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''Thomas & Friends'' (previously known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'') is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the first series, which was originally broadcast in 1984. This series was initially narrated by Ringo Starr for the UK audiences, who re-dubbed 25 episodes for the US audiences; which was later re-dubbed again by George Carlin for the US audiences. Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath. All episodes from this series can be found on the DVD release ''Thomas: The Early Years'', released by Anchor Bay Entertainment/HIT Entertainment in 2004. It was produced by Clearwater Features Ltd. for Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd. ==Production== All of the stories in Series 1 were originally written by the Rev. W. Awdry, including a one-off story commissioned by the staff, ''Thomas' Christmas Party''. The seven engines introduced in this series became the core of the cast in later episodes, with crew member (and from Series 8-12, director) Steve Asquith terming them the "Magnificent Seven".〔http://www.sodor-island.net/steveasquithinterview.html〕 Many settings from the first series would stay with the show for years, even through its 2009 transition to CGI, such as Knapford, Wellsworth, Gordon's Hill, Henry's Tunnel, and Tidmouth Sheds. The pilot for the series was an adaptation of "Down the Mine," which was remade entirely when the rest of the episodes were shot.〔〔http://www.brittallcroftproductions.com/tribute.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas & Friends (series 1)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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