Other mistake: Duck stops at Arlesburgh West Station for 5 seconds, which is not enough time to let passengers board his train.
AAL117
19th Apr 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
3rd Apr 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the boys sing, the camera shakes.
3rd Apr 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Character mistake: The driver said that Bill and Ben's names and numbers would be taken away, but the twins do not have numbers.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: James and Edward are on the mainline at first, but then they overrun the platform at Dryaw station, which is on Thomas' branch line.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
It's Good to Be Gordon - S10-E9
Character mistake: The narrator refers to Henry as "Henry's engine."
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Other mistake: The narrator says that the fence was mended, but there is no fence and there never was.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: In a close up of Edward, he has Thomas' whistle sound and no tender.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: In the 1992 "Thomas Gets Tricked" VHS release, the music stops and a man's voice says, "Look out for the train!" when Thomas climbs up Gordon's Hill. The voice can still be heard in the 1995 release, but the music does not stop.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
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Wrong Road - S2-E22
Revealing mistake: When Gordon says, "I am Gordon! Stop! Stop!", his eyes are wonky.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Plot hole: James appears in every episode before his introduction in "Thomas and the Breakdown Train." Also, James is supposed to be black, because at the end of the episode, James is told he will get a different coat of paint. (He is also black in the book).
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Deliberate mistake: Due to the production order, Arthur can be seen at the quarry, but his introduction is 6 episodes later, in "The Spotless Record."
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: Despite Henry's issue from "Coal" in Season 1 being resolved after the crash in "The Flying Kipper", also in Season 1, Henry needed special coal again from "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" until Season 16.
30th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Factual error: Black smoke comes out of Henry's cylinders, when it should only be coming out of his funnel.
8th Mar 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Thomas leaves Dryaw, in the background, the biplane's propeller stops spinning, revealing that the propeller is actually a CD.
22nd Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Character mistake: The narrator says that Thomas had never delivered the mail before, but he did in Season 4.
22nd Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Other mistake: Mavis and Cranky should've realised that Thomas woke them up the first time he blew his whistle.
22nd Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: Thomas says that Mavis and Cranky never make mistakes, but they have in "Mavis" and "No Sleep for Cranky."
22nd Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Other mistake: In the very first shot of Spencer, his coaches aren't textured.
20th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Biggest Present of All - S13-E16
Audio problem: When Henry and James are at the quarry, their whistle sounds are played out of order.
17th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: After Rex is hoisted back on the rails, Mike has Rex's whistle sound.
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