If I wrote for Mattel, I would put Skarloey and Rheneas back into their old characters, showing everyone once again they're OLD and don't act like babies.
@@THEDonnyB At least then, it would be an interesting way to show children, and remind adults, that age isn't an excuse to basically lose what it means to be happy, and such.
How is being even remotely skeptical about crossing a bridge on which you almost fell off of and almost got swept away by the rushing river below and DIED childish in any way, let alone babyish? Somebody explain that one!
The thing people don't understand about the old bridge is even though skarloey is supposed to be all "brave and gallant" he is a person. Everyone gets afraid. Everyone gets anxiety and PTSD. It adds more humanity and dimensions to him and his character because even though he's a bold and brave engine he has his limits. His wits reach their end eventually
An interesting take on The Old Bridge there and I see what you're getting at. I think it's because we were so used to seeing Skarloey as the brave engine from Series 4 and 5 that it was a little weird to see him very scared over a bridge. And I think it rubs fans the wrong way so much because this was the beginning of his character regression.
Honestly the Old Bridge is an episode that I completely understand why older fans than I weren’t fans of it, but I have really strong fond memories of it mainly because I hadn’t really seen much of the narrow gauge episodes before watching Season 7 when it came out, so I didn’t have this prior knowledge to make me have certain expectations for what Skarloey is “supposed” to act like. I did understand things like Henry or Toby or Percy sometimes being out of character in S6 onwards because i had seen a lot of their episodes already but with the narrow gauge engines, S6-S8 was largely my introduction to them and my memories of viewing the episodes like The Old Bridge were very positive because with no awareness of existing characterization, the narrow gauge episodes from these seasons honestly work perfectly fine on their own, at least that’s what 8 year old me thought. Trusty Rusty was another huge favorite of mine. Idk I think I just loved the building tension around collapsing bridges a lot as a kid.
I suppose it's possible. But I find it a shame that they never got Sir Handel's model ready in time, because as I mentioned in Luke's Bulldog video, this episode seems more like it'd work better as a Sir Handel episode, because he technically would've still had some trauma over his mountain road incident on his old railway, and probably would have more reason to be petrified about crossing the bridge again. Plus, even if you ignored the Mid Sodor part, I feel like it'd suit someone like Sir Handel, due to all the bluster and self-importance he's known for, compared to someone more wise and experienced like Skarloey. So, I guess there's that, too.
I do agree with you, but I feel like it could’ve been handled and executed better. All in all, though, I have to say, he is a lot more emotionally complicated than we think. We never really get to know his feelings on the events that happened in his life beyond what he’s told others. I’m sure he has secrets just like the rest of us.
Not to mention this is the last season that bothered to give much attention to the crews. Ever notice you cant see any tender engine crews unless its an overhead shot because they decided squishing them in the cabs is somehow better?
Emily is easily my favorite TV original character. She reminds me of my older sister (at least in season 7 and the Brenner seasons). I argue that Murdoch (and also Harvey) are what my brother has termed "world building characters". That being characters that don't need to be developed much because they are designed to fill a constant background role. Contrast Murdoch with Gordon. Gordon is the premiere express engine; The face of the railway almost. The famous one, along the same vein as what Flying Scotsman or Mallard were for the LNER in real life. Murdoch is a super strong freight engine, the type of reliable workhorse that is rarely acknowledged in advertising but is within the company a necessary and indispensable part of the fleet. Gordon works as a main because of the position he holds. Murdoch exists working reliably in the background, and he likes it that way. It just wouldn't make a lot of sense to focus on Murdoch the way you would with Gordon.
I think the reason why this Season reused so much footage is because they were shooting Jack & The Pack at the same time. With all the other reasons for the tight production schedule, the filming of Jack & The Pack would of definitely have made things harder. I think in some episodes involving Thomas, you can actually see the leftover production past in some sets
I think this rushed production is one of the permanent could have been avoided moments of the show and my mind wonders if any hit entertainment staff regret rushing the original team back then?
Season 7’s continuity rearranged. 1. Emily’s New Coaches 2. Gordon And Spencer 3. Percy Gets It Right 4. Bad Day At Castle Loch 5. Rheneas And The Roller Coaster 6. Trusty Rusty 7. What’s The Matter With Henry 8. James And The Queen Of Sodor 9. Three Cheers For Thomas 10. Spotless Record 11. Fergus Breaks The Rules 12. Salty’s Stormy Tale 13. Toby’s Windmill 14. Edward’s Brass Band 15. The Refreshment Lady’s Stand 16. The Old Bridge 17. Bill, Ben And Fergus 18. Peace And Quiet 19. Something Fishy 20. Bulgy Rides Again 21. The Runaway Elephant 22. The Grand Opening 23. Harold And The Flying Horse 24. Best Dressed Engine 25. Not So Hasty Puddings 26. Oliver The Snow Engine
This isn't any magnum opus of classic Thomas, but still a season held the dearly to my heart. Considering the okayness that was season 6, this felt almost breathtaking. It's not a perfect season by any means but definitely one I'm never going to forget anytime soon. Thanks for making everyone else see that, Luke.
@@Ethan-ey4jx A follow up to Thomas And Berties Great Race as the classic series finale feel good to you Ethan? Just the fact that David Mitton directed a rematch to an Awdry race story adapted back in Season 1 felt satisfying
I think Unlucky Tug said it best in his "Thoughts on Season 7" video: that no matter what side of the pond you live on, it's a lose-lose situation. Also out of the original 11 engines: Duck didn't get a swan song episode and I hate that. Hell, he never gets a speaking role in this series. (No, his groans in James and the Queen of Sodor doesn't count). Speaking of voices: I actually liked Michael Brandon's Texan voice he gave Oliver. Next to his Jersey accent George Carlin gave him in Series 3, it's my favorite voice for Oliver.
Aside from his sleepy narration, Michael Angelis seems to be very quiet this season. He has some strange narration moments such as in What's The Matter With Henry when Emily says shes worried about him to Sir Topham and theres this weird ack or something sounding as if he didnt clear his throat
"Also out of the original 11 engines: Duck didn't get a swan song episode and I hate that. Hell, he never gets a speaking role in this series. (No, his groans in James and the Queen of Sodor doesn't count)." Oliver never spoke or did anything in season 6 and the scottish twins never spoke or did anything in season 5
It's a BIG shame that two of the recurring Series 7 newbies Murdoch and Arthur disappeared from the show entirely after Series 12. We could've seen more to Murdoch's character arc and how big and strong he is, but he's gone. Believe me when I say this, but, if I wrote for Mattel, I would bring Murdoch back with three spotlight episodes showing us that there's even more to him than pulling heavy trains and having peace and quiet.
Why not also look into why he prefers the peace and quiet. Probably also could be an interesting way introducing quirks and certain disorders, that would affect a person's ability to cope in a noisy environment, even.
I’m super pumped to see what you think of this season the fandom is very divided on this season some people love it and say it belongs with the classics others hate it and say it dosent
Given it uses Mike O'Donnell And Junior Campbell scores, runs at 4:30 and is directed by origin al director David Mitton, it more than qualifies as a classic series
@@Thomasmemoryscentral I’m American but I grew up watching the uk episodes on CZcams because I didn’t know the difference between AB and MB therefore I would randomly pick an episode
What a great way to end of your reviews on the classic series. I always remember seeing the stock footage in this season and thinking it was a bit weird, I will admit though I don't mind it with that one shot of Gordon and Bulgy in Best Dressed Engine and Bulgy Rides Again because it implies that those two episodes took place at the same time
The audio and pitch change to There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away and Salty are so funny. In fact I like the other Season 7 songs. Troublesome Trucks and the Whistle Song are full energy.
Great vid man!! You definitely deserve a break from binge watching Thomas for a while. Personally, I'd take series 6 over series 7 any day, but I can see why you'd say otherwise. 1: Series 2 2: Series 3 3: Series 5 4: Series 1 5: Series 4 6: Series 6 7: Series 7
That's fair Do you think maybe he'd have heard about Bulgy from Duck? Like a one off conversation at the station before setting off with their branch line trains.
@@usualblokeluke I think so, because Duck and Oliver are the only one that know him, but maybe Stepney told Thomas went he went on the bridge when he came, but idk
35:45 Maybe that's also why this series used more stock footage than any other: Once HiT took over they wanted to have series 7 done with as soon as possible so they could start wirh series 8.
I binged these review videos of yours. Love them keep it up. You British people truly got the better version of Thomas, especially in series 7. The right music and better narration. That Troublesome Trucks song was so annoying. Heard it before school in 7th grade and it got stuck in my head. Caught myself singing it class. Lol. Although I’ll admit I do like the Adventure Begins version.
38:59 to 39:08. This was the original theme song for the show, but got a different melody. As for the original theme, it was still used, but the beat and tempo were changed for Toby's theme.
8:18 In the TV Series, Toby's old tramway is on the north part of the Sodor and was closed for several years until it was rediscovered by the Fat Controller's family, connected to Thomas' Branch line, and Toby moved back to his old shed.
@@usualblokeluke I actually prefer his model series timeline than the CGI version because the model series actually has more comedy more action or more world building.
Just so you know, the Troublesome Trucks were still called that in the US dubs prior to Series 7, even when Ringo, George Carlin, & Alec Baldwin were narrating. I can see it as inconsistent, as they're otherwise called "freight cars," but that was how things were since the start of the US dubs.
I am 90% sure they were called freight cars in the US dubs prior to Series 7. If there was any other instances where the US dub referred to them as trucks beforehand, I can't recall anything like that. Were there any?
@@usualblokeluke If I recall correctly, though I may need to rewatch the older episodes, they're called both, although the early seasons of the US dubs more often tan not called them freight cars. I certainly remember them being called the Troublesome Trucks enough for me to not be surprised they were called that. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. I've rewatched quite a few episodes in the last few years after finding them on CZcams, so I thought I was remembering correctly.
@@Scsigs I think the railway terminology in the US dub got a lot more inconsistent in series 6 since they use guard instead of conductor fir some odd reason and the multiple times Brandon has to say trucks instead of cars
My Bottom 5 5. Trusty Rusty 4. The Grand Opening 3. What's the Matter with Henry 2. The Old Bridge 1. Rheneas & the Roller Coaster My Top 5 5. A tie between Best Dressed Engine & Something Fishy 4. Hooray for Thomas 3. James & the Queen of Sodor 2. Oliver the Snow Engine 1. Gordon & Spencer
Season 7; the ugly duckling of "classic" Thomas. Most of season 7, especially Angelis' narration, is boring. It makes me want to watch paint dry for a higher entertainment value. The absolute only reason I would rank it below season 6 is the abundance of stock footage paired with the lazy narration. And oh God the addition of the series' worst narrator Michael Brandon. Whereas the earlier seasons had a good mix of action and slice-of-life, this season just feels like an enormous waste of time. There are many better episodes to watch from other seasons, even some CGI ones. Overall classic ranking: 1. Season 5 2. Season 4 3. Season 3 4. Season 1 5. Season 2 6. Season 6 7. Season 7
41:19 Season 6 was only released via home video media, but for S5, it did broadcast on American television, albeit on a Fox Family only program called "Storytime with Thomas" in 1999.
@@usualblokeluke For the program itself, they have their own intro and intermissions composed by Stacey Hersh. They would feature a song at the beginning (albeit trimmed down a little due to commercial breaks and also their timeslot), then two episodes from S1-5 of Thomas & Friends with a Magic Adventures of Mumfie episode in between both episodes. The intermission sequences would even feature some footage from 10 Years of Thomas at Strasburg Railroad's DOWT events, including some deleted ones. The show stopped airing after 2000 when the Britt Allcroft Company became Gullane Entertainment. In terms of recordings, there are a few ones still available to view here, mostly on the Thomas TV Patrol.
@@thesudriana016 Wow that's so fascinating. And here I thought Seasons 4-5 were only home video releases in America. Reminds me of when it used to air late at night on the night time sections of nick junior. Cheers for sharing this with me.
@@usualblokeluke And also, I have to agree on your take on how to fix S6 and 7 respectively for the UK and US (which reminded me of my take on how to fix S19 and S20 on Twitter). Thomas is not meant to be a yearly released show, so I rather wait for another year for it to come out. As for the use of stock footage and character inconsistencies, another reason behind this was because it was filmed alongside Jack & the Pack which explains all these things, almost to an extent. Overall, S7 is my least favorite of the Classic era (almost since I consider it and S6 half-Classic and half-HiT cause of how they were written and developed: they are back to basics, but predict some awkward moments that would happen later down the line if you know what I mean.
When I was a kid, I watched the show in the US dub and the Japanese dub via imported DVDs. Whenever I'd hear the differences in music between the US dub and Japanese one (which uses the Mike and Junior music) I'd always get really confused and wonder why it was different. Got even more confused when I found myself on CZcams in the late 2000s and discovered the original UK version lmao. Great video btw!!
I'm very much enjoying the review, which brought out a really good point about Series 7's troubles production that I hadn't thought of before. Regarding 16:15, however, this type of helicopter rescue of stuck farm animals is actually fairly common and safe.
Ya know... Even tho I was REALLY pissed off whenever you got angry whenever Toby got scared in previous series, (Even tho in Toby's Discovery, and Toby and the Flood him being scared was *RATHER JUSTIFIED* considering his situations), As soon as you said you thought Arthur was one of the best newcomers in Series 7, *You immediately redeemed yourself and now I wanna give you ALL the cookies!🤩*
LUKE!! I absolutely love this series and rewatch it regularly. Thank you so much for doing this. If you ever get the chance to visit the Bo'ness Railway Museum in Scotland, I'd love to show you around! 🥰
20:04 What's the Matter with Henry is among the most unpopular Classic Series episodes in the fandom. People say its bad because of Thomas and Percy's character and the writers defaulting to Henry being sick. (See Thomas1Edward2Henry3's worst classic series episodes video). However, you did bring up some redeeming qualities like Emily's established motherly figured character throughout the series and Henry being determined to get the job done.
What's The Matter With Henry did have a weird choice of stock footage in using a driver Closeup in Series 4 but I think I'm more bothered by the fact it's flipped for an odd reason.
I feel that Skarloey’s personality in “The Old Bridge” could’ve used some work. I mean, even old people go through traumatic events and have PTSD. But, given the circumstance that Skarloey is fearless and determined since his debut, I can definitely see people having gripes about it. They could’ve at least used a different/younger character. Possibly would’ve been the same but at least it wouldn’t have butchered Skarloey’s personality
36:30: I should note that the US versions of these episodes, the ones with Michael Brandon and Robert Hartshorne, removed these sound effects. At least that's one thing the US version did right. Also, the sound effects were part of the show for a few seasons before. I think they started in season 5?
Watching this for the first time and in 2023, I found it shocking about how you only had like ~200-500 subscribers back then. Now you have nearly 6K! I've really only started watching your videos since your video on how Thomas teaches about overcoming disabilities and struggles, but I say that you've well-deserved all this recent support and encouragement, and I can't wait to see what else you have in store. (Sorry if this doesn't make sense, trying to put my thoughts into words😅)
Thank you very much for those kind words I am indeed very pleased with how far my channel has come in over 2 years and if things work out, I've plenty more ideas for videos in future 😁
Here’s how season 7 should’ve run. Emily’s New Coaches. Percy Gets It Right. The Spotless Record. The Old Iron Bridge. Edward’s Brass Band. What’s the Matter With Henry? James and the Queen of Sodor. The Refreshment Lady’s Stand. Bill, Ben and Fergus. Toby’s Windmill. Bad Day at Castle Loch. Rheneas the Rollercoaster. Trusty Rusty. Oliver the Snow Engine. Fergus Breaks the Rules. The Runaway Elephant. Peace and Quiet. Salty’s Stormy Tale. Bulgy Rides Again. Harold and the Flying Horse. The Grand Opening. The Best Dressed Engine. Gordon and Spencer. Three Cheers for Thomas! Something Fishy. Not So Hasty Puddings. Because it needs continuity, and most seasons of the show end with a Christmas episode.
While Series 7 is a mess production wise, I appreciate this season feeling like the classic era of Thomas and had one last stand with giving multiple characters their own individual episodes, and the finale being Three cheers for Thomas is just icing on the cake. Plus this season gave us Emily, Fergus, Murdoch, and two of the most outstanding characters being Arthur and Spencer! It may be the end of the classic era, but a wholesome ending nonetheless.
Fun fact, that slide whistle sound was first heard in Season 6 in No Sleep For Cranky and A Bad Day For Harold The Helicopter. These silly kazoos/slide whistles were always in Thomas from Season 3. But they were used sparingly and only when it worked well. Sometimes it kind of works in this season but frick me! It’s painful how often these sounds are used here and a lot of them just feel so out of place and random. I remember rewatching Season 7 in 2015/2016 when I was around 16 for the first time since I was little and it was almost shocking how many times these cartoonish sounds are heard. Sometimes you’re watching an episode in the middle of the chaos like in Rheneas And The Rollercoaster or The Grand Opening and these annoying sounds just come out of nowhere and ruin the experience! Even when I was little I couldn’t stand their frequency in Season 7.
I just subbed to this channel because Thomas still holds a place in my heart mainly for the classic series. My only memories of series 7 was mostly all of the better character episodes on Emily and Arthur (Something Smells Fishy). However, I just kinda stopped when some of the morals kind of seems obvious like the video mentioned. After watching this, even without watching series 8+, I think series 7 is a lot better than I originally thought at first. It’s not perfect as there’s more inconsistent in some character areas, reused footage (which I typically didn’t mind that much), and the U.S Dub problems. However, the highs in the new characters and some genuinely good writing on the better episodes kinda tolerated it to be more balanced.
Series 7 definitely does have some high qualities to it and I'm glad you notice and appreciate them. Also since you just subbed, welcome aboard. It'a great to have you here part of this channel's adventure.
I think the fact that we in the United States even got a DVD release with Michael Angelis as narrator AND another that has Michael Brandon's narration with the Mike O'Donnell & Junior Campbell music is something special!
As I love all of the new season 7 characters (at least in their classic series characterization, *cough* Emily *cough*), I think that Fergus’s actions in Fergus Breaks the Rules to be more understandable. He might have not been briefed on Diesel’s manipulative nature and past and believed him. Furthermore, (ignoring Middle Engine) Arry and Bert are pretty horrifying, trying to scrap a steam engine. If I were a steam engine working at the Sodor smelters, I wouldn’t want to go there alone, in case they would basically try to murder me. Though this would mean that he knew of Arry and Bert but not of Diesel, which can be more believable since Arry and Bert are permanent residents of Sodor and Diesel was only a on/off visiting engine until that episode
TTTE Season 7 is an absolute masterpiece! The episodes are really fluid and fire, the music of this season is amazing and slaps so hard, the way Michael Angelis narrates sounds so breathtaking, the stories are perfect and well done, and the way Mike O' Donnell and Michael Angelis sound like in this season sounds so beautiful I almost cried tears of joy when watching this season with Thomas Fans. Forget other Thomas seasons like Season 5 or so-called "banger" seasons in the TTTE community; those Thomas seasons sound like trash, THIS season is the define definition of a banger!
It's funny how at 34:42 you mention the fact that new characters were shown in the background before they were introduced. If you go to episode 11 of series 2 'Percy takes the Plunge', go to the night scene when Percy is being lifted out of the harbor by a crane, in the background you can literally see Diesel shunting by in the background in an episode that aired before Diesel makes his debut. So this even happened in the early series, though admittedly not as much.
Just a thing about Harold bringing a horse in the sky That's actually something that happens irl with cows and maybe horses, when they need to move an animal quickly, sometimes a helicopter is called to carry them and they're taken like shown in the episode
@@buddtubeyt7536 Wouldnt hiring Robert Hartsthorne to do a completely new score for the US also have been expensive and a waste of money than just adding Mike and Junior's names to the opening credits?
Saltys Stormy Tale is a case of the US DUB being better especially for the sea captain shouting "harr to starboard matey!" Angelis doing his quiet narration there doesn't work for that intense of a situation
Thanks to the Unlucky Tug’s edits and others made by other fans (including myself), we can all enjoy Season 7 how it was supposed done right for us Americans. In fact, I feel like they should have used the original music when they put the episodes on DVD and the new music exclusive to the PBS and Nick Jr airings.
The fact that Harold lifted a horse in the air was also the case in the Brum episode Brum and the Helicopter where Brum was lifted and flew in the air in a helicopter to rescue someone.
Three good things about Series 7: 1. It’s calm, fun, and heartwarming episode 2. It’s better than Series 6 (which is bad in my opinion) 3. It’s has Hit Era Theme & Ends with a Thomas episode! 8 out of 10! 💙
As much as I love Season 7, I'll be the first to admit: I prefer the US dub (both narration & soundtrack). While I do love Mike & Junior, this season was a downgrade compared to S1-6. With the US dub, the music matches the visuals and tone of the episode perfectly. Moments of fear, suspense, and sadness are conveyed a lot more prominently throughout the US dub (The bridge scene in Trusty Rusty will always be my go to example). In the UK dub, half the season does that, while the other half lacks any real weight and tension to the scenes and is just like "Let's just put random music in random scenes. You want to use Spencer's theme 3 episodes before Spencer's introduced? Go right ahead! You wanna use Elizabeth's theme for Oliver? No problem! You want to use Emily's theme for Peter Sam & Refreshment Lady? Be my guest!"
My favorite thing out of Season 7 is all the new characters they introduced most of them didn’t last long tho like seriously characters like Arthur and Murdock were characters that had so much potential but Emily survived the CGI transition so uhhh
It really stinks that Fergus never came back after this series, he was my favorite character from this series from his very unique design and his personality alone.
Arthur, Emily, Spencer and Murdoch, was great additions to Sodor, sad Arthur and Murdoch eventually faded away. Which is funny, they reused Arthur's first encounter with Thomas twice with Stanley and Ryan, both got tricked by him and then something bad happened. I feel bad for Murdoch, he arrived to pull heavy good trains and later they introduced Sam to do his job, they should've of just reintroduced him.
I forgot to mention this in your Season 6 video. I think Edward the Really Useful Engine is good if not great, and would've been a spiritual finale to Season 6. It's Only Snow especially, because usually a lot of Thomas seasons end with a Christmas story.
And that’s why l’m neutral to this episode. Bill and Ben should’ve had Thomas and Percy roles in that episode. It doesn’t feel right for Thomas and Percy to ridicule Salty. While they are cheeky at times for reasons, Thomas and Percy are way more mature and should know better and yet Emily is one bringing them down to earth. I wish they had their some aspects of their season 5 personas. Bill and Ben are way more cheeky than Thomas and Percy. They should have featured them in that episode.
Edward and Sir Topham were also out of character in this season : Edward : In ,,Emily ' s new coaches" he was angry to Emily because she had Thomas coaches .This not the true Edward. Sir Topham Hatt : In the next ,,Percy goes right " he don ' t care about Percy info about the line .
Well mind you these are the same edward and topham who in season 6 previously judged harvey for being different and scolded percy for being on the coal hopper loading ramp when it wasn't percy's fault.
Here my ranking of the classic series: 1.Season 5 : 10/10 2.Season 3 : 10/10 3.Season 4 : 9,5/10 4.Season 2 : 9 5/10 5.Season 1 : 9/10 6.Season 7: 8/10 7.Season 6 : 7,5 /10 What ' s your ranking of the classic series?
I don't like What's the Matter with Henry? because I didn't like how Thomas and Percy teased one of my favorite characters in the entire show. If they used Bill and Ben, than the episode would've been better. (No, 'Arry and Bert would not work because they would've been generic bullies like in Middle Engine)
Season 7 is my least favorite classic season but I still think it’s pretty good. I appreciate how many different characters got lead role & the improvement on color/sets from Season 6. Top 5 favorites 5. Snow Engine 4. The Spotless Record 3. James & the Queen of Sodor 2. Gordon & Spencer 1. The Runaway Elephant Least Favorite: Harold & the Flying Horse
The lighting in Series 7 was a big improvement over Series 6’s lightning.
Definetely
@@usualblokeluke I even say seasons 8, 9 and 11 look better than season 6.
@@traciestreet4019 interesting I've yet to fully watch Series 9 and Series 11 to make that comparison but I'll keep an eye on its visuals
@@usualblokeluke Luke, is the video ready to go or are there still some chances to edit some additions in?
@@Thomasmemoryscentral
It's ready to go
No more other additions to it
If I wrote for Mattel, I would put Skarloey and Rheneas back into their old characters, showing everyone once again they're OLD and don't act like babies.
But I would also add that they like having fun as it helps them reminisce about being young again.
@@THEDonnyB At least then, it would be an interesting way to show children, and remind adults, that age isn't an excuse to basically lose what it means to be happy, and such.
At least in CGI, they're back to their old characters.
How is being even remotely skeptical about crossing a bridge on which you almost fell off of and almost got swept away by the rushing river below and DIED childish in any way, let alone babyish? Somebody explain that one!
@@brightredmogul1912it's not the story that is the problem. It's the characters that they used in said story that don't make it work.
If Fergus HAD returned, I think he'd get along with Arthur REALLY well!
Yeah. Since Fergus likes doing things right and Arthur has a spotless record (minus the fruit incident caused by Thomas).
And some people would say he would also get along quite well with Duck
The thing people don't understand about the old bridge is even though skarloey is supposed to be all "brave and gallant" he is a person. Everyone gets afraid. Everyone gets anxiety and PTSD. It adds more humanity and dimensions to him and his character because even though he's a bold and brave engine he has his limits. His wits reach their end eventually
An interesting take on The Old Bridge there and I see what you're getting at. I think it's because we were so used to seeing Skarloey as the brave engine from Series 4 and 5 that it was a little weird to see him very scared over a bridge. And I think it rubs fans the wrong way so much because this was the beginning of his character regression.
@@usualblokeluke Yeah
Honestly the Old Bridge is an episode that I completely understand why older fans than I weren’t fans of it, but I have really strong fond memories of it mainly because I hadn’t really seen much of the narrow gauge episodes before watching Season 7 when it came out, so I didn’t have this prior knowledge to make me have certain expectations for what Skarloey is “supposed” to act like. I did understand things like Henry or Toby or Percy sometimes being out of character in S6 onwards because i had seen a lot of their episodes already but with the narrow gauge engines, S6-S8 was largely my introduction to them and my memories of viewing the episodes like The Old Bridge were very positive because with no awareness of existing characterization, the narrow gauge episodes from these seasons honestly work perfectly fine on their own, at least that’s what 8 year old me thought. Trusty Rusty was another huge favorite of mine. Idk I think I just loved the building tension around collapsing bridges a lot as a kid.
I suppose it's possible. But I find it a shame that they never got Sir Handel's model ready in time, because as I mentioned in Luke's Bulldog video, this episode seems more like it'd work better as a Sir Handel episode, because he technically would've still had some trauma over his mountain road incident on his old railway, and probably would have more reason to be petrified about crossing the bridge again.
Plus, even if you ignored the Mid Sodor part, I feel like it'd suit someone like Sir Handel, due to all the bluster and self-importance he's known for, compared to someone more wise and experienced like Skarloey.
So, I guess there's that, too.
I do agree with you, but I feel like it could’ve been handled and executed better.
All in all, though, I have to say, he is a lot more emotionally complicated than we think. We never really get to know his feelings on the events that happened in his life beyond what he’s told others. I’m sure he has secrets just like the rest of us.
The worst fact about season 7 is it was the start of Skarloy' s downfall .
Not to mention this is the last season that bothered to give much attention to the crews. Ever notice you cant see any tender engine crews unless its an overhead shot because they decided squishing them in the cabs is somehow better?
@@Thomasmemoryscentral what about season 5s snow
“Skarloy”
I mean at least he got his character back in BMM (blue moutain mystery)
To be fair, I would say the downfall really began in Season 6, his attitude in Rusty Saves the Day was really out of character for 'Old Faithful.'
Emily is easily my favorite TV original character. She reminds me of my older sister (at least in season 7 and the Brenner seasons).
I argue that Murdoch (and also Harvey) are what my brother has termed "world building characters". That being characters that don't need to be developed much because they are designed to fill a constant background role. Contrast Murdoch with Gordon. Gordon is the premiere express engine; The face of the railway almost. The famous one, along the same vein as what Flying Scotsman or Mallard were for the LNER in real life. Murdoch is a super strong freight engine, the type of reliable workhorse that is rarely acknowledged in advertising but is within the company a necessary and indispensable part of the fleet. Gordon works as a main because of the position he holds. Murdoch exists working reliably in the background, and he likes it that way. It just wouldn't make a lot of sense to focus on Murdoch the way you would with Gordon.
Though it would be nice to have Murdoch have time in the spotlight sometimes.
HiT should have kept Emily’s original personality instead of changing it.
I don't care what anyone says, I love this season so much, it's so nostalgic, I remember getting the New Friends for Thomas DVD and loving it.
Ah that one USA releases with angels
Thomas's s7 theme remix feels as if it's a grand sendoff
It sucks
@@Error_-ct2vp He doesn’t care what you say. 😂
I think the reason why this Season reused so much footage is because they were shooting Jack & The Pack at the same time. With all the other reasons for the tight production schedule, the filming of Jack & The Pack would of definitely have made things harder. I think in some episodes involving Thomas, you can actually see the leftover production past in some sets
I think this rushed production is one of the permanent could have been avoided moments of the show and my mind wonders if any hit entertainment staff regret rushing the original team back then?
Season 7’s continuity rearranged.
1. Emily’s New Coaches
2. Gordon And Spencer
3. Percy Gets It Right
4. Bad Day At Castle Loch
5. Rheneas And The Roller Coaster
6. Trusty Rusty
7. What’s The Matter With Henry
8. James And The Queen Of Sodor
9. Three Cheers For Thomas
10. Spotless Record
11. Fergus Breaks The Rules
12. Salty’s Stormy Tale
13. Toby’s Windmill
14. Edward’s Brass Band
15. The Refreshment Lady’s Stand
16. The Old Bridge
17. Bill, Ben And Fergus
18. Peace And Quiet
19. Something Fishy
20. Bulgy Rides Again
21. The Runaway Elephant
22. The Grand Opening
23. Harold And The Flying Horse
24. Best Dressed Engine
25. Not So Hasty Puddings
26. Oliver The Snow Engine
The Hit era Skarloey episodes make ,, The old bridge “ to a masterpiece.
You’re not wrong…
This isn't any magnum opus of classic Thomas, but still a season held the dearly to my heart. Considering the okayness that was season 6, this felt almost breathtaking. It's not a perfect season by any means but definitely one I'm never going to forget anytime soon. Thanks for making everyone else see that, Luke.
You're welcome 🙂
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Something Fishy whenever you get to it 👍
But it’s still a decent sendoff to the original Classic series format in transition to the HiT era.
@@Ethan-ey4jx A follow up to Thomas And Berties Great Race as the classic series finale feel good to you Ethan? Just the fact that David Mitton directed a rematch to an Awdry race story adapted back in Season 1 felt satisfying
@@Thomasmemoryscentral Lol, it’ll be more amazing if he directed it as a Classic series tv finale special
28:46
I personally like that aspect as they're Scottish engines, and they would believe in Folklore like the Loch Ness monster
I think Unlucky Tug said it best in his "Thoughts on Season 7" video: that no matter what side of the pond you live on, it's a lose-lose situation.
Also out of the original 11 engines: Duck didn't get a swan song episode and I hate that. Hell, he never gets a speaking role in this series. (No, his groans in James and the Queen of Sodor doesn't count).
Speaking of voices: I actually liked Michael Brandon's Texan voice he gave Oliver. Next to his Jersey accent George Carlin gave him in Series 3, it's my favorite voice for Oliver.
Aside from his sleepy narration, Michael Angelis seems to be very quiet this season.
He has some strange narration moments such as in What's The Matter With Henry when Emily says shes worried about him to Sir Topham and theres this weird ack or something sounding as if he didnt clear his throat
"Also out of the original 11 engines: Duck didn't get a swan song episode and I hate that. Hell, he never gets a speaking role in this series. (No, his groans in James and the Queen of Sodor doesn't count)."
Oliver never spoke or did anything in season 6 and the scottish twins never spoke or did anything in season 5
47:23 I adore the transition between just normal talking to Michael Brandon making the weirdest sound ever
Every Thomas video in this channel in a nutschell :
Luke charge his hairs .
Lol I've stopped changing my hair colours now. Only changes I'll make from now are when I need to get it cut haha
The Troublesome Trucks song is a banger! It was even better in The Adventure Begins
I never even knew it was made prior to the film. I’ve always thought it was a pretty catchy song.
38:55 As a little kid I wondered why that shot wasn't included in the actual episode (Until I got older and realized it was an outtake)
Here is my ranking for this era:
1. season 3
2. season 5
3. season 7
4. season 4
5. season 2
6. season 1
7. season 6
38:55 this part is so perfect and left me chuckle
It's a BIG shame that two of the recurring Series 7 newbies Murdoch and Arthur disappeared from the show entirely after Series 12. We could've seen more to Murdoch's character arc and how big and strong he is, but he's gone. Believe me when I say this, but, if I wrote for Mattel, I would bring Murdoch back with three spotlight episodes showing us that there's even more to him than pulling heavy trains and having peace and quiet.
Why not also look into why he prefers the peace and quiet.
Probably also could be an interesting way introducing quirks and certain disorders, that would affect a person's ability to cope in a noisy environment, even.
Honestly, I think it'd also be an interesting character study into why he just doesn't enjoy working in any majorly busy place filled with noise.
Fergus too
I’m super pumped to see what you think of this season the fandom is very divided on this season some people love it and say it belongs with the classics others hate it and say it dosent
Given it uses Mike O'Donnell And Junior Campbell scores, runs at 4:30 and is directed by origin al director David Mitton, it more than qualifies as a classic series
@@Thomasmemoryscentral I’m American but I grew up watching the uk episodes on CZcams because I didn’t know the difference between AB and MB therefore I would randomly pick an episode
plays same here, Haunted Henry uk dub is my introduction to Angelis back in 2006 and I also discovered Michael Brandon too
22:30 "And I say hey what a wonderful time today if we can learn to work and play and get along with each other" - Arthur
I knew someone would get there first with a comment like this lol
What a great way to end of your reviews on the classic series. I always remember seeing the stock footage in this season and thinking it was a bit weird, I will admit though I don't mind it with that one shot of Gordon and Bulgy in Best Dressed Engine and Bulgy Rides Again because it implies that those two episodes took place at the same time
The “Eye of the Storm” as the unlucky tug put it
I’m excited. I’ve been loving this series. Keep up the good work!
The audio and pitch change to There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away and Salty are so funny. In fact I like the other Season 7 songs. Troublesome Trucks and the Whistle Song are full energy.
Great vid man!! You definitely deserve a break from binge watching Thomas for a while. Personally, I'd take series 6 over series 7 any day, but I can see why you'd say otherwise.
1: Series 2
2: Series 3
3: Series 5
4: Series 1
5: Series 4
6: Series 6
7: Series 7
29:43 I don't think Thomas had meet Bulgy yet, and if he did, it must have been a small interaction. So that might be why he friendly
That's fair
Do you think maybe he'd have heard about Bulgy from Duck? Like a one off conversation at the station before setting off with their branch line trains.
@@usualblokeluke I think so, because Duck and Oliver are the only one that know him, but maybe Stepney told Thomas went he went on the bridge when he came, but idk
Hearing my boi Michael Angelis using US terminology is so cursed.
35:45 Maybe that's also why this series used more stock footage than any other: Once HiT took over they wanted to have series 7 done with as soon as possible so they could start wirh series 8.
Glad these are beginning to reach more and more people
Yep, it would be a shame if Luke's great videos went unnoticed
I binged these review videos of yours. Love them keep it up. You British people truly got the better version of Thomas, especially in series 7. The right music and better narration. That Troublesome Trucks song was so annoying. Heard it before school in 7th grade and it got stuck in my head. Caught myself singing it class. Lol. Although I’ll admit I do like the Adventure Begins version.
38:59 to 39:08. This was the original theme song for the show, but got a different melody. As for the original theme, it was still used, but the beat and tempo were changed for Toby's theme.
8:18 In the TV Series, Toby's old tramway is on the north part of the Sodor and was closed for several years until it was rediscovered by the Fat Controller's family, connected to Thomas' Branch line, and Toby moved back to his old shed.
Yeah this was where I got a bit confused. i heard one source telling me it was his old shed and other telling me it wasn't that I got lost lol
@@usualblokeluke well you’ve got Unlucky Tug to thank for that.
@@JosephRailwayStudios2000 definitely
@@usualblokeluke I actually prefer his model series timeline than the CGI version because the model series actually has more comedy more action or more world building.
Great work on this! I love watching video essays so seeing Thomas-related ones is awesome.
Bulgy got painted into a Dark Irish Green Livery
I mean he does sell vegetables like potatoes so it makes sense 🤣 I'm sorry that was a terrible joke
Here's what I think about Season 7:
It's unfairly underrated but it ain't so bad
Just so you know, the Troublesome Trucks were still called that in the US dubs prior to Series 7, even when Ringo, George Carlin, & Alec Baldwin were narrating. I can see it as inconsistent, as they're otherwise called "freight cars," but that was how things were since the start of the US dubs.
I am 90% sure they were called freight cars in the US dubs prior to Series 7. If there was any other instances where the US dub referred to them as trucks beforehand, I can't recall anything like that. Were there any?
@@usualblokeluke If I recall correctly, though I may need to rewatch the older episodes, they're called both, although the early seasons of the US dubs more often tan not called them freight cars. I certainly remember them being called the Troublesome Trucks enough for me to not be surprised they were called that. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. I've rewatched quite a few episodes in the last few years after finding them on CZcams, so I thought I was remembering correctly.
@@Scsigs I think the railway terminology in the US dub got a lot more inconsistent in series 6 since they use guard instead of conductor fir some odd reason and the multiple times Brandon has to say trucks instead of cars
My Bottom 5
5. Trusty Rusty
4. The Grand Opening
3. What's the Matter with Henry
2. The Old Bridge
1. Rheneas & the Roller Coaster
My Top 5
5. A tie between Best Dressed Engine & Something Fishy
4. Hooray for Thomas
3. James & the Queen of Sodor
2. Oliver the Snow Engine
1. Gordon & Spencer
Five new engines in the shed and the whistle song are my favorite songs of season 7!
Season 7; the ugly duckling of "classic" Thomas. Most of season 7, especially Angelis' narration, is boring. It makes me want to watch paint dry for a higher entertainment value. The absolute only reason I would rank it below season 6 is the abundance of stock footage paired with the lazy narration. And oh God the addition of the series' worst narrator Michael Brandon. Whereas the earlier seasons had a good mix of action and slice-of-life, this season just feels like an enormous waste of time. There are many better episodes to watch from other seasons, even some CGI ones.
Overall classic ranking:
1. Season 5
2. Season 4
3. Season 3
4. Season 1
5. Season 2
6. Season 6
7. Season 7
opinions are welcome brandon was not that bad
Season Seven IS SOOOOOOOO UNDERRATED, Like Season Six!
My favourite is Season 6! 😊
I really love Robert Hartshornes theme for Emily. It sounds like something out of Plants vs Zombies
41:19 Season 6 was only released via home video media, but for S5, it did broadcast on American television, albeit on a Fox Family only program called "Storytime with Thomas" in 1999.
Ahh Thomas and Friends aired on Fox interesting
What was that like?
@@usualblokeluke For the program itself, they have their own intro and intermissions composed by Stacey Hersh. They would feature a song at the beginning (albeit trimmed down a little due to commercial breaks and also their timeslot), then two episodes from S1-5 of Thomas & Friends with a Magic Adventures of Mumfie episode in between both episodes. The intermission sequences would even feature some footage from 10 Years of Thomas at Strasburg Railroad's DOWT events, including some deleted ones. The show stopped airing after 2000 when the Britt Allcroft Company became Gullane Entertainment. In terms of recordings, there are a few ones still available to view here, mostly on the Thomas TV Patrol.
@@thesudriana016 Wow that's so fascinating. And here I thought Seasons 4-5 were only home video releases in America. Reminds me of when it used to air late at night on the night time sections of nick junior. Cheers for sharing this with me.
@@usualblokeluke And also, I have to agree on your take on how to fix S6 and 7 respectively for the UK and US (which reminded me of my take on how to fix S19 and S20 on Twitter). Thomas is not meant to be a yearly released show, so I rather wait for another year for it to come out.
As for the use of stock footage and character inconsistencies, another reason behind this was because it was filmed alongside Jack & the Pack which explains all these things, almost to an extent. Overall, S7 is my least favorite of the Classic era (almost since I consider it and S6 half-Classic and half-HiT cause of how they were written and developed: they are back to basics, but predict some awkward moments that would happen later down the line if you know what I mean.
When I was a kid, I watched the show in the US dub and the Japanese dub via imported DVDs. Whenever I'd hear the differences in music between the US dub and Japanese one (which uses the Mike and Junior music) I'd always get really confused and wonder why it was different. Got even more confused when I found myself on CZcams in the late 2000s and discovered the original UK version lmao. Great video btw!!
Season 7 and season 6 aren’t the best seasons, but they are close: definitely honorable mentions.
It's a crime that we never got to see Duck in Bulgy's return episode
That would have been perfect.
I'm very much enjoying the review, which brought out a really good point about Series 7's troubles production that I hadn't thought of before. Regarding 16:15, however, this type of helicopter rescue of stuck farm animals is actually fairly common and safe.
Is it? I would've done further research but the idea of a helicopter carrying an animal several feet in the air seemed so bizarre lol
@@usualblokeluke Lol, true! Here's an example though: czcams.com/video/R_l25UVki7U/video.html
Also, I loved the review. It was probably the most detailed one I've seen on this season, and you've really level-up your video-making skills.
Ya know... Even tho I was REALLY pissed off whenever you got angry whenever Toby got scared in previous series, (Even tho in Toby's Discovery, and Toby and the Flood him being scared was *RATHER JUSTIFIED* considering his situations),
As soon as you said you thought Arthur was one of the best newcomers in Series 7, *You immediately redeemed yourself and now I wanna give you ALL the cookies!🤩*
Sir Topham Hatt should have spoken sternly to Gordon’s driver for not listening to him about the banner over his eyes!
21:58 becuase he’s also a sentient engine, any engine who was in the smelters yard would be frightened of being scraped
*regardless of their age
The Troublesome Trucks song is iconic for me. It’s my favorite from this season.
38:44: Oh, come on. I liked that one. And it was re-composed in The Adventure Begins from the CGI Brenner era.
Why am I crying at the end of this. WHY AM I CRYING???
LUKE!! I absolutely love this series and rewatch it regularly. Thank you so much for doing this. If you ever get the chance to visit the Bo'ness Railway Museum in Scotland, I'd love to show you around! 🥰
Because sHiT Entertainment took over after the end of this.
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I don’t care what any says five new engines in the shed was a BANGER
20:04 What's the Matter with Henry is among the most unpopular Classic Series episodes in the fandom. People say its bad because of Thomas and Percy's character and the writers defaulting to Henry being sick. (See Thomas1Edward2Henry3's worst classic series episodes video). However, you did bring up some redeeming qualities like Emily's established motherly figured character throughout the series and Henry being determined to get the job done.
What's The Matter With Henry did have a weird choice of stock footage in using a driver Closeup in Series 4 but I think I'm more bothered by the fact it's flipped for an odd reason.
This is my first video of yours after seeing them bombarded my recommended
A truly lovely watch
I feel that Skarloey’s personality in “The Old Bridge” could’ve used some work. I mean, even old people go through traumatic events and have PTSD. But, given the circumstance that Skarloey is fearless and determined since his debut, I can definitely see people having gripes about it. They could’ve at least used a different/younger character. Possibly would’ve been the same but at least it wouldn’t have butchered Skarloey’s personality
another way the episode could have worked was if it took place in Skarloey's youth
36:30: I should note that the US versions of these episodes, the ones with Michael Brandon and Robert Hartshorne, removed these sound effects. At least that's one thing the US version did right. Also, the sound effects were part of the show for a few seasons before. I think they started in season 5?
can we just appreciate the fact that luke ALWAYS reads comments? like i have been scrolling through the comments and so many of them have been hearted
Edward and Toby each only have one speaking role in this season. And those are their spotlight episodes.
The four season 7 episodes on “New Friends for Thomas” also have four versions, and so do the three season 7 on the “Thomas and the Jet Engine” video.
Watching this for the first time and in 2023, I found it shocking about how you only had like ~200-500 subscribers back then. Now you have nearly 6K! I've really only started watching your videos since your video on how Thomas teaches about overcoming disabilities and struggles, but I say that you've well-deserved all this recent support and encouragement, and I can't wait to see what else you have in store.
(Sorry if this doesn't make sense, trying to put my thoughts into words😅)
Thank you very much for those kind words
I am indeed very pleased with how far my channel has come in over 2 years and if things work out, I've plenty more ideas for videos in future 😁
Here’s how season 7 should’ve run. Emily’s New Coaches. Percy Gets It Right. The Spotless Record. The Old Iron Bridge. Edward’s Brass Band. What’s the Matter With Henry? James and the Queen of Sodor. The Refreshment Lady’s Stand. Bill, Ben and Fergus. Toby’s Windmill. Bad Day at Castle Loch. Rheneas the Rollercoaster. Trusty Rusty. Oliver the Snow Engine. Fergus Breaks the Rules. The Runaway Elephant. Peace and Quiet. Salty’s Stormy Tale. Bulgy Rides Again. Harold and the Flying Horse. The Grand Opening. The Best Dressed Engine. Gordon and Spencer. Three Cheers for Thomas! Something Fishy. Not So Hasty Puddings. Because it needs continuity, and most seasons of the show end with a Christmas episode.
Continuity is key
While Series 7 is a mess production wise, I appreciate this season feeling like the classic era of Thomas and had one last stand with giving multiple characters their own individual episodes, and the finale being Three cheers for Thomas is just icing on the cake.
Plus this season gave us Emily, Fergus, Murdoch, and two of the most outstanding characters being Arthur and Spencer!
It may be the end of the classic era, but a wholesome ending nonetheless.
37:40 that whole pitch sounded sorta terrifying for a horror movie. Man my head sure is odd
Fun fact, that slide whistle sound was first heard in Season 6 in No Sleep For Cranky and A Bad Day For Harold The Helicopter. These silly kazoos/slide whistles were always in Thomas from Season 3. But they were used sparingly and only when it worked well. Sometimes it kind of works in this season but frick me! It’s painful how often these sounds are used here and a lot of them just feel so out of place and random. I remember rewatching Season 7 in 2015/2016 when I was around 16 for the first time since I was little and it was almost shocking how many times these cartoonish sounds are heard. Sometimes you’re watching an episode in the middle of the chaos like in Rheneas And The Rollercoaster or The Grand Opening and these annoying sounds just come out of nowhere and ruin the experience! Even when I was little I couldn’t stand their frequency in Season 7.
I just subbed to this channel because Thomas still holds a place in my heart mainly for the classic series.
My only memories of series 7 was mostly all of the better character episodes on Emily and Arthur (Something Smells Fishy). However, I just kinda stopped when some of the morals kind of seems obvious like the video mentioned.
After watching this, even without watching series 8+, I think series 7 is a lot better than I originally thought at first.
It’s not perfect as there’s more inconsistent in some character areas, reused footage (which I typically didn’t mind that much), and the U.S Dub problems. However, the highs in the new characters and some genuinely good writing on the better episodes kinda tolerated it to be more balanced.
Series 7 definitely does have some high qualities to it and I'm glad you notice and appreciate them.
Also since you just subbed, welcome aboard. It'a great to have you here part of this channel's adventure.
Another point I forgot to mention.
I once heard someone say Seasons 6-7 are like seasons 9-10 of the Simpsons and they’re not far off.
I think the fact that we in the United States even got a DVD release with Michael Angelis as narrator AND another that has Michael Brandon's narration with the Mike O'Donnell & Junior Campbell music is something special!
The episodes were changed to match up with series 8 in the US on the educational channel PBS, alongside Barney and Sesame Street
As I love all of the new season 7 characters (at least in their classic series characterization, *cough* Emily *cough*), I think that Fergus’s actions in Fergus Breaks the Rules to be more understandable. He might have not been briefed on Diesel’s manipulative nature and past and believed him. Furthermore, (ignoring Middle Engine) Arry and Bert are pretty horrifying, trying to scrap a steam engine. If I were a steam engine working at the Sodor smelters, I wouldn’t want to go there alone, in case they would basically try to murder me. Though this would mean that he knew of Arry and Bert but not of Diesel, which can be more believable since Arry and Bert are permanent residents of Sodor and Diesel was only a on/off visiting engine until that episode
They should have brought the Sodor Ironworks to CGI.
TTTE Season 7 is an absolute masterpiece!
The episodes are really fluid and fire, the music of this season is amazing and slaps so hard, the way Michael Angelis narrates sounds so breathtaking, the stories are perfect and well done, and the way Mike O' Donnell and Michael Angelis sound like in this season sounds so beautiful I almost cried tears of joy when watching this season with Thomas Fans. Forget other Thomas seasons like Season 5 or so-called "banger" seasons in the TTTE community; those Thomas seasons sound like trash, THIS season is the define definition of a banger!
I like seasons 1-7.
It's funny how at 34:42 you mention the fact that new characters were shown in the background before they were introduced. If you go to episode 11 of series 2 'Percy takes the Plunge', go to the night scene when Percy is being lifted out of the harbor by a crane, in the background you can literally see Diesel shunting by in the background in an episode that aired before Diesel makes his debut. So this even happened in the early series, though admittedly not as much.
I consider Bad Day at Castle Loch to be a great episode too.
Just a thing about Harold bringing a horse in the sky
That's actually something that happens irl with cows and maybe horses, when they need to move an animal quickly, sometimes a helicopter is called to carry them and they're taken like shown in the episode
Yeeeah I found out not long after the video premiered 😅😂
@@usualblokeluke I mean to be fair, that's something pretty surprising when you first learn about it lol
Season 7 was the luckiest season on CZcams as almost all of the episodes aren’t blocked by the damn Mattel.
How Normies learn to count: count peanuts from a jar
How Thomas fans learn to count: count the stock footage from this season
I personally love the troublesome trucks song
I wish that Season 7 got released on Home Video with Mike and Junior's music rather than having to hear Hartshorne score on PBS in the US.
if HiT Put the right characters in every episode kept the S7 lightning and the 35mm Camera
@@buddtubeyt7536 Wouldnt hiring Robert Hartsthorne to do a completely new score for the US also have been expensive and a waste of money than just adding Mike and Junior's names to the opening credits?
@@Thomasmemoryscentral it wasnt expensive he was just hired
Nice review. I prefer Brandon’s narration because he has more energy and enthusiasm in character voices and narration.
Saltys Stormy Tale is a case of the US DUB being better especially for the sea captain shouting "harr to starboard matey!" Angelis doing his quiet narration there doesn't work for that intense of a situation
@@Thomasmemoryscentral Exactly!
Thanks to the Unlucky Tug’s edits and others made by other fans (including myself), we can all enjoy Season 7 how it was supposed done right for us Americans. In fact, I feel like they should have used the original music when they put the episodes on DVD and the new music exclusive to the PBS and Nick Jr airings.
The fact that Harold lifted a horse in the air was also the case in the Brum episode Brum and the Helicopter where Brum was lifted and flew in the air in a helicopter to rescue someone.
Three good things about Series 7:
1. It’s calm, fun, and heartwarming episode
2. It’s better than Series 6 (which is bad in my opinion)
3. It’s has Hit Era Theme & Ends with a Thomas episode!
8 out of 10! 💙
As much as I love Season 7, I'll be the first to admit: I prefer the US dub (both narration & soundtrack). While I do love Mike & Junior, this season was a downgrade compared to S1-6. With the US dub, the music matches the visuals and tone of the episode perfectly. Moments of fear, suspense, and sadness are conveyed a lot more prominently throughout the US dub (The bridge scene in Trusty Rusty will always be my go to example). In the UK dub, half the season does that, while the other half lacks any real weight and tension to the scenes and is just like "Let's just put random music in random scenes. You want to use Spencer's theme 3 episodes before Spencer's introduced? Go right ahead! You wanna use Elizabeth's theme for Oliver? No problem! You want to use Emily's theme for Peter Sam & Refreshment Lady? Be my guest!"
same
This is my favourite season, lighting character introductions or reintroductions it's just nostalgic and great.
My favorite thing out of Season 7 is all the new characters they introduced most of them didn’t last long tho like seriously characters like Arthur and Murdock were characters that had so much potential but Emily survived the CGI transition so uhhh
Blame HiT and Mattel.
It really stinks that Fergus never came back after this series, he was my favorite character from this series from his very unique design and his personality alone.
Blame HiT and Mattel.
Arthur, Emily, Spencer and Murdoch, was great additions to Sodor, sad Arthur and Murdoch eventually faded away. Which is funny, they reused Arthur's first encounter with Thomas twice with Stanley and Ryan, both got tricked by him and then something bad happened.
I feel bad for Murdoch, he arrived to pull heavy good trains and later they introduced Sam to do his job, they should've of just reintroduced him.
Oh yeah, never thought of Stanley and Ryan as parallels to Arthur in that regard. I guess Arthur lived on throughout the series in his own way
I hate Sam. They should have brought back Murdoch.
the last minute made me cry almost GREAT Video
16:35
That bit was just golden
I forgot to mention this in your Season 6 video. I think Edward the Really Useful Engine is good if not great, and would've been a spiritual finale to Season 6. It's Only Snow especially, because usually a lot of Thomas seasons end with a Christmas story.
Emily is like a mother figure to Thomas and Percy in Salty's Stormy Tale.
And that’s why l’m neutral to this episode. Bill and Ben should’ve had Thomas and Percy roles in that episode. It doesn’t feel right for Thomas and Percy to ridicule Salty. While they are cheeky at times for reasons, Thomas and Percy are way more mature and should know better and yet Emily is one bringing them down to earth. I wish they had their some aspects of their season 5 personas. Bill and Ben are way more cheeky than Thomas and Percy. They should have featured them in that episode.
I miss this version of Emily.
Edward and Sir Topham were also out of character in this season :
Edward : In ,,Emily ' s new coaches" he was angry to Emily because she had Thomas coaches .This not the true Edward.
Sir Topham Hatt : In the next ,,Percy goes right " he don ' t care about Percy info about the line .
Well mind you these are the same edward and topham who in season 6 previously judged harvey for being different and scolded percy for being on the coal hopper loading ramp when it wasn't percy's fault.
R I P David Mitton 1939 to 2008. He truly was a man of action.
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Here my ranking of the classic series:
1.Season 5 : 10/10
2.Season 3 : 10/10
3.Season 4 : 9,5/10
4.Season 2 : 9 5/10
5.Season 1 : 9/10
6.Season 7: 8/10
7.Season 6 : 7,5 /10
What ' s your ranking of the classic series?
You've actually given me an idea for something I can do at the end of this year regarding the rankings
I don't like What's the Matter with Henry? because I didn't like how Thomas and Percy teased one of my favorite characters in the entire show. If they used Bill and Ben, than the episode would've been better. (No, 'Arry and Bert would not work because they would've been generic bullies like in Middle Engine)
Not a bad idea actually. 🤔
The REAL last story by David Milton was Toby’s Windmill.
40:30 ish ~ Oh come on, that weird-ass miaow he makes is like hands-down my favourite sound effect ever in TTTE :') it's priceless
Season 7 is my least favorite classic season but I still think it’s pretty good. I appreciate how many different characters got lead role & the improvement on color/sets from Season 6.
Top 5 favorites
5. Snow Engine
4. The Spotless Record
3. James & the Queen of Sodor
2. Gordon & Spencer
1. The Runaway Elephant
Least Favorite: Harold & the Flying Horse
16:35 - 16:45. The grim reaper comes for all of us. 😆😆😆 Also can we respect Oliver for being the only one to tell Emily what she's doing wrong?