Thomas' North American Introduction (1989)

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[ShaurntheSheep]

shining time station is just like noddy's toy shop and salty's light house never liked noddy's toy shop i always wanted to see the tug parts or the noddy bits

[ShaurntheSheep]

was shining time station the American equivalent to us in the UK just the normal Thomas series at children's time?

[ShaurntheSheep]

she goes a bit huffaty don't she at the end "er no we don't do that a our house" 10:08

[DaftStrings]

@ShaurntheSheep

Exactly! Towards the end, I was like, "What's your problem?!"

[TheUnluckyTug02]

The news anchors seem to think a show about talking trains won't be that great. Boy, were they wrong!

[thomasandferdinand14]

I want to see dinosaurs with guns on their backs

[SiForumsAndFansite]

@thomasandferdinand14 Try the first season of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - then you get giant robots into the bargain as well! Two for one! ;)

[jason12901]

It was Ringo Starr who I first heard the stories from since I was living in England at the time it came out. It became my favorite tv show and even at 32 years old, it is my favorite children's show. Also, I was into trains like my father so talking trains and watching these stories by the Rev Awdry I actually read first come to life was the best thing to see. I would do it again in a heartbeat and glad Thomas was brought to the states in 89 after being back in the US since 1987.

[BillingtonE2]

Ringo Starr was a great narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine.

[dylanbobby1]

@BillingtonE2 followed by/equal to George Carlin.

[BillingtonE2]

@dylanbobby1 Your right! I remember George Carlin's narrations. They were just as good as Ringo's even though he did it for the US as well. Do you think so?

[dylanbobby1]

@BillingtonE2 I have the original VHS of Thomas still, but I'm use to Carlin for season2.

[BillingtonE2]

@dylanbobby1 It's cool that George Carlin did the 1st and 2nd season of Thomas just as Ringo Starr was doing it. I like both their narrations! What's cool about both of them is that they both did episodes of Thomas from those seasons for Shining Time Station.

[billyshoepack]

5:34 "The programme, which is already a hit in England"

hmm, somehow I don't recall ever seeing shining time over here, seems the press got a little muddled!

[johnnynl]

I Love This Show. This Is Very Interesting. I

8:44 - 9:18

If Only If Someone Could Upload Does It Bite?

[SIFAssassin]

This is amazing. I watched this show so often growing up, and it's fascinating to see the press it had at the time. Thank you very much for the upload.

[penninefilms]

I wonder if this show is still running in the USA.

[aalong64]

Amazing video. Seeing Brian O'Connor out of character is fascinating, and I actually find that more of an exciting discovery than the Ringo parts.

[NickCIsBack]

that was awsome!

[fighter4luv]

Ringo!!! If only you stayed as the narrator for Thomas :)

[4petersam]

and we'll be back after this *end of video*

[TheRyanCarMan]

Very nice. The stuff you guys uncover is priceless!

[SiForumsAndFansite]

@TheRyanCarMan It's great when we have rarities we're actually able to let others enjoy, and we're pleased that it's brought back memories for people.

[Lightninging63]

:D

best thing i've seen all day.. besides my grandparents of course :P

[Caledonian812]

Will SiF ever do a Shining Time Station Mini Site?

[SiForumsAndFansite]

@Caledonian812 It'd be too much work, and it's very much an American thing. Granted, yes, it'd be a great project to undertake, but the whole thing would be far too new for me to go through with. I've tried watching a few Shining Time episodes, and in all of them, I've been enduring it waiting to see how it relates to the Thomas episode they're showing in the episode. The best I'll probably go for is a page at some point, but there is a great Shining Time website out there somewhere already.

[evanASF27]

@SiForumsAndFansite Shining Time is definitely something you would have to have grown up with to fully understand its appeal. American childrens' television was/is so much different from British childrens programing. Perhaps the Fansite will one day have a page for it (a section would be asking too much), but it's probably a project that the American staff would have to undertake in their spare time. Don't expect it happening for a while as there are other projects being worked on.

[TheGMAnime]

@Caledonian812 

[skullzproductions]

whoa!

[RailwayConductor12]

Nice

[thomas5070]

designer water? WHAT?? lol XD

[SteamTeamRedubUK]

Schemer with a rat tail? Never knew he had that before!

[disneyrangerblue02]

This is the best video I've seen all day!  A behind the scenes look at Shining Time Station.

[KrustyFrank27]

Everyone seems to almost mocking him for doing a kids' show.

[CobraRoll]

@KrustyFrank27 Bet they weren't laughing when they saw how big it became.

[SiForumsAndFansite]

@KrustyFrank27 It wasn't a common thing for celebrities to lend their voices to kids TV Shows at the time, and given that he was already a very important part of rock and roll history, it may have come across as odd for some... but it worked. :)