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Some recurring engines, like Diesel, only appeared in a handful of stories from The Railway Series, but were given bigger roles in the show. For example, in real life, cylinders for big tender engines are attached to the engine's main frame. But in the animated series, the cylinders appear to be completely independent from the rest of the body. The Freelance Shame Squad: In early episodes especially, the engines are often shown laughing or smirking whenever another has an accident or other humiliating incident, no matter how dire. Downplayed in later episodes, where they often show a more consistent concern for each other whenever they seem to be in trouble. Follow the Bouncing Ball: The sing-alongs at the end of almost every VHS, as well as the engine roll-call at the end of every episode since season 8, have a white puff of smoke bounce along the lyrics. Some of the specials also inject a sing-along sometimes, though lately this has been moved to DVD Bonus Content.

The earlier storylines, like "Saved From Scrap," implied, but did not show, that characters could be scrapped when they could no longer work. Later, however, some of the books/episodes, like "Stepney the Bluebell Engine" and "Twin Engines" got absolutely vicious with this concept, after the Reverend decided to do a Take That! against BR's Modernization Plan. The way the mass scrapping is portrayed, especially in the books, sometimes goes beyond Fantastic Racism and implies that the characters think of it more like genocide. In the foreword for "Stepney the Bluebell Engine", though, Awdry sets the record straight regarding Percy's opinions that BR officials are cruel and take sadistic pleasure in scrapping steam locomotives, stating that they are not, and that they willingly assist in the preservation movement.The much-advertised trio of James (big), Thomas (thin) and Percy (short). Although, James isn't supposed to be that big. Just like in the story it was adapted from, "Tit for Tat" ends on Bert telling the other engines that The Thin Clergyman is going to write about him in a book. He also states that he's going to show him off "in moving pictures on the television". Lampshaded by the narrator. Adaptation Name Change: More of a number change, but in the TV series Class 40 goes from having the number D4711 to having the number D261. Many of the feature-length specials have more actionized plots and involve the characters getting into mortal peril. Tale of the Brave is quite possibly the shining example of it, being the most dramatic and emotional special to date. Big World! Big Adventures! | The Journey Never Ends | All the Girls Around the World | The Steam Team | Let's Dream

But Toby can usually be more cheerful and friendly, as well as having subtle shades of nervousness on top of being placid and easy-going, such as enjoying the peace and quiet of the countryside along Thomas' branch line. He even enjoys listening to the birds in the birdhouse next to his shed and is friends with the pigs at Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm. Although usually nervous and timid at times, and occasionally complaining in bad working conditions, Toby usually maintains a healthy sense of humour, and is not above laughing at juvenile level antics (notably, when he and Thomas were making fun of Sir Topham Hatt's white safari hat). Thomas & Friends, formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, is a British TV series first broadcast in 1984 and concluding in 2021. It began life as The Railway Series, a series of picture books about a group of talking steam engines living on the otherwise relatively-realistic Island of Sodor and the adventures they have under the guardianship of the railway supervisor Fat Controller (Sir Topham Hatt). The books were originally written by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, an English clergyman and railway enthusiast, from the 1940s to the early 1970s; his son Christopher later took on the job from the 1980s until his retirement in 2011. There is also a widely-available series of books based on TV episodes. Adaptational Location Change: Zig-Zagged. Thomas & Friends and The Railway Series both take place on the fictional Island Of Sodor. However, while in the books Sodor is located off Britain near the Island of Man, the show does away with that, setting Sodor in some unspecified ocean (with Misty Island nearby). Kite Flying ( does not speak), Emily Makes a Splash! ( mentioned) and That's Snow Business ( speaks in speech bubble only) The steam engine/diesel hatred came to a head in Calling All Engines, and has mostly disappeared since then.

Four-Temperament Ensemble: The original tender engines: James is Sanguine because of his lively personality, Gordon is Choleric because of his rude attitude, Henry is Melancholic because of his mopiness, and Edward is Phlegmatic because of his serenity. In "Thomas Comes to Breakfast", a careless cleaner meddles with Thomas' controls while he's under steam. He gets off scot-free while Thomas is yelled at by The Fat Controller. Achilles in His Tent: The Sad Story of Henry, where Henry stays in a tunnel because he doesn't want the rain to spoil his paintwork.

Series 8 - Percy's New Whistle ( cameo), James Gets a New Coat ( deleted scene), Thomas Saves the Day ( does not speak), Don't Tell Thomas ( does not speak), Gordon Takes Charge ( does not speak), Thomas Gets it Right, As Good as Gordon ( cameo), You Can Do it, Toby!, Too Hot for Thomas ( does not speak) and Percy and the Magic Carpet ( does not speak) Thomas, Percy and the Coal" may also count. Apart from the first few scenes, the episodes takes place entirely at the Tidmouth complex. The episode is believed to have replaced The Missing Coach, so this was probably done to save time and money.

Thomas Comes to Breakfast. When Thomas skids off the rails and crashes into a house, just as the family within is sitting down to breakfast, the stationmaster's wife is more upset about her ruined pancakes that the freakin' locomotive that just drove into her living room.

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