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The experience of a lifetime. My good friend Ian Munro, co creator and director of Johnson & Friends invited me to his property for a visit and a look around as well as a general catch up.

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In a world filled with transphobic creators like JK Rowling and Anti-Autistic organisations like Mattel, it is really special to see people like Britt Allcroft, who I deeply admire and look up to, be an advocate for autistic fans. #ActuallyAutistic #ThomastheTankEngine

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From a 1995 'Entertainment Tonight' news story -- Here's some behind the scenes of Thomas series 4. Previously unseen, I believe.

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Canonically deceased Thomas the Tank Engine characters: The bee.

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I have just completed one of my wackiest experiments yet: to see if the first 182 eps of Thomas (original episodes) fit onto one tape. And the verdict was interesting...

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This is going to upset a lot of people.... BUT: Daisy, and the two stories she was featured in were purposely left out of Shining Time Station. Yes, it was indeed intentional. Let me try to explain this in a thread:

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you really cannot make this shit up huh

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Nothing makes my autism stimming come out more than the Australian ABC-TV broadcasts of shows with cool music (like Thomas etc) with an announcer over the credits promoting stuff at the ABC Shops. A sneak peek of what's coming to TV Patrol in the new year.

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Fact of the day: If you do the mathematic work, you can figure out that Greg Heffley of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was born in 1995. Do you know what else happened in 1995? Series 4 of Thomas, introducing Sir Handel, came out. This is not a coincidence.

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Mattel has recently become more strict with Thomas content on YouTube (it's all automated, make no mistake - they're not manual targeted takedowns) So, for personal use only, here is the Shining Time Station series for download.

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Heh. I have been busy. These are for cast and crew only but I put so much work into them I had to show them off!

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little animation i created for a custom dvd project hehehe

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Sir Handel was not in Series 5 because he was filming it. Hence why it is so good. :)

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5 months

THERE I AM GARY!!!! @unlikelyfandom seriously though this film was a wonderful piece of work and any and all help I may have given was my pleasure. Well done @cartycinema and crew. #AnUnlikelyFandom

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i have absolutely lost my mind lol

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probably one of the most jarring and spooky experiences of my VHS collecting life is finding out that this Australian ABC Video promo originally (and only on very limited titles) had this spooky mirrored animated Thomas picture instead of the more traditional live action one.

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As alluded to in a previous post, I have found my holy grails. All six Thomas videos by CEL Home Video, as released in New Zealand. These tapes are INSANELY rare and there aren't even pics on the wiki (soon to change. I'm scanning them soon) - take a look at the episodes..

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rare freddy and sir handel song

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oh yeah, found this on another drive. i just remembered tom didn't want to pay for this in full so roped me in to contribute to the cost from the tv network, i did happily. forgot about it. may as well have it since it was publicly aired

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This is *barely* the tip of the iceberg. If people were truly aware of the amount of stuff that gets junked (film rushes, music masters, photographic slides, and in some cases original masters), they would be horrified and a lot of big companies would no longer be worshipped. 1/2

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1 year

Warner bros destroying History

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2 years

Here are some scans of Thomas Series 5 production stills from "Snow" and "Gordon and the Gremlin" - scanned at 1200dpi, they will need to be descreened. I am in a hurry today as the new VCR is arriving so had no time. Enjoy!

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this is why i should never be allowed to make custom tapes. this was edited together on nothing but two vcrs and a dvd player 1/4

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this is the last one i can find for now

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10 months

god help us all

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1 year

By complete change @coolb121 and I stumbled upon the most messed up Thomas tape ever lol. Since it is Bryce’s tape I’m not gonna explain the full story and let him do it when he’s ready. But this was TOO good not to share. Always finding new home media stuff lol

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Something is coming

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Just a reminder that Tom also has a collection of (publicly broadcasted) material from ABC (including Thomas) and despite being offered free digitisation services, numerous times by numerous people made no effort to get this stuff preserved. He keeps everything to himself-

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@PeterSamsFunnel @dean_armstrong3 So... I should have NOT shared it at this event?? 🤨

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I still have all this stuff too if anyone wants to see it. Mostly news reports about Thomas.

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-even if it’s publicly available or was once publicly available. I just don’t get the mentality. He never even sent over rips of the discs. Just 5 second clips. There was Johnson and other non Thomas stuff on there and he also felt the need to keep that to himself too 😅

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And to conclude today's uploads, yet more unseen behind the scenes footage of Thomas - this time from Series 3.

Behind the Scenes of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' on CBS This Morning...

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1 year

oh and here's the last tom thing from me. when he tried to force me to sign the nda. AND the actual NDA itself, yes. the famous fake nda. enjoy

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1 year

One of the craziest things I’ve ever done — the entire classic series of Thomas S1-7 + all the songs across three tapes. There’s also some extra eps hidden on them to fill up blank space. They are in a random order, with a mix of UK and US dubs. It’s a great drinking game idea

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2 years

Here's another Thomas rarity; A 'Shining Time Station' showcase reel featuring a ton of interesting comments about the success of Thomas in the US -- as well as rare footage of 'Shining Time Station Live' - more to follow.

Shining Time Station - PBS Showcase Reel | 60p

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Tom, seriously, you would have a lot more friends and a lot more people would like you if you turned around one day and opened up honestly about the stuff you've done and why you've done it and then made a conscious effort to change that behaviour.

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New collection addition. Rare tape, basically mint, and found within Australia somehow.

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Though I had a lot of commitments and was thus unable to attend, I was at #AnUnlikelyFandom in spirit. I was there when @cartycinema developed the idea and though we had a tough 2020, we reconnected and I helped with small details from the end of that year up until the very end--

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2 years

So, consider the situation. They had just launched Thomas in the US, as part of Shining Time Station. There was obviously the issue of no female-identifying engines. Rick Siggelkow saw the Daisy stories and character and instantly said 'no. this will make the problem worse'

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He was right -- because no matter how you look at it, the character design, while humourous, is oddly sexist. Overly feminised faces etc. But he came to a compromise with Britt - and they decided to dub the episodes ONLY for video, and release Daisy toys with the STS brand.

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The general idea was great. But Mattel and the company they had contracted to produce the series (I don’t think I should name it) were relying on fan labour and were not paying a fair wage to editors etc. I know this because I was an editor and was fired because I spoke up.

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Okay, this should be interesting. What are your thoughts on the TCC in general (and looking back on it now). Me: Used to be good until Sodor's Finest and TGR characters, and soon after: the last straw w/ JBS and BWBA and with NO proper finale and overused storyline tropes.😠

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YouTube mirror in good quality of the 60 Min Thomas story.

'Thomas the Tank Engine' on 60 Minutes Australia | 50p

As I also posted on Twitter.

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2 years

Rick was very involved with Series 3 and many of the stories were his idea (see my interview with him, on YT) -- so this is when he decided to address the issue of no female engines that weren't a stereotype -- via Mavis, who was changed from her book appearances. Mavis is great.

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Got bored, started making some cool custom tapes. Partly inspired by the South African Thomas tapes and tapes from anime tape trading groups from the 90s

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2 years

and my favourite character... of all time...

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So why did Daisy re-appear in Series 4 and 'Thomas Tales'? Because while Rick was involved at this point, he began to have less and less say for various reasons, until he got tired of it and left for the BBC. Simple as that.

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In conclusion, I'm not just saying that I agree with Rick because he's my mentor and friend, but he definitely had a point. The character design was sexist, arguably the book illustrations were LESS so! If someone wants to put this on the wiki -- feel free, but cite this tweet.

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2 years

Another cool piece from my collection. In 2009, I went to Sydney to see this Thomas stage show. At the age of 10-11 (can’t remember) I wasn’t sure what to expect but despite being the oldest kid there… I loved it. It was a very special experience for me.

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OH and Series 3-- that's why Daisy did not appear lol. Since the stories were made to focus on the US and Japanese (who didn't really mind either way lol) audiences.

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if you know you know (5)

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going through the tapes mum made for me when i was a kid and im disappointed

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sometimes the urge to make a scarily realistic custom tape is overwhelming

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In 2004, mum and I made this "Thomas and the Jet Engine" for a kindergarten school project. S6 and 7 had such a big impact on me as a kid and here's living proof lol

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Still can’t believe this find. $5 at the dump earlier this year. I’ve never seen another one like it - can’t imagine why someone would just throw it out. Why not donate it? At least I rescued it :P

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Also disclaimer; as long as you acknowledge the source material is problematic, liking the episodes isn't particularly a bad thing. It is possible to enjoy something while acknowledging its faults. I am not an advocate for censorship, but I agree with Rick's decision.

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And the insanity has increased tenfold, now, all three movies, series 8-12 and every song, are on their own tapes. The entire live action Thomas videography, on only three videocassettes. 2x15hr E300 1x12hr E240 Pure insanity.

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I have just completed one of my wackiest experiments yet: to see if the first 182 eps of Thomas (original episodes) fit onto one tape. And the verdict was interesting...

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I just had an interesting Thomas related thought. Duncan’s theme, the first time we hear it, naturally, is quite upbeat. Rock n Roll music anyone? But every other version (when they fix the tunnel, Faulty Whistles, The Runaway Elephant) is no longer in that style 1/2

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Christmas gift from my dear friend Rick Siggelkow! These are his production copies of Noddy which we digitised some time ago. Since he is in the process of shifting his archive over to my custody he wanted to give these to me to look after. I don't want to get too detailed but-

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1 year

this too, trailer for his film that just ain't coming out

Demo Clip rev 2018-06-23 v2.mp4

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The Edward Alice myth was circulating FOR YEARS and I remember how ridiculous it sounded at the time... Only to find out that it was indeed true. Irrefutable proof as it is in the earliest draft we have of sts ep 1 from @NorthernStarCA --- colour me surprised and gobsmacked.

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@ShockSound7 @Carolin2455 @theburiedtruck Not a myth actually. It was considered for the US Dub and traces of it can be found in a Shining Time Station pilot script:

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I'm creating a 2.0 version of the "every classic series episode" tape with the same rules, only: - old masters for series 1-4 as opposed to the 98 versions were used (series 5 remains the same) - series 6 and 7 are presented in 4:3 cropped

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I have just completed one of my wackiest experiments yet: to see if the first 182 eps of Thomas (original episodes) fit onto one tape. And the verdict was interesting...

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First look at my all-new transfers of Shining Time Station -- here's episode 1. I'm so happy with how it came out -- I don't think the show has ever been presented in such good quality.

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BIGMANE THE REAL THUG

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@noctblues Cause Greg ate her up effortlessly here

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Newest custom made tape done. I don't often post these projects as people have a habit of badgering me to post recordings (not realising these tapes are like 15 hours long) It has all the thomas eps edited out of sts plus 3 hours of alec baldwin dubs. Why? Who knows.

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Businessman Thomas truly is the best thing to ever bless us.

サラリーマントーマス第2話「社員用トイレのもめごと」 (原題「きかんこのもめごと」より) | Businessman Thomas

「きかんしゃトーマス」フルリニューアル記念！"アテフリ"ドラマ『サラリーマントーマス』第2話！第3話は12月2日公開予定！お楽しみに！新しくなったTVアニメ「きかんしゃトーマス」はNHK Eテレにて12月24日より放送開始！きかんしゃトーマスオフィシャルサイト　https://www.thomasandfrie...

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fuck that shit. i'm proud of who i am and how far I've come. enjoy this picture of me giving thumbs up.

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Thank you so so much! @TheStarSwitcher

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This is what I said, there's no way these writers are students. Some of them had been writing for decades.

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Hold up if they "hired students on the cheap" then what is with all the professional writer credits on the episodes? Or is it just Abi Grant's way of saying the scripts sucked?

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This is actually more common than one would think. This happens with Mascot suits as well as other interpretations of popular characters. They are destroyed to avoid falling into the hands of nefarious people and thus being used in ways they shouldn't be. 1/3

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@/nswthomasfan emailed IVS Merchandise (who were storing Thomas) awhile back asking what happened to him. Turns out after the tour ended IVS bought all the trains and scenery off the original owners, and kept it all in storage at Southampton. (1/3)

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I was informed today that my special crew gift DVD sets have been received and are very much loved. 🥲 I am so proud. Worth every hour and every painstaking effort to put these sets together. What an honour.

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Heh. I have been busy. These are for cast and crew only but I put so much work into them I had to show them off!

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heh heh. you mean the chaos emeralds?

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A major win for lost media buffs/Australian TV enthusiasts and Pig’s Breakfast super fans. Coming soon to my YT.

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ITV kids shows with "adult themes" that only aired once. (Tugs fans, I like the boats too this is in good fun)

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-even if it’s publicly available or was once publicly available. I just don’t get the mentality. He never even sent over rips of the discs. Just 5 second clips. There was Johnson and other non Thomas stuff on there and he also felt the need to keep that to himself too 😅

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wise decisions were made

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- Stuart - The Refreshment Lady - Falcon - The Thin Controller

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Interesting topic I haven't spoken about in public before -- but... There is an ongoing trend with companies that own the rights to various TV shows, and because they're either old, or kids programs, or both... they think that it is 'acceptable' to throw materials out.

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Brian McConnachie, headwriter for STS and Noddy (shop) passed four days ago. Very sad but at least he lived a long life. @NorthernStarCA broke the news to me earlier today. I have also let Rick know.

Brian McConnachie, Writer for ‘National Lampoon,’ ‘SCTV’ and ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Dies at 81

The "Clark Kent of Comedy” also founded ‘American Bystander’ magazine and showed up in ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Strange Brew,’ ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ and ‘Small Time Crooks.’

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Something I’ve just realised. My preservation work with STS (which took place over about 2 months of video transfer work) completely blew anything Restore the Magic has done in the last ten years out of the water 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Thanks @MK_Inst for more additions to my Greek media collection!! Revisiting my heritage through Thomas and Bob 😂

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What a great addition to the collection. Scored within Australia for less than 50 USD.

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To be clear again, the reason this has happened is because Mattel has asked YouTube content ID to block videos with auto-matched Thomas footage in it, not them manually targeting things. Make sure not to spread misinformation.

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Here’s yet another extremely rare Thomas home media release. JAMES AND THE EXPRESS from CEL Home Video. (New Zealand release) Interestingly enough, CEL was traditionally an Australian run distribution company so the fact that this even exists is baffling. I have some theories

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For many years, there has been a rumour floating around that QFE actually produced FOUR jukebox puppet band videos. I can now confirm this was indeed the case, and I have all four, which will premiere on my channel after the STS episodes and specials. (1/2)

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Very special thanks to @BrandonHargus who provided us with broadcast off-air copies of STS 104, 111 and 118, the only three we could not source production copies of, and I would like to extend that thanks to @cartybposting for digitising them!

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In a world where they'd released the last four eps...

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As alluded to in a previous post, I have found my holy grails. All six Thomas videos by CEL Home Video, as released in New Zealand. These tapes are INSANELY rare and there aren't even pics on the wiki (soon to change. I'm scanning them soon) - take a look at the episodes..

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He will never finish this so called documentary. He only ever did that as an excuse to film interviews for his private collection. Just a huge ego trip. He spent whatever money he had and then leeched off and continues to leech off his dad.

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i love garten of banban

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My ABC Radio interview has been posted by itself on the ABC Website!!! I guess they really liked what I'm doing and felt like showcasing it. Love the ABC. They even played the Johnson theme AND the Thomas theme. @RecordsSilbert

Bringing back childhood, one theme tune at a time - ABC listen

Joseph Marshall is obsessed with old TV show theme songs from his childhood, and it turns out he's not he only one.

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I am happy to say I helped to secure Rick for Carty’s film. It has been breathtaking (but not surprising!) to see what he’s been able to do and I am very happy I was able to help in this small way. Now AUF will have one of the most influential people behind Thomas in it! ❤️❤️

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I cannot overstate how cool Rick Siggelkow is. He graciously welcomed my crew into his house, let us ask him a gazillion questions, and gave one of the greatest interviews I’ve ever filmed. He also changed the course of the film’s narrative for the better. More on that soon.

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#AnUnlikelyFandom -- @cartycinema was kind enough to send me a preview of the film - because I am unable to make it to the premiere. It was a beautiful work of art, made me shed a tear. You really, really need to see this film if you care about Thomas. So worth the wait.

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One of these days I should write a tell-all non fiction book about this stuff. Actual examples of stuff that was junked. Who did it. Who called the shots. Can’t be slander if it’s actually true. ✌️ Until then, I’ll keep doing what I’m doing - keeping retro kids tv alive.

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Obligatory New Zealand tape collection. Mostly Thomas. No imports included.

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I don't like being a naysayer, but this is bad. This is exactly the kind of standard we don't want set for DVDs and home media which is now basically exclusive to collectors. Umatic isn't great, but you can get a far better result than this. Disappointed tbqh.

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@cartycinema

1 month

The TUGS DVD isn't awful. It's fine. I'm aware how soft Umatic can look, but the crushed black levels aren't fine. The deinterlacing isn't fine. This should've been handled by video professionals. Not prop people.

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Children's Television Archive

@ChildrensTVArch

1 year

I remember another classic Tom moment where he said if the Squeaky the Robot prop from Johnson ever turned up he wants it. And I’m like…bro you don’t even care about that show - you have a hoarde of Thomas props you’re sitting on and you want the funny robot from J&F?

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