Thomas the Tank Engine (character)

Thomas the Tank Engine (May 16, 1957 - November 9, 2016) is the main protagonist in Thomas & Friends and in the following movies; Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Calling All Engines, The Great Discovery, Hero of the Rails, Misty Island Rescue, Blue Mountain Mystery, and King of the Railway, but the deuteragonist in Day of the Diesels.

Bio

 * Birth: May 16, 1913


 * Death: November 9, 2011 (aged 59)


 * Goal: To be a really useful engine


 * Appearance: Blue tank engine with 6 wheels, black smokebox, red chassis, black buffers, grey face, yellow portholes and lamp


 * Allies: Percy (best friend), James, Edward, Henry, Gordon, Toby, Donald, Douglas, Duck, Oliver, Toad, Stepney, Emily (girlfriend), Molly, Belle, Flynn, Spencer, Rosie, Murdoch, Salty, Harvey, Cranky, Dennis, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Duke, Freddie, Mighty Mac, BoCo, Den, Dart, Norman, Paxton, Sidney, Mavis, Bill, Ben, Fergus, Merrick, Owen, Luke (good friend), Bash, Dash, Ferdinand, Stanley, Trevor, Captain, Hiro, Victor, Kevin, Stephen, Millie, Conner, Caitlin, Harold, Terence, Bertie, Whiff, Scruff, Hector and others


 * Enemies: Diesel, Diesel 10, Arry, Bert, D261, Splatter, Dodge, Spencer (formerly), George, Dart (formerly), Den (formerly), Norman (formerly), Paxton (formerly), Sidney (formerly), Daisy, Bulgy, Mavis (formerly), Cranky (formerly), The Spiteful Break Van (Thomas passed the Spiteful Break Van, but he didn't meet him, because he's too busy working on his branch line), Smudger, Bulstrolde, The Horrid Lorries, Hector (formerly), Troublesome Trucks

Voice Actors

 * Eddie Glenn (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Hero of the Rails - Ben Small (UK)
 * Hero of the Rails - Martin  Sherman (US)

Thomas in toyboxes
Main: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends merchandise

With the popularity of the Thomas the Tank Engine &amp; Friends TV series among children, 'Thomas'-based merchandise has proven very lucrative. At least five different categoriesof trains and tracks exist: "Take Along Thomas" with grey tracks; Tomy battery-operated engines with blue tracks; Brio-type wooden engines with wooden rails and roads (by ELC and others); electric model railway (produced in O gauge by Lionel, HO/OO gauge by Hornby Railways and Bachmann and N gauge by Tomix); and Lego engines and tracks; along with complementary videos, DVDs, books, games, puzzles, stationery, clothing and household items.

Thomas on real railways
Hit Entertainment licences several "Day Out With Thomas" events all over the world, in which visitors to heritage railways can meet and ride on a replica "Thomas".

An international tour featuring Thomas and his driver was completed in 2005 in honour of the 60th anniversary of the original stories. In America, Thomas the Tank Tank Engine is thought to be an excellent role model for children. The former President George H.W. Bush dedicated the Presidential Train during a ceremony in 2005.

A "real" Thomas was used in a special play staged to celebrate the 80th brithday of Queen Elizabeth II, starring well-loveed characters from children's literature. In the play, Thomas was used to convey Sophie Dahl to centre stage.

Early life
Thomas was built by Brighton Works in May 1913 and Thomas later came to Sodor aged 2 in May 1915, he was a station pilot from then until 1946

In 1946, Thomas teased Gordon and Henry the big engines until Gordon taught him a lesson, then Thomas stopped teasing the big engines.

In 1950, Thomas became best friends with Percy when Percy arrived on the Island of Sodor, in 1961, Thomas crashed into a Stationmaster's house after the careless cleaner came to the sheds, he medalled with Thomas's controls sending Thomas flying down the rails towards the Stationmaster's house.

The Rev. W. Awdry also had a model of Thomas.

Thomas and all the other characters were voiced by Ringo Starr from 1984-1986 and then Michael Angelis has narrated the series since 1991 as well as Michael Brandon in the USA from then since, in 2009, in Hero of the Rails, Thomas was voiced by Ben Small in the UK and Martin Sherman in the USA and has been voiced by those two actors since.

Theme

 * Thomas' theme is his Season 1 Branch Line theme.

Counterparts (Boy Version) (Hero Version)

 * Ten Cents (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Theodore (Theodore Tugboat)
 * RS Mr. Conductor or GC Mr. Conductor (Shining Time Station)
 * Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, or Toad (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna or Rotor the Walrus (Sonic the Hedgehog; Sonic and Thomas are both blue)
 * Orson Pig (Garfield and Friends)
 * Sawtooth (Wacky Races)
 * Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures; both are blue)
 * Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
 * The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
 * Arthur Read or Buster Baxter (Arthur)
 * SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Arnold (Hey Arnold)
 * Doug Funnie (Doug)
 * Henry (Kablam!)
 * Wilson (Chuggington)
 * Rayman (Rayman)
 * Ato (Canimals)
 * Tom (Talking Friends)
 * Bernard Bear (Bernard Bear)
 * Casey Jr. (Casey Jr. the Circus Train & Friends)
 * Chip or Rollo the Clown (The Little Engine That Could)
 * Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
 * Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
 * Yakko Warner (Animaniacs)
 * Rocky (Chicken Run)
 * Wallace (Wallace and Gromit)
 * James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (Monsters Inc.)
 * Aladdin (Aladdin)
 * Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
 * Kermit the Frog or The Great Gonzo (The Muppet Show/Kermit's Swamp Years)
 * Zorro (The Legend Of Zorro)
 * Link (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast, both cheerful and kind)
 * Tarzan (Tarzan)
 * Raoul (The Phantom Of The Opera)
 * Frankie Valli (The Jersey Boys)
 * Link Larden (Hairspray)
 * Danny (Grease)
 * Timathy Q. Mouse (Dumbo)
 * Roland Rat (Roland Rat)
 * Sooty (The Sooty Show)
 * Bob the Tomato (Veggietales)
 * Adult Simba or Young Simba (The Lion King)
 * Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
 * Quasimodo (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
 * Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad (The Wind in the Willows)
 * Basil (The Great Mouse Detective)
 * Charlie (All Dogs go to Heaven)
 * Austin Powers (Austin Powers)
 * Homer Simpson or Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Peter Griffin, Chris Griffin or Brian Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Cleveland Brown (The Cleveland Show)
 * Sebastian or Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid)
 * Woody (Toy Story 1, 2, & 3)
 * Flik (A Bug's Life)
 * Lightning McQueen (Cars 1 & 2)
 * Matt (CyberChase)
 * Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
 * Stan Smith (American Dad)
 * Spike (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Captain Crandell (Teamo Supremo)
 * Timmy Turner, Cosmo or Baby Poof (The Fairly Oddparents)
 * Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom)
 * Dudley Puppy (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Darwin (The Wild Thornberrys)
 * Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * Boomer or Brick (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Theodore Jasper "TJ" Detweiller (Recess)
 * Gordy Rhinehart (Angela Anaconda)
 * Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball; both are blue)
 * Connor (Cubix: Robots For Everyone)
 * Nemo (Finding Nemo)
 * Stan Marsh (South Park)
 * Phineas Flynn or Ferb Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
 * P.J. Duncan (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Freddie Benson (iCarly)
 * Shrek, Pinocchio, or Donkey (Shrek)
 * Alex the Lion (Madagascar)
 * Po the Panda (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim)
 * Rocko (Rocko's Modern Life)
 * Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)
 * Mac or Bloo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Fanboy (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Numbuh 1 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Noddy (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
 * Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Mordecai (Regular Show)
 * Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Pikachu, Piplup, Turtwig, Squirtle, or Buizel (Pokemon)
 * Kirby, Tuff or Knuckle Joe (Kirby)
 * Croc (Croc)
 * Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
 * Ax-Battler (Golden Axe)
 * Centurion (Altered Beast)
 * Axel Stone (Streets of Rage)
 * Ryu (Street Fighter)
 * Starfy (The Legendary Starfy)
 * Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)
 * Pinocchio (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night)
 * Stanley (A Troll in Central Park)
 * Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or Goofy (Mickey Mouse)
 * Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit or Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio)
 * Lowly Worm (The Busy World of Richard Scarry/Hurray for Huckle)
 * John Smith (Pocahontas)
 * Alvin or Simon (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
 * Fone Bone (Bone)
 * Mushu or Captain Shang (Mulan)
 * Pig (Pearls Before Swine)
 * Jay Jay (Jay Jay the Jet Plane)
 * Satchel (Get Fuzzy)
 * Michael Banks (Mary Poppins)
 * Br'er Rabbit (Song of the South)
 * Charlie (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)
 * Toaster (The Brave Little Toaster)
 * Little Toot (Melody Time)
 * Pedro (Saludos Amigos)
 * Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
 * Peter Pan or John (Peter Pan)
 * Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker)
 * Felix the Cat (Felix the Cat)
 * Peter or Willie the Whale (Make Mine Music)
 * Fix-it Felix Jr. (Wreck-it Ralph)
 * Flint Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
 * Lucas (Earthbound/Mother)
 * Young Tod or Young Copper (The Fox & The Hound)
 * Young Bambi (Bambi)
 * Spyro the Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
 * Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
 * Diddy Kong (Diddy Kong Racing)
 * Pedro (Saludos Amigos)
 * Big Bird or Elmo (Sesame Street)
 * Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)
 * Jowee (Drawn to Life)
 * Dorian (Eco Creatures: Save the Forest)
 * Mega Man (Mega Man)
 * Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
 * Cody Banks (Agent Cody Banks 1 & 2)
 * Kevin McCallister or Alex Pruitt (Home Alone)
 * Drew Boley (Rock of Ages)
 * Captain Olimar (Pikmin)
 * Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Takua (Bionicle)
 * Owen (Total Drama)
 * Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
 * RJ (Over the Hedge)
 * Finn (Adventure Time)
 * Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Fred Flintstone or Barney Rubble (The Flintstones)
 * Veemon (Digimon)
 * Gnomeo (Gnomeo and Juliet)
 * Roddy (Flushed Away)

Counterparts (Girl Version)

 * Emily or Rosie (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Lillie Lightship (TUGS)
 * Sunshine (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Emily (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Amy Rose or Sally Acorn (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Lanolin or Penelope (Garfield and Friends)
 * Penelope Pitstop (Wacky Races/The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
 * Babs Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Sandy Cheeks (Spongebob Squarepants)
 * Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Wendy Testaburger (South Park)
 * Candace Flynn or Isabella Garcia Shapiro (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Yo (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Numbuh 362 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Tessie Bear (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
 * Teddy Duncan or Charlie Duncan (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity'Pinkie Pie or Princess Celestia(MLP:FIM)
 * Princess Sherry or Princess Cherry (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Buneary (Pokemon)
 * Tiff (Kirby)
 * Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Lindsay or Izzy (Total Drama)
 * Daphne Blake (Scooby Doo)
 * Renamon (Digimon)

Counterparts (Villian Version)

 * Diesel (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Zorran or Zip (TUGS)
 * Sea Rogue (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Oliver (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin (Shining Time Station)
 * Bowser or Waluigi (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Scratch, Dr. Robotnik or Scourge (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races/Dastardly and Muttley)
 * Montana Max (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * The Grinch (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
 * Mr. Burns or Nelson Muntz (The Simpsons)
 * Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Admiral Razorbeard (Rayman)
 * Axel Gear (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * King Dedede (Kirby)
 * Meowth or Mewtwo (Pokemon)
 * Andross or Leon Powalski (Star Fox)
 * Dark Link or Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)

Gallery

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