PEOPLE gets a first look at the reconstructed pilot, shared with fans in celebration of 80 years of Thomas Thomas the Tank ...

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

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She spent four years alongside her husband - TV producer Angus Wright - raising funds to create the first 26 episodes. The show was a ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children ...

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 ...

Running from 1984 to 2021, “Thomas & Friends” aired more than 500 episodes following the adventures, mishaps and lessons of Thomas the Tank Engine, a train who chugs around the fictional ...

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.

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 ...