First and Last Lines of Every Thomas the Tank Engine Narrator

While I went and fixed this, I thought I might as well make Mark Moraghan's last line in Journey Beyond Sodor as it technically takes place after Season 21, regardless of my opinion.
Same as before, Thomas isn't counted here.

[eddiethefriendlytenderengine]

I’ve been seeing a lot of comments saying that George Carlin started narrating in Season 1. I want to set the record straight here: he only re-narrated Seasons 1 and 2. He officially began narrating in Season 3.

[StationFilms]

Ringo Starr definitely got the best last line out of all of the narrators

[JamestheParodyMaker]

Pierce Brosnan had originally narrated Season 12, but Angelis and Brandon returned. He was also originally gonna narrate all the way to Season 14 for both english dubs.

[ajpotts]

Michael Angelis is such a big part of my childhood, his voice is like coming home to an old friend.

[mstrariel]

The first narrator from the 80's is former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr

[ThomasSirHandel]

It was a splended day on the Island of Sodor

and that made Rheneas beam from buffer to buffer

Funny how Brandon's first and last lines work so well together

[Greatj-Gil]

These first and last lines sounded like they were in the same sentence/episode

Michael Angelis: It was a cold winter's morning on the island of Sodor. The wind was bitter on the ground hard with frost, and that made Rheneas beam from buffer to buffer.

Michael Brandon: It was a splendid day on the island of Sodor, and that made Rheneas beam from buffer to buffer.

Pierce Brosnan: Sodor day was coming to the island of sodor, and he couldn't have been happier

Mark Moraghan: It was a beautiful day on the island of Sodor, so Thomas and James headed back to Sodor together.

[nickpool]

As a child, I didn't know that a few famous people narrated the show (Ringo, George, and Alec)

[DanielWhatnot]

1:05: Pierce Brosnan: *mimicking the WordWorld narrator* "The end."

[jsmaverick]

My favorite narrators:
Ringo Starr (Nothing beats the original.)
Michael Angelis (His energy was the best.)
George Carlin (I own some DVDs with his narration, and he was nostalgic.)
Michael Brandon (I grew up with the HiT Model Era. Like his energy in a handful of episodes.)
Mark Moraghan (Less annoying and talkative than Brandon and Angelis in the CGI Era.)

Honorable mentions:
Alec Baldwin (Season 5 only. Even though he didn't give that much oomph as Angelis. Alec was still good though. I wasn't much of a fan of his voice for James. The following season for Alec's narration is another story.)
Pierce Brosnan (Underrated. Too bad The Great Discovery was the only thing he narrated apart from bits and pieces of Season 12.)

Least favorite narrators:
Alec Baldwin (Season 6 only. He didn't do as good as he did in the previous season. He sounds bored and half asleep. Plus, he didn't give characters like Donald, Douglas, and Duncan their Scottish accents. That divorce with Kim Basinger must have impacted his narration.)

[jacobkrehbiel]

I just noticed that, with the exception of Alec, Every narrator says "The Island of Sodor" in their first line.

[Jmmy]

0:15 no one didn’t notice his face plate move

[JamestheParodyMaker]

Nice one Eddie. My Favourite Is Michael Angelis (may he Rest In Peace)

[GARILENA]

I love how the first and last lines go together. Its hilarious

[earthball]

Ringo starr's based. Drummer and all. They all tried in some form to replicate the legend.

[MarshedWS]

Sodor Day was coming to the island of Sodor, and he couldn't have been happier.

[q.h.s]

I miss Carlin and Baldwin (mostly S5) so much. Always makes me sad hearing their final lines when I get to those respective episodes

[Bluds_enemy]

The fact that Michael Angelis first and last line we're on an christmas themed episode is just perfect

[TheBritFromOz]

Fun fact: All three UK narrators are from Liverpool. In fact, they're all from the same bit of Liverpool.
Ringo and Michael both grew up in Dingle, a district in the city's south, whilst Mark is from Toxteth, which is next door to Dingle. Given their ages were similar, RIngo (born 1940) and Michael (born 1944) may well have met as children, though that's unlikely. Mark's about twenty years their junior (born 1963) so he probably wouldn't have done.

I have a suspicion that Michael was chosen as Ringo's replacement because he sounded a bit like Ringo even though his voice is noticeably high-pitched (Ringo, famously, is a baritone). No idea whether that was a factor in choosing Michael, but initially I couldn't hear a difference between the two so it might have been.

[mrhappytommy]

My favourites
3 George Carlin (in loving memory, died in 2008)
2 Ringo starr not my number 1 but hes really nostalgic
1 Michael Angelis (always my number 1 thomas narrator, he did season 3 to 16. In loving memory, died in 2020) at first i didnt know michael angelis did the cgi ones and the model ones.
Most of the best narrators were from the model ones in my opinion.