Continuity mistake: Gordon's Hill is much taller and steeper than it usually is. Also, when Belle reaches the other side of the hill, the tracks on the viewer's left disappear.
AAL117
17th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Other mistake: The Rev. W. Awdry is not credited in the title card of the episodes "Mike's Whistle", "Tit for Tat", and "Useful Railway." Only Andrew Brenner's name appears.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
The Sad Story of Henry - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: When the passengers try to pull Henry out of the tunnel, they have putty on their feet. Sir Topham Hatt's hand is also purple.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Factual error: At the beginning of the episode, the narrator says that Connor and Caitlin are faster than Spencer, but Spencer, an LNER A4, holds the world speed record for steam locomotives.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor - S16-E11
Deliberate mistake: When the engines are performing "The Sounds of Sodor", Emily, Thomas, Percy and Gordon have the correct whistle sounds but at a lower pitch. At one point, James has Emily/Henry's whistle sound, Mavis has her old "New Series" horn, and Thomas has James' whistle sound.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Duck and the Slip Coaches - S18-E8
Audio problem: At the beginning, Edward has Thomas' whistle sound.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Other mistake: In the Family Jr. airing, Davey Moore is not credited for writing the episode; Andrew Brenner is. This mistake was fixed in the UK airing.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: UK Only: When Luke is coupled up to Skarloey's train, he has 5 trucks and a white brake van. When the deer jumps in his cab, the brake van disappears. And when Luke is heading towards the Castle, he has a brown brake van.
16th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Henry is pulling trucks and Hiro is pulling nothing. In the next shot, Henry is pulling nothing and Hiro is pulling flatbeds.
15th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When James passes Edward at Knapford, Edward's train does not have a brake van. But two shots later, it does.
15th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Thomas and the Billboard - S12-E1
Revealing mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Henry has Gordon's face.
15th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Thomas goes through Henry's tunnel, the first van in his train has one bogey. When he comes out, the van has two bogeys.
15th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Thomas leaves Knapford, there is a van in front of the brake van. When Thomas approaches Henry's tunnel, that van disappears.
13th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: In a close up of Thomas when Gordon is pulling him, Thomas is not coupled up to Gordon's train.
13th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Thomas Puts the Brakes On - S12-E17
Continuity mistake: Thomas has a brake van when he arrives at the bridge. When Stanley, Thomas, Murdoch, and Rocky start looking for the bricks, the brake van disappears.
13th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Thomas Puts the Brakes On - S12-E17
Revealing mistake: When Stanley shunts Thomas into the yard, Thomas is eyeless.
13th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Thomas Puts the Brakes On - S12-E17
Revealing mistake: In the very last shot of the episode, Thomas and Stanley are faceless.
13th Feb 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Revealing mistake: In a close up of Gordon after Rocky clears the tracks, Gordon has wonky eyes.
30th Jan 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Audio problem: Mavis has Derek's horn sound.
25th Jan 2017
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Continuity mistake: The narrator says that Dart had never seen the logging locos before, but he saw them 3 episodes ago.
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