Thomas becomes cgi* Everyone:” look how they massacred my boy”

@ABellEngine

3 жыл бұрын

"My day be so fine. Then boom, 2D animated Thomas coming soon."

@TEO.187

3 жыл бұрын

The cgi looks BAD

@cascas9656

3 жыл бұрын

@@verdisinsaqu1502 Was my favorite show, when I was a little kid.

@harrisonallen651

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the upcoming 2021 reboot

@AHAproductions712

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm agreed

Steve: "The letter zed" America: "The letter *_WHAT_*

@lancecurry7538

3 жыл бұрын

Z IS KEY!

@SwiftNimblefoot

3 жыл бұрын

It's ZOD, not zed. KNEEEEEELLLLL!!!!

@mechasentai

3 жыл бұрын

That's what he Zaid!

@pugasaurusrex8253

3 жыл бұрын

I only know how y’all pronounce Z from the ZF clan

@Toby20

3 жыл бұрын

What I'm supposed to call it z well I say no I call it zed

"Ok boomer" Caught me off guard LOL, this show was ahead of it's time.

@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475

2 жыл бұрын

Except, it wasn't meant to be said in an overused meme way...

@Max.midd786

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't in a meme way. His name was boomber idiot

@nzo_6543

2 жыл бұрын

@@Max.midd786 it would be not funny if his name was still Capt. Harry.

@watchforever1724

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@nzo_6543

2 жыл бұрын

@@Max.midd786 boomer.

Fun factos: Me, an Korean actually got intrest in learning the English language from TTTE. Without him I would never have learned memes have existed.

@milktar2182

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@TheLordSheogorath

3 жыл бұрын

Memes and nightmares... Thomas terrified me and still dies to this day haha

@MJ-eg4pl

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of you!

@sunsetstudios3815

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLordSheogorath does* ?

@wolfy9887

2 жыл бұрын

Great job

Wow they were saying “Okay Boomer” Long before anyone else

@thecircleoft.e.d2121

3 жыл бұрын

We’ve discovered the roots of the meme....and they’re British?! Didn’t expect that to be he case.

@saftabi1511

3 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ. *Gestures at The Fox and the Hound*

@zerotonero4290

3 жыл бұрын

I love the editing in the bit

@GaelicMongrel2023

3 жыл бұрын

Battlestar Galactica

@shroomyboiakabigboydru10ex85

3 жыл бұрын

PT BOOMER?

Fun fact about Big Mickey: He makes an appearance in Thomas and Friends in the new series and there is a line in the longer version of Munitions that says that Big Mickey fell into shallow water and survived. The theory is that he could have been recovered and shipped off to Sodor which I personally find interesting.

@ThomasSirHandel

3 жыл бұрын

And he had PTSD given he didn't speak until S21

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasSirHandel which would make a lot of sense if you like me believe that both Thomas and Friends and Tugs take place in the same Universe just different time periods with Tugs taking place in the 1920s and Thomas and Friends taking place in the 1970s

@Copy_Right_

3 жыл бұрын

Woah thomas and tugs lore

@retrodude9683

3 жыл бұрын

If you really want to add to the lore, I always figured that when the series began it was just after WWII. Then as new engines and vehicles arrived, it progressed to now I think is the 80s. They are just so remote that computers haven't arrived.

@retrodude9683

3 жыл бұрын

If you really want to add to the lore, I always figured that when the series began it was just after WWII. Then as new engines and vehicles arrived, it progressed to now I think is the 80s. They are just so remote that computers haven't arrived.

"Tugs" could have an episode where they are getting evergiven unstuck from suez canal

@johnnymorrow5687

3 жыл бұрын

There was an episode that was exactly that. XD

@henrytheriverengine8234

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnymorrow5687 except they blew up the tramp steamer instead of removing it

@kingtajeel

2 жыл бұрын

"Help me stepboat, I'm stuck"

@jamesaustin1988

2 жыл бұрын

They do, it's called "Trapped".

@ianschwartz08

2 жыл бұрын

o

The “Boom” episode is probably based on an actual event that occurred in Halifax during WWII when a munitions freighter literally blew up the entire harbor. I was actually in Halifax when a local told me this story.

@101Volts

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was *the* worst peacetime disaster of its day, and for a long time after that. The ship became a bomb that blew up the whole harbor *and* a sizable portion of the town.

@rhs0263

2 жыл бұрын

It was in WWI actually, and is estimated to have had a blast yield of approx. 2 Kilotons. For reference, Little Boy, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, had a yield of about 15-20 kilotons.

@kazer4

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually mad

@rogersstinson4019

2 жыл бұрын

Or it’s based on the black Tom fire

@MCYTJHONY

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhs0263 actually it happened December, 6, 1917, during world war I

I think the biggest thing that stuck out about Tugs is how the characters talk to each other. It’s snappy, witty, and, more often then not, more funny than some popular adult television.

@MrChickennugget360

3 жыл бұрын

because when you have to be clever rather than just being raunchy you have better diolouge. people need to know that "adult humor" is not adult its adolescent.

@happysavage6660

3 жыл бұрын

Are they named, after other dwarves, that didn’t appear in Snow White & the Seven Dwarves? Cuz I be getting dat vibe bruh.

Tugs was cancelled because the tub they filmed it in cracked when they kept throwing firecrackers in it, from the looks of the clips.

@redmage9730

3 жыл бұрын

Neat.

@rainalystre1877

3 жыл бұрын

Cause a kid’s show can never have too much fire. The production studio may have a limit, but never the episode.

@jackcunningham5605

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, I think the problem was funding issues, you can tell it was an expensive show, I think they said they wanted to film most of the second season up river

@lofiandrew8724

3 жыл бұрын

No that never happened

@beareble-lion4446

3 жыл бұрын

No it was the endless masterbation joke's.

Interesting thing about Big Mickey: He was genuinely planned to die, even having a cut scene in Ghosts were his ghost appears. The reason he appears alive in later episodes is that the episodes were actually aired out of order.

@bigdank166

Жыл бұрын

YIKES

@toainsully

14 күн бұрын

He was even in Thomas and Friends, but didn't speak until Series 21

That tanker that blew up in munitions actually had a very clever name. “Kraka toa”. A reference to the world’s second deadliest volcanic eruption, the eruption of Krakatoa. Very clever, considering the tanker blew up.

“We don’t take Bananas as payment” oh lord I don’t want to even imagine what would happen if that was said in this day and age.

@tntmage5303

3 жыл бұрын

Well there are ships that transport bananas from plantations but I understand what you mean

@mFowler1221

3 жыл бұрын

I dont get the joke. Is it referring to slavery or to his race? Edit: wait I get it

@raptordoniv6779

3 жыл бұрын

@@mFowler1221 what does it mean?

@mFowler1221

3 жыл бұрын

@@raptordoniv6779 I believe it’s supposed to reference the fact that he comes from somewhere around Latin America and they grow a lot of bananas there.

@raptordoniv6779

3 жыл бұрын

@@mFowler1221 oh okay

Glad to see TUGS get acknowledged. It's a pretty underrated kids show

@MrKingkez

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it needs to be more known, it was a fun and beautiful ride

@DaimosZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKingkez also good on Steve for not mentioning the horrid Americanized version of TUGS, Salty's Lighthouse. Even if it was my first exposure to TUGS, it didn't make it good lol

@lugialover2496

3 жыл бұрын

So is Theodore Tugboat.

@Austin.D

3 жыл бұрын

@@lugialover2496 yeah I remember Theodore Tugboat which I thought was the American version of this one

@ButterscotchMcBean1995

3 жыл бұрын

Uhmmm.

fact: the tanker ship that exploded was called "krakatoa" like that volcano

@malaysiansulthan4694

3 жыл бұрын

my patriotism levels are rising like the lava

@CyborgCharlotte

3 жыл бұрын

This is called subtlety 😛

@masterfarr8265

3 жыл бұрын

Captain Magma

@vegavisions97

2 жыл бұрын

Ironic, huh.

@pierrebegley2746

2 жыл бұрын

Should have called him Halifax.

Never watched Tugs, but damn the quality of this is amazing. Thomas was scary and artistically appealing, but Tugs man, they're on a whole new level.

@wyattmaldonado-zu5ks

Жыл бұрын

Thomas isn't scary

@plumberchoochooman

7 ай бұрын

How is Thomas scary? Its just a show about Trains talking and doing work.

Imagine an alternate universe where there’s a tugs land at Drayton manor and a video on an obscure model 80’s kid’s show called Thomas the tank engine

@milktar2182

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@subject2882

3 жыл бұрын

And a 2d tugs reboot

@SavageGirl1930.

3 жыл бұрын

I mean I wouldn't be surprised tbh with you I mean it probably already exists already

@edwinlowiequisumbing9843

3 жыл бұрын

@@SavageGirl1930. HOLD UP

@SavageGirl1930.

3 жыл бұрын

@@edwinlowiequisumbing9843 what is it?

This sister show doesn't f*ck around for sure.

@r.cdahuman7682

3 жыл бұрын

The original didn't either lol.

@AbeTheBabe6233

3 жыл бұрын

i absolotley hate this comment tugs is good

@AbeTheBabe6233

3 жыл бұрын

@SEVASTIAN VALDEZ ok

@AbeTheBabe6233

3 жыл бұрын

@SEVASTIAN VALDEZ ok

@AbeTheBabe6233

3 жыл бұрын

@SEVASTIAN VALDEZ yes captain star

7 minutes in: Forgot this was geared towards kids 9 minutes in: Fascinated by the production of the show 10 minutes in: Forgot about existence and just enjoying the aesthetic of the show :]

"Meeting the queen, again and becoming a dragon overlord " I laughed hard when he said that and started choking on water

I LOVE this aesthetic. The whole "model town come to life" look is criminally underrepresented in media.

@Lovinia1

3 жыл бұрын

Right? Reminds me of playing with my mini plushes and figures

@itsblitz4437

3 жыл бұрын

Its like using puppetry in movies, they are underused most of the time because its not cost effective.

@galacticalanimator1693

3 жыл бұрын

Trueeeeeee

@BasilBoy_

3 жыл бұрын

The set design was my favorite part of the show

@wumpus976

3 жыл бұрын

I really wish there could be a show that seeks itself purely on it being made with sets and puppets, and that it would be made for those nostalgic over Thomas and Tugs.

Fun fact: Some of the efforts to recover the models? They were lead by fans on a Thomas forum. TTTE and Tugs fans are generally fairly friendly with each other.

@manoftruth0935

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s see if we can get together to make it so the 2D animation seasons of Thomas fail to impress.

@thenewadventuresofhenry6998

3 жыл бұрын

Like Madeline and My Little Pony fans.

@leothewhiteranger

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenewadventuresofhenry6998 Wait really? Huh. Small internet. I find that's more the case with Star Trek TNG fans and MLP because... well Discord is literally Q

@LchanOtakudom

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!

@K1ng1995

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly am not surprised at that.

I’m honestly impressed by the whole set design and models

If I were designing the Z tugs, I’d have one named something silly like Quimby as a joke at first, but I’d make it a secret why his name doesn’t match the others and build some hidden lore with clues planted through out the series for people to discover.

14:23 Fun fact: TUGS episodes were released and aired incredibly out of order, the episode where Big Mickey appears in after Munitions actually takes place before those events, because of that the TV airing of the episode (which was also cut down to 15 minutes instead of 20 that the original version was) had an extra line of narration added to mention that Big Mickey survived even though that originally wasn't the plan.

@larrychilders6599

3 жыл бұрын

Tv shows being aired out of order? Ah TV, never change

@MiaBohe

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! I love your work! I will take this serie and put spanish subtitles to expandend the fan base (maybe). You are a inspiration to doing it!

@gregkiteos1936

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the scene where the Star Tugs are at the briefing doesn't appear at all in the 15 minute TV version. Here, Captain Star thanks Big Mac for getting him the steel contract, thus implying that this episode takes place after High Tide.

@worldcomicsreview354

3 жыл бұрын

@@larrychilders6599 Especially kids' shows. When I was young we used to make fun of the X-Men series for it's "plot that makes no sense". Actually it was just because the suits chucked on whatever tape they picked up first because "fuck it, they're only kids".

@larrychilders6599

3 жыл бұрын

@@worldcomicsreview354 it's even worse with Power Rangers Samurai, where they aired the whole show out of order and the first two episodes towards the end of the season

Fun fact: There was a rumor that a Thomas movie was being made, that was going to be during World War 2

@Mr.SM2939OLD

3 жыл бұрын

Hold up, what?

@troyiveysr4434

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.SM2939OLD yeah that was a thing

@Greenierw

3 жыл бұрын

hello Gustav.

@alphasaiyanrex1616

3 жыл бұрын

Really?

@theWanderersnotebook

3 жыл бұрын

I am really intrigued by this tidbit. Can someone send me an article confirming this?

"He will be remembered as Boris the Oppressor." -James May

If Tugs is Thomas’s sister show does that make Theodore Tugboat Thomas’s cousins show?

@NyttAura

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good way of putting it. Robert did go on to help produce Theodore after Tugs was canceled so very much like a cousin in that sense.

@williammerkel1410

2 жыл бұрын

No, it's the uncle in prison.

I now want to believe that 'OK Boomer' came from this show.

@natethethird3330

3 жыл бұрын

Never thought I hear a British speaker say boomer hahahahah

Tugs: You took everything from me! Thomas: I don’t even know who you are!

@CreatureCal

3 жыл бұрын

@@looksmaxxer08 LOL! Don’t worry! I fixed it.

@thenewadventuresofhenry6998

3 жыл бұрын

Tugs: "YOU WILL..."

@lemmythebulldog8812

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas: You took my charm, my image, my life lessons you took everything good away Mattel: It’s free real estate

"I mean what next your going to tell me the only Australian character is a criminals" . me: -gasp- finally some Australian representation (I'm Australian btw)

If we love how Patrick Allen makes everything dramatic, watch his cameo in the first series of Blackadder, where he is Philip of Burgundy, known to his enemies as "The Hawk". Or just simply listen to the Annihilation remix of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Two Tribes", where he provides instructions on how to survive a nuclear holocaust. I am a mid-90s Australian kid so it is so much fun finding out that such a classic voice was also in other works.

Fans: *Thomas the Tank* Engine will always hold a special place in our hearts... *Thomas & Friends*: Exists Fans: Kill it! Kill it with fire!

@projp9057

3 жыл бұрын

In deed.

@amtrakfan9125

3 жыл бұрын

You're talking about the 2d animated reboot?

@singletona082

3 жыл бұрын

It's like they ranimated the corpse.

@kira-dk2mx

3 жыл бұрын

This is literally me after seeing a glimpse of the new Thomas after so many years.

@ThomasSirHandel

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, the show probably should have ended at Seasons 7 or 8 with continuing on as a toy franchise.

*Also, He's Not Dead. Confirmed. There's An Extended Version Of Captain Star Saying That The Crane Survived Due To Low Waters.*

@gregkiteos1936

3 жыл бұрын

He says that in the shorter version that was edited for TV. In the VHS version there is no narration throughout the explosion scene.

@wall4818

3 жыл бұрын

there was a planned scene for Ghosts to show Big Mickey with a frankenstein-styled mouthless face with stiches, but due to it never making it into the episode, it's not canon. Plus, Big Mickey speaks in episode right after.

@aidanpinto2431

3 жыл бұрын

That’s also why it failed

@dinoricky5188

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregkiteos1936 cool

@editordimentio

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I had forgotten about all of that but I remember being terrified about it for some reason

In fairness TUGS I feel was kind of the filler show whilst we were waiting for Series 3 of Thomas in the UK because everyone thought it would have been out in 1988 (because the trend for new seasons was every 2 years (e.g. S1 - 1984 and S2 - 1986) but when Ringo didn’t renew his contract the reason why it took until 1992 to get a new series in the UK because Michael Angelis didn’t get selected to become narrator until 1990

@rezhaadriantanuharja3389

2 жыл бұрын

Filler show is supposed to have lower production value and shorter production time though, this is pretty over the top to be that

@toainsully

14 күн бұрын

That makes sense

As someone who had watched Thomas the Tank Engine as a child, I have respect for the people who made this show. It's a shame that there are little to no shows out there like "Tugs" and "Thomas and Friends" where they use models like that anymore. Now "Thomas the Tank Engine" is replaced with "Thomas the FAKE Engine". I'm so mad about it to this day, even if their excuse is cost efficiency. >:(

@Idk211

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@godzillavkk

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, we're not kids anymore.

@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, it would probably be cheaper to do things the old way. CGI is expensive.

@beartheconfused6798

Жыл бұрын

@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim I mean when it comes to explosions or smoke I imagine CGI is cheaper. What are they gonna do make Irish pipe bombs?

@bapbeepskull

Жыл бұрын

Wow, me too

Nice to know I wasn't the only one traumatised by the "Pirate" episode! lol

@themaskedrider6202

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Victor

@miscellaneoussarnian5282

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if The Stories of Sodor is inspired off of TUGS?

@e2tankengine528

3 жыл бұрын

@@miscellaneoussarnian5282 it is

@steamerfan2212

3 жыл бұрын

I've watched all 13 episodes at least 20 times

@lemmythebulldog8812

3 жыл бұрын

Hey it’s Victor Tanzig!!! I wonder if unluckytug is gonna comment next or EE93

Seeing a life size Thomas the tank engine is my oldest memory. My brother would be born a few weeks later and I have no recollection of seeing him for the first time. My mind is very bad at prioritizing important memories.

@emperormajorian112

3 жыл бұрын

I would say it went by importance

@nathangamble125

3 жыл бұрын

It's not "Thomas the train", it's "Thomas the tank engine". He's the engine, not the whole train.

@doodoohead7381

3 жыл бұрын

no its not

@merlinandmurdoch7837

3 жыл бұрын

@@doodoohead7381 it is THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE

@diogenesofsinope7465

3 жыл бұрын

@@merlinandmurdoch7837 he said no it’s not because he said his brain is bad at prioritizing memories not the engine thing

Christ, there was a VHS tape at the local video rental shop that had 3 or 4 episodes of Tugs. Apparently I loved it as a small child, and I do vaguely remember it. My paremts said they tried to get a copy for my 21st birthday as a joke but couldn't find any. But they missed the museum!

This was a surprising series to see because I grew up watching "Theodore Tugboat" which also involved Robert Cardona and is identical in style to Tugs. It was much more popular and had a much longer run. Would be neat to see a 'compare and contrast' video on it.

Thomas actually started as a series of Children's books in the 40's.

@JoseGarcia-gp8ch

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it started as stories the creator would say to his kid and then eventually turn into the books 👌

@harrisonallen651

3 жыл бұрын

Happy anniversary Thomas

@KiwiTheRetroGal

3 жыл бұрын

*w h a t*

@ktsp2538

3 жыл бұрын

@Joshua W56 until they took it out

@littlecreamcurry7933

3 жыл бұрын

Really....ok

Being from the US I never once even thought of the idea of “racism” towards Australia

@Predator20357

3 жыл бұрын

If anything it would be stereotyping

@GeorgeBPryor

3 жыл бұрын

We convicts are a proud people. Now givvus ya dinas, ya whacker!

@Theultimate_nothing

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeBPryor true that

@notquitehuman5097

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't xenophobia when It involves nationalities instead of races?

@GeorgeBPryor

3 жыл бұрын

@@notquitehuman5097 Xenophobia can be distrust/hostility towards anyone outside of "your group", be that your friend group, ethnic group, nation or race, based on the fact that they're different rather than any informed reason.

The “Tugs” episode “Munition” had the most pyrotechnics than any other episode of its show & “Thomas’”.

4:51- 5:04 Alright I like the use of clips there. Gordon is all "What?!" And Tomas is all "Yeah....I'm not dealing with this one."

I also remember there being a more lighthearted Thomas-type show, also about tug boats, called Theodore Tugboat.

@thenewadventuresofhenry6998

3 жыл бұрын

The creator of Tugs actually co-created Theodore! His dream was realized.

@JohnSmith-jp5bj

3 жыл бұрын

Even cooler still, the original models used in Theodore the Tugboat are on display at the Halifax Naval Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

@wall4818

3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully that series lasted much longer. It still holds up pretty well today but is much more simplistic in design. The crew even used a painted lego boat with googly eyes in the 2nd episode as a main character

@surreal-starwhale9984

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Theodore Tugboat!

@VeradanaGriffin

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that show a little too! Not any specific specific episodes though, unfortunately.

Munitions is a perfect example of just how good children's programs used to be.

@smugfortune9977

3 жыл бұрын

Same can not be said about Thunderbirds that show also had massive action set peices

@larrychilders6599

3 жыл бұрын

@@smugfortune9977 hey it led to Team America: World Police

@henryhunter9643

3 жыл бұрын

While my VHS 'collection' of Tugs never had all the episodes, Munitions was always my favourite episode.

until about a year ago I literally thought I invented this show. never seen it even mentioned anywhere and I remember really loving it as a kid. Watched it around another kids house and then never saw it again. Good to know I wasnt just having a feaver dream and other people saw it too

"Thomas had never seen such bullSHIT before." 🤣 Oh that cracked me up

Fun fact - tugs was filmed at shepperton studios and my uncle was a security guard during the filming of tugs and he used to play with the model boats during the night shift! I have PSTD from tugs especially one episode where the whole dock was on fire!

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@thegreensaddletank1636

3 жыл бұрын

Munitions?

@bigredvlogs1928

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegreensaddletank1636 yep. I have PTSD from that episode

@MKtheinstrumentalist

3 жыл бұрын

​@@bigredvlogs1928 Please contact me either on twitter or by email (my address is on my channel's About page). Info about the series is scarce and anything, literally _anything_ you can provide would be absolutely invaluable. :D

@mythomasfriends7130

3 жыл бұрын

@@MKtheinstrumentalist Oh dear I've never expected to see you commenting here... Are you still planning to upload your instrumentals or just use twitter?

So, this wasn't a fever dream I had when I was a child? Good to know.

“Tugs” should get a reboot to go along with the CGI “Thomas & Friends”.

@Gordonjamesheneryproductions

3 жыл бұрын

Don't give Mattel any ideas

@fanofthomas96

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gordonjamesheneryproductions Technically, Mattel doesn't own Tugs, fortunately.

@ABellEngine

2 ай бұрын

There was going to be a CGI reboot of TUGS made by fans a couple of years ago, but that never came to be.

As a kid, I watched Salty’s Lighthouse which recycled stock footage from TUGS (with some changes like Sunshine and Captain Starr getting female voices). Just last year during the pandemic, I looked up the origin of said footage (including here), and watched TUGS start to finish the next day after work, and oh boy I am I hooked now

TUGS actually doesn’t take place in England, It takes place in the States, other than the accents, it very clearly takes place in the USA. The Star Tugs were based on San Francisco tugs and the Z Stacks were based on NYC tugs. Bigg City Port was based on USA ports in general, and there’s an episode where they celebrate the 4th of July. As for Izzy Gomez, yeah.... If TUGS ever came back, his character would need to be seriously changed, or even left out altogether...... As for the opening song, for the longest time, I thought it was made by a full orchestra. Imagine how blown my mind was when I found out that every part of it besides the saxophone was done on a synthesizer!

@leothewhiteranger

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, the duo behind the songs could work miracles with a synthesiser. Listen to some classic season 1 and 2 Thomas tracks - they used more instruments come season 3 on.

@gregkiteos1936

3 жыл бұрын

@Abrilla M Racial stereotypes. E.g. Sleepy Mexican.

@lemmythebulldog8812

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregkiteos1936 I’d say keep him as a Mexican the rest of the tugs are already mixed nationalities

@greatOaktree1

3 жыл бұрын

Big city port is 1920 new York the Brooklyn bridge is visible in most episodes

@bladeobrian2144

3 жыл бұрын

@@greatOaktree1 yeah there’s that too....

I fully thought this was Theodore Tugboat, how many tugboat shows were there in the 80s and 90s

@inubaka07

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. I loved Theodore tugboat as a kid.

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact after Tugs' cancellation Robert D Cardona would move to Canada where he became the producer of Theodore Tugboat

@BeautifulMutant

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I just remembered watching a show about tugboats, so I found myself confusing the two up until now.

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

@@BeautifulMutant I liked both shows since tugboats are my favourite type of vessel

@amberkelliher6555

3 жыл бұрын

Theodore Tugboat was much tamer in comparison to Tugs.

I'd also like to point out how in the episode "trapped", Zip was bringing an old tramper upriver to be scrapped. That's like someone taking an elderly man to have all of his organs harvested killing him in the process.

You mean, set in the states. The up river area is based on the massive logging industry of Washington state and California.

"Have their name changed once they're recruited." I don't think that's likely, given that the series had an entire episode revolving around how it's unlucky to change a tugboat's name.

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

The Superstition is if you change the name of a vessel in general like what we saw with Boomer since he was originally called Captain Harry but then after he was bought by a new owner he wanted to change his name for some reason

@cameronknapp7315

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think 💭 captain 🧑‍✈️ zero is superstitious.

@tsm688

2 жыл бұрын

you don't recruit a boat, you build a boat

@istvanbrooks5319

Жыл бұрын

@@tsm688 or buy one Or hire a crew

@101Volts

Жыл бұрын

I've heard it said that changing one's name was an ancient practice of showing dominion over that person. Like how in the Bible, God changes Abram's name to Abraham. There's more detail of what Abram's / Abraham's names mean (like job descriptions,) but I won't explain that in this comment.

>Is clearly a Mexican stereotype >Zorran calls him South American

@braysfinds7479

3 жыл бұрын

From what I heard, Gloria Tors the writer for that episode liked that jeer so much she just kept it in the script.

@lordgzstg6181

3 жыл бұрын

Eh we mexicans and south americans probably all look the same to the english. England 2.0 ( the USA) certainly sees us as one and the same.

@Overlord99762

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordgzstg6181 I know, despite this, us Mexicans are from North America, not South America

@brandonbrown6922

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordgzstg6181 Yeah, and you can't tell the difference between Americans. Get over it.

@imwastedhere

3 жыл бұрын

@@Overlord99762 true true mexico is considered to be north American due to sonora and Tijuana.

Jesus Christ I thought that this show was a dream brought out due to me getting my tonsils removed

@MiddletownBranchProd.

3 жыл бұрын

tonsils*

@zanenevada7327

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiddletownBranchProd. oh shit thanks dude 😘

@MiddletownBranchProd.

3 жыл бұрын

@@zanenevada7327 no worries

The opening moment where its edited so that Rey gets run over is killing me.

“What next? You’re going to tell me the one Australian character happens to be a criminal?” Me: *confused in American*

@petehill7280

3 жыл бұрын

Australia was originally a British prison colony.

@williammerkel1410

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that the large majority of Americans know that Australia was originally a British prison colony, unfortunately smart and sensible people do not get half the attention that dumb people get, people don't want to listen to anything about America that does not involve someone that is overweight, stupid, arrogant, and doesn't know anything about the rest of the world.

@ArmlessSteve4487

3 жыл бұрын

@@williammerkel1410 I’m a American and I agree

@nickpix8066

3 жыл бұрын

@@williammerkel1410 I agree. It's honestly sad how people treat a specific group of people and act like it's how the majority of people in America act. Edit: This is something I should have mentioned a while ago, but even with my reply I don't find the original joke offensive in anyway. Honestly I genuinely find the original joke pretty funny, I just saw the reply by William and I wanted to add to the discussion.

@williammerkel1410

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickpix8066 for many decades the US has been a net exporter of media and exposure, and that carried over into the cable news and internet/social media era, and disproportionate exposure always leads to things like this. I remember seeing an episode of Arthur in the early 2000's that dealt with the issue of popular media not being an accurate measure of other places, a lesson that many could use now.

I believe Thomas and Tugs are in the same universe because one of the Crane characters Big Mickey got transferred to Sodor was faceless at first but now has a face and even speaks,

I have Thomas and the Magic Railroad. I loved it so much as a kids.

Fun fact for you Steve, Hercules’ real life counter part still exists to this very day. He can be found at the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco. If you already knew, sorry.

@williampulfer-melville8536

2 жыл бұрын

You'll also find Eppleton Hall the Basis for O.J. their to

Fun fact after Tugs' cancellation David Mitton would go back to working as a Director on Thomas and Friends while Robert D Cardona would move to Canada where he became the producer of another show featuring tugboats Theodore tugboat

Tugs was definitely an amazing show. Regarding the way how the boats moved, they were going to have motors but they were too heavy and prevented the models from moving.

1:56 although Thomas is well known for its darker and more scarier episodes. Me who has read some of the original books: *laughs in genocide subplot*

Something very noteworthy which you didn‘t mention: Tugs has a lot of lost stuff, like A LOT. Originally, every episode was meant to be 30 minutes long but due to concerns that children wouldn‘t watch that long they were cut down to 20 minutes. Then TV channels complained that 20 minutes wouldn‘t fit into their timeslots so they yet again cut them down to 15 minutes. This is why all TV episodes are 15 minutes long while some VHS episodes have the original 20 minutes. This means that many scenes were cut out, including a very infamous one. You can actually see part of it at 10:48 See that crane? That’s supposed to be Big Mickey’s ghost. O.J. would’ve seen it and some ghostly face. The ghost would be there to represent O.J.‘s. guilt for being partly responsible for Mickey’s death. It is never implied that O.J. was at fault but maybe it is revealed in some cut out content, maybe it had something to do with the marker buoys he layed. Tugs also had a planned 2nd season with 96 scripts already written, imagine that! There were also two episodes which didn‘t make it past the writing stage. For example: The first one called „Hercules“ revolved around Hercules having to tow in 3 damaged Ocean Liners but it was deemed to difficult to film, let alone making another 2 Ocean liner models. A Diesel Tug called „Deisel“ was also meant to be introduced in the 2nd season and if you look closely enough, you can actually see his hull at Lucky‘s Yard and how he gets progressively more finished. Also, funfact: The Z-Stacks were originally meant to be called „Black-Stacks“ which is a reference to the „Black Hat“ mafia gangs… I think you can all see why it didn‘t make it past the writing stage…

Actually, big Mickey didn’t die, A, he shows up later, and even appears in Thomas after season 21, named

@russellgxy2905

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't his fate differ depending on which version of the episode Munitions? (One was 15 minutes and the other 20)

@ntfoperative9432

3 жыл бұрын

Well his operator is definitely dead

@lucaswatson1913

3 жыл бұрын

They fish him outta that harbour?

@mostirrational

3 жыл бұрын

Big Mickey was what introduced me to Tugs.

@TransmissionEpicts

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when it was shown on telly they wimped out and added a narration to explain how Micky survived the explosions. But on the VHS, nope he dead. Which is what you'd expect if a crane collapsed into a dock and sank. It felt real and the explosions had real, deadly consequences, and you don't usually get that level of nuance in kids shows.

Just watched the series here on KZread and I have to say the amount of work that went into this show is staggering. It's criminal they didn't keep making more.

@lemmythebulldog8812

3 жыл бұрын

Bankruptcy, life is a bitch

@fordshojoe8080

Жыл бұрын

That's probably one of the main reasons why it went br

I have memories of this show. My brother and I would occasionally watch this show as we got ready for school as kindergartners.

Canadians seeing the thumbnail: T-Theodore? Is that you?

Did anyone catch an error? You called Thomas a "three-wheeled" engine. He has six wheels, three axles.

@Lightningstrike1220

3 жыл бұрын

I was a tad bit offended by that too. O.o

@BobbinRobbin777

3 жыл бұрын

holy shit, *its THE TRAIN GODS!*

@robertharris6092

3 жыл бұрын

@Joshua W56 tricycles?

@Delta4280

3 жыл бұрын

He also said Tugs took place in England, while it really takes place in the US

@littlecreamcurry7933

3 жыл бұрын

I did not notice the error

Man, this honestly hit me with nostalgia. I use to climb into my mum's bed in the early morning and watch this as well as animals of farthing wood.

@PixelBoye6546

3 жыл бұрын

Okay but same here though, memories 😩👌

@jibbs1710

3 жыл бұрын

That must have been cute

@tomaibetter

3 жыл бұрын

@@jibbs1710 Not really, she was trying to sleep and it was like 3 or 4 in the morning. Oh the joys of raising me. lol

@williampulfer-melville8536

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact OJ's voice actor Timothy Bateson voiced a few characters in the animals of farthing wood

@kbnz85

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I loved Animals of farthing wood! I used to collect all the magazines.

I saw this sometime in the 90's as a kid. Had forgotten of it existed, thanks for the nostalgia trip.

I feel like you should have elaborated more on the ghost ship scene, because there is also this uncanny phantom-like face of King Neptune that appears in that scene. That really shocked me when I first discovered it, as you wouldn’t see anything as creepy as that in Thomas the Tank Engine.

The creator of Tugs who also worked on Thomas went on to do Theodore the Tugboat, which had five seasons, so his dream was indeed realized! I always loved shows about industry like Thomas and Theodore as a kid. So many good values that don't seen to be taught today.

all my childhood shows: becomes CGI me: "look how they masacred my boy"

@sonicrobbin4070

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know where the duck is?

@JayTohab

3 жыл бұрын

Or use flash animation.

@nickthepick8043

3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: The 3D Animated Thomas the Tank Engine series is animated here in Canada. Problem is, it's not good. We Canadians never get to work on anything good.

@Cyberbrickmaster1986

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickthepick8043 Australia has a poor track record when it comes to cartoons, especially the animation. Not all of it is bad, but quite a number of them are needlessly ugly. But thanks to the rise of indie animators and the new video gaming inspired series: Meta Runners, things may hopefully change for the better.

@nickthepick8043

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cyberbrickmaster1986 That's awesome to hear! Meta Runners, huh? I'll check it out. Thanks buddy!

This show was fantastic back in the day. I still have a couple of old Tugs books lying around somewhere.

01:14 I can deal with the moving faces but THEIR BODY MOVES AROUND

In Canada we had a similar show to Tugs called Theodore Tugboat. Same style as Thomas the Tank Engine but featured in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It had 5 seasons from 1993-2001. But I don't think it was as dark as Tugs, more like Thomas where it had its dark moments.

@russellbrown6888

3 жыл бұрын

I watched that show all the time as a kid. I remember being scared of the submarine for some reason.

@amberkelliher6555

3 жыл бұрын

@@russellbrown6888 They had some sea monster in season 1 that was pretty scary-looking IMO, contender with King Neptune's face in Tugs Ghost episode (which I'm surprised he didn't mention; just the boat.)

@amberkelliher6555

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize it was made the year I was born. Also, it looks like it was more cheaply produced than Tugs, which is probably why it lasted longer. Though I do have to give TT props for giving everything and I mean EVERYTHING a face, or eyes at least. I felt like not enough Tugs characters had faces.

@asalways1504

3 жыл бұрын

I remember Theodore from my childhood more than I remembered Tugs under the name Salty's Lighthouse

@williammerkel1410

3 жыл бұрын

Like other Canadian shows I'm pretty sure it aired on PBS stations in the northern US states, I remember watching it.

I remember a similar show called "Theodore Tugboat." It never got as big as "Thomas" did but still had a pretty long run on it's own.

@russellgxy2905

3 жыл бұрын

I believe a few staff from TUGS actually went on to create Theodore Tugboat too, so there's still a connection!

Holy shit! I actually remember Tugs! Most cartoons of the time I missed out on or don't remember when people talk back about them so seeing someone bringing up one of the less popular ones I DO remember is actually a shock to me! ...Wait, it came out and ended the year I was born!? Damn, it must have aired on PBS for a while because that and Nick were my main channels as a kid. Think I remember Zebedee, Ten Cents, and Big Mickey best. Mostly because Ten Cents was the most like Thomas to me so mentally to me he was the main character and Zebedee because even as a kid I adored "bad" characters that weren't evil and he showed his group was just following orders the best. Still, TY for this! It was a show that was there than gone for me for me as a kid to the point I honestly thought it was a side-thing on Thomas the Tank Engine because the similar style did attract me at first. I actually remember loving it more because I felt like I had found a rare gem as I didn't hear about it as much. Or maybe its because I was a really weird kid at 5-7 where I had a better understanding of adult and loved how it talked to me like I could understand. All it was missing was my favorite part of Thomas: when the kids would ask for some money and look through that thing that I feel bad for forgetting what it was because I learned later in life so I'll just describe it as a moving viewfinder like I viewed it as a kid. It was my "Was that real?" show from the 90s that I missed the most and I can look it up to relive it now! TY! Also if anyone is reading this and knows what they're called, please refresh my memory. I love learning about older technology which is why I'm sad I forgot what they were called. I want to say they were nickelodeons but I'm not sure if they were also called that along with actual theaters that played moving pictures for a nickel. Also this has to be one of the few things I was a fan of I would love to get the models of. Luke's lightsaber? Meh. Dorthy's shoes? Meh. One of the tug boat models? Yes! God, I either blocked out or happened to miss Munitions, though. Did I hear right at 13 episodes? If you can't tell I'm typing this as I watch it. Damn, it felt like so much more and yet I missed the episode with lots of explosions. I do remember the episode shown where Zebedee helped out, though.

2:04 Honestly All I can think of is Samali pirates and secret Nazi's hiding in uboats

I grew up with the Japanese dub of Thomas, where each character had their own voice actors.

@williammerkel1410

3 жыл бұрын

As a kid an aspect I really detested about Thomas and the Magic Railroad was that all of the engines had different voice actors.

I remember this as a fever dream my childhood imagination created. I can’t believe that this was actually real and I recognized it.

@the_victorious_1

3 жыл бұрын

I had a book that was a part of this series and lost it fairly young so only remembered this entire franchise as a creepy nightmare of a fever dream... it was real!

"Thomas the tank engine is amazing" "Yeah the newer version is great" "We don't talk about the newer version"

@fanofthomas96

2 жыл бұрын

We talk about the newer version, BUT only the Brenner era and the good specials from the Miller era.

As a Thomas fan I love this, I have never heard of it but it looks amazing

Munitions is one of those episodes that I watch over and over again. The production, action, music, everything was amazing.

Everybody in Comments: "Wow, I never knew there was a tugboat show like Thomas!" Theodore Tugboat: "Am I a Joke to you?"

@williammerkel1410

3 жыл бұрын

That show was the only reason I clicked this, I thought this WAS Theodore Tugboat.

@zobblewobble1770

3 жыл бұрын

@@williammerkel1410 Same lol. Couldn’t believe there were 2 live action Thomas the tank engine-like show about tugboats.

Seeing those scenes from Tugs unlocked memories in my brain I didn’t even know I had

I remember one episode where one of the boats was sinking, only to realise that the water wasn't that deep. Can't remember more than that unfortunately.

"Only has 13 episodes" Me: *sweats*

@delete---7593

3 жыл бұрын

Why?.

@r.hernandez04

3 жыл бұрын

@@delete---7593 Everything

Tugs: Also Tugs: "Why don't we have any money for a second series?"

@lemmythebulldog8812

3 жыл бұрын

Clearwater Features went bankrupt all programs under its ownership got cancelled

@storiesfromdifferenteras

3 жыл бұрын

TVS was providing the money for Clearwater Features and they ended up bankrupt not being able to pay the production leading to their closer. So your joke doesn't make sense.

I love the drunken sailor playing in the background .. Great touch!

Tugs was fucking epic.. Loved it more than I ever knew.

Ever Heard of Theodore Tugboat? Its likely a tamed version of Tugs.

@RhythmJigoku

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, I'd love to see him cover Theodore Tugboat, too! I loved that show when I was younger. :D

@Eidolon1andOnly

3 жыл бұрын

One of the producers from Tugs was also part of the production of Theodore Tugboat.

@cyberdragonessmaster

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that it was a cute show

@RhythmJigoku

3 жыл бұрын

@@cyberdragonessmaster | A lot of the show's up on KZread, btw! ^w^

@cyberdragonessmaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@RhythmJigoku ill have to check it out

Ok it's official bugging Me, Kraka-Toa isn't a Tanker she's a _Tender_ Also A weird thing about both Tugs and Thomas their are some vehicles that aren't alive.

@viscountrainbows6452

3 жыл бұрын

In Theodore Tugboat it bugs me that there's a living bridge. And the buoys must be SUFFERING out there

@railbaron1

3 жыл бұрын

@@viscountrainbows6452 This is what you follow the logic of the expression "If it could talk the stories it could tell." and to make stories based on that premise.

@geekygamergirl7259

3 жыл бұрын

While I understand his mistake, I love the learning experience of your correction.

I'd forgotten about this show! I loved watching it. Between this and Captain Scarlet it's no wonder I'm very passionate about model building now. Shame it was such a short run.

I remember watching this on American television in the late 90s. Embedded deep in the ol noggin. Always preferred this to Thomas