No video
Season 1 Review - A Guide to Classic Thomas
Рет қаралды 18,452
Күн бұрынSeason 2 Review here: • Season 2 Review - A Gu...
I love Season 1 of Thomas the Tank Engine, every episode is a classic! There's a lot of great things for the Season I give my thoughts on here.
I've left the comments on, so any thoughts, discussions from any of you are welcome!
Here are the timestamps for the reviews of each episode:
Thomas and Gordon: 0:40
Edward and Gordon: 1:58
The Sad Story of Henry: 3:53
Edward, Gordon, and Henry: 5:18
Thomas' Train: 6:26
Thomas and the Trucks: 7:32
Thomas and the Breakdown Train: 8:38
James and the Coaches: 10:03
Troublesome Trucks: 12:16
James and the Express: 16:02
Thomas and the Guard: 17:25
Thomas Goes Fishing: 19:51
Thomas, Terence, and the Snow: 21:09
Thomas and Bertie: 23:15
Tenders and Turntables: 24:18
Trouble in the Shed: 25:55
Percy Runs Away: 27:41
Coal: 29:52
The Flying Kipper: 31:36
Whistles and Sneezes: 33:56
Toby and the Stout Gentleman: 35:58
Thomas in Trouble: 38:37
Dirty Objects: 40:39
Off the Rails: 42:32
Down the Mine: 44:55
Thomas' Christmas Party: 46:59
Concluding Thoughts: 48:34
Thoughts on the Ringo Starr/ George Carlin Debate: A lot of people consider George’s narration to have much less excitement and more monotone in it compared to Ringo’s, but I think that’s by and large an exaggeration. There are many times where Ringo outdoes George, but most of the time George is on point with him. And there are other times where George does just fine with a quieter tone because he captures the emotion anyway. And that’s because George has a better voice than Ringo. Narration isn’t just about emotion or voice diversity, but also about having a good voice to listen to. Ringo unfortunately has a very bland voice compared to George. And George always tops Ringo in giving characters distinct voices. His narrations capture everything better usually and I think the complaint that he sounds bored compared to Ringo is an unfair exaggeration. In truth, George Carlin was probably the best narrator, with a great voice to listen to, a healthy amount of excitement, and the most iconic range of voices for the characters.
At the end of the review, the score came out for 17 episodes for George Carlin, 7 for Ringo Starr, & 2 are tied. I also created a playlist for the whole season with the recommended (UK or US) version of each episode. Check that out here: • Playlist
Footage from ThomasHDClassics.
Music: Sudrian Afro, MKtheInstrumentalist, & Thomas Themes Extended.
@Regibump37 3 жыл бұрын
5:18 Hey look, it's the episode people forget about when calling Thomas dark!
@WoodenRailwayEdward 4 жыл бұрын
This is probably one of the best T&F reviews I have seen in a while. You are straight to the point,and you let the viewer decide their favorite dub and narraotr. If can't wait for your thoughts on seasons 4 and 5! Good work dude! :)
@thomasthesmallengine7550 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It may be a little bit before I get to those seasons, but stay tuned!
@SodorTrain1225 3 жыл бұрын
Playing for an engine is shunting, spinning on a turntable, racing, etc.
@ToonReel001 3 жыл бұрын
I've come to love Coal/Henry's Special Coal more and more, it just makes you feel so sorry for Henry. I have to say I always thought it was strange they introduced a 'cure' for Henry's illness and then gave him a redesign straight after that made it pointless anyway (no wonder later episodes kept using it), though the more I look at it, it sorta ties into the Fat Controller's handling. There's a recurrent point in Coal that Henry is costing him a crippling amount of money and it would be more productive to just replace Henry with another engine, and yet he never does. It felt equivalent to a farmer having a working horse with a bad ailment, the choices were expensive medicine, an even more expensive operation, or just putting it down and getting a new horse for a fraction of either price. At first the farmer chooses the more sustainable compassionate choice of medicine. After a while it can't heal the horse anymore but it has proven so dedicated and hard working within that time the farmer just goes 'Screw it, give him the op, make him well again'. It really shows the Fat Controller doesn't view his engines as commodities.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty Great Take on it!
@Regibump37 3 жыл бұрын
And people call him a dictator, man they clearly have not seen these episodes.
@russellgxy2905 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was odd how the Ultimate solution followed directly after the Temporary one. Personally, and this goes for the RWS as well, I would've had the Flying Kipper take place a few stories Coal, like put Whistles and Sneezes in between the two episodes, or at the very end of the story, and it just works far better as a conclusion
@pretzels847 3 жыл бұрын
Onistly I think that Ringo’s voce is much more calm than Gorge Carlin and that his voce was perfect for the flying kipper but that’s just my opinion
@oldaccount3250 4 жыл бұрын
This was a pretty great review. Can't wait to see more of these in the future!
@wills_corner 3 жыл бұрын
I always thought of Ringos narration as a parent reading a book to their kid
@tay2229 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he heard about how Reverend Awdry originally got the idea to write the Railway Series and based it on that.
@engineerskalinera 2 жыл бұрын
The music where Thomas travels/is a runaway in Thomas and the Trucks is probably my favorite piece of Thomas music.
@UsefulEngine11 4 жыл бұрын
This is pretty awesome season 1 has always been my favorite a lot of great stories while Ringo Starr was the first narrator I heard I always stick with good old George but this is amazing and I can't wait to see more of these in the future
@TheGingerEngine 7 ай бұрын
A very unique video in a wonderful way. I like how you compare all the different narrators which I've not seen in other reviews. Very well done and enjoyable my friend ☺️🚂🚃
@xanderfoley6641 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing James cry is heartbreaking James is my favorite character
@xanderfoley6641 3 жыл бұрын
I also love Edward Duck BoCo Thomas and Toby
@The101Point1 3 жыл бұрын
Duck is my favorite I also like Edward and Sir Handel alot.
@Ethan52108 4 жыл бұрын
For some reason i just realized New shape Henry doesn't have his wheel arches.
@donaldanddouglas1454 3 жыл бұрын
He doesn't in season 1. After season 2 starts he regains them and keeps them for the rest of the series.
@hugothomas1199 3 жыл бұрын
It’s because mix of A1 and a C1 Atlantic But after flying kipper he was turned into a black 5
@vincentmorris8431 2 жыл бұрын
Or with the splashers, a jubilee
@amitysluzara2022 4 жыл бұрын
I love these types of videos great job! Keep up the great work 😊
@danielboone3770 3 ай бұрын
I've come to love Ringo Starr's US dub of Edward Helps Out due to the more emotion.
@ThomasROBLOXAdventures2007 Жыл бұрын
Nice guide!
@TANKENGINEBLUE 4 жыл бұрын
Great review’ I can’t wait for the next one!
@thomasthesmallengine7550 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Hopefully the next one will be out later this week.
@DOOM_guyEditz433 Жыл бұрын
Completely agree with you on Troublesome trucks. Best part of James’s ark and shows actual character development.
@DOOM_guyEditz433 Жыл бұрын
*arc
@Sammyjk23 3 жыл бұрын
I think the narration is very subjective, if you grew up with one or the other narrators you have a natural preference, for example, growing up with the UK dub means ringos voice just ‘is’ Thomas for mine, but I appreciate the reasoning for your choices here. Good review!
@Zacman1123 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently Ringo did his narration in the span of 8 days.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@Thomasmemoryscentral 3 жыл бұрын
I cant get too mad at that, dodge it take them a year for the show creators at just getting the first season filming completed?
@DrasticFox2004 Ай бұрын
I’m bookmarking here: 13:00
@danielboone3770 3 жыл бұрын
Have to agree with you, Foolish Freight Cars is great! I love it when James shows the greatness inside of him.
@SuperPsychic101 2 жыл бұрын
Hope to see Series 3 soon
@melindasweitzer3494 3 жыл бұрын
Top 5 best of season Thomas episode 5 trouble in the shed 4 Thomas goes fishing 3 Troublesome trucks 2 flying kipper 1 Edward Gordon Henry
@isuckatthesegames7119 2 жыл бұрын
44:56 *proceeds to show pilot footage*
@robbiewalker2831 3 жыл бұрын
I think the reason why James is stuck being vain was because of Edward. Edward is portrayed as the oldest train in the group, despite being small (before Thomas shows up). He would’ve ended up being scrapped for how overdue he is, but the stories he had shows how far he went as a character. Edward is the most developed: he is wise, helpful, and never gives up; he’s like Rev. W Audry’s answer to Tillie, the Little Engine that Could.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Well I don't think any writer believes that one character cannot develop for the sake of another character. That really doesn't make sense.
@xanderfoley6641 3 жыл бұрын
The best season
@ToonReel001 3 жыл бұрын
I tend to prefer George's narration as well (Ringo sounded a bit unenthusiastic in the early points of Season One, to the point you can really tell which lines he dubbed over later in the US version), the exception tends to be lines they redid to sound more 'goody goody'. The ending line in the original Thomas and Gordon/Thomas Gets Tricked or the opening for Troublesome Trucks/Foolish Freight Cars for example.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
True
@samuel-wankenobi 3 жыл бұрын
The sad story of Henry is my favourite episode from season 1 I think it’s one the best the start with
@xanderfoley2945 3 жыл бұрын
Ringo sounds like he is reading it off of a paper for the first time
@Zacman1123 3 жыл бұрын
As much as I love Ringo, you're not wrong.
@ToonReel001 3 жыл бұрын
@@Zacman1123 A lot of Ringo's charm is that he's pretty deadpan, but yeah in Season One, he does sometimes feel a bit dull next to the other narrators. I noticed that in most of the US versions, you can really tell which lines he redubbed because he suddenly sounds way more enthusiastic.
@Zacman1123 3 жыл бұрын
@@ToonReel001 i noticed that too.
@raconbacon 3 жыл бұрын
I really agree with what you said about james and the "troubsome trucks" episode. There is so much more to him than his vanity yet thats all he has been for years
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Mhm. That episode will always be one I love.
@Thomasmemoryscentral 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasthesmallengine7550 Now that I think about, maybe that's why the Brenner era comes close but not close enough to beat the classic series in some areas. They just didnt boil the characters down to one trait
@urtooslow4415 3 жыл бұрын
We miss season 1
@epicc1o1official 3 жыл бұрын
This was my childhood
@RBenjo21 3 жыл бұрын
There’s no way George Carlin says “I suffer dreadfully and no one cares” better than Ringo Starr. No way. Ringo actually gets the emotion of that scene, Carlin doesn’t.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
I've listened to both. Ringo puts too much emphasis on the word dreadfully, and says "no one cares" with absolutely no tone. George you could make the argument isn't putting much into it, but to me that felt deliberate, as if Henry was just defeated. Ringo sounds like he took one take and said it like he had to impress Britt how well he could say the word dreadfully.
@RBenjo21 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasthesmallengine7550 I do notice that in a lot of your judgements you talk about Carlin having more distinct voices for characters. Well, here in the UK 90%+ prefer Ringo to Michael Angelis, even though Angelis had more voices. More does not mean better.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
@@RBenjo21 I admit I haven't watched a lot of Angelis stuff, but from all the UK fans on twitter talking about him after his death, I gathered the general UK opinion was that Angelis surpassed Ringo (At least in his first few seasons). And if you make the argument that more voices doesn't always mean better, then Ringo's voice would have to have some exceptional quality to it to surpass Michael and George, which I don't think he does. Most of what I hear about Ringo from UK fans is how much emotion he puts into it, which is the other big thing I already analyze with the voices.
@xanderfoley6641 3 жыл бұрын
15:20 Brutal they called James a...well
@xanderfoley6641 3 жыл бұрын
Listen at .25 x speed
@LindseyTate13 3 жыл бұрын
My only problem with Edward and Gordon/Edward helps out is that say all the engines were bigger than Edward and they used thomas's model in the sheds in that scene versus in the rws story they had in the sheds Edward Gordon Henry a red engine 98462 and 87546
@Thomasmemoryscentral 3 жыл бұрын
I understand they were being faithful and adapting as much as they could to not stay too far from the boons but certainly one additional line change couldn't have hurt. Perhaps it could have been,"Most of them were bigger than Edward and boasted about it"
@xanderfoley2945 3 жыл бұрын
james and edaward and duck are my favorites
@drwhofan90tardis14 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Could you do series 3? From Michael Angelis and George Carlin
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely on the list
@stacyschmidtfranz445 3 жыл бұрын
Top 5 best season 1 thomas episodes 5 thomas Christmas patry 4 Henry speacil coal 3 a proud day for james 2 Edward and Gordon 1 down the mine
@hazyhope._. 3 жыл бұрын
Really weird. I don't remember Ringo's UK narration being this monotone...
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@godred996 4 жыл бұрын
When’s series 2?
@thomasthesmallengine7550 4 жыл бұрын
Possibly sometime next week
@Ethan52108 4 жыл бұрын
How many seasons will you do?
@thomasthesmallengine7550 4 жыл бұрын
I think 1-8, 17-21, all the movies, and a couple other videos.
@Thomasmemoryscentral 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasthesmallengine7550 Ha, avoiding the nitrogen Miller era. Dont blame you since you'd be struggling to find enough decent stuff in there
@DOOM_guyEditz433 Жыл бұрын
You might wanna review seasons 9-11 because as bad as those seasons are there are some pretty good episodes
@OptimusPrime298 2 жыл бұрын
4:04 I felt season 1-6 was amazing with the narration Season 7-11 is ok but there is some Flanderization with the characters but there are some episodes however.. like respect for Gordon The CGI era is fine but not the same to what britt did there is some good episodes to watch on The big world adventures - it’s crummy and awful kicking Edward and Henry out of the steam team is a bad move to make
@SMPandanic 3 жыл бұрын
there is a Ringo Starr dub of the US one of thomas and besides a few words being changed its just like the UK dub and it bugs me since I've seen these stories a lot and the weird diologe changes throw me off for the Carlin dub anything after season 2 with Carlin it feels natural and not forced oh and I grew up with both dubs so while some George Calin stories feel forced lines the Ringo dub will be my personal favorite of the two dubs in fact some of the episodes I had both the Ringo dub AND the Carlin dub
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
I know about the Ringo US dub; I talk about it in the video.
@UnwantedSelf 3 жыл бұрын
How can anyone choose the US dub.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Well each episode I make my case.
@Matthew-oi6kz 4 жыл бұрын
I hate to be that guy, but unless there is a glitch, the description is empty...
@thomasthesmallengine7550 4 жыл бұрын
I was getting it ready. It should be up now.
@Matthew-oi6kz 4 жыл бұрын
@@thomasthesmallengine7550 Okay, sorry
@thomasthesmallengine7550 4 жыл бұрын
@@Matthew-oi6kz It's fine.
@jakeeyeington92 4 жыл бұрын
27:41
@dustyvidito 3 жыл бұрын
Good reviews for season 1 and 2, I think you would benefit from talking about the story, characters, music and modeling. There’s too much focus on the narration.
@thomasthesmallengine7550 3 жыл бұрын
Well I try and do both. I already talk about the characters, stories, and music, though admittedly I'm not an expert on train models. The narration segments consume a lot of time just because I'm making a case for the narration on each episode with evidence. That's also something different that I haven't seen done before in other reviews.
@xanderfoley6641 3 жыл бұрын
Henry is a tad overrated Out of the original 7 Here’s the ranking 7. Henry 6.Percy 5.Toby 4.Thomas 3.Gordon 2.Edward 1.James
@xanderfoley2945 3 жыл бұрын
season 1 and 3 are my favorite.george carlin is better
@epicc1o1official 3 жыл бұрын
Yes he is
JosinDroplet
Рет қаралды 762 М.