the points made in these episodes

[@kingthiccydickyiv5270]

I like how the fat controller is standing on Legos 17:24

[@AndriuV2]

Can't wait for season 6!!!

[@mrsaturngamingandstories]

I always knew Thomas wasn't the first character created also first

[@Z3pH4x]

Pov unlucky tug talking about Thomas and Gordon: Thomas is a cheeky little shithead, and Gordon thinks hes grand and important (i forgot)

[@supermarioburns4035]

It’s back one of my favourites unlucky tugs videos are coming back

[@ricromero1439]

Man, I was born on Wednesday, October 17, 2001 a month after Thomas and Friends: Best of Thomas was released on VHS and DVD!

[@xtomvideo]

What a great show. Still looks great to this day.

[@hudsontrainguy1217]

The first season was a great start in my own opinion

[@stuart_scout8369]

Hey man, I was wondering if you heard of the SomeOrdinaryPodcast, if you haven’t, it’s a podcast run by three KZbinrs named SomeOrdinaryGamers, Oompaville, and Nux Taku; I think you should definitely check it out and perhaps try to join onto the podcast sometime! Stay strong my friend!

[@worfsonofmogh1154]

I would argue that Thomas & the Guard is one of the most important episodes for moving the plot along--because of the Henry scene. That's where we learn that Henry's health is quite serious--yet since it's from Thomas' perspective--we don't yet know if we should sympathise with him. We later get a call back to this episode later in Henry's Coal.