Season 1

The **first season** of Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures premiered on October 5th 2020 on YouTube.

## Production

* On September 11 2020, MrDankEngine started filming the first few scenes of the first episodes of this series. The eye animations were done via Adobe Photoshop whilst the actual episodes were being edited onto Sony Vegas Pro 13.0. This season takes place before the events of the Thomas & Friends film, Big World! Big Adventures! Filming lasted eight months, commencing in September 2020 and wrapping in April 2021. Post-production wrapped on July 18 2021 with the final episode, Duke Suits his Grace premiering the next day. During filming, MrDankEngine had to move to his sisters' bedroom in late October 2020 which explains why the lighting looked very different to how it was in his old bedroom. The last episode to have scenes filmed in the old bedroom was A Present for Philip. However, stock footage that was filmed in the old bedroom would eventually be used for future episodes like Neil Remembers as an example.

## Characters

(*Note:*

One character gets a VA change during the first season = \*

One character gets two VA changes during the first season = \*\**)*

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby \*
* Duck \*\*
* Donald and Douglas
* Oliver
* Bill and Ben
* City of Truro \*
* Flying Scotsman
* Stepney \*
* Bluebell
* Neil
* Wilbert
* Sixteen
* Harvey
* Emily \*
* Spencer
* Rosie
* Whiff
* Stanley
* Hiro
* Charlie
* Bash and Dash
* Ferdinand
* Scruff
* Belle
* Stephen
* Connor
* Caitlin
* Porter
* Gator
* Timothy
* Glynn \*
* Ryan
* Ashima
* Yong-Bao
* Theo
* Lexi
* Merlin
* Hurricane
* Diesel
* BoCo
* Daisy \*
* Mavis \*
* D261
* Derek
* Salty
* Den
* Dart
* Paxton
* Stafford
* Philip
* Hugo
* Frankie \*
* Flynn
* Winston
* Marion
* Reg
* Skiff
* Skarloey \*
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Duke \*
* Bertram
* Victor
* Luke
* Millie
* Godred
* Ernest
* Wilfred
* Culdee
* Shane Dooiney
* Lord Harry
* Alaric
* Eric
* Mike
* Rex
* Bert
* Annie and Clarabel \*
* Henrietta \*
* Troublesome Trucks
* Toad
* Rocky
* Hector
* Judy and Jerome
* Catherine
* Bertie
* Terence
* Trevor
* Harold
* Cranky
* Butch
* Jack
* Alfie
* Kelly
* Byron
* Ned
* Kevin
* Captain
* Merrick
* Owen
* Beresford
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lady Hatt
* Dowager Hatt
* Mr. Percival
* Farmer McColl
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Miss Jenny
* Jem Cole
* Farmer Trotter
* The Railway Inspectors
* Captain Joe
* The Dock Manager
* Lord Callan
* The Thin Clergyman
* Charubala
* The Mainland Diesel Shunters (*do not speak*)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*do not speak*)
* Samson (*cameo*)
* Rajiv (*cameo*)
* Raul (*cameo*)
* Axel (*cameo*)
* Gina (*cameo*)
* Shane (*cameo*)
* Nia (*cameo*)
* Rebecca (*cameo*)
* Hong-Mei (*cameo*)
* D199 (*cameo*)
* D7101 (*cameo*)
* ‘Arry and Bert (*cameo*)
* Diesel 10 (*cameo*)
* Sidney (*cameo*)
* Norman (*cameo*)
* Ivan (*cameo*)
* Noor Jehan (*cameo*)
* The Slip Coaches (*cameo*)
* Bulgy (*cameo*)
* George (*cameo*)
* Caroline (*cameo*)
* Bulstrode (*cameo*)
* Nelson (*cameo*)
* Oliver (*cameo*)
* Max and Monty (*cameo*)
* Buster (*cameo*)
* Isobella (*cameo*)
* Patrick (*cameo*)
* Stephen Hatt (*cameo*)
* Bridget Hatt (*cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*cameo*)
* Mr. Fergus Duncan (*mentioned*)

## Cast

* Andrew Hager as Spencer, Connor, Porter, Derek, Dart, Godred, Culdee and Eric
* Andrew Leago as a Troublesome Truck and Hector
* AngelsandArachnids as Caitlin, Ashima, Mavis (*A Present for Philip*), Frankie (*Episodes 6, 17 and 18*), Marion, Judy, Catherine and Miss Jenny
* Bikliqi Studios as Thomas
* BorisFanGirl as Millie and Henrietta (*Neil Remembers*)
* Champ2stay as Captain
* Cheeky Chuffer as Wilbert
* Crane Engine Studios as Percy, Whiff, Ryan, Theo, Hurricane, Den, Toad, Rocky, Sir Robert Norramby and a Little Boy
* CuteYoshiLover as a Parrot
* Daniel Alsop as Jem Cole and a Passenger
* DarthWill3 as Salty and Butch
* DockTankDylan as Edward and Harvey
* Dueling Express as Stepney (*Episodes 3-4*), Glynn, BoCo, Skarloey, Duncan, Duke, a Troublesome Truck, Jack, Kelly and Ned
* Electro Gamer as James, Toby (*Episodes 12-20*), Sixteen, Stanley and Yong-Bao
* Eli J. Brony as Rex
* Elliot Killick-Ward as Henry, Toby (*replacing Electro Gamer from Edward Goes to England*), Stephen, Gator and Owen
* George Ignatchenko as Duck (*The Runaway Express only*)
* Gingercat65 as Lexi, Annie, Clarabel (*Episodes 18-21*) and Dowager Hatt
* HeartCloud Productions as Emily, Rosie, Annie and Clarabel (*Episodes 6-11*)
* Holden Stafford as Duck (*Edward Goes to England*), Scruff, Rusty, Cranky, Kevin and Captain Joe
* Joseph's Railway Studios as Timothy, Shane Dooiney and Reg
* Lindsey Hager as Belle
* LJ Productions as Bash and Dash
* Mason Hagen as Flying Scotsman, Diesel, D261, Paxton, Hugo, Skiff, Bertram, Ernest, Bert and Beresford
* MrMerlinFan02 as Hiro and Merlin
* Dana-Kenzie as Stepney (*Episodes 17-18*) and Trevor
* Numpty Pootis 8012 as Neil, Winston and Bertie
* Oliver gwr 1995 Thomas the tank engine fan as Oliver, Rheneas and Lord Harry
* Plunderbird as Ferdinand, Flynn, Wilfred, Harold and Farmer Trotter
* Red E2 Engine as Sir Handel
* RhysIndividual as Byron and the Dock Manager
* Ryatron 12 as Various Railway Staff and Humans
* SEVP as Daisy (*Freezing Frankie*)
* SpaceyBoi as Donald and Douglas
* SteamTeam3211 as Gordon, Stafford, Luke, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival, Farmer McColl, Lord Callan and the Railway Inspectors
* SudrianRailwayStudios as City of Truro (*No Steel and No Work only*), Peter Sam, Alaric, Mike, Jerome, Terence, Alfie and Merrick
* SuperDogLover1 as Lady Hatt
* TheGermanofSodor as Victor and Franz
* TidmouthHarbour52 as Bill, Ben and Skarloey (*Skarloey's Special Surprise*)
* The expert 07 as Charlie and Philip
* Tineke Tilstra as Troublesome Truck
* Tom Allmark as City of Truro, Glynn (*Neil Remembers*), Duke (*Duke Suits his Grace*) and the Thin Clergyman
* Tommy Bauer as Duck (*Episodes 10-17*)
* TwilightAngel as Henrietta (*Episodes 12-20*)
* Yilin Zhou as Bluebell, Emily (*Episodes 2-5*), Daisy (*Episodes 11-12*), Mavis (*Thomas' Faithful Friends only*), Frankie (*Episodes 4 and 16*), Charubala and a Little Girl

## Trivia

* The first season ran for nine months between October 2020 to July 2021.
* Originally, every episode between 1-16 would be released every two days. But because a majority of cast members didn't send their lines by their deadlines due to their busy lives, only the first 5 episodes were released in that form.
	+ As a result, there had been multiple role changes during the first season's production, as some certain cast members left the series due to some complications.
* Several features are exclusive to this season:
	+ This is the only season to feature Dueling Express, Electro Gamer, George Ignatchenko, Gingercat65, Lindsey Hager, Mason Hagen, MrMerlinFan02, SEVP, SuperDogLover1, The expert 07, Tommy Bauer, TwilightAngel and Yilin Zhou as part of the cast.
		- Andrew Leago also left the cast due to some complications, and would eventually return on October 2021 to voice Diesel 10 in the movie, Railway Clone Invasion.
	+ This is the only season to have scenes filmed in the old bedroom where MrDankEngine slept in until he moved to a different room in late October of 2020. It wasn't until November 2020 where he started filming in the new bedroom instead of the old one which explains why the lighting looked different from *Ferdinand and the Bull*.