The original pilot of the iconic children’s TV show Thomas & Friends hadn’t been since it first hit the airwaves 43 years ago — until a producer unearthed it from the company archives and had ...

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's soothing narration and hand-crafted model trains. But for decades, it collecte ...

Thomas fans everywhere can view the pilot on YouTube beginning Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. ET and participate in other fun anniversary activities by listening to podcasts, bidding in auctions and ...

By Victor Mather Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell ... more than 500 episodes of the children’s show “Thomas & Friends,” you might imagine you have seen it before.

A rediscovered and restored version of the pilot episode of Thomas & Friends, the animated children's steam train series ...

To celebrate we will be unveiling for the very first time the original pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1983. This episode, a piece of television history, was originally produced ...

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, on YouTube. By meticulously piecing together 40-year-old 35mm film trims, the Thomas & Friends content team has taken footage from the first test shoot to rebuild ...

PEOPLE has a first look at the never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Thomas the Tank Engine has been a beloved constant for kids for 80 years! In celebration of ...

This train is operated by the Oigawa Railway. (Photo Credit: Instagram/@debosdiary) Raise your hands if you're a fan of Thomas & Friends? Of course, we all are. Most of us have grown up watching ...

which follows the adventures of Thomas the tank engine and his friends. The franchise originally began as a book series published in 1945 and was later adapted into a TV show in 1984, becoming a ...