This was my favorite movie as a kid. Now, at 35 years old and a Class 1 Railroad Conductor it really hits me as to how much this movie meant to me. Never give up…
This was my favorite book as a child and theme of perseverance and belief in myself engrained deeply from it. I didn’t know they made it into a movie until it came to mind tonight, excited about bitcoin, which influences the opening of new crypto that will save my life. I’m takiking it as a sign! I also loved, loved, Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang. Both influenced my life greatly. I’ve been an entrepreneur my entire life since preteen. Disabled by nerve gas, the fighting spirit has served me welll By the way, The Little Engine That could was released 1930. I was born 1963. I must go watch the movie now! The book is GREAT to instilll strength of character, discipline, fortitude, posativity, resourcefulness, strategy, determination, endurance, and of course, belief in one’s self despite naysayers and NEVER giving up. I can’t think of another book that remotely instills and teaches so much to stay with a child through their life - except the Bible.
When I was a kid I used to watch it all the time at my grandmas house on VHS. Now I'm 24 and I watched this on my phone. I can't believe I forgot about this.
I was born in 2004 and i remember watching this and now im 14 and doing my dream playing football and racing. This was the video that told me i could do anything
I still can't believe I remember this, I never had the tape, but I've watched this when I was in Pre-K in Colorado before moving to Missouri. I also read the book, I feel like this movie should be released on DVD/Blu-ray, other than VHS. As a matter of fact, this is something that should be watched for anyone that is wanting to stand out in the crowd, sense of empowerment, and individuality among the main characters. Also, with the female lead, this is a good influence for any girls that have a sense of independence.
There is just something about this movie that's hard to explain. It feels surreal to me, because it's one of my earliest memories. When that book opens up in the beginning, it feels like that's the story of your life beginning. Then you have dreams, take on challenges and overcome hardships just like Tilly did. That probably sounds silly, but this movie meant allot to me growing up and it still does.
I think this must've been one of the first movies I ever remember watching too; I must've driven my parents absolutely batsh** playing the VHS over and over again. I watched this movie randomly the day before I turned 13, so in a weird way the book at the beginning also reminds me of the end of childhood and the beginning of who you're gonna become. Strange how stuff like this melds with your perception of the world.
I’m almost 32 playing this for MY Baby Son!!!!My Gram (whom is still alive and is now 101 yrs old) used to play this for us at her house in the 90s growing up and wow does this make me tear up with amazing old nostalgia and now new memories to share with my Son❤️💕❤️
Small world! I used to watch this at my Gramma's too! Actually staying with her right now. That's what inspired me to look up this old gem. She doesn't know what happened to the VHS she used to have. I salute you, fellow 90's kid! Congrats on your little boy! Hope he's happy and healthy!
As a young boy I loved this movie beyond words. It was my favorite movie for so many years. I still remember crying in pre-school because one of the kids made fun of it. I am a reasonably well-adjusted adult now. I haven't even thought about this movie for at least 15 years. But my mom brought it up today and it I decided I would look it up for old-times sake. I am so glad I did. It touches my heart just the same all these years later :)
Jibreel Keddo same feeling and the worst is that i have been trying to find it for such a long time, asking my mum and grandma about this movie. We even went to the old owner of the vhs videoclub. I'm from Argentina and every time I was looking for it Thomas the train was appearing in the search results hahah so cool to find someone that shares that same feeling for a movie that encourage me as a little kid. Now hitchhiking around the world as an adult i can see the deep impact that a simple movie of not even half hour, made on my personality.
I was born in ‘91 and the book was one of my absolute favorites growing up. I was super excited when my parents bought me this movie on VHS! It was one of my favorites. And I totally remember it being longer than a half hour. 😂
I agree. The Little Engine That Could, Lionel Great Railway Adventures, There Goes A Train, and Thomas The Tank Engine summed up what I watched as a kid.
4:45 *"CONSIDER IT DONE OLD MAN"* now that's a proper engine right there. Farnsworth was my son's favorite character in this film when he was 5 year old back in the early 2000's.
Too bad his way of talking to toys was more jackass than properly understandable, then again it could've been interpreted as a way how kids see adults doing important things.
This movie came to my mind the other day and decided to watch it in certain scenes. I remember watching this over and over on the VHS tape when I was in grade school. This movie has always had a special spot tucked away in my mind, but when I revisit it as a grown adult, the life lessons ring clearer, and truer even more now. It might sound clichéd, or corny to some people, but I still enjoy watching it. Never give up when the mountain seems too big in front of you and when others doubt your ability and strength! ❤
Let me just say a few good things about the movie: What Makes This Actually Good: 1. The Plot: It doesn’t deviate from the source material that much. In fact, the only time this does happen is to build suspense, and even that can be excused because the climax was fun in a lot of ways! 2. Characters: Each of them act just like the book, but have an extra element of character about them. For example, we get to see why Tillie accept the job so easily, despite having no other reason. 3. PETER CULLEN AND FRANK WELKER: Before you ask, yes, these two did play Optimus Prime and Megatron back in G1 Transformers. I don’t know. I think it’s interesting that they show up here. Back then, they may have been more common in the industry than they are now. Peter himself even had an appearance in fellow Hasbro movie, MLP The Movie (1986). On the matter of Frank, you may notice he voiced five characters. It doesn’t take much to know that he is talented with voice acting, as we know him for a lot of thing he outside big bad guys. It seemed only natural that he would play two characters in the same movie! But yeah, this was just my excuse to talk about this childhood masterpiece, while also fanboy about two talented voice actors!
The nostalgia this carries is crazy. Thank you so much I forgot all about this it's been almost 19 years since I've seen this and now stumbling across it in conversation with friends and little pot and a good sound system, the music and voices floods my brain with the earliest memories I can recall in my early childhood. It's haunting. Really, thank you for adding this to you tube. I now remember so many memories I almost forgot about because of this. Haunting.
I'm 25 as well. This movie occasionally occupies my memory but I've avoided looking into it for several reasons. Glad I looked back at it now. I don't know how old I was when I last watched it, but it had to have been no older than 6 or 7, but something tells me it was even longer ago than that.
I loved this book and this movie because it showed the power of not letting your negative thoughts get to you before you try something, I just love the moral of the story. It amazing how all of the other trains were so negative and not willing to helo the toys, but there was 1 single train who was different and she didn’t let her negative thoughts get to her, and she was thinking that she could help the toys. I love this story, great job :)
I remember watching this classic in pre school. That was over 15 years ago. We didn't have the luxury of watching it on UA-cam on a projector with audio through the classroom speakers. We watched it on a old vhs tape on a heavy television on a roller cart. Never in my life back then did I imagine I could watch the same movie on my phone
13:13 I love how the snooty rich train was trying to stop and had that look on his face like "I'm trying to stop, why are these people pestering me for?"
I'm 31 now, this was my go to movie as a kid. I haven't seen this in years 😁 I agree with everyone else posting, seemed waaaay longer than 30 minutes back then. 😅
I think this was one of the first little movies i ever watched. Was born in 1990 and i recently watched a video of a snowplow train, which triggered an ancient memory of this film. How amazing its on youtube, and with 3 million views. Great that others are watching it and showing it to their kids. Im an actor and writer and this movie brought me to tears. Its like this movie is ingrained in my work ethic - with little Tillie believing in herself, one chug at a time. She overcomes not only others telling her she cant do it, but random obstacles nature throws at her along the way, even burying her. Finally, she gets a hug from her bird-friend and says "one more try". The number of times ive said that after hundreds of auditions where ive been rejected...it brought me to tears. To the creators of this, if youre reading, thank you. You created an incredible piece of art that people, consciously or not, cherish dearly.
IanXPikachu Yes there’s actually three adaptations. The 1991 version (which people consider be the best one) The 1963 version ua-cam.com/video/Qe-J6O3zuBM/v-deo.html And the 2011 version ua-cam.com/video/aqdFbLu_Cvc/v-deo.html (which I think it’s the worst one, I mean look at Little Engine, her design is ugly and her look doesn’t match in the book or the 1991 version)
Came looking for this film after I had the memory unlocked after watching the new animation that just came out called "The Brave Locomotive" I highly recommend checking it out - it screams a modern retelling of this beautiful masterpiece that I remember watching over and over again on VHS as kid. You really can't beat the nostalgia and magic of something like this timeless classic for those lucky enough to have experienced it 20+ years ago. Whether it was the Scholastic book or on the screen, it still manages to capture the imagination of us 90s kids :*)
i also watched that one- i think the fact that "the brave locomotive"s train-character is also a small blue train, plus the two vultures sitting there, the steep hill, etc. -there were many things from that animation that reminded me of this old movie, which i have very fond memories of :3!
I think she went around mountain, or through a tunnel at the foot of the mountain. Those are the only other 2 ways of how she got back home. To be honest, I understand your feelings Al.
I was obsessed with this movie in the early 90s. One of my oldest memories! This movie is so special to me it reminds me of my mother and my childhood home, really brings back some great memories
I was born 98. My grandma always played this for me 02-05. I just found this recently and I forgot so much but at the same time I remembered so much. I miss my childhood
i remember seeing this in elementary school i immediately fell in love with trains like thomas and other trains. I’m 25 and i still enjoy loving trains.
I’m 21 now and I used to watch this on repeat at my grandparents house every weekend and when I saw the book in an old picture I had to watch it now once again and it never gets old
I'm 19 years old and this is the first time in years that I have seen this movie. Memories came flooding back to me especially since I took a ride on the little engine herself at Bryson city on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad back in the early 2000s it was a glorious time. But it wasn't until 26:12 when Tillie blew her whistle that tears came down my eyes. Oh how time flies I'm very happy that we have the railways of crotonia now other wise I would never have remembered that wonderful movie today.
I'm trying to figure out the same thing... Maybe it has something to do with letting go of old socially reinforced negative opinions of things we truly loved as children, but ultimately had to abandon -- And as an adult we're able to understand that it's ok to be a kid, so there's like this cathartic release after all these years of self-suppression and negativity...
Was only a year old when this came out. One of the very first movies I watched as a kid the song "I think I can" and when Tilly broke out of the snow, blowing the whistle at the end still gets me to this day.
Tower: Little Engine (Tillie) where did you come from? Little Engine (Tillie): I just got back from the real world. Tower: what? Milk Train (Jebediah): the tracks do exist Little Engine (Tillie): they sure do milk train. I just took the toys to the real world on the old tracks milk train told me about. Caboose (Bruno): he was now back for it. Let me tell ya. Tower: wait a minute you’re saying you went over the mountain. Nobody can do that Not even me Milk Train: apparently our newest hauler just did. Shiny Passenger Train (Farnsworth): not bad for a little squirt. Freight Train (Pete): mine impressive, pizza chicken. Caboose (Bruno): I should’ve seen her.
Pretty nice story with a good display of determination from the main protagonist. I feel though that it needed an epilogue of what happend afterwards. But the message is a great moral for kids done well through the story. Never quit, stay strong and believe you can do it ^^
Three steam locomotives who call themselves "A very IMPORTANT engine": Gordon & James from The Railway Series and Pete in the 1991 version of The Little Engine That Could.
Ahhh... the nostalgia of my childhood... My family had this movie on tape and my siblings and I completely wore it out from watching it so many times repeatedly!
Perhaps the best version of this story ever put to the screen. Oh, and did anyone else notice how it's literally just the parable of the Good Samaritan but with trains?
Some rare versions do make the Little Engine male ("The Royal Engine" comes to mind as an obscure example), but most incarnations make her decidedly feminine (and in the two films, of the tomboy variety, voiced by Kath Soucie as Tillie in 1991 and Alyson Stone as simply Little Engine - aka Peanut Roaster, Shunter, Kid, etc. from the bigger engines - for the 2011 CGI remake that has our title blue heroine actually *gasp* doubt her abilities and even almost give up when the villainous Nightmare Train surprisingly convinces her to hand over her cargo - real world boy Richard & the living toys, who could only talk in the land of dreams - when she breaks down due to a busted boiler and water leakage, only for Richard and the toys to escape the Nightmare Train's cargo hold car, repair Little Engine back to working order, and be off back on their way. Of course, when the Nightmare Train sees this, he flies into a rage and tries to knock Little Engine off her track, which is attempted murder in a kids' film (but I guess, it's no different than the mountain itself seemingly trying to destroy Tillie in the 1991 film, only for her fighting spirit to spark her back to life so she could finish her mission, but except more excessive because it's another train trying to kill one of its own, because one train is good and has a noble heart, whilst the other is corrupt and evil, wanting to cause misery and woe in the world), only for her to pull the whole switch-the-train-tracks gag on the Nightmare Train (sending him into a lowland location with a broken track with no way out that's surrounded by mounted walls on all sides, thereby making any sort of escape essentially impossible, unless he were to back out the way he came in, which he couldn't do, since he came in on a downhill incline and it's practically impossible for a train to reverse itself back uphill once it's started in a given direction, which is why they need enough track to get them from one point to the next, as they cannot go in reverse well once they start going forward).
If I were Tillie I would’ve told the tower. “Well if I can’t than the birthday train doesn’t delivered and it’s all your fault”. sick burning him with insults like that would probably work.
The boy kept faith just as equally as the train. For his mom had none. He continued to believe. The train showed up right in front of the non believers. That is power. Holding on to faith when others have none in you… I am 30 and I watch this every year. To remind myself that do what I want is worth it. Even when faith in others isn’t given
Now WHY couldn't they release a DVD or Blu-Ray version of this movie?? Honestly, this is THE BEST "Little Engine That Could" movie ever made! [Better than the 2011 version] 🚂
Agreed! There's just no substitute for talent and real heart. The people who made this one actually read the book and liked it. The 2011 one was just lazy.
A great memory from my childhood! Plus revisiting this memory, I also discovered that Neil Ross (Tower, Doc and Panda) went on to voice another character from another one of my favorite "childhood" memories, Colonel Volgin from Metal Gear Solid 3!
Another thing you should know(if you have not noticed it already) is that the engines in this movie have different wheel configurations than the ones they have in Ruth Sanderson’s illustrations. For instance, in this movie, Tillie has a 4-2-2 configuration while in most of the books, including Sanderson’s version, she is a 4-2-4. Farnsworth has a Bo-Bo configuration in this movie while in Sanderson’s version he seems to be a 2-10-4. Georgia and Pete both have a 2-4-2 configuration in this movie while in Sanderson’s Book, Georgia is a 4-4-4 and Pete seems to be a 2-6-0. Jebediah is also a 4-2-2 in this movie while in Sanderson’s book he is a 4-4-0.
This was like one of my favorites as a kid. Mainly cause Tilly reminded me a lot of Edward from Thomas the Tank engine and Edward was like my favorite train.
When I watched this I began crying hysterically. it filled me with a sense of anxiety and despair and I dont know why.I had this movie as a toddler and I think it may be connected to same traumatic experience from my childhood. either way the feeling I got made feel like I was gonna die.
A lot of stuff I watched as a kid consisted of trains, this and Thomas in particular. To this day I still can't really explain why in particular, but they've always fascinated me more than something like cars or planes. Honestly, until only a couple days ago, I kind of wondered if this film was real or just something I kind of imagined on my train hype. Watching it again is definitely a trip down memory lane, really hope there's some place I can properly buy it in case of UA-cam issues, and just to kind of own something from my childhood.
This was seriously one of my favorite movies when growing up and actually was one of the first things that started making me love trains. I never liked Farnsworth or Tower in my opinion they were always the two most rude characters in the movie treating Tillie like she was only made for switching. I know there wasn’t an ending were she came back to the yard but I do hope Farnsworth and Tower learned a lesson after treating her like she couldn’t do anything important aside from her switching jobs especially after helping Georgia. Also if you’re wondering why I didn’t mention Pete is because I feel he was a little more nice to Tillie even though he was rude to Rollo and the other toys. Overall a great movie from my childhood!!!!👍👍
This was my favorite movie as a kid. Now, at 35 years old and a Class 1 Railroad Conductor it really hits me as to how much this movie meant to me. Never give up…
Like ME :D i come toHungary, and watch this movie my own language, but this is perfect moovie, good soundtrack and verry cute cartoon movie!
This was my favorite book as a child and theme of perseverance and belief in myself engrained deeply from it. I didn’t know they made it into a movie until it came to mind tonight, excited about bitcoin, which influences the opening of new crypto that will save my life. I’m takiking it as a sign! I also loved, loved, Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang. Both influenced my life greatly. I’ve been an entrepreneur my entire life since preteen.
Disabled by nerve gas, the fighting spirit has served me welll By the way, The Little Engine That could was released 1930. I was born 1963. I must go watch the movie now! The book is GREAT to instilll strength of character, discipline, fortitude, posativity, resourcefulness, strategy, determination, endurance, and of course, belief in one’s self despite naysayers and NEVER giving up. I can’t think of another book that remotely instills and teaches so much to stay with a child through their life - except the Bible.
14:52 Nothing to it.
14:57 On the Other Hand.
I think I can I think I can
Same here when I was 1 since I watched this especially railfan watching BNSF trains go by
boy.. when I watched this as a kid it sure felt longer than 30 minutes lol
I thought it was like 2 hours
Same truely felt longer
Tell me about it. It felt like more then an hour. Man I wish it was longer then an hour.
Gerbillfury3 yeah
same
When I was a kid I used to watch it all the time at my grandmas house on VHS. Now I'm 24 and I watched this on my phone. I can't believe I forgot about this.
I used to watch it at my grandmas house as well! Now I’m 25 almost forgot about it
BGpilot419 Same and I'm 19
I was born in 2004 and i remember watching this and now im 14 and doing my dream playing football and racing. This was the video that told me i could do anything
I still can't believe I remember this, I never had the tape, but I've watched this when I was in Pre-K in Colorado before moving to Missouri. I also read the book, I feel like this movie should be released on DVD/Blu-ray, other than VHS. As a matter of fact, this is something that should be watched for anyone that is wanting to stand out in the crowd, sense of empowerment, and individuality among the main characters. Also, with the female lead, this is a good influence for any girls that have a sense of independence.
Omg sam3 I watched this at my grandma's all the time
There is just something about this movie that's hard to explain. It feels surreal to me, because it's one of my earliest memories. When that book opens up in the beginning, it feels like that's the story of your life beginning. Then you have dreams, take on challenges and overcome hardships just like Tilly did.
That probably sounds silly, but this movie meant allot to me growing up and it still does.
I think this must've been one of the first movies I ever remember watching too; I must've driven my parents absolutely batsh** playing the VHS over and over again. I watched this movie randomly the day before I turned 13, so in a weird way the book at the beginning also reminds me of the end of childhood and the beginning of who you're gonna become.
Strange how stuff like this melds with your perception of the world.
My mom showed it to me when I was 7 years old in 2015
@E Nortness notcsyre ifvi wver saw this as a kid, but I have the book somewhere andvibwantvyo say a record too!
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Man I first saw this in preschool I was either 3 or 4.. imagine never seeing the ending and remembering you never saw the end
Does anyone else get emotional at the end credits? Not just because Tilly makes it but the fact this brings back memories!
Yes absolutely
I'm actually crying right now.
I'm in tears jus finding this
The music is beautiful
Tears running down my face.
I'll be 29 in a month and I remember watching this as a child, this is one of my favorite movies.
It seemed longer then 30 minutes back then though 🤣🤣
How old were you?
For real!
Ditto!
omg so true. When i'd put it on as a kid it felt like a week to get over that mountain, I was so suprrised to find out its so short xD
I couldn't believe it was only 30 min now lol
I’m almost 32 playing this for MY Baby Son!!!!My Gram (whom is still alive and is now 101 yrs old) used to play this for us at her house in the 90s growing up and wow does this make me tear up with amazing old nostalgia and now new memories to share with my Son❤️💕❤️
Awesome! Hope your son enjoyed this! And congratulations on your Gram making it over 100 years!
Small world! I used to watch this at my Gramma's too! Actually staying with her right now. That's what inspired me to look up this old gem. She doesn't know what happened to the VHS she used to have.
I salute you, fellow 90's kid! Congrats on your little boy! Hope he's happy and healthy!
Y’all are so beautiful thank you so much❤️💕❤️
Anyone else going on a nostalgia joy ride through UA-cam
metalman20 all aboard the nostalgia train
Me
Oh yeah alot but it was the good old days of television
Me
Oh man. I'm ready to tear up watching this again. This was my favorite movie as a kid.
The soundtrack alone was one of the reasons I make music in my spare time. The score is amazing, even after two decades of obscurity. Amazing!
As a young boy I loved this movie beyond words. It was my favorite movie for so many years. I still remember crying in pre-school because one of the kids made fun of it.
I am a reasonably well-adjusted adult now. I haven't even thought about this movie for at least 15 years. But my mom brought it up today and it I decided I would look it up for old-times sake. I am so glad I did. It touches my heart just the same all these years later :)
Jibreel Keddo my favorite movie is Thomas and Friends: The Adventure Begins!
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Jibreel Keddo, dude I did the same thing, LOL I loved this movie!!!!! 😀 😂 😂 😀
Jibreel Keddo same feeling and the worst is that i have been trying to find it for such a long time, asking my mum and grandma about this movie. We even went to the old owner of the vhs videoclub. I'm from Argentina and every time I was looking for it Thomas the train was appearing in the search results hahah so cool to find someone that shares that same feeling for a movie that encourage me as a little kid. Now hitchhiking around the world as an adult i can see the deep impact that a simple movie of not even half hour, made on my personality.
Jibreel Keddo uhh
God the soundtrack for this movie is unreal
0:07 - 0:18 in the opening's track hits me right in the feels every time.
The score itself needs a release.
I'm not crying....you're crying 😭
What an excellent trip down memory lane!
We're all crying 😭
Aye😭
I’m so glad all us 20-30 year olds gathered for this
Bruh for real. This was my favorite "movie" growing up I could have sworn it was a 2 hour film
I was absolutely obsessed with this movie and when I was a kid and I still like it to this day. This movie is nostalgic for me!!
How old were you?
@@TheLookyus like 5 years old
probably the best rendition of this story
Anyone else thinks this should get an Blu Ray/ DVD HD Restoration?
I do
I second that.
Jacob Fisher yup
It should have been years ago.
*YES*
I was born in ‘91 and the book was one of my absolute favorites growing up. I was super excited when my parents bought me this movie on VHS! It was one of my favorites. And I totally remember it being longer than a half hour. 😂
SAME!
probably as a youngster, we had so much more time to spend on different things, that even only 30 minutes felt like ages :3
nowadays, it's nothing
or X-act Lee 20 mins. Only!
I remember the bridge part being a lot scarier...
Me too.
Same here that creepy ass mountain freaked me out as a kid
Same here. I remember that part of the movie really bumming me out.
i know it scared me shitless as a kid LOL
lol same i used to cry
Right in the childhood...so many years later, and I'm still brought to the brink of tears...
Tell me about it
ULTIMATZEKROM Agree
I agree. The Little Engine That Could, Lionel Great Railway Adventures, There Goes A Train, and Thomas The Tank Engine summed up what I watched as a kid.
I recalled this movie being like an hour longer??? Time is different
same
Same
dang that was a fast response...
@@AJJJJJJJJJJJJ lol this is faster
how are you so fast?
I enjoyed this as a boy and I still do about 20 years later.
How old were you?
Wow! Haven't seen this movie in nearly 20 years! Thank you YT for recommending me this one.
The nostalgia of those good years is a flood!
I cry every time the snow falls on the train and her little flame starts glowing!!! Ahhh memories
How old were you?
4:45 *"CONSIDER IT DONE OLD MAN"*
now that's a proper engine right there. Farnsworth was my son's favorite character in this film when he was 5 year old back in the early 2000's.
Too bad his way of talking to toys was more jackass than properly understandable, then again it could've been interpreted as a way how kids see adults doing important things.
This movie came to my mind the other day and decided to watch it in certain scenes. I remember watching this over and over on the VHS tape when I was in grade school. This movie has always had a special spot tucked away in my mind, but when I revisit it as a grown adult, the life lessons ring clearer, and truer even more now. It might sound clichéd, or corny to some people, but I still enjoy watching it. Never give up when the mountain seems too big in front of you and when others doubt your ability and strength! ❤
It really hits dofferent as an adult
Let me just say a few good things about the movie:
What Makes This Actually Good:
1. The Plot: It doesn’t deviate from the source material that much. In fact, the only time this does happen is to build suspense, and even that can be excused because the climax was fun in a lot of ways!
2. Characters: Each of them act just like the book, but have an extra element of character about them. For example, we get to see why Tillie accept the job so easily, despite having no other reason.
3. PETER CULLEN AND FRANK WELKER: Before you ask, yes, these two did play Optimus Prime and Megatron back in G1 Transformers. I don’t know. I think it’s interesting that they show up here. Back then, they may have been more common in the industry than they are now. Peter himself even had an appearance in fellow Hasbro movie, MLP The Movie (1986). On the matter of Frank, you may notice he voiced five characters. It doesn’t take much to know that he is talented with voice acting, as we know him for a lot of thing he outside big bad guys. It seemed only natural that he would play two characters in the same movie!
But yeah, this was just my excuse to talk about this childhood masterpiece, while also fanboy about two talented voice actors!
My mind exploded when I found out Scott Menville, aka Robin from Teen Titans, voices Tilly’s bird friend in this.
Don't forget Scott Menville (Robin from Teen Titans) as Chip
Those are some powerful chugging sounds. Almost hard to believe they're just some dude whispering the cadences.
Ah! The memories are flooding back to me!!!
Holy crap! It's been so many years since I watched this on vhs as a kid back in New York. I miss being a kid.
I know how you feel
now go listen to the shining time station theme.
How old were you?
This movie came out 8 years before I was born, but my grandparents had the VHS at their house and I remember watching it a lot
The nostalgia this carries is crazy. Thank you so much I forgot all about this it's been almost 19 years since I've seen this and now stumbling across it in conversation with friends and little pot and a good sound system, the music and voices floods my brain with the earliest memories I can recall in my early childhood. It's haunting. Really, thank you for adding this to you tube. I now remember so many memories I almost forgot about because of this. Haunting.
I'm 25 as well. This movie occasionally occupies my memory but I've avoided looking into it for several reasons. Glad I looked back at it now. I don't know how old I was when I last watched it, but it had to have been no older than 6 or 7, but something tells me it was even longer ago than that.
I'm 19 and I remember very well watching this in my Pre-K class in Colorado before moving to Missouri in '03.
I loved this book and this movie because it showed the power of not letting your negative thoughts get to you before you try something, I just love the moral of the story. It amazing how all of the other trains were so negative and not willing to helo the toys, but there was 1 single train who was different and she didn’t let her negative thoughts get to her, and she was thinking that she could help the toys. I love this story, great job :)
the music is amazing
You're not kidding.
Probably the only good thing about this cheesy movie, along with how cute Tillie is.
The Choir of Angels at 24:22
Tak
Agreed
Thomas: “That other little blue engine can be very cheeky sometimes.”
Edward: “Yes. Reminds me of a little tank engine who wanted to see the world.”
Ethan Schmid THEY DID WHAT? I WILL FUCKING KILL HIT FOR THIS!
Ethan Schmid OH FOR FUCKS SAKE! EMILY JOINED THE STEAL TEAM DIDNT SHE?
What episode was that?
@Ethan Schmid I don't care if Henry and Edward are replaced, they are still part of the steam team.
And by Shed we mean tunnel.
God I’m 17 years old and just watching this again For the first time in years and the memories are already coming back to me.
God I feel so old.
I wish they'd release this as a DVD. This was an absolute classic for my family and me. Still gives me the childhood nostalgic feels something fierce.
I REMEMBER THIS!!!!!! I used to watch this at my grandma's house!!!!
How old were you?
@@TheLookyus I was a little kid
Kath Soucie may not be one of my favorote voice actors, but Tillie has to be my favorite role in her voice over career.
I remember watching this classic in pre school. That was over 15 years ago. We didn't have the luxury of watching it on UA-cam on a projector with audio through the classroom speakers. We watched it on a old vhs tape on a heavy television on a roller cart. Never in my life back then did I imagine I could watch the same movie on my phone
IT WAS ONLY 30 MINUTES LONG? IT FELT LIKE 20 HOURS WHEN I WAS LITTLE
13:13 I love how the snooty rich train was trying to stop and had that look on his face like "I'm trying to stop, why are these people pestering me for?"
I'm 31 now, this was my go to movie as a kid. I haven't seen this in years 😁 I agree with everyone else posting, seemed waaaay longer than 30 minutes back then. 😅
How old were you?
@@TheLookyus I was about 3.
@@LonelyOutlaw I remember this movie when I was a kid also
well Just to 1 hour! !
This randomly popped up in my feed. I loved this as a kid, now I'm in my 30s with a son of my own and will now show this to him when he gets bigger.
I love this movie I can't find it anywhere to buy for myself😞 I'm so glad it's on UA-cam!!!
I saw a VHS Of this at a goodwill
Cela GreenBean I love you
I only have it on VCR from when I was a kid loooool
Faith Food Fun it’s also on Amazon Prime Video.
There needs to be an HD Bluray release!
I think this was one of the first little movies i ever watched. Was born in 1990 and i recently watched a video of a snowplow train, which triggered an ancient memory of this film. How amazing its on youtube, and with 3 million views. Great that others are watching it and showing it to their kids.
Im an actor and writer and this movie brought me to tears. Its like this movie is ingrained in my work ethic - with little Tillie believing in herself, one chug at a time. She overcomes not only others telling her she cant do it, but random obstacles nature throws at her along the way, even burying her. Finally, she gets a hug from her bird-friend and says "one more try". The number of times ive said that after hundreds of auditions where ive been rejected...it brought me to tears.
To the creators of this, if youre reading, thank you. You created an incredible piece of art that people, consciously or not, cherish dearly.
this makes me cry because I remember my childhood
Teletubbies Dance With The Teletubbies DVD
How old were you?
this is still the best version of the little engine that could, everything else is inferior. lol
Doctor there are other versions?
This is the only one I know. Are there others?
IanXPikachu
Yes there’s actually three adaptations.
The 1991 version (which people consider be the best one)
The 1963 version
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And the 2011 version
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(which I think it’s the worst one, I mean look at Little Engine, her design is ugly and her look doesn’t match in the book or the 1991 version)
Can’t deny u there
Doctor agreed
The “smoooooothlyyyy😌” gets me every time😂
“there i was -“ lolol 🤣
@@brownbrownson that was the cherry on top😂😂
YES! That's my favorite part
S M O O T H L Y
Thomas: Tillie
Gordon: Farnsworth
Henry: Pete
Edward: Jebediah
Victor: Doctor train
Sir Topham Hat: Tower
Neal The Real Deal Who’s Georga
Percy: Chip
Emily: Georga
Diesel 10:Pete.
@@sharktooth4114 no Diesel 10 doesn't fit with Pete
Came looking for this film after I had the memory unlocked after watching the new animation that just came out called "The Brave Locomotive" I highly recommend checking it out - it screams a modern retelling of this beautiful masterpiece that I remember watching over and over again on VHS as kid. You really can't beat the nostalgia and magic of something like this timeless classic for those lucky enough to have experienced it 20+ years ago. Whether it was the Scholastic book or on the screen, it still manages to capture the imagination of us 90s kids :*)
i also watched that one- i think the fact that "the brave locomotive"s train-character is also a small blue train, plus the two vultures sitting there, the steep hill, etc. -there were many things from that animation that reminded me of this old movie, which i have very fond memories of :3!
It's good to hear the voices of Kath Soucie and Frank Welker in this movie.
and peter cullen?
Christopher Smith I'll say, I love Kath Soucie.
I like Kath Soucie as Tillie!
I always wondered how Tillie got back home, with the bridge collapsed.
I think she went around mountain, or through a tunnel at the foot of the mountain. Those are the only other 2 ways of how she got back home. To be honest, I understand your feelings Al.
I wonder the something to
She got back home using cartoon logic.
Ur right about that
Does it look like the bird pick her up
i used to own this on VHS...wish i still had it. thank god its on here :) a true classic
When you watch this and a kid and are enamored by it, then rewatch it as an adult and realize Sally Acorn and Optimus Prime's voice actors are in it.
You can throw Megatron/Fred Jones in there as Frank Welker voiced a good chunk of the characters too.
@@Scrapyard24c good point, im sad that I missed that one
@@Scrapyard24c And Robin from Teen Titans (Scott Menville)
I was obsessed with this movie in the early 90s. One of my oldest memories! This movie is so special to me it reminds me of my mother and my childhood home, really brings back some great memories
I was born 98. My grandma always played this for me 02-05. I just found this recently and I forgot so much but at the same time I remembered so much. I miss my childhood
How old were you?
@@TheLookyus 24 just about 25
I was born in 99 and I remember watching this between 02-05 as well. It’s so nostalgic
i remember seeing this in elementary school i immediately fell in love with trains like thomas and other trains. I’m 25 and i still enjoy loving trains.
I’m 21 now and I used to watch this on repeat at my grandparents house every weekend and when I saw the book in an old picture I had to watch it now once again and it never gets old
Something about that opening soundtrack that is just so timeless, brings all the nostalgic memories back from the younger days.
I'm 19 years old and this is the first time in years that I have seen this movie. Memories came flooding back to me especially since I took a ride on the little engine herself at Bryson city on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad back in the early 2000s it was a glorious time. But it wasn't until 26:12 when Tillie blew her whistle that tears came down my eyes. Oh how time flies I'm very happy that we have the railways of crotonia now other wise I would never have remembered that wonderful movie today.
I remember this shit. The nostalgia burns
What about the fact that the voice of Optimus Prime was in this?
stampycatfan01 He was the voice of Pete and the Cave in this.
stampycatfan01 And Megatron, don't forget Megatron!
stampycatfan01 the voice of Eeyore too
Can somebody tell me why when I watch this thing I get tears?
Nothing personal its still one of my favorite childhood half hour specials.
I'm trying to figure out the same thing... Maybe it has something to do with letting go of old socially reinforced negative opinions of things we truly loved as children, but ultimately had to abandon -- And as an adult we're able to understand that it's ok to be a kid, so there's like this cathartic release after all these years of self-suppression and negativity...
To me watching this film about my favorite childhood book is like seeing an old friend that I did not see in Years.
Androidd Prince quality truthful comment
The Land Before Time + Beatrix Potter books and animated movies + The Little Engine That Could.
I feel old already without being old.
We had the same childhood lmao, throw in An American Tale as well or whatever that mouse movie was called
Was only a year old when this came out. One of the very first movies I watched as a kid the song "I think I can" and when Tilly broke out of the snow, blowing the whistle at the end still gets me to this day.
Tower: Little Engine (Tillie) where did you come from?
Little Engine (Tillie): I just got back from the real world.
Tower: what?
Milk Train (Jebediah): the tracks do exist
Little Engine (Tillie): they sure do milk train. I just took the toys to the real world on the old tracks milk train told me about.
Caboose (Bruno): he was now back for it. Let me tell ya.
Tower: wait a minute you’re saying you went over the mountain.
Nobody can do that
Not even me
Milk Train: apparently our newest hauler just did.
Shiny Passenger Train (Farnsworth): not bad for a little squirt.
Freight Train (Pete): mine impressive, pizza chicken.
Caboose (Bruno): I should’ve seen her.
Why does the scene at 24:20 make me so emotional. That scene and music 😭. Loved this movie so much as a kid..
This brings me back. My babysitter had this film and I watched it countless times as a child. Good memories yo.
Me too 🙂 I always liked the silver fancy-antsy train
Pretty nice story with a good display of determination from the main protagonist. I feel though that it needed an epilogue of what happend afterwards. But the message is a great moral for kids done well through the story.
Never quit, stay strong and believe you can do it ^^
I grew up watching this animated film. Love the characters.
Three steam locomotives who call themselves "A very IMPORTANT engine": Gordon & James from The Railway Series and Pete in the 1991 version of The Little Engine That Could.
Gordon: “Farnsworth would get along well with me and Spencer.”
Spencer: “He certainly would!”
I remember watching this with my preschool class back in 2001 after our teacher read us the book.
Tillie having a real wheel config (4-2-2) like the Stirling single
Haven't seen this in almost 17 years.
Ahhh... the nostalgia of my childhood... My family had this movie on tape and my siblings and I completely wore it out from watching it so many times repeatedly!
0:00 And now, our Feature Presentation!
The score slaps. And story is beautiful. Overall a great film.
I swear we used to have a tape with this and part of Brave Little Toaster on it
lotusbandicoot yeah I remember the vhs
Hey, man, it was the 90s
Same man! How come it wasn't all of TBLT? I never understood that
A part of the brave little toaster? What the fuck? I need to find this tape lmao
🥺Just no watching!!! that scary not 🚫 real very underrated scary shit!!! Ya creepy crazy Bitch!!!!! And it's not made for innocent children either!!!
holy crap this film brings back so much memories
Right 👍 Farnsworth is all "a refined engine should never have to wake up this early....it's bad for our chug"
Perhaps the best version of this story ever put to the screen. Oh, and did anyone else notice how it's literally just the parable of the Good Samaritan but with trains?
One of the best pieces of train media out there, and this is coming from an Awdry fan.
Classic and legendary
Yes indeed it is.
Talking engines are legend!
The little engine is sooooo cute, I love her!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Me too bub.
SuperFnafLogan ! i always though the train was a boy
this was an accident, that's cool I thought the same when I watched this when I was a kid, LOL!!!!! 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Some rare versions do make the Little Engine male ("The Royal Engine" comes to mind as an obscure example), but most incarnations make her decidedly feminine (and in the two films, of the tomboy variety, voiced by Kath Soucie as Tillie in 1991 and Alyson Stone as simply Little Engine - aka Peanut Roaster, Shunter, Kid, etc. from the bigger engines - for the 2011 CGI remake that has our title blue heroine actually *gasp* doubt her abilities and even almost give up when the villainous Nightmare Train surprisingly convinces her to hand over her cargo - real world boy Richard & the living toys, who could only talk in the land of dreams - when she breaks down due to a busted boiler and water leakage, only for Richard and the toys to escape the Nightmare Train's cargo hold car, repair Little Engine back to working order, and be off back on their way. Of course, when the Nightmare Train sees this, he flies into a rage and tries to knock Little Engine off her track, which is attempted murder in a kids' film (but I guess, it's no different than the mountain itself seemingly trying to destroy Tillie in the 1991 film, only for her fighting spirit to spark her back to life so she could finish her mission, but except more excessive because it's another train trying to kill one of its own, because one train is good and has a noble heart, whilst the other is corrupt and evil, wanting to cause misery and woe in the world), only for her to pull the whole switch-the-train-tracks gag on the Nightmare Train (sending him into a lowland location with a broken track with no way out that's surrounded by mounted walls on all sides, thereby making any sort of escape essentially impossible, unless he were to back out the way he came in, which he couldn't do, since he came in on a downhill incline and it's practically impossible for a train to reverse itself back uphill once it's started in a given direction, which is why they need enough track to get them from one point to the next, as they cannot go in reverse well once they start going forward).
SuperFna
I remember watching this with my grandfather as a kid. I can still hear his laughter when that old yellow train snores. Good memories here.
If I were Tillie I would’ve told the tower. “Well if I can’t than the birthday train doesn’t delivered and it’s all your fault”. sick burning him with insults like that would probably work.
The boy kept faith just as equally as the train. For his mom had none. He continued to believe. The train showed up right in front of the non believers.
That is power. Holding on to faith when others have none in you…
I am 30 and I watch this every year. To remind myself that do what I want is worth it. Even when faith in others isn’t given
When your imagination is strong enough, anything is real.
Now WHY couldn't they release a DVD or Blu-Ray version of this movie?? Honestly, this is THE BEST "Little Engine That Could" movie ever made! [Better than the 2011 version] 🚂
This is the main reason why I ignore the 2011 version.
Agreed! There's just no substitute for talent and real heart. The people who made this one actually read the book and liked it. The 2011 one was just lazy.
So I'll Do The 1993 Edition Called the Bridge Scene After The Storm!
@@augustusjames4347I was born in 2011
22 years old still like this movie god nostalgia hurts
Omg I loved this movie as a kid 😭😭😭
Charmaine Hurst me too. I wish they made a series on this movie like Thomas the tank engine and Friends
This is just ridiculously cute
Such a powerful message. Believe on yourself, even if no one else does.
...wait a minute...Peter Cullen...THE VOICE OF OPTIMUS PRIME WAS IN THIS MOVIE AND I NEVER REALIZED IT!!!!!!
Dat reaction though lmao
ULTIMATZEKROM and Megatron was too.
Personally, he sounds more like Ironhide.
Naturally.
That's not all Scott Menville (the voice of Robin in TT/TTG) is also in this movie.
I like how Tillie says I think I can lol.
Literally every little engine says it
A great memory from my childhood! Plus revisiting this memory, I also discovered that Neil Ross (Tower, Doc and Panda) went on to voice another character from another one of my favorite "childhood" memories, Colonel Volgin from Metal Gear Solid 3!
Holy crap! I did not realize that! That IS him! Cool!
Another thing you should know(if you have not noticed it already) is that the engines in this movie have different wheel configurations than the ones they have in Ruth Sanderson’s illustrations. For instance, in this movie, Tillie has a 4-2-2 configuration while in most of the books, including Sanderson’s version, she is a 4-2-4. Farnsworth has a Bo-Bo configuration in this movie while in Sanderson’s version he seems to be a 2-10-4. Georgia and Pete both have a 2-4-2 configuration in this movie while in Sanderson’s Book, Georgia is a 4-4-4 and Pete seems to be a 2-6-0. Jebediah is also a 4-2-2 in this movie while in Sanderson’s book he is a 4-4-0.
This was like one of my favorites as a kid. Mainly cause Tilly reminded me a lot of Edward from Thomas the Tank engine and Edward was like my favorite train.
Such nostalgia! I remember this tape being at my church and I would often borrow it to take home with me to watch it!
Why do I remember watching this in Kindergarten class?
Cause I watched it in kindergarten
When I watched this I began crying hysterically. it filled me with a sense of anxiety and despair and I dont know why.I had this movie as a toddler and I think it may be connected to same traumatic experience from my childhood. either way the feeling I got made feel like I was gonna die.
That's happened to me before when watching stuff from my early childhood. It's like a bad nostalgia.
when they got into the mountains was one of the most terrifying things id ever seen when i was 4
the music always Gets me
Nah mate, I'm just chopping onions, sorry if it got you as well!
Trouble For Thomas
I absolutely love the music 19:00-20:30. something about it. i love it. i still have it on VHS. im glad i got to see this again.
A lot of stuff I watched as a kid consisted of trains, this and Thomas in particular. To this day I still can't really explain why in particular, but they've always fascinated me more than something like cars or planes.
Honestly, until only a couple days ago, I kind of wondered if this film was real or just something I kind of imagined on my train hype. Watching it again is definitely a trip down memory lane, really hope there's some place I can properly buy it in case of UA-cam issues, and just to kind of own something from my childhood.
Well, they both originated from books.
This was seriously one of my favorite movies when growing up and actually was one of the first things that started making me love trains. I never liked Farnsworth or Tower in my opinion they were always the two most rude characters in the movie treating Tillie like she was only made for switching. I know there wasn’t an ending were she came back to the yard but I do hope Farnsworth and Tower learned a lesson after treating her like she couldn’t do anything important aside from her switching jobs especially after helping Georgia. Also if you’re wondering why I didn’t mention Pete is because I feel he was a little more nice to Tillie even though he was rude to Rollo and the other toys. Overall a great movie from my childhood!!!!👍👍