Thomas came first in order of airing, however Mitton wrote for tugs first since the Thomas tv crew had no legal right to write their own stories for Thomas until season 3, by then tugs had already been released and canceled.
After hearing about this show from other TTTE fans for like ever, I decided to start watching TUGS! I like how they did separate voice casting! Something that took 25 years with thomas! 3:43 he sounds like Waluigi! 5:28 I thought Sunshine's voice was going to sound really young! 9:28 I like how Top Hat has an extendable neck, which the others don't!
I very much appreciate this style of kids show. The lines are snappy, and the concept is interesting! I love it when the writers just let the characters be, you know?
One of my favorite shows ever... It's a shame that they cancelled it. The characters were such amazing,and the episodes were exciting. I read that the Star Tugs Trust Ltd. is probably making series 2. They should introduce us more TUGS and head over to the Upriver region,because we had enough time in Bigg City Port. Also,many theories sound that they would introduce a 'Diesel' Tug. In Various episodes,you can see some cranes loading unknown engines and other parts. This would make that they would introduce a Diesel Tug,and would be enemies amongs the Star Tugs and the Z-stacks. Such as in TTTE.
They need to make the faces move, very static is very dated now. an the story are a bit too Adult like and the lingo of South American junk would never be tolerated in a Children's show now
Blimey, I'd forgotten about this! I used to watch it on VHS in the evenings when round my grandparents' while we were having dinner. There was one episode with a really foggy scene that used to really terrify me!
Me too, I remember that exact episode. When i think about this show that exact scene comes to mind. And my brother would always watch it on video haha.
I just started watching tugs last month and have been watching the whole series 5 times already because I'm addicted to tugs omg help me...............................
@@SR-fw4yy kipper of the Magic key he say ladies and gentlemen welcome to Bigg City port you guys came from around the globe🌎 from America from Asia to Europe to South America and now for the moment you all been waiting for ladies and gentlemen boys and girls and now i presently (THE BRIDGE CAFÈ BAND) my friends we will plays our instruments at the bridge cafe the song is called (THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN) so kipper of the Magic key he say ay ay nice song mi amigos nice party 🎇🎇🎇🌉🌉🌉🎆🎆🎆
If I made a character his name would be Travis. He would be a tramp steamer ship. He would be shaped like the Esso Aruba (1) a Steam Tanker ship but Travis is not a tanker. He love’s doing his jobs and he would be great friends with both tug fleets. His funnel has a striped pattern. 3 black and 2 red. He can be both silly and Fun but also Serious. When something goes out of control he is out of there. He is a very good story teller. He can tell ghost story’s of both sea and land. He loves having fun but he also loves to do his work. When their is a loop hole in the sailing laws he will take it and he gets away with it almost all the time. He can be charming and fun. He is very friendly. When something spooks him he sets off his steam horn as loud as he can. He can use it to both detour something that scares him or if he is coming close to port. You can hear his horn from 15 miles away. He is a big ship and he likes it. He loves to make friends but when their is a time he is serious their is likely something important about to our is going on. Some of Travis cargo is Explosives. His engine sets of sparks a lot but the sparks don’t go near the explosive’s so he is Careful. If Travis sees another ship sink he will be mortified and sadden. He has 2 big propeller’s under the water at his back and his lowest speed is 0.5 nots and his highest speed is 30-40 nots. 40 nots his his energy speed. He works hard and he has lots of friends. He is Both a Tugs show character and a Thomas and Friends character.
Probably a good non-offensive 2021 replacement for Izzy Gomez. (On the other hand Izzy could be given a Brazilian accent and would speak Portuguese if excited or angry)
Has anyone tried combining both the TV and VHS versions together into a super episode? Since looking at a list of changes, it looks like it'd be difficult to get right.
Actually, looking back, the only things that would be particularly difficult are who takes Izzy's Tow (OJ or Warrior) and the shuffling of scenes when Ten Cents first thinks about looking for Sunshine.
I’ve herd that Thomas and friends and tugs take place in the same world but I have know idea if it does or not, it would be nice if they did a crossover but I know they don’t make anymore episodes anymore
Dunno why but this scared me when i was young....eery weird music makes for a creepy setting.....either that or the black water that could hold anything in.
Usually people portray each character like this in parodies: Ten Cents - Thomas Hercules - Edward Warrior - Henry Big Mac - Gordon Top Hat - James Sunshine - Percy O.J. - Toby Captain Star - Sir Topham Hatt
Why should they take away fully detailed functional models and beautiful sets and turn into cgi F** no Ryan Beet also yeah my childhood would be ruined to
Zorran reminds me of the Goblin Truck from maximum overdrive He's my favorite n im already 4 min in2 watching after decades of 4gotten memories only seen 1 episode of tugs in 95 i can't remember which episode it was
From best to worst, I cite the TUGS episodes: 1. High Winds. 2. Munitions. 3. Pirate. 4. High Tide. 5. Trapped. 6. Bigg Freeze. 7. Sunshine. 8. Warrior. 9. Up River. 10. Regatta. 11. Quarantine. 12. Ghosts. 13. Jinxed. Before fans start to rant about the lowest-ranked choice, whilst Boomer is a likable character the story does not carry a lot of weight in context to support him.
No? Cardona created Theodore Tugboat as some kind of successor to Tugs (Which was more successful.) But, you're right about Americans taking this and creating Salty's Lighthouse.
3:56 I don't expect you to think! 6:19 Shut up, dinghy brain! 7:38 He's towing barges, dummy! 7:45 SO, you stuff him onto one! Okay? Stupid?! 7:55 Now, git! 13:24 What a bore. 18:31 Shut it, Zip! 18:38 SORRY! SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR! GET OUTTA MY SIGHT! ALL OF YOU!
Now... I'm going to be brave and criticise Tugs. Firstly, I really want to make it clear that I used to watch and enjoy it a lot and I do think it's a beautiful piece of animation. But... I think it went too far with the grandiose. I found it heavy going for what it was. And I think at 20 minutes an episode, it's overstays its welcome for a small child. A bouncier introduction, a softer narration, half the run time or less and I think this would be not just a classic, but a classic still in production. All very comparative with how Thomas The Tank Engine got it spot on. I appreciate there's a lot of love for Tugs, and I'm sure many wouldn't change a thing about it. But it was just slightly off the mark for me, and I find it a massive shame.
12:09 were those fireworks real ones or animated ones? 14:20 I thought Ten Cents already passed that boat! 15:39 I thought Sunshine wasn't any part yellow in this episode! 19:23 now sunshine is yellow! they must've filmed that one scene mid-painting!
The themesong for Tugs just epic. Especially the sunset.
mshara1 if
Very Howard's Way
It really aged well
It goes way harder than it has any right to lol
Just proves that David Milton was such a great writer first the classic ttte episodes and now this !
actually this came before classic thomas the tankengine
i was more talking about my order of discovery but i see how that could be confused :)
fred white no it didn't thomas came out in 1984 tugs was made in 1989
Thomas came first in order of airing, however Mitton wrote for tugs first since the Thomas tv crew had no legal right to write their own stories for Thomas until season 3, by then tugs had already been released and canceled.
@@sockshandle The idea for the show, not the actual thomas show
After hearing about this show from other TTTE fans for like ever, I decided to start watching TUGS!
I like how they did separate voice casting! Something that took 25 years with thomas!
3:43 he sounds like Waluigi!
5:28 I thought Sunshine's voice was going to sound really young!
9:28 I like how Top Hat has an extendable neck, which the others don't!
But sunshine still sounds fairly young
After waluigi give up being in smash bc of sora, he decided to make a tug fleet to compete against the stars
@@seardadsdasd aye, just suits him very well.
I very much appreciate this style of kids show. The lines are snappy, and the concept is interesting! I love it when the writers just let the characters be, you know?
Totally agree. Not like the crap we have now. Especially with Thomas. It's so...preschool nowadays.
the show was originally meant for pre teens but mostly kid watched it
@@user-ol4un1lq8i can tell by the dialogue, it isn't really that juvenile, almost the same style you would see in GRANGE HILL or such.
30 years later it is still really beautiful to watch
All of the tugs sound so downtown. The people who voice the tugboats were legends.
Man, I love Ten Cents voice. He sounds awesome!
I thought that too
It's a cockney accent.
This is a great way to start the series. This episode taught us that we should never jump to conclusions, similar to Thomas and Friends.
Darn you, morals aren’t supposed to be directly spoken.
All respects to the Unlucky Tug.
What?
@@could_possiblybe_thane07echo He commissioned a US dub for this episode.
One of my favorite shows ever... It's a shame that they cancelled it. The characters were such amazing,and the episodes were exciting.
I read that the Star Tugs Trust Ltd. is probably making series 2.
They should introduce us more TUGS and head over to the Upriver region,because we had enough time in Bigg City Port. Also,many theories sound that they would introduce a 'Diesel' Tug. In Various episodes,you can see some cranes loading unknown engines and other parts. This would make that they would introduce a Diesel Tug,and would be enemies amongs the Star Tugs and the Z-stacks. Such as in TTTE.
Ukraine Ball the company which showed tugs was bankrupt
They need to make the faces move, very static is very dated now. an the story are a bit too Adult like and the lingo of South American junk would never be tolerated in a Children's show now
The second series of TUGS by Star Tugs Trust was cancelled yet again
Wow...this goes beyond my expectations.... I am enjoying this
Happy 30th, Tugs. You deserved a 2nd season...
Blimey, I'd forgotten about this! I used to watch it on VHS in the evenings when round my grandparents' while we were having dinner. There was one episode with a really foggy scene that used to really terrify me!
ghosts?
Me too, I remember that exact episode. When i think about this show that exact scene comes to mind. And my brother would always watch it on video haha.
lol
That episode was never on vhs tho... probably that part where Lilly was hit by that ship in regatta
Whenever I hear Captain Star's voice, the only thing in my head is: "You are better off in your own home. Stay there."
I grew up watching both shows 🌈♥🧡💛💚💙💜🌈 still in love with them both to this day!
A million thank you's for this. I loved this as a child. So so grateful!!!
Just now watching
I just started watching tugs last month and have been watching the whole series 5 times already because I'm addicted to tugs omg help me...............................
Is Top Hat a railway tug to reference another top hat wearing character associated with railways......
Emerson Loat 🚂🎩👀
Confusion and delay...
Emerson Loat THE FAT CONTROLLER
Sir Toppam Hatt was never as conceited as Top Hat.
it's rick.hentai on Instagram This show was made by the same production staff as Thomas the Tank Engine. He is a nod to Sir Toppam Hatt
Chris Tulloch (Art Director) was my old Media Studies teacher at College. Very pleasant and knowledgeable man. 🚢
Ten cents was such a little.melt, I loved this show when I was a kid! Wow a real nostalgic trip! ❤️
This show had loads of eccentric characters
Basically some East-end cockneys in a turf war with French Mafia
This show is epic I wish more people from my generation can apreshat the show
THIS IS HECTIC i havnt seen this in 20 years wow take me back
Zip and Zak are my favorite members of the Zed Stacks and OJ and Top Hat are my favorite members of the Star Fleet
Zak is my favorite zedd stack too
Zuaazuma
My childhood!! I used to watch this on VHS tapes
I just watched Tugs today it is very good show it’s pretty interesting especially I’m a Thomas fan I really enjoyed this show
wow a random memory brought me here . i used to watch this when i was like 4. wow
I really wish I had watched this episode first. Now it all makes sense!
Happy 30th Birthday Tugs.
1988 - 2018. 30 Years. X 🚢🚂
Ha tugs, glad I remembered this, now 30.
and thus, a legend was born.
I still can't believe that this was the same narrator who narrated Protect and Survive
first time i've seen tugs. love it.
This is actually really good..... Wow!
It amazes me that the Stars and Zed are near feet from each other and I'm surprised that nobody can hear what the other crews are saying
Tugs show is before Thomas & Friends
6:21 "Shut up, dinghy-brain!" 😂😂😂
“Come on!”
What is actually happening in this scene, why does he tell zak to shut up?
@@SR-fw4yy kipper of the Magic key he say ladies and gentlemen welcome to Bigg City port you guys came from around the globe🌎 from America from Asia to Europe to South America and now for the moment you all been waiting for ladies and gentlemen boys and girls and now i presently (THE BRIDGE CAFÈ BAND) my friends we will plays our instruments at the bridge cafe the song is called (THAT RAM IS ON THE RUN) so kipper of the Magic key he say ay ay nice song mi amigos nice party 🎇🎇🎇🌉🌉🌉🎆🎆🎆
@@mommasyoutubechannel3464 wtf
Far too many childhood memories.. From an easier time!
2:17 I love how you can hear a slight Ocean Liner Whistle in the backyard
Patrck Allan's booming voice is a perfect fit for Captain Star
The dialogue feels more natural in here than in TTTE.
However the narrative feels very rushed. Sorry I'm a first timer with this series. :(
@B II
Agreed, except I don’t know about it being that rushed.
Ye I wanted them to corporate this more into TTTE though the engines do kinda do this in the RWS.
Maybe the narrative feels rushes because they needed to cut down the runtime.
RIP
TUGS
1989-1989
____________
/ \
| R.I.P |
| TUGS |
| 1989-1989 |
|_____________|
12:06 tell the bridge cafe band they did great
Honestly, this show feels very different to how I remember it as a kid.
What do you mean?
Did Zorran, Zebedee, Zac, Zugg and Zip dislike this video?
eisemanrenyardjake lol
Don't forget Captain Zero.
I think 12 other tugs joined the Z crew now.
Captain zero sounds Ruthless lol
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I WAS SEARCHING FOR THIS I-
Never forgetting this one!
Today we wish A Very Happy 35th Anniversary to the short-lived sister show to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, This Is TUGS!
I wish Thomas had voice acting like this. The new episodes have individual voices for the characters, but they aren’t as good as this.
If I made a character his name would be Travis. He would be a tramp steamer ship. He would be shaped like the Esso Aruba (1) a Steam Tanker ship but Travis is not a tanker. He love’s doing his jobs and he would be great friends with both tug fleets. His funnel has a striped pattern. 3 black and 2 red. He can be both silly and Fun but also Serious. When something goes out of control he is out of there. He is a very good story teller. He can tell ghost story’s of both sea and land. He loves having fun but he also loves to do his work. When their is a loop hole in the sailing laws he will take it and he gets away with it almost all the time. He can be charming and fun. He is very friendly. When something spooks him he sets off his steam horn as loud as he can. He can use it to both detour something that scares him or if he is coming close to port. You can hear his horn from 15 miles away. He is a big ship and he likes it. He loves to make friends but when their is a time he is serious their is likely something important about to our is going on. Some of Travis cargo is Explosives. His engine sets of sparks a lot but the sparks don’t go near the explosive’s so he is Careful. If Travis sees another ship sink he will be mortified and sadden. He has 2 big propeller’s under the water at his back and his lowest speed is 0.5 nots and his highest speed is 30-40 nots. 40 nots his his energy speed. He works hard and he has lots of friends. He is Both a Tugs show character and a Thomas and Friends character.
Probably a good non-offensive 2021 replacement for Izzy Gomez. (On the other hand Izzy could be given a Brazilian accent and would speak Portuguese if excited or angry)
Ya know... TUGS music sounds kinda like the Thomas and Friends music.
That's because the music director, David Mitton (RIP), was also the music director of Thomas and Friends.
PeaceyPraps Campbell & O'Donnell composed the music, so it's a given.
KeeperofToast Oh, I see.
+KeeperofToast But the intro sounds like porn.
Skarloey69420 I Want To See Tugs Season 2
Has anyone tried combining both the TV and VHS versions together into a super episode? Since looking at a list of changes, it looks like it'd be difficult to get right.
+KnightwolfV3 That's exactly what I was thinking.
I'd like to see Munitions with that kinda of thing :)
Actually, looking back, the only things that would be particularly difficult are who takes Izzy's Tow (OJ or Warrior) and the shuffling of scenes when Ten Cents first thinks about looking for Sunshine.
So who's here from unlucky tugs?👀
Back then I prefer anything other than tugs but
Hey It ain’t that bad
SUNSHINE? only good for day work is he? maybe he'll brighten him up a bit top hat
Top Hat: I resent that!
Love this show
I’ve herd that Thomas and friends and tugs take place in the same world but I have know idea if it does or not, it would be nice if they did a crossover but I know they don’t make anymore episodes anymore
RIP Patrick Allen.
Dunno why but this scared me when i was young....eery weird music makes for a creepy setting.....either that or the black water that could hold anything in.
You know, TEN CENTS kind of resembles Little Toot from Melody Time (1948), doesn’t he?
Big Mac-Henry
Warrior-James
Ten Cents-Thomas
Sunshine-Percy
Top Hat-Gordon
OJ-Edward
Hercules-Toby
Zorran-Diesel
Usually people portray each character like this in parodies:
Ten Cents - Thomas
Hercules - Edward
Warrior - Henry
Big Mac - Gordon
Top Hat - James
Sunshine - Percy
O.J. - Toby
Captain Star - Sir Topham Hatt
18:13 easily one of my favorite Warrior moments 😂😂
Sunshine reminds me of Gopher in the movie The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh.
they should give this series a revamp like Thomas and friends in CGI or have a crossover
FUCK NO if they remake it in CGI my childhood will be ruined
No! Tugs and ttte were only good when mitton was around and not that old bag of shit thats the new writer of ttte
-_-
Why should they take away fully detailed functional models and beautiful sets and turn into cgi F** no Ryan Beet also yeah my childhood would be ruined to
I nearly wore out my vhs copy of this show when I was a toddler. I'm sure all the hours spent listening to ten cents voice is what made me gay
Zorran reminds me of the Goblin Truck from maximum overdrive
He's my favorite n im already 4 min in2 watching after decades of 4gotten memories only seen 1 episode of tugs in 95 i can't remember which episode it was
this is very similar to the classic Thomas and friends series where they used animation
0:37 This is tugs.
5:45 Given his size, I didn't expect Sunshine to sound like an elderly mine worker.
at 0:31 isn't that Titanic looking boat from the episode night train from Thomas and friends
It is,Vienna
Art Lohr
more like HMHS Britannic
Thomas used that ship after tugs ended
Venna
There's a goof when sunshine is moving around he is being painted throughout the episode
they bring back tugs one say
Wow, O.J you are a kind Tug.
2:33 Top Hat" SUNSHINE?! Only good for day work is he?
Ten Cents: Might brighten you up a bit Top Hat!
Top Hat: I RESENT THAT!!!
Lol, Zorran's hat tips a bit at 7:48. That actually happens several times throughout the series! Who else notices that?
I have 😂
Yes, Mostly when Zorran looked upwards
For some reason I can relate to tencents
Bananas? They couldn't get away with airing 6:09 nowadays lol!
Calling all engines my friend
Get away with what exactly?
"Thanks, kidda."
Ten Cents has such a smexy voice...
They need to reboot this
Ten cents sound so young
Duh he is voice by 13 year old
Looool I love this show 😂😂😩
suffering stacks. yes. these stacks are in deep pain
Not bad. Not bad for a fresh start. :)
From best to worst, I cite the TUGS episodes: 1. High Winds. 2. Munitions. 3. Pirate. 4. High Tide. 5. Trapped. 6. Bigg Freeze. 7. Sunshine. 8. Warrior. 9. Up River. 10. Regatta. 11. Quarantine. 12. Ghosts. 13. Jinxed.
Before fans start to rant about the lowest-ranked choice, whilst Boomer is a likable character the story does not carry a lot of weight in context to support him.
That’s because most of your low ranked choices are the 15 minute cuts, would you change your mind if all of the 20/30 minute cuts surface?
Did you know: This episode was one of the two episodes to be THIRTY minutes long?
The Americans/Canadians took this and turned it into either Salty's Lighthouse or Theodore Tugboat.
The former.
No? Cardona created Theodore Tugboat as some kind of successor to Tugs (Which was more successful.) But, you're right about Americans taking this and creating Salty's Lighthouse.
3:56 I don't expect you to think!
6:19 Shut up, dinghy brain!
7:38 He's towing barges, dummy!
7:45 SO, you stuff him onto one! Okay? Stupid?!
7:55 Now, git!
13:24 What a bore.
18:31 Shut it, Zip!
18:38 SORRY! SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR! GET OUTTA MY SIGHT! ALL OF YOU!
Now... I'm going to be brave and criticise Tugs. Firstly, I really want to make it clear that I used to watch and enjoy it a lot and I do think it's a beautiful piece of animation. But... I think it went too far with the grandiose. I found it heavy going for what it was. And I think at 20 minutes an episode, it's overstays its welcome for a small child. A bouncier introduction, a softer narration, half the run time or less and I think this would be not just a classic, but a classic still in production. All very comparative with how Thomas The Tank Engine got it spot on. I appreciate there's a lot of love for Tugs, and I'm sure many wouldn't change a thing about it. But it was just slightly off the mark for me, and I find it a massive shame.
97channel To be fair, the show was aimed at a slightly older audience.
They actually shortened it and that caused issues this is the lengthend version without the cut out footage
I was watching Theodore Tugboat, anyone?
I like how it’s a prequel to Thomas and friends
Tugs 10/1000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
0:38 this is tugs
1:15 it was the 1920s/...
12:09 were those fireworks real ones or animated ones?
14:20 I thought Ten Cents already passed that boat!
15:39 I thought Sunshine wasn't any part yellow in this episode!
19:23 now sunshine is yellow! they must've filmed that one scene mid-painting!
Tugs could be related to the Thomas universe
I could be, as both shows were made by Clearwater features, and both shared staff from each show.
Humble Mediactive/Luigitehplumber: Entertainment to Grow Up With! and the tugs have similer features to the engines on sodor
Helloooooo *whistles* Sally!
TUGS Rules!
12:07 my favorite TUGS theme