Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's ...

PEOPLE gets a first look at the reconstructed pilot, shared with fans in celebration of 80 years of Thomas Thomas the Tank ...

For generations Thomas the Tank Engine has chugged into the hearts of children worldwide. Now a hidden gem from the past ...

Everyone here at Mattel continues to feel a tremendous amount of responsibility for the franchise. To this day Thomas & ...

The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday.

Thomas & Friends was popular TV for generations of children. Its models are being sold now in a charity auction you can ...

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of British children’s classic, Thomas & Friends, an original unseen version of the pilot ...

The original pilot of the iconic children’s TV show Thomas & Friends hadn’t been since it first hit the airwaves 43 years ago — until a producer unearthed it from the company archives and had ...

Mattel has kicked off the 80th anniversary celebrations for Thomas & Friends with the release of the original, never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of the classic series Thomas the Tank Engine & ...

In honor of Thomas the Tank Engine's 80th anniversary, the original Sir Ringo Starr-narrated 1983 pilot for Thomas & Friends ...

The character of Thomas the Tank Engine originated from the series of British children's books The Railway Series, which was first published back in 1945 by Wilbert Awdry. The books were then used as ...

Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell ... Ian McCue, a producer of the series for a decade, told the BBC. The 5-minute episode was pieced together from multiple 35-mm film strips.