“I’m a train guy, not a boat guy.” I completely understand that sentiment. That’s why I recommend watching the episode ‘High Tide’ first, where trains are more prominent and you still get a good idea of the characters and setting. And the bridge scene ... is ... just awesome!

TUGS deserved better than to be cancelled after 1 season. It's such a well-crafted show. So many elements work so well, the theme song, the diverse characters, the beautiful sets. Such a shame we never got to see it meet its full potential.

Tugs was truly something good that we would never forget

Honestly, this show needs some sort of DVD release. It should not be cursed to only remain in low quality VHS rips forever...

"Mattel would ruin and sh1t" *short blast of Ten Cents' hooter*

Let's list all of the times Big Mac was screwed: 1. Shoved onto a mud bank by Zip and Zug 2. Joked about being blown up by Billy Shoepack 3. Scolded by Bluenose. 4. Has his stone barge sunk by Warrior. 5. Has said barge come back up and lift him out of the water, in a deleted scene. 6. Has to deal with the Warrior's clumsiness multiple times. 7. Get's teased by Top Hat for being covered in coal. 8. Get's teased by everyone for seeing "ghosts." 9. Has to deal with Sunshine trapped in a log jam. 10. Has Billy blow up his log jam and releasing them down the river. Bonus: His prop was almost completely damaged beyond repair.

"Mattel would make a horrible animated reboot" Bud, that already technically happened. Salty's Lighthouse.

3:33 "The Tugs were even supposed to appear in 'Thomas and the Magic Railroad' ". *Excuse me W U T...*

Now you need to complete the trifecta and watch Theodore Tugboat.

“The tugboat for its time was the most power craft afloat”

I never knew tugs was a thing. But I now I know it's a thing, I am now apart of that small fanbase.

Ay finally someone cares about tugs and what happened to it

Ah yes, finally someone on KZfaq who realizes the damage to the models that comes from the Star Tugs Trust.

I too was a latecomer to Tugs. When I first saw Big Mickey in the CGI era of TTTE, I wondered if they would introduce Tugs characters from there. That would've been interesting and a new source of merchandising for Mattel. Surprised they didn't take this opportunity. Oh, well. Another great video.

If you’re searching for the song, it’s, “AdhesiveWombat - Nightshade”.

I remember watching Salty's lighthouse on TLC only to watch the star tugs segments. Years later it just popped up in my KZfaq feed after watching Thomas and I was blown away. I want to bring this show back.

When I heard the intro music, I thought I had accidently clicked on a "Flat Out" video from Jackoh lmao Edit: wow, lots of Jackoh fans here

One thing that's different from tugs and the classic Thomas series is that in tugs the characters got voices. But in Thomas and friends the narrator was doing the talking I sometimes wish that the Characters got voices in the classic Thomas series but we kinda got that in Tatmr

Always wanted to know that

Tugs is one of those pieces of media I saw when I was like 3, was scarred, and somehow forgot all about it

I love how when lance swore, he replaced thomas' whistle with ten cents'

Fun fact - my uncle worked at shepperton studios where tugs was filmed and was there when tugs was being filmed! He got to play with the props at night (he wasn't meant to but he did, he was a night security guard)

0:59 that’s what my mom said when I showed this show to her

who in the right mind disliked this video shame on you

You know another way people got tugs. salty’s lighthouse Also by Salty I am not talking about the Dock side diesel!

It's really ashame TUGS was cancelled because it's really a great show and I wish there was more of the sister show. Heck I have a theory for one of the reason why TUGS was cancelled, I believe it was because Thomas (the original series) at the time was very popular among kids so it likely to have take all of the attention away from TUGS to leading it to be cancelled. I don't really have anything to back up my theory with but I still think it's probably possible.

You're right about it having a similar feeling to the actual classic episodes of Thomas - as a fellow recently made fan of TUGS, it almost felt like discovering an extension of that universe all over again and it was wonderful

TUGS has plenty of books of good storys

I remember watching tugs on satly's lighthouse and was like wtf is this Theodore tugboat knock off but when i got older and rewatched i felt different about it and even ended up liking it

Theodore and Emily, Foduc Hank and George and the Harbor Master too!

we need dirty objects true story

Theodore the tugboat a 90's Thomas the tank engine copycat about boats, was created from the cancellation of tugs.

I really needed to now why tugs ended

What ever happened to everyone's lovely machine named Bertha?

I remember this show but it feels like a fever dream

How interesting. In the US we had Theodore tugboat? I had never heard of this before but of course was all about Thomas as a kid.

i love this channel tbh

I swear, TUGS is the Firefly of kids shows! Gone too soon and it’s probably not coming back.....

I F***KING JUST MISSED IT

It's been four years since I first watched the series and it still holds a special place in my heart and life. I think TUGS has a weird affect on all Thomas fans. Believe it or not, TUGS, and Bluenose in particular, had me interested in enlisting in the Navy for a time, but I never did and now Bluenose would be bellowing "star civilian" at me.

Tugs I just finished the hole show and it have the feeling of Thomas show tugs is amazing I wish there is more to this tugs

The only way that I found out about Tugs was through my youth of Salty’s Lighthouse. Regardless of its cheesy Americanization, I was more so focused on the tugs. Besides, I saw the connection between these models and Thomas. Yeah, a bit toned down from its original release, but I was fortunate to see these episodes via KZfaq. And it is pretty damn good. It’s a level up in terms of the stories, yet vastly different to Thomas. Despite its short release of 1 season, it is spectacular for what it’s worth.

I remember being scared shitless from that show when I was younger, now I absolutely love the series

Gasp it's big mickey that mean thomas and tugs live in the same universe 😮😮😮

There is a similar CGI Version called Toot the tiny tugboat

Theodore Tugboat anyone??

YES, TUGS!

I remember learning about tugs years and years ago, I wanted a tugs toy from ebay so bad, i don’t remember anything about it though lol

Make a video explaining why Thomas and the Magic Railroad fail in Theaters.

This was nice We had fun today

you should do a video on Toby's Discovery, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Percy and the Haunted Mine, and Scaredy Engines. all good episodes with parts that could have been inspired by real events.

Y’know, I saw Thomas tugs meme on twitter, it said “you can die a hero, or you can live long enough to see yourself become the villain”. I think you know who’s the hero and villain. [EDIT] no one told me the tugs would be in TATMR.....

We need the show to be released on DVD so bad!

So should we talk about Theodore the tug boat or not

Tugs was criminally underrated

Lol I was hoping to find The Unlucky Tug here

Nice! I'm a fan of both the classic Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series and TUGS. You forget to mention the failed TUGS CGI attempt. Speaking of which, what ever happened to them?

I was semi-awate of TUGS but only cos some episodes of Salty's Lighthouse were aired in the UK. Never saw a full episode until i found the Jinxed/Quarantine/Up River VHS in a second-hand store. I still have that tape but never looked for any others online cos i watched all 10 of the other episodes on KZfaq. I didn't like those episode to the same degree as the 3 i had. ---- I've often imagined how a TUGS revival could've been springboarded off of a Thomas crossover. Thomas is at Brendham, hears a certain hooter and sees Ten Cents bringing in a ship. Thomas asks who he is and where he's from so TC explains that he's on loan to Sodor from Bigg City Port for a while. Maybe Thomas could be spooked by how TC can turn his head. This idea was meant to be during the CGI Era but it can never happen now cos of the reboot.

I haven’t seen it but this video is making me change that, I might watch it this weekend or something 🤔

Tugs was a great series. I only watched it 2 week ago the first time

reminded me of theadore the tug boat series

Your forgot to mention salty lighthouse

Also the episode munitions SCARRED me as a kid, I gave me PTSD

There NEEDS to be a Tugs reboot.

Why didn't you mention Sally's lighthouses

Wikis are probably not a reliable source, especially tttecommunitycentral. It wasn't that Clearwater Features went bankrupt but TVS who was funding the show, and no models were to be used for Magic Railroad. Models from TUGS were already being recycled for Thomas well before Magic such as OJ's model in the Refreshment Lady, Big Micky and Vienna seen in Series 3 of Thomas.

I'm curious what the Tugs' role in Magic Railroad would've been, if only use for models, or as characters with a role.

Yooooo that intro song was awesome! What is it called?

They put ten cents up for sale in nova scotia and it never sold yet it is listed for 500 grand

tugs deserves a season 2 so i want to expect that season 2 collab with new characters

Up in my jam this is the music in the second part of the video.

I found the tugs when I wa skittle on youtube and havent forgotten since. I favorited the playlist

Tugs it quite something for sure, it's very cool, lovely look

Once I can I'm going down to Midlands to see the models

God I remember loving this show I remember the old guy with the glasses but that’s about it oh and blue nose but the thing is that I’m in Canada so I don’t know where I saw it then EDIT: I was just looking around and I definitely remember the books that’s where i saw the old guy as well

Have you ever heard of Salty's Lighthouse? (Nice video btw)

Honestly my man how did you get so high so fast😂 we’re rooting for you homie🤟

this video is where my nickname originated from

I feel like people also sleep on Theodore Tugboat, and also only compare it to Tugs instead of it’s own entity.

"...or if Mattel would purchase and ruin it too and make a shitty animated remake about it, and honestly at that rate I'm kinda happy it ended when it did..." You must not be aware that Sunbow Entertainment licenced the use of the TUGS footage from Robert D. Cardona and reused it for a show called Salty's Lighthouse back in 1997. They basically dumbed down everything about Tugs to appeal to a preschool audience. They changed some of the characters names, some male characters became female, and the Star Tugs and the Zero Fleet weren't even rivals anymore. I remember watching it on PBS when I was young, but looking back on it now I'm starting to question my life decisions. I don't think it's near as bad as what Mattel could have done, but it's not too far from it. I'd tell you to run a KZfaq search and see how bad it is for yourself, but I'd rather see you step on a Lego brick while barefoot.

Yay a tugs episode

I used tae luve this programme & had them on vhs.

2:10 This take place in the 1920's not the great depression. It is explicitly the first line in this entire show. 3:14 Did you even look at this image when editing. That is not Big Mickey (not to mention that this crane is from season 2 before TUGS was filmed). You should have used an image of him from Season 3 onwards.

Genius!

Question: Do you think, like Big Mickey, the Tug characters should have appeared in Thomas & Friends? Like during Season 5 to 7 when the people who created Tugs were still working on Thomas, or perhaps in the good old Brenner Era? I could actually imagine a Thomas Special where it retells the events of certain TUGs episodes

This show, (as you may guess) is my SHIT

It actually took place during the roaring 20s, not the great depression, so that’s why things were so successful for them.

Good video but I just thought I'd point out that the still you showed is from *The Diseasel* which is a series 2 episode and before Tugs was made. We didn't see the crane that was used as Big Mickey in Thomas until the third series.

Hey TrainBoy can you tell me what game you use the trains which trainz

In the new seasons, big Mickey has been added officially in cgi

I would haved loved a tugs and classic thomas and friends crossover. I wonder if some of the events in tugs were based on true stories to.

Sorta surprised Theodore Tugboat wasn't mentioned as that was more or less the spiritual successor from one of the same directors (though it was real boring)

I was wondering if you could do a best to worst episode of every season

What was the song at the first part when the explosions happed.

I’m not sure if this is true but someone told me that the first 12 episodes were of season 1 and the 13th episode was for season 2.

I thought TUGS is recorded between 1987 and 1989? Simon Nash was only 16 at the time when he voiced Ten Cents. Surely he wouldn’t sound younger than what he normally sounds.

The star that burns twice as bright lasts half as long

Does anyone have the green eyed tugs from pirate or were they made from regular characters like sunshine, top hat and zebedee for the one episode only to be reverted back to their original looks

It was good show I still watch the episodes on KZfaq

Tugs is so underrated. It deserves as much respect as Thomas the tank engine.