Ding-A-Ling is a Creative Episode -Thomas Topics

Season 11 is becoming the most overlooked season of the model era. Let's analyze another episode from this season: Ding-A-Ling! What could this joke of a title possibly offer to Thomas & Friends? The answer is... a lot?

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[PepsiTrain]

Kind of crazy that Ding a Long is the grand finale of the entire full model series.

[karenfan]

1:45 ironically seasons 5 did the same with the exceptions of cranky and the iron works twins.

also rosie and whiff actually managed to last very long.

[ScottMalkinsonisW]

This episode is actually kinda good even if this was the start of the no breakvan and the mighty Mac scene but it was kinda funny and I have to agree with the continuity

[spiderfan]

Interesting perspective, new one of my favorite episodes, but im always open to seeing new perspectives on episodes that weren't ones I thought about.

[Swag_KRBY]

Can’t believe they named it after a Simpsons Joke /j

[TrainBoyOhio]

An underrated episode in my opinion, am I give it a 6.9/10

[eduardoaguero]

I'm shocked this episode actually had an interesting concept tgat worked somewhat, thanks for bringing this to my interoretation

[NWRJAMES]

Interesting analysis. I'm like 50/50 on this episode, as it does have some problems (many of which you mentioned), while some things are good, like it featuring Freddie in a lead role, the involvement of Mighty Mac and that bike continuity, which I actually never noticed before. However, there's another aspect with the narrow gauge episodes from the HiT era, that baffles me, and something I've never seen anyone mention before; the lack of drivers and firemen in the engines' cabs. I do know the reason why they reduced their roles, but on the standard gauge engines, they were at least featured in the cabs most of the time and even getting minor roles or mentions here and there. But weirdly not on a single narrow gauge shot during S9-12.

[BriceInkling]

Because I see a need for a reality check, if Sharon Miller can write something good, that means she does write something good. "The Great Discovery", "Hero of the Rails", and "Blue Mountain Mystery" are very good examples as such, even her own gems of episodes like "Thomas' Day Off", "Happy Birthday, Sir!", "Edward the Hero", "Thomas and the Runaway Car", and "Percy and the Calliope" show this. While she is the one who incorporated the rhyming dialogue for alliteration, even during her tenure as head writer from Seasons 12-16 and her tenure as script editor for Seasons 9-11, my point still stands.

[sfan-sxub]

I respect your opinion on this disgrace

[abbeyroadfan-J.P]

Amazing work with the video, also can't wait to see what you have planned

[garrettsmith]

I have a theory or two for why brakevans were excluded from the HiT Era.
1. Not enough time; The modeling crew may not have been as rushed to fill HiT’s “26 episodes a year” quota compared to the writers but the filming schedule still must have been tight. So they had to cut the brakevans.
2. Marketing; Remember this was the era of “fish in open trucks”, “red carpet on a single flatbed”, and “balloon trucks”. HiT must have thought kids wouldn’t care for brakevans or thought the brakevans would distract kids from the gimmicks they were trying to market the show with.
It’s all about dumbing the content down until the dumbest child in the audience (whose parents probably didn’t care for or not let him/her think for himself/herself) can understand what the show is.

[JacktheBabyEinsteinFan]

Uh, dude, Freddy is supposed to be a wise engine, and you need to say that he doesn’t know what the heck a bicycle bell is or even where to find one?!

[joshuaW]

This isn’t a bad episode, although I think Freddie probably should have known why bells are important by this point.

[FoxGalahArtStuff]

Request: Can you do a video on Reboot Percy twerking in Music is Everywhere?
This is an AEG topic that needs more public scrutiny due to its inappropriate nature.

[jonathanadair]

Not sure. To me this episode shows how inept HiT is. They can’t even get their own characters right. I think this is one of many examples from seasons 9-12 that shows why the narrow gauge engines (especially the characters who are supposed to be old and wise) should not be forced into starring roles that don’t fit them.

[backbonepictures]

Not a fan honestly, I find it to be a boring repetitive episode