Character mistake: Throughout the episode, a "Bufferbeam" is referred to as "a buffer." Also, at the beginning, the narrator says that the diesels are shunting coal trucks when they are really shunting flatbeds.
AAL117
15th Oct 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
15th Oct 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: In a shot of Gordon arriving at Brendam Docks, only half of his tender is visible.
11th Oct 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: Henry pushes Percy onto the coal tipper twice.
11th Oct 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Plot hole: Percy was blamed for being on the coal tipper when it was Arry, Bert, and Henry's fault. None of the three got consequences. Also, why would the workmen tether Percy or even activate the coal tipper when they knew he was an engine?
11th Oct 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: When Oliver arrives at the station, he has Percy's whistle sound.
28th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Thomas hides behind the trucks, there are only 3. But in the next shot, there is a flatbed with a crate on it in front of the trucks.
28th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: At the beginning of the episode, Salty has Diesel's horn sound.
18th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: In the US version (Rusty Helps Peter Sam), Peter Sam has a different whistle sound after the trucks hit him. And throughout the episode, a lot of music and sound effects are missing.
18th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the passengers lift Duncan back onto the rails, his trailing wheels are still derailed.
9th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: Thomas has James' whistle sound when he passes Sir Handel at the beginning.
9th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Bye George - S5-E7
Audio problem: Gordon has Duck's whistle sound before he crashes into the truck.
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Thomas passes Gordon, Butch's magnet is attached to Thomas. In the next shot of Thomas, it isn't. And in the shot after that, the magnet is attached again.
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: When Thomas and Butch deliver Rosie's wheel, her whistle sound is at a higher pitch.
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Flour Power - S9-E26
Factual error: The narrator says "Suddenly, Thomas felt something touch his tender," but Thomas is a tank engine. "Bunker" is the correct term.
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Thomas goes back to Maithwaite, Flynn's railway wheels are not touching the rails, but his tires are.
8th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: After Thomas stops near the bridge, he does not have a Wonky Whistle.
6th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: Stepney's whistle sound changes throughout the entire episode. And in the UK and other versions (excluding US), Gordon, Duck, and Douglas have the same whistle sound.
6th Sep 2016
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Bowled Out - S4-E18
Audio problem: When James leaves Crovan's Gate, he has Smudger's whistle sound.
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