The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time ...

Thomas fans everywhere can view the pilot on YouTube beginning Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. ET and participate in other fun anniversary activities by listening to podcasts, bidding in auctions and ...

Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell ... any of the more than 500 episodes of the children’s show “Thomas & Friends,” you might imagine you have seen it before.

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PEOPLE has a first look at the never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Thomas the Tank Engine has been a beloved constant for kids for 80 years! In celebration of ...

Mattel has kicked off the 80th anniversary celebrations for Thomas & Friends with the release of the original, never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of the classic series Thomas the Tank Engine & ...

McCue added, "So obviously smoke coming from behind Thomas's face plate ... the radio control devices not getting through the actual engine builds. But I think there's a sort of a lovely charm ...

which follows the adventures of Thomas the tank engine and his friends. The franchise originally began as a book series published in 1945 and was later adapted into a TV show in 1984, becoming a ...

Thomas & Friends first set off on ITV before stopping ... May to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the famous talking tank engine franchise. The popular character began his adventures in ...

To celebrate we will be unveiling for the very first time the original pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1983. This episode, a piece of television history, was originally produced ...