Annie and Clarabel

This article is about **Annie and Clarabel**. You may be looking for **Annie** or **Clarabel**.

## Annie and Clarabel

* 2010
* 2004
* 2003
* 1988

## Details:

### Active:

1988-2012 (UK)
1989-2001, 2004-2012 (AUS)
1997-2001, 2004-2012 (US)

### Ranges:

ERTL 1:64 Scale Range
The ERTL Collection
Take Along
Take-n-Play

### Portrait Number:

13 (1993)
11 (STS)
20 (2002)

### Item Number:

1015 (ERTL)
34435 (ERTL; TATMR packaging)
LC76114 (TA)
R8864 (TNP)

### Asst. Number:

R8863 (TNP)

**Annie and Clarabel** are Thomas's loyal coaches. They have often released together, although in Take Along and Take-n-Play they were also sold individually as Annie and Clarabel.

## Product Description

### **1993 ERTL collector card**

*Annie and Clarabel (Thomas' faithful coaches) were given to Thomas as a reward for proving himself to be a Really Useful Engine. They are much loved but have both seen better days.*

*Annie only carries passengers. She is always pulled by Thomas and travels facing him.*

*Clarabel is a 'composite' coach. She has 2 sections, 1 for passengers, and the other for luggage and the Guard. Clarabel always travels facing away from Thomas.*

### **Historical Note**

*Annie and Clarabel were probably bought secondhand from 1 of the railways on the mainland. They are wooden-bodied and were probably converted from 6 wheelers to bogie coaches after they came to the Island.*

### **Shining Time Station collector card**

#### **collector card No. 11**

*Ever-faithful as Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel have captured our heart as favorites on the railway.*

#### **collector card No. 12**

*Annie and Clarabel are Thomas's faithful coaches. Note: Annie has a round mouth and Clarabel has a cresent shaped mouth.*

### **2002 ERTL collector card**

*Annie and Clarabel (Thomas' faithful coaches) were given to Thomas as a reward for proving himself to be a Really Useful Engine. Annie carries passengers, but Clarabel can also carry freight.*

### **2004 US Take Along collector card**

*Name: Annie & Clarabel*

*Color(s): Brown*

*Bio: Annie & Clarabel, Thomas' faithful coaches, are much loved, but have both seen better days. Annie only carries passengers. She is pulled by Thomas.*

## Timeline

* 1988 (pin-hook couplings, plastic design, bright orange livery, white roofs, Britt Allcroft licensing, made in China)
* 2001 (Gullane licensing)
* 2003 (U-hook rear couplings; only available in the UK)
* 2004 (two-way magnets, diecast design, detailed interiors, metal roofs, white wheels, red buffer beams, names embossed on chassis; only available at Target until 2005)
* 2006 (names printed on chassis)
* 2008 (plastic roofs)
* 2010 (updated details, CG style faces, black running boards)

## Variants

* Miniature Annie and Clarabel from Thomas, Annie and Clarabel and 4-Piece Adventure Playset
* Annie and Clarabel with banners from Saved You! 4 Pack (cancelled)

## Availability

* Thomas with Annie and Clarabel
* Percy with Annie and Clarabel
* Thomas Playset
* 5 Pack (Shining Time Station)
* Deluxe Playtrack
* Thomas Starter Set
* Starter Set
* 12 Piece Super Set
* Thomas and Friends Ultimate Gift Pack
* Five Pack 1
* Gift Set 5
* Thomas Carry Case Set (2008-2009)
* Favorite Friends 3 Pack with Thomas

## Trivia

* Annie and Clarabel's ERTL models were reused for the Old Coaches.
* Annie and Clarabel's 1993 ERTL collector card refers to them as bogie coaches, despite their models only having 4 wheels. This could be referring to the Railway Series where they are bogie coaches as opposed to the tv series where they are 4 wheel coaches.
* Annie and Clarabel's ERTL models were only sold in packs and sets on the US until 1997.
* Annie and Clarabel are the only characters of a few things:
	+ The only ERTL characters not updated following the switch from sticker to molded faces as they had printed faces.
	+ The only characters with two Shining Time Station collector cards.
	+ And the only coaches made in the Take Along and Take-n-Play ranges.
* Annie and Clarabel's second Shining Time Station collector card mentions that they have round and crescent shaped mouths (the latter is mistakenly written as *cresent*). This is a reference to how Annie was usually depicted with a shocked face in merchandise at the time.
* Annie and Clarabel's ERTL Collection portrait depicts them with grey chassis's and wheels.

## Gallery

Prototype Annie and Clarabel1988-2003 Annie and Clarabel1988-1989 Annie and Clarabel box1990-1993 Annie and Clarabel box1992 prototype Annie and Clarabel1993-2000 Annie and Clarabel box1993-2000 Annie and Clarabel collector card2000-2002 Annie and Clarabel boxAnnie and Clarabel in Thomas and the Magic Railroad box2002-2004 Annie and Clarabel box2002-2004 Annie and Clarabel collector card2003-2004 Annie and ClarabelPrototype Annie and ClarabelTake Along/Prototype Take-n-Play Annie and ClarabelTake-n-Play Annie and Clarabel
### Variants

Miniature Annie and ClarabelAdventures Annie and Clarabel