Baz and Bernie are two crooks from The Mainland who visited The Technology Fair.
Biography
Thomas & Friends
Baz and Bernie first arrived on Sodor onboard Sonny, looking to steal an invention from the Technology Fair. By disguising themselves as cooks, they managed to infiltrate Ulfstead Castle.
Following a few mishaps with the other inventions, Baz and Bernie decided to steal the plans to Ruth's Hover-Car. Due to Sonny's disobedience, the pair chose to use Kenji as their getaway vehicle. During the escape, the pair were separated when Bernie removed Kenji's coupling and was left stranded on the passenger coach.
Baz was eventually caught by Thomas, Rebecca, Sir Robert Norramby, Ruth and the police and - after Bernie caught up and accidentally revealed their plans - the pair were arrested and taken away by the police.
Personalities
Both Baz and Bernie are mischievous crooks. Out of the two, Baz is the more intelligent, often having to stop the rather simple-minded Bernie from spilling their secret plans. Baz is noticeably more villainous compared to Bernie, willing to force Sonny to help them by threatening to scrap him and willingly abandoning Bernie to get a bigger share of profits. Baz was also willing to blame Bernie for everything to avoid getting arrested. Bernie is also the more naïve of the two, as he tends to miss a few key details or state the obvious. Additionally, he is loose-lipped in many critical situations.
Attire
Baz is the taller and more slender of the two. He wears a light grey shirt with a dark grey jacket, matching his hat and trousers. He also wears a blue tie with red spots and brown shoes.
Bernie, meanwhile, is rather stout. He wears a light brown coat with a white shirt, dark brown trousers and shoes and a pink neckerchief.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
- Series 24 - A New Arrival, World of Tomorrow and Sonny's Second Chance (indirectly mentioned)
Music Videos
- Series 24 - How Does it Work?
Voice Actors
Baz:
- Bob Golding (UK/US)
- Ryuzou Ishino (Japan)
- Jorge Roig Jr. (Latin America)
- Arthur Machado (Brazil)
- Stefano Bianchini (Italy)
Bernie:
- Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)
- Hinata Tadokoro (Japan)
- Luis Fernando Orozco (Latin America)
- Luca Graziani (Italy)
Trivia
- Baz and Bernie are the last characters to date to be human antagonists.
- Rob Rackstraw's voice for Bernie is similar to Roley from Bob the Builder.
- Their names are the same names of two crabs in Finding Nemo, where Dory & Nemo ask them where Marlin went, and Dory threatens to feed the green crab to the seagulls.