TUGS The Greatest Show You've Never Seen - An In Depth Analysis of Thomas' Sister Series

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*THIS VIDEO IS A RE-UPLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL posted on October 16, 2021.
Join me as I talk for 2 hours about talking tugboats.
Find the Behind the Scenes photos here ▸ bit.ly/3AGC9La
Follow The TUGS Project on Twitter ▸ / thetugsproject
The TUGS Iceberg Explained - Thomas’ Sister Series ▸ • The TUGS Iceberg Expla...
With special thanks to:
The Star Switcher @TheStarSwitcher
John Hayes @JHRawks
MKtheInstrumentalist @MK_inst
BvSwasGood @DTNGE
tug97 @thetug97
Gio @FoduckVigilant
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
4:32 How They Made It: Tugs’ Production History
23:02 Heroes vs. Zeroes: The Cast of Tugs
45:19 Every Episode Reviewed & Ranked
1:21:42 What is the Correct Episode Order?
1:32:09 Tugs’ Biggest Problem and Its Ultimate Fate
1:43:52 In the Afterlife: Where the Tugs are Now
1:53:45 Ending
♫ MUSIC:
/0:23 TUGS - The Extended Theme (Sizzle Cover) - John Hayes, MKtheInstrumentalist
/2:02 TUGS Theme Song Instrumental - Mike O’Donnell, Junior Campbell
/3:03 Tugs - The Full Ending Theme - Ace of Trains Music
/4:33 “Sunshine” Opening: Bigg City Port and the Star Tugs - Ace of Trains Music
/5:42 Steam Gardens - Super Mario Odyssey OST
/12:36 Warmth - Home
/18:51 Starry Sky - Rosentwig
/23:02 Mario Kart 64 - Rainbow Road [Remix] - Qumu
/29:51 Super Mario Galaxy: Buoy Base Galaxy Jazz Cover - insaneintherainmusic
/35:46 Pigstep (Minecraft) Jazz Arrangement (feat. Lena Raine) - insaneintherainmusic
/45:20 Fly Me to the Groove - Eagle Eyed Tiger
/51:17 Super Mario Sunshine - Isle Delfino - The OneUps
/52:42 Pokemon DPPt: Hearthome City Bossa Nova Jazz Arrangement (feat. Snarky) - insaneintherainmusic
/55:23 Super Mario 3D World - World Bowser [Cover] - Blue Brew Music
/1:00:12 Pokemon (Pokemon Center) - Blue Brew Music
/1:02:43 Top Hat and the Collapsing Bridge - Ace of Trains Music
/1:03:50 The Dangerous Rescue Theme - Ace of Trains Music
/1:04:53 Bomberman Hero - Redial - Game & Sound
/1:07:55 Ghosts Opening Theme - Ace of Trains Music
/1:09:15 The Galleon - Ace of Trains Music
/1:11:35 Boomer’s Theme - MKtheInstrumentalist
/1:12:09 Feeling Fine - Duncan Lamont
/1:15:10 Johnny Cuba’s Arrival - Ace of Trains Music
/1:17:09 Mario KartL Sherbert Land Orchestra - Christmas Calendar - ClefferNotes
/1:19:02 Silver Snow Story - Kirby Triple Deluxe OST
/1:20:21 Across the Sea Instrumental - Mike O’Donnell, Junior Campbell
/1:21:42 Super Maro 64: Bob-omg Battlefield Funk Arrangement - insaneintherainmusic
/1:32:09 Peace & Tranqulity - A Hat in Time OST
/1:38:46 Salty’s Lighthouse Theme Song - Chase Rucker Productions
/1:40:41 Puggsy - Matt Furniss
/1:43:52 A Day is Night - Garoad
/1:44:45 Red Moon - Rosentwig
/1:45:50 Rey’s Theme - Violin vs. Maschine Cover - Jonas Petersen
/1:48:45 Retrovailles - A.L.I.S.O.N. & Rosentwig
/1:53:45 Endless Reflections - A.L.I.S.O.N.
/1:56:17 TUGS - The Extended Theme (Sizzle Cover) - John Hayes, MKtheInstrumentalist

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@THATGuy5654 11 месяцев назад

"Any bright ideas?" "None that I can think of." "Any stupid ideas, then?" That joke feels 20 years before it's time.

@Harbour_master 4 месяца назад

Are you on about magic railroad?

@THATGuy5654 4 месяца назад

@@Harbour_master If I can remember what I was thinking 7 months ago, I think I was saying the joke sounded like something out of a Marvel movie.

@DanGamingFan2846 Год назад

After watching the entire series, I can safely say that _Tugs_ is indeed the most underrated show of the 80's, maybe even of all time. The amount of effort and investment put into this show is unreal, and I'm so glad that the old props are being properly preserved now and that the deleted scenes from the 20 minute cut of "Warrior" have been released.

@inkywright Год назад

"Munitions" has to be the best episode for a show in kids' media. What a trip.

@Dan-sz7hp Год назад

Lol, you are the dude from MikeyVenture premieres. I didn't know you are a Tugs fan

@DanGamingFan2846 Год назад

@Dan Yep, I've been a fan since late December. I discovered _Tugs_ from Steve Reviews and it led me here.

@williamhumes7332 Год назад

Tugs needs more love.

@awesomealbertt1150 Год назад

There is no apostrophe needed in ‘80s’ in that context.

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho Год назад

“You took everything from me!” Ten Cents yelled. “I don’t believe I know who you are,” Thomas confusedly responded.

@DFSEntertainment Год назад

“You will,” sneered Ten Cents, as he rammed Thomas off the rails and into the water. (Don’t ask how it works)

@fanofeverything30465 Год назад

@@DFSEntertainment "Oh help" yelled Thomas as he started to sink

@randomtransportguyx4397 Год назад

@@fanofeverything30465 and now Gordon runs Thomas's branch line for something

@fanofeverything30465 Год назад

@@randomtransportguyx4397 Did they get him out

@theWanderersnotebook Год назад

@@fanofeverything30465 He was never seen again

@root19733 Год назад

8:58 I love how when you mention Britt Allcroft tried to sue David Mitton, you showed Top Hat shaking his head

@thesudriana016 Год назад

I find it interesting that like Thomas, TUGS had gotten a huge fan cult despite being a now-forgotten show but thankfully not left in the dust.

@Plokman040 6 месяцев назад

Recently found out, there was no lawsuit, Britt actually was enthusiastic as she felt it would only help the Thomas brand get out to more people.

@michaelstrank2521 5 месяцев назад

Evidence?

@Plokman040 5 месяцев назад

@@michaelstrank2521 Ok I was possibly wrong on Tugs, but she never tried to sue the Bluebell.

@itsconnorstime 4 месяца назад

I never bought the Britt suing Tugs story, there’s no real evidence.

@joeleboeuf Год назад

It's an absolute tragedy that this show ended with only one season. There should've been more.

@e-122psi3 Год назад

Sad to say many good UK cartoons of that time only got the same amount of episodes. Thomas was an anomoly for getting FOUR times that amount beforehand.

@harryeasterbrook4593 11 месяцев назад

I’m not so sure. We might have ended up with ‘All Tugs Go’. Better to go out on a high note than run your franchise into the ground. That’s what I believe.

@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 9 месяцев назад

@@harryeasterbrook4593 4 seasons of it would do.

@nigelmurphy6761 6 месяцев назад

100% agree

@etherealrecords6389 20 дней назад

@@harryeasterbrook4593Well said.

@1v1_Empire Год назад

A past comment: Imagine an alternate universe where Tugs continued on to become a success, while Thomas ended at season 2 and someone made a video called Thomas The Greatest Show You’ve Never Seen - An In Depth Analysis Of Tugs’ Sister series

@e-122psi3 Год назад

Even then though, Thomas would have been a relative longrunner for UK cartoons of the time with 52 episodes and still have the legacy of the books to fall back on. Reminder that even some popular cartoons like Bagpuss only lasted 13 episodes, just like TUGS. Some like Postman Pat only got more because they were renewed post-cable.

@nanispy1818 Год назад

I remember this comment in the original video

@PeterSam427 Год назад

Dude I remember seeing this comment no way

@nanispy1818 Год назад

@@PeterSam427 same

@CranberrySauce-gh3fj 10 месяцев назад

Then the Unlucky Tug would be the Unlucky Engine

@b1tt3rb33f Год назад

I still miss Stoner-shine, Carl Cents, Trump Hat, Mac Swanson, OJ Krabs, and Plankton-Zorran

@SrMechaGojira93 Год назад

Don’t forget Warrior Goof

@Wildcatt1999 Год назад

And Patrick Zug

@LukeLintula Год назад

Not to mention lively Hercules

@superplushtiman7ti075 Год назад

Stoner-shine? *STONAH..... SAN....SHAIN!!!!!!!!!!* (Yes, that was kinda right there)

@ZanderGrant2007 Год назад

Actually I really miss Richard Browning as Captain Star and Zero, Wademan as Sunshine, Christopher Marsh as Ten Cents and Zip, Benjamin Kroger as Big Mac, Kyle Dennison as Top Hat and Hercules, Gary Hubbard as Warrior, and Frank Gerard as O.J. The American Voice Dubs of Tugs 😢😢😢

@thatfamiiiarnight3665 Год назад

naming a boat “krakatoa” is basically asking for it to be blown up

@thatfamiiiarnight3665 Год назад

Especially in the time period where Tugs is set, only forty-something years after krakatoa erupted

@llewelynshingler2173 3 месяца назад

Here's my new aeroplane, Hurricane Tracy!

@Pannier_Tank Месяц назад

kaboom?

@Stop-motion-Smokebox638 Месяц назад

@@Pannier_Tank Yes Rico, Kaboom

@Pannier_Tank Месяц назад

@stop_motion_smokebox638 lol

@ThomasTheorist Год назад

I like how you hit '20,000' subs on this channel JUST as your old '200,000' subs special came out.

@theamazinggamer111 Год назад

I was so worried this wasn’t going to be re-uploaded because of possible copyright issues! Never have, I been so happy to be proven wrong!

@jamesmaythearsonist Год назад

I feel like tugs is public domain

@optiquemusic6204 Месяц назад

@1:31:32 : This playlist may be gone, but we still have the Lighthouse Compilation: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k27KPH0Aj8M.htmlsi=7EyJ1n1GVHh_otMG Yes, it's not the exact same order, and a few parts are skipped. But this a good point of reference. I think we should be grateful that the copyright limbo this series is in has saved it from being gated off by some-one like Sony - who acquired Sunbow in 2009; If any-one currently has a stake in the rights, it would be them.

@ryanfuller912 2 месяца назад

Tugs was exactly what David Mitton needed, in order to make Thomas better than ever before. I really do wish I’ve heard about this show back in my childhood.

@nikerailfanningttm9046 Год назад

1:48:06 imagine walking past a dumpster only to have a 1/2-1/6 scale tug boat with a face say to you: “OH I SAY HELLO”. I would save Top Hat immediately.

@Ship_Person 3 месяца назад

If i ever seen grampus from show or not im stealing it from the show

@toby.fan9198 6 месяцев назад

This is basically the pilot for The Thomas Retrospective

@MarvelMTs 4 месяца назад

So it’s not just me who noticed the parallels

@Scrinwaipwr Год назад

1:33:51 The whole "it looks like it's for little kids but it has gangsters and munitions like a big kid show" thing wasn't such a problem in the UK. I was raised there in the 80s & 90s and saw Tugs and loved it; darker episodes like High Tide, High Winds and Ghosts were always my favourite. I think Mitton & Cardona underestimated just how much more sensitive American audiences are than British ones even though by this point they'd have likely noticed the difference in how The Sad Story Of Henry was narrated in the US dub (with it always being clear Henry would come out the tunnel while in the UK one that was left ambiguous until the moment Henry was allowed out again.) Guess it's only a big enough hint in hindsight. But I like that they went for this darker feel akin to British culture and left American sentimentalities as an afterthought. Sure it meant we only got 1 season but what a season! It just wouldn't be as good if it was softened for the Americans.

@joshuaW5621 Год назад

Tugs deserves a DVD release.

@emersoninfinitystone5785 Год назад

@@ZanderGrant2007 What do you mean "only on the American Version"?.... Tugs never properly made it to the US so there never was one. 🤣 I think you better show some respect boy, without the brits you wouldn't even have Tugs to enjoy in the first place. Like it or not they're dub is the only one the show has ever had, and pretty much everyone long since for the past 3 DECADES have grown to accept that... so it looks like you stuck with it. A proper US Dub will never be a thing. Should Tugs see the light of day again and be officially released on DVD.... your getting the good old original British version. Deal with it.

@ZanderGrant2007 Год назад

@@emersoninfinitystone5785 Sorry about the American and British version of Tugs. I meant to say, Salty’s Lighthouse SUCKS!!!!!

@ZanderGrant2007 Год назад

@@emersoninfinitystone5785 I understand, but Tugs hasn’t sell the show to America ever since Salty’s Lighthouse came out in 1997 because the footage of Tugs from Salty’s Lighthouse is just same as Thomas and Original Footage of Tugs is on VHS. In Fact, Sunshine, Pirate, Regatta, and Munitions are the only 20 Minutes Episodes in two VHS in two episodes, EXCEPT WARRIOR!!! But the rest of the 20 minutes cuts hasn’t been shown forever like: Warrior Pulls Sally Seaplane in High Winds, The Zee/Zed Stacks are shown in pictures in Up River, and Sea Rogue is Shown in BIGG FREEZE?!?! How ridiculous was that?! But the only fact I like the American Version of Tugs is that they always say Zee Stacks instead of Zed Stacks in British, Zip and Zak kinda voiced by Tom Kenny (The Voice actor of SpongeBob), and Sunshine hasn’t whistle out of his tooth.

@itsconnorstime Год назад

It’s a real shame the original video got taken down with so many views, in time it would have reached a million.

@EggGuy461 6 месяцев назад

The original upload of this video was what introduced me to Tugs, and I've grown to love this show quite a lot and I WISH this show got a season 2.

@thomaswalsh8726 Год назад

I think TUGS is one of Britain's underrated children television shows.

@ag-workshop 7 месяцев назад

There is a lot more than you think

@Harbour_master 4 месяца назад

My sister said you watch baby shows I showed her munitions she shut the fuck up

@megumibae8552 5 месяцев назад

Despite the incredibly small fandom, this video proves how big of a heart the fans have.

@ryleeculla5570 11 месяцев назад

Thomas is the type of show that gives the baby lessons of life tugs is the type of show to teach you what it’s like to be in the big city and learn what death and explosions are just not to fare

@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 9 месяцев назад

Season 1-5 has some serious mature and dark moments for Thomas.

@peterbruin5154 Год назад

Creepy bit of trivia for you. The narrator Patrick Allen also narrated the unreleased British civil defense films 'protect and survive', which told householders how to protect themselves against nuclear attack. All on RU-vid. Cannot hear his voice the same way again....

@itsconnorstime 4 месяца назад

His voice was everywhere on British TV, he did a lot of voice overs for film trailers.

@trainfan32 Год назад

"The into is just pure porn" -The Unlucky tug october 16, 2021

@gregkiteos1936 Год назад

I'm glad you uploaded this one again; it's one of my all-time favourites. I wanted to say something about the point you made at 50:25 - I think the narrator is speaking to the audience here. A child (or even an adult) who is watching the episode for the first time ever will see Sea Rogue at the beginning and will automatically come to the conclusion that he is a pirate. After all, he is painted black, has a funny accent, and wears an eye patch. But yeah, I wholeheartedly agree that the 20-minute version is a lot better.

@L3go_Man87 5 месяцев назад

The Tugs theme had no power being so bloody good 😍

@themistakeisintentional-dn5df 17 дней назад

It's clear there was genuine love and passion behind this series. The set and prop design, pyrotechnics, and score are amazing examples of that. They really went all out for a silly little show about talking tug boats. It's a shame that there were only ever 13 episodes produced, but I'd say the small amount of episodes we do have are outstanding. Quality over quantity.

@sashathetankengine1970 Год назад

It’s back… I really enjoyed this video when it originally come out. Now… to see it back… it is so relieving! Tugs, despite it’s failure seeming written on the wall when it was produced, was a beautiful product of David Mitton and Robert Cardona! It had wonderful visuals, great dialogue, brilliantly designed and decorated props, and a charm that Thomas can only dream of (especially now). This video is a wonderful summary of Tugs’ history and I’m glad you brought this video back! Keep up the great work!

@Scrinwaipwr Год назад

23:01 using the Rainbow Road theme tune for the Star Fleet segment - and switching between more energetic or mellow arrangements to fit the statements' tones - was genius sound design and music editing. I just want Tug to know that audience members notice that he does stuff like this all the time and we appreciate it even if we dont point out each time it's done. No doubt it's inspired by O'Donnel and Campbell and I'm sure they like it too when they watch.

@gojirafan0577 Год назад

I’m really glad tugs is getting more recognition and is getting more of a cult following as it rightfully deserves it’s a shame that this series never really went anywhere as you can tell David Mitton and Robert Cardona put a lot hard work and love into this series like this was there passion project!

@racheln.spaterost2709 6 месяцев назад

Sunshine's face at 1:43:13 was pretty much my reaction to seeing one of the boats do a rap

@Breakfastlizurt 5 месяцев назад

real shame this show didn’t take off. the production quality truly was on a whole different level, and i feel like it really could have been an amazing show.

@aster4jaden Год назад

I'll gladly rewatch this, Tugs is up there with Thomas and Friends.

@kurtis2awsome 9 месяцев назад

the one way I can see Tugs continuing without much issue would be making books with stories that take place after the first season, done in the stile of the original railway series.

@killdozer7792 5 месяцев назад

TUGS was definitely ahead of its time. Technically, so was the Salty's Lighthouse version. It was a RU-vid Poop before RU-vid even existed. XD

@robertrishel3685 7 месяцев назад

I swear RU-vid is a goldmine! I came across this channel by a recommendation to watch the remarkable story of the steam tug “Eppe Hall”…. Which dropped me right into the Rabbit hole! Just wonderful!!!! I’m a tugboat (commercial Towboat more specifically) captain by profession and love seeing work boats culturally recognized. There are so few examples in movies, tv, art, or otherwise, yet there are thousands of commercial towing vessels and tug boats working every day in American waterways and ports, with hundreds of thousands employed by our industry. Yet, we are a bit of a secret in terms of our presence in media. I think it is particularly fine to see a children’s show like this. It gives children aspirations. Really great video!

@guyk768 Год назад

Glad to see this video about Tugs back. I remember coming across the Tugs episodes on RU-vid and thinking this is so familiar and remembering seeing Tugs on Salty's Lighthouse as a kid. Now I'll leave you with this from a phenomenal show that deserved many more episodes. The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat. And the Star tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port. This... is Tugs.🎷🎶🎵🎶🎵 This is the Bigg City Port in the 1920s. It was an era of rapid change. The steam engine tugs were in their heyday, and were gradually replacing the old sailing scows which were not as powerful nor dependable. Even so, steam in its turn would shortly have to give way to diesel. But it was in this period, when the steam tug was in its glory, that is regarded with the most affection.

@Thelilwestern Год назад

The Greatest Show EVERYONE should see

@thewillofabeast9079 4 месяца назад

After watching this video and watching Tugs, it is such a shame that Tugs ended as it really did look very, very promising and looked like it could be something that would match Thomas's popularity. Even though David Mitton is gone, I hope he knows that he did an incredible service to not only provide such incredible pieces of work such as Tugs but for his work on Thomas. R.I.P David Mitton and to others who worked with him that'd passed and those that knew him.

@zephyrmaster9965 5 месяцев назад

24:40 I think that the funniest result of this choice to never show humans in Tugs is at the 18:30 mark in Regatta. Even though the Bridge Cafe Band's barge is playing music, there are no musicians, it's just a bunch of instruments lying around!

@ernie7554 Год назад

Tugs has the Same vibe as Thomas, except it doesn’t at the same time, it’s just so different and yet so similar

@thomastheE2 10 месяцев назад

1:43:52 Sunshine in the corner: Help me

@anrisak2596 Год назад

Why only a 1/9 of peolpe watching dropped a like man.... This effort deserves more......

@AbareKillerFan-yo7pe Год назад

Satly's Lighthouse feels like a 4Kids dub of TUGS

@dngr_4209 Год назад

I get what u mean. Cough Cough ….. Sonic X Cough Cough Cough

@AbareKillerFan-yo7pe Год назад

@@dngr_4209 Also, cough cough One Piece cough cough

@austinreed7343 7 месяцев назад

4Kids never went as extreme as Salty’s Lighthouse.

@LimpBizkitMix 6 месяцев назад

NARROZ

@killdozer7792 5 месяцев назад

It's a RU-vid Poop before RU-vid even existed.

@rockoneinamillion9427 6 месяцев назад

Because of this video, I am now a tugs fan

@NitroIndigo Год назад

I remember when this video first came out, I put it on in the background while I did 3D modelling at college. Good times.

@tugsfan1617 Год назад

Tugs is easily the best show ever hands down

@theark-la-missrailfan Год назад

Agreed!

@Toasted_Failure Год назад

Fun fact: In trapped captain star refers to Billy shoepack in present tense while the tugs are reffered to past tense

@David_Mattox Год назад

This video came out when I was sick with COVID, and man, did I watch this over and over along with the UT episode order playlist. I don’t think I could’ve asked for a better introduction to TUGS, and I’m so happy the video is back. I’d give the 200K subscribers if I could.

@jaredhebert942 Год назад

Glad this is back up, glad I got to be part of the original Premiere for The Tugs Retrospective!

@clayton_rose 9 месяцев назад

Head canon is there are 2 big Mickeys . A man nicknamed big Mickey who operated the crane died in munitions however the crane itself survived and named itself big Mickey in honour of him. After him being psychologically damaged on top of physically damaged big Mickey was moved to Brendan docks on sodor to get as far away from big city bay he could but still wanted to be useful

@Woodenrailwayoliver20 5 месяцев назад

Thomas and Tugs don’t exist in the same universe.

@lucianochannel9925 Месяц назад

@@Woodenrailwayoliver20There are two Big Mickeys in both shows And some props from TUGS end up in some Thomas episodes

@Stop-motion-Smokebox638 Месяц назад

That makes a lot of sense

@teaoftraffic 6 месяцев назад

where where where’s TOPHAT’S MODEL where where where’s TOPHAT

@BorisFangirl Год назад

It is so good to see this uploaded again :) What I love about Tugs is all of the detail that went into it, the deeper storylines and approach to them, and memorable characters with a unique voice cast :)

@warsthemarvel8608 7 месяцев назад

10:55 hearing Top Hat being a snob just makes me think of James every time.

@adapax77 9 месяцев назад

Such a big part of my childhood. My grandparents had a big stash of VHS tapes at their house for whenever my brother or I were over and the joke was always that there was only one I ever wanted to watch 😄 my grandad was an navy Veteran who actively encouraged my interest thankfully 😊 I must have been about 6-7 when I first saw the VHS releases and, yeah, a lot of it went over my head 😅 but it never stopped me from enjoying it and I only enjoyed it more as I matured enough to appreciate the more mature tone and the sheer sophistication of what they were making! One of those ones which is well beloved but, yes, I can't imagine it succeeding in any sense had it been longer, it's another of those which is special because it was so short-lived and different. Thanks so much for compiling all of this. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to watch Regatta 😆

@BriceGum138 11 месяцев назад

The research put into this video regarding TUGS after those two years has impressed me with learning stuff about TUGS I never knew before until I was 20 from when this video came out. Thanks, Unlucky Tug! Your best regards, Brice.

@LimpBizkitMix 6 месяцев назад

“Narroz” is the Tugs equivalent of that one rat from Ratatoing saying “precisely”

@Shadowwolf-jg3ee Год назад

they need to bring this series back, it's so underrated

@shadowprep5304 9 месяцев назад

Now days, this would fly off the shelves. it was only before its time really.

@stevemcqwark7061 Год назад

Been waiting for this one! Easily the most rewatchable video on your channel, it was this one I took a notion for when I realised your original channel was gone. Always stick this one on when I need some monotonous chores to fly by. Thanks again for your hard work, Tug!

@Nameless_mixes Год назад

If you told me as a kid that Thomas and Theodore were related properties through another show called “Tugs”, I would’ve been so elated! I’d love it if you also did a video like this on Theodore! But, that’s a story for another time lol

@thehamgravyeffect4898 10 месяцев назад

Given that "Magic Railroad" was initially planned to involve the Tugs cast, I partially suspect that Allcroft lured Mitton back onto Thomas in 1991 through both vowing to aid Mitton in reviving the show "at some stage" (which, of course, never paned out) and expanding Thomas' budget in the interim (thus enabling Mitton to exercise more of his directorial aspirations than prior, hence these seasons' more intricate lighting and cinematography). Under this conjecture, I have to wonder if Allcroft shafting Mitton and refusing use of the Tugs on her "big theatrical break" (thus squarely excluding Mitton, the aspiring film director, from the equation almost entirely) led Mitton to finally and irreversibly recognize the inevitability of Tugs remaining in limbo. Compounded with the lower budget and heightened production schedule subsequently applied for seasons 6 and 7 (thus allowing Mitton to flex even less of his directorial skill on top of his deteriorated relationship with Allcroft), I can almost see why he departed when he did.

@NascarNick2488 Год назад

The video that introduced me to Tugs and your channel. I’m so glad it’s back up!!

@prismalion6923 Год назад

I'm so happy this video is back up again! Rewatching it after viewing the entire series makes me appreciate the passion that went into this show even more. I really hope Top Hat is somewhere safe and maybe we'll even see him again someday

@person98453 Год назад

I used to rent Tugs SOOO many times when i was a kid from the Video Shop. Was a fantastic show and i was obsessed.

@inkywright Год назад

Tug's best video imo. TUGS really deserves all the love it can get.

@napdogs Месяц назад

This was such a treat. I feel ashamed to have called myself a Tugs fan with all the things I never knew

@MidwestSirenProductions Год назад

I'm not gonna lie seeing the thank you at the beginning hurt me, especially as you sit at a mere tenth of that now, even more lost since. Thanks for not giving up TUT, keep up the great work!

@adri_is_sleepdeprived 3 месяца назад

i literally just discovered this show yesterday and now i’m absolutely hooked. really sad we never got to see more of these characters because i love them all in their own little ways.

@Silverlink28 6 месяцев назад

Wait a minute, hold up if Cardona was really invested into TUGS then why does it say Theodore that the copyright is 1989!

@josephmarrison4606 11 месяцев назад

Tugs has always been one of my favourite shows, and it always will be. Well done to David, Robert and Their Team.

@LordoftheThings327 Год назад

Its back!!! This is the vid I've been looking forward to seeing again the most. Hands down my fave video of yours, so much so it got me to check out TUGS and experience that absolute gem of a show for myself. That, and it's one of my favorite background sound videos on all of youtube. I have pretty severe adhd, so I need extra sensory input to be able to focus on anything, and this video is right in the sweet spot of long, interesting enough to be engaging, but not demanding my attention every second of the vid whenever I have it up. It's like a professionally produced documentary in that regard. I think I replayed it bout half a dozen times after finding it, and was actually right in the middle of bringing it up again when the ban hammer came down.

@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 9 месяцев назад

I'm sure heavy stuff like munitions, gangsters, hostage and dark moments like ghosts can still be used in today's kids media when getting the tone right for things even Thomas in CGI. Risks are still taken on rare occasions.

@GomZilla1985 Год назад

I love this video, glad to see its returned!!! Keep up the great work Tug!!

@that1niceguy246 9 месяцев назад

And now my brain is thinking about sister shows of this one about busses and lorries and planes and i feel nostalgia for things that don't even exist ):

@franky717-ux9rr Год назад

I’m so glad this got re-uploaded, this was one of my favorite videos. And the day before the 34th anniversary of Tugs 🎉

@THATGuy5654 11 месяцев назад

Not leaking the longer cuts of the episodes they have is kind of a weird thing to do if "exhibition" is literally in your name.

@danishmorgan22 2 месяца назад

A very beautiful essay of a shortlived, but very important model series, that also helped Thomas returning to full speed in the following years 👍👍You're right Nic, TUGS is INDEED the greatest show, that not everyone has ever seen! It's a beautiful show with strong characters, a snappy soundtrack, explosions of models that would make Michael Bay jealous, and just model craftmanship no one has ever seen before or since! I've made a remake of the 1st episode Sunshine on my channel with wooden cube models I've made myself, as only Ten Cents and Sunshine were ever made in Ertl. I'm very proud of the result. It's available in English dub on my channel, and also in a Danish version narrated by myself

@ItsCarlos563 Год назад

TUGS is super underrated, no joke.

@toon4thought Год назад

This may legitimately be my favorite video Tug has ever made.

@Thattrianguy2012 6 месяцев назад

Because of this video, I went to watch munitions, and it was one of the best videos I’ve ever seen

@Mashfan6507 7 месяцев назад

Great job on this video! The best part of the show is that it gave us your name for your awesome channel. It certainly seems that this is a show that Thomas fans will appreciate, can’t wait to see if I can find it somewhere. Great job with this video as always, can’t wait for more!

@thecringeking873 Год назад

SO GLAD to see this video back!

@Fnaffan777 Год назад

Wow this show has so much to say about itself, even though I never knew of Tugs growing up it is still a show that wholeheartedly respect.

@goughrmp Год назад

Great to see this piece of gold back up

@rastokes71 Год назад

Tugs is definitely one of the most underrated shows ever..

@that1niceguy246 9 месяцев назад

9:00 Britt Alcroft? Suing people who worked with her for doing something similar but the difference is they did't base it on any pre-existing material (apart from getting inspired by history) and instead started at 0 but with a good team? Seems oddly fitting to my brain. Also i hope in an unrealistic manner that someone would create a TV channel with the full length tugs episodes and thomas and similar series that now are no more. (In that form I mean.) *Maybe with a redub for Gomez because we can't get too 80s.

@Breakfastman343MIC 6 месяцев назад

10 cents in my house using my treadmill, please help

@jackjackbt 16 дней назад

I feel like quarantine could have been 3 separate episodes. 1: quarantine. A virus spreads and some vehicles have to get quarantined 2: heat wave. A heat wave spreads. 3: the plot where OJ is old and could get scrapped. I don’t understand what a heat wave has to do with the original episode. I guess it could have made captain star more angry but it’s never stated. A quarantine would make a good episode on its own. The plot where OJ breaks his engine can also be done on its own and make a good episode.

@Ryder-a-Blaze Год назад

I may not have been born in the 80’s but Tugs is still awesome

@thomasspongeconductor2222 Год назад

Oh my god! Finally! I’ve been waiting ages for this! I’ve missed this video so much! It’s my favorite video on RU-vid!

@thewitchbasket 9 месяцев назад

Ok but why does the theme music go so hard

@johnandrews1025 8 месяцев назад

I never heard of this show but I do remember Theodore Tugboat.

@Tuvandalist Год назад

im happy to see this back up, i love listening to this video as background noise as i do schoolwork

@sqishybananananana4271 20 дней назад

My brother perfectly described Zip, no thoughts just vibes

@lukemartens8142 Год назад

Anyone else notice how the first 6 episodes of tugs (Tv order) reflect the first six seasons of Thomas? Like allow me to explain: Sunshine - Introduction to the characters of Bigg City Port Thomas S1: Introduction to the characters of Sodor Pirate: Darker themes, Ten Cents is grumpy the whole time, Sunshine jokes around with him, other characters take a back seat Thomas season 2: Darker/more complex themes (Scrap, Diesels, etc), Thomas is impatient the whole time, Percy jokes around with him in multiple episodes, other main characters take a back seat Trapped: Much more light hearted, Some new characters are introduced, World building with Up River Thomas S3: Still had some dark stories, but more light hearted than S2, especially Thomas himself. Some new characters introduced, world building with West Coast of Sodor and Duck’s branch line Regatta: Plethora of events and characters, new and old, dark themes present themselves again, and there’s a special parade at the end Thomas S4: Loads of new characters, old characters still present, dark themes occur more than the last season, special event with the engines meeting the queen Munitions: Crew just said “F*ck it” and went all out action packed exciting adventure mode, a character DIES, banter between characters is the rudest/funniest it’s ever been. Best episode of the series (IMO) Thomas S5: Crew just said “F*ck it” and went all out action packed exciting adventure mode, a character DIES, banter between characters is the rudest/funniest it’s ever been. Best season of the series (IMO) Warrior: Not a bad episode, but isn’t as eventful as the last 5. It’s still has good things in it though (the rescue, Warrior sinking Big Mac’s barge was funny, still world builds a bit with the new foundation Thomas S6: Not a bad season, but not as good as the first 5. It still has good things in it though (Salty, Cranky, the music still slaps, and Michael Angelis’ narration is fantastic), and it still world builds (for better or (in some cases) for worse) Though I’m sure this wasn’t intentional, I still find it interesting

@Plokman040 6 месяцев назад

Wait what character died in S5 of Thomas? The Truck was face less so not alive, the ghost may or may not have been real, stupid bird, trucks falling into the ravine survived. Did I miss anyth.... Oh crap I did Put Upon Percy S.C.Ruffy!

@Steinwelt Год назад

This is clearly one of the best things Tug has ever done hands down!

@Y0Y0Evan Год назад

I remember watching the original upload of this video during a power outage in my area - really killed time while I was waiting for the power to come back. I still need to watch this show in its entirety but it sounds like one heck of a ride.

@Rashid_Reviews Год назад

This was one of your best videos ever, a full in-depth look into everything about TUGS, I didn’t know much about the show for the longest time, despite being subscribed to your channel for a while, around the time this video was releasing I saw a lot more videos about TUGS and while it’s definitely not my thing, I can see why many liked it, but I can also see why it didn’t see the same success as Thomas, like how you explained in the video, while I’m not much of a fan of the show, I’m definitely a fan of this video, one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen