The Missing Coach (Reconstruction - UK) 

Hi all! Ahead of the premiere of our reconstruction of ‘The Missing Coach’, I just wanted to say a few things. Firstly, please do not go into this expecting a 100% accurate depiction of what could have been. The script for the lost episode is likely in Mattel’s archives or in the possession of a collector, so we had to guess what would’ve made the cut from the original books as well as how it could’ve been depicted. This included altering or removing several scenes and lines of dialogue to ensure that the reconstruction was 4 minutes and 30 seconds like the other episodes of Series 2, so don’t be surprised if some things didn’t make it in. We’ve also tried to be as accurate to Series 2 as we can, but some shots have been taken from Series 3 out of necessity since nothing similar exists for Series 2. Please keep that in mind. Secondly, I want to give a massive thank you to Thomas and TUGS Man, GermanOfSodor, Tidmouth Milk, trainsandtugs and Percy66 c for their contributions to the project. They’ve been incredible and without them, this wouldn’t have been possible. Thirdly, I do plan on going back and updating this over time, especially if higher quality images from the story are released to the public, or more unlikely, the original script or some footage. For now though, I hope you enjoy ‘The Missing Coach’ and I can’t wait to hear what you think! If you have any questions regarding the reconstruction, please reply to this thread and I’ll answer them in a video response later down the line! UPDATE 06/09/20: Pre-production on a 'Gordon Goes Foreign' reconstruction is now underway. I'm currently scouring through clips from the TV series that are a close match for the book illustrations and developing a rough storyboard. It may be some time before it comes out, but if I could get uhhhhhhhhh 1K subscribers then I'll make it a top priority video and try and get it out asap. Thanks chiefs.

This is one of the best reconstructions of The Missing Coach that I've ever seen.

This is an absolutely excellent reconstruction of what The Missing Coach would've been like had it made it to television. Whilst it was disappointing that the episode was scrapped during production, I CAN understand why Britt Allcroft axed it. I understood the plot fine when I read the story when I was a kid, but it may not have translated well onto television. All these rare photos over the years - especially over the last few days - have been amazing. And it does give me hope one day that the lost footage itself may actually see the light of day somehow. Efforts to reconstruct the episode via computer simulations, models, photos & footage from other episodes...they've all resulted in many RU-vid recreations that have ranged from genuinely-great to poor. THIS ONE is one of the best, guys! Be proud of your work and all your efforts! And seriously...KUDOS to those who found these extremely rare production shots.

What a splendid adaptation, and what genius editing you did here!

This is amazing! You've nailed Ringo Starr's voice as well!

If you got Ringo Starr to narrate this then that would make truly make it feel like it was done in the 80s.

This is very impressive work on how "The Missing Coach" would be a TV episode.

For a moment, I thought that actually WAS Ringo Starr narrating, as if you found lost audio or something.

This is amazing work Sigh” I wish this was in Season 2

It's really impressive that you got this into 4:30. I've seen a lot of versions of this episode fail to do that. Great stuff. Finding out there are more pictures blew my mind. It really seemed like they filmed the whole episode. Wish they would do a special "Lost Episode" edit and bring back Ringo Starr. EDIT: That said, I can see why they shelved it. It's hard to explain the tender switch in such a brief amount of time in a way that kids can understand. It's a shame though.

At the beginning I actually thought Ringo was talking, Great narration man!

I almost had a heart attack when i saw this. I was like: OH MY GOD WAS THIS EPISODE FOUND!?

you had me surprised at the beginning, because for a minute i thought it was ringo star who was voicing.

With only a minute left I was worried how this would end. Hands down my favorite missing coach recreation within the constraints of the tv series time frame. Excellent work!

When I saw the stills of Donald with Douglas’s tender uncoupled I didn’t know how that would look, it just looked so weird. Yet now! It seems like I’ve watched the entire episode! I have you to thank for that

Nice! That is a spot-on Ringo Starr Voice!

This is very good, mate you are very talented, mate.

So the original episode was cancelled cause allcroft thought it was too confusing for kids (I assume the tender swap) but this creation is perfectly understandable and watchable and actually astounds me that the original crew couldn’t have thought of this. Nice job Obornom👍

Great episode: 82/100 Nice to see a piece of lost media adapted!

This is gonna be great

BRUH this is AMAZING I mostly Like the missing coach going along with Thomas 10/10 dude you did a great job you’ve definitely earned a sub

Happy to help with this, turned out great

I literally thought it was Ringo Starr's voice. Incredible job.

The fat controller pic is from saved from scrap the fat controller at the yards and the station is Duck Takes In Charge

When you listen closely to the kind of narration it's not like any other episode

Dang. That's the best Ringo Starr impression I've ever heard. Props. Nice mix of images and stock footage.

This was great Tidmouth did a great job at the narration and I’m more than happy to have helped out on the animation of the eyes and the editing the scenes with Thomas and the Special Coach 😁

Mate, nice job squeezing Hullo Twins & The Missing Coach together into the same episode all within the span of the 4-minute-30-seconds time slot!

This is a great reconstruction and showcases (perhaps) why it was cut. Between introducing the twins, having Duck show them around, the confrontation with Gordon and Henry, and the Special Coach, it really is too much to fit into 4:30. In fact, the titular coach doesn't even get mentioned until halfway through the episode. Cutting the Gordon/Henry bit may have been the answer. It does feel breathless for the format.

spot on chap this is jolly good

I legit thought Ringo was narrating at first. This was amazing!

yo that ringo starr voice is spot on! the first 2 seconds it literally sounds like ringo actually was narrating

That Ringo Starr narration is almost spot on.

Definitely the best reconstruction on RU-vid. Hopefully, someone out there is a good George Carlin impersonator for the US version. It's too bad we can't have the real George Carlin, since he's been dead for 12 years. Unlike The Missing Coach, Gordon Goes Foreign was _never_ in production for budget reasons. While Big City Engine would've used a modified version of Henry's model, they would've had to build a scale replica of King's Cross Station, which would've costed too much.

This the best aproximation until the episode someday surfaces. Though I don’t think Ringo’s narration was ever recorded.

Great reconsturction of the missing coach episode, within the 4 and a half minute time slot as well. nice work.

Try “Gordon goes foreign”.

"Engines have numbers inspector? We bought number 57646, send the other one back" was forgotten

Now all we need is a US dub and the episode will be complete

Oh my gosh this is amazing it literally feels like it’s the actual thing and the animations or whatever you did a great job with that too I don’t know what to say amazing .... it art LOL but seriously amazing job 10.1/10

You know what this reminds me of? It reminds me of those reconstructions of missing Dr Who episodes that used telesnaps and the original audio. Except this one had less to work with (Snapshots, some footage used from other episodes and no original audio). Overall, its a pretty good visualisation of what could have been.

This was really well put together and I love you were able to make it the same length as an actual episode. I can tell you and the others did the very best you could with what was available.

This was a good recreation! I’m happy to learn the opening to Saved from Scrap was actually from this episode and just overall see more screen shots. This is the best thing out of 2020 for me so far. Thank you for making this! Your Ringo impression is great!

It's ironic that The Fact Controller called Donald a goods engine. When he and Douglas were built to pull passenger trains, hence their basis.

Now the editing is amazing

You guys put a lot of effort into this to make The Missing Coach look like a real episode!

This reminds me of a video I saw ten years ago where someone put the RWS audiobook narration over already existing shots from the series. I'm glad it can now be reconstructed more accurately thanks to those new images

That idea of D&D at Tidmouth confronting the big engines is such an awesome scene I'd love to see. They definitely have the most backbone of all the classic engines and wouldn't take that from them

Yes, I think this is gonna be the closest we’re gonna get.

OMG,your Ringo Starr impression is spot on!

Hey this was pretty good! Good job

Excellent well done video Orbonom. Sorry i missed the premiere.

This is just a fanmade embodiment of my childhood thank you so much

You absolutely nailed the Ringo Star impression even I can’t do it that well! I am blown away you were able to make the episode from the sources

Really well done, guys! I was imagining something like this the other day, and it’s pretty similar. If I had to nitpick, I’d remove the tug-boat Annie line as it’s a bit dated. But still, awesome!

That’s some great work you have here.

Impressive. I can imagine the actual episode being like this.

Great editing no doubt about it, but the thing that made my jaw drop was the narration... I honestly thought for a second Ringo Starr was speaking parts of this, it made the whole episode feel very real! Well done

Amazing video and I like this version

I am so excited

Great work! I especially like the editing!

This was really well done.

Great Work there Orbonom!, Really Like How you added Footages from other Season 2 Episodes, and I especially Love the Eye animations How You Included them.

One of the best videos i have ever seen

Out of curiosity, were you able to understand the ending where the twins swapped tenders with Donald leaving and Douglas staying behind with Donald's tender? Only curious because it was the reason it got cancelled since it would be confusing for kids.

Literally thought Ringo Starr was narrating at the beginning! Fantastic work!

Wow who narrated this creative adaptation, it's very similar to Ringo Starr and I like it!

Love this

This is a truly excellent reconstruction. It's easy to see why this episode was skipped, though. It's rather dull compared to some of the others in series 2.

Okay I was honestly fooled by the narrating at the beginning thinking it was real lol

I never thought anybody would find more Missing Coach scenes!

Awesome Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends The Original Series Episode. Thanks Mate. X

You did a fantastic job with it.

Woah he actually sounds like the narrator 🤯

The good old days when we use celluloid sheets, camera photographs, and also only having one voice acotr

You did a great job recreating this episode, and you've nailed Ringo Starr's voice perfectly!

Wow, that completely blew me away! Bravo!

What a great Ringo Starr narration type voice that is. Well done!

a well done episode I would say!

Excellent Job! This would give those a prime example of what the episode would have been like. You sound a lot like Ringo Starr!

Excellent editing and narration

That was the best missing coach adaptation i’ve ever seen! Great job!

Tell Mattel and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment to release this with a rerelease of the complete 1st season dvd.

Omg this is too convincing to be a real episode!!! Awesome job!!

They could have done a second one explaining why they ended up on sodor then enter the known series

I love the way you put Gordon’s even shocked face!

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a fantastic Recreation of the lost episode!! The editing, Music, and Sfx, were all on point! Well done for everyone working on this! I myself am working for a recreation of the episode. As its stands now, i don't even come close to your quick editing recreation. xD A fantastic job done! c:

That was amazing!!!

I remembered Thomas and Friends Season 2 but I never knew there's an extra missing episode that was never released like :The Missing Coach.

Just before the evolution of this series, they're still the adorable Scottish twins everyone's come to love. And your Ringo Starr impersonation is just spot-on. Pardon me if I had forgotten to comment on that.

Donald and Douglas are both my favourite twin engines in Thomas and friends series since they appear back in Season 2, I even like their theme song. Still I wished I could have seen more of Donald and Douglas in each episodes for the rest of Thomas and friends before CGI has ended and replace with Season 25 in reboot.

I Like How This Is Exactly Something That The Show Will Do, Also You Sound Like Ringo Starr, Good Job!

Awdry was a genius. And we do not understand geniuses or their ideas a lot of the time. And he was a true genius because he understood what on earth was Donalds and Douglass plan. True genius.....

This was amazing! Great job with this!

This is terrific

Wow! This is incredible! All those pictures you found tell me that the "Missing Coach" episode was closer to completion than previously thought. I don't know how much (if any) remains to be seen, but you've done a great job with what you've found. What a find!

This is fantastic, good job 👏

Oooof the Scottish accent is on point 👏🏼 this is an amazing reconstruction, well done!!

Perfect this should be on the Thomas RU-vid channel and be a ofishol episode