Thomas & Friends: Season 5 (1998) in Retrospect — The Thomas Retrospective

*THIS VIDEO IS A RE-UPLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL posted on November 11, 2022.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:29 Production History
6:53 Overview
17:51 Characters
26:39 Episodes
31:11 Conclusion

♫ MUSIC
/0:09 A Tale of Sea Dragons — Marcus Warner
/1:28 Double Time (Tumble) — Gareth Coker
/2:26 NSR Approach Megamix — Cliqtrack
/6:52 Autumn in Virbank — Snivys
/10:27 Toby's Discovery Instrumental — Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell, Instrumental by Oliver11GWR
/10:44 Happy Ever After Instrumental — Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell, Instrumental by Oliver11GWR
/10:52 Toby and the Flood — AceofTrains Music
/11:04 Duncan Gets Spooked — AceofTrains Music
/11:21 Thomas' Theme S1 — AceofTrains Music
/11:44 Thomas' Theme S3 — AceofTrains Music
/11:52 Thomas' Theme S5 — AceofTrains Music
/12:21 Dispersion Relation — Kevin MacLeod
/16:28 Moonsong (Curly's Deep House Remix) — GameChops
/17:51 Tee Time — Vulfpeck
/22:21 Game Over — Jonas Munk Lindbo, GameChops
/26:38 If God Didn't Want Us to Snort Worms He Wouldn't Have Made Them Cylindrical! — Mimideath Looped
/28:48 Gordon's Theme S5 — AceofTrains Music
/30:15 Percy's Theme S5 — AceofTrains Music
/30:42 Duncan Gets Spooked — AceofTrains Music
/31:16 Moonsong (Curly's Deep House Remix) — GameChops
/32:33 Transforming the Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Into Fast Bebop Jazz — insaneintherainmusic
/34:34 Night Train — Mavis M

[Dingo]

Fun Fact: Before Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Alec Baldwin was often approached by parents who recognized him as the narrator, while their children, who only knew his voice, would merely be confused.

[rylanmacdonald]

My parents and I still say "nice paint job James, pity about your face though!" to each other and it makes us laugh every time 😂

[fastboi]

"You call yourself a car? You're a disgrace to the road." is such a legendary line.
Loved that whole episode, definitely my favorite of the season.

[Coreyy]

“Call yourself a car? You’re a disgrace to the road. Find yourself a scrapyard” matched with the cadence has to be the most savage line I’ve ever heard from a Thomas episode 💀💀💀

[emersoninfinitystone]

Season 1 - The Classic, Storybook Season ❤
Season 2 - The Gritty, Sequel Season 🤎
Season 3 - The Bright, Naturistic Season 💚
Season 4 - The Cosy, Atmospheric Season 💙
Season 5 - The Cinematic, Dark Season 🖤

[alexanderklepp]

I actually really enjoyed Alec Baldwin as the narrator. He really brought a lot of life to many characters and I especially enjoyed the voices he did for Sir Topham Hatt and Gordon.

[yugoslavia]

Seasons 1-5 and 17-21 are the best years of Thomas. The Golden Age and it’s Renaissance

[joeleboeuf]

14:48 I love how Alec Baldwin made Gordon sound like he's all brawn, and not too much brains. Like a big lummox, on wheels.

[rottenroads]

“Dear Christopher, here is your friend Thomas the Tank Engine, he wanted to come out of his Station Yard and see the world. These stories tell you how he did it.”

Greatest Intro of a series ever.

[derrickcapps]

I will stand by this until the day I die

Sir Topham Hatt's most chilling, memorable, and most STERN line will always be...

"We should've left this part of the Island.... A L O N E..."

God that line sends shivers down my spine.

[nateoverthehorizon]

Alec Baldwin’s James voice in season 5 was perfect. I love the queerness and just really compliments james character. Like it’s comparable to knockouts voice in transformers prime. Made me sad he got rid of it in season 6

[Bagster]

Michael Angelis giving The Fat Controller a Yorkshire accent in this season was brilliant.

[nintendoguy]

Season 5 really was the golden age of the show.

[DanGamingFan]

The amount of effort it took to makes this season as dramatic and action packed as it is cannot be overstated. While season 4 is my favorite, season 5 still has some of my favorite episodes. "Cranky Bugs", "Duncan Gets Spooked", and of course "Rusty and the Boulder" are all here. And I'm still amazed that they got Alec Baldwin to narrate the U.S. dubs. His voice just fits this season so perfectly.

[kboy]

It's kinda funny how the Boulder from rusty and the Boulder still appears in merchandise even though it appeared in one episode and never again.

[DraconicLeafTalarus]

I remember after rewatching Rusty and the Boulder as a kid, I started wondering just how many takes it took to get all of those perfect shots for the episode.

I was overjoyed when I saw the season 5 blooper reel included many from that episode. This season alone was so memorable.

[CobetcknnKolowski]

Its crazy how if you had asked me wether I was a thomas fan, I would say "sure, why not, its a good show" and yet so many of the clips you grabbed just activated a core memory for me and I can vividly recall the episode.

[prismalion]

I think Percy became the crew's favorite to make stories for. Thomas had to be in a decent amount of them since it's his name in the title and he's the most popular, but seeing how much love Percy got really makes me believe it.

I loved the character interactions and savage lines in this season so, so much, they crack me up. And Alec Baldwin's narration delivery makes them even more hilarious.

[SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

Ah, Alec. He really gave James....a lot of heart when he voiced him. 😂

The lorry barge line has never left me.

[hudsontrainguy]

Season 5 was a crazy but an epic season of the entire show ever to exist