Troublesome Trucks
This Tomy Plarail engine's 3-pack is the only way to get a newly-made model-series-faced regular troublesome truck in the range after most other packs switched to CGI
Who is Toby?
This dockside engine is notable for his basis being turned into a functional replica of Thomas the Tank Engine in the US, located at the Strasburg Railroad
Who is Porter?
Alongside the standard and "Lights & Sounds" versions of James, this variant of James was included during the June 2007 Thomas Wooden Railway lead paint recall.
What is "James with Team Colors"?
This Season 2 episode was never given an official Ringo Starr US Dub. When it was released in the US, the UK dub was used instead, with any british terms being muted, leading to awkward periods of no narration.
What is Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree?
OO Gauge Model-maker Rapido has produced the basis for these little engines, including a variant that is painted very similarly to how they appear in the show.
Who are Bill and Ben?
The Troublesome Trucks music video notably features an edited scene from this episode, where a truck's face is edited to grow as the word "Pounce" is sung.
What is "Toad Stands By"?
What is "No Sleep For Cranky"?
During the production of this season, James' funnel was damaged, leading to it quickly being fixed using black-tac. This damaged funnel and quick fix can be seen in multiple episodes, until the funnel was fully replaced by a brass version in the following season.
What is Season 3?
This US VHS tape, despite being themed around Christmas, notably features 3 non-winter episodes, likely due to it being the first home media release to consist of already released episodes.
What is Thomas' Christmas Party?
This episode was the final one to have both Thomas and Percy's name in the title, which was a trend throughout the classic series.
What is "Thomas, Percy and the Squeak"?
This troublesome truck has a variety of variants in the Thomas Wooden Railway line, with four notable variants being produced, with various paint and load changes.
Who is Rickety?
The Golden Bear (aka My First Thomas) line produced a model of Cranky, which strangely is painted this color instead of Olive Green.
What is Blue?
During a close-up scene in this episode, James' close-up cab can be seen with a white roof, likely made as a quick stand-in as his actual cab roof was missing at the time of filming.
What is "Buzz, Buzz"?
In 2006, this merchandise line was set to release the "Holiday Tree Station", which was a destination that consisted of a special track piece with a station wall and a musical christmas tree, as well as a free santa-hat Thomas included, however it was cancelled prior to release.
What is Thomas Wooden Railway?
While this little engine appeared twice in Season 7, both of their appearances were through stock footage, none of which were shot for that season.
Who is Stepney?
This episode marks the final speaking role of the Troublesome Trucks until the Sixteenth series episode, "Ho Ho Snowman"
What is Percy and the Bandstand?
This episode marks the only time during the TV Series' run that Salty was shown without his signature cap brim, likely due to it having fallen off at some point during filming.
What is "Henry Gets It Wrong"?
Trackmaster released an exclusive variant of James alongside this set, based on a Season 12 episode. This James is notable for including the body from the flip-face James, with the face from the R/C James.
What is the James Works It Out set?
A deleted scene from the winter episode "A Scarf For Percy" showing a troublesome truck getting covered in jam was briefly shown in this music video.
What is "Accidents Will Happen?"
This little engine has been illustrated incorrectly in official Railway Series material as both an 0-6-0 and an 0-4-4 wheel configuration.
Who is Oliver?
This piece of rolling stock was one of the last characters introduced in Wooden Railway to not have painted eyes.
What are the Recycling Cars?
According to the Season 17 episode "The Smelly Kipper," The Flying Kipper stops at this station on the Main Line to drop off fish, before continuing on to Vicarstown and The Mainland.
What is Kellsthorpe Road?
This Season 12 episode marks the final appearance of James' newer brass model in the Model Series of the show, originally made for Season 10.
What is "Tram Trouble"?
This UK Christmas DVD was originally set to release in 2011, but was pushed back to 2012 due to criticism for the use of "Winter Holidays" instead of "Christmas Holidays." It had to be re-recorded by Michael Angelis to remove the phrase prior to it being officially released.
What is Merry Winter Wish?
What is "Saved You"?