Was Hero of the Rails Ever Good? The Milk Tank Ep. 4- Hero of The Rails Retrospective Review

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• The Travelling Theme ...

[@joeythecat7482]

Gordon: Thomas is not a toy Mattel: I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that

[@TroublesomeJunction]

I love this comment wayy too much😂😂😂

[@joeythecat7482]

@@TroublesomeJunction lol

[@supermariof0521]

@@TroublesomeJunction HIT also had that same mindset.

[@supermariof0521]

@@TroublesomeJunction And so did PT Boomer.

[@godzillafigurefranchise4867]

I hate Mattel. Mattel is so stupid

[@rayvenkman2087]

If this had been made during the Brenner Era, it would probably be up there with Legend of the Lost Treasure, Blue Mountain Mystery and the Adventure Begins as among the best specials ever put out.

[@omarfaruq9233]

It's the same quality as tale of the brave Very Good

[@danielboone3770]

What I love about this film is Gordon & James are not like what the were in Thomas & the Magic Railroad. They're actually Thomas' other best friends besides Percy because they stick up for him for once.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Not to mention that Emily isn't a heel in this special like how she was in season 8 & speaking of Gordon, this special is 1 of the EXTREMELY RARE times where he's actually OK with pulling freight. In this case, he's fine with pulling the flatbed of old parts for Hiro.

[@rafidhiyaulhaq1107]

13:45 i like the fact that Spencer is just smiling when Hiro is falling apart

[@BananaBus38]

"This is fine"

[@Csr1204]

( insert hehe boi meme here) thats what I think Spencer would say

[@whisperingwaterfall01]

I really like Emily's voice in this special.

[@Unknown-nv7vh]

I still miss the Scottish accent though

[@LMS5935]

That's only for the the original dub or UK dub

[@Will-tz5yy]

@@LMS5935 the UK is considered the original as that's where Sodor is located. Personally I prefer it as it feels more authentic.

[@vincentmorris8431]

While agree with most others' disdain for her Hit era portrayal, her scene in this movie is alright

[@SuperPsychic101]

Yeah. I love her exchange with Spencer especially in the US dub. It shows that while Emily is chill, she does not take any shut

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb2688]

No clue why I never thought of this, but the bridge collapses when Spencer travels across it, but then Thomas and Hiro go on the other track without a second thought. *AND THEN THE CRANE LIFTS SPENCER ONTO THE TRACK, PUSHING AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF FORCE INTO THE ALREADY BROKEN BRIDGE*

[@alexfaulkner6275]

Well it was probably both a combination of Spencer's weight and the speed he was going when he was going over the bridge, after all Hiro is probably heavier than Spencer and had no trouble while he was moving along the bridge at a slow speed.

[@danielboone3770]

The night time scene art the shed where all the engines reassure Thomas is what really touches me. It's happy and heart filling and like a huge supportive group coming in to cheer me right up whenever I'm all down in the dumps or something.

[@madduck6968]

1:35 that is the best line I’ve heard in years.

[@isaiflores5595]

The reason why things got forgotten is because in the RWS, There's at least 3 generations of Topham hat.

[@LMS5935]

Bertram Charles Steven and if you want 2 extended into modern-day Richard

[@danielboone3770]

I really love Hero of The Rails! It is a great movie for me due to the teamwork and all the engines sticking up for Thomas and supporting him. None of the Sodor engines are cheeky, vain, pompous or boastful. It's just wonderful.

[@rayvenkman2087]

It’s weird that Hero of the Rails is kind of forgotten given it’s the first appearance of Hiro, Kevin and Victor as well as being the series’s biggest visual makeover since Season 3.

[@eduardoaguero1220]

yeah it's odd, I actually remember liking nitrogen's animation.

[@supermariof0521]

How was Series 3 a visual makeover from the first two seasons?

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@supermariof0521 The first two seasons had that more dirty, dusty look to the sets and the lighting was more subdued. Then when Series 3 rolled in, the show had a visual upgrade and the lighting reflected that.

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

I'm honestly surprised how long Victor lasted in the show in general

[@danielboone3770]

Of course Thomas tells Percy about Hiro! That's what best friends do, right? That's another thing I love about this movie. Like the other engines, Percy is also very supportive of Thomas and still a best friend of him like he always was.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Not to mention that Thomas & Percy are the Sodor equivalent of Charlie Brown & Linus.

[@snowyfolfskyroo2739]

I like this movie. Not only did they do a creative thing by making Spenxcer the antagonist, but they introduced Hiro and Victor. Two engines of different ethnicities, quite progressive

[@hazyhope._.]

B-but Nia is the African engine!!!! Y'know, the FEMALE engine from AFRICA!

[@snowyfolfskyroo2739]

Yeah but she was added for the sake of being progressive and was excecuted terribly

[@hazyhope._.]

Yeah. Her design was just SLAPPED with "AFRICA!!! LOOK!!" cause of those patterns. See, at least Hiro and Victor's designs were subtle and pleasing.

[@Thomasfan261]

Absolutely loved this video chief, your humour is >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can’t wait to see what you’ve in store for the future!

[@Mr-Cough]

Hero of the rails is really nostalgic to me

[@madduck6968]

Same every time I watch hero of the rails it takes me back to when times were simpler plus this film came about in 2009 a month before I turned 4

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

@@madduck6968 same holy moly its exactly a month for me

[@omarfaruq9233]

@@madduck6968 same I was born in 2008

[@BlindingLight]

Girl if the rails was one of the first movies I ever watched, possibly the first CGI movie I watched on the series. It will always have a place in me

[@thewhiteshellmermaid9328]

The fact that they just left Spencer there, effectively in a ditch, the entire time Hiro was being overhauled.

[@supermariof0521]

GORDON: Thomas is NOT a toy! PT BOOMER: I'm just gonna pretend I didn't hear that.

[@rayvenkman2087]

The Fat Controller abandons a lot of things except his meals.

[@whisperingwaterfall01]

Lmao

[@squidgamerman3143]

He did it with Duke, Glynn, Hiro, Great Waterton, etc

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@squidgamerman3143 Duke wasn’t his engine though.

[@Lemmy-prod]

Like how toppom is in kids toys plays

[@MasterGame575]

3:45 I see James scrapped his tender and became a Tank Engine!

[@KnapfordHarbour2]

Who the pip and Emma Edward skarloey cranky duck on the great western railway u see that?

[@joshmontemayor1212]

It's most likely an animation error.

[@Starfleetproductionz9808]

7:16 also don't forget the coffee pot engine from the adventure begins

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

Love that you are using Gamma's theme in the background

[@TroublesomeJunction]

He’s my favorite character and I love him to deathhhh so gotta represent😎😎😂😂

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

@@TroublesomeJunction also tbf, the scenes in TAB was before he showed his real strength. Hell, we get a scene of his strength in Thomas and the Storyteller. He pulled Emily and her freight cars single-buffered. That should at least give you some indication of his strength

[@MrDuckAndZatara]

Imma be real: I love this guy's sense of humor. And I'm glad I found this channel when I did! 😁

[@HeartCloud]

Aside from a lot of unnecessary narration, I love this movie! It definitely feels mature at points and it's one of the strongest aspects about it!

[@Matthew-oi6kz]

This was awesomely hilarious, please do more reviews!

[@Mike-dw8wf]

if this movie's taught me anything, it's that spencer is willing to murder if it comes down to it.

[@slapper360]

I remember when I was like 7 or 8, seeing the promotional materiel for Hero of the Rails, and wanting to watch it so badly, my dad caved and borrowed it from the public library.

[@onetrackmind3558]

Well STH isn't the controller of the MSR so he wouldn't know about Duke being left, the old station he found it not abanded it, Great Waterton I think they explained why it was abanded.

[@LMS5935]

In my universe it was because the town flooded and people had to leave it and there was so wrecked that no one can return to it until 1955 which is when it takes place

[@claireboyce]

2:47 lol The funniest part

[@runawaysmudger7181]

Never mind. JNR D51 were built in 1936 anyway which means it'd have been impossible for Hiro to arrive on the island before any of the NWR engines not to mention his basis runs on meter gauge. This whole special is rendered moot

[@aJunctionMalfunctionProduction]

A Troublesome Junction and aJunctionMalfunction?! Hmm... imagine the trouble we could cause with junctions in the railyard! >:D Oh, and great review, very entertaining. Although when the engines stick up for Thomas at the docks, it should be noted The Adventure Begins canonically takes place before Hiro of The Rails. Also, all the engines lowkey hate Spencer so they'd probably defend freaking Charlie if he was getting Bullied.

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

Narrator: Hero Of The Rails... OH, OH, LOOK AT HIM HE SAID THE NAME, WE WE CAN ALL GO HOME NOW!

[@ScrapyardStudios]

As bad as the US dub for this film is, I fucking love Spencer’s voice

[@ThomasMarioFan_11]

I just rewatched it recently too. I was surprised at how good it was. It really gets slept on. This movie has flaws of course but it has so much charm and sweetness which I love. Great video

[@samsthebeztatstuff8885]

2:25 this entire thing is just awesome

[@Headbanger142]

As far as the specials go, I thought the CGI was alright and I liked most of the voices. (Henry's didn't seem to match all that well though) Really the only issue I had was the narration with all the rhyming and literation which sadly would continue in many of the next few specials.

[@dtchaney11]

Spencer] you just can't pull heavy loads Thomas] of course I can't pull heavy loads I wasn't made to do that. LOGIC!!!!!!

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Yet in season 1, we see Thomas pulling the Express. He left all the coaches behind on his 1st try, but still.

[@julieannemallia3740]

Don’t forget the abandoned old slowcoach

[@Itslizzylulu]

As much as it’s forgotten, But I didn’t even though I have not watched this movie, in PBS Kids, and didn’t have the DVD, but let’s not forget that this is where the CGI came out and new animation. and that We finally get to hear all the Engines talk and have their own voices.

[@bloodmuzzle]

3:43 It says that no engine was seen pulling a breakvan in the whole movie but thomas was pulling one twice when pulling flatbeds for the duke and duchess as seen in 11:06

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

Given the world situation at the time (it has to be remembered that Hiro had arrived on Sodor during the 1920s, and the show at this point was in the 1960s), it does seem possible that the necessary parts would have never arrived given the bad relations between the UK and Japan at that time.

[@royceorville2]

*remembers about Hiro's boiler* Thomas: *oh wait we didn't check the boiler. Uh oh*

[@star.dust_15]

the miller/classics eras had the best roasts

[@nathanthesaddletankengine]

14:59 the same kinda did happen to the flying Scotsman in the U.S.A.

[@jaxixteen]

Oh yeah

[@LMS5935]

Unlucky tug is making a video about that

[@NathanielPiscian]

" well small object with a face" bachmann spencer 2021

[@TophamStudios]

That intro is the SMOOTHEST thing in the world

[@iwinosaiyahen7342]

I LOVE the fact that Spencer's the villain here, it's a nice change of pace than just seeing a diesel like Diesel 10 being a villain of a particular movie

[@AndrewThompson383]

Great use of Gamma’s Theme in the background

[@TroublesomeJunction]

Best Sonic character 😎😎

[@AndrewThompson383]

@@TroublesomeJunction I agree his story form Adventure was great🙂

[@isaiflores5595]

Hero of the rails alternate title: Spencer is caught on 4K.

[@jaylenware363]

Ahh, I remember getting this for Christmas when it came out. I got whiplash going from this movie to season 13

[@TimkenBearing1111]

8:51 I'm not the only one who notices how Victor's wheel rods aren't moving, right?

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

From what I've gathered from others, Nitrogen's, uh, priorities, when animating this movie was focusing on only the big noticable parts of the characters, leaving a lot of smaller details unanimated or under-modeled. This is kind of understandable, especially considering that the Nitrogen Era as a whole is criticized for poor quality animation compared to either Jam Filled or Arc Productions. Victor's unanimated rods were later rectified in his reappearances later on in the following seasons

[@alexfaulkner6275]

If Hiro was around for the start of the railway then is there a chance he met Neil, one of the mid sodor engines or one of the coffee pots?

[@YaBoiDave14]

“James was upset. He couldn’t puff at all.” DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SEE STEAM COMING FROM JAMES’ FUNNEL LIKE WTF!?

[@anonimoanonimo.5976]

Hello troublesome juntion in the Next episode of milk tanker media you want to talk about Thomas is personality in rws, classic series,New series,Sharon Miller era,brenner era and big world big adventures era Thanks for read my queastion I love your videos my friend

[@gojifan7976]

A example to debunk spencer bragging about him pulling 5 trucks. HENRY PULLS THE FLYING KIPPER

[@matthewbreazzeal6338]

And let's not forget he saved 2 diesels and their trains and pulled up to 20 freight cars and saved hiro while having bad coal

[@ericwatson7726]

11:44 You're a big strong engine spencer, why don't you go and look.

[@-aydenthetrainfan-5109]

I’ve only watched 6 minutes of this but I’m already loving these vids (I haven’t watched any of his vids before)

[@Trainfacts]

Gotta say I’ve never seen this channel before and I can say, within five seconds of this video, I fucking love this channel, your humor is damn good with the subject matter, especially with pointing out bullshit logic, I look forward to seeing more content

[@yourtypicalrebel4354]

Spencer: I have no time to chat. Also Spencer: *spends a whold day stopping to piss off everyone and spying on thomas*. Also where did you get that model of Hiro, i want one.

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

That's the Diapet Thomas Hiro. Unfortunately, while the Diapet Thomas line has amazing models, they are now rare and very high priced

[@TankEngineReviews]

Victors side roads don’t move 8:52

[@scooteria6282]

Thomas and Hiro: *hears spencer’s whistle* Meanwhile on Hiro’s phone: Spencer would like to know your location

[@exeggutivejudge3747]

Bro if you want to watch great CGI content. Watch Seasons 17-21, that's probably my second favorite era of episodes next to the classic era.

[@douglasthe103]

“Squillilam Fancyson” LMFAO

[@GordonJordanGJ4797]

Hero is in the trees there speaking Vietnamese us: oh heck no

[@andrewallison8043]

This is considered the beginning of the Teen Thomas era of my life because as I was going through middle school and high school at the time with puberty and all that jazz, so was the show. The series was practically paralleling my life every year. So from 6th-12th every grade level, Thomas special and season and what I thought of them. 6th grade/Hero of the Rails/ Season 13 Okay 7th grade/Misty Island Rescue/Season 14 Pure Shit 8th grade/Day of the Diesels/Season 15 Decent Freshman- Blue Mountain Mystery/Season 16 Good Sophomore- King of the Railway/Season 17 Great Junior- Tale of the Brave/Season 18 Beautiful Senior- Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure/Season 19 Amazing

[@joshmontemayor1212]

What are your thoughts on The Adventure Begins?

[@danielboone3770]

Another great thing I love about the movie is all the engines team up like great pals are supposed to. I'm glad you pointed that out.

[@foxycat5110]

I rewatched this movie recently and, wow was I amazed by how soft it is! At its core, Hero of the Rails is just the Steam Team coming together to help a friend in need and it shows how Sharon Miller and her writing team were sometimes able to make something great if they didn't have 1. The higher-ups at Hit breathing down their necks and 2. Being stuck with that awful Thomas bible Abi Grant made. A scene that springs to mind for me is about mid-way through the movie when Thomas asks Hiro what he thinks about when he's alone, and Hiro says that he misses his home since talking to Thomas and his friends about it. In a brilliant moment of considering Hiro's feelings, and likely knowing he'd feel the same way if he was ever away from Sodor, Thomas tells him how Percy is getting the last part they need and when he assures Hiro he won't have to be alone anymore... Ahhhh, that got me so hard! How did this movie turn out so good?!

[@gabrielm1420]

He's in the trees.. and the trees are speaking Vietnamese. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.!

[@matthewbreazzeal4111]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead

[@HellFire1030]

I don’t know why, but every time I here Spencer talk all I here is Patrick Warburton because I thought it would fit…

[@yaboidustin2447]

I don't regret clicking

[@trainboy1346]

The fact that Thomas an E2 tank engine was able to out run Spencer an A4 Pacific … my question is HOW THE F(CK DID HE dO THAT!?????!?!?

[@onetrackmind3558]

Spencer is only pulling a few trucks not a whole express.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Speaking of CGI, I heard that The Adventure Begins is really good. Fans went nuts over that special.

[@whisperingwaterfall01]

Two nitpicks: There's been multiple Sir Topham's. He also does not own everything on Sodor.

[@samsthebeztatstuff8885]

How many nicknames do they have for spencer

[@karenfan010]

I wish the rest of the nitrogen was written like hero of the rails and blue mountain mystery.

[@luizhenriquesouzasilva970]

I Love Hero Of The Rails, 10/10

[@TomTom20068]

2:46 lol

[@jayvonnoelsmith8445]

Hero was sent by in a new episode

[@xsailor85]

🇯🇵Hiro is the best. He is truly Master of the Railway.🇯🇵

[@H3nryPlay5]

Please do a review on Season 3

[@miraclecomics]

4:54 the clip you’re showing is from when they first met Thomas and were doubting his abilities

[@limit-breakersbv-9242]

That frieza head thing tho XD

[@beniciatrezy3400]

hes in the trees and the trees are speaking vietnamese 🤣🤣

[@c.c.studios835]

Hero of the Rails is still awesome in my opinion, especially because it introduced me to Hiro one of my favorite character of the Thomas franchise.

[@theoneandonlynumber1253]

I DIED AT THE LINE. AND A SWISH AND A BISH AND THE DIVORCE PAPERS

[@dexstewart862]

I just watched this movie and I loved it.

[@karenfan010]

7:10 sir topham hatt didn’t own any of those locations they were abandoned by other controllers.

[@thi141]

7:35 HAHAHA that was well placed. Mind telling me the name of the song? :D

[@NitroIndigo]

I never noticed that Henrietta got disconnected from Toby.

[@Blader_Ev11]

10/10 for comedy

[@culdeestudios1725]

This movie was better than I thought. But Percy? Really? And people complain no crew and i always thought it was just assumed they were there.

[@culdeestudios1725]

Oh wait 13:00. Da fuck

[@miraclecomics]

I like Thomas the tank engine too

[@oaksandapartments4889]

Nice hat.

[@gigaxacku]

Saw this in my recommended, was not dissapointed. Love seeing more "mature" content in the TTTE community

[@godzillafigurefranchise4867]

They say nobody talks about Hero of the Rails but I love Hero of the Rails and in all there movies I love their Chase scenes

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

Troublesome: How the hell are you slowing down on Gordon's Hill and are still able to go up? That's logic of Thomas 101 that you can't break. Me: oh really? Then how in Season 21 was Percy, a little 0-4-0 saddle tank engine, under the instruction of Dowager Hatt no less, on his own, was able to pull a fully loaded 5 coach express train up the hill?

[@TroublesomeJunction]

Counter to that claim: This movie came before season 21 so you really can’t make the comparison ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the rule was broken since then and Percy is a smaller engine aka they’re better at climbing hills than big tender engines😂😂

[@Big_Ben1987]

This was a good video, you got my sub.

[@jamestheredenginefan5268]

Btw Hiro's Class Was Fist Built In 1935 And Thomas Was Built In 1915. H I R O: I WoS 1 0F tHe FIrsT 3NgINEs 2 ArrIVE On So Door

[@PlanetLokiWorldBuilding]

Spencer really seems like those toxic guys on discord Random theory: Spencer is used to prepare children for dealing with those as holes