As a deaf person,Henry’s ark is so relatable

i hated hearing henry being removed from the tv series. this helps explain why. being on the spectrum my life is always difficult. gotta admire henry’s courage for never giving up when he was down

After hearing about the lore around Henry's original shape makes me so sad because it's not his fault.

The Flying Kipper, along with being a great episode in its own right has one of the most important morals of the whole show: Sometimes bad things just happen through no fault of your own, but regardless of how low life can bring you things can turn out better than they were before. I don't know if that was the intended moral or not, but when it hit me it made me realize just how special the episode was. Misfortunes happen to everyone, so it's important to remember that even if it seems like things can't get worse you should never give up on life because you might just end up better off than you were before. It's an extremely important moral that everyone should keep in the back of their mind.

Growing up with ADHD I found Henry’s arc very relatable

This is why Henry’s my favorite character. He has such an inspiring arc and honestly might be the most relatable

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Hehey big fan of your content great to see you enjoyed my video. I was heavily inspired by Unlucky Tug's Sodor's Finest video on Gordon and just really wanted to gush over how much I enjoyed Henry's story I 100% agree he's the most relatable

Henry the green engine is a masterpiece of a character.

@isuckatthesegames7119

2 жыл бұрын

I am a masterpiece

@percythelittlegreenengine1507

2 жыл бұрын

green is truly the only color for a proper engine tho brown is pretty nice to

@DodotheNickelodeonFanboy

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Henry is a gray character

@LazyOldFusspot_3428

8 ай бұрын

Based fact

This is exactly why Henrys arc is my favourite arc of the entire show

@giulianodervelociraptorder734

2 жыл бұрын

Is Henry your favorite character in Thomas ?

@amitysluzara2022

2 жыл бұрын

@@giulianodervelociraptorder734 joint favourite with Percy

Technically the express in a named train, being dubbed, “The WildNorWester”

I have autism and Henry taught me an important lesson about overcoming disabilities

4:38-4:46 And needless to say, the Fat Controller wasn't too pleased when he find out that he had been tricked.... "I wanted an Atlantic!" He would fume. "And that ____ ____ _____ sent me *that!"*

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

I so do wish I can own a copy The big Island of Sodor history book one day for gems like that 😂

@stuartbarclay7940

2 жыл бұрын

@@usualblokeluke Me too!😆

@isuckatthesegames7119

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I’m a nice boi why would he scream like that just because I was brought as a scam?

@arhivesiamintirialeluitudo8960

Жыл бұрын

What did The Fat Controller actually say?

Even the Wilbert never liked Henry, Henry is an example.

@giulianodervelociraptorder734

2 жыл бұрын

Wilbert didn’t like Henry in the 1940er-1950er because of the illustration of Henry.Henry has very inconsistent with his old shape in the Rws .After ,,Henry the green engine “where Henry became his new shape(Black 5) he began to like Henry. He made 2 wonderful storys named ,,Tender for Henry “and ,,Super Resuce “.

@onetrackmind3558

2 жыл бұрын

@@giulianodervelociraptorder734 ah I see

With STH being a father, I could see him comforting the engines, possibly. In fanfics, he cries over them, wiping tears in a fic called A Sacrifice For Those You Love over Edward being badly.

Henry is my favorite character as I find him the most interesting, he starts off very ill and weak, made fun of for it and very depressed, but then later on things take a turn for the better, he gets special coal, crashes and then ends up getting reshaped and no longer needing special coal, he becomes a lot healthier, stronger and even gave Gordon a run for his money, and in the show he expresses a more soft side showing that he likes nature, unlike most other characters in the main cast, I was pretty invested in his journey.

Henry is a based on an early drawing of one of the prototype A1s that were never built not a hybrid of a C1 and a A1, Wilbert Awdry never said that he was a hybrid

i used to hate how when the trains cried when they had an accident and the fat controller was mad because they cried but praised them when they didnt cry

As an autistic person with anxiety as well, I love Henry as a character and while it may have been unintentional, he’s a fantastic representation for disabled people and how to be just as useful regardless of what disability you have. I’ve learned to embrace my disabilities with pride and Thomas has really showed me to keep being proud of it.

The arc

@West_Coast_Gang

2 жыл бұрын

I got a heart

You've touched on a lot of the same feelings I've had about Henry's arc! I was always happy to see such a valuable lesson about mental health in such an old piece of children's media. Fantastic video!

Henry is one of my favorites as his disability struggle is something I can wholeheartedly relate to. I have ASD and I can totally relate to the disadvantages the disability can bring. But you still show what you are made of and show you are not defined just by what ails you.

16:59 Henry: Achoo shoe Captions: I chew shoe.

Henry has always been my favorite character, who is the main character in my favorite episode ever, the flying kipper. I really relate to him as a character. Fantastic video!

@isuckatthesegames7119

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video! What you said at 17:34 felt very personal to me. Like many Thomas fans, I am on the autism spectrum, and by watching this video I’ve realized how much I can relate to Henry since I’ve been in situations where I’ve been expected to work at the level of other people and working to overcome these kinds of challenges with the support of people who will do whatever it takes to make accommodations so that I can do my best and reach my full potential, despite having people who may try and pick on me for not being like them or having days when things feel difficult. I’ve always loved Thomas growing up, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown appreciate the show even more, and this is one example why🙂

@usualblokeluke

3 жыл бұрын

I'm on the autistic spectrum as well, probably less severe than how it was when I was younger but still noticeable. I saw this show, particularly Henry's episodes as not just good at teaching about overcoming life obstacles, but preparing me for intense situations like exams or living on my own for the first time. So long as theres people for support, you can accomplish things in your own time.

@The_Autistic_Prime

2 жыл бұрын

Me to

@isuckatthesegames7119

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Autistic_Prime Edward your really on the autism spectrum. Well your an engine so I guess I can say also as an engine *I have autism*

@The_Autistic_Prime

2 жыл бұрын

@@isuckatthesegames7119 yes Henry I do indeed! But the again, I think there’s a little bit of autism in all of us

@isuckatthesegames7119

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Autistic_Prime I’m sure there is

I had so many things go wrong so my parents pulled out the fat controller move and tried to see what's wrong and eventually we learned I had to be on antidepressants and that I'm on the autism spectrum, I have never felt better!

Henry, best character ever!(my opinion)

I found your channel on a nostalgia fueled binge of Thomas content here on youtube and have been watching through your vids since, and I wanted to say as a fellow neurodivergent (adhd in my case) kid that loved thomas, this is the one that sold me on your content. Aside from being a well made vid technically, it hit really close to home and the affection you have for this series and its characters is infectious keep up the good work mate, you've earned a well deserved subscriber

Henry wasn’t necessarily my favorite but he was up there and this video showed me why. Because out of every other engine, me and so many other people know and understand what he went through and how much we can relate to his struggles.

About narrow gauge engines and named trains, if I recall correctly, Duke had a named train on the Mid Sodor railway called "the picnic." He was pulling it during the events of You Can't Win.

@usualblokeluke

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that's true

This video feels like a ,,More as a kids show" video.

Wow. Man, I love Henry too. All those stories are so special for me, especially "The Flying Kipper".

Henry is my favorite character of the entire series because of what he teach us: *"Life is hard, in more ways than you think, sometimes you would suffer dreadfully and no one would care or undertand and that would make any of us to throw in the towel and just stop trying, but Henry is different, everysingle time that life throws anything to him, he always gets back up and keeps going either with a tier, a grumble or a smile, He never gives up. He teach us that when nobody cares about you the only one who can care is you"* Such an outstanding character and I'm very glad that this masterpiece of a video exist. Also isn't just me or Henry is bassically the Spider-Man of Thomas and friends XD

As a person with autism, this is quite relatable for me!

Great video about Henry's arc in season 1 .

I wish they did something like this with derek since he’s a lot like old henry.

13:56 Oh wow. I did not expect that

@mrsbrown9

Жыл бұрын

Me neither

I didn't really watch much Thomas & Friends (or rather Shining Time Station since I'm from the US) as a kid but recently started watching the classic series because KZread started recommending me Thomas stuff for some reason. I've watched the first three seasons and Henry was an instant fave. Such a great and inspiring character.

Let me just say an amazing video!!! Henry is my favorite character in all of Thomas and friends ever since I was little. it was great to hear from someone else that they had the same feelings any motions that I had during these episodes. You have pointed out every scene and every episode that I enjoy the most of Thomas and friends. it’s nice to see someone else appreciate these episodes for what they are and what story they told. it makes me proud to be a Henry fan, and make me more happy that Henry is my favorite character. Once again an amazing video. I can tell you put a lot of work into it and let me just tell you as a fan, I really appreciate it.👍👍🙂

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. I'm happy to see this video get the reach that it has to fans even 1 whole year after its release. Glad you enjoyed it :)

17:00 Ringo Starr saying a Pokemon's name

And just think, if HIT wouldn't have stepped in and taken over, we more than likely would've seen a model series rendition of "Super Rescue", arguably the end of Henry's fantastic arc of not belonging, with him getting the last laugh while pulling two whole trains home BY HIMSELF. God that would've been beautiful to see on the screen...

Very nice video, Luke. Being autistic myself, I can definitely relate to Henry, so it's little wonder he's probably my favourite character - in fact, I even wrote a review of the book for the SiF a long time ago, and it was pretty much exploring the same undertones. I'm actually inclined to think your take is better in many ways. On a sidenote, you're right about the majority of the narrow gauge engines not having named trains or signature trains to themselves, but it's worth noting that Duke did have "the Picnic" to his credit.

Well said mate. My favorite Engine at the moment is a obscure but fan made tank engine named Timothy the tank engine of the lbscr. (Just remove the demon characteristics) But aside from him, Henry is my closest second favorite engine as like him struggled with bloody Autism of all thing's. So when it comes to handicaps Henry is seemingly relatable.

i just remembered how i used to watch TTTE as a kid and i had some vague memories about Henry having basically the train equivalent of a chronic illness or disability and them providing him accomodations in the form of special coal, and that as a non disabled person i thought it was a sweet episode... i'm glad disabled fans of the show like him just as much!!

When you put it like that, this is actually very pleasant.

Great video about how my story is a masterpiece

I was just watching Thomas and found this in suggested it really helped me because I was feeling down thank you for doing this and God bless you

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help 😁

Fantastic vid! Henry was always one of my favourites as a kid too. He has one of the most interesting characters in the series, and you explained this perfectly

The crash scene was the only scene in the whole series that scared me 💩less as a kid

Excellent video growing up I never thought of how much significance Henry brings to the show I gotta say you changed my perspective amazing story telling and editing!

There’s actually a real-life Henry: BR 71000 _”Duke of Gloucester”._ The only BR Standard Class 8 ever built, constructed in 1954 to replace No. 46202 _”Princess Anne”,_ which had been destroyed in an accident in 1952. However, _Duke of Gloucester_ had terrible steaming problems and fuel efficiency. Rather than try to figure out what was wrong, BR just sent the engine away to be scrapped. While it was waiting to be scrapped, a bunch of rail fans pooled their money and bought 71000 in order to preserve it. During the _thirteen years_ it took to restore the _Duke,_ it was discovered that it hadn’t been built to the specifications required by the schematics. The funnel it was built with was too small and didn’t work well with the valve gears, and the ash pan and intake dampers for the firebox were also too small and strangled its air supply. After replacing those parts with the ones 71000 was supposed to have had all along, they discovered that _Duke of Gloucester_ might be the most powerful and most efficient 4-6-2 to have ever been built in Britain. To this day, the _Duke_ is pulling coaches full of tourists on the mainline, and is one of the most popular steam engines in the world. People who’ve had the chance to operate 71000 describe it as seeming to always want to go even faster. When I first heard the story of _Duke of Gloucester,_ I made the mistake of imagining it as a _Railway Series_ character, and subsequently spent the next hour bawling my eyes out. _He just wanted to be a Really Useful Engine but he couldn’t and his owners didn’t love him and sent him away to be scrapped and he sat all alone for years thinking that he was a Bad Engine and nobody would ever love him or want him but then a bunch of people came and told him that they loved him and wanted him and they saved him and fixed him up and discovered that he was actually one of the best steam engines ever but his original owners built him wrong and sent him away instead of fixing him because they were stupid people who never should’ve been put in charge of the railway and everyone hates them now and it serves them right and now he’s a Really Useful Engine and he gets to pull coaches full of people who come from all over to see him because of how wonderful he is and he’s so happy and living his best life now and I’m crying again just typing this._

This is such a good analysis. I love Henry even more now. Keep up the good work!

AWESOME VIDEO MATE 👏👏👏👏 I have autism so T&F always made me smile also I’ve been a Henry fan all my life.

Henry was the first engine I was introduced to when I was 3 years old on my Great-Grandmothers 100th birthday 🎂 and he has had a special place in my heart ❤️ ever since so sad 😢 that both he and Edward have been reduced to background characters in the pointless reboot series. Thanks for sharing this interesting video on one of my favorite engines story arcs👍

I have a learning disability which I struggled with when I was a kid. I took special education classes all throughout my school years since then.

13:55 I know my father said back then everyone was racist but I didn't know that in the railway series of all the things it'd have the n word

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@alexfogg381

2 жыл бұрын

That word WASN'T as TABOO as it is these days, but in truth the story worked without it anyway.

Just like anyone who is in the TTTE community who is on the spectrum like me, can easily relate with Henry and/or call him the most favorite character out of everyone else in the shed. I was diagnosed with mild autism at an early age, and before that happened, I was very knowledgeable, and I was even opening up my vocabulary with more complex words in books. All of that was about to change when I was 2 or 3 years old... At the time I was doing really good and learning really easily, then I was starting to get sick. I was getting worse, and I was developing a fever that was creeping towards 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Both of my parents were concerned to the point where I was going to potentially die, so they took me into the ER to get looked at to see if someone could help me feel better. I was taken in and after about a day or so, the doctor had news for my parents. At some point either before or during the early part of my sickness, my brain was starting to develop autism (probably right before the sickness). They definitely noticed a difference when I came home. They had to learn sign language until I would be able to physically speak, and because of that, my speech and vocabulary skills dropped very fast. I wouldn't be able to read books properly until I was probably 8 or 9 years old. One thing that I was able to understand though was how to relate with those similar to me at a younger age. I was easily able to identify with Henry, and more often than not, Henry was my role model. If I played with my Thomas toys with my older brother, I would always go with Henry. I knew Henry had the power and strength had he could literally do anything, and still get the job done with a very proud smile on his face (this was when I was 5ish years old when I was identifying with Henry). Henry went through hell and back again from the beginning, and he will always be the strongest and unbeatable character, that we as people who fall on the spectrum, will be in life.

@MikesAutoWorld

2 жыл бұрын

And where I am at now?? I am now going to get married at some point next year, and I have never thought of myself getting to that point due to being bullied and made fun of at a younger age. I always thought that I was ugly, and every girl was way out of my league, but now I realize that isn't the case at all... At some point, I will have a child in the future with my wife, and if they have autism too, I know what will help them out to make them feel so much better. If anyone has any doubts about themselves in long-term relationships/relationships in general, having a family, having careers, and even thinking that life will ever be amazing, watch any video about Henry as a character and look at others who aren't considered being "nOrMaL" by the overall public. You can do anything in life if you have the support to help you get there, and the willpower to keep going no matter what...

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikesAutoWorld A powerful story to share there mate. It really goes to show how far simply relating to a fictional character can help us in times when we think all is lost Bravo for overcoming the odds stacked against you Best of luck with the wedding next year, you deserve it

@MikesAutoWorld

2 жыл бұрын

@@usualblokeluke Thank you, I greatly appreciate it!!! I hope all is doing well with you, and I appreciate what you do in the TTTE community!! You're one of the best!!

@bladegriggs4090

Жыл бұрын

So glad you had henry as your role model. How are you doing now? @Michael Bartholomew

Just watching this for the first time and the transition to Whistles and Sneezes where you lined up the music timing to Henry's wheel noises and his whistle watered my crops.

Absolutely amazing you got so much from the stories more than I ever did. The history behind the designer of each Train was very interesting. Love it👌

People who have disabilities or are going through a rough time can relate to Henry These people have experienced the sadness that comes with their disability/struggle like how Henry was sad about his steaming problems and fearing that he might be replaced by someone else Henry's steaming problems can symbolize the person's disability or physical/mental struggle. The crash can symbolize the point where they reach out for help or start adapting to their disability. The Crewe rebuild can symbolize them pushing through their struggle and emerging a better and stronger person. These people can look up to Henry and give them the hope that one day they too will either recover fully or overcome their challenge and emerge a stronger person like Henry

Those 3 little punks who threw stones at the coaches never got enough time outs or spankings then!

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

To anyone from KZread HQ who happens to read this comment We here at Usual Bloke Luke (or just me) do not condemn child violence We do however find them being sneezed at by steam engines hilarious

Henry and James are my two favorite characters.

I wish The Unlucky Tug see this video .

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

I'd be honoured if he did

Another great video! Though not my favorite character Henry has slowly grown to be among my favorite chracters from show also Flying Kipper is special for me as its first episode I remember watching thomas as a kid and made me intrested in thomas again after so many years.

Amazing video! This completely sums up why Henry is my favorite character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

I found a intressting fact about ,,Coal" .This episode has a orginal version and a restord versoin .In the restord version when Henry was backs into the siding bulding and he stop and after he leaves siding soon afterward.In orginal version didn' t happend this goof .

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Well spotted Yeah I found that a bit weird that didn't use that version for the restored version, must have gotten lost

Phenomenal video! Keep it up!

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I shall 😁

Hi Luke, I want to tell you that you that this video was interesting to watch because of the morals that you have learnt from watching this episodes about Henry and it made sense to why he is your favourite character. I could also relate to Henry in those three episodes from the first series of Thomas the Tank Engine because I’ve always felt like that in the workspace and nobody understands my struggles although I do try and work hard, but I know that there is support provided to help me. Listening to talk about these episodes in more detail has made me feel sorry about the character Henry. And finally, you said in your first review that this television show works for autistic people, and I suffer from autism too and with that this was a show I found easy to watch through my childhood. You’ve done s good job with your Thomas the Tank Engine reviews so far, I’ve felt I’ve learnt a lot more about the show itself

Over the years, Henry became my favorite character of any media because as I grew up, I saw myself in heaven, and I love him because of that

i love this video

Great video my guy!

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great work, very well done.

keep up the great work , u remind me of unlucky tug guy

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! His Sodor's Finest video on Gordon was a heavy inspiration for this video tbh as I wanted to explore how I could discuss the show to a professional and heartfelt in depth degree like he does

@mrsbrown9

7 ай бұрын

@@usualblokeluke very good very nice

You should hear the Johnny Morris versions of these stories

I wonder if sir topham hatt was considering crew even before his kipper accident.

How Thomas and friends (sadly) *taught* about overcoming disabilities

As somone who has only one arm i can relate to Henry

Do you believe the whole two Henry Theory?

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

I do not believe the theory no As interesting as a theory it is, I find it odd that a clone engine can be built with all the memories of the original.

@onetrackmind3558

2 жыл бұрын

@@usualblokeluke personally it does make some sence with how much money it could be to turn an experimental design into a standard. And besides who says the engine has Henry's memories? It could that the engine was given every information about Henry and it goes from there.

Do you have a idea why Henry has in BMM (flashback to ,,The sad story of Henry ") and TAB his new shape.

@usualblokeluke

2 жыл бұрын

Not enough research by the dev team

4:59 GOCOMPARE! GOCOMPARE!

Come on Luke. I'm impatient for that Series 8 video.

When I was little Henry was my favourite engine because my favourite colour was green and he was the biggest green engine 😂 but now he's my favourite character for many of the reasons you stated in this video 👍

#thomasthetankengine #autistic #autism #thefatcontroller #adultautistic #mediastudent #lifestory #struggles

I hope one day you make a reaction to this video.

@usualblokeluke

Жыл бұрын

Like a reacting to my old content video talking about what was going through my mind when I made it / how I've changed over the years?

@giulianodervelociraptorder734

Жыл бұрын

@@usualblokeluke Yes.

Maybe a unpopular opinion : But I think you did a better to explain why " The Flying Kipper " is a great epsiode as Nic. P.s No hate against Nic.

So this is your 82nd video.

So why do they call It the Flying Kipper?

@usualblokeluke

7 ай бұрын

There's probably some explanation out there that I've not heard but my guess is because of it being a non stop fish train that speeds down the line Hence it's a train of kippers flying down the track

17:06 Bad moral.

@mrsbrown9

7 ай бұрын

Why?

Uh..."Calling All Engines"?

🤍💜🚂🚃🤍💜

best line "ACHOO. s h o e.

Sir Topham Hatt should have scolded the boys