The Television Series
This music video features multiple shots of James placed on various sets, one of which includes a narrow gauge set, which James does not fit the gauge of.
What is The Red Balloon?
Due to the dislike of this character by Shining Time Station co-creator Rick Siggelkow, their episodes were not featured on the show. This is also rumored to be why they were not featured at all in the next season.
Who is Daisy?
Codenamed "Project Tiger Moth," this multi-user project was created by Jacob Jarett (FlyingPringle) as an attempt to make a Series 5-esque episode, complete with using gauge one props on real sets.
What is The Good Old Days?
BoCo and Daisy infamously shared a chassis, and, as such, were never seen on-screen together. That was, until this episode, which featured both in a scene together.
What is Rusty to the Rescue?
What is a UK Wall Plug?
The Series 16 episode, "Bust my Buffers!," was intended to mark the return of this character. However, due their name being misinterpreted in the script, their role was replaced.
Who is Derek?
In the 1980's, Andrew Brenner wrote Thomas magazine stories, which were later adapted into episodes during the third and fifth series. He was later brought back onto the show in 2012, due to his work on this TV Show, which he was writing for at the time.
What is Fireman Sam?
This Simulation program became a major fixture of the Thomas fandom, due to the prevalence of custom-made Thomas content for the game. Multiple fan series have been produced using this program.
What is Trainz Railway Simulator?
One of this character's props was on display at Drayton Manor, but mysteriously was removed from the layout, sparking speculation that the prop was stolen from the park.
Who is Toby?
Despite not appearing in the show until Series 8, this location was mentioned on David Mitton's map created during the production of Series 3.
What is Black Loch?
A deleted scene from the episode "Haunted Henry" reveals that there was originally going to be a scene of Gordon and Henry talking at this location.
What is Tidmouth Sheds?
Prior to being the director of Thomas the Tank Engine, David Mitton worked on this famous science fiction tv show, primarily in pyrotechnics.
What is Thunderbirds?
In the mid 2010's, Mattel created this Youtube series, which was a partnership between them and various creators from the fandom, in which they'd create original stories filmed with different merchandise ranges, such as Plarail, Bachmann, and Take n Play.
What is the Thomas Creator Collective (TCC)?
Simon Spencer, the creator of this character, used to own one of their props after the show ended, although it was recently sold in an online auction.
This character's eye mechanism was not powered, and resulted in the crew having to manually move the eyes between scenes. To show eye movement on screen, the eyes were edited on for a few seasons. Eventually, they got a proper eye mechanism later in the HiT era.
Who is Bertie?
This Series 12 episode marks the last appearance of the character Arthur in the TV series.
What is Steady Eddie?
John Lee originally was a member of Clearwater Features, and worked on commercials with the company during the production of Series 1. Decades later, he returned to Thomas, and designed this famous character in 2008.
Who is Hiro?
This site for Thomas fans is most well known for having interviews with various crew members of Thomas, including David Eves, Robert Gauld-Galliers, and David Mitton
What is Sodor Island Fansite (SiF)?
This character's prop was sold on an online auction in 2014, and its whereabouts was unknown. It wasn't until the release of the "an Unlikely Fandom" documentary that the prop was shown to the public again.
Who is Peter Sam?
Throughout the model series, Terence has only been shown on-screen with a single smiling face. However, a deleted scene from this episode shows him with a content face.
What is Faulty Whistles?
The scene of Thomas passing by hay bales from this episode was used as stock footage in three other episodes: Make Someone Happy, Percy Gets It Right, and Thomas & the Firework Display.
What is Thomas & the Rumours?
What is Queen?
The Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Wikia, the main source of information on the franchise, used by both fans and crew of the show alike, was founded in this year.
What is 2006?
Prior to deciding on Gauge 1 as the preferred model gauge, a model of Thomas was made in 00 scale. This model would later be broken up and used as set dressing in Season 1. The model, however, was also used on the back packaging of this toy line.
What is ERTL?
Robert Hartshorne's theme music for Hank, the American Engine, which was used throughout his debut episode, was based on this famous music piece.
What is "Hail to the Chief"?