Thomas the Tank Engine and 50 cent mash-up

ByGwyn Fisher

Did America get Thomas the Tank Engine voiced by Ringo Starr? It was a thinly disguised series of morality tales by some English vicar or other where Thomas usually ended up getting bricked into a tunnel for not being strong enough to make it up a hill. I know they made some travesty of a children’s film out of it, but the original ITV series tune was better than the series itself. Anyroad, if you didn’t get it, tell me if it tickles your fancy, my stateside readers… :

3 Comments

  1. We got Thomas in the states. We actually had two different Conductors, though: Ringo and also George Carlin of all people.

  2. You mean Rufus out of Bill and Ted was the Fat Controller? Makes perfect sense… Thanks for the comment, Chris 😀

  3. Seem to remember that they had to rewrite some of the books as the originals have all sorts of taboo language (racist terms) in them…

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