ThomasToons/Oil Orchestras

ThomasToons, also known as Oil Orchestras, was a cartoon featuring theatrical short films that played from 1937 to 1983. To compete with other cartoon shorts at the time, Paramount Pictures decided to make a character called Thomas The Tank Engine and his friends, who work on an island called Salter (Re-named Sodor beginning with the 1941 short "It Doesn't Take A Diesel"
=== History ===
To compete with other cartoons and promote their music, Paramount Pictures released a series of "ThomasToons". The shorts were directed by Jesse L. Lasky (1937 - 1958) William Wadsworth Hodkinson (1958 - 1971) Adolph Zukor (1971 - 1976) and Jim Gianopulos (1976 - 1983)
=== Characters ===
Thomas: Introduced in the first ThomasToon, "Sadie and Modami" from 1937.
Percy: Introduced in 1940's "Hit 'N Hat"
James: Introduced in 1942's "The Life Of Bearty"
Gordon, Henry and Edward: Introduced in 1941's "Skin Under Steel"
Sir Topham Hatt: Introduced in 1939's "Take It Slow"
Emily: Introduced in 1941's "Jorj and Judy"
Toby: Introduced in 1942's "Square or Nothing"
=== "Abandoned" Characters ===
Sadie: Introduced in 1937's "Sadie and Modami" as Thomas' love interest. Last appeared in 1941's "Jorj and Judy". When Emily arrives in the short, she is jealous of Sadie because Emily is in love with Thomas as well, so later in the short, Emily pushes Sadie into an incinerator.
Modami: Introduced in 1937's "Sadie and Modami". He was Sadie's "helper" train. Last appeared in 1942's "All For Nothing". Upset about Sadie's destruction, Modami starts working for Henry, but gives up and decides to start a new life somewhere else.
Bearty: Introduced in 1939's "When A Note Hits The Ear, The Fun's The Thing" He was a bully train. Last appeared in 1949's "Rim". Sir Topham Hatt decides to throw Bearty into the "Cabin" to be locked up. In the Cabin, Bearty tries to escape, but the ceiling, made out of rubble falls on Bearty's engine, causing him to not work. Over a week, Bearty is devoured by the mossy ground and is never heard from again.
Jorj: Introduced in 1940's "A to Z" He was a lawyer, and love interest to Judy. Last appeared in 1953's "U.R.A.B." When a wasp distracts him, he falls off a cliff.
Judy: Introduced in 1940's "Y.U.B.A.B." She was Jorj's girlfriend. Last appeared in 1983's "Dawn" (The last ThomasToon) She is taken with the moving vans during the station makeover by accident, and is never heard from again.
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