Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's ...

PEOPLE gets a first look at the reconstructed pilot, shared with fans in celebration of 80 years of Thomas Thomas the Tank ...

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of British children’s classic, Thomas & Friends, an original unseen version of the pilot ...

The character of Thomas the Tank Engine originated from the series of British children's books The Railway Series, which was first published back in 1945 by Wilbert Awdry. The books were then used as ...

The episode, filmed in 1983 and titled “Down the Mine,” was found accidentally in storage, Ian McCue, a producer of the series for a decade, told the BBC.

Everyone here at Mattel continues to feel a tremendous amount of responsibility for the franchise. To this day Thomas & ...

Besides Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Allcroft worked on several other children's TV shows, including DanceCrazy, Mothers By Daughters among others, Moon Clue Game and Keepsakes. For all the ...

Thomas the Tank Engine and his railway friends have innocently ... Seeing lots of crashes on TV means they could end up absolutely terrified of going on a train. 'Even older children, who have ...

Storytime with Thomas was ... to 5 of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends with a short music video at the start and one episode of Magic Adventures of Mumfie in between. The show left the air in ...

The highlight, of course, is a train ride pulled by a full-size Thomas the Tank Engine. Children will get to learn about the various states of matter during a science show from the Mr. Bond's ...

An original, unseen version of the pilot episode of Thomas & Friends is set to be released to mark the 80th anniversary of the property. The character of Thomas the Tank Engine originated from ...