TUGS - Production History (Behind the Scenes)

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It's time to look into TUGS production history before we can move onto season 3 of Thomas. Including the facts about the crazy filming schedules and the pressures Clearwater Features faced during this production. So come and dive into how the production of TUGS went for David Mitton and his crew!
Music by: ‪@DanDarmawan‬ , ‪@MKtheinstrumentalist‬ , ‪@KnapfordMaster98‬ & ‪@upsidenow‬
Archival Footage & Photos thanks to: ‪@TheTUGSProject‬ , ‪@TheStarSwitcher‬ & ‪@JohnsonandNoddy‬
Behind the Scenes Photos can be found here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
Pre-Production: 1:42
Production: 7:02
Post-Production: 10:43
The End of Clearwater Features: 13:15
Outro: 14:42
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@ernie7554 4 ай бұрын

I love how this show is essentially what happens when you give that creative friend way, WAY too much money

@CraneProductions27 9 ай бұрын

That was a great video. There was quite a lot that went into the show. But it's so sad that the show hit BIG problems along the way.

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@lukegreen5341 3 ай бұрын

2:47 Awesome Behind The Scenes Look About TUGS The Original Series. Thanks Mate. X

@stuffoffthetelly5927 8 ай бұрын

TVS didn't *quite* go bankrupt at that time - They had acquired MTM Enterprises in 1988 and had ambitions to become a big international player rather than just a regional ITV franchise when suddenly the Broadcasting Act 1990 was passed by the UK government, which changed the entire system of how ITV franchises were awarded. Suddenly TVS (having bought MTM for 190 Million) had to start cutting costs to prepare for the upcoming franchise auction and downscaled their productions and made redundancies. When the auctions came around the following year TVS lost out because they were judged to have bid too high! There were alot of politics behind all this of course!

@amitysluzara2022 9 ай бұрын

Its a shame how Tugs came to an end :(

@TheZacDJ 6 ай бұрын

As a former TVS employee, TVS did not go bust in 1990. The upcoming auction of TVS's broadcast licence in 1991, caused massive cutbacks. The licence was lost, and TVS handed over to Meridian TV on 1 January 1993, but TVS wasnt finally wound up til well into the 21st Century, having been bought and sold by Flextech, and finally being bought by Disney. Disney cleared out the TVS studios, and in the process destroyed all the production paperwork for virtually every TVS show. TVS Television: gone, but never forgotten. PS: It's spelt PRODUCTION. You missed the 'C' out in the onscreen Astons.

@thomasthetankman111 6 ай бұрын

Hi Zac, this is a really interesting read. Strangely most sources online says the loss of franchise for TVS began in 1990 with its last broadcast in 1992. However, the loss of franchise in 1990. Is what caused TUGS demise. The actual shutting of TVS was not important to my video as my fan base would deffo stop watching. So it needed to have a quick summary. I was more using what I could find. But, did not know about the rest of the history here. Very Interesting. PS: Unfortunately I can't change 'production' in the video now. I was jet-lagged while making this.

@lukegreen5341 3 ай бұрын

9:45 I've Got Those Two Cracking TUGS Titles On Video From eBay Twice. The First One Is The 1988 Castle Vision Home Video And TVS Television Home Video UK VHS Release Of TUGS The Original Series Volume 1 Sunshine And Other Stories Which I Got This From eBay Just After The City Of Tokyo In Japan And It Came With The 1993 The Video Collection UK VHS Re Release Of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends The Original Series Season 2 Volume 11 The Runaway And Other Stories. The Second One Is The 1988 VHS Release Of TUGS The Original Series Volume 2 Munitions And Other Stories Which I Also Got This From eBay Back In April 2019 And They Are Both Super Awesome And They Were Hot Sellers. Thanks A Lot Mate. X

@johannesbols57 17 күн бұрын

I await T&F Season 3 report.

@cadenthecadburyengine8198 9 ай бұрын

Seems about right to me, nice editing and researching!

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@abbeyroadfan94-J.P 9 ай бұрын

Awesome work can't wait to see when you talk about shining time

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

That will be for my magic railroad video. It will only be brief mentioning how they were linked

@SuperJacob2006 8 ай бұрын

Great video. TUGS is a really awesome TV series next to Thomas And Friends. It sucks that TUGS only had 1 season and 13 episodes, but it's still an awesome show to watch. Of course, I was born in 2006, so I didn't watch the show when it first came out back in 1989. However, up until this year, I would watch episodes on KZfaq. Nevertheless, TUGS is really awesome to watch - Despite the problems and issues the show's creators had to face after filming the 13th episode.

@RailwayTugboatStudios 6 ай бұрын

Imagine if TUGS actually managed to make a success. Then it would probably make it to the CGI series like TTTE. Now that would look cool.

@harrisonallen651 9 ай бұрын

It was likely we didn’t see the Tugs models in Thomas and the magic railroad due to copyright issues rather than the clash between David and Britt

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

Well I think Britt simply didn’t want her film to be a colab film with Tugs. That wasn’t her creation and didn’t make sense. Copyright issues with itv. might have caused an issue if that was ever going to be the plan. But tugs was never going to appear in TATMR. David asked about it. Britt said no.

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching btw!

@harrisonallen651 9 ай бұрын

@@thomasthetankman111 from what I saw on the Thomas wiki, the tugs props were shipped over to Canada during magic railroads filming, but were ultimately left unused. Magic Railroad was also meant to have a sequel ( likely sometime around late 2001 ) so there’s a chance that we could’ve had the Sodor engines interact with the likes of Ten Cents, Sunshine, O.J etc.

@robnewman6101 9 ай бұрын

Wow.

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed!

@robnewman6101 9 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@emmabou-ali1280 Ай бұрын

When are you doing the production history of series 3

@matthewgersch1901 9 ай бұрын

Nice Video

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

@matthewgersch1901 9 ай бұрын

Your Welcome

@thesudriana016 9 ай бұрын

It didn't help for TUGS to come to the US when Salty's Lighthouse was created and disgraced the legacy of its roots entirely. Not to mention so much wacky editing going on.

@Ink-454 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video, but it makes me really sad to see how tugs never suceeded.

@thomasthetankman111 8 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%. Thanks for watching!

@Ink-454 8 ай бұрын

@@thomasthetankman111 no problem!

@BigLightning4360 9 ай бұрын

What's the last music piece at the end of the video?

@specialtrees237 9 ай бұрын

A cover of the ending theme to TUGS done by Upside Down ( which I've linked here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7ucjaye0LaWoHU.html )

@thomasthetankman111 9 ай бұрын

That is upsidenow’s orchestral piece of the tugs theme

@kadenrobinson7067 24 күн бұрын

The only reason why you made it look like this is because you're reviewing tugs and you made it just look like the unlucky tug clever

@thomasthetankman111 21 күн бұрын

I mean this is more a video on the production of making TUGS as part of my production of Thomas the Tank Engine Series. Wouldn't say this is a review of TUGS. Unlucky Tugs videos are not related to this really. He does a completely different thing( (reviewing). Mine is just about the literal making of the show. Hope you enjoyed the video though!