Why does an engine want a scarf, why does a tractor engine love children? There are multiple things he could have picked on, but no he chooses to pick on an engine loving the forest.
On the one hand, I can see why a railway enthusiast like Reverend Awdry would be pissed at "Henry's Forest" due to the show priding itself on realism, but on the other hand, it's kind of weird that he acts like Henry can't be interested in the beauty of nature.
If an engine can understand the concept of friendship, I don't see why they couldn't also have an appreciation for the beauty and tranquility of nature. Which is basically all Henry's love for the forest is.
It's just really ironic how a steam engine, a machine that is powered by wood and released a shitton of pollutants into the environment, is concerned about the well-being of a forest and its inhabitants. I think they can absolutely have an appreciation for beauty, but a forest is such a backwards choice.
I think there's a simple way they could have fixed it... just have a signal at some spot in the forest, so occasionally Henry gets to stop there and he enjoys it when he does. No Rule 55 fuckery but the story survives more or less intact... which is more than we can say for any Sharon Miller season
I’m glad society is at a point where we can comfortably say that being the creator of a character doesn’t always make you right about them. Let Henry like trees!
Or even completely absolved of any criticism regarding behaviour or work ethics, like a few folks that would be described as being "too puffed up in their smokebox".
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if Awdry was around today (or had a Twitter account). Would he impose rules on the series to prevent it going astray or unleash his wrath on BWBA and AEG?
I would say one help is Mittons work on Tugs after season 2, he learned things such as making great water sets and overall fantastic model making as well as great writing for stories
7:10 I kinda like this change with Diesel. Rather than Gordon suddenly feeling down about hearing “some diesels” talk about engines getting scrapped, he actually hears it on screen before asking the fat controller. I also have a headcanon that he’s not the same diesel from series 2. Over a thousand of his class was built, and he wasn’t given a name either, just diesel. For all we know, that might be the next diesel in line, like a cockroach. Get rid of one and two more appear
What if the crew have the budget to finish the flying Scotman ? Tender engine is darkest and most popular story in the show and Gordon has more character.
I don't think it necessarily to do with money. From what I learned from Unlucky Tug's video on Skarloey, Allcroft had a weird thing about not directly referencing real life engines into the stories. Only exception being Stepney though he may as well have been a completely original character with how much his backstory was changed. It would've been cool if they'd adapted this story as dark as the book counterpart, but heyho we can only imagine.
@@usualblokeluke Late _Jurassic planned a doku about Thomad .The doku was cancelled because a website with many infos was delete.He found the info with the budget .But Britt has some wierd plans or with real life engine .
21:36 I think that was Angelis's idea. It would make sense in the stories in Season 3, Diesel seems to be a school bully and so put this into his narration
I can agree that Michael's choice of voice for Diesel did not stick with me. I've even heard it compared to Spud, from the original Bob The Builder. Remember him?
This is my personal favourite series of the show because of a lot of reasons. It had the best set of stories and it’s the series I grew up watching the most, one of many childhood nostalgias as I have a lot of VHS tapes of series 3 episodes. While I am on the subject of episodes picking my favourites was really hard but here are my favourites. 1. Henry’s Forest - I love the soundtrack, set and story of this episode and how it expended on Henry’s character. I could also relate to it in a way that Henry has that special place he loves and for me, there’s a park near where I live that I love to go to, that was a connection to an episode I made. I also found the story moving that bad weather ruins the forest which makes Henry sad but the other characters come together to put the forest right again to bring back Henry’s special place. I think it’s a sad story with a happy ending. And I can’t wait for when you do your video on this specific episode 2. Percy’s Promise - I think this is an iconic episode for the character of Percy and from my childhood. I love it because of Percy’s keeping a promise to Thomas when he takes the passengers home from the seaside, even in bad weather. And what I also love is that the moral is done perfectly, and I don’t know if I’m right about this but the moral to this episode is when you make a promise you keep it, and that’s what Percy did for Thomas 3. All At Sea - The best episode set of the harbour and Duck’s story in the show. I love how we got to know the character of Ducks and what he dreams of. And the last show with Thomas, Percy and Duck looking over the sea with the sunrise was beautiful and one of my favourite shots in the show 4. Escape - Now this is an epic story and the best debut episode for a character. I couldn’t believe how Oliver was introduced when I watched this episode and I praise Douglas for saving him and Toad from scrap as he and Donald where in that same situation in the last series. And Oliver’s escape music is one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in the show 5. Thomas Percy and The Post Train - The scenery and music is why I love this episode. I don’t remember watching this as a kid, but I remember seeing clips from the episode on tape Finally my honourable mentions: Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald’s Duck, Thomas Percy and The Dragon, Mavis, Toby’s Tightrope, Buzz Buzz, Heroes, Percy James and The Fruitful Day, Thomas and Percy’s Christmas Adventure
He was so much angrier in his first take. Not bad for a first try, but I prefer the revision for this one, in particular. It would be fun to edit both takes together to utilise the best lines from either.
I really like Time for Trouble. The dynamic between James and Toby is a real treat in the grand scheme of things. One engine is shiny and red, and the other is dusty and brown. And with those opposites together, you get something great. James pushing Toby to the works is great because Toby’s theme is playing in an orchestra style while the two double head.
According to Thomas The Tank Engine Wiki website, the episodes, "Percy's Promise" and "Time for Trouble" were originally planned for Season 2 to be second season episodes but were pushed back to Season 3 (the third season) for unknown reasons.
Season 3 is a great season as it’s the one I was born into. The comparison of Michael Angelis’ narrations is almost like comparing them to George Carlin as I’m an American and it was his narration I grew up with.
Season 3 and 4 might be tied for my favorite 😍 with season 3 just barely getting the #1 slot. In America 🇺🇸 it was the first season with George Carlin narrating. It has my two favorite episodes of the whole series ; “All at Sea 🌊 “ and Henry’s Forest 🌳 “. My other favorites are “Thomas, Percy, and the mail train 🚂 “, Percy’s promise and Thomas gets bumped.
Season 3 is beautiful. Episodes I love a lot to constantly watch are A Scarf for Percy, Percy's Promise, Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck, Henry's Forest, Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train, Trust Thomas, James Goes Buzz Buzz, All At Sea, Tender Engines, Bulgy, Heroes, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure.
Awdry didn ' t like ,,Henry 's forest " because Henry likes the forest (,,Now ,what intrest does a steam locomotive have in scenery".) But he also wrote ,,Saved from scrap " where Trever didn 't like where he was.And also should know every character has different personal.And he said the episode broke the ,,Rules 55" but he also wrote ,,Wolly bear" where Percy brokes the rules 55 .And when Henry he stop he was on a brach route, The mainline has 3 lines but where Henry was were 2 lines.
@@usualblokeluke And I forget he wrote also ,,Thomas goes fishing " where Thomas was intresst on people where fishing and ,,A scare for Percy ".Also Awdry ' s opinion on ,,Henry ' s forest " doesen ' t makes sense.
Series 3 is my favorite season of all time and fun fact Henry’s forest is also my favorite episode of Thomas and friends and the entire show the model work is improved and it looks so bright and amazing the new characters is really great and this season is near perfection
The moment when you notice that Luke's top 5 S3 episodes are episodes where a green engine the main character . "Thomas and Percy's christmas adventure " is a Percy episode , "Oliver owns up" is a Oliver episode , "All at sea" is a Duck episode , "Escape" is a Oliver episode and "Henry's forest " is a Henry episode.
I never really thought to take a full analysis of why classic Thomas & Friends was so good for a period of time; while it grew as a favourite, I remember watching a number of kids' shows contemporary to the '90s that I remember fondly, such as The Raccoons, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, contemporary British-made children's series aired on the BBC, etc. However I can more understand from how you've deconstructed each season - very well with good relief moments I might add - what makes them distinct on the whole, in a way that made me appreciate things that I might have sensed before but couldn't pin down due to my chaotic management order. My guess about the liberties taken with 'Tender Engines' against the original source was that the producers wanted to try and deviate from spoiling the dramatic undertones behind Oliver's discovery by hinting towards them in the episode prior-hand for effect. I can appreciate how the loss of family was meant to sell a point in Gordon's arc in the Railway Series juxtaposed with the themes that endeared the Reverend Awdry, but when considering how David Mitton clearly wished to set up the rescue of Oliver in a way that would really hammer in the impact to the audience, I can understand why he would choose to play down the dark beats of 'Tenders for Henry'. Besides which, they were not able to produce the engine model for 'Flying Scotsman' despite it being planned; one of the many things from the production of the classic series that had to be cut due to budget and writing constraints. I think also the continuity slip-ups with the series mainly have to do with the fact that ordering of episodes has always been based upon the order which they originally aired on TV, and not as such with the order the producers may have had in mind. That aside, there's nothing I would add that has already been elaborated in the video. Good one mate. Regards, Samuel Farris.
Thank for very much for this comment Samuel It's reactions in the comment section like this that I look forward to reading when my videos finally go out after taking a long time to make. Also very interesting facts about the behind the scenes I wasn't aware of myself. Cheers 😁
I have three huge problems with Series 3. Firstly, Michael Angelis is not Ringo Starr, so it feels like a downgrade on that front. Secondly, the lack of any narrative flow or continuity (apart from the Oliver stories, everything just sort of happens) makes this series hard to watch in order. Thirdly, the original stories are very childish and naff compared to the Awdry ones, which makes the whiplash between stories grinding. For example, we go from a hell of a lot of technobabble in Mavis and Toby’s Tightrope to “the vicar forgot to put up the posters, now no one will know about the party” in the very next episode. Even as a child I thought “No Joke For James” was a pretty naff episode.
@@honeyfrost3355 I'm not criticising Toby's Tightrope, just highlighting the tone and style between it and the "original" stories. Awdry said you shouldn't insult the intelligence of children.
my top most favorite episodes from season 3 1 Percy's Promise episode 2 UK Michael Angelis 2 Gordon and the Famous Visitor episode 4 US George Carlin 3 Donald's Duck episode 5 UK Michael Angelis 4 Thomas, Percy and the Dragon episode 7 UK Michael Angelis 5 Thomas, Percy and the Post Train episode 12 UK Michael Angelis 6 Mavis episode 14 UK Michael Angelis 7 Toby's Tightrope episode 15 US George Carlin 8 Buzz, Buzz episode 17 UK Michael Angelis 9 All at Sea episode 18 US George Carlin 10 One Good Turn episode 19 UK Michael Angelis 11 Escape episode 21 US George Carlin 12 Oliver Owns Up episode 22 US George Carlin 13 Bulgy episode 23 US George Carlin 14 Heroes episode 24 UK Michael Angelis 15 Percy, James and the Fruitful Day episode 25 UK Michael Angelis 16 Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure episode 26 UK Michael Angelis Bestest Episode 17 Henry's Forest episode 9 US George Carlin
@@usualblokeluke I think it ´s save to say season/series 3 should been have a bigger budget .The budget in this season /series was also the reason why they changed the story ,,Tender for Henry “ or ,,Tender engine “.
Don't often comment on videos but this really was superlative stuff. Nice editing; confident, engaging delivery; funny & touching. Worthy of so much more attention. From one (former) media student to another, please keep at this. P.s. Series 3 is unmatched. Everything about it is just right
Season three my favorite season of the classic Thomas era. I just love the lighting and the visuals It’s just so cool to me this was also George Carlin’s first narrations of the season, even though he would later go on and renarrated seasons, one to two as well as episodes that Ringo Star didn’t narrate in the US dub and this was also Michael Angelis’ first season as narrator who is the longest running English speaking narrator from season three in 1991-1992 all the way until season 16 in 2012 which was amazingly a 31 year span and just showed how much he cared and loved about the Thomas franchise as a narrator.
Excuse me sir This was the first series to be made by the Britt Alcroft Company in general, they didn't switch to Guillane Entertainment until 2000 And Time for Trouble was based off of Double HEADER
While I prefer Series 5 as my favorite season overall, Series 3 is definitely a season that many fans love and adore with its new traits on older characters to make them stand out more, introducing a few new characters that are fan favorites, and of course probably one of the best visual seasons. This is basically Season 1, but beautifully restored and an experimental masterpiece. This is definitely the season that screamed NEW! But in a very good way in the 90’s era!
I rearranged all of the season 3 episodes to have a perfect continuity. 1. Edward, Trevor & The Really Useful Party 2. Percy’s Promise 3. Gordon & The Famous Visitor 4. Thomas, Percy & The Dragon 5. Henry’s Forest 6. Time For Trouble 7. No Joke For James 8. Thomas Gets Bumped 9. Diesel Does It Again 10. All At Sea 11. Trust Thomas 12. Donald’s Duck 13. Thomas, Percy & The Mail Train 14. James Goes Buzz Buzz 15. One Good Turn 16. Heroes 17. Percy, James & The Fruitful Day 18. Tender Engines 19. Escape 20. Oliver Owns Up 21. Bulgy 22. The Trouble With Mud 23. Thomas & Percy’s Christmas Adventure 24. Mavis 25. A Scarf For Percy 26. Toby’s Tightrope
I like this arrangement Interesting that Toby's Tightrope is after Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure like it's leading into the new year with the snow melting Nice job 👍
@@khorcalson6656 According to Thomas The Tank Engine Wiki website, episodes "Percy's Promise" and "Time for Trouble" were originally planned for Season 2 to be second season episodes but were pushed back to Season 3 (the third season) for unknown reasons.
Thomas and Friends season 3 (1992) also correction Brit Allcroft Productions didnt had the name gullane until 2000 it was their production company Clearwater Features who shut down in new year Eve 1990
I think Oliver Owns Up shares some similarities with Percy Runs Away. A little green tank engine going fast backwards, a newbie's second episode appearance, and a newbie's first spotlight episode.
I thought surely Reverend W. Awdry has no right to criticise Henry's Forest and it's unfair that Series 4 and 5 weren't shown on CITV after they first came out on VHS.
It hits me that the vhs recordings of Michael has similarities to the US George Carlin dub. No music in the Trevor scene. and the extra lines are used in the US Dub. They must of used the script George used for Michael or the script was being modified for the US dub and tested with Michael
My guess is, when the vhs early dub scripts were recorded for the UK, that was around the time they thought series 3 was only going to have 16 stories instead of 26, but those episodes would end up being part of shinning time station regardless. So while the US got those scripts ready for STS, that's when they did the re-dubs for the UK broadcasts.
@@usualblokeluke I think one reason season 3 is by favorite is because of it's variety you get some willbert storys,christopher stories, original stories and the only season to have magazine stories.
@@traciestreet4019 Indeed there is. I understand why Wilbert was annoyed at the show runners for making their own stories for his characters he had a specific vision for, but I still love the OG stories regardless.
This was the season that introduced me to Thomas. I go back & forth with this & season 5 when it comes to picking my favorite. Top 5 favorites 5. Heroes 4. Trust Thomas 3. Henry’s Forest 2. Buzz, Buzz 1. Escape Least Favorite: Time for Trouble
I agree with your opinions on Angelis' narration when I read the railway series to my mom I used Angelis' voice on Diesel as a base and it sound really wierd to me like I feel that I'm voicing the different character. I do want to use his voice on other characters as a base as well because I like most of them but I can't do it yet so I'll try later. P.S. I use my natural voice on Henry for some reason and I think it fits him even less than Kerry Shale's
Series 3 is a good series! My first ever Thomas VHS tape i owned as a toddler wasn't series 3, in fact it was a compilation vhs tape called 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: Thomas' Train & 17 Other Stories' which did consist of a good handful of series 3 episodes like 'Percy's Promise', 'Thomas, Percy, and the Dragon', 'Toby's Tightrope', Thomas, 'Percy, and the Post Train', and 'Heroes'. It was a tape i had for a good few years but lost when DVD's came about. I never seen much of series 3 since in didn't own it on DVD. But the episodes i did see i loved, and Thomas, Percy, and the Dragon is one that sticks out for me. Percy's Promise being another. Since then i've been privileged enough to have binged watched all of series 3 on TH-cam all those years later, and i have to agree with you, it's up there with my favorite along with series 5. Everything you've mentioned in regards to the depth, and how the vastness, and realism of the sets suck you in along with the music, the passionate narration from Michael Angelis, and the writing. I've really been enjoying your reviews on each season so far mate, even though i'm a bit late to the party with this upload lol I look forward to hearing your reviews on, imo, the not so good CGI series. I've already heard you get tore into series 8, which is when the show started to decline imo, so i look forward to seeing what you think about the CGI era, and Mattel's abomination. But all in good time. Take care, and from a fellow Thomas fan i wish you well. 😊
A wierd question for you :We all know ,,Super Resuce “was in season /series 3 planned but was cancelled of budget problems but what if this season had a bigger budget and Super Resuce has a adaption .If ,,Super Resuce “in your Top 5?
I think if Super Rescue was done in this series, it'd be interesting to see how they'd implement Bear into the series if at all. I'm also left wondering what story they'd cut out to make the full 26 episode count. It'd have to be one of the Awdry stories so there's still an even balance of Awdry stories and those that were based/stolen on Andrew Brenner's magazine stories
@@usualblokeluke Thanks for answer .I think they ´d cut out a Andrew Brenner story. Buzz,Buzz und Bulgy :This were made in same time . Tender engine ,Escape and the Oliver :Were planned in this season .
Usual Bloke Luke, what are your thoughts on Domeless Engines (Gordon and the Famous Visitor) being adapted after the Duck/Diesel Trilogy in Series 2? I kind of understand some of the reasons why (it's more focused on Gordon) but I really feel there's a strong throughline that ends up being missed by leaving it to be adapted in Series 3. Lemme know!
I'm personally okay with it. My guess is they didn't want to build an entire City of Truro prop for one episode in Series 2 when the budget wasn't as big so I understand why they waited until Series 3 to adapt it. They still managed to make it work.
@@usualblokeluke oh good point. that makes sense. I just love that original run of four stories from the RWS so much and it's always bothered me that they decided to drop the setup story where we learn why Duck is getting under everyone's skin. So much of his identity is wrapped up in being Great Western and Domeless Engines was a terrific way to kickstart that entire book and develop his character further beyond his one of two appearances up to that point.
Season 3 was the start of goldene era of Thomas.Micheal Angelis ,George Carlin and Manfred Steffen were great. Every episode were great .This season and 4 had the best sets in the show .This is my season 2nd favorite season of the show . Top 5 episodes: 5.Thomas and Percy ' s Christmas Adventure 4.All at Sea 3.Heroes 2.Escape 1.Percy ,James and the Fruitful Day Rating and Ranking : 1.Season 3 :10/10 2.Season 2:9.5/10 3.Season 1:9/10
Series 3, a massive success for many including myself. I have more memories of watching vhs tapes of Series 3 with some notable standouts episodes. Some include Percy’s Promise, The trouble with mud, Henry’s Forest, Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train, and Escape. However, watching back on the others was also a grand time (especially All at Sea). Henry’s forest getting controversy was something I did NOT expect to come up as a video topic and I’m sort of glad that I didn’t hear about this until I watched this review. Even after that, I didn’t really mind because everyone has their own opinions. The sets, music, and production value were the most recognizable for me in this series more than ever. Aside from a mistake or 2, this was near perfect as far as a series goes. While Series 1 always has a place growing in my childhood, Series 3 is tied as some of my beloved Thomas Series of all time. 😊
I prefer the TV adaptation of Tenders for Henry now called Tender Engines. I think it's more subtle. Despite the mistake of Gordon not recognizing his own brother. I don't blame your rant. I think that mistake was corrected in the 2016 special The Great Race. Thank you, Andrew Brenner.
Can I for one say that heroes should have been a two parter? Like I feel there was more they could’ve worked with in the start and end of the episode and it just could’ve been a good two parter in order to just build up to the rockslide
If I rewrote Henry’s Forest, I would make Henry’s driver say “We’ve made good time today. I’ll tell the signalman we’re stopping for a while by the forest.” Then Wilbert wouldn’t have criticized the episode, even though it happened three decades ago and it can’t be changed.
I'm currently watching your T&F Reviews, which I am loving. If there is one thing I 100% agree with Wilbert, I too disliked Thomas being shoehorned into everything, it felt like he was stealing the spotlight from other engines.
Speaking of Audrey's thoughts, It seems very common for original authors to despise the film/TV adaptations. That was the same with PL Travers hating Disney's take on Mary Poppins, Stephen King's disapproval on Stan Kubrick's version of the Shining, Anthony Burgess and A Clockwork Orange and of course Roald Dahl's views on most of the adaptations of his stories. Personally, if I wrote a book, I'd welcome a film version, as long as they don't sneak in a fart joke, especially if it's a family movie.
You do realize that Oliver Owns Up was originally titled “Resource and Sagacity” in the books. Not only the TV title is changed in both the US and the UK, but the beginning and ending of the episode are changed, and Alice, Merabel, Isabelle, and Dulcie are not introduced on TV.
With that, I name my top 5: Percy's Promise Time for Trouble Gordon & the Famous Visitor Donald's Duck Diesel does it Again Thomas, Percy, & the Mail Train Trust Thomas Mavis Toby's Tightrope Edward, Trevor, & the Really Useful Party James goes Buzz Buzz Oliver Owns Up Bulgy Thomas & Percy's Mountain Adventure No Joke for James & One Good Turn are my low points 5. Thomas, Percy, & the Dragon for the scary dark tone & the Chinese Dragon, & comeback from Ghost Train 4. Heroes for the heroism of Bill & Ben & a full circle story 3. Henry's Forest for as you said, beautiful scenery & a lovely story. 2. All at Sea for the great message it sends & the final shots, & the first TV written episode 1. Escape for the High Steaks, Mature tone, the epic music, introduction of Oliver, & Heroism of Douglas.
Love the reviews , for me season 3 end up making Thomas not culturally significant anymore by 2000 the newer episodes were relegated to cable. By completely abandoning the railway series and making one dimensional episodes that always centred around an accident the franchise couldn't keep up with the WWF attitude era , Power Rangers and others. I had completely forgotten about All at Sea thank you for reminding me about it and please keep up with the content.
In my opinion, the good Reverend's criticism came more from essentially having strangers play around in his world without his say-so. He was notoriously cantankerous with the illustrators of the books when they didn't live up to his exacting standards. All that aside, the Rule 55 issue could've been dealt with by changing a few lines and having Henry pull over into a siding in the forest instead of on the main line. Instead of the driver, it could be a signalman in a nearby signal box who flags Henry down and tells him and his driver they're ahead of time, so they have to be sidetracked in the forest siding to allow other traffic to pass. Henry and his crew don't mind, as they enjoy the peace and beauty of the forest, and they're always sorry to leave when the points clang over ahead of them and the signal changes so they have to get back underway again. Rule 55 honored, and the story saved.
Daisy doesn’t appear in Season 3 because Shining Time Station co-creator Rick Sigglekow found the makeup on her face to be more sexist. But Mavis doesn’t have any makeup so, it was a win win situation from the controversy.
If the non story episodes weren't in this Season then this would most likely be my favorite. But it's my second favorite. Michael Anglies was great I loved his narration. I recently watched the UK DUB of this Season. Now George Carlin narration was awesome better then Anglies. And Shining time station was a good way to bring the show to America. My favorite episodes are 1.Henry's Forest 2.Esacpe 3.Tender Engines 4.Gordon and the famous visitor 5. Time for Trouble
Awrdy "Why would a locomotive have an interest in scenery?"
Why would a locomotive have an interest in fishing?
TRUE
Why does an engine want a scarf, why does a tractor engine love children? There are multiple things he could have picked on, but no he chooses to pick on an engine loving the forest.
Why would a locomotives not like scenery anyway their literally surrounded in it anyways it’s kinda dump
@@honeyfrost3355 The fishing and scarf are things engines shouldn't have or do and that is the morale
@@EssexAggiegrad2011 *ahem* Trevor and children
On the one hand, I can see why a railway enthusiast like Reverend Awdry would be pissed at "Henry's Forest" due to the show priding itself on realism, but on the other hand, it's kind of weird that he acts like Henry can't be interested in the beauty of nature.
If an engine can understand the concept of friendship, I don't see why they couldn't also have an appreciation for the beauty and tranquility of nature. Which is basically all Henry's love for the forest is.
It's just really ironic how a steam engine, a machine that is powered by wood and released a shitton of pollutants into the environment, is concerned about the well-being of a forest and its inhabitants. I think they can absolutely have an appreciation for beauty, but a forest is such a backwards choice.
I think by 1995 Wilbert Awdry just detested all his creations for how ‘commercial’ Britt had made them.
@@jimsmith8360true
@@brandonadam7167it's less pollution than all the cars on the street. And that monster truck in your pfp
I respectfully disagree with Audrey's criticisms on Henry's Forest.
I mean, the criticism about rule 55 is fair, but Henry not liking the scenery is just nonsense
@@cratorcic9362 It would've worked a bit better if it was adapted directly from the original magazine story
@@cratorcic9362 I never understood that part of his critisism tbh. Awdry himself wrote a story about Thomas liking to watch people fish
I think there's a simple way they could have fixed it... just have a signal at some spot in the forest, so occasionally Henry gets to stop there and he enjoys it when he does. No Rule 55 fuckery but the story survives more or less intact... which is more than we can say for any Sharon Miller season
@@cratorcic9362 The criticism about rule 55 is horseshit because he broke that rule himself when writing Thomas Goes Fishing.
Because of Series 3’s large gap, David Mitton and his crew went to work on TUGS. While Britt Allcroft went to work on Shining Time Station in America.
That just tells me the creators were more interested in money than they care to admit
and also shows with all the TUGS props left over used in this series onward
Unless I'm mistaken, this is common knowledge to any-one who's in to this.
I’m glad society is at a point where we can comfortably say that being the creator of a character doesn’t always make you right about them. Let Henry like trees!
Or even completely absolved of any criticism regarding behaviour or work ethics, like a few folks that would be described as being "too puffed up in their smokebox".
Oh, if only Awdry lived to see BWBA… hell hath no fury like a furious Reverend, to paraphrase Shakespeare.
Nah, AEG would've killed him outright 😂
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if Awdry was around today (or had a Twitter account). Would he impose rules on the series to prevent it going astray or unleash his wrath on BWBA and AEG?
I always feel so glad when people love All at Sea. I always adored that episode for its visuals and message, and im happy other people notice it too
I would say one help is Mittons work on Tugs after season 2, he learned things such as making great water sets and overall fantastic model making as well as great writing for stories
7:10 I kinda like this change with Diesel. Rather than Gordon suddenly feeling down about hearing “some diesels” talk about engines getting scrapped, he actually hears it on screen before asking the fat controller.
I also have a headcanon that he’s not the same diesel from series 2. Over a thousand of his class was built, and he wasn’t given a name either, just diesel. For all we know, that might be the next diesel in line, like a cockroach. Get rid of one and two more appear
Fun fact: The extra lines heard in The early narrations of season 3 are heard in The US version of Season 3!
Oliver is easily one of my all time favorite characters of the whole show
What if the crew have the budget to finish the flying Scotman ?
Tender engine is darkest and most popular story in the show and Gordon has more character.
I don't think it necessarily to do with money. From what I learned from Unlucky Tug's video on Skarloey, Allcroft had a weird thing about not directly referencing real life engines into the stories. Only exception being Stepney though he may as well have been a completely original character with how much his backstory was changed.
It would've been cool if they'd adapted this story as dark as the book counterpart, but heyho we can only imagine.
@@usualblokeluke Late _Jurassic planned a doku about Thomad .The doku was cancelled because a website with many infos was delete.He found the info with the budget .But Britt has some wierd plans or with real life engine .
@@usualblokeluke In the wiki is also the info .
@@masterpeter1913 wow interesting
@@usualblokeluke I bet Andrew Brenner would have fix that problem by making a CGI recreation flashback of it in the show but sadly didn't get to.
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I think that was Angelis's idea. It would make sense in the stories in Season 3, Diesel seems to be a school bully and so put this into his narration
I mean, fair enough if it was intentional, I just didn't find it as good as Ringo's diesel voice
@@usualblokeluke fair, I can relate growing up with the voice
I can agree that Michael's choice of voice for Diesel did not stick with me. I've even heard it compared to Spud, from the original Bob The Builder. Remember him?
@@QJ89 Yes
This is my personal favourite series of the show because of a lot of reasons. It had the best set of stories and it’s the series I grew up watching the most, one of many childhood nostalgias as I have a lot of VHS tapes of series 3 episodes. While I am on the subject of episodes picking my favourites was really hard but here are my favourites.
1. Henry’s Forest - I love the soundtrack, set and story of this episode and how it expended on Henry’s character. I could also relate to it in a way that Henry has that special place he loves and for me, there’s a park near where I live that I love to go to, that was a connection to an episode I made. I also found the story moving that bad weather ruins the forest which makes Henry sad but the other characters come together to put the forest right again to bring back Henry’s special place. I think it’s a sad story with a happy ending. And I can’t wait for when you do your video on this specific episode
2. Percy’s Promise - I think this is an iconic episode for the character of Percy and from my childhood. I love it because of Percy’s keeping a promise to Thomas when he takes the passengers home from the seaside, even in bad weather. And what I also love is that the moral is done perfectly, and I don’t know if I’m right about this but the moral to this episode is when you make a promise you keep it, and that’s what Percy did for Thomas
3. All At Sea - The best episode set of the harbour and Duck’s story in the show. I love how we got to know the character of Ducks and what he dreams of. And the last show with Thomas, Percy and Duck looking over the sea with the sunrise was beautiful and one of my favourite shots in the show
4. Escape - Now this is an epic story and the best debut episode for a character. I couldn’t believe how Oliver was introduced when I watched this episode and I praise Douglas for saving him and Toad from scrap as he and Donald where in that same situation in the last series. And Oliver’s escape music is one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in the show
5. Thomas Percy and The Post Train - The scenery and music is why I love this episode. I don’t remember watching this as a kid, but I remember seeing clips from the episode on tape
Finally my honourable mentions:
Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald’s Duck, Thomas Percy and The Dragon, Mavis, Toby’s Tightrope, Buzz Buzz, Heroes, Percy James and The Fruitful Day, Thomas and Percy’s Christmas Adventure
In terms of Angelis's narration, some just sound better in his first take, one example, how he portrayed TFC in the early version of A Scarf for Percy
He was so much angrier in his first take. Not bad for a first try, but I prefer the revision for this one, in particular.
It would be fun to edit both takes together to utilise the best lines from either.
I really like Time for Trouble. The dynamic between James and Toby is a real treat in the grand scheme of things. One engine is shiny and red, and the other is dusty and brown. And with those opposites together, you get something great. James pushing Toby to the works is great because Toby’s theme is playing in an orchestra style while the two double head.
According to Thomas The Tank Engine Wiki website, the episodes, "Percy's Promise" and "Time for Trouble" were originally planned for Season 2 to be second season episodes but were pushed back to Season 3 (the third season) for unknown reasons.
Season 3 is a great season as it’s the one I was born into. The comparison of Michael Angelis’ narrations is almost like comparing them to George Carlin as I’m an American and it was his narration I grew up with.
Season 3 and 4 might be tied for my favorite 😍 with season 3 just barely getting the #1 slot. In America 🇺🇸 it was the first season with George Carlin narrating. It has my two favorite episodes of the whole series ; “All at Sea 🌊 “ and Henry’s Forest 🌳 “. My other favorites are “Thomas, Percy, and the mail train 🚂 “, Percy’s promise and Thomas gets bumped.
Season 3 is beautiful. Episodes I love a lot to constantly watch are A Scarf for Percy, Percy's Promise, Gordon and the Famous Visitor, Donald's Duck, Henry's Forest, Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train, Trust Thomas, James Goes Buzz Buzz, All At Sea, Tender Engines, Bulgy, Heroes, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day and Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure.
If Wilbert was still alive may God have mercy on his soul for his reaction of BWBA and All Engine Go
Hopefully he would have go easy on CGI and Brenner era.
@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967most definitely not, may have been able to see some good but I doubt he’d be happy with what it had become
I wonder what is reaction would have been for the Hit era and the sharon miller era
City of Truro is one of those silent one-off character. Very similar to Bertram and Thumper in season 5.
Awdry didn ' t like ,,Henry 's forest " because Henry likes the forest (,,Now ,what intrest does a steam locomotive have in scenery".) But he also wrote ,,Saved from scrap " where Trever didn 't like where he was.And also should know every character has different personal.And he said the episode broke the ,,Rules 55" but he also wrote ,,Wolly bear" where Percy brokes the rules 55 .And when Henry he stop he was on a brach route, The mainline has 3 lines but where Henry was were 2 lines.
Well pointed out there 👍
@@usualblokeluke And I forget he wrote also ,,Thomas goes fishing " where Thomas was intresst on people where fishing and ,,A scare for Percy ".Also Awdry ' s opinion on ,,Henry ' s forest " doesen ' t makes sense.
I think he had a point about how they were trying to write episodes without him,but in the clip he just picked the worst episode as an example.
Series 3 is my favorite season of all time and fun fact Henry’s forest is also my favorite episode of Thomas and friends and the entire show the model work is improved and it looks so bright and amazing the new characters is really great and this season is near perfection
I would definitely love to see the headcanon order for Series 3.
Season 3 is one of my 1st favorite season of Thomas & Friends cuz this season is so Beautiful.
The moment when you notice that Luke's top 5 S3 episodes are episodes where a green engine the main character . "Thomas and Percy's christmas adventure " is a Percy episode , "Oliver owns up" is a Oliver episode , "All at sea" is a Duck episode , "Escape" is a Oliver episode and "Henry's forest " is a Henry episode.
I never really thought to take a full analysis of why classic Thomas & Friends was so good for a period of time; while it grew as a favourite, I remember watching a number of kids' shows contemporary to the '90s that I remember fondly, such as The Raccoons, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, contemporary British-made children's series aired on the BBC, etc. However I can more understand from how you've deconstructed each season - very well with good relief moments I might add - what makes them distinct on the whole, in a way that made me appreciate things that I might have sensed before but couldn't pin down due to my chaotic management order.
My guess about the liberties taken with 'Tender Engines' against the original source was that the producers wanted to try and deviate from spoiling the dramatic undertones behind Oliver's discovery by hinting towards them in the episode prior-hand for effect. I can appreciate how the loss of family was meant to sell a point in Gordon's arc in the Railway Series juxtaposed with the themes that endeared the Reverend Awdry, but when considering how David Mitton clearly wished to set up the rescue of Oliver in a way that would really hammer in the impact to the audience, I can understand why he would choose to play down the dark beats of 'Tenders for Henry'. Besides which, they were not able to produce the engine model for 'Flying Scotsman' despite it being planned; one of the many things from the production of the classic series that had to be cut due to budget and writing constraints.
I think also the continuity slip-ups with the series mainly have to do with the fact that ordering of episodes has always been based upon the order which they originally aired on TV, and not as such with the order the producers may have had in mind. That aside, there's nothing I would add that has already been elaborated in the video. Good one mate. Regards, Samuel Farris.
Thank for very much for this comment Samuel
It's reactions in the comment section like this that I look forward to reading when my videos finally go out after taking a long time to make. Also very interesting facts about the behind the scenes I wasn't aware of myself.
Cheers 😁
I've heard war veterans who sound less traumatized than awdry did in that interview.
Season 3 is a pretty good series. It's not as high as Season 2 on my list, but it's still a good one.
I actually love Trust Thomas because Thomas demonstrates there is upbeat attitudes are the keys to success.
Oliver and Duck were the best part of Season 3 .
I think if Awdry was alive today, I don’t exactly think he would be pleased
I have three huge problems with Series 3.
Firstly, Michael Angelis is not Ringo Starr, so it feels like a downgrade on that front.
Secondly, the lack of any narrative flow or continuity (apart from the Oliver stories, everything just sort of happens) makes this series hard to watch in order.
Thirdly, the original stories are very childish and naff compared to the Awdry ones, which makes the whiplash between stories grinding. For example, we go from a hell of a lot of technobabble in Mavis and Toby’s Tightrope to “the vicar forgot to put up the posters, now no one will know about the party” in the very next episode. Even as a child I thought “No Joke For James” was a pretty naff episode.
A children's tv show about talking trains being childish. You're just nitpicking also Toby's tightrope is an amazing episode.
@@honeyfrost3355 I'm not criticising Toby's Tightrope, just highlighting the tone and style between it and the "original" stories. Awdry said you shouldn't insult the intelligence of children.
my top most favorite episodes from season 3
1 Percy's Promise episode 2 UK Michael Angelis
2 Gordon and the Famous Visitor episode 4 US George Carlin
3 Donald's Duck episode 5 UK Michael Angelis
4 Thomas, Percy and the Dragon episode 7 UK Michael Angelis
5 Thomas, Percy and the Post Train episode 12 UK Michael Angelis
6 Mavis episode 14 UK Michael Angelis
7 Toby's Tightrope episode 15 US George Carlin
8 Buzz, Buzz episode 17 UK Michael Angelis
9 All at Sea episode 18 US George Carlin
10 One Good Turn episode 19 UK Michael Angelis
11 Escape episode 21 US George Carlin
12 Oliver Owns Up episode 22 US George Carlin
13 Bulgy episode 23 US George Carlin
14 Heroes episode 24 UK Michael Angelis
15 Percy, James and the Fruitful Day episode 25 UK Michael Angelis
16 Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure episode 26 UK Michael Angelis
Bestest Episode
17 Henry's Forest episode 9 US George Carlin
I think you forgot the fact ,,Super Resuce “ was planned in this season but was cancelled because budget problems .
That would've been awesome to see in this series
@@usualblokeluke I think it ´s save to say season/series 3 should been have a bigger budget .The budget in this season /series was also the reason why they changed the story ,,Tender for Henry “ or ,,Tender engine “.
Don't often comment on videos but this really was superlative stuff. Nice editing; confident, engaging delivery; funny & touching. Worthy of so much more attention. From one (former) media student to another, please keep at this.
P.s. Series 3 is unmatched. Everything about it is just right
Thank you so much for this. Really appreciate comments like this 😁
Season three my favorite season of the classic Thomas era. I just love the lighting and the visuals It’s just so cool to me this was also George Carlin’s first narrations of the season, even though he would later go on and renarrated seasons, one to two as well as episodes that Ringo Star didn’t narrate in the US dub and this was also Michael Angelis’ first season as narrator who is the longest running English speaking narrator from season three in 1991-1992 all the way until season 16 in 2012 which was amazingly a 31 year span and just showed how much he cared and loved about the Thomas franchise as a narrator.
Even though somebody probably already said this, but Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure in the U.S was advertised as a Thanksgiving epesode.
This one of the best and wonderful review.This video is one of your best .Every time when I have a smile face.Season 3 is the best of the show.(10/10)
"What interest does a steam locomotive have in scenery?"
What interest does a steam traction engine have in children?
They are a source of income (help keep him working/running) and they are passengers.
Excuse me sir
This was the first series to be made by the Britt Alcroft Company in general, they didn't switch to Guillane Entertainment until 2000
And Time for Trouble was based off of Double HEADER
Yeah, another mistake by me lol sorry.
You would not believe how much I kicked myself in the shins making that mistake haha
While I prefer Series 5 as my favorite season overall, Series 3 is definitely a season that many fans love and adore with its new traits on older characters to make them stand out more, introducing a few new characters that are fan favorites, and of course probably one of the best visual seasons. This is basically Season 1, but beautifully restored and an experimental masterpiece.
This is definitely the season that screamed NEW! But in a very good way in the 90’s era!
The company name change did not happen until I think around 1999.
14:53 what are you talking about bulgy was brought back in season 7?
I meant brought back in Series 3 in any way after his solo episode
3 is second after 4 for me, but only by 1 point because if toad stands by, also I love Oliver
I rearranged all of the season 3 episodes to have a perfect continuity.
1. Edward, Trevor & The Really Useful Party
2. Percy’s Promise
3. Gordon & The Famous Visitor
4. Thomas, Percy & The Dragon
5. Henry’s Forest
6. Time For Trouble
7. No Joke For James
8. Thomas Gets Bumped
9. Diesel Does It Again
10. All At Sea
11. Trust Thomas
12. Donald’s Duck
13. Thomas, Percy & The Mail Train
14. James Goes Buzz Buzz
15. One Good Turn
16. Heroes
17. Percy, James & The Fruitful Day
18. Tender Engines
19. Escape
20. Oliver Owns Up
21. Bulgy
22. The Trouble With Mud
23. Thomas & Percy’s Christmas Adventure
24. Mavis
25. A Scarf For Percy
26. Toby’s Tightrope
I like this arrangement
Interesting that Toby's Tightrope is after Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure like it's leading into the new year with the snow melting
Nice job 👍
Usual Bloke Luke thank you
Usual Bloke Luke I really love Season 3, my only gripe is its mixed up episode order and continuity.
@@khorcalson6656 According to Thomas The Tank Engine Wiki website, episodes "Percy's Promise" and "Time for Trouble" were originally planned for Season 2 to be second season episodes but were pushed back to Season 3 (the third season) for unknown reasons.
@@gerrenallmon6999 It’s because the staff want more Thomas centric episodes for Season 2.
The post train theme is awesome
Thomas and Friends season 3 (1992) also correction Brit Allcroft Productions didnt had the name gullane until 2000 it was their production company Clearwater Features who shut down in new year Eve 1990
I would've loved to see Super Rescue adapted.
Me too.
also, some of those missing lines from the early narrations were actually used in the US dub of the series
I think Oliver Owns Up shares some similarities with Percy Runs Away. A little green tank engine going fast backwards, a newbie's second episode appearance, and a newbie's first spotlight episode.
I thought surely Reverend W. Awdry has no right to criticise Henry's Forest and it's unfair that Series 4 and 5 weren't shown on CITV after they first came out on VHS.
Season 3 had really good narrators you can watch either version and have a good time
Absolutely 👌
It hits me that the vhs recordings of Michael has similarities to the US George Carlin dub. No music in the Trevor scene. and the extra lines are used in the US Dub. They must of used the script George used for Michael or the script was being modified for the US dub and tested with Michael
My guess is, when the vhs early dub scripts were recorded for the UK, that was around the time they thought series 3 was only going to have 16 stories instead of 26, but those episodes would end up being part of shinning time station regardless. So while the US got those scripts ready for STS, that's when they did the re-dubs for the UK broadcasts.
Season three is also my favorite season of all time, it’s just got that amazing feeling
My favorite season too love the stories in this season i think seasons 3-5 and 7 have the best model work and sets.
I haven't gotten to series 7 yet so I can't say anything for sure on that, but series 3 hell yeah it's the best of the classic series!
@@usualblokeluke All at sea is my favorite episode of the show so happy to see it in your top 3. nothing will beat season 3 for me.
@@usualblokeluke I think one reason season 3 is by favorite is because of it's variety you get some willbert storys,christopher stories, original stories and the only season to have magazine stories.
@@traciestreet4019 Indeed there is. I understand why Wilbert was annoyed at the show runners for making their own stories for his characters he had a specific vision for, but I still love the OG stories regardless.
Fun Fact: ,,Buzz,Buzz" is the 69th episode of the show.
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This was the season that introduced me to Thomas. I go back & forth with this & season 5 when it comes to picking my favorite.
Top 5 favorites
5. Heroes
4. Trust Thomas
3. Henry’s Forest
2. Buzz, Buzz
1. Escape
Least Favorite: Time for Trouble
I agree with your opinions on Angelis' narration when I read the railway series to my mom I used Angelis' voice on Diesel as a base and it sound really wierd to me like I feel that I'm voicing the different character. I do want to use his voice on other characters as a base as well because I like most of them but I can't do it yet so I'll try later.
P.S. I use my natural voice on Henry for some reason and I think it fits him even less than Kerry Shale's
Series 3 is a good series! My first ever Thomas VHS tape i owned as a toddler wasn't series 3, in fact it was a compilation vhs tape called 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: Thomas' Train & 17 Other Stories' which did consist of a good handful of series 3 episodes like 'Percy's Promise', 'Thomas, Percy, and the Dragon', 'Toby's Tightrope', Thomas, 'Percy, and the Post Train', and 'Heroes'. It was a tape i had for a good few years but lost when DVD's came about. I never seen much of series 3 since in didn't own it on DVD. But the episodes i did see i loved, and Thomas, Percy, and the Dragon is one that sticks out for me. Percy's Promise being another. Since then i've been privileged enough to have binged watched all of series 3 on TH-cam all those years later, and i have to agree with you, it's up there with my favorite along with series 5. Everything you've mentioned in regards to the depth, and how the vastness, and realism of the sets suck you in along with the music, the passionate narration from Michael Angelis, and the writing. I've really been enjoying your reviews on each season so far mate, even though i'm a bit late to the party with this upload lol I look forward to hearing your reviews on, imo, the not so good CGI series. I've already heard you get tore into series 8, which is when the show started to decline imo, so i look forward to seeing what you think about the CGI era, and Mattel's abomination. But all in good time. Take care, and from a fellow Thomas fan i wish you well. 😊
14:53 but bulgy does return in series 7?
Correct
I meant specifically for Series 3
all at sea and henry's forest are my favorites too. maybe its that ending theme that they both share
A wierd question for you :We all know ,,Super Resuce “was in season /series 3 planned but was cancelled of budget problems but what if this season had a bigger budget and Super Resuce has a adaption .If ,,Super Resuce “in your Top 5?
I think if Super Rescue was done in this series, it'd be interesting to see how they'd implement Bear into the series if at all. I'm also left wondering what story they'd cut out to make the full 26 episode count. It'd have to be one of the Awdry stories so there's still an even balance of Awdry stories and those that were based/stolen on Andrew Brenner's magazine stories
@@usualblokeluke Thanks for answer .I think they ´d cut out a Andrew Brenner story.
Buzz,Buzz und Bulgy :This were made in same time .
Tender engine ,Escape and the Oliver :Were planned in this season .
Usual Bloke Luke, what are your thoughts on Domeless Engines (Gordon and the Famous Visitor) being adapted after the Duck/Diesel Trilogy in Series 2? I kind of understand some of the reasons why (it's more focused on Gordon) but I really feel there's a strong throughline that ends up being missed by leaving it to be adapted in Series 3. Lemme know!
I'm personally okay with it. My guess is they didn't want to build an entire City of Truro prop for one episode in Series 2 when the budget wasn't as big so I understand why they waited until Series 3 to adapt it. They still managed to make it work.
@@usualblokeluke oh good point. that makes sense. I just love that original run of four stories from the RWS so much and it's always bothered me that they decided to drop the setup story where we learn why Duck is getting under everyone's skin. So much of his identity is wrapped up in being Great Western and Domeless Engines was a terrific way to kickstart that entire book and develop his character further beyond his one of two appearances up to that point.
You know, Luke, series 3 looks like series 8 9 and 10, except it has more subtle stories. I'm still impatient for that series 8 review.
fun fact, in this scene james' pony truck is actually derailed!
7:44
You're right, Luke. Henry's Forest is a very amazing episode. Apparently I'm a nature person. And I don't take sh** from that 80 year Wilbert.
You are a though one, I’m sure he would have disciplined you rather easily though.
That last sentence wasn’t very nice.
i liked how Michael did the voices esp with james
Season 3 was the start of goldene era of Thomas.Micheal Angelis ,George Carlin and Manfred Steffen were great. Every episode were great .This season and 4 had the best sets in the show .This is my season 2nd favorite season of the show .
Top 5 episodes:
5.Thomas and Percy ' s Christmas Adventure
4.All at Sea
3.Heroes
2.Escape
1.Percy ,James and the Fruitful Day
Rating and Ranking :
1.Season 3 :10/10
2.Season 2:9.5/10
3.Season 1:9/10
Bulgy my favourite episode of this series for the villain bus
I really love how they made Thomas develop more kinder and sensible
surprised the water didnt damage the models
Yeah especially Percy's Promise
The wiring to get his eyes moving while in the water must've been so tricky
@@usualblokeluke Nice to meet you :)
Series 3, a massive success for many including myself.
I have more memories of watching vhs tapes of Series 3 with some notable standouts episodes. Some include Percy’s Promise, The trouble with mud, Henry’s Forest, Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train, and Escape. However, watching back on the others was also a grand time (especially All at Sea).
Henry’s forest getting controversy was something I did NOT expect to come up as a video topic and I’m sort of glad that I didn’t hear about this until I watched this review. Even after that, I didn’t really mind because everyone has their own opinions.
The sets, music, and production value were the most recognizable for me in this series more than ever.
Aside from a mistake or 2, this was near perfect as far as a series goes.
While Series 1 always has a place growing in my childhood, Series 3 is tied as some of my beloved Thomas Series of all time. 😊
I prefer the TV adaptation of Tenders for Henry now called Tender Engines. I think it's more subtle. Despite the mistake of Gordon not recognizing his own brother. I don't blame your rant. I think that mistake was corrected in the 2016 special The Great Race. Thank you, Andrew Brenner.
As I recall,Between Series 3(1991-92) and 5(1998),all model boats from Tugs(1989) were being used as cameos
Can I for one say that heroes should have been a two parter?
Like I feel there was more they could’ve worked with in the start and end of the episode and it just could’ve been a good two parter in order to just build up to the rockslide
If I rewrote Henry’s Forest, I would make Henry’s driver say “We’ve made good time today. I’ll tell the signalman we’re stopping for a while by the forest.” Then Wilbert wouldn’t have criticized the episode, even though it happened three decades ago and it can’t be changed.
It ´s quite amusing to me that every story /episode where had budget problems is about Gordon .
What does Gordon have to do with budget problems?
I'm currently watching your T&F Reviews, which I am loving. If there is one thing I 100% agree with Wilbert, I too disliked Thomas being shoehorned into everything, it felt like he was stealing the spotlight from other engines.
Before i saw this video was Season 3 my 4 th favorite season but after i saw this video is S3 my 2nd favorite Season .
That's really awesome to hear mate. Thank you for this comment :)
Luke? You know the new seris that might or might not e coming out? Do you think it will feature the Culdee Fell crew?
Who knows
My top five Season 3 episodes. #5 Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train. #4 Oliver Owns Up. #3 All At Sea. #2 Escape. #1 Henry’s Forest.
What is your opinion on Gordon and the Famous Visitor?
The season that changed it all. 👍🏾
Speaking of Audrey's thoughts, It seems very common for original authors to despise the film/TV adaptations. That was the same with PL Travers hating Disney's take on Mary Poppins, Stephen King's disapproval on Stan Kubrick's version of the Shining, Anthony Burgess and A Clockwork Orange and of course Roald Dahl's views on most of the adaptations of his stories.
Personally, if I wrote a book, I'd welcome a film version, as long as they don't sneak in a fart joke, especially if it's a family movie.
Those aspects those authors may despise are their “fart jokes”
Roald dahl was a straight up asshole to everyone.
You do realize that Oliver Owns Up was originally titled “Resource and Sagacity” in the books. Not only the TV title is changed in both the US and the UK, but the beginning and ending of the episode are changed, and Alice, Merabel, Isabelle, and Dulcie are not introduced on TV.
With that, I name my top 5:
Percy's Promise
Time for Trouble
Gordon & the Famous Visitor
Donald's Duck
Diesel does it Again
Thomas, Percy, & the Mail Train
Trust Thomas
Mavis
Toby's Tightrope
Edward, Trevor, & the Really Useful Party
James goes Buzz Buzz
Oliver Owns Up
Bulgy
Thomas & Percy's Mountain Adventure
No Joke for James & One Good Turn are my low points
5. Thomas, Percy, & the Dragon for the scary dark tone & the Chinese Dragon, & comeback from Ghost Train
4. Heroes for the heroism of Bill & Ben & a full circle story
3. Henry's Forest for as you said, beautiful scenery & a lovely story.
2. All at Sea for the great message it sends & the final shots, & the first TV written episode
1. Escape for the High Steaks, Mature tone, the epic music, introduction of Oliver, & Heroism of Douglas.
The theme from Scrap was inspired by the theme from The Great Escape
True story, I remade Henry’s Forest using my favorite TH-camr.
Love the reviews , for me season 3 end up making Thomas not culturally significant anymore by 2000 the newer episodes were relegated to cable.
By completely abandoning the railway series and making one dimensional episodes that always centred around an accident the franchise couldn't keep up with the WWF attitude era , Power Rangers and others.
I had completely forgotten about All at Sea thank you for reminding me about it and please keep up with the content.
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Season 3 (1991)
Voices
George Carlin
William Hope
Teresa Gallagher
Narrator
George Carlin
In my opinion, the good Reverend's criticism came more from essentially having strangers play around in his world without his say-so. He was notoriously cantankerous with the illustrators of the books when they didn't live up to his exacting standards.
All that aside, the Rule 55 issue could've been dealt with by changing a few lines and having Henry pull over into a siding in the forest instead of on the main line.
Instead of the driver, it could be a signalman in a nearby signal box who flags Henry down and tells him and his driver they're ahead of time, so they have to be sidetracked in the forest siding to allow other traffic to pass.
Henry and his crew don't mind, as they enjoy the peace and beauty of the forest, and they're always sorry to leave when the points clang over ahead of them and the signal changes so they have to get back underway again.
Rule 55 honored, and the story saved.
Alot of things would've finished Wilbur Off
Tatmarr
The HIT era
All engines go
BWBA FOR SURE!!
He would've loved Hiro though
No I don’t think he would have
Daisy doesn’t appear in Season 3 because Shining Time Station co-creator Rick Sigglekow found the makeup on her face to be more sexist. But Mavis doesn’t have any makeup so, it was a win win situation from the controversy.
For the Americans maybe. They needent change things that aren’t theirs. (That goes for giving Daisy makeup in the first place)
I do actually own a copy of each of the 1991 VHS releases
That's awesome! I imagine they're extremely hard to find
@@usualblokeluke Probably, I've had them for as long as I can remember
If the non story episodes weren't in this Season then this would most likely be my favorite. But it's my second favorite. Michael Anglies was great I loved his narration. I recently watched the UK DUB of this Season. Now George Carlin narration was awesome better then Anglies. And Shining time station was a good way to bring the show to America. My favorite episodes are
1.Henry's Forest
2.Esacpe
3.Tender Engines
4.Gordon and the famous visitor
5. Time for Trouble
The only character that didn't appear in Season 3 in any regard is Daisy.
A Scarf for Percy and Trust Thomas are basically rip-offs of Thomas Comes to Breakfast and Percy’s Predicament but done in a less mean-spirited way.
The music of seasons 3 and 4 sound like orchestral versions of the music in seasons 1 and 2.
The reason this season used original material not based on RWS because some of the stories were too repetitive and storybook-orientated.