User:Smoke Stack

Welcome to my user page, I'm Smoke Stack. I'm a member here on the Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia, the TUGS Wiki and the Super Mario Wiki. I'm known as Smoke Stack on all three.

I've loved Thomas &amp; Friends for as long as I can remember and I'm a true fan. I've seen every episode at least twice and got most of the Thomas & Friends DVD's. I collect the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway.

When I was little, I used to carefully rip out characters pictures from the magazines and blu-tak the posters onto my bedroom walls. They were covered!

The Reverend W. Awdry
To me, the Reverend W. Awdry was a great man with a great imagination. Because, one day his son Christopher was sick with measles and he wanted entertaining. So, the Reverend made up a story about a little engine called Edward, he called it, Edward's Day Out. Christopher liked the story and wanted more. So, the Reverend made up some more stories. Christopher liked them too, and he soon had four of them. His wife told the Reverend to get them published as The Three Railway Engines. So, the Reverend did so and since that day, The Railway Series begun. The Reverend wrote 26 books, and Christopher wrote 15, soon to be 16, and this is how Thomas & Friends started.

The Railway Series
The Railway Series is excellent. I have all 26 of the Reverend's and 3 of Christopher's. They are a great encouragement for young children to learn to read. Although they have some big words, they are aimed at children up to 8 years.

Classic Series
The Classic Series was the first seven seasons in the Television series.

Characters introduced in the Classic Series:
There will be more characters introduced in the New Series.
 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Bill and Ben
 * BoCo
 * Daisy
 * Mavis
 * Derek
 * Arry and Bert
 * Salty
 * Harvey
 * Arthur
 * Fergus
 * Emily
 * Murdoch
 * Diesel
 * Stepney
 * Spencer
 * The Diesel
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * S. C. Ruffey
 * Toad
 * The Spiteful Brakevan
 * Old Slow Coach
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Duke
 * Bertram
 * Smudger
 * Bertie
 * George
 * Caroline
 * Bulgy
 * Trevor
 * Elizabeth
 * Terence
 * Horrid Lorries
 * Thumper
 * Butch
 * Bulstrode
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Byron
 * Isobella
 * Ned
 * Oliver
 * Max

New Series
The New Series was from Season 8 - 11.

Characters introduced in the New Series:
There will be more characters introduced in the CGI Series.
 * Molly
 * Neville
 * Dennis
 * Mighty Mac
 * Proteus
 * Rosie
 * Freddie
 * Jeremy
 * Rocky
 * Whiff
 * Hector
 * Billy
 * Madge

CGI Series
The CGI Series is from Season 12 - present. There will be more characters introduced further on in the future.
 * Colin
 * Hank
 * Flora
 * Charlie
 * Scruff

Direct to DVD Episodes
The Direct to DVD Episodes include DVD's such as Thomas' Trusty Friends, Engines &amp; Escapades and Merry Winter Wish.

Characters introduced on Direct to DVD Episodes:

 * Nelson
 * Monty
 * Patrick
 * Buster
 * Madge

There will be more characters introduced further on in the future

Films
There have been a number of films released over the years, such as Thomas and the Magic Railroad and The Great Discovery.

Characters introduced in Films:

 * Lady
 * Diesel 10
 * Splatter and Dodge
 * Stanley
 * Hiro
 * Victor
 * Kevin
 * Bash and Dash
 * Ferdinand
 * Captain

Goofs
When a new episode is soon to be released, and you just can't wait for it to be aired. When the day comes, you put it on, and a really noticeable goof comes up. Dosen't it just spoil the whole episode for you, well, it does for me anyway. It dosen't happen as much anymore, because of wonderful CGI, which I love. But, before, when they used to use models, they made quite a few mistakes. I mean, just look at this list below, there's 9 goofs on that list, 9!! If you think, 9 goofs per episode, 26 episodes in a season, 11 seasons. That works out at 234 goofs a season, THAT'S A WHOPPING, 2574 GOOFS SO FAR, and you've got to add 2 goofs on to that, because there is 28 episodes in Season 10, not 26 like in all the other seasons. That is a lot of goofs, and I'm sure there's more to come!
 * There is a black mark on the top-right hand side of Thomas' boiler as soon as the episode begins.
 * Blu-tak appears under Thomas' lamp lots.
 * On Thomas' boiler and on Gordon's bufferbeam, some of the paint is peeling off.
 * When Gordon pulls Thomas out of Henry's Tunnel, the track bounces up and down.
 * When Thomas has his tired face on, he is not coupled to anything.
 * When Gordon pulls Thomas along the viaduct, the edge of the set can be seen.
 * When Gordon pulls Thomas along the viaduct, Thomas dosen't have a face on.
 * When Gordon bounces up and down after the viaduct scene, he's not pulling anything.
 * Thomas puffs away very fast after the narrator says "he was very tired".

CGI
Once, when I was flicking through what was on the television, Thomas & Friends came up. I put it on, and it was Push Me, Pull You, and as soon as I saw that everything was computer generated, I burst out with joy. Now, ever since that day, I have just loved CGI. I thought Season 12 was great, but when I saw Hero of the Rails, I was shocked. It was brilliant, and Season 13, ever better. Thomas & Friends has changed so much with CGI, because, although I loved Thomas & Friends before, I always used to think it was silly that the engines talked without their mouths moving. I think CGI was a great improvement for Thomas & Friends and that it will encourage more children to watch it.