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| "Thomas & Gordon" | |
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| Thomas & Friends episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | David Mitton |
| Written by | Rev. W. Awdry (story) Britt Allcroft, David Mitton (adaptation) |
| Narrated by | Ringo Starr George Carlin (US Only) |
| Produced by | Britt Allcroft David Mitton Robert D. Cardona |
| Original air date | October 9, 1984 |
| Running time | 4 minutes, 30 seconds |
Thomas & Gordon (retitled Thomas Gets Tricked in the United States) is the first episode of Thomas & Friends. It is based on the first story of the same name from the 1946 Railway Series book "Thomas the Tank Engine". It was first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on October 9, 1984, following the premiere of the series.
Plot[edit]
A blue 0-6-0T engine named Thomas works at Knapford Station on the Island of Sodor as a station pilot; he prepares trains for the big tender engines to take on long journeys. Thomas teases Gordon, one of the tender engines, for being lazy, which prompts him to pay Thomas back.
Thomas arrives late to the station the next morning, as he struggles to wake up. When he arrives, Thomas couples the express coaches up to Gordon, who asks his passengers to get on board quickly. Gordon starts so hurryingly that Thomas has no time to be uncoupled, and is stuck at the back of the train being forced to go at a high speed. When Gordon eventually stops at a station, Thomas is left out of breath and regrets his past actions.
Production[edit]
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The episode, along with the rest of the first series, were filmed in 1983 at Clearwater Studios in Surrey, England.
Release[edit]
Broadcast[edit]
In the United Kingdom, the episode was first broadcast on Children's ITV on October 9, 1984.[citation needed] In the United States, two US dubs were included in Shining Time Station, an American-exclusive television series created by Britt Allcroft.[1] The version dubbed by Ringo Starr was shown on "A Place Unlike Any Other" on January 29, 1989, while the version dubbed by George Carlin was shown in "Stacy Forgets Her Name" on May 18, 1993.[2]
Home media[edit]
In the UK, Thomas & Gordon was included with "The Complete Series 1" VHS set, released by Video Collection International on May 18, 1998.[3][better source needed] As part of Series 1-5 Classic Collection boxset, it was also released in DVD by HIT Entertainment on November 8, 2004. Thomas & Gordon was included with "The Early Years" in the United States.[4][better source needed] The DVD was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 26, 2004, using Ringo Starr's UK narration instead of his US narration.
References[edit]
- ^ Lynne Heffley (January 28, 1989). "Ringo Starr Conducts a New PBS Series". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "STS Season Guide".
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates material derived from the "The Complete Series 1" article on the Thomas the Tank Engine at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License ().
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates material derived from the "The Early Years" article on the Thomas the Tank Engine at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License ().
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