Followed by
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Spin off
"Shining Time Station" (1990)
Referenced in
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba (#7.19)" (1994)
- Crow: "I'll bet they're gonna pistol-whip Thomas the Tank Engine."
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (#9.12)" (1997)
- Servo: Is she singing the Thomas the Tank Engine theme?
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion of the Neptune Men (#9.19)" (1997)
- Mike: Hey, it's Thomas the Tank Spaceship.
Phill Jupitus Live: Quadrophobia (2000) (V)
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
- A small toy Thomas train appears
"The Mighty Boosh: Bollo (#1.3)" (2004)
- The theme tune is played to replace another song about a train.
Doogal (2006)
- during the race zeebad refers to the train as thomas the tank engine
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#10.12)" (2006)
- Jonathon talks about playing someone at the Queen's birthday party and how he's been cast as the Fat Controller from this show, a still from the show appears on the screen behind him.
Little Children (2006)
- Aaron and his dad play with toy trains from this show
"Room 101: (#11.6)" (2007)
- Referenced by name
Featured in
The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV)
- Clips are shown
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