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+ | {{Quote|Ya, Tōmasu! Boku Gachapin, Nippon kara kitanda! (Hi, Thomas! I'm Gachapin, I came from Japan.)"<br>"Anō, Anō, Watashi wa Mukku desū. (Um, Um, I am Mukku.)"<br>"Yā! Yoku kitane! (Hi! Welcome to!)|Gachapin, Mukku and Thomas}} |
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|director=[[Fuji Television Network, Inc.|Fuji Television]]<br/>[[David Mitton]] |
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|producer=Fuji Television<br/>[[Britt Allcroft]]<br/>[[The Britt Allcroft Company|Britt Allcroft Group Limited]] |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| + | [[File:ThomasandtheU.K.Trip11.png|thumb|Mukku, Gachapin and Thomas]] |
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| − | Two children's television characters from Japan, [[Ponkickies Characters#Gachapin and Mukku|Gachapin and Mukku]], travel to the United Kingdom. During their visit, they stop on [[Island of Sodor|Sodor]] to meet Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, and the other engines. During the second half of the programme, they visit real railways and learn how steam locomotives work. |
+ | Two children's television characters from Japan, [[Ponkickies Characters#Gachapin and Mukku|Gachapin and Mukku]], travel to the [[The Mainland|United Kingdom]]. During their visit, they stop on [[Island of Sodor|Sodor]] to meet Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, and the other engines. During the second half of the programme, they visit real railways as recommended by Sir Topham Hatt and learn how steam locomotives work. |
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| ⚫ | According to producer [[Yōichi Fujita]], in 1991, [[Fuji Television Network, Inc.|Fuji Television Network]] submitted the plan of this special to [[the Britt Allcroft Company]].<ref name="days">[https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/ポンキッキ-デイズ-ガチャピンの部屋編part2/1154129151 Ponkicki Days 3] chapter 3</ref> Later, [[Britt Allcroft]] requested Fuji TV to submit the storyboard, and [[Atsuo Sugano]] completed and submitted it overnight.<ref name="days"/> |
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| + | [[File:ABrittAllcroftProductionInAssociationWithFujiTelevisionNetworkInc.png|thumb|The ending of the [[Series 3|third series]]]] |
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| + | In the fall, the special was photographed in the UK with the filming cooperation of [[Wikipedia:Fujisankei Communications International|FCI London]], a Fuji TV group company, and the cooperation of [[Wikipedia:Japan Airlines|Japan Airlines]], [[Wikipedia:VisitBritain|the British Tourist Authority]] and Kensington, Inc. Also, the scenes of Thomas and his friends interacting with Gachapin and Mukku were filmed at [[Shepperton Studios]] for this special during the production of the [[Series 3|third series]] with the filming cooperation of [[The Britt Allcroft Company|the Britt Allcroft Group Limited]].<ref>"A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." was credited at the ending of the third series.</ref> |
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| + | The special was broadcast in Japan on 30 and 31 December 1991, the year before the third series broadcast. |
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==Characters== |
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* [[Tidmouth Sheds]] |
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* [[Shepperton Studios]] |
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+ | * [[Wikipedia:Buckinghamshire Railway Centre|Buckinghamshire Railway Centre]] |
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+ | * [[Days Out with Thomas|Kent & East Sussex Railway]] |
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| + | * [[Wikipedia:Buckingham Palace|Buckingham Palace]] |
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| + | * [[Wikipedia:Tower Bridge|Tower Bridge]] |
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* [[The Little Western|Great Western Railway]] {{Mentioned}} |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* This was the first mark of several things: |
* This was the first mark of several things: |
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** [[Oliver]], [[Mavis]] and [[Bulgy]]'s [[nameboards]] first appeared. |
** [[Oliver]], [[Mavis]] and [[Bulgy]]'s [[nameboards]] first appeared. |
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** "When I'm Sixty-Four" plays during the end credits. |
** "When I'm Sixty-Four" plays during the end credits. |
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* Thomas' Anthem is played in English. |
* Thomas' Anthem is played in English. |
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| − | * Fuji Television did not acquire the right to produce a [[Music Videos|music video]], and produced "I'm Thomas the Tank Engine", but later officially acquired the right. |
+ | * Fuji Television did not acquire the right to produce a [[Music Videos|music video]], and produced "I'm Thomas the Tank Engine",<ref name="days"/> but later officially acquired the right. |
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* Henry's firebox is crooked. |
* Henry's firebox is crooked. |
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* When James and Henry puff out of the shed, they are going slowly, but the sound of them puffing is fast. |
* When James and Henry puff out of the shed, they are going slowly, but the sound of them puffing is fast. |
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+ | * Bulgy was incorrectly referred to as "バルギー''(Barugī)''" instead of "バルジー''(Barujī)''". |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 17:22, 31 December 2019
- “Ya, Tōmasu! Boku Gachapin, Nippon kara kitanda! (Hi, Thomas! I'm Gachapin, I came from Japan.)"
"Anō, Anō, Watashi wa Mukku desū. (Um, Um, I am Mukku.)"
"Yā! Yoku kitane! (Hi! Welcome to!)” - ― Gachapin, Mukku and Thomas
Thomas and the U.K. Trip (Japanese: きかんしゃトーマスとイギリスのたび) is a Japanese Thomas/"Ponkickies" crossover special. It aired in December 1991 exclusively in Japan.
Plot
Mukku, Gachapin and Thomas
Two children's television characters from Japan, Gachapin and Mukku, travel to the United Kingdom. During their visit, they stop on Sodor to meet Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, and the other engines. During the second half of the programme, they visit real railways as recommended by Sir Topham Hatt and learn how steam locomotives work.
Production
According to producer Yōichi Fujita, in 1991, Fuji Television Network submitted the plan of this special to the Britt Allcroft Company.[1] Later, Britt Allcroft requested Fuji TV to submit the storyboard, and Atsuo Sugano completed and submitted it overnight.[1]
The ending of the third series
In the fall, the special was photographed in the UK with the filming cooperation of FCI London, a Fuji TV group company, and the cooperation of Japan Airlines, the British Tourist Authority and Kensington, Inc. Also, the scenes of Thomas and his friends interacting with Gachapin and Mukku were filmed at Shepperton Studios for this special during the production of the third series with the filming cooperation of the Britt Allcroft Group Limited.[2]
The special was broadcast in Japan on 30 and 31 December 1991, the year before the third series broadcast.
Characters
- Thomas
- Gordon
- Percy
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Gachapin
- Mukku
- Henry (does not speak)
- James (does not speak)
- Oliver (does not speak)
- Mavis (does not speak)
- Bulgy (does not speak)
- Edward (Introduction only)
- Toby (Introduction only)
- Duck (Introduction only)
- Donald and Douglas (Introduction only)
- Bill and Ben (Introduction only)
- Diesel (cameo)
- BoCo (cameo)
- Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Toad (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Harold (cameo)
- Wilbert (basis only)
Locations
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Shepperton Studios
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
- Kent & East Sussex Railway
- Big Ben
- Buckingham Palace
- Tower Bridge
- Great Western Railway (mentioned)
Episodes
First day
Second day
Songs
Cast
- Keiko Toda as Thomas
- Kenji Utsumi as Gordon
- Chisato Nakajima as Percy
- Kōhei Miyauchi as Sir Topham Hatt
- Kuniko Amamiya as Gachapin
- Juuji Matsuda as Mukku
- Yoshimi Shūei as Facilitate
Trivia
- This was the first mark of several things:
- Oliver, Mavis and Bulgy's nameboards first appeared.
- I'm Thomas the Tank Engine was first debuted.
- There are four instances of songs by The Beatles being played (of which Ringo Starr was the drummer) and one instance of a song that was covered by Marmalade (of which Junior Campbell was part):
- "Magical Mystery Tour" can be heard during the intro.
- An instrumental version of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is used when different locations on the Island of Sodor are being introduced.
- An instrumental version of "The Fool on the Hill" is used when Tidmouth Sheds first appears.
- "When I'm Sixty-Four" plays during the end credits.
- Thomas' Anthem is played in English.
- Fuji Television did not acquire the right to produce a music video, and produced "I'm Thomas the Tank Engine",[1] but later officially acquired the right.
Goofs
- When Thomas is talking to Gachapin and Mukku, a wire is hanging from underneath Thomas' running board.
- Henry's firebox is crooked.
- When James and Henry puff out of the shed, they are going slowly, but the sound of them puffing is fast.
- Bulgy was incorrectly referred to as "バルギー(Barugī)" instead of "バルジー(Barujī)".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ponkicki Days 3 chapter 3
- ↑ "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." was credited at the ending of the third series.