When I was a child, I could spend all day at Shining Time Station, the fictive train depot with its own eponymous TV show, where Thomas the Tank Engine and all his plate-faced locomotive friends ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thomas & Friends, the beloved children’s franchise that has captured hearts for generations, announced today its kickoff to celebrate the 80 th anniversary and to ...

Two beloved children's TV shows are adding diverse new characters that reflect real people more fully: Thomas & Friends will have its first autistic train character, and Peppa Pig included a same-sex ...

The children's show is expanding representation with its new character. The show is introducing the first character with autism to the franchise, a red train named Bruno. An official Mattel Television ...

New Thomas & Friends™ TV season to explore SDG-related themes, from Gender Equality to Responsible Consumption, inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals On 7 September, the United Nations and ...

That idea sure Tank-ed! Mattel — the company that owns Thomas the Tank Engine — is firing back at NRA TV host Dana Loesch for portraying “Thomas & Friends” characters in Ku Klux Klan hoods. On Friday, ...

Thomas the Train is getting a new friend, as the iconic British television franchise “Thomas & Friends” introduces its first character with autism, Bruno the Brake Car. The character is voiced by ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81.