Thomas the Tank Engine Series 1

Template:Infobox television seasonThe **first season** of the television series aired between 1984 and 1985 in the UK, and between 1985 and 1986 in the US. Ringo Starr narrated all 26 episodes in the UK, and re-narrated 25 episodes in the US, and George Carlin narrated all 26 episodes in the US.

## Production

All of the stories in were originally written by the Rev. W. Awdry, including a one-off story commissioned by the staff, Thomas' Christmas Party. The stories were then scripted for television by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton. The seven engines introduced in this series became the core of the cast in later episodes. The Pilot for the series was an adaptation of Down the Mine, which was remade entirely when the rest of the episodes were shot.

## Episodes

### Cancelled episodes

 A low budget, pre-production test pilot episode was produced to pitch the series to several networks. The pilot was based on the Railway Series story Down the Mine and differed from the final aired version. After the series was green-lighted by ITV the episode was later refilmed and aired as the twenty-fifth episode of the first season.

## Characters

### Characters Introduced

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Troublesome Trucks
* Terence
* Bertie
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Mrs. Kyndley
* The Ffarquhar Policeman
* The Butler
* Jeremiah Jobling (*not named*)
* Lady Hatt (*not named; does not speak*)

## Notes

* When first broadcasted in 1984 on ITV, two episodes were compiled into one ten minute block with the nameboard sequence featured in between. The stories were then shown individually. They were also shown this way on Cartoon Network, Nick Jr, ABC and several VHS releases.
* This is the first season in which music was composed using the Roland Jupiter 6 synthesizer.
* This season has the most editing errors and revealing mistakes when restored.
* Most of the season's scripts were partially Fix for the US versions.
* George Carlin’s First Season As The Narrator in the US.
* Ringo Starr's First Season As The Narrator in the UK and in the US.
* This is the only season of a few things:
	+ The only season where all the episodes are adapted from the Reverend W. Awdry's stories.
	+ The only season to be released on Betamax.
	+ The only season where lead was used to create the human characters. From the second season onwards, all human characters were made from resin, so they could move around more easily.
	+ The only season where the trucks have their faces imbedded into their bodies. From the 2 season onward, the trucks have moulded faces, although some 1 season style trucks appeared in some episodes of that season.

## Opening

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## Merchandise Gallery

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