Thomas & Friends: Season 6 (2002) in Retrospect - The Thomas Retrospective

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    VIDEO CHAPTERS:
    0:00 Intro
    1:25 Production History
    7:49 Overview
    20:23 Characters
    28:53 Episodes
    33:57 Conclusion
    35:40 Channel Updates
    ♫ MUSIC
    /0:09 A Tale of Sea Dragons - Marcus Warner
    • A Tale of Sea Dragons
    /1:25 Intro Theme - ImRuscelOfficial, Nico Mendoza, Linus Kühl
    • Intro Theme
    /7:49 Title - Alec Holowka
    • Title
    /12:05 Zeta - Vincent Rubinetti
    • Zeta
    /15:30 Any Trash Professor Abacus? (Instrumental) - Torpedo Boyz
    • Any Trash Professor Ab...
    /18:16 Bubblaine Seaside Kingdom - Makir
    • Bubblaine Seaside Kingdom
    /20:23 Colour Rise - Jacob Monatgue
    • Colour Rise - Jacob Mo...
    /24:31 The Tryst After Death - The Olllam
    • The Olllam - The Tryst...
    /25:52 Ascending Dawn - Emile van Krieken
    • Emile van Krieken - As...
    /28:04 Percy's Theme Season 5 - Ace of Trains Music
    / 1csbf
    /28:53 Runescape ▸ Sea Shanty 2 Remix - High Tide Lofi, GameChops
    • Runescape ▸ Sea Shanty...
    /30:15 Korok Forest - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST
    • Korok Forest (The Lege...
    /32:48 Steven's Shield - aivi & surasshu
    • Steven Universe Soundt...
    /33:57 Luftschloss - Rosentwig
    • Luftschloss
    /39:10 Hold - Home
    • HOME - Hold

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  • @coilstrike
    @coilstrike 7 місяців тому +78

    Gorden: "Peasant."
    Percy: "Yes I am pleasant!
    BEST LINE EVER LMAOOOO

  • @michaelrocha8504
    @michaelrocha8504 Рік тому +410

    I like how the episode “The Fogman” gives us a little glimpse into the engines’ worldview. After Sir Topham Hatt shows the engines the foghorn, Thomas asks what will become of Cyril. Sir Topham Hatt says he will be getting rest for the foreseeable future. It’s Thomas’s reply that stands out to me. He feels sorry for Cyril and adds that he’s been “scrapped.” Thomas doesn’t say “fired,” “canned,” or “made redundant.” He uses a word that makes sense to him given the situation. Engines can’t be fired from their job. They can be relieved of their duties or moved somewhere else but they can’t be fired. As far as they know, once something has outlived it’s usefulness, the next stage is scrapping. Thankfully, it all works out in the end for Cyril.

    • @buzzytrombone4353
      @buzzytrombone4353 Рік тому +46

      When I was a kid, I thought that Thomas had assumed that The Fat Controller murdered Cyril as a part of some contract and I thought that assumption was stupid. However this defiantly cleared things up.

    • @E2ForLife
      @E2ForLife Рік тому +2

      ​@@buzzytrombone4353 lollllll

    • @pokemaster123ism
      @pokemaster123ism 8 місяців тому +2

      @@buzzytrombone4353holy shit dude

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo 8 місяців тому +4

      @@buzzytrombone4353 "Damn, Topham is ruthless!"

    • @Bigcityengine
      @Bigcityengine 8 місяців тому

      ​@@buzzytrombone4353" I am sorry little one:

  • @IndianaNorthWestern
    @IndianaNorthWestern Рік тому +376

    "Peasant." "Yes I am pleasant!" Is probably the BEST interaction I have ever heard from anything. I never understood it as a kid and after hearing it again I was dying for a couple minutes and burned my hand on hot glue lol

    • @brightredmogul1912
      @brightredmogul1912 Рік тому +27

      The exchange in the US dub of that scene makes no sense at all, we were so robbed man

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo Рік тому +3

      ​@@brightredmogul1912 Howcome?

    • @brightredmogul1912
      @brightredmogul1912 Рік тому +35

      "But he's filthy!"
      "But I clean up nice!", said Percy. He was glad somebody had noticed
      - this is what the us dub gives us. what does this even mean???

    • @skarloeythomas5172
      @skarloeythomas5172 Рік тому +16

      Yes that arrested me with such humour I did not know still existed in the sixth series.

    • @ToastTheThe
      @ToastTheThe Рік тому +6

      ​​​@@brightredmogul1912leaning up nice" is a really weird term (i guess only in the usa and canada?) used to describe someone that dressed nicely. Even then the quote makes 0 sense because percy didn't clean up nice, literally or figuratively he's dirty as hell

  • @Ryder-a-Blaze
    @Ryder-a-Blaze Рік тому +320

    I love how in the thumbnail Salty isn’t shocked at all at Thomas going super fast

    • @ryhi5
      @ryhi5 Рік тому +41

      Just be another day on the railway for Ole Salty! Yo Ho Ho!

    • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
      @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Рік тому +44

      “Hi Gordon! Bye Gordon!”

      “Looks like little Thomas is having another one of those days!”

    • @thatstupidthomasfan
      @thatstupidthomasfan Рік тому +17

      it almost looks like he's cheering him on lol

    • @ryhi5
      @ryhi5 Рік тому +6

      @@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho LOOKS LIKE THOMAS IS BLASTING OFF AGAIN!

    • @e-122psi3
      @e-122psi3 Рік тому +4

      Remember Salty no-selling a line of fish trucks crashing into his backside? ("Reminds me of the sea." XD)

  • @giulianodervelociraptorder734
    @giulianodervelociraptorder734 Рік тому +724

    Can we all agree that the night time scene in this season were great?

  • @therealcerulean
    @therealcerulean Рік тому +166

    "Peasant."
    "Yes, I am pleasant!"
    Line of the season, hands down.

    • @baribabe17
      @baribabe17 Рік тому +5

      And that line wasn't in the American dub

    • @ThomasFisher-jr6bn
      @ThomasFisher-jr6bn Рік тому +2

      @@baribabe17 Why?

    • @baribabe17
      @baribabe17 Рік тому +2

      @@ThomasFisher-jr6bn 🤷 idk. But it's not.

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +5

      He was glad somebody noticed

    • @dante_0962
      @dante_0962 2 місяці тому

      ⁠@@ThomasFisher-jr6bnI would say it’s a different language so things might get a bit missed up, but both dubs are in the same language even if America use different words and phases compared to England.

  • @TheBallWithTheShield
    @TheBallWithTheShield Рік тому +171

    This may not a "Classic" season to some, but it's a classic in my heart.

    • @BriceGum138
      @BriceGum138 Рік тому +31

      If some people are not going to call S6-7 as Classic seasons, then why can't they just call them their own era as "The Gullane era"?
      And given the fact Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell still scored the music until Season 7, David Mitton directed most of the show until you know what (Steve Asquith directed the Pack episodes), and Britt Allcroft (albeit uncredited) was executive producer for Season 6 along with Peter Urie and a creative consultant for Season 7. It seems redundant to not call them as such.

    • @ScotterationRetard
      @ScotterationRetard Рік тому +9

      @@BriceGum138 I agree. 6 & 7 are classic in my mind. Mitton is what made the show special, and the direction, set design, music, and model work was still fantastic, so it's all good in my eyes.

    • @BriceGum138
      @BriceGum138 Рік тому +11

      @@ScotterationRetard They even were fantastic because the model crew, even in the HiT run, still cared until the end.

    • @oliverstreet430
      @oliverstreet430 Рік тому +5

      @@ScotterationRetard absolutely

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +5

      And mine

  • @cgb140988
    @cgb140988 Рік тому +265

    If I can say one good thing about Edward the Very Useful Engine, it's that it has probably my favourite rendition of Edward's theme.

  • @alexanderhealy5666
    @alexanderhealy5666 Рік тому +362

    Alec Baldwin really dropped the ball this season because he was going through a nasty divorce from Kim Basinger and the colossal bomb that was Magic Railroad

    • @AlexOlson-bm4ze
      @AlexOlson-bm4ze 10 місяців тому +20

      Omg damn

    • @thomaswiersema398
      @thomaswiersema398 10 місяців тому +8

      intel he got marred to Hilaria

    • @buzzytrombone4353
      @buzzytrombone4353 7 місяців тому +21

      Magic Railroad had nothing to do with it, he enjoyed his time working on it.

    • @norddocs
      @norddocs 7 місяців тому +14

      ​@@buzzytrombone4353But the movie was a failure, therefore he wouldn't be that happy.

    • @buzzytrombone4353
      @buzzytrombone4353 7 місяців тому +18

      @@norddocs Doesn't matter. He enjoyed working on it with Britt.

  • @yupeo
    @yupeo Рік тому +100

    I like to think that Mavis's growth came from saving Toby. She realized that silly little tricks can put somebody's life in danger, and to never have something like ever happen again, she needs to take her job seriously.

    • @optiquemusic6204
      @optiquemusic6204 Рік тому +14

      On the one hand, I miss Mavis' fiesty tomboy who thought she was better than every-one else. But on the other, I get the need for character development. I just don't think Mavis' arc was as "organic" as Thomas' and a bit more forced.
      Still not as bad as Edward's character change, I guess.

  • @DanGamingFan2846
    @DanGamingFan2846 Рік тому +320

    This season isn't my favorite per se, but it is where most of my nostalgia for the series lies. It was the season being heavily marketed back when I was just barely old enough to remember things. I love the addition of Salty, episodes like "Salty's Secret" and "Gordon Takes a Tumble" are some of my favorites in the show, and Alec Baldwin still does a great job as the narrator. Overall, not the best, but not the worst either.

    • @David_Mattox
      @David_Mattox Рік тому +6

      To an extent, I can agree. The most exposure I had to this season was the Red Balloon VHS. Kinda unsettling that means it was also my first exposure to the Skarloey engines. I liked the stories, but now think they were better in 4/5.
      It would make more sense for Rusty to want to give up instead of Skarloey, but whatever, whole episode doesn’t make sense now.

    • @justmaskdoeswrestling7454
      @justmaskdoeswrestling7454 Рік тому +1

      Same here

    • @averytubestudios
      @averytubestudios Рік тому +2

      I still remember watching Jack Frost for the first time as a kid. I think episodes like that and It’s Only Snow contributed to winter being by favorite season.

    • @DanGamingFan2846
      @DanGamingFan2846 Рік тому +2

      ​@@David_Mattox Actually that VHS was one of the first I ever had. When I was four, I would watch it until I fell asleep almost every night. I think I actually wore it out. 😅

    • @Avery_Productions
      @Avery_Productions Рік тому +1

      Same here

  • @spyfan62591
    @spyfan62591 Рік тому +126

    My man the unlucky tug, after his channel was terminated, he pressed on and rose up from the rubble with the passion of creativity still burning in his veins. This man is a legend. I'll be honest, i left this show after juorney beyond sodor and never intended on looking back. I had lost the magic of awdrys creation and the classic series. But this legend brought me back to the wonderful and magical island of sodor and its charecters with his return to youtube in 2020. I will forever thank him. Long live tug, the Fandom, the railway series, and Thomas the tank engine and friends, ❤

  • @jacobrumens9601
    @jacobrumens9601 Рік тому +122

    I always found Season 6 to be so fascinating and exciting. Kind of wished we got more episodes with characters like Oliver, Toad, Duck, Stepney and even Peter Sam and BoCo.

    • @joshuaW5621
      @joshuaW5621 Рік тому +16

      They did plan on doing stuff with those characters, but strangely it never materialised.

    • @Avery_Productions
      @Avery_Productions Рік тому +3

      Yeah I agree

    • @Zacman1123
      @Zacman1123 Рік тому +3

      Same here.

    • @ItsCarlos563
      @ItsCarlos563 Рік тому +2

      Agreed.

    • @CG20585
      @CG20585 Рік тому +8

      It was very strange, especially with Oliver and Toad having been as prominent in the last ten years. Still, at least this series brought Donald & Douglas, Edward and even Diesel back to the forefront!

  • @WatchVidsMakeLists
    @WatchVidsMakeLists Рік тому +122

    This man knows how to stage a comeback. Tug, I'm so happy you didn't give up on UA-cam even though the platform gave you every reason to. Let's see how fast we can get you back to 250K 💪💪

    • @dylanderuyck7405
      @dylanderuyck7405 Рік тому +2

      yeah he is pretty good doing his job i love thomas the tank engine movies and stuff and this Channel is awesome!!!! Let's go and give Yt a smack on there a$$

  • @eryhv
    @eryhv Рік тому +78

    I honestly am very fond of Season 6. It hasn't aged that well, but I was really little when it came out and I vividly remember all the DVD, VHS and merchandise releases around that time. It's great to see you back up and running!

    • @Wildcatt1999
      @Wildcatt1999 Рік тому

      Same here

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому +4

      Favorite season 6
      Thomas and the jet engines
      Percy chocolate 🍫 crunch
      James and the hot air balloon
      Salty secret

    • @krypticunlimited6925
      @krypticunlimited6925 Рік тому +5

      I think the reason so many people are connected to this season is because its when the series really started going all out in terms of marketing thanks to the global popularity of the movie. DVDs, toys, that was when the marketing REALLY expanded itself and for a lot of people that era was their first exposure

  • @ahistoric_gamer9716
    @ahistoric_gamer9716 Рік тому +33

    How did I never realise until now that Salty referenced the USS Maine blowing up? As a history buff, I find that hilarious such a reference made it in🤣

  • @thomasfan0176
    @thomasfan0176 Рік тому +74

    I grew up on season 6 specifically. Brings back a lot of great memories and nostalgia.

    • @wishbonefan
      @wishbonefan Рік тому +9

      Same. I grew up on just about all the classic series but season 6 always has a special place in my heart.

    • @jacobrumens9601
      @jacobrumens9601 10 місяців тому

      @@wishbonefan I grew up with Season 6 as well. Good times...

  • @gnnascarfan2410
    @gnnascarfan2410 Рік тому +101

    As someone born in 2000, Season 6 was probably the season I grew up with the most on DVD/VHS, sprinkling in Season 5 or 7 episodes on there as well. I loved it growing up, and still do to an extent.
    Season 6 to me is the Cartoonish season.
    The season's biggest flaw to me is its cartoonish nature. There are multiple instances of characters doing foolish things that you'd expect to see Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny, any of the Looney Tunes gang do, not Thomas The Tank Engine.
    Duncan going up the incline and acting like an idiot before flying and falling into a swamp, Diesel not putting 2+2 together when trying to pull the troublesome trucks and falling off the edge into a barge, Thomas flying down the tracks with a Jet Engine (entertaining and funny, but still cartoonish), Percy getting afraid of.... gnomes...., James dealing with a Red Balloon crashing down on him, Percy crashing into a chocolate factory, Gordon derailing and having a ridiculous minute long crash into a farm...
    Thomas for its first five seasons was a show that rode the line of realism, but things like the Jet Engine and Chocolate Factory crash were very unrealistic. With that said, Season 6 did at least have the heart and soul of Seasons 1-5, and that's mainly the reason I look back fondly on it.

    • @joshuaW5621
      @joshuaW5621 Рік тому +4

      Season 5 has a bit of the cartoony vibe with some of its more unrealistic episodes.

    • @gnnascarfan2410
      @gnnascarfan2410 Рік тому +2

      @@joshuaW5621 Yeah but it does so in a clever and unforgettable way. Season 6 doesn’t really.

    • @joshuaW5621
      @joshuaW5621 Рік тому +2

      @@gnnascarfan2410 season 6 kinda toned down the unrealism of the previous season. It was mainly going for the more laid back relaxing vibe of the first 4 seasons.

    • @ElectricoGamez
      @ElectricoGamez Рік тому +4

      And that toning down only got more apparent with season 7 and the following.

    • @thecaledoniansleeper2648
      @thecaledoniansleeper2648 Рік тому

      Season 6’s moments is where what happens if you inject some SMG4 humor into Thomas every once in a while. Percy & the Haunted Mine is retarded.

  • @jacobg130productions
    @jacobg130productions Рік тому +15

    “The SpongeBob and Squidward of Thomas.”
    … Holy shit he’s right.

  • @bungieman2810
    @bungieman2810 Рік тому +11

    10:29 "Gordon is a very good express." He sure is.

  • @riparadis
    @riparadis Рік тому +31

    I can’t wait for season seven. I can’t wait for our Arthur talk

    • @ryhi5
      @ryhi5 Рік тому +9

      Agreed! Real Talk though, Arthur is a criminally underrated Non-Awdry character, and I wish he got to stick around.

    • @spyfan62591
      @spyfan62591 Рік тому +5

      It'll be a wonderful kind of day.

    • @riparadis
      @riparadis Рік тому

      I really wish he got to stick around.

    • @riparadis
      @riparadis Рік тому

      I really wish I checked in my replies here I would’ve talked earlier

  • @Pablo-312
    @Pablo-312 Рік тому +44

    Fun Fact: Michael Brandon surprisingly narrated No Sleep for Cranky, Gordon takes a tumble and A bad day for Harold and a little more.

    • @e-122psi3
      @e-122psi3 Рік тому +11

      There seems to be this unreleased archive of Brandon narrations for Season Six and Seven, along with variations using the original or Hit revised soundtracks.

    • @ToastTheThe
      @ToastTheThe Рік тому +6

      ​@@e-122psi3 nah they're just re narrations made during season 9, Angelis renarrated the same season 6 episodes during that time too

  • @Arr0wzWii
    @Arr0wzWii Рік тому +38

    The Jet Engine episode will always be my favourite season 6 episode. I will admit it was a bit unrealistic. But combining with how bizarre, thrilling and funny the episode was, it really did kept me engaged with the story. Also Michael Angelis really did gave his best. I genuinely love how energetic and enthusiastic he was in the episode, it really did sounded like he having so much fun with the story, this is why Angelis had always be my favourite Thomas narrator. While the jet engine episode really isn't a perfect episode, but still it was the one that stood out to me than most the season 6 episodes, and it never left my mind since.

  • @BigLightning4360
    @BigLightning4360 Рік тому +109

    Welcome back, Mr. Unlucky Tug! I missed all your retrospective videos of the entire Thomas series for quite some time and can finally revisit your peak work from the year prior. Sorry you’ve been falling behind on schedule, but I’m glad you’re able to make a comeback. So, here’s to an ongoing future of inspiring me as much as animation expert AniMat.

  • @SudrianFirelighter
    @SudrianFirelighter Рік тому +24

    Season 6 just has some charm to it. I love the visuals, and the episodes are fun! The more "industrial" look isn't that bad in my opinion. Thomas and the Jet Engine is probably THE best episode of this season for me. Season 6 is fantastic

  • @ryhi5
    @ryhi5 Рік тому +38

    Ah Yes! Season Six! Nostalgic for some! Aged Poorly for Others! Responsible for introducing hands down one of the best Non-Awdry Characters ever created!
    Salty singlehandedly redeems the whole season for me and I still can't get enough of Salty's Pirate Voice!

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому +4

      Alec Baldwin as salty was a pirate 🏴‍☠️ voice

  • @justinkwong8071
    @justinkwong8071 Рік тому +19

    This is the first of all Thomas seasons where fans do NOT unitedly agree that this is the one of the best, golden, untouchable seasons. The first 5 seasons are all on that list, but not Season 6. This is why I have been looking forward to this retrospective the most.

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +4

      Actually I've seen people say that Season 5 doesn't deserve to be on that list

  • @krypticunlimited6925
    @krypticunlimited6925 Рік тому +12

    I think the reason so many people are connected to this season is because its when the series really started going all out in terms of marketing thanks to the global popularity of the movie. DVDs, toys, that was when the marketing REALLY expanded itself and for a lot of people that era was their first exposure

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому +2

      I mean, I seen season 6 when I was a kid, and it was enjoyable

  • @454ChevelleSS
    @454ChevelleSS Рік тому +25

    "It's good to be back!" Said Edward
    Also, I realize that season 6 has lots of similarities to the Brenner era if you think about it. One is just with models and one is cgi

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +2

      Tug will probably make some comparisons in the Season 17 retrospective

  • @roadandrailstudios5216
    @roadandrailstudios5216 6 місяців тому +8

    18:05 hundreds of children's ears were bleeding on that day.

  • @SecurityBreachShowFan98
    @SecurityBreachShowFan98 5 місяців тому +8

    Narrator: After 1998, the people and engines on sodor couldn't stop having flashbacks

  • @BroncoKnight34
    @BroncoKnight34 Рік тому +12

    I’ll always have a soft spot for this season, as it was the first one I was watching as it was on TV, since Season 5 premiered a year after I was born. Season 2 is my favorite, but the Baldwin seasons I like a lot, too. His and Carlin’s voice will always be so soothing to me. Much Love, God Bless from Iowa, Tug!

  • @superbird4351
    @superbird4351 Рік тому +26

    Season 6 definitely doesn’t hold a candle compared to Season 5, but I remember it having the best episodes that were marketed at the time I was little.
    I originally watched the show during the release of Seasons 11-13, so Seasons 6 & 7 were a shining beacon of quality and entertainment for me. Episodes such as Gordon Takes A Tumble will always have a soft spot in my heart.

    • @s.p.d.magentaranger1822
      @s.p.d.magentaranger1822 Рік тому +4

      Also for me, "Thomas and the Jet Engine" and "Percy's Chocolate Crunch" because of how ridiculous and memorable they were.
      Don't tell me you didn't want to recreate those crashes yourself lol

    • @superbird4351
      @superbird4351 Рік тому +4

      I always liked to simulate the Gordon Takes A Tumble accident.

    • @bentheg9793
      @bentheg9793 Рік тому +2

      @@superbird4351 Same

  • @JustAnotherNerd850
    @JustAnotherNerd850 Рік тому +9

    Season 6 was “technically” my first season. I was born in 1997 and I was too young to watch season 5 when it came out, but TATMR came out and that basically got me addicted to Thomas. Season 6 came out shortly after and I loved it as a kid. Nowadays as an adult, I have a distinct nostalgic fondness for it but as you said in your review, the cracks definitely show.

    • @thecaledoniansleeper2648
      @thecaledoniansleeper2648 Рік тому +1

      I feel bad for you. You should’ve watch season 5 first. That season is superior and was the last legit Classic series season because it’s made before the year 2000.
      Classic = old

    • @JustAnotherNerd850
      @JustAnotherNerd850 Рік тому +1

      @@thecaledoniansleeper2648 Season 6 was being marketed by the time I was old enough to sit down and watch Thomas post TATMR. It wasn’t until later years that I discovered earlier seasons.

    • @thecaledoniansleeper2648
      @thecaledoniansleeper2648 Рік тому +1

      @@JustAnotherNerd850 Well anyway, Seasons 1-5 are GOAT

    • @AcceleGamer
      @AcceleGamer 4 місяці тому

      I was also born in 97, but unlike you I didn’t see Thomas on tv until years later. Instead my mom would read the rws to me when I was 2-3 years old and my first exposure to the tv series was magic railroad in theaters, although I barely remember that day. I was also lucky enough to have seen episodes of s1-3 on vhs after that when I was 4-6 years old. Shortly after I would witness s4-5 on vhs.

  • @ItsCarlos563
    @ItsCarlos563 Рік тому +19

    This Season have some of the most beautiful music yet.

  • @bow-tiedengineer4453
    @bow-tiedengineer4453 Рік тому +12

    Season 6 is still an enjoyable season, but it's very much where Thomas truly became a kids show, instead of something serious that had lots of respect for itself and it's audience.

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому

      Yeah, compared to nowadays, it's definitely a better watch

    • @bow-tiedengineer4453
      @bow-tiedengineer4453 Рік тому

      @FanofCityWok It definitely got worse, but to me even the jack and the pack episodes felt more childish. Like, it was always something that kids could enjoy, and that was always the primary target audience, but even in seasons 6 and 7 it felt that was the only target audience rather than just a target audience, at least to me.

  • @trainboy678
    @trainboy678 Рік тому +21

    I grew up with Season 6. Episodes like “Percy’s Chocolate Crunch” and “Gordon Takes A Tumble” were some of my favourites back then. Although I’m not the biggest season 6 fan, I do enjoy revisiting it from time to time, as there were a lot of great stories.
    Tug, psyched to see you’re moving forward with new content. Me, and I know many others will all be sticking around for the ride

  • @voidastralbirth
    @voidastralbirth Рік тому +11

    It’s great to have you back to back on track (haha) making original content again! The Jet Engine episode has to be my favorite from season 6 because it’s a fun “what if” scenario… even if the locomotives are really multiple hundreds of tons and it’s probably not likely a heavy steam engine could have been rocketed along the rails that quickly anyways.

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому +2

      I love the Thomas and jet engine episode including the dvd 📀

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +1

      If Tug liked Edward the Very Useful Engine more he'd probably say 'It's good to be back'

  • @furonguy42
    @furonguy42 Рік тому +17

    Yeah, I can agree with most of your criticisms here for season 6. Not a bad season imo, but not the best either. However, I personally love that they started referring to locations by name instead of generic titles. Yeah, maybe it was a corporate thing to sell toys, but it also just makes the world feel a lot more lived-in and tangible to me.

  • @oriondecimus8421
    @oriondecimus8421 Рік тому +11

    Probably my most unpopular take is that Seasons 6 and 7 are my favorite seasons overall. Not the best seasons by any means, be it in a cinematography or character sense, but they just draw me in. Season 6 and its drab atmosphere reminds me of home. I live in Ireland it is quite desaturated and gray a lot. Season 7 has a laid back and quiet feeling to it, making it soothing to watch. They just make me feel at ease.

  • @ToyFreddyGaming1987
    @ToyFreddyGaming1987 Рік тому +5

    32:03 Another reason why Percy's Choclate Crunch could be called the sum up is because of how much merch of it was made. I mean there's was a Trackmaster version, a Plarail version, a Trackmaster Revolution version, a Take Along, Wooden Railway. If some Season 6 episodes were made to sell toys, Percy's Chocolate Crunch is 100% one of them.

  • @thatalivemango
    @thatalivemango Рік тому +8

    Being a 2005 kid and having seen thomas from season 6 onwards till 11 on tv, this has such a golden place in my heart. Seeing steam engines just talking and being so real was the best thing the kid version of me could ever witness. But if u ask me now, i would say the golden era was much better framed and stuff. Oh well, im 18 and i still at ramdom tkmes watch a random episode of thomas without hesitation ❤😂

  • @NitroIndigo
    @NitroIndigo Рік тому +12

    At least "Edward the Really Useful Engine" gave us one of my favourite UA-cam Poops.
    "The engines on the Island of Souos are good at being TRXN's playthings. Gordon is a good station demolition man. Percy is good at NOTHING. And when he's not pulling trucks, Edward is a good bastard."
    "Retired means taken out of service."
    "Why the fuck are you smiling you sadistic bastard."
    "Duck found a Muk while playing Pokémon Go."

    • @BH-98
      @BH-98 Рік тому +1

      What’s the video called?

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo Рік тому +2

      @@BH-98 Edward the Useless Old Steampot by TheRealXboxNerd.

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому

      ​@@NitroIndigo Can you link it please

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo Рік тому

      @@fanofeverything30465 ua-cam.com/video/ZK_O9dD9wtA/v-deo.html

    • @TheP725
      @TheP725 22 дні тому

      That's a classic.

  • @jackboy317
    @jackboy317 Рік тому +8

    I’m gonna call it right now, that the standout episode is Thomas and the jet engine

  • @grahamdamberger7130
    @grahamdamberger7130 Рік тому +3

    That scene from "Twin Trouble" at 14:34 gave me the idea for the "when you and the annoying kid in class are forced to work on a project/assignment together but want nothing to do with one another" meme. That's really the only highlight of that episode for me, aside from Douglas pulling Donald out of the ditch. I get it, friends and siblings are going to have arguments, spats, and splits that will make them want to work separately, only to realise that they work best together.

  • @andydoms2001
    @andydoms2001 Рік тому +7

    Finally, we can resume the Thomas Retrospective!!! Having been born in 2001, season 6 holds some fond memories for me (so does most of the model season but still).

  • @inaciosthirdstudio
    @inaciosthirdstudio Рік тому +26

    I did remember having a dvd copy of Thomas and the Jet Engine and for reasons unclear I didn’t know that Alec Baldwin did the narrations. Mostly because I was attached to Michael Brandon’s narrations.

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому +6

      Yeah I like the Alec Baldwin version of Thomas and the jet engine

    • @inaciosthirdstudio
      @inaciosthirdstudio Рік тому +3

      @@vanessasandoval96 Same here. I mean it helps build the mood of the short.

    • @Thomasmemoryscentral
      @Thomasmemoryscentral Рік тому +3

      @@inaciosthirdstudio it brought out the best performances for Baldwin and Angelis here.

    • @trainboy48
      @trainboy48 Рік тому +1

      It is the only release to feature episodes from Season 7 with Michael Brandon narrating alongside the Original Music, making those 3 episodes Classic material in the US (which I prefer listening to, and not their later Hit Style with the New Music).

  • @ThatTruckerCarGuy
    @ThatTruckerCarGuy 5 місяців тому +2

    Season 6 was really where i was old enough to really remember alot of it. And for some reason as a kid and even today Percy’s Chocolate Crunch has always been my favorite episode of the entire series. Idk why i just always revert back to that episode when i think about this show

  • @NitroIndigo
    @NitroIndigo 8 місяців тому +4

    I never noticed that they hardly ever used place names in "THE" classics until I watched this video when it came out. The only instance I can think of is that one scene in "Baa!".

    • @joshuaW5621
      @joshuaW5621 5 місяців тому +1

      The narrator says Brendam Docks in Double Teething Troubles.

  • @JamestheParodyMaker7446
    @JamestheParodyMaker7446 Рік тому +10

    Season 6 is my all time favourite Thomas Season.

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому

      32:38 yuck he groan I never been this dirty he cover from footplate to firebox in sticky gooey chocolate

  • @kylersalameda868
    @kylersalameda868 Рік тому +14

    Imagine someone who just discovered The Unlucky Tug and not knowing the situation. They'll wonder how you made so many high quality videos in a short amount of time 😂

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому +1

      LOL

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo Рік тому +3

      Well, the reuploads have their original upload dates in the descriptions.

    • @ToastTheThe
      @ToastTheThe Рік тому +2

      ​@@NitroIndigo yea but not everyone checks the descriptions lol

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +1

      They might not see the upload dates of the videos

  • @HunterTWR
    @HunterTWR Рік тому +17

    Calling it now: The standout episode for Season 20 is Useful Railway.

  • @donholbert7986
    @donholbert7986 Рік тому +9

    I have a lot of nostalgia for Season Six. It was the first new season that was coming out after I was born, so the US Season Six releases were my first "brand new" episodes of Thomas, and even to this day, I still love this season. It's probably my fourth favorite season of the show.

  • @webadoinc.7112
    @webadoinc.7112 Рік тому +7

    It's fitting that Percy got the MVP award in season 6, because Percy is number 6.

    • @e-122psi3
      @e-122psi3 Рік тому +2

      And hey Edward got MVP for Season Two. XD

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo Рік тому +1

      Any other characters who are in seasons they share numbers with? Does Emily count?

    • @webadoinc.7112
      @webadoinc.7112 Рік тому +1

      @@NitroIndigo I’m not sure if Emily counts.

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +1

      I'm surprised he didn't bring it up when explaining why Percy deserves the MVP award of the season

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +1

      ​@@e-122psi3 And Peter Sam got the MVP award for Season 4

  • @J.L.The-runt
    @J.L.The-runt Рік тому +4

    Season 6 was THE favorite season for me of Thomas and Friends. From Devious Diesel’s “The World’s Strongest Engine” to Salty’s entrance in “Salty’s Secret” to “James and the Big Red Balloon” 🎈 to Donald and Douglass’ “Twin Trouble” and so on>>>

  • @margogoralski6294
    @margogoralski6294 Рік тому +16

    The Unlucky Tug's original videos have made a grand return, and boy did they come back with a bang. Season 6 is kinda whatever in comparison to the previous season, but it did bring me some great memories with episodes like Scaredy Engines. Super happy to know that quite a few of your old videos are on this Drive archive, and I hope to see more added to it, as I know myself and other people have indeed saved the ones currently not on the Drive yet, like your favorite 10 episodes, thoughts on JBS, TAB, etc. I truly am excited for where this channel will lead to next.

  • @DraconicLeafTalarus
    @DraconicLeafTalarus Рік тому +8

    For me, Salty is right alongside Duck, Cranky, and Murdoch as characters who I have enjoyed ever since their introductions. And Salty being paired with Cranky just made both of them that much better.
    Looking forward to the Top 10 Hidden Gems video. I’m curious to see what you consider hidden gems.

  • @quantumshock6620
    @quantumshock6620 Рік тому +4

    Despite its flaws, Season Six will always hold a special place in my childhood. During its premiere in Australia, my parents recorded many of the episodes on VHS. As a result, it was the first Thomas series I was exposed to.

  • @antshield
    @antshield 7 місяців тому +5

    We need a video about Thomas's eyebrows. It looks like this is the season where it looks like they added the triangle eyebrows to all of Thomas's various facial expressions. I grew up with classic, regular eyebrows Thomas and I hate the triangles. I could picture the higher-ups thinking the triangle eyebrows are better for toys, backpacks, and other merchandise. An indepth video on Thomas eyebrows season by season would be greatly appreciated. 😋

  • @NascarNick2488
    @NascarNick2488 Рік тому +7

    The season that introduced me to Thomas!!! Man this brought back so many great memories. Easily one of my favorite seasons for that reason. Really great work Tug

  • @josephmarrison4606
    @josephmarrison4606 Рік тому +9

    I have huge nostalgia for this one, as this was the first new season I remember coming out when I was little.

  • @GameMaster-sh7tr
    @GameMaster-sh7tr Рік тому +2

    This season had some of my favorite Thomas episodes. Thomas and the Jet Engine, A friend in need, Worlds Strongest engine. These were some of the first Thomas episodes I watched through UA-cam and have fond memories of

  • @sunglasses426
    @sunglasses426 Рік тому +5

    And the MVP award, once again, goes to the green character

  • @ShiningTimeStudios475
    @ShiningTimeStudios475 Рік тому +11

    Thanks to Season 6, we got a new season every year than before, where it was every 2-3 years. 😊❤😂❤

    • @antonberglund117
      @antonberglund117 Рік тому +3

      And is it a bad or good thing?🤔
      I would say that (like Tug) the story's and consistency took a hit, and I myself think it's a shame too that the environment and detail of it also took a hit. I also really hate/dislike the decision to stick with the mat colors instead of repainting the models back to their glossy and more realistic state.
      Surely a more capitalistic approach to the series.
      Like Adwdry said, when we take Thomas to America they will ruin it.

  • @theamazinggamer111
    @theamazinggamer111 Рік тому +16

    The grand return! Glad these are continuing, Tug! You’re a saint for keeping so dedicated to all of these amazing projects! Hope all is well in your personal life and God Speed!
    Can’t wait to see what you have for us in the future, now that all the re-uploads are done…

  • @Zonorheso
    @Zonorheso Рік тому +3

    Fitting that Percy, No 6, gets the MVP spot in Season 6

  • @CaptainCat101
    @CaptainCat101 Рік тому +5

    Of the post-movie seasons, Season 6 was definitely my favorite.
    It was the closest to being like the classic seasons before the movie.

  • @elijaharroyo4846
    @elijaharroyo4846 Рік тому +4

    Man I remember watching the U.S. version when Alex Baldwin was narrating every episode from Season 5 and 6. Nostalgia goggles on

  • @CTTE06
    @CTTE06 Рік тому +7

    It’s really shitty that you lost your channel, I’m so glad that you didn’t give up the channel and continuing it by making a new channel, seriously, you put alotta effort in your videos and please never stop. Good job on this video man!
    - CTTE06 💙

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому +1

      It's ironic because UA-cam allows inappropriate animations but will terminate anyone for the slightest copyright

  • @royhay5741
    @royhay5741 Рік тому +9

    Season 6 is brilliant and is the last great season

  • @joshuamorales4724
    @joshuamorales4724 Рік тому +2

    20:22 Duck and James look like they have seen better days.

  • @levidarling5107
    @levidarling5107 Рік тому +5

    I guess this explains why every new season took so long to make at first. People literally took the time and effort to make all of the episodes, and didn’t stress about deadlines like they did in future seasons.

  • @thisisxavier17
    @thisisxavier17 Рік тому +5

    1:26 - don't know if it was just me, but I couldn't help but have a smile on my face listening to the music in this part of the video. Sounded like the pvz theme :)

    • @therockbrick7158
      @therockbrick7158 Рік тому

      Haha, check the description mate xD
      It's a jazz remix

    • @thisisxavier17
      @thisisxavier17 Рік тому

      @TheRockBrick ah yes, found it. Ty my friend

  • @CAMPBELLOBK97
    @CAMPBELLOBK97 2 місяці тому +2

    One more dishonorable mention is the twin trouble episode because Donald and Douglas are portrayed more like Bill and Ben especially when the narrator says they always work together at the Start of the episode when they've clearly had their own solo appearances in the earlier series.

  • @TWR-
    @TWR- Рік тому +2

    I feel like S6 was for the show what 2002 was for the Wooden Railway: the start of a transition away from the classic period, not fully getting rid of everything from years’ past, but setting the groundwork for what’s to come

  • @thecartoonmanist956
    @thecartoonmanist956 Рік тому +9

    Great to see these videos coming, Tug! And it's great to see The Thomas Retrospective episodes continuing on as per usual. Keep up the content you always do, bro!

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому

      Imagine if George joins the pack and be friends with max and Monty

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому

      ​@@vanessasandoval96 I would love to see a story based on that concept

  • @TrainsCatsOtherStories
    @TrainsCatsOtherStories Рік тому +5

    Any one else here have the daylights scared out of them from a certain owl from a certain song as a kid? Its always season 5 that is hailed as the scariest but people seem to forget season 6 had it's moments too.

  • @anthonybarber3220
    @anthonybarber3220 Рік тому +3

    Percy finally got the MVP award this season.

  • @daltongalloway
    @daltongalloway 6 місяців тому +2

    I remember asking for the Salty’s Tale dvd for Christmas. And just staring at the toy magazine waiting for it to come!

  • @Woodenfan
    @Woodenfan Рік тому +4

    Honestly, I think another reason Baldwin wasn't trying nearly as hard this season compared to the fifth season was a mixture of Magic Railroad flopping as well as his divorce from Kim Basinger, which I think was going on at the time.
    I might be wrong, though!

    • @bartzacky9639
      @bartzacky9639 Рік тому

      It’s speculation, but also would toll Baldwin’s reputation and career within the years (which is a movie where he accidentally shot a camera-women for his upcoming movie.)

  • @cabowerks3973
    @cabowerks3973 Рік тому +3

    I’m definitely glad you’re still around and most of your work has been saved. Your absolutely one of my favorite creators on UA-cam and you have articulated into words & video what I’ve always felt about Thomas and friends. So thank you 😊 Also glad that this is not the end but merely a continuation. See you later 👋 & good luck 🍀👍

  • @horridJ
    @horridJ Рік тому +12

    Dude I LOVE these retrospective videos! I didn’t care for them on the original channel but after watching them, these are AWESOME! I’m excited to watch the premiere of the first new video since the channel deletion :DD

    • @vanessasandoval96
      @vanessasandoval96 Рік тому

      Can you imagine if George can join the Sodor construction 🏗️ 🦺 🚧 crew and be friends with max Monty

  • @jacobrumens9601
    @jacobrumens9601 10 місяців тому +3

    I like how Season 6 created this one meme. "DON'T CALL ME DIRTY PERCY!"

  • @Your_Local_Express_Locomotive
    @Your_Local_Express_Locomotive Рік тому +3

    "filming began in 2001 September"
    My brain only thinking of 9/11 from September, 2001

  • @JamestheParodyMaker7446
    @JamestheParodyMaker7446 6 місяців тому +3

    23:44 Edward should have of had Thomas' role. Because he would never say that about a new addition to the railway since hes kind and friendly and would be willing to make Harvey feel welcome to Sodor and he would be proud of a crane engine helping out on Sodor.

  • @Bobsburgers123
    @Bobsburgers123 Рік тому +9

    Our first new video on this channel! Let’s get hyped!

  • @Poplar70bodiam
    @Poplar70bodiam Рік тому +4

    Season 6 was the most nostalgic for me since I was a young kid I had it on dvd since I am a gen z and I never saw the season 2-5 I rarely got 1 episode from random episodes in the season but season 6 was the one I got nostalgia from it season 6 is very special to me

  • @Mariofanaticanimations
    @Mariofanaticanimations Рік тому +7

    Fun fact: Micheal Brandon re-narrated Season 6 for only 6 episodes replacing Alec Baldwins narrations for PBS kids

  • @SonicJrandSarah
    @SonicJrandSarah Рік тому +3

    I certainly was surprised when Baldwin stopped giving Gordon and Henry deep voices as he did in Season 5.

  • @DannyJackson-ky2hb
    @DannyJackson-ky2hb 12 днів тому

    Micheal angelis killed this season for narration. Best narrator out the entire franchise!

  • @sebforce1165
    @sebforce1165 Рік тому +8

    So Percy misspeaking and not understanding words is certainly a downgrade, but seriously, Percy 'mishearing' Peasant as Pleasant feels quite true to his original character

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому

      It's alright once in a while, but when it keeps going on and on, it starts to become degrading

    • @sebforce1165
      @sebforce1165 Рік тому

      Oh yeah, definitely

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому

      @@sebforce1165 That's pretty much the problem with the newer seasons: the writers have completely neglected character development

    • @joshuaW5621
      @joshuaW5621 5 місяців тому

      But season 5 did it too.

  • @ThomasSirHandel
    @ThomasSirHandel Рік тому +10

    Honestly they should have used Splodge for the bullying type rather than the Iron Twins.

  • @anthonywilliams5838
    @anthonywilliams5838 5 місяців тому +2

    I feel like thomas saw some of his younger self in jack he was an inpatient worker eager to please their guardian figure and was proud when he saw him get accepted like how he got his branchline

  • @Xman-KO50
    @Xman-KO50 Місяць тому +1

    “Celebration of Percy” season 6, makes sense

  • @ek9509
    @ek9509 7 місяців тому +3

    6:16: That shot of Salty makes just that one scene feel like it’s the other way ‘round. HERE, it feels like most of the picture is lost in the 4:3 full screen crop. Other than that, I can understand about the rest of the shots.

  • @miraclecomics
    @miraclecomics Рік тому +3

    0:55 if you like something like Thomas you never outgrow it. Keep enjoying it and be proud

    • @joshuaW5621
      @joshuaW5621 5 місяців тому

      I’m definitely proud that I like this season too, despite its faults.

  • @AwesomeDrawer2017
    @AwesomeDrawer2017 Рік тому +2

    Season 6-7 is like the middle school of the series

    • @armorpro573
      @armorpro573 Рік тому +1

      not really

    • @neonfroot
      @neonfroot 3 місяці тому

      Seasom 5 and 6 is like middle school with nonstop snarkiness.

  • @ShiningTimeStudios475
    @ShiningTimeStudios475 2 місяці тому

    Can we all agree that the winter/Christmas episodes in here were great!? 😊 The Snowy sets STILL looked beautiful and STILL felt magical. 😊

  • @nathanbentley1939
    @nathanbentley1939 Рік тому +3

    Seasons 6 and 7 are very nostalgic for me, because they're the seasons I first watched when I really REALLY started getting into the show. I firmly believe the original five are better, but these two seasons still qualify as good in my eyes, despite the missteps.

  • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
    @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Рік тому +4

    Hot take: I like Season 6 as much if not a bit more so than Season 5. It’s a bit more grounded (jet engine not withstanding), Angelis gave his all, the newbies are all memorable and delightfully Awdryesque (see the Pack or Salty), and nothing in it is forgettable. Sure, Season 5 had higher and more consistent highs and this one had lower lows, but this feels a bit more in line with the first four seasons.

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому +1

      Season 6 also handled its newbies much better than Season 5

    • @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho
      @EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Рік тому +1

      @@fanofeverything30465 With the exception of Cranky, I agree. Salty and Harvey became series mainstays after this (to the point where Salty made it into AEG unchanged) while Derek and Bertram fell through the cracks and Arry and Bert were turned into dumb thugs (as Tug described here).

    • @fanofeverything30465
      @fanofeverything30465 Рік тому

      @@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho What about Old Slow Coach She appeared exactly twice