The WORST Thomas and Friends Episode EVER!

I refused to click on this video for MONTHS cause I didn’t wanna get annoyed about hearing someone say they didn’t like the flying kipper only to be bamboozled 💀

In the entire model era, people like to immediately jump to Edward Strikes Out as the worst Thomas episode. It’s the big old punching bag of the Model Era. And yes, Edward Strikes Out is a steaming hot mess with the wrong main character in a generic HiT era plot. But you know what Edward Strikes Out DID do? It did affect Sodor’s history a bit with the introduction of Rocky, and Edward DID learn a lesson in the end even if he was out of character and not right for the lead role. But Push Me Pull You has every problem that Edward Strikes Out has amped up to eleven and only adds to the fire by having characters learn nothing and making the two oldest engines on the whole of Sodor act like literal babies because “small engine = kid” to the HiT higher ups. Push Me Pull You is arguably worse than all of AEG, heck it might be the worst Thomas related thing of all time that isn’t MIR, BWBA or AEG. One thing is certain though, THIS is the worst of the entire Model Era and it’s not even close. Nothing anything Mattel makes from here on out can possibly dethrone this abomination unless they try to one-up it on purpose. edit: just remembered Forever and Ever is a thing, that's THE worst thomas thing that isn't MIR, BWBA and AEG, with Push Me Pull You just being the worst of the model era

Therapist: Small-Eyed Edward isn’t real, he can’t hurt you. Small-Eyed Edward: 1:35

I generally want to see someone make a video on why the Flying Kipper is bad, just for funny.

I actually forgot this episode’s existence, let alone what it was even about, until you did this. Had me laughing the whole time with how mad it was making you and I agree wholeheartedly.

I find it funny that you have a thumbnail of pics from the episode “The Flying Kipper” possibly for people to click as to why you think it’s the worst but, the video is about an actually bad episode full of bad writing and inconsistency. This is one of the only few click-bait videos around the internet that I like. Keep it up, man✌️

Oh man, you scared me. I thought you actually were going to say that The Flying Kipper was the worst episode. Good job

I love the HiT era an unhealthy amount, but goddamn the Skarloey episodes make me feel physical pain.

This episode is a middlefinger to Skarloey.

In the HiT era, Skarloey is either portrayed as a spineless coward, or a reckless idiot, and this episode is him at his worst in the latter category. (Wharf and Peace is the worst you can do on the coward side)

Michael Angelis only sounds like that because they MADE HIM speak slower because they wanted kids to understand him. Listen to his season 3 narrations. Brilliant

Lol you got me for a second until i saw the description

NGL I was worried by the thumbnail, but hey I fell many times so yeah. Nice video, ill admit did get a chuckle when the flying kipper came.

Anything post classic era with skarloey is a massive L, what were the writers thinking making him such a soft scaredy-cat

LOL what a twist! Nonethless glad someone is breave enough to review S12 undoubtedly one less talk about season in the show and yeah faces didn't aged well. It was revolutionary at the time but look awful now I'm super glad I didn't watched S12 on TV because I'd be fu#king scared seeing those faces 😳

Also, one more thing: If they wanted to go with this, train making Skarloey a runaway thing, Skarloey could’ve stopped going so fast, if they JUST PUT A F**KING BREAK VAN! Why is there no break van on that train? Remember the episode Break Van where the spitful breakvan said “You can’t (leave me behind) I’M ESSENCIAL” But after Season 8, break van’s just kinda dissapeared

Not only is the puppet show special "heavy" but Why is it being carried on FLATBEDS? AND HOW DID NONE OF THE STUFF FALL OFF?

The HIT era did the narrow gauge engines dirty. The boring writing capped with the god-awful soundtrack and Michael Brandon legit trying to make them sound as nasally and ear-wrenching as possible. UnluckyTug actually did a mini fan-dub of "Gallant Old Engine" using the HIT era music and narration. And dear lord, it was legit painful to watch.

Season 12 Edward looks fucking terrifying

Tbh, while the Gullane Era of the show, aka Seasons 6 and 7, were definitely a big step down from the cinematic looking Seasons 3-5, they were still, to a degree, better than the later Hit Era (Seasons 8-12), and the Nitrogen Era (Seasons 13-16). Now, I think between the two Gullane seasons, Season 6 was definitely the weaker of the two. First off, the cinematography/model work. Season 6 was the start of what I have dubbed as the "Dull Era". The lighting is so dull and grey. Next was Alec Baldwin's very unenthusiastic narration. The big bombastic voices he had for everyone got toned down by so much notches. He sounds like he could just care less, probably because he got that nasty divorce between Magic Railroad and Season 6 and was in some deep depression. I'll admit he did give some new characters unique voices, like Salty, Harvey, and he tried to give Cranky the same voice that he did for him Season 5, but it just doesn't work. I'm honestly not surprised Alec didn't return for Season 7. If I got divorced by my wife and I was forced to narrate another season of a kids show because it was in my contract, I wouldn't return to do another season either. Michael Brandon isn't any better. What I hate about his narration is that really, fucking, stupid, high-pitched nasally voice, likely because unlike Carlin, Ringo, Baldwin, and Angelis, he was trying to talk down to kids. If you thought Baldwin's Season 6 voices were mediocre, then you'll be calling them unbearable once you hear Brandon's voices. I will say I much preferred Brandon's narration skills when the CGI series begin, probably because now everyone had their own unique voice actor, instead of just a sole narrator. Honestly, the writing of the HiT Era, with the couple of exceptions like Squeak, Rattle and Roll, Respect For Gordon, and most of the Henry's Forest episodes, were just so childish and boring. They really didn't know how to write Thomas episodes, and this episode really shows that