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 & Friends is releasing the original, never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends on YouTube for the first time ever. PEOPLE has a sneak peek at the special ...

To celebrate we will be unveiling for the very first time the original pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1983 ... The test footage has never been seen since and was presumed lost.

By Victor Mather Thomas ... lost for so long. Enthusiasts on Reddit posted words like “finally,” “I’m so happy” and “let’s go!” punctuated by other words that Thomas and his ...

Running from 1984 to 2021, “Thomas & Friends” aired more than 500 episodes following the adventures, mishaps and lessons of Thomas the Tank Engine, a train who chugs around the fictional ...