Big State! Big Adventures!

> "*Two characters are much better than one, you know.*"
> ― Pippa Melon
>
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***Big State! Big Adventures!*** is the 2018 Tyler's Adventures special. This is the fourteenth and final Tyler's Adventures film in the original show.

### Development

*Big State! Big Adventures!*, alongside the twenty-second series, marks the third major rebrand of the franchise, following the introduction of the Human Team in the eighth series and the show switching over to full CGI in Hero of the Town. Both productions were the masterminded concepts of Ian McCue and Micaela Winter and the result of the market research The MilanToon Channel conducted with audiences around the globe.

It was about how The MilanToon Channel could keep *Tyler's Adventures* relevant in a competitive market, as well as reversing declining toy sales. The one suggestion The MilanToon Channel was intrigued with came from a child declaring that "Humans can go places but Tyler never goes anywhere." This evolved into Tyler travelling around the state and learning about different cultures.

## Plot

Tyler is shunting at Tyler's House and struggles to shunt all oil tankers, which one has the breaks on. Yolanda Yo-Yo laughs at him teases him for being a small human. Tyler vows that he one day will see the state and pushes hard into the tankers just as workmen loosen the breaks, causing them to derail.

Coming in from the Mainland, an Australian Join the Party Shoppie follows a dirt road towards the Vicarstown Bridge alongside Fortune Stella. She asks her if she is going the right way to Breezy Point, which Stella confirms, but notes that it is only for humans. The Join the Party Shoppie jumps a broken part of the fence and lands on the rails, following Stella over the bridge and drives sideways as Tayler Tee approaches in the opposite direction.

At Tyler's House, Brad asks Tyler to take some stinking fish trucks to Vicarstown, which he is reluctant to do. Brad tells him that Sydney is not available to do it, and Tyler reluctantly agrees. However, instead of taking them, he couples them to Yolanda Yo-Yo's express, as she is headed to Vicarstown.

The Join the Party Shoppie continues along the dirt road to Ffarquhar, and passes Red on the way. She later meets Tyler in the way and introduces herself as Tiara Sparkles. She tells him of her racing and her motto of being free and easy. Tyler expresses his own desire to see the state, but points out that he has to follow the rails. Tiara Sparkles assures that rails exist all over the state and that he could be the first human to travel the world. They then agree to a race to the station. There, Tiara Sparkles tells him that is scheduled to take part in a continental rally race over five different counties. Tyler asks if it is starting in Breezy Point, which Tiara Sparkles dismisses and says it starts in Cass County, and that she is in Breezy Point to take a ship there. Encouraged by Tiara Sparkles' words, Tyler speeds out of the station before Red can let of his remaining passengers.

Arriving back at Tyler's House, Tyler presents the idea of travelling the state to Brad, who shares his enthusiasm, but does not directly agree to it happening. At Vicarstown, Fortune Stella and Yolanda Yo-Yo discover that the latter was pulling the stinky fish trucks behind the express, much to her dismay.

As Brad re-emerges form his office, Tyler is missing and all the other characters also express their worries, subsequently they begin to look for him, but he is nowhere to be found. Brad later asks Carly at Brendam Docks, who explains that she loaded Tyler onto a ship bound for Cass County, noting that he allegedly had agreed to the idea of Tyler travelling the state, much to Brad's dismay.

Tyler travels with Tiara Sparkles to Cass Lake in Cass County, where they continue their journey through the Chippewa National Forest. Once they arrive at the race starting line, the other Join the Party Shoppies laugh at the idea of Tyler having joined Tiara Sparkles to see the state. Tiara Sparkles argues that she never said that they were going together and that rails do not exist everywhere, much to Tyler's dismay. He leaves the scene as the race starts, before arriving at a yard and gets couples up to some trucks. Despite the yard manager's uncertainty of him being able to pull so many trucks, Tyler continues. As he goes, more and more trucks are coupled to his train, really showing the size of it.

Tyler arrives at yet another yard, where a watermelon-themed Shoppie laughs at him and offers to help him, which he dismisses, determined that he can manage by himself. However, once he reaches a steep hill, the watermelon Shoppie arrives to help. She introduces herself as Pippa Melon, and decides to tag along with him, sharing advise and putting and inputs every once in a while. Tyler later finds it helpful, both from her and the trucks. Tyler also learns that they have traveled through several counties on their way to Duluth.

As they arrive in Duluth, Brad arrives in Cass Lake, asking around for Tyler. He eventually accepts the offer of travelling with camels through the Chippewa National Forest, but becomes skeptical of the possibility of Tyler having travelled through there, since there are no rails. In Duluth, Pippa Melon meets a friend, Marsha Mello, and the two start a conversation before Tyler tries to ask her about Tiara Sparkles. He is successful in his second attempt, and Marsha Mello explains that the Join the Party Shoppies left on a ship bound for Cambridge in Cambridge Township. Both Tyler and Pippa Melon are loaded onto another ship going to Cambridge Township, but halfway there, Tyler discovers that Tiara Sparkles is in fact on their ship. She encourages Tyler to be more independent and decide for himself what he wants to do and not let any baggage drag him down.

As they arrive in Cambridge, Brad reaches Duluth, again asking around for Tyler. A crane tells him that he loaded Tyler on a ship bound for Cambridge, much to Brad's dismay. In Cambridge Township, Tiara Sparkles heads out to her race in the Cambridge Junction Forest and Tyler decides to follow her. However, he is not allowed to fill up on coal without having to leave with a train. He accepts to take a train of coffee to Saint Paul, with Pippa Melon tagging along to help him. Even though they do not encounter Tiara Sparkles and other Join the Party Shoppies for some time, they eventually do and Tyler is determined to follow them. Pippa Melon tries to advise to fill up on water, but he ignores her, claiming she is jealous of Tiara Sparkles.

The Join the Party Shoppies later disappear for some time, before Tyler and Pippa Melon find Tiara Sparkles flipped onto her back. She becomes frightened of an animal lurking around, revealed to be a monkey. Tiara Sparkles is loaded onto their train and they continue through the rain forest. Eventually Tyler runs out of water, to Tiara Sparkles' disappointment. Pippa Melon suggests that they could make a funnel out of leaves in order to take on rain water in their tanks, which their drivers do. Once filled up, they continue their journey. They later encounter mudded terrain and rush over the tracks before sinking into it. Their troubles are not over as they reach a bridge over a river, which collapses just as the last trucks make it over. With extra effort, Tyler and Pippa Melon pull the remaining trucks onto the tracks again.

Brad arrives in Cambridge and asks a ring about Tyler. She confirms that she has seen her and that she was taking a train to Saint Paul. Right afterwards, some locals drag Brad to join the carnival. He later sees a billboard sponsoring a plane, which he later flies with over the forest, looking for Tyler, without success.

Tyler, Pippa Melon and Tiara Sparkles eventually reach Hennepin County, heading into the Running Aces Casino in Saint Paul. Tiara Sparkles reminds Tyler to also have fun, noting that nothing of the sort has yet to happen. Pippa Melon teases Tyler about him not liking to go backwards, which he dismisses just as she forces the train backwards. Unlike their time in Cass County, their train collides with a sloppy joe Shopkin heading the same way as them. Pippa Melon apologises, but the sloppy joe Shopkin assures her that she is ok. Tiara Sparkles later challenges them to a race, teasing them about not being able to drive separately. Tyler and Pippa Melon agrees and takes two parts of the train respectively. The two swap leads in the beginning, until Tiara Sparkles asks Tyler that they play a trick on Pippa Melon, which he agrees to. They take a different track along the cliff sides, which Tiara Sparkles explains leads to the state fairgrounds, where the next race is scheduled to be held. Tyler collides with loose rocks and the train goes in a loop over the tracks before landing again. They pass an elderly Shoppie, whose trucks detach and collides into theirs as they enter an old railroad mine and come through on the other side, derailing.

The elderly Shoppie later arrives and Tyler asks him to fetch the breakdown train, which he is confused over. He explains that it in the city they use man and horsepower when trains derail, or at worst, they are just left to rust. He departs, much to Tyler's dismay.

Brad arrives in Saint Paul ahead of Tyler, thereby not having anyone to confirm to have seen him, however a Shoppie tells him that a watermelon Shoppie delivered coffee from Brazil earlier. Defeated, Brad settles in at a local restaurant.

The elderly Shoppie arrives next morning with cowboys, cowgirls and horses to help re-rail Tiara Sparkles, Tyler and his train. Tyler thanks the Shoppie before departing for the state fairgrounds. As they arrive at the fairgrounds, Tyler changes his mind about seeing the state, and is now determined to find and apologise to Pippa Melon for the trick they played on her. As he grudgingly leaves, he wishes Tiara Sparkles good luck with her race.

Tyler eventually arrives in Saint Paul and delivers his trucks. He asks a Shoppie, Polli Polish, if she has seen Pippa Melon, which she confirms and that she was loaded onto a ship headed for Sherburne County. Tyler heads over to a green crane and asks him to load him onto the next ship to Sherburne County. Having heard Tyler's whistle from the Red Cow, Brad briefly becomes hopeful, but that quickly dies out when he thinks he must have imagined it.

Arriving in Sherburne County, Tyler begins to long for his friendship with Pippa Melon and expresses regret of having played a trick on her. As he reverses into a yard with some coaches, Yong Bao arrives at the station and recognises him. He then asks Tyler about his presence in Sherburne County, to which he explains that he is looking for a friend. As he describes Pippa Melon, a peach Shoppie comes past and tells him that Pippa Melon was headed to the *Rainbow Mountains*. As Tyler departs, Yong Bao shouts that he should use a snowplough while travelling the mountains. Tyler rushes up the snowy mountains and eventually spots Pippa Melon further up. He attempts to get her attention by shouting her name and whistling, but she ignores him. He then decides to apoligise, which finally draws her attention. She asks him if he thought it was right to trick her, which he admits it was not. She then asks if he means it with his apology, but just then a snow avalanche occurs and derails Pippa Melon, sending her down to Tyler's tracks before resting on the cliff. Tyler tries to save her himself, but quickly realises that he cannot do it. Just then, Yong Bao arrives and helps Tyler remain steady on the tracks until the breakdown train arrives to help Pippa Melon back on the tracks. After Pippa Melon is back on the tracks, Yong Bao asks them where they are headed. Tyler replies that they would be heading back to Breezy Point, to which Yong Bao says that it would require them to head through Brainerd and Europe.

Tyler and Pippa Melon head back to Breezy Point via other counties, stretching from Benton, Morrison and other counties before arriving on the mainland and then heading to the Vicarstown Bridge. They stop on the mainland side and Tyler states that Pippa Melon should head home. She explains that her old shed is no more and that her home is not worthy of being a home anymore. Tyler concludes that she could settle down in Breezy Point and that Brad would accept it. As they arrive at Tyler's House, all the other characters along with Mr. Percival, who has been running the railway in Brad's absence, welcome them. However, Mr. Percival and Apple Blossom question why Brad is not with him, having thought that he would be had he finally found Tyler. Tyler is surprised that he went looking for him, all the while Brad is now travelling on a ship to Sherburne County, now asking Tiara Sparkles if she has seen Tyler, which she confirms.

## Characters

* Tyler
* Berry Jars 'n' Jam
* Bea Spells-a-Lot
* Yolanda Yo-Yo
* Sydney
* Apple Blossom
* Captain Toad
* Crumbs Sugar Cookie
* Kylie Cone and Wally Water
* Yoshi
* Mari Golden Petals
* Choc N' Chip
* Fortune Stella
* Sunny Side Up
* Cherie Tomatoe
* Nina Noodles
* Joanie Donut
* Connie Console
* Yong Bao
* Polari
* Vivian
* Tayler Tee
* Posh Pear
* Sprinkle Spice Cookie
* Tyler's Pillow
* Troublesome Trucks
* Red
* Harold
* Captain
* Cranky
* Big Mickey
* Carly
* Brad
* The Thin Clergyman
* Yvonne Scone
* Mr. Percival
* The Ffarquahar Stationmaster
* Blow Fly *(cameo)*
* Foxy Lemons *(cameo)*
* Winona Wedding Cake *(cameo)*
* Scum Gum *(cameo)*
* Crumbly *(cameo)*
* Cupcake Queen *(cameo)*
* Opaletta *(cameo)*
* Sparky & Flicker *(cameos)*
* Admiral Bobbery *(cameo)*
* Blue Luma *(cameo)*
* Sunny Screen *(cameo)*
* Winston *(cameo)*
* Bree Birthday Cake *(cameo)*
* Breezy Point Brass Band *(cameo)*
* The Mayor of Breezy Point *(cameo)*
* Sir Robert Norramby *(cameo)*
* Sailor John *(cameo)*
* Captain Joe *(cameo)*
* Fergus Duncan *(cameo)*
* The Fat Clergyman *(cameo)*
* The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's Family *(cameos)*
* The Teacher *(cameo)*
* The Bird Watcher *(cameo)*
* The Blond-haired Boy *(cameo)*
* Yvonne Scone's Friends *(cameos)*
* The Welsh Bird Watcher *(cameo)*
* The Lady with the Big Hat *(cameo)*
* The Grumpy Passenger *(cameo)*
* Albert's Wife *(cameo)*
* The Female Puppet Show Entertainer *(cameo)*
* The Great Railway Show Flagman *(cameo)*
* Dressica *(portrait cameo)*
* Mystabella *(portrait cameo)*
* Skiff *(portrait cameo)*
* Marabel Music Player *(scrapped model; cameo)*

### Characters Introduced

* Pippa Melon
* Marsha Mello (Shopkins)
* Katy Kicks
* Polli Polish
* Summer Peaches (Shopkins)
* Tiara Sparkles
* Bridie
* Rosie Bloom
* Pretti Pressie and Pineapple Lily
* Cowboys and Cowgirls
* Cocolette *(not named)*
* Roxy Ring *(not named)*
* Emerson *(not named)*
* Kobe *(not named)*
* Cassia *(not named)*
* Carter *(not named)*
* Sloppy Jojo *(one speaks; one cameo)*
* Babette Baguette *(cameo)*
* Pink Suzie Sundae *(cameo)*
* Handbag Harriet *(cameo)*
* Purple Spilt Milk *(cameo)*
* Britney Bag *(cameo)*
* Pommie *(cameo)*
* Ring-a-Rosie *(cameo)*
* The American Breakdown Cranes *(cameos)*
* Charubala *(cameo)*
* Tiara Sparkles' Driver *(cameo)*
* The Batucada Players *(cameos)*

## Locations

* Breezy Point
	+ Tyler's House
		- Brad's Office
		- Tyler's House Station Yard
		- Tyler's Pillow's Shed
		- Tyler's House Yards
	+ Vicarstown
		- Vicarstown Bridge
	+ Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
	+ Ffarquhar
	+ Ffarquhar Quarry
		- Opaletta's Shed
	+ Maron
	+ Breezy Point Search and Rescue Centre
		- The High Bridge
		- Maura
	+ Arlesburgh Harbour
	+ The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's House
	+ Whistling Woods
		- Sara Sushi's Hideout
	+ Crosby Tunnel
	+ Breezy Point China Clay Company
	+ Yolanda's Hill
	+ Brendam Docks
		- Breezy Point Shipping Company
		- Brendam Warehouse
	+ Tidmouth Sheds
	+ Arlesburgh Goods Yard *(fantasy)*
	+ Breezy Point Steamworks *(portrait)*
	+ The Lead Mines *(indirectly mentioned)*
	+ Harwick *(map only)*
	+ Arlesburgh West *(map only)*
	+ Arlesdale *(map only)*
	+ Ulfstead Castle *(map only)*
	+ Tidmouth *(map only)*
	+ Wellsworth *(map only)*
	+ Blue Mountain Quarry *(map only)*
	+ Ballahoo *(map only)*
	+ Norramby *(map only)*
	+ Vicarstown Dieselworks *(map only)*
	+ Breezy Point Castle *(map only)*
* The Mainland
	+ Buckingham Palace
	+ Big Ben
	+ The Small Mart *(mentioned)*
	+ The Great Railway Show *(mentioned)*
	+ Barrow-in-Furness *(map only)*
* Cass County
	+ Cass Lake
* Pike Bay Township
* Deer River Township
	+ Chippewa National Forest
	+ Deer River Railway Shunting Yard
	+ The Deer River Station
* Grand Rapids
	+ Grand Rapids Railway Shunting Yard
	+ Pippa Melon's Old Shed *(mentioned)*
* Saint Louis County
	+ Duluth
* Cambridge Township
	+ Cambridge
		- Main Street
	+ Cambridge Junction Forest
* Chisago County
	+ Rush City
* Washington County
	+ Forest Lake
* Hennepin County
	+ North Branch
	+ Running Aces Casino
	+ Saint Paul
		- Red Cow Saint Paul
	+ Minnesota State Fairgrounds
	+ White Bear Lake *(photo only)*
* Sherburne County
	+ Elk River
	+ Pine Tree Runby
	+ Rum River
	+ The First Sherburne County Station
	+ The Sherburne County Bridge
	+ Big Lake
	+ Saint Cloud
* Brainerd
	+ Brainerd Railway Shunting Yard
	+ Brainerd Water Tower *(map only)*
* Italy
	+ Leaning Tower of Pisa
	+ The Colosseum
	+ Venice *(mentioned)*
* Russia
	+ Red Square
* France *(map only)*
	+ Eiffel Tower *(map only)*
* Easter Island
* Australia *(map only)*
	+ The Outback *(map only)*
	+ Uluru *(map only)*
* Antarctica *(map only)*
* Niger *(map only)*
* Japan *(photo)*
	+ Tokyo *(photo)*
* Misty Island *(mentioned)*
* Ireland *(mentioned)*

## Cast

* John Hasler as Tyler *(UK)*
* Joseph May as Tyler *(US)*
* Anna Quick as Berry Jars 'n' Jam
* Hayley Stone as Bea Spells-a-Lot
* Kate Murphy as Yolanda Yo-Yo, Yvonne Scone, Kylie Cone, Joanie Donut, Apple Blossom, Cherie Tomatoe, Posh Pear, Tayler Tee, Connie Console, Roxy Ring and Fortune Stella
* Keith Wickham as Harold *(UK)*, Captain and Mr. Percival *(UK)*
* Kerry Shale as Harold *(US)*, Mr. Percival *(US)* and Polari
* Jason Sudeikis as Red
* Richard Ridings as Brad
* Bryn McAuley as Sydney
* John Stocker as Captain Toad
* Rob Rackstraw as Big Mickey, the Thin Clergyman and the Cass County Race Announcer
* Bella Orman as Mari Golden Petals
* Teresa Gallagher as Nina Noodles, Polli Polish, Sloppy Jojo and Cassia
* Carlos Alazraqui as Tyler's Pillow
* Rasmus Hardiker as Choc
* Lauren Ladoceur as Sprinkle Spice Cookie and Pippa Melon (Arielle Tuliao as Pippa Melon's singing voice)
* Matt Wilkinson as Chip, Cranky *(UK)* and Carter
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky *(US)*
* Lauren Ruff as Pineapple Lily and Bridie
* Jessica Young as Sunny Side Up
* Tim Whitnall as the Moai Head
* Jules de Jongh as Cocolette
* Calista Schmidt as Crumbs Sugar Cookie
* Lucy Montgomery as Carly and the Cowgirls
* Dan Li as Yong Bao
* Gabriel Porras as Emerson, the Coffee Trucks and Various Cambridge Township Voices
* Tara Strong as Summer Peaches and Marsha Mello
* Abubakar Salim the African Troublesome Trucks, Kobe and Various American Voices
* Richie Campbell as the African Troublesome Trucks and Various American Voices
* Akiya Henry as the African Troublesome Trucks and Various American Voices
* Chipo Chung as the African Troublesome Trucks and Various American Voices
* Dona Adwera as Various American Voices
* Deborah Gatton as Tiara Sparkles
* Christine Marie Cabanos as Pretti Pressie
* Ali Yuman as Rosie Bloom
* Christopher Ragland as the Cowboys
* Doug Erholtz as Wally Water *(uncredited)*
* Maddie Taylor as Vivian
* Andrew Sabiston as Yoshi *(uncredited)*

## Songs

* Where in the State is Tyler?
* Wake Up
* Enda Ulale
* We're Friends
* Free and Easy
* Sometimes You Make a Friends
* We're Friends (Reprise)

## Bonus Features

### UK/IRL/US/AUS/NZ

* **Music Videos**
* **Meet the Characters!** - Pippa Melon, Cocolette, Tiara Sparkles and Yong Bao

## Trivia

* This film ties in with the twenty-second series.
* This film scored a 20% on Rotten Tomatoes and is the lowest score of any Tyler's Adventures movie.
* This special takes place between Journey Beyond Breezy Point and the twenty-second series; as a result, this is the first production under the new rebrand.
* This is the third musical special, the first being The Great Race, and the second being Journey Beyond Breezy Point.
* This is the longest direct-to-DVD film to date at a total runtime of eighty minutes. It is also the second-longest Tyler's Adventures production after Tyler to the Rescue at 85 minutes (110 minutes if left uncut).
* The spine on the DVD release of this special reuses an image of Tyler from the previous film, Journey Beyond Breezy Point.
* Lauren Ladoceur, Arielle Tuliao, Debbie Gatton, Dan Li, Gabriel Porras, Tara Strong, Lauren Ruff, Abubakar Salim, Richie Campbell, Akiya Henry, Chipo Chung and Dona Adwera join the voice cast.
* Part of the original theme is recreated when Tyler, Pippa Melon and Tiara Sparkles rescue the train as a danger theme.
* This special is the first of several things:
	+ The first special in the US not to get released on DVD until a year after.
	+ The first film fully animated by Jam Filled Toronto.
	+ The first *Tyler's Adventures* production without Mark Moraghan since he was cast as the narrator in 2013.
	+ The first time a new Human Team member is introduced since the seventh series episode, Mari's New Coaches.
	+ The first time where characters numbered 1-12 speak since Breezy Point's Legend of the Lost Treasure, as well as being the first time since said special to introduce a new character to work in Breezy Point.
	+ The first special in which Matt Wilkinson voiced Chip since Kate Murphy's departure from the series at some point in 2017 or 2018.
	+ The first and only special in which Tim Whitnall voices Choc.
	+ The first special in which the Breezy Point Steamworks does not appear since its introduction in Hero of the Town. However, it was present in the background of a portrait of Mystabella from the thirteenth series episode, Apple's Parcel inside Brad's office. A portrait of Tyler from the thirteenth series episode, Creaky Cranky is also seen there.
	+ Yong Bao, Connie Console, Crumbly and Cupcake Queen's first appearances since their debuts in The Great Race.
	+ Yong Bao, Big Mickey and the Thin Clergyman's first speaking roles in a special. It also marks Yong Bao's first speaking role in the main franchise.
	+ Joanie Donut's first and only appearance in the series rather than an online promotional video.
	+ The first DVD released in the US since Christmas in Breezy Point.
	+ The first US DVD since Tyler to the Rescue to include subtitles.
	+ The first DVD released in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland since Wobbly Wheels and Whistles.
	+ The first special dubbed in Swedish, Danish and Finnish since Tale of the Brave.
	+ The first special dubbed in Norwegian since Breezy Point's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
	+ The first special not released on DVD in South Korea since King of the Town.
	+ The first special not showed on theatrical in South Korea since Day of the Friends.
	+ The first special not dubbed the songs in South Korea since Day of the Friends.
	+ The first special where Shin Yong-u, Um Sang-hyun, Jeon Tae-yeol and Kim Eun-a as part of the voice cast in South Korea since King of the Town.
	+ The first special that the word "Mainland" is translated in Korean since King of the Town.
	+ The first special production dubbed in Tamil and Telugu.
	+ The first Tyler's Adventures production without a narrator, a feature that will return in the reboot.
	+ The first time a subway was mentioned in the show.
	+ The first special since Calling All Characters! to have an exclamation mark in its title.
* This special was also the first time for many crew members:
	+ Tigh Walker's first production as art director.
	+ Shannon Nettleton's first production as executive in charge of production.
	+ Sarah Serata's first production as production supervisor.
	+ Meagan Borosch's first production as assistant production manager.
	+ Mike Kirkwood's first production as assistant editor.
	+ Alexandra Morgan's first production as on-line editor.
	+ Holly Churches' first production as post-production coordinator.
	+ Flynn Jarvis' first production as production intern.
	+ The Royal African Society's first production as cultural consultant.
* This special also marks the only occurrences of a many things:
	+ The only appearances of Marsha Mello, Katy Kicks, Cocolette, Britney Bag, Polli Polish, Sloppy Jojo, the Female Breakdown Crane (not counting a mentioned appearance in Runaway Car), Bridie, Rosie Bloom, Pretti Pressie, Pineapple Lily, Kobe, Carter, Tiara Sparkles' Driver and the Cowboys and Cowgirls.
	+ The only film in which Forest Evergreen, Marabel Music Player, Mitzy Oven Mitt and Swirly Shirley do not appear since their introductions in the eighteenth series and Breezy Point's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
	+ The only film where Winona Wedding Cake appears without Betty Bouquet.
	+ Pippa Melon and Carly's only appearances in the original series special.
	+ Big Mickey's only speaking role in a special.
	+ Joanie Donut, Pommie and the Male American Breakdown Crane's only appearances in a special.
	+ The only film to have Micaela Winter as producer, as well as the last special written by Andrew Brenner, prior to their departures from The MilanToon Channel in 2018.
	+ The only film to not have any narration.
	+ The only special to have Baek Kyung-hoon and Lee Je-in as part of the voice cast in South Korea. While being the only production not to do so until the reboot, Tyler's Adventures: All Humans Go!
* This special marks the last of many things:
	+ Kylie Cone, Wally Water, Cherie Tomatoe, Joanie Donut, Crumbly, Opaletta, Sunny Screen, the Breezy Point Brass Band, the Fat Clergyman, the Male Puppet Show Entertainer, the Ffarquhar Stationmaster and his Family and Sailor John's last appearances, although Sunny Screen is only mentioned in the twenty-fourth series episode, Boni Bonsai on the Rails Again and Cherie Tomatoe was only indirectly mentioned in the twenty-second series episode, Hunt the Truck.
	+ Berry Jars 'n' Jam, Captain Toad, Crumbs Sugar Cookie, Kylie Cone, Wally Water, Yoshi, Choc, Chip, Fortune Stella, Sunny Side Up, Blow Fly, Foxy Lemons, Scum Gum, Winona Wedding Cake, Cherie Tomatoe, Nina Noodles, Crumbly, Connie Console, Cupcake Queen, Yong Bao, Vivian, Opaletta, Sparky, Flicker, Admiral Bobbery, Tayler Tee, Posh Pear, Blue Luma, Sprinkle Spice Cookie, Sunny Screen, Winston, Bree Birthday Cake, Red, Captain, Big Mickey and Sailor John's last appearances in a special.
	+ Tyler, Bea Spells-a-Lot, Yolanda Yo-Yo, Sydney, Apple Blossom, Polari, Tyler's Pillow, Troublesome Trucks, Harold, Cranky and Brad's last appearances in the original series special.
	+ Mari Golden Petals' last speaking role in a special until The Mystery of Lookout Mountain in All Humans Go.
	+ Bea Spells-a-Lot, Sydney, Tyler's Pillow and Harold's last speaking roles in a special.
	+ Winona Wedding Cake's last appearance until the twenty-fourth series episode, Tyler and the Royal Character.
	+ Mr. Percival, the Small Controller, and Yoshi's last appearances until the twenty-fourth series episode, The Great Little Railway Show, as well as Yoshi's last speaking role.
	+ The last appearance of the Breezy Point China Clay Company, not counting being mentioned in Hunt the Truck.
	+ The final Tyler's Adventures film and feature-length special in the CGI era, as for the next 2 years, the specials are double length episodes until feature-length specials were re-introduced in the reboot, Tyler's Adventures: All Humans Go!
	+ The final original series DVD release and therefore the final original series physical home media release in the US.
	+ The final special made entirely in CGI.
* This special aired on TV:
	+ On Nickelodeon US on 7th September 2018 and on Treehouse TV on 13th October 2018. The special later re-aired on Nick Jr. in the US on 13th September 2018 and on 19th April 2019.
	+ On ABC Kids in Australia on Christmas Eve 2018.
	+ On Milkshake! in the UK on New Year's Day 2019.
	+ On Disney Channel in India, the Where in the World is Tyler? song and Cass Lake scene are removed, because it heard the song in the end credits.
	+ On the RTÉ Jr block on RTÉ 2 in Ireland, the special aired on Saturday 17 August 2019 from 8:25am-10:00am.
* A CGI recreation of a scene of the second series episode, Tyler Comes to Breakfast is used during the song, "Where in the State is Tyler?" as references to said episode, the first series episodes, Tyler and the Trucks, The Sad Story of Bea Spells-a-Lot and Down the Mine, the second series episode, Apple Takes the Plunge, the third series episode, Captain Toad's Tightrope, the fourth series episode, Bulldog, the seventh series episode Apple Gets it Right, the seventeenth series episode, Tyler's Shortcut, and the specials, Hero of the Town, Misty Island Rescue, and Journey Beyond Breezy Point are made.
* A reference to the special, The Great Race is made.
* A reused voice clip of Rob Rackstraw from the Meet the Contenders videos is used for the Cass County Race Announcer.
* Pictures of the Suddery Coastal Village from the third series and of Kylie Cone and Wally Water with the pirate ship from Breezy Point's Legend of the Lost Treasure, along with an edited picture of Skiff and Sailor John from the latter, with John made to look like another sailor and Skiff being recoloured red with his face removed, appear inside the Red Cow in Saint Paul. Another reference to Breezy Point's Legend of the Lost Treasure is made during the song "Where In the State is Tyler?" when Apple Blossom is thinking that he fell into the ocean due to passing a danger sign.
* Re-textures of Berry Jars 'n' Jam, Bea Spells-a-Lot, Yoshi, Dolly Donut, Lola Roller Blade, Captain Zoom, Queen Cake, the Mainland Shopkins, Peppa-Mint, Marabel Music Player, Judy/Jerome, Rockin' Broc, Carly and Big Mickey appear.
* Red is heard singing Somebody Has to be the Favourite before Tiara Sparkles races past him.
* The scrap character that Cocolette was talking about was reused from Marabel Music Player's model.
* Tiara Sparkles breaks the fourth wall at the beginning of the film by winking at the camera and saying "G'day!" to the audience.
* Sailor John's model is reused for one of the patrons at the Red Cow in Saint Paul.
* The special was nominated by the 2019 Kidscreen Awards for the Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie.
* This special aired in a private cinema on the NSW/VIC border of Australia.
* A deleted scene shows that Connie Console mistook Tiara Sparkles for a sun worshipper and shows her what their faces look like once she deploys the Aztec calendar around her face. The view made Tiara Sparkles wait anxiously for the green signal. It is unknown why it was cut. However, it was possibly cut due to being offensive to some viewers.
* According to *The Fan Carpet*, the film took twenty-one months to produce, nine months to animate and took over 9,500 hours of animation to complete. As such, this production took the longest time out of any *Tyler's Adventures* production to date, to which possibly started in mid-2016 and ended in February 2018.
* The US DVD is the last released under the name of Mattel Creations before being renamed to Mattel Television.
* During "Wake Up", Tyler could be seen with grey smoke forming a cloud above him, a reference to the gloom cloud in many cartoons.
* Ajim's Owner can be heard singing a verse of "This is the Way the Ladies Ride" during the Chippewa National Forest scene.
* In prototype biographies of Cocolette, it is said that Tyler saved her after she was abandoned. However, this is sort of swapped, as Cocolette saves Tyler after his crash.
* An official Tyler's Adventures magazine incorrectly states that Tyler meets Rubie Blaze on the Mainland in the film. This idea was most likely dropped during production.
* In the Korean version of this special:
	+ "'The Great Railway Show" was not translated while The Great Race translated it as "기차 선발 대회." (gicha seonbal daehoe).
	+ Was initially intended to be shown in theaters but instead was released on VOD.
	+ The title was just a transcription to Hangul of the "Big State Adventure."
	+ All seven songs that can be heard in the middle of the movie were not dubbed in Korean, but its English dubbing as it was. The reason for this is because the production team said that it does not tamper the original song that touches the characteristics of each continent, but it is to deliver it to the domestic children's audience.
	+ It was the last special imported, produced and dubbed in Korean by KBS Media in South Korea as well as the last special to have Korean subtitles.
* The characters and the crowd of people cheering welcoming Tyler home could possibly have similarities to the Railway Series book and story Tyler Comes Home.
* The Turkish version deleted some of the scenes from Where in the State is Tyler?
* According to Henning Stegelmann, the German dub of this film was commissioned by Super RTL back in 2018 and Stegelmann wrote the dubbing script, but the project was cancelled due to being too expensive. Months later, *Justbridge Entertainment* acquired the rights and decided to release the film in theatres, starting in January 2020.
* In an early test trailer, several scenes were different and some footage is omitted from the final film, such as:
	+ Tyler meets Pippa Melon near a signal box and a water tower in Grand Rapids.
	+ Tyler pulls the goods train through Minnesota whilst passing a herd of giraffes and a fence.
	+ When Tyler and his goods train are pushed up the Minnesotan hill, several other trucks are included.
	+ Tyler and Pippa Melon passing through the carnival in Brazil.
	+ In Hennepin County, Tyler passes by the Science Museum of Minnesota.
	+ In Sherburne County, Tyler escapes from an avalanche instead of Pippa Melon being trapped in one.
	+ Stock footage from Tale of the Brave and Blue Mountain Mystery is used.
	+ The lighting looks more realistic and a bit more like the lighting in Journey Beyond Breezy Point.
* Red can be heard singing "Somebody Has to be the Favourite" briefly before Tiara Sparkles almost collides with him.

## Goofs

* In both dubs, Doug Erholtz and Andrew Sabiston are not credited for voicing Wally Water and Yoshi.
* At the start of the movie, Tyler was trying to push five tankers, including one that was a different colour from the others. Yet when Tyler crashes them, there are only three, and they are all the same colour. Tyler then has four when Yolanda Yo-Yo states that Breezy Point is his state.
* In the high-angle shot of Tiara Sparkles performing road doughnuts, the signals in the upper right-hand corner are transparent and floating.
* When Tiara Sparkles jumps over the fence near Fortune Stella, her front bumper clips through the rails as she lands. When she lands, her feet stop moving.
* Tayler Tee switches tracks between shots. He should have almost crashed into Fortune Stella, not Tiara Sparkles.
* When Tyler derails the tankers, his side rod does not move, resulting in both it and his feet being out of place.
* In one shot at Tyler's House, the brake van behind Yolanda Yo-Yo's fish trucks disappears.
* A workman uncouples Tyler from the tankers when they are derailed, but in the next scene, he is still coupled to them.
* When at Tyler's House Station, the fish trucks are shown to have no faces, but at Vicarstown Station, they have gained faces.
* At Vicarstown Station, Winona Wedding Cake does not have pupils.
* When Tyler enters Tyler's House Station, the town's road is lopsided.
* "Where in the State is Tyler?" has a few animation errors:
	+ When Apple Blossom enters the yard at the beginning of the song, a loading bay can be seen beside her but in the next shot, it is gone.
	+ In the overhead shot of Tyler's House Yards, Blue Luma, Blow Fly and Sunny Screen's eyes are not animated and appear closed.
	+ During Captain Toad's line in the song, Bree Birthday Cake is grey instead of white.
	+ Although Choc was voiced by Tim Whitnall, Choc's voice sounds much deeper than it does in later instances.
	+ Chip's body has been raised noticeably higher compared to her chassis so her buffers are touching the ones on the truck she was pushing.
* After Pippa Melon says "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings," Tyler's train disappears before the scene changes. Tyler's very long train in this scene has a brake van at the end of the train, but for the rest of the time it is on screen, it is absent.
* In one of the ending scenes of the song, "Wake Up!" visibly, an oil/diesel tanker's wheel clips through its own buffer beam when Pippa Melon gets a close-up.
* When Marsha Mello speaks to Tyler, the paint on Tyler's right tank is chipped.
* In the wide shot of Main Street upon Tyler and Pippa Melon's arrival, the train pulled by the Pink Suzie Sundae has a narrow gauge brake van.
* In the wide shot of Tyler looking at all the coffee trucks, a lamp in the background is floating.
* Tiara Sparkles clips through a bush when she is racing in the Amazon.
* When Connie Console whistles, no steam emits.
* Kobe tells Brad that he loaded Tyler onto the ship to Cambridge Township, when earlier in the special, the faceless grey crane near him was shown to actually be the one loading the characters.
* In some scenes in Rush City in "Free and Easy," Tyler's footplate is blue instead of white.
* In the wide shot of Brad talking to Roxy Ring at Main Street, Cassia and the pink hammerhead crane are missing.
* When Cocolette arrives to rescue Tyler and Tiara Sparkles, her flatbed is in front of her. But when Tyler is preparing to leave, Cocolette's flatbed now is behind her tender.
* When Cocolette says "Happy trails," there is no whistle sound despite her whistle having animated steam.
* When Tyler crashes into Cocolette's train, it shows a brake van at the end, but Cocolette is an American Shoppie, so there should be none.
* When Pippa Melon first hears Tyler calling her name in Saint Cloud, her snowplough is clipping through her buffers.
* When Pippa Melon falls off the cliff, she simply closes her eyes, but the sound designers seemingly mistook this as her whistling and added her whistle sound effect. As a result, no steam emits when she "whistles."
* When Yong Bao saves Tyler and Pippa Melon, the chain between the latter two clips through his snowplough.
* In the UK dub, when Sydney and Mari Golden Petals say, "Welcome to Breezy Point!" they have their US voices.
* The audio for the US DVD is in a lower pitch.
* The US DVD subtitles credit the line "He wouldn't last an hour!" to Tyler's Pillow as opposed to Yvonne Scone.
* In the German audiobook, the narrator refers to Fortune Stella as "Fortune Kipper" and Tidmouth Sheds is called a "garage."
* When Tyler returns to Tyler's House with Pippa Melon, he passes the switching tracks repeatedly.
* A line of trucks in a siding directly besides Tyler disappears in the shot after the trucks say "We're home."
* The wheels on a flatbed on the train of coffee was moving backwards during the "We're Friends" song. It is most noticeable right before the trucks start singing. Sometimes the wheels on the trucks are moving either way too slowly or not moving at all.
* Tyler's feet were moving backwards after he says "Good luck in the rally, Tiara Sparkles."

## Merchandise

Books
* Big State! Big Adventures! (Golden Book)
* Tyler in Cass County/Friends Around the State
* Big State ! Big Adventures! Movie Storybook

Wood
* Pippa Melon
* Yong Bao
* Cocolette
* Tiara Sparkles

Adventures
* Tyler and Tiara Sparkles the Shoppie
* Pippa Melon

TrackMaster
* Tyler and Tiara Sparkles the Shoppie
* Pippa Melon and the Elephant
* Yong Bao the Hero
* Boat and Sea Set
* Turbo Jungle Set
* Around the World 3-Pack

Motor Road and Rail
* Yong Bao
* Tyler and Pippa Melon and Tiara Sparkles Go! Go! Adventure Set

Minis
* Pippa Melon
* Yong Bao

Motorized Railway
* Pippa Melon
* Lola Roller Blade
* Railway Rainbow Mountain Set
* Lola's Busy Day

Railway Pals
* Pippa Melon
* Yong Bao

Mega Bloks
* Pippa Melon
* Travel Sticker Tyler

Tomica
* Pippa Melon
* Tiara Sparkles

Capsule Plarail
* Leaf Funnel Tyler
* Pippa Melon
* Yong Bao
* Racing Tyler
* Grass Painting Tyler
* Tiara Sparkles
* Coffee Bean Truck