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Thomas & Friends - Marvellous Machinery [DVD] [2020]

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The Flying Scotsman's appearance from The Great Race onwards has two tenders, smoke deflectors, a double chimney, and his number painted on his side, and he is painted in LNER green. While the real Flying Scotsman has had these features, it never had them all at the same time. Character Name and the Noun Phrase: Many episode titles follow this format, especially in the form of "Thomas and the....." Heroic RRoD: When the engines are old, or overworked, they begin to break down and show damage. Such as Edward losing his siderods in "Edward's Exploit." Four-Temperament Ensemble: The original tender engines: James is Sanguine because of his lively personality, Gordon is Choleric because of his rude attitude, Henry is Melancholic because of his mopiness, and Edward is Phlegmatic because of his serenity.

Meaningful Name: In a very odd example, Gordon. His name was chosen to be meaningful to Christopher Awdry, the late Reverend's son. It was meaningful because the character is bossy, and there was a bossy boy living on the Awdrys' street named Gordon. Oliver experiences this after positive remarks about escaping from scrap from Gordon, James, and Henry. Instrumental Theme Tune: Two of these were used. Seasons 1 through 7 used a condensed version of a song by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell simply called "Thomas the Tank Engine", seasons 8 through 10 used an instrumental version of "The Engine Roll Call". Seasons 11 and onwards Subvert this by just using the last verse of said song. The Hedonist: New engine Charlie has shades of being this, described as 'the most fun engine' and seeking fun and games from the other engines in the form of racing, jokes, and shirking their responsibilities.Stanley, Farmer Finney, Jem Cole, the Thin Clergyman, Cyril the Fogman, the Indian Fashion Designer, Baz, Bernie, Dr. Holyfield, Dr. Hetty and Professor Friedrich's final appearances, as well as Stanley's only appearance in the twenty-fourth series and Dr. Holyfield and Hetty's only speaking roles. Misty Island and the Logging Locos have yet to be seen outside the Nitrogen era, though they do get brief mentions and the tunnel still makes appearances. Flanderization: Edward and Toby went from being old and wise to being just old, Gordon went from being somewhat pompous to being completely full of himself, James went from being snobbish, but cheerful and hard-working to being a lazy, spoiled narcissist, Henry went from a cynical but kind Gentle Giant into a cowardly Hypochondriac, and Percy went from being somewhat naive to making Homer Simpson look intelligent.

Lost Aesop: Misty Island Rescue is supposedly about making decisions, but this message is inverted and subverted so many times it's impossible to tell whether the writers support or condemn the idea of Thomas making decisions for others. Eye Cam: Done in "Steam Team to the Rescue" as Thomas is woken up by Sir Topham Hatt early in the morning. The US-only "10 Years of Thomas & Friends" VHS and DVD transitions between the live-action segments and Story Stops using Mr. Conductor's whistle, and a fade to and from white, referencing America's first exposure to the show. Can Only Move the Eyes: Only the engines' eyes move as part of their models. When the show switched to CGI, unlike other Sentient Vehicles, the engines can only move their eyes and talk.The Migration: Many steam engines, and later, non-standard diesel engines heard stories of Sodor. How the railway kept it autonomy from the rest of the mainline. How great its controller is, who will never send away an engine who works hard. Oliver is one such example threatened with scrap, but whose story ended happily. Many others, sadly didn't make it. After switching to Arc Productions from the seventeenth season on, the colors are more dull but the animation is much smoother, complete with new camera angles, very clever scene transitions, and a wider range of facial expressions. Calling All Engines! | The Great Discovery | Cancelled 2009 Special | Hero of the Rails | Misty Island Rescue | Day of the Diesels | Blue Mountain Mystery | King of the Railway | Tale of the Brave | The Adventure Begins | Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | The Great Race | Journey Beyond Sodor | Big World! Big Adventures!

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