#ttte season 1

[harmony2sstuff]

Subtle foreshadowing

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

"Thomas' driver and fireman got along with the local people and married Sundarian women. By 1920 neither one of them wanted to leave Sodor or their beloved engine" You can't tell me these two wouldn't be on demon time, if anything were to happen their little blue tank engine. XD

and anyway they had no job and possibly a prosecution for grand theft awaiting them back home

Thomas's OG crew need more attention tbh. Their IoS backstory is literally just "living every fan's dream." They set the ride-or-die bar. Legends.

And I think TV Series 1 puts some great meat on these characterization bones. I'm too tired to go getting screenshots rn but Thomas's driver really becomes a personality there. The mustache is a great design quirk to make him distinct from the other railwaymen. (It's a shame they failed to use the right lil' wooden dude for "Thomas' Train," which is the story wherein this character gives us one of the funniest bits in the whole season. The way he bounces off a literally bouncy Thomas in this one is hilarious.) Anyway he's such a steady, grounding force for Thomas but especially by the time you get to Ringo's voice for him in the story with the policeman you're like, Oh. Yeah. My man's tired.

Which, valid. Thomas puts him through so much shit. But he would go through the gates of hell for that tank engine.

[burgerking-offical]

so like just noticing this but the amazon prime version of ttte is fucking weird and inconsistent?? like the episode starts with george carlin but then it switches to ringo starr for like two lines before switching back to george carlin???

no clue if this is just an amazon prime thing or if it’s in the actual episode but still wtf

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

I think you'll find he said "be careful." So I really don't see the problem here 😤

“Edward has never done anything wrong in his life!!” Well, Edward gave Thomas a goods train and look what happened to him

[lomotunes2008]

When you realise that the first TTTE episode released 40 years ago

Happy 40th birthday you little blue rascal

[dailyttteedward]

S1, Whistles and Sneezes

[unpopularvivian]

Incorrect Ttte Quotes 129:

*Henry is in hell looking like a fucked up 3D model of his engine form while having human limbs coming out of it*

Fucked Up 3D Henry: *In a text-to-speech voice* Where am I? What is this place? Hello?

*Suddenly, James appears in front of him*

Fucked Up 3D James: *In a text-to-speech voice* Dear Avonside 0-4-0ST, hooray. I must express my unbounded elation that you have returned. Where have you been all this time, Percy?

Fucked Up 3D Henry: I am not Percy.

Fucked Up 3D James: Eew. Henry, why do you look like that? You're even uglier than I remember you, which is saying something.

Fucked Up 3D Henry: I humbly request that you to stop acting so impolite, James. Furthermore, I will also request you look at yourself. *Hands James a mirror*

Fucked Up 3D James: *Looks in the mirror* dddddddaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAA-

*Without any warning, Edward, Toby and Emily all arrive to meet with James and Henry*

Fucked Up 3D Emily, Toby and Edward: *In text-to-speech voices* Dear L&YR Class 28, have you any conception of what is happening right now?

Fucked Up 3D James: Warmest greetings, GNR 1003 Stirling Single, GER Class C53/LNER J70 and FR 21/K2 class. I, like you three, have no conception of what is happening right now.

Fucked Up 3D Toby: *In a text-to-speech voice* That is sorrowful news. I would like to alert you the combustion happening near me is at a temperature far above my comfort level.

Fucked Up 3D James: Combustion? Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with the definition of that word.

*James then bursts into flames*

Fucked Up 3D James: Oh, you mean fire.

Fucked Up 3D Toby: You are correct in your assessment.

Fucked Up 3D James: Congratulations to us for our clear communication-

Fucked Up 3D Toby: Congratulation to us for our clear communication.

Fucked Up 3D Emily: *In a text-to-speech voice* I would like to join the conversation too.

*Later*

Fucked Up 3D Emily: Distinguished colleagues, I find it of utmost importance to deduce how we were transported to this alternate dimension.

Fucked Up 3D Toby: Dear GNR 1003 Stirling Single, it is my belief that we are here because we reached a state incompatible with life in the Overworld all in the same manner and by the same engulfing vacancy.

Fucked Up 3D Emily: Dearest GER Class C53/LNER J70, what is your implication?

Fucked Up 3D Edward: *In a normal voice* Toby's saying that we all got yeeted into a black hole after somebody blew up our spaceship up and that's how we got here. I don't know why you're all talking like that but I'm not going to do it.

*James then stretches his arm in a cartoonish manner and squishes Edward into a boxed state*

Fucked Up 3D James: Cherished compatriots, I must posit that the speech of this deluded fellow was of extreme difficulty to understand.

Fucked Up 3D Emily: I concur.

*One hour later, Thomas and Gordon are standing around James, Henry, Emily, Toby and Edward*

Fucked Up 3D James: *Still in flames* Admired acquaintances, I warmly appreciate your gracious company. However, I am still combusting and I am frankly disappointed none of you are taking initiative to assist me with this.

*Everybody just stares at James in silence*

Fucked Up 3D Henry: I ain't helping someone who called me ugly.

[dawn-sunlight]

So far, the finales of All Engines Go have been:

Season 1: The Sounds of Sodor

Season 2: The Sights of Sodor

Season 3: The Smells of Sodor

So my guess is that the season 4 finale will be The Sensations of Sodor.

[str33tydr1ft]

| Sodor's Dragons : Season 1 |

Fellas, I'm happy and hyped to announce that THE FIRST HALF OF SEASON 1 OF SODORS DRAGONS IN COMPLETE!!!!

6 out of 12 stories are completed and up and posted on Wattpad! I'll post the links to them right here!

The Narrow Gauge

Fight

Anna

The Little Western

Thomas and The Hunter

Rheneas and Toby

Enjoy them, I put a shit ton of effort into them. :D

[cerenemuxse]

ttte but its those fairy comments from 2020, which i don't recall seeing but i was invested in Hermitcraft so there's that

Screenshots come from (left to right, top to bottom):

Edward and Gordon (Season 1 Episode 2)

Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)

All in Vain (Season 20 Episode 16)

Thomas and the Spaceship (Season 11 Episode 7)

The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor (Season 21 Episode 12)

Coal (Season 1 Episode 18)

Trouble in the Sheds (Season 1 Episode 16)

Duck Takes Charge (Season 2 Episode 8)

Who's Geoffrey? (Season 19 Episode 1)

[bruhstation]

You seem like a Train Professional so where would one begin in order to get into the funny little talking train show?

these are all my own opinions so take it like a grain of salt -- the common go-to would be the thomas and friends tv show. start off from season 1 then work all your way up to the top (not actually really. you can skip some later seasons like s17 if you want to). the model seasons are considered to be some of the greatest because 1) they set the foundation of the cast (besides the railway series books) 2) they contain some of the most iconic scenes from the show like gordon's ronan kirk crash, the flying kipper accident, james and the shoelaces, etc and 3) they're the originals so you know what their personalities and relationships to their peers were like and how their characterization was supposed to be like before the cgi era flip flopped them up

also check out the railway series books in the meantime! the funny talking train show was based on the book series created by reverend awdry for his sick son! the first book feature edward, henry, and gordon. thomas appears in the second book. fast forward decades later and britt alcroft created a tv show called thomas the tank engine. there are many eras of the show, from models, to model/cgi hybrid, to computer animations where the show gets passed around like a volleyball from studio to studio

here's a google spreadsheet that contains all the thomas and friends episodes in various languages. feel free to watch the show for yourself and decide which seasons you like the most

some more of my thoughts under the cut

I recommend you steer clear of the big world big adventures seasons and specials because it's probably the most controversial seasons in the fandom. replacing two of the core cast members, "pandering" to certain audiences, putting in lackluster representation for the sake of selling toys, SAID representation turns out to be racist depictions, all of it reflected the current state of mattel when handling thomas and friends. they also didn't contribute anything to the overall show, like by the time the bwba seasons were out, people dgaf and just focused on the older seasons. you can ignore bwba and you won't miss anything important about ttte. not that I'm stopping you! you have your own free will.

the thing about ttte that made many adults get into it (if not for train autism) is how ttte was a show grounded in reality. idk if that makes sense but basically despite being a show about mean talking trains for little kids, reverend awdry and britt alcroft handled the characters with care. they gave the engines so much charm by making them bicker with each other like the cranky old engines they are BUT they're not reduced to singular personality traits too. thomas is cheeky and kind of a meanie but he wants to prove himself useful. edward is old and acts as a mentor to thomas but he also wants to show that he still got it despite his old age. gordon went from being a pompous grand young express engine to a humble old engine being a mentor to the newer ones and so on! they also put a lot of historical references related to the engines' basis too and tie their backstories in (henry's a stolen faulty design hence his cynical, miserable personality at the early seasons of the show). there's even irl engines mentioned in both the books and show (flying scotsman and city of truro) and it's just neat!!! because awdry cares about history so much!!!! that he even made an "encyclopedia" about sodor, its railways, and its history

the books and the earlier seasons of ttte didn't shy away from themes of death and usefulness and all that (the story of godred, henry being a faulty engine and getting cask of amontillado'd for being uncooperative, all of gordon's siblings scrapped sans flying scotsman) because the thing about them being engines are important to them. it's their reison d'etre. they get scrapped if they cannot be of use anymore, because that's how things have always been. they get into accidents often because their ego got to them. dieselization is starting on the island of sodor and the diesels are asserting their dominance over the oldschool steam engines. the engines just exist there. they just happen to have faces and talk. idk. I think it's interesting how they view life a bit differently than humans. thank you for listening to my ramble

[cinnabowlii]

Who are your favorite TTTE characters and why?

I do have quite a few, a lot of characters I like, but want to learn more about (by watching more episodes and seasons) but I’ll give you my top 2!

1. Gordon

hes a childhood favourite, i always liked his personality, sometimes it made him look like a dickhead in the later CGI seasons but little me thought it was funny. as of now, he’s still my top favourite! but for a lot more than that, in the railway books I really love his character development.

2. James

while little me held Gordon up in my heart, I also liked James too. simply thought he was funny! and now that I’ve grown up, I sorta admire James? how do I explain it? I dunno! but he’s a fabulous engine, he can be funny at times, funnier than Gordon and the situation he gets himself into are almost comical, little me couldn’t decide if I liked Thomas or James more, in the end I chose James

ah, and speaking of James, I’d like to share a small wip of his human design I’m cooking up, I got my iPad working again (though I lost around 4 years worth of artwork… over 1000+ illustration files, oh well..) so I just decided I would continue humanising the engines.

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

tttetwt backup: the classic era edition

corrections/updates:

Also, at this point I think I was too kind to S5. Half the stories are pretty strong but they can make you forget how weak the other stories really are. Bah humbug!

[steam-beasts]

"Down a mine, is he? Hahaha!!" laughed Gordon "What a joke!"

(quote from Ttte season 1, ep 25; Down the Mine)

Happy 4/4!

A bit late(ish), i know :P

[sodorcentral]

TTTE Season 1 but in 1 minute. Video I just whipped up for the 40th anniversary that I’d plug here out of obligation. Enjoy! :))

[lomotunes2008]

Good News: They found the original S1 Thomas prop!

Bad news:

I swear this had better be some kind of joke-

Source: https://propstoreauction.com/auctions/catalog/id/399?page=1&view=grid&cat=8845&catm=any&order=order_num&xclosed=no&featured=no