User:Smoke Stack

Hi, I'm Smoke Stack. I'm an editor on the Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia, the TUGS Wikia 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 Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway and I used to blu-tak posters from the magazines of characters on 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 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

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 * 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
 * Kelly
 * Byron
 * Isobella
 * Ned
 * Oliver
 * Max
 * Diesel 10
 * Lady
 * Splatter and Dodge

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.