A few thoughts on Thomas the Tank Engine, both book and television series

I much prefer the George Carlin era of narration to the Ringo Starr or Alec Baldwin eras.

Some of the songs are pretty catchy.

I love that the Fiendling walked into the room yesterday to tell me that Sir Topham Hatt was cross. At first I thought he said that Sir Topham Hatt crashed, but he shook his head no and repeated the word I couldn’t understand. It was only when he said, “You have caused confusion and delay” that I realized he was saying cross.

I also love that he’s learned the word meticulous from the Sir Topham Hatt song.

The original stories, where Thomas is a pain in the ass and Gordon’s a dick are a lot more fun than the later ones where everyone’s all, “let’s work together, diesels and steamies alike.”

It astounds me that the Fiendling can tell all of the different engines apart and knows their names. All the green ones look alike to me. All of the blue ones look alike to me. I know James because he’s the only red one. And why the hell does Rosie have freckles? She’s a steam engine.