TheUnluckyTug02's THOMAS AND FRIENDS Season 15 Review - Part 2 of 2

[TRAINBOY48193]

"you`re not on fire?"=)

[tonytraintiggers]

why are there deasels at the steemworks? thay have the new deasel works!

[TPBX225]

I like the choice of soundtrack from Star Wars. Nice Job.

[TruckerBoi100]

I think I saw Percy behind the bush!

[robfink126]

dont forget molly

[Thomasfan1673]

3:35 How the hell can Thomas do that?

[EastCoast225]

@Thomasfan1673 That is why I hate Wonky Whistle. The eye movement was BLOODY distturbing to me

[Thomasfan1673]

What did you say at 1:23?

[thenewdomtri1]

Watch 0:37 to 0:41. To your left. And see dart!

[CrazyBut1]

All about Series 1 - 11 when they used to be cool model trains !!!

[Ty43219CPV]

Woopty-dingle doo! xD Nice review. Overall, watching the episodes TTTEpisodes15 uploaded, well I thought the worst episodes IMO was Big Belle. Belle is just downright ugly, unrealistic and overall sad character. Honestly, I think Flynn could have go both episodes. Fiery Flynn could replace Big Belle and then another Dlynn episode could take Fiery Flynn's place.

WONKY WHISTLE? FAIL.

UP UP AND AWAY? EH.

PERCY'S NEW FRIENDS? Puh-LEEZ!

Nice review anyways.

[ShadowNick3]

XD did you edit the eyes for Wonky whistle or no

[2334animelover]

um i hear thumper mentioned what did he do again i have his toy somehwere

[Willbization]

1 stuck on u 2 filery flynn 3 kevien the steimey 4 up up and away and 5 percy the snowman

[psp880]

They made wooden and take and play Paxton and Norman

[carson08022000]

Hi i think we could be very good friends we both like spongebob,we both like cars and we both love thomas,im always builed at school and i dont have many friends so we could start a friendship :) btw i love your review

[ThomasPercy99]

Love the Spongebob music! But my thoughts on S15 are negative as the rhymes and un-realism winds me up pretty much.

[KnapfordMaster98]

So are you planning on reviewing day of the diesels?

[CharlietheFunEngine1]

@cooljoemaz And it would be even better if BoCo, Daisy, Dennis and maybe even Rusty appeared.

[CharlietheFunEngine1]

@cooljoemaz I Hope that there will be an episode like Victor says Yes with Den and Dart Replacing Victor and Kevin with Norman, Paxton and Sidney needing to be Mended.

[CharlietheFunEngine1]

Has anyone elso noticed that when there is an episode with a new character, there's an adjective and then their name? i.e Big Belle and Fiery Flynn.

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

@CharlietheFunEngine1 And the adjectives both start with the same letter as the character being featured

[CharlietheFunEngine1]

@ThomasPercyandToby2 Oh yes, i've just noticed that, thanks for pointing that out for me.

[SuperRDTV]

MY TOP 5

5. Let It Snow

4. Up Up & Away

3. Fiery Flynn

2. James To The Rescue

1. Stop That Bus!

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

@SuperRDTV ...I'm sorry, but you're kidding, right?

[TheBlueE2]

I was wondering, have you ever thought of doing a review like this for other seasons man? S11, 12 or 13 in particular

Not a request or anything, just a thought :)

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@cooljoemaz Wobbly Whistle. Need I say more?

[Zorran202]

Apparently it's a bit too late to take the whole merchandising thing back, knowing that they now made Sydney, Paxton, and Norman in Wooden Railway and Take n Play ranges... So once again, they're in for merchandising....

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@Zorran202 Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that they're being made in pretty much every piece of merchandising. What's more, they apparently don't even speak in DOTD. What a rip..

[Zorran202]

@TheUnluckyTug02 I know right? I just wished *the company that must never be named* would get it through their brains that introducing more (useless) characters won't exactly get them anywhere in merchandising, which explains why they're selling off Thomas to another company (that will hopefully know what to do with Thomas as a professional should handle this series).

[ClearwaterMK2]

@TheUnluckyTug02 Next thing you'll know Bachmann will produce those three.

[472Colin]

@TheUnluckyTug02 And (SPOILER ALERT!) Sidney only appears in DOTD for literally 1 second.

[dominoesandtin]

some youtube idiot Thinks sharron miller should write for the RWS

[dominoesandtin]

Diesel 10

TMMR - Bad

CAE- Good

TGD- cameo as good

MIR- Evil DODD- Eviler

[hyouma09]

Actually, Normn and Paxton are going to be released in Wooden Railway.

[J50Tank8905]

Actually, I found out that Flynn is American!!

[123mrresidentevil]

My top 5 are: 5. Tree Trouble 4. Suprise, Suprise 3. Toby and Bash 2. James to the Rescue 1. Stuck on You Worst 5 are: 5. Percy the Snowman 4. Wonky Whistle 3. Kevin the Steamie 2. Let it Snow! 1. Gordon and Ferdinand - Worst episode in history of all time!!!! HIT, you are so stupid!!! I could write better episodes than this Ugh, they will never learn!! Oh well, hopefully they will be sold, so the writing will change. All we can do is wait. Nice review by the way!:D

[michaelandluke1]

my favorite episodes of this season are

1.tree trouble

2.stuck on you

3.big belle

4.fiery flynn

5.surprise surprise

6.emily and dash

7.toby and bash

8.up up and away

[999TVLover]

These are my top episodes: 1. Surprise Surprise 2. Tree Trouble 3. Stop That Bus! 4. Stuck On You 5. Henry's Happy Coal 6. Spencer the Grand 7. Fiery Flynn 8. Edward the Hero 9. Kevin the Steamie 10. James to the Rescue 11. Emily and Dash 12. Let it Snow Wonky Whistle is by far the worst episode of CGI series. The only good things are its people and animals. In contrast, Surprise Surprise is the best Season 15 episode! Can't wait for DOTD and Season 16!

[DannerBoone]

@999TVLover My favorites are Stop That Bus, Henry's Happy Coal, Edward the Hero, James to the Rescue, Tree Trouble, Stuck on You, and Surprise Surprise. I also enjoyed episodes like Emily and Dash, Spencer the Grand, and Fiery Flynn. Almost all those episodes of Season 15 appeal to me. What a coincidence.

[DannerBoone]

@999TVLover In fact, for me, Season 15 ranked from best to worst are Stop That Bus, Henry's Happy Coal, James to the Rescue, Tree Trouble, Edward the Hero, Surprise Surprise, Stuck on You, Emily and Dash, Fiery Flynn, Spencer the Grand, Toby and Bash, Let it Snow, Gordon and Ferdinand, Happy Hiro, Big Belle, Kevin the Steamie, Percy the Snowman, Percy's New Friends, Up, Up and Away and finally the worst episode of Season 15, Wonky Whistle. What do you think?

[999TVLover]

@DannerBoone Season 15: Stop That Bus, Tree Trouble, Surprise Surprise, Henry's Happy Coal, Edward the Hero, Fiery Flynn, Spencer the Grand, James to the Rescue, Stuck On You, Emily and Dash, Let It Snow, Toby and Bash, Happy Hiro, Gordon and Ferdinand, Kevin the Steamie, Percy's New Friends, Big Belle, Up Up & Away, Wonky Whistle, Percy the Snowman. If Wonky Whistle wasn't the worst episode, Percy the Snowman was. I give this season a 6.5/10, slightly better than Season 13.

[DannerBoone]

@999TVLover I think the worst was Wonky Whistle and I think you know why. Season 15 was definitely better than Season 13 mainly for the larger amount of characters featured and slightly better plots.

[999TVLover]

@DannerBoone I know exactly Wonky Whistle is the worst episode. Thomas just acted like a stupid idiot. He couldn't hear his own whistle??!! Plus, his driver didn't even try to stop him! For SteamTeam and myself, the good things about it are these:

1. Bertie gets another speaking role.

2. Farmer McColl's dog is named Katie.

3. Almost all the human CGI characters appeared at the Country Show.

Percy the Snowman was boring and unrealistic on every level.

[DannerBoone]

@999TVLover I agree for the good things of Wonky Whistle but it's still Season 15's worst. Percy the Snowman was also pathetic but the goods were Percy covered in snow, Gordon covering a plant with snow and Thomas with Annie and Clarabel. We never see that anymore.

[michaelandluke1]

dart and den were at the begining of stop that bus.den was also at the first siene of stuck on you.

[ThomasWoodenRFan13]

What's with Thomas's eyes when his new whistle is being put on. It looks like steam engine brain surgery!

[SuperRobinthomas]

my favorites are.

7.Kevin the steamie

6.Toby and Bash

4.Tree trouble

5.Let it snow

3.James to the rescue

2.Emily and Dash

1.Spencer the grand

And yes up, up and away is stupid

[thomasfan69]

I thought Big Belle was going to be a good episode, then I saw it. I was so mad...

[thomasrosiefan1]

Sharon Miller's leaving after Season 16.

[thomastransformer]

well when i saw Fiery Flynn i was pretty annoyed especially when he said "Your not on fire?" when i heard that i thought "wow Flynn, how dumb can you get?"

[EmeryAndEmilyFan2344]

They probably WILL make Paxton, Norman and Sidney into merchandise, but we have none confirmed yet. Just give it time.

[hawkfan2300]

3:33 -3 of 20 FTW X3

[TheClaudHamilton]

Small observation about Norman; his facial features seem to resemble John Lithgow.

[Zorran202]

I also found it ironic that if Belle shoots water, wouldn't she lose any water for fuel as well? XD

[TheClaudHamilton]

@Zorran202 She wouldn't have lost any fuel through her cannons, but you're right about the water. That, undoubtedly, is one of far too many points Sharon Miller seems to have missed about steam engines. If Belle is to remain part of the series, she'd be far better off done up as a real Standard 4 tank engine.

[93DOL]

Am glad narrow gauge engines are returning I also really want Fergus, BoCo, Daisy, Donald and Douglas, Elizabeth, Oliver, Toad, Duck, Derek, Bertram and everyone else missing to come back and I hear Bill and Ben may be returning

[trainmaster844]

About steam locomotives shooting water, there were some "fire trains" in use, once upon a time... and one of those engines still exists :)

Southern Pacific 4-6-0 #2248 was outfitted with fire hoses (not huge water cannons) and water pumps for fighting snowshed fires on Donner Pass in Northern California. She is now preserved at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad in Texas and is currently awaiting repairs...

[DannerBoone]

I agree with you on Wonky Whistle. It was another stupid episode and Thomas behaved horribly. Lastly, I'm very impressed with your review. It's ever better than your season 14 review.

[DannerBoone]

My top 5 favorite episodes are:

1. Stop That Bus!

2. Stuck on You

3. James to the Rescue

4. Henry's Happy Coal

5. Edward the Hero

[pennyf9]

keep sharon miller away, yes, she does not know anything about railroading, yes, this season sucked, you know what I hate unluckytug02, HiT make Thomas look like he was born yesterday, come on HiT, he is smarter than that!

[Thomasmemoryscentral]

@pennyf9 I will give her credit for writing the awesome Great Discovery movie. The last time the models would be fully used before they underwent a slight CGI makeover and then full CGI. Sharon did put some classic and forgotten characters for cameos at the end so she did do the movie well.

[pennyf9]

@Thomasmemoryscentral yeah I haved to agree on that but now, doing things like in the episode with flinn, Thomas saying "help my firebox is on fire!" she can't be that stupid.

[Zorran202]

@pennyf9 Well, she did write the majority of the episodes of Season 15, and most of them just sucked, which is why (if I remember this one correctly) she stepped down from her role as head writer... I dunno when that occured, but just glad she's off...

[pennyf9]

@Zorran202 she stepped down? really?

[Zorran202]

@pennyf9 Yep, with the new head writer, Andrew Brenner taking place starting in Season 17... He surprisingly was involved in writing for the very previous Season 3 series back in the good ol' days..... :)

[pennyf9]

@Zorran202 yes, why not season 16?

[Zorran202]

@pennyf9 Probably because since they may have finished animating Season 16 perhaps, just like how Day of the Diesels was finished in February.... Just a thought really, not sure if it's true, but from the looks of it, it's possible.

[trainboy7]

@Zorran202 well he better not use the overused three strikes your out method >_>;

[Zorran202]

@trainboy7 Well, the writing style should change with the new head writer in play...

[crazyracer12]

I don't mind Whiff being not shown for more than ten seconds, he's an abomination to the Aerolite. And some engines DID have firehoses on them, just not Belle's class.

[Zorran202]

A firebox on fire?? WTF if I recall correctly, fireboxes are meant to make fire for steam engines to run on... HiT entertainment's writers are the idiots of grandeur....!

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@Zorran202 I didn't really mind that honestly. I imagined that the fire in the firebox go out of control and spread to his cab, hence all the smoke exhausting from it. But in all seriousness, Thomas would have been in flames by the time Flynn got there. And what's more, the diesels are just sitting doing nothing about it!

[topotoonoon]

@TheUnluckyTug02 That whole thing is exactly what I thought!

[Zorran202]

@TheUnluckyTug02 ahh.... Well if they added a reason for his 'firebox on fire' crap (like his smokebox got clogged, came in contact with fuel at the dieselworks, or even something else that would've made a legit reason for him being torched and what not...) then I would've gone along with it... Still, I believe why Season 15 sucked was probably cause they rushed it ahead of schedule before Day of the Diesels officially aired... they really got to be more professional in a sense...

[Thomastrainboy]

@TheUnluckyTug02 Also In the Cab They have a lever that if pulled It dumps the coal under the train and out of the fire box. It is rarely ever used and it leaves the engine with no fire until it can be restarted which is why it was not used much When steam trains were around. Trains would stop and cause Confusion and delay.

[MrJonathanp68505]

@TheUnluckyTug02 I guess Belle is a BR standard class 4MT 2-6-4 tank locomotive.

[hartleymartin]

@TheUnluckyTug02 - Every engine has a hose in the cab, intended for being sprayed over the coal to keep the coal-dust down. The fireman would have been able to put any cab fire out in no time.

[penninefilms]

Some time I wonder who the hell things theses story's up.

[trainboy7]

I just hope they stop using that three strike your out method for the episodes in the future -.-;

[TheBlueE2]

3;23, lol Kevin's looking at the rating :P

For the end, my top 5 are the same as yours :P Although if it were top 7, I'd put Stuck On You & James to the Rescue at the bottom

[BusterTheSteamroller]

And lastly, my favourite episodes from the seasons were: 1. Stop that bus! 2. Henry's Happy Coal 3. Emily & Dash 4. Stuck On You 5. Surprise, Surprise And my top 5 list of episodes I don't really enjoy were: 1. Up, Up and Away (Literally...) 2. Wonky Whistles (Thomas' goofed up face is pretty much sums up how terrible this episode was) 3. Kevin the Steamie 4. Let it Snow 5. Toby & Bash Dan5589/BTS

[BusterTheSteamroller]

As much like your review on Series 14, I have to agree on your views of the whole season with much ups-and-downs episodes and lack of proper writing skills.

And as for the Sharon Miller moment at the end, now that is something I had totally agree of having enough of her lacking of good writing skills.

Enjoyable review on the whole season, pretty good work! :)

5/5

[BhanuHabbo]

8:30, it's been comfirmed that Sharon's stepped down.

First Osama's dead now Sharon's gone?

:D

YAYAYAYAYAY

[crazyracer12]

Loving Thomas' crazy eyes. A 10 out of 10 on the review from me :D

[SteamTeam3211]

As usual, this was totally awesome and thanks for the shout-out at the end!

The only thing I disliked is that it makes my review seem so average lol

But seriously, this is absolutely brilliant! I'm already looking forward to your S16 review :)

[SteamTeam3211]

All the characters you mentioned deserve their own episodes because, like you said, they are interesting characters. I would love an episode that focussed on just Captain out as sea being a lifeboat and a Salty episode would be great!

They really aren't being used to their full potential.

[CharlietheFunEngine1]

Top 5 1.Stop that Bus! 2.Toby and Bash 3.Stuck on You 4.Tree Trouble 5.Henry's Happy Coal Low 5 1.Let it Snow 2.Percy's New Friends 3.Percy the Snowman 4.Wonky Whistle 5.Up, Up and Away

[Zorran202]

It's also odd that, coincidently, Charlie and Norman (who appear in more seasons/specials in a sense) are mock-ups of Billy and Dennis (who only appear once)... very great character choices by HiT entertainment themselves... I just wished they DON'T introduce more characters and focus more on the current characters instead....

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@Zorran202 Well, I never liked Dennis, so I don't mind if they "replace" him with Norman. :P As for Charlie and Billy, they're both the same sort of character, but Billy really didn't seem to have a personality. I prefer Charlie because he's more appealing. Also, he has a number (14), which makes him appear like he's supposed to be there. All Billy did was say "Stop telling me what to do!"

[Thomasmemoryscentral]

@TheUnluckyTug02 Well technically Billy was working for the first time and was a victim of the repeating nonsense writing so can't really blame him for it. On the plus side, in the US version Michael Brandon gives him a funny country voice.

[2508TJmax]

@Zorran202 You do know that Norman is really dennis's twin brother. And also I agree with you. They need to bring back engines like Oliver and Duck, Last time we saw Stepney was in Season 12 when sugar was all over him. Molly, Murdoch, and Dennis, and even The Pack.

[TheSodorSteamworks]

I totally agree with you on Wonky Whistle!

Here's my top 5:

1. Stop that Bus!

2. Fiery Flynn

3. Tree Trouble

4. Henry's Happy Coal

5. Edward the Hero

[Zorran202]

You pretty much summed up my fav. eps from Season 15 (well taking out Edward the Hero and replacing it with Stuck on You really)...

Oh and don't worry about us thinking different on Wonky Whistle.... It does SUCK!! I just wish HiT actually does RESEARCH on railways. Anyone would know how Awdry's stories were successful, because he actually based them on real life events... Anyway, great review and agreeable points... :)

[thomastransformer]

Well to me, my least favourites so far were Fiery Flynn and Kevin the steamie. I hated Fiery Flynn for one main reason, HE CAN'T EVEN FREAKIN TELL THAT GORDON AND EDWARD AREN'T ON FIRE?!?!?! And as for Kevin the steamie, WHY CAN'T THOMAS AND PERCY UNDERSTAND THAT KEVIN CAN'T PLAY CAUSE THE TRACKS DON'T FACE HIM?!?!?! i haven't seen the rest but i assume ,from what you've said, there are worse episodes from season 15 out there. good luck with future vids.

[TheRyanCarMan]

This was hilarious! Gee where could Percy be? Haha. great review! Informative, and entertaining!

[LionelThomas200]

i must say, i didn't much like Wonky Whistle, it's like in my mind, Thomas is a compleatly cheeky shunting engine again, that just plays games with other engines. pathetic... everyone i've seen, hated that episode. but what came to me that was great was Stuck on You, i kinda like it, and Thomas and Butch make great friends. :) i now like Butch. but i can fix this for everyone, if it a better and smarter Thomas everyone once, than it a better and smarter Thomas the'll get. ;)

[TheSI3DRemakist]

Wonky Whistle = Worst Episode Ever?

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@TheSI3DRemakist Well, for me, it ties with 'Thomas' Frosty Friend' as the worst episode ever. Both were just terrible.

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

XD, I love the face you gave Thomas on Wonky Whistle. I like Belle's basis, but I HATE the additions they gave her.  I also hate how most fns say she's "Arthur's sister" when they have different bases.

Thanks for the shout-out, and I'll gladly do the same for S16 :) Fortunately, Sharon Miller IS leaving as Head Writer halfway during S16 (whether she'll still be a regular writer or not I dunno), but things are looking up :D

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@ThomasPercyandToby2 I think you just made my day. Sharon's leaving? Thank god! :D Belle would have been better if got rid of those stupid water cannons...

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

@TheUnluckyTug02 Yeah. If they're gonna include fire engines, either make some that go just on roads or just bring back the ones that were used in Series 5 :P

[TheFattHatt1943]

@ThomasPercyandToby2 Wait, SHE IS?! O_o

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

@TheFattHatt1943 Yep, she's stepping down. Apparantly, someone who wrote the stories in the 1990's magazines is taking her place

[TheFattHatt1943]

@ThomasPercyandToby2 How do you know this? Sorry if I'm being pushy, I'm just feeling so happy at the moment :D

[ThomasPercyandToby2]

@TheFattHatt1943 I know someone who keeps in regular contact with HIT, and he often tells me the latest behind-the-scenes info

[TheFattHatt1943]

@ThomasPercyandToby2 Well Chris, Osama's dead, & Sharon Miller will soon be off from head writer.

What an epic day. :D

[startug]

@TheFattHatt1943 2 witches are now dead!

[TheFattHatt1943]

In my view, pretty much most of Belle's design is just a huge turnoff.

*Her Face

*The Bell (Gee, I wonder how they came up with the name. The writers are just way too lazy now :P)

*The Cannons

*The Oval Buffers

*The Electric Headlamps

*The Purple Lining on the inside of her wheels

I really don't like Belle. They've slaughtered a classic 4MT design...

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@TheFattHatt1943 I would have liked Belle so much better if they got rid of the water cannons and random assortment of colors. A dark blue with red lining and solid red wheels would have been so much better.

[cruiseshipz]

Nice review mate, I do have one question that I'm eager to know about, in that part of Wonky Whistle why's Thomas's eyes are crooked each time he blinks? It creeped me out and had me laughing pretty hard by looking at how Thomas's eyes are not placed right.

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@cruiseshipz Oh, I did that myself using Sony Vegas. XD

[cruiseshipz]

@TheUnluckyTug02 Oh I didn't know, that's funny. ^^

So is that the reason why you're making fun of HiT Entertainment for making the awful episode? XD

[TheUnluckyTug02]

@cruiseshipz Yeah, pretty much. I generally like HiT, but come on, 'Wonky Whistle' was just a joke.

[cruiseshipz]

@TheUnluckyTug02 I understand man.