I'm working towards film and animation/the arts in school. One of my dreams is to bring this show back and give it justice. This show was a masterpiece and it deserves more love
This show was unbelievable...I can't imagine how expensive the sets were to create this masterpiece. Props to David Mitton and the team for making this sister series to Thomas & Friends. If only more seasons of this show came out...
@@buzzytrombone4353 most, if not all of the set pieces and equipment was used on Thomas and Friends. Britt Alcroft brought back David Mitton after the TV company went bust.
Time Stamps for People who want to skip ahead to other episodes: Sunshine: 0:00:0 Pirate: 0:20:00 Trapped: 0:39:04 Regatta: 0:53:06 Munitions: 1:12:08 Warrior: 1:31:10 Hightide: 1:45:10 Quarantine: 1:59:11 Ghosts: 2:13:13 Jinx: 2:27:15 High winds: 2:41:15 Big Freeze: 2:55:18 Up River: 3:09:19
@@Zenniter Not really, the company that makes Thomas bought some of the tugs models after the tugs company went under. OJ can be seen in some scenes, and as you already know, Big Micky is in it to.
@Ben Magnez Not necessarily. It could be that Big Mickey gained a face after arriving on Sodor. Just like trains outside of Sodor don't have faces yet when they go to Sodor or encounter an engine from Sodor they magically obtain a face. (Like Lady from TTTE, engines from Big World, Big Adventures, and others.) Also, Big Mickey was in Brendam Harbor for a long time during the model series, just turned around to hide his megaphone. He was finally revealed in Season 21, during the CGI series. So the face could have been part of the repairs from damage suffered because of the explosion.
It’s criminal that the second season of this was never made because they had a lot of new episodes and characters written, just a shame Clearwater studios went bankrupt 😞
@S.V. Saul Vazquez The Nostalgia Comedy Guy he means that the show should’ve had the financial security to save enough for a second production; to expand the series.
Im 47 and I clearly remember this show airing on tv. It’s a shame they never got past 1 season and 13 episodes. This show always will have a special place in my heart.
The memories of watching these videos with my ten years gone papa god bless him he was a sea captain in his day and was able to tell me all what kind of tugs and ships they were. I loved all the characters big Mac and top hat were my fav and zorron it brings a tear to.my eye remembering this thanks so much for the memories
Interesting how this already had the premise of having individual voices for the characters rather than one person doing them while it took Thomas a while before they started doing that.
@@mousekuteerkhylert.n.p1228 Yes although kind of ironic that you used a four-leaf clover for Jinxed since they are supposed to bring good luck but in the episode it's quite the opposite 😆
Zorran sounds like John Challis who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, so there's one possible but then all the characters could have just been played by the producers.
@@shirokumaotaku Chris Tulloch was art director, built Billy Shoepack, played Zorran, directed and wrote Trapped and High Winds, as well as directing Quarantine and Warrior, and also helped to control the eye mechanisms and wheelhouses on set.
I used to watch this as a kid on old VCRs. I didn't realise it then but man, look at the detail, the artistry and the quality of everything. Wonderful. One of the few good memories from my childhood ❤
Thomas has plenty of edgy episodes. Remember the Ghost Train episode or the one with the living boulder? The episode where Duncan crosses a bridge where a train fell off still sends shivers down my spine.
Model series Thomas will always be special to me, but could you imagine if some of the episodes had the runtime, production, and maturity of Tugs? Thanks for putting this together. Honest to god I think there's enough fans of this show with all the requisite skill sets that we could come together and make a continuation series of this show if there were enough crowdfunding and strong leadership. Modellers, Automation, Film, Audio, Writers, VAs etc. Hardest part would be having a facility for filming and a legal department to not get C&D'd from whoever has the IP rights. Dunno, just a dream.
Sadly the days of models are long past, (RIP Thunderbirds and all alike) But they should definitely intergrate this with Thomas if they ever get that shows bearings together
At 42:23 they actually predicted 2021, they even have that explosion they had in they port in 2020, I think tugs is the new Simpsons in predicting stuff
This show was bloody good. I was only a small kid when it was first broadcast, and I can appreciate it too now as an adult. In my opinion a truly good kid's show is one that didn't talk down to them.. something you can recognize when you watch it back as a grown up, and Tugs certainly was that
@@SheriffDuncanFlynn No offence though, but I mean for the American/Canadian audience. The show's location and settings were seemed to be set around America and not Britain, despite the show never airing in America.
Absolutely fantastic and sooooo Underrated I'm so so glad that most of the models were found rescued and put on display apart from top hat sadly this series ok sister to Thomas when Thomas was on a break after its second series it was amazing what storylines what effects superb characters and oh that theme tune wish more than 13 episode were made and I just wish the voice actors were credited and I knew who they were warrior ten Spence Zoran and tophat were always my fav ahhhh if only it was on dvd for everyone to see still we should be greatful it's on here after 89 Thomas resumed it's series 3 as this was made after Thomas 1 and 2 just wish tugs got the attention it deserved apprently merchandise too was extremely rare and now valuable
I've never seen this I've always loved TTTE mainly series 1-4 but I've watched these now and I've watched Victor Tanzig and I immediately knew the dialogue and who the characters are portrayed as and I was so surprised at how well the dialogue fit in to Victor Tanzig's series of Stories Of Sodor shoutout to Victor Tanzig
Good old tugs! I heard of it but now I Finally found it on UA-cam! Words can't describe how awesome this is and thanks for showing me the awesome show 👍🏽👏🏽
If I was to be honest having looked at some behind the scenes footage this was on a technically more impressive level than Thomas the tank engine as if memory serves that series used string this used remote control
I remember watching this when I was a kid and now watching it again brings back lots of fond memories. They so need to do another series of this and fast. Thanks for putting up the whole series
@@plaina3806 it doesn't mean that Just because TUGS and Thomas are connected both of them are owned by one company. Thomas is owned by Mattel,but TUGS isn't
"Attention nothing, im finished here, ol darling, and im moving out. Check all you'd like sweetheart, im needed elsewhere." Such an epic one-two from Herc.
I only recently found out about this and watched all of it. And I’m a 19 year old lol. Was definitely fun to watch. Definitely would have enjoyed to see more of Hercules however.
I agree. Especially since Thomas The Tank Engine was my very first obsessions in my life. I loved it and seeing this at the age 16 I wish that this was also part of my childhood. Although I know that my 4 year old self would be definitely scarred but still would enjoy it
Everyone knows that Lol. David Mitton, who directed the classic era of Thomas & Friends, directed TUGS as well. Its pretty much a sister-show to TTTE, just a lot more mature.
I’m kinda sad this didn’t do as well as Thomas & Friends. I can see there was some really good potential here. And you can tell they worked really hard at it, too. Just two things could’ve been improved: there is so much smoke it makes one feel like the camera work is a 1940’s home movie quality. Second, the characters should be painted in bright colors like the trains in order to tell each tug character apart from the others. The voice actors are brilliant, but colors would make any confusion for the audience practically impossible.
3:09:17 don't mind me just marking the next episode for me to watch edit- well I finally finished tugs after so long, on Easter Sunday no less hehe. I loved every second of it, and I do wish it could've lasted longer than it did, as I'm sure whoever's reading this thinks so as well. maybe the show will make a return one day, who knows? godspeed all of you, and goodnight :')
Hello, Gamebuilder2000! Thank you for uploading the _entirety_ of tugs for us all to watch! Before watching this video, I only ever saw clips from Tugs, as well as reviews stating that the show was the "dark sister show" of Thomas the Tank Engine. I was immediately captivated upon the first few seconds I watched "Sunshine". Here's my first impression, after viewing "Sunshine": Like its sister show, TTTE, Tugs has a diverse cast of characters with unique and charming personalities. Though the Star Tugs have their differences, they have the common goal of completing their work with dignity, respect, and sufficiency...(Fergus, this isn't the time for steamies, it's...oh, okay, I see...yes, yes, I'll tell them...) In other words, the Star Tugs "Do it right!". In contrast to TTTE, Tugs has a set of equally memorable antagonists, the Z-Stacks...unless, of course, you count the Troublesome Trucks as antagonists, which I totally understand. However, _unlike_ the Troublesome Trucks, the Z-Stacks have the goal of sabotaging their competition, while _also_ completing their own tasks in a sufficient manner. (Sorry, Fergus, I can't say "Do it right!" for these guys. They like to play dirty...yes, even worse than Bill and Ben.) I'd like to type more, but I'll save _that_ for when I complete watching this beautiful series! Until next time, Gamebuilder2000, have a great day/night, and take care! Regards, Joseph trainonthetrack. 🎩👌🏻 11/3/2021
can anyone else hear Ten Cents and Sunshine swearing when the galleon is rising from the ocean? it’s kinda hidden by the music and their accents, but it sounds like they’re cursing. i could totally be wrong of course, but i ask that you listen closely during that scene.
@@thomasthetankengine7057 go to 2:23:45 and listen closely. I’m pretty sure you can hear Ten Cents saying “what the fuck” abs Sunshine say “shit”. I could be wrong of course though.
It was going to but I think the episodes were gonna be more based Up River which would have been very difficult to film, You'll be able to find out more information about on Wikipedia
I remember this as a kid, and some of it gave me nightmares I think, the scenes where it's nighttime and foggy. Been meaning to find it for a while now and couldnt' find it on torrent sites. Good work.
I'm working towards film and animation/the arts in school. One of my dreams is to bring this show back and give it justice. This show was a masterpiece and it deserves more love
I’m all for the idea, I hope you do redeem this show and give it another chance!
Of course you'd have to get the rights to the show first...
Best of luck sir!
All of the best luck to you but plz don’t go down the shitty cgi route like what happened to Thomas
@@joshtaylor3141 The static puppetry does have a certain charm to it, doesn't it?
DOCTOR: You have three hours left to live
ME:
Actually 3 Hours, 23 Minutes and 20 Seconds
Not me i would watch season 1 of thomas in 4k uk
Good way to end it in my opinion
MrBnsftrain same
You wouldn’t see the ending
R.I.P
Timothy Bateson (1926 - 2009)
Patrick Allen (1927 - 2006)
David Mitton (1938 - 2008)
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@@justinboisvert3231 YOU GUYS SPELLED THE F WORD!!!!
Holy sh*t are the model sets in this show gorgeous. Thanks for uploading this forgotten gem of a series.
Zeb Hartmann thanks for uploading my friend
Matthew Louis Nel ???
*Say it*
There is a group called star tugs trust, they preserved all of the models except top hat and grampus because they are lost somewhere
Especially the credits...HOWD THEY DO THAT
I knew I wasn't dreaming that I saw a show similar to Thomas but only with boats. Now I can cross this out from my "I know it exists" list, thank you.
I grew up with Theodore the Tugboat in the U.S. but like... man. This was a lot more
Holy shit this just happened to me! 😂
I am always reminded of it by seeing the tape I used to watch for it whenever I go in my cupboard looking for a cable.
This show was unbelievable...I can't imagine how expensive the sets were to create this masterpiece. Props to David Mitton and the team for making this sister series to Thomas & Friends. If only more seasons of this show came out...
I guess all the money was wasted on these sets, to the point where they couldn't file for bankruptcy
Well, at least we don’t have to worry about Tugs getting a 2D reboot anytime soon🤷♂️
@@buzzytrombone4353 most, if not all of the set pieces and equipment was used on Thomas and Friends. Britt Alcroft brought back David Mitton after the TV company went bust.
I find the era its set in intresting, We're living in 2020s a century to where this show is set in being the 1920s
A crossover would have been DREAM
I love the class of Hercules and the way he talks. "Hello M'dears"
Shame he wasn't in the series most of the time
Ello n dears*
very underrated show. A masterpiece imo.
It’s definitely good.
A little too noisy at times tho and tbh Izzy hasn’t aged quite so good lol
Bruh it is good
Is this narrated by one of the tugs?
@@RetroPro7101 It's narrated by Mr. Star. He's recounting these as memories.
imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo imo
Time Stamps for People who want to skip ahead to other episodes:
Sunshine: 0:00:0
Pirate: 0:20:00
Trapped: 0:39:04
Regatta: 0:53:06
Munitions: 1:12:08
Warrior: 1:31:10
Hightide: 1:45:10
Quarantine: 1:59:11
Ghosts: 2:13:13
Jinx: 2:27:15
High winds: 2:41:15
Big Freeze: 2:55:18
Up River: 3:09:19
Thanks a lot for this👍
2:13:13 for ghost*
@@oscartobaroatmeal6734 thanks
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Funniest quote and retort in the series
"They can't hold Jhonny Cuba!"
"But authoritys did hold Jhonny Cuba" 🤣🤝
When you realize the entire tugs show is only 3 hours and 20 minutes long
Seriously. Made me really sad to learn this. For some reason even though the show never came to the u.s. I remember top hat so vividly.
This is a bit more mature than Thomas the tank engine is, I mean the tv show, not the railway series books.
Well I can say the same, and you know that the person who founded the TTTE (TV Series) made this to.
Hot dog stock image the producer, iirc
Well...Brunos fucking blew up half a dock sooo.....
Also which era of thomas r u talking abt?
Owen McKernan seasons 1-5. Anything past that is not as good with tone, visuals, music, etc.
I watched this whole thing in one sitting. Do I have any regrets? None whatsoever.
Legend
I went to sleep while watching this. The narrator has a nice voice.
It’s perfect to watch on a nice Sunday afternoon ( which is what I’m doing right now and it’s lush!)
Same
Same here. No regrets.
The proof that Thomas and tugs take place in the universe as Big Micky is both at Brendam docks and Big city port
Actually hit entertainment bought the company that made this and is illegally using it against copyright
What about theedor the tug boat !!!!!! Like where did this pop out of ....... great now my hole fucking child hood is ruined. .😅😅😅😅😅😅😂🙃
@@Zenniter Not really, the company that makes Thomas bought some of the tugs models after the tugs company went under. OJ can be seen in some scenes, and as you already know, Big Micky is in it to.
I’d assume that after Big Mickey fell and almost blew up, he was sent to Brendam.
@Ben Magnez Not necessarily. It could be that Big Mickey gained a face after arriving on Sodor.
Just like trains outside of Sodor don't have faces yet when they go to Sodor or encounter an engine from Sodor they magically obtain a face. (Like Lady from TTTE, engines from Big World, Big Adventures, and others.)
Also, Big Mickey was in Brendam Harbor for a long time during the model series, just turned around to hide his megaphone. He was finally revealed in Season 21, during the CGI series. So the face could have been part of the repairs from damage suffered because of the explosion.
*in an alternate reality*
"Tugs gets Thomas season 25 treatment"
Well said. poor tug while Thomas deformed watch as if he knew that ten cents would not be the same after that.
Thank the Lord that hasn't and won't happen.
Read my comment?
Already happened. It was called "Salty's Lighthouse."
@@LNERMallard he means the cgi treatment not the us version
It’s criminal that the second season of this was never made because they had a lot of new episodes and characters written, just a shame Clearwater studios went bankrupt 😞
You can say that again
at least the models got reused in Thomas the tank engine, and many of the original ones got saved and displayed in the Thomas museum.
@S.V. Saul Vazquez The Nostalgia Comedy Guy he means that the show should’ve had the financial security to save enough for a second production; to expand the series.
There was something like 79 episodes already written. Truly tragic
It will be even more criminal should a CGI reboot be released!
29:33
Top hat: lord give me strength...
I’m dying rn!
hey wait I know you.
Noooo
I know you!
Im 47 and I clearly remember this show airing on tv. It’s a shame they never got past 1 season and 13 episodes. This show always will have a special place in my heart.
The memories of watching these videos with my ten years gone papa god bless him he was a sea captain in his day and was able to tell me all what kind of tugs and ships they were. I loved all the characters big Mac and top hat were my fav and zorron
it brings a tear to.my eye remembering this thanks so much for the memories
I'm so fortunate to still have my grandma and I remember watching this with her all the time on tape
Interesting how this already had the premise of having individual voices for the characters rather than one person doing them while it took Thomas a while before they started doing that.
cheaper to have one narrator innit?
Top hat vocalist is one of the face animators
Like classic era Thomas, this is a diamond in the rock that is UA-cam.
Story Stops:
1:01 Sunshine 🌞
20:02 Pirates ☠
39:06 Trapped ⛵
53:07 Regatta 🎖
1:12:10 Munitions 💥
1:31:13 Warrior 5️⃣
1:45:13 High Tide 🌊
1:59:14 Quarantine 🦠
2:13:15 Ghosts 👻
2:27:17 Jinxed 🍀
2:41:16 High Winds 💨
2:55:19 Big Freeze ❄
3:09:20 Up River 🏞
Nice use of the emojis 😁
Thanks for they match the episodes?
@@mousekuteerkhylert.n.p1228 Yes although kind of ironic that you used a four-leaf clover for Jinxed since they are supposed to bring good luck but in the episode it's quite the opposite 😆
@@shirokumaotaku yeah it was all I could find.
@@mousekuteerkhylert.n.p1228hey it reflects boomer at the end of the episode
Real shame that the Voice Actors were never credited...
@Crash Headroom Obsessed with Anime actually ^^ Pretty cool to know that some of the original cast were in Anime Movies
yeah
Zorran sounds like John Challis who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, so there's one possible but then all the characters could have just been played by the producers.
@@Zone5Aviation Zorran was voiced by Chris Tulloch I think he had something to do with the Models
@@shirokumaotaku Chris Tulloch was art director, built Billy Shoepack, played Zorran, directed and wrote Trapped and High Winds, as well as directing Quarantine and Warrior, and also helped to control the eye mechanisms and wheelhouses on set.
The theme is just so 80s like a power ballad not kids song it sounds so powerful theme
I remember this show when i was a kid. To see this again not only takes me back but makes me smile as well.
Maybe this is where the “Ok Boomer” thing got started.
Nah
@@ToastTheThe ok boomer
@@louisvillenashvillerailroa5269 lmao
Throw me a time stamp so I can give it to others lol
@@STICKGUYMB 2:29:36
tugs feels like it's for thomas fans that grew to their teen years, seeing how it's more darker than thomas
I used to watch this as a kid on old VCRs. I didn't realise it then but man, look at the detail, the artistry and the quality of everything. Wonderful. One of the few good memories from my childhood ❤
when you're too edgy to watch thomas
Tugs (1989 - 2017)
Public Broadcasting Services
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ITV
April 4, 1989 -
June 27, 2017
@@jacobpadilla2025 what's this
@@thesudricenginee The actual dates of TUGS' broadcast history in Australia, I assume
Thomas has plenty of edgy episodes. Remember the Ghost Train episode or the one with the living boulder? The episode where Duncan crosses a bridge where a train fell off still sends shivers down my spine.
Loved this show as a child. I just turned 30 two days ago. Very nostalgic
Model series Thomas will always be special to me, but could you imagine if some of the episodes had the runtime, production, and maturity of Tugs? Thanks for putting this together. Honest to god I think there's enough fans of this show with all the requisite skill sets that we could come together and make a continuation series of this show if there were enough crowdfunding and strong leadership. Modellers, Automation, Film, Audio, Writers, VAs etc. Hardest part would be having a facility for filming and a legal department to not get C&D'd from whoever has the IP rights. Dunno, just a dream.
Nearest that we got was in series 1 the "Coal/Flying Kipper" arc for Henry
Zebedee was my favourite from the Z stacks, absolute boss and had a soft side to help anyone out. 👍
If this series ever comes back -- and no, not as CGI, but with models -- I will be a very happy man.
Sadly the days of models are long past, (RIP Thunderbirds and all alike)
But they should definitely intergrate this with Thomas if they ever get that shows bearings together
@@pokeprime94judging by what happened to thomas recently, it’s best that Mattel doesn’t buy tugs in the future.
The ghost fleet episode used to scare me something chronic when I was a child, still does a bit.
This entire show tilted me, there’s so many terrifying bits for a kiddies show! Didn’t stop me watching it through my fingers though 😂
Also that intro music rocks. It’s so 80s
42:06 When the ship "Ever Given" was jammed sideways across the suez canal recently, it reminded me of this scene.
Evergreen*
@@Kuriboh1008 thats the company the ship is called ever given
@@eae2047 oh mb
The cargo ship gets jammed because it was caused by Zorran?
That scene just predicted 2021.
10 cents and Sunshine are the main protagonist of the season they were never apart
At 42:23 they actually predicted 2021, they even have that explosion they had in they port in 2020, I think tugs is the new Simpsons in predicting stuff
You know tugs ended years ago right
@@blueyfilmzz yes but they still predicted 2020
@@haunted1659 ah i get it, the Evergreen cargo ship get stuck in Seuz Canal
Thank you for making this! I made my computer connect to my tv and watched this with some popcorn!
41:44 sorry it's just my mark to where I left off
No passengers means no polish
@@mr.cheesepocketedition And no polish means no passengers 😒
*SPEED UP! CMOM CMON*
This needs a second season
@Gabe PL there are fans doing a cgi reboot on UA-cam
it wouldn't be the same nowadays, Mitton is dead and we ALL know the state that Thomas & Friends is in
There was gonna be one, but the studio went bankrupt.
This show was bloody good. I was only a small kid when it was first broadcast, and I can appreciate it too now as an adult. In my opinion a truly good kid's show is one that didn't talk down to them.. something you can recognize when you watch it back as a grown up, and Tugs certainly was that
This needs to be a DVD right now!
Sonic & Tails X yes
Or have a better US dub and approach than their own crappy Salty's Lighthouse TV Show
Hurry up and get it released!
@@Ethan-ey4jx Why a dub? Just keep the cast the same for all English countries.
@@SheriffDuncanFlynn No offence though, but I mean for the American/Canadian audience. The show's location and settings were seemed to be set around America and not Britain, despite the show never airing in America.
I think Taron Egerton would be perfect for Ten Cents' voice if they ever brought back 'Tugs' today.
Or James Buckley
They do sound similar
David Tennant would be a good Top Hat
Graham McTavish would be amazing Big Mac
@Ben Magnez He strikes me as either Zorran or Bluenose
A part of my childhood that I still have fond memories of, shame it never got renewed
It should b renewed, but in CGI, like Thomas Bob the Builder!
But only to get bad reviews
Okay I'm 21 and I never heard of these so I said shoot let's watch em and I am so glad I did
I love the ending song, makes me sad. (The one with the lyrics)
When Vienna was setting sail?
@@MiddletownBranchProd. yea
Does anyone know if that was an actual song being played.
Awesome Series! The Stop Motion, Writing, Characters & Humour Is Top Tier! Favourite Episode Is Munitions!
There’s no stop motion in TUGS
what I meant was ‘models’
I like this show a lot and wish they would bring it back. The special effects are amazing. The craftsmanship is really good. I am a big fan.
Absolutely fantastic and sooooo Underrated I'm so so glad that most of the models were found rescued and put on display apart from top hat sadly this series ok sister to Thomas when Thomas was on a break after its second series it was amazing what storylines what effects superb characters and oh that theme tune wish more than 13 episode were made and I just wish the voice actors were credited and I knew who they were warrior ten Spence Zoran and tophat were always my fav ahhhh if only it was on dvd for everyone to see still we should be greatful it's on here after 89 Thomas resumed it's series 3 as this was made after Thomas 1 and 2 just wish tugs got the attention it deserved apprently merchandise too was extremely rare and now valuable
I've never seen this I've always loved TTTE mainly series 1-4 but I've watched these now and I've watched Victor Tanzig and I immediately knew the dialogue and who the characters are portrayed as and I was so surprised at how well the dialogue fit in to Victor Tanzig's series of Stories Of Sodor shoutout to Victor Tanzig
same 2
I’ve seen so much of the stories used in it as well. This was truly inspirational tv
This brought me to Victor Tanzig
Victor Tanzig brought me to this
@@logancrisp3047 what the fuck is that pfp
Now I know where Victor Tanzig got his story ideas for his series from
Rest in peace, Patrick Allen
2:29:36
Did not expect THAT 😂
Lmfaoooo underrated
Haha I laughed at that too
I see, didn’t expect TUGS to be the one to invent “ok boomer”
I just found this and I am going to tell everyone about this because I think it should've been remembered.
My god. I totally forgot about this show. I loved it as a kid and was always bummed out not many other people knew about it.
I love TUGS.
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Loved this show as a kid. Just as much as I did Thomas the Tank. It's a shame it never achieved. The longevity & mainstream success that Thomas did
Good old tugs! I heard of it but now I Finally found it on UA-cam! Words can't describe how awesome this is and thanks for showing me the awesome show 👍🏽👏🏽
It’s no contest for which is the best sister show to Thomas and Friends; Tugs is literally the most relatable to it.
If I was to be honest having looked at some behind the scenes footage this was on a technically more impressive level than Thomas the tank engine as if memory serves that series used string this used remote control
I remember watching this when I was a kid and now watching it again brings back lots of fond memories. They so need to do another series of this and fast. Thanks for putting up the whole series
If they were to ever do a second season, let us hope and pray that Mattel doesn’t grab ahold of it.
Suggividion sadly I think Mattel own the show cause Tugs and Thomas are in the same universe
Hazza Cowan Travels Okay, well. I guess we’ll have to just stick to this one season then.
@@plaina3806 it doesn't mean that Just because TUGS and Thomas are connected both of them are owned by one company. Thomas is owned by Mattel,but TUGS isn't
"Attention nothing, im finished here, ol darling, and im moving out. Check all you'd like sweetheart, im needed elsewhere." Such an epic one-two from Herc.
2:56:59 Ten Cents and Sunshine didn't notice that Zeb was right behind them
I didn't notice him as well
Sneak:100
I only recently found out about this and watched all of it. And I’m a 19 year old lol. Was definitely fun to watch. Definitely would have enjoyed to see more of Hercules however.
Definitely would have enjoyed to see more of EVERYTHING!
@@joesniffin8829 I agree. Too bad they couldn’t continue.
I agree. Especially since Thomas The Tank Engine was my very first obsessions in my life. I loved it and seeing this at the age 16 I wish that this was also part of my childhood. Although I know that my 4 year old self would be definitely scarred but still would enjoy it
I would’ve loved it Hercules took Top Hat’s place in “Trapped”
Even tho this series lasted one season, it ended with a bang! The characters, settings, the storylines, everything here is brilliant.
This is the more matured version of TTTE, yet TTTE had 24 seasons but TUGS only Had 1 season.
Who else was searching Thomas & Friends and found this?
_Me in 2009_
not me
You had one job, youtube
It was in my recommended
Yes
Is everybody gonna ignore the fact that the person who made the TTTE TV series made this?
Everyone knows that Lol. David Mitton, who directed the classic era of Thomas & Friends, directed TUGS as well. Its pretty much a sister-show to TTTE, just a lot more mature.
@@brandonadam7167 not everyone knows that.
I’m kinda sad this didn’t do as well as Thomas & Friends. I can see there was some really good potential here. And you can tell they worked really hard at it, too. Just two things could’ve been improved: there is so much smoke it makes one feel like the camera work is a 1940’s home movie quality. Second, the characters should be painted in bright colors like the trains in order to tell each tug character apart from the others. The voice actors are brilliant, but colors would make any confusion for the audience practically impossible.
3:09:17 don't mind me just marking the next episode for me to watch
edit- well I finally finished tugs after so long, on Easter Sunday no less hehe. I loved every second of it, and I do wish it could've lasted longer than it did, as I'm sure whoever's reading this thinks so as well. maybe the show will make a return one day, who knows? godspeed all of you, and goodnight :')
Never in my life did I think I’d be sitting down watching a lost Thomas the Tank Engine spin-off but here I am
it was a sister show to thomas and it was also made by the same people
@@greendrift-vb6pm brother show, actually.
1:57:21 symbolic of Thomas's reputation in the modern era.
59:21 Jack: "S'no garbage today"
But I gottoo ‘ave garbage!
No garbage today
Oh, the memories! Old shows like this are the best!
I remember watching this when I was very young. I just came across this now and it opened a ton of memories
Ah yes the sister show of Thomas the tank engine
Brother.*
I like how this was the nautical version of Thomas and Friends back in the day.
Hello, Gamebuilder2000! Thank you for uploading the _entirety_ of tugs for us all to watch!
Before watching this video, I only ever saw clips from Tugs, as well as reviews stating that the show was the "dark sister show" of Thomas the Tank Engine. I was immediately captivated upon the first few seconds I watched "Sunshine". Here's my first impression, after viewing "Sunshine":
Like its sister show, TTTE, Tugs has a diverse cast of characters with unique and charming personalities. Though the Star Tugs have their differences, they have the common goal of completing their work with dignity, respect, and sufficiency...(Fergus, this isn't the time for steamies, it's...oh, okay, I see...yes, yes, I'll tell them...) In other words, the Star Tugs "Do it right!".
In contrast to TTTE, Tugs has a set of equally memorable antagonists, the Z-Stacks...unless, of course, you count the Troublesome Trucks as antagonists, which I totally understand. However, _unlike_ the Troublesome Trucks, the Z-Stacks have the goal of sabotaging their competition, while _also_ completing their own tasks in a sufficient manner. (Sorry, Fergus, I can't say "Do it right!" for these guys. They like to play dirty...yes, even worse than Bill and Ben.)
I'd like to type more, but I'll save _that_ for when I complete watching this beautiful series! Until next time, Gamebuilder2000, have a great day/night, and take care! Regards, Joseph trainonthetrack. 🎩👌🏻 11/3/2021
I was obsessed with this as a kid.
I can almost feel my emotions from then. It's so weirdly nostalgic.
Thomas cinematic universe
1:20:10. The whole fire scene is super intense
this is my first time watching and i can see how much inspiration victor tanzing took from tugs
Brings back memories of when you watched thomas the tank engine on tv when you were a toddler at your great grandmother s❤️
1:22:01 *BIG MICKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
Now I know where Victor tazing got the idea of their first episodes!
Indeed, The Stories of Sodor
God, this takes me back to my childhood. Loved this show as a kid
Bringing back so many memories
can anyone else hear Ten Cents and Sunshine swearing when the galleon is rising from the ocean? it’s kinda hidden by the music and their accents, but it sounds like they’re cursing.
i could totally be wrong of course, but i ask that you listen closely during that scene.
Time stamp?
@@thomasthetankengine7057 go to 2:23:45 and listen closely. I’m pretty sure you can hear Ten Cents saying “what the fuck” abs Sunshine say “shit”. I could be wrong of course though.
This show is under rated this show should of had more than 1 season
It was going to but I think the episodes were gonna be more based Up River which would have been very difficult to film, You'll be able to find out more information about on Wikipedia
Subscribed the moment I saw this. It may surprise you to know it but there's a LOT of fanbase of tugs, even though there were only 13 episodes.
Takes me well back,kids tv will never be the same
I see where Victor Tanzig took inspiration from
Al' Capone tugs mafia xd. Great special effect is burn and explodes docks and ship.
Wow these are the cleanest versions to date.
“Ignore it!”
Nope
i absolutely live for ten cents voice
Who’s here after watching Steve’s Reviews?
This is even more hilarious when you sync the og (Easiest visually) with this.
I remember this as a kid, and some of it gave me nightmares I think, the scenes where it's nighttime and foggy. Been meaning to find it for a while now and couldnt' find it on torrent sites. Good work.