Rest in peace, Peter. After a year or two without _Thomas and Friends,_ I came back to find this era in full swing. Needless to say, it put me off the show until I found Tug's channel. The fact that it was animated by the same people who did _Sausage Party_ is pretty surprising.

21:02 “The thing is, All Engines Go isn’t trying to be Thomas. All Engines Go is trying to be Paw Patrol. No different than any other kids show out there today, they just slap the Thomas branding on it because it’s marketable.” The accuracy of this quote is just uncanny as hell, it’s so true.

13:20 Even Michael Angelis sounds bored out of his mind. He's probably like: "On the Island of Sodor... oh come on, do I have read these lines again?" R.I.P. Peter 🙏

21:25 “As a fan it hurts more, to see Thomas doing wacky stupid cartoon stuff that a train should not be doing, then to see him in a boring formulaic episode but still as a train doing train things.” (Tug) Very true.

I think I get the "Boss" joke. When Sodor engines talk to Sir Topham Hatt they call him "Sir", but since the logging locos are not Sodor engines they don't know what to call him. So they just call him "Boss" and Topham feels offended by this because he is not usually called "Boss".

The Unlucky Tug: I have no Desire to Rewatch again. The Thomas Retrospective: Are you sure about that?

Remember when many considered the Miller era to be the lowest point in the franchise?

“The Nitrogen Era was bad because it was more disappointing, it showed promise but was let down by bad elements, whereas BWBA was just a bad idea from the start and went way too far in a comical cartoony direction.” -Tug I swear truer words have never been spoken.

Just had a realization. Tug says Peter won’t be able to see it, but I believe he’s wrong. Now I’m not an over the top religious person, but I believe Peter is watching this from heaven. Rest In Peace Peter

R. I. P Peter he will live on in our heart

“Would you rather watch a boring baby show? Or a boring baby show that makes you wanna die?”

HiT - competent marketing, average/below average writing Mattel - competent writing, awful marketing To quote Lafayette (The Aristocats): I guess ya can’t win ‘em all, can ya? R.I.P. Peter (Caboose Crazy) 15:49-16:07 - *yes, thank you!* 18:32 - easily my favorite chapter of the video

This era never ever said: "GO F YOURSELF" to the fans like BWBA & All Engines Go...

In my opinion there is one character where the Sharon Miller era always does a good job. And that character is Gordon. He was the only locomotive or road vehicle that was never brain dead or out of character in an episode or a movie. And we all know that the season 6 episode "Thomas the Jet engine" destroyed the friendship between Thomas and Gordon, but luckily the Sharon Miller era repaired the friendship. It's the only era where Gordon and Thomas are friends all the time. And not to mention the era fixed Edward. After the Hit era/New series ruined his character, the Sharon Miller era fixed his (with the exception of 2 episodes).

Imagine being told in 2011 when we were all going mad over how bad series 15 was that the Thomas franchise would in 10 years time become a baby cartoon where the engine jump off the track and would be voiced by children and the narrator would be axed!!!! Mattel makes series 15 look like series 1 and that is tragic!!! And Peter you will forever more live in Thomas fans hearts 💙

It ain’t Sharon Miller’s fault as her works like TGD, HOTR, and BMM were good. I believe HiT forced the three strikes formula just to only make money off the franchise.

10:42 “A lot of shows when they made the CGI switch changed the look of the characters for entirely no good reason”. Bob the Builder: Ready Steady Build: Am I a joke to you?

Rest in Peace Peter, we’ll never forget you to be a Thomas the Tank Engine fan of ours

I think the limitations of working with only models does well for creativity and storytelling. Once you've got endless possibilities with a sandbox like CGI, it's easy to take things too far or make things downright silly. The fact they could tell the original stories with some hand made bits of whatever just makes it great.

18:32 I agree with this entire chapter. I remember when I first heard they rebooted the show and replaced it as a 2-D show and my heart sank. To this day, I will never see Mattel the same way again for what they did to such a childhood favorite of mine. What they did left a hole in my heart that can never be filled. Not to mention, BWBA brought the show back on decline after 5 seasons of gradual improvement after the nitrogen era, and the AEG reboot killed the show. At this point I just can’t deal with Mattel anymore about this stuff. I agree completely with the unlucky tug about this, and this video said it all. (PS rest in peace Peter.)

Oh man, I remember the first time I saw the Nitrogen era. It was painful... I rewatched two years ago, hoping MAYBE it'll be a better watch... I saw that episode where Thomas has this weird belief that he could control a giraffe and I realise "No, it's not gonna get better..." I think the worst episode was James In The Dark. The entire plot was ludicrous. Without that lamp, James has embarrassingly bad vision problems if he can't identify a train less than 10 feet away from him when they have their light on and they're talking to him. James may not be able to see them, but he also can't seem to recognise the voices of those he lives with... It's godawful, but that being said, if you have it on as background noise while you're doing something else (chores around the home, playing a video game, whatever), the experience isn't as bad as opposed to giving it you full attention.

This was the era I grew up watching because I was a British kid born in 2010 so I distinctly remember me waking up at 6:00 in the morning and running downstairs and watching the newest Thomas episode on milkshake (which was a British kids show network), Thomas, postman pat and fireman Sam left a huge impact on me as a kid especially Thomas.

The truth why the Nitrogen Era was written so abysmally in the first place has been under our noses the whole time people. According to Sam Barlow in a SIF interview, the reason the 3 strikes formula became so painstakingly apparent as the show went on following Seasons 8~12 is because it was the writers supposed "idea" of wanting a three act structured story. In all honesty... this actually makes sense now, it must've been pretty difficult to write stories with the amount of creative restrictions the series had at the time. The scripts being rushed as a result of the expectation of a new season every single year wasn't the sole reason for all the poor, formulaic writing after all... the writing crew were pretty much asked to write this way, including Sharon Miller. I can't believe i'm saying this... but i think we all owe her an apology, turns out she was just following orders this whole time. HIT themselves are the real reason why Nitrogen's writing was so bad. As it was the start of a new CGI era, they deliberately chose to add a new formulaic style to the writing in an attempt to freshen things up. I can see the good in what they were trying to do there but it was overall just a huge mistake that wasn't thought through well. Barlow also addressed the irritating "rhyming" issue, apparently the idea there was to try and preserve some of the literary heritage in the CGI series and give the storyteller a little more to do that just read stage directions. It was all meant with the best of intentions, but Barlow does indeed recognise how hated it became though, and for that he has my respect. However though, he continues by saying: *"Thomas is a notoriously hard show to write for."* which to that i say nonsense. Thomas & Friends isn't difficult to write for whatsoever, the foundation for the appeal of the franchise is clear as crystal, your not writing for anything super complex or academy award worthy here, your just writing simple stories about trains with faces doing semi-realistic train things on an island that coincides with events in real life and obeys actual realistic consequences, all you need is a good solid outline and knowledge of the established lore and true original versions of the characters. Simple as. Nothing left to say except this was literally the last video i watched on KZfaq for the night before going to sleep and waking up next morning to discover the channel got terminated... totally not awkward. 😅 R.I.P Peter. You were one of the good ones. 💔 #PositivityForPeter

Rest in Peace Peter, even if i never knew you, thanks for at least requesting one of favorite Tugs video.

"Would you rather watch a boring baby show, or a baby show that makes you wanna die?" - BigEngines87

Man, the ending with the Narnia music, the Tribute to Peter, and even that sponsorship gag, still gets me in the feels. It is such a crying shame that KZfaq nerfed the old channel with all the old comments, views and subscribers. But we still have Nick and his wonderful videos, and that's something to be thankful for.

The video dedicated to Peter will never die.

Rest in Peace once more Peter. Miss you man. Always commend and respect the hell outta Tug for making a video in his honour. Good man

me: ain’t it April? also me: *realises this is his reposted channel after his 1st one got taken down*

The video of Tug and friends reacting to these episodes was absolutely iconic. I rewatched it so many times that I can remember the funniest lines by heart: "Say 'health and safety'. Refuse to elaborate. Leave." "You put this in your top 5, Nick." "Does Charlie just not do work?" "He's a freeloader!" "No, he just goes around bullying old people." "HE'S A TALKING BUS! SAY HIS NAME! TELL HIM TO STOP, DUDE!" "They were riding in Bertie the whole time! And the hand car! The pump car came with them!" "Dowager Hatt can't ride with the peasant working class."

It also kind of suck that the cgi era never brought back any of the hit era characters like Molly, Neville, Murdock, Arthur, Mighty Mac, or the other ones because they could have made some fun and unique story's with them.

15:05 How and i mean HOW Does Harold have enough upward thrust to lift an entire bus

RIP Peter. ❤ This video is Tug and our memorial to you. May it never die fully, and I wish Tug luck!

I know this is a reupload but. I guess Christmas is in April now 😂 *Rest In Peace Peter, you won’t be forgotten* #positivityforpeter

Now I'm interested in how you're basically gonna talk about this era in The Thomas Retrospective in the future. Also, please bring back the chat reaction video if you can. It was hilarious!

Very nice of you to dedicate this to young Peter, mad respect

Probably one of my favorite videos. It managed to critique the show without being all cynical. Also, the beginning tribute to Peter always hits in the feels.

The nitrogen era isn’t the WORST Thomas the tank engine era but it is the laziest in my opinion.

Sodor was modeled originally. Was NEVER, EVER, EVER, supposed to be CGI...JUNK!

I do actually have some favorite Season 14 and Season 15 episodes. Those episodes are: 1. Victor Says Yes (Because we got to see Victor as an Engine who gets overwhelmed by too much work, and not overworked) 2. Merry Winter Wish (One of the best Christmas episodes in the Miller era) 3. O the Indignity (Because I feel like that should have been Scruff's debut, and the last episode felt very non-canon) 4. James to the Rescue (Because we got to revisit James' rivalry with Toby, just like in the Railway Series) 5. Surprise, Surprise (The other best Christmas episode in the Miller era) 6. Stop That Bus! (Because Sharon Miller's main character choice was very good. I still don't like the "Shake Shake Bridge", but I'm glad Sir Topham Hatt sees how dangerous it is.) 7. Stuck on You (Because we got to see Butch as the main character, and believe it or not, he actually is a character made by Britt Allcroft herself) Runners-Up: 1. James in the Dark (Because we did get to see Allicia Botti in concert again) 2. Charlie and Edward (Because of the backwards reference to Bertie's Chase) 3. Toby and the Whistling Woods (Because it feels like one of the only Miller era episodes to be Halloween themed) 4. Henry's Health and Safety (Because I think it's better to see Henry as overcautious, instead of him worrying all the time) 5. Big Belle (Because we revisited Arlesdale End) (Also, the Miller era is NOT the worst. The AEG era was the worst.)

RIP Peter, one year later. We all miss you 😭

I had a realization All Engines Go is 'what if we tried to be like My Little Pony Friendship is Magic', and failed because MLPFIM actually respected its audience, both old and new, everything worked in universe and also had good episodes

The reason why the show went full CGI was due to a small budget. As CGI became more and more popular and model sets became more and more costly, HIT entertainment soon realized that they wouldn't have the budget to continue using the model sets and soon decided to transition completely over to CGI to cut costs.

The one thing this era did that was better than the brenner era was that topham was a controller and not some idiot that gives himself a black eye with a Pattel ball

I always saw the same camera angles was a nod to the model series. It adds to the fact HIT tried to make it clear to the audience that this was the same show but under a new medium. However, unlike how Arc changed things up a bit as the era continued, they did nothing to veer off the “same ol’, same ol,”

The difference between Nitrogen and BWBA is that BWBA actually has a number of good episodes among its roster. Nitrogen only has good "ideas".

Sidenote but I kinda like the Camera shake that Nitrogen implemented, it kinda gives the engines more force they give off of

I totally agree with you. The Nitrogen Era has such shitty writing. Because of this, I refuse to acknowledge this era and most of the episodes from the era are 100% fictional in universe and not apart of the continuity. Some stuff is canon or did happen but most of them aren't. I prefer the Brennersaince myself.

Poor Peter. Rest in Peace man

We all still miss Peter

R.I.P. Peter :( Also, I actually want you to reupload your Rewatch Highlights on these seasons somehow.

Truth be told, I haven't watched a single CGI era episode. That was the time when I grew out of the show and I only just finished my watch/rewatch of season 8 a week ago. But based on things I've heard, I am not excited for this era.

Rest In Peace Peter, you will be missed dearly.

24:54 The beginning of every Unlucky Tug video once he reaches 1 million subs.

Wow we’re already at this video? Wow, Tug has been CRANKING! I have a feeling Peter did see this video from the other side, and I hope he is happy with your work, man.

12:25 - I like how he stretches the background image and says “LAZY WRITING!”. It’s hilarious.

12:24 L A Z Y W R I T I N G

Another problem with this era is that the character of authority just suddenly appears out of nowhere. Not all episodes do that, but most do.

R.I.P Peter you will live on in my heart, unlucky, tug’s heart and all of your heart. We love you, Peter.

Season 15... my least favourite CGI season. Also R.I.P Peter :(

Great look into the Nitrogen era, I think the fact you’ve only watched a few episodes to represent your thoughts on the era as a whole says it all, if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all, the episodes have little variety and are not worth watching other than to look back at the state of Thomas in those times, no growth or improvement between seasons unlike the Brenner era, the movies for this era ranged from great to horrendous, but the show itself… just… boring, and mediocre, strong contrast there, R.I.P Peter, we’ll never forget you

I always felt like Mattel benefited from what HiT learned as they transitioned Thomas to cgi. If it wasnt for HiT, Matell wouldnt have had its temporary Thomas Renaissance.

Glad to see you making a comeback one video at a time :)

I remember being like 7 or 8, I had a dream their mouths started moving out of nowhere and they started dancing, it actually scared me. So much so that I vividly remember what it looked like in that dream. After that, I swore I’d they ever changed it into an animated show, I’d stop watching. I didn’t watch much Thomas when I was in high school, but sure enough, I was 16 or 17, and I saw an add for the CGI Thomas, and I was PISSED! But, it’s not nearly as bad as it looked in my dream, I was picturing late 90s / early 2000s CHEAP CGI, and to their credit, it’s not ALL bad!

KZfaq doesn’t understand why it means to KZfaqrs like us and even Peter

Where the link? In all seriousness it’s weird knowing the lucky tug channel is also gone as well

This era was promising but I was a big letdown

one of the greatest downsides of youtube's tomfuckery is the loss of that lucky tug side channel reaction video I don't know how many times I watched it and it cracked me up every single time I think that one "you guys better not be watching jumping jobi wood without me" moment will live in my brain rent free till the day I die

Glad to see this video again, I really liked this video, it was so dang enjoyable and funny seeing you react to this horrible era of thomas and friends. Sure got a bunch of laughs out of me. We Salute you Peter, may you rest in piece. Edit: also I wish the Lucky Tug would come back lol

Rest in Peace, Peter...to the boy who never grew up, you're in Neverland now....

I think The Miller Era is worse than BWBA, but better than AEG.

Peter would *undoubtedly* have been overjoyed by not just this video, but perhaps by how many people enjoyed what he inspired.

Please tell me you're gonna reupload the reaction highlights video to these seasons. That's one of my favorite videos of yours.

Having gone through multiple heart surgeries, that is one of my greatest fears. R.I.P Peter. You will be very missed

Okay, at 19:43 Emily with a wide screen shot at a forest is absolutely beautiful.

We need to put up a well put togethered report about multiple people wanting to self-terminate because of season 25. Also I mostly grew up on the HIT and Nitrogen era up until I turned 13 and watched the Brenner and classic era much more.

Not gonna this era wasn’t too bad but definitely mid. And compare this to BWBA and All Engines go this looks like a good era.

I think that season 16 its the best of the Nitrogen era.I like episodes like:Whif's wish,happy birthday sir, welcome Stafford, don't bother Victor,Percy and calliope and the other's

Interesting fact The Logging Locos don't really appear in BWBA or AEG but they do in the Brenner-Era and the Nitrogen-Era

I wouldn't say that it's the worst Era but it's definitely bad

I grew up with this era when i was bron in 2009 and i loved and it wasnt because of the lazy writing because this era made me like thomas because he still haved his core appeal which is the realistic world

It sucks that Thomas was reduced to being a dumb kids show, it honestly hurts to see

19:43. This scene with Emily driving past is beautiful

May God comfort him in heaven amen

R.I.P. PETER, REST IN POWER

Don't @ me on this, but I'd rather have Magic Railroad (Director's cut with P.T. Boomer) mentioned a lot in the series more than Misty Island. R.I.P. Peter

Seriously I swear in this point of the series, the narrator sounds like he’s losing the will. But this series will be better than all engines go because at least this series stuck to the charm of the show. They probably wrote it for babies because babies like consistency so they constantly wrote the stories the same way for babies to understand. But the writers didn’t understand that Thomas wasn’t a baby show. It was something for everyone to love. I’m a beginner fan because I didn’t grow up watching Thomas. But it grew on me and now I understand , respect and love the show. If only the writers understood this too.

15:30 I can't stand this narrator. He sounds like he's talking down to you so badly.

R.I.P Crazy Caboose Creations (2004 - 2021) Originally uploaded on my birthday!

We will miss you Peter hope you’re watching this with Jesus and idk Walt Disney or something

The Engines are supposed to call him, Sir. Like Thomas did in The Adventure Begins

RIP Peter

I grew up watching the model era, the hybrid era, some of the Brenner era, and the Sharon Miller era. While looking back at the Sharon Miller era, yes, it’s bad writing wise, but it at least tried to be faithful to their previous source material instead of acting so nuts about what happens in the episodes. Plus despite the episodes being one-trick ponies, they at least had some charming elements, those of which you listed in this video. However, there was also one other thing that the era did (that also the Brenner era did) that kept me watching it was seeing old characters return at times like Diesel 10, Butch, and even the narrow gauge engines. It was one of those things that helped me stay connected up to the Brenner era, where I was still connected to the show.

This is the era that was on TV when my kids were young. I'd grew up with the first two seasons in the 80s and had great memories that this era really soured when watching with my kids. I had to dig out my old VHS copies of the first two seasons from my mum's attic to show my kids what this should _could_ be. RIP Peter!

10:01 I *think* with the "boss gag" whoever that is was supposed to call him "sir." I mean, he is literally a sir anyway, but even if he was not, "boss" sounds to casual or American maybe to some more uptight British people. If you're American yourself I can see how the joke makes bugger all sense to you. Source: am British and have had/seen some teachers and scout leaders etc get pissy for not being called the exact right term of respect, even it was still a widely accepted term of respect they were called.

10:43 Actually Tug, The 2015 Reboot Wasn’t Bob The Builders’ Sole CGI Incarnation, It Was Actually The Second, The True First CGI Version Of Bob The Builder Was The 2010-2011 Side Series, Ready Steady Build

It sucks hard both because Peter had a heart surgery and didn't make it, and the fact that you lost your Lucky Tug channel #PositivityForPeter 12:44 16:58 8:51

Now i wanna see the whole reaction thing un edited

With unlucky tug back from the dead I wanna see what else your gonna upload and reupload

At here 13:20-38 I can easily imagine the narrator getting bored of saying “on the island of sodor” and I find that funny.