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The Thomas & Friends theme music plays during the opening and closing credits of all episodes and most Home Video Releases. Throughout the years, it has had several versions written by different composers. Mike O'Donnell stated in an interview that, after he and Junior Campbell were approached about writing music for the TV series, they produced three demos; one ended up as the Series 1-7 ...
The first series of Thomas & Friends started airing on 9 October 1984 in the UK. Ringo Starr narrated its twenty-six episodes in the UK, later re-dubbing twenty-five for the US. George Carlin dubbed the entire series for the US. All episodes in the first series were adaptations of The Reverend W. Awdry's stories, with the exception of an episode written by the staff, Thomas' Christmas Party, a ...
Lorenzo is an Italian tender engine from Verona. He has a coach named Beppe. Whilst looking for treasure with his coach Beppe, Lorenzo once wandered into an old mine, where he ran out of steam and soon became stuck. He was left in the mine for years, becoming a legendary tale to those above ground and used as a cautionary tale by Gina about curiosity. When Thomas got lost in the same mine, he ...
Henry the Green Engine - the sixth book in the Railway Series Henry (Story Library book) - a book in the My Thomas Story Library series. Henry (Engine Adventures) - a book in the Engine Adventures series. Henry (1997 magazine story) - a magazine story published in 1997. Henry (1998 magazine story) - a magazine story published in 1998. Henry (2000 magazine story) - a magazine story published in ...
Rocky was introduced as a new character for the tenth series in 2006 and was created by Sharon Miller. Rocky was introduced as a way to feature more cranes, and replaced the Breakdown Train since his debut. Following its return in the form of Judy and Jerome, he appears at a semi-regular rate. During the production of the tenth series, two models of Rocky were built. One was built with the ...
Harold is a fictional helicopter created by the Rev. W. Awdry. He first appeared in the second series episode Percy and Harold, which first aired in 1986. His last appearance was in the twenty-fourth series episode The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge, which was released in 2021. Harold is based on a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter. Harold’s original model was custom built by model makers, Paul Knight ...
Winston is Sir Topham Hatt's red track inspection car and his private mode of transportation on the North Western Railway. Winston is based on a Type 4B two-seat Wickham Trolley. The Mainland Inspection Trolley shares the same basis. One example of this type of trolley can be seen at Swindon Steam Museum. Winston is painted two-tone red with a black frame and wheels. He has brass hinges, a ...