Thomas & Friends (originally titled Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends; retitled Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! during its last three seasons) is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Britt Allcroft. The series follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other anthropomorphised locomotives on the North Western Railway, including Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby. They work for the Fat Controller.
The rights to the series are currently owned by HIT Entertainment (a subsidiary of Mattel), which acquired Gullane Entertainment in July 2002.
A new 2D-animated series, Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, premiered on 13 September 2021 on Cartoon Network.
Cast
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Thomas
|
Ben Small | |
| John Hasler | |||
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Edward
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Keith Wickham | |
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Henry
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Gordon
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James
|
Keith Wickham | |
| Rob Rackstraw | |||
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Percy
|
Keith Wickham | |
| Nigel Pilkington | |||
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Toby
|
Ben Small | |
| Rob Rackstraw | |||
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Emily
|
Teresa Gallagher | |
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Nia
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Yvonne Grundy | |
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Rebecca
|
Rachael Miller | |
International versions
Thanks to the show's very own nature (having aired for a total of 3 decades and a half), its foreign distribution has been quite erratic over the years. On top of that, the program's format has been restructured and retitled multiple times. Because of this, for simplicity and organization purposes, the dubs in this page have been divided into three "eras":
- Gullane Entertainment - lasting from the series' premiere to the end of season 7.
- HiT Entertainment & Mattel - lasting from season 8 to season 21.
- Big World! Big Adventures! - lasting from season 22 until the series' finale.
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Albanian | Tomas lokomotiva dhe shokët | Bang Bang (formerly)[6] Çufo (formerly) Top Channel (formerly)[7] |
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Arabic | توماس والأصدقاء | HodHod (formerly) direct-to-video |
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Cantonese | 救援小火車哈維 | direct-to-video |
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Croatian | Tomica i prijatelji | direct-to-video |
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Czech | Tomáš a přátelé | JimJam (formerly) |
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Danish | Thomas og hans venner | DR2 (formerly) |
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Dutch | Thomas de stoomlocomotief | RTL Telekids (formerly) Jim Jam (formerly) Cartoon Network (formerly) |
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English (United States) | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | PBS (formerly) Fox Family (formerly) Nick Jr. (formerly) YTV (formerly) Treehouse TV (formerly) |
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Faroese | Toktummas | Sjonvarp Føroya[8] (formerly) |
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Finnish | Tuomas Veturi | Nelonen (formerly) MTV3 (formerly) |
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French | Thomas le petit train Thomas, la locomotive |
TF1 (formerly) France 5 (formerly) |
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German | Thomas, die kleine Lokomotive Thomas, die kleine Lokomotive und seine Freunde |
RTL II (formerly) Super RTL (formerly) ORF 1 (formerly) |
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Greek | Τόμας το τρενάκι | Alter Channel (formerly) |
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Hebrew (First dub) |
תומס הקטר | Hop! (seasons 1–2, formerly) |
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Hebrew (Second dub) |
תומס הקטר | JimJam (seasons 1–11, formerly) |
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Hungarian | Thomas, a gőzmozdony | JimJam (formerly) |
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Icelandic | Tommi Togvagn og vinir hans | HodHod (formerly) direct-to-video |
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Italian | Il trenino Thomas | Playhouse Disney (formerly) JimJam (formerly) |
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Japanese | きかんしゃトーマス | Fuji TV (formerly) TV Tokyo Template:Formerly) Cartoon Network (formerly) |
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Korean (dub, KBS) |
기관차 토마스와 친구들 꼬마 기차 토마스 (alternatively) |
KBS 1 (formerly) |
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Korean (dub, JEI TV/EBS) |
칙칙폭폭 토마스 기관차 (JEI TV) 꼬마기관차 토마스와 친구들 (EBS, Daekyo Kids TV, Tooniverse) |
JEI TV (formerly) EBS (seasons 5-7, formerly) Tooniverse (seasons 5-7, formerly) Daekyo Kids TV (seasons 5-7, formerly) |
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Korean (voice-over) |
토마스와 친구들 | direct-to-video |
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Mandarin (China) | 托马斯和朋友 | direct-to-video |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) | 湯瑪士小火車 | direct-to-video |
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Norwegian (First dub) |
Lokomotivet Thomas og vennene hans | NRK (formerly) |
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Norwegian (Second dub) |
Lokomotivet Thomas og vennene hans | direct-to-video |
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Polish (dub) |
Tomek i przyjaciele | Polsat JimJam (formerly) |
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Polish (voice-over) |
Parowóz Tomek i jego przyjaciele | TVP Regionalna (formerly)[9][10][11] |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Thomas e Seus Amigos | Rede Manchete (formerly) Rede Globo (formerly) Discovery Kids (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Thomas e os Seus Amigos | JimJam (formerly) |
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Romanian | Locomotiva Thomas și prietenii săi | JimJam (formerly) |
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Romansh | Tumasch la locomotiva a vapur e ses amis | RTR (formerly) |
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Russian (First dub) |
Паровозик Томас и его друзья Паровозик Томас |
6 Kanal (Saint Petersburg, formerly)[12] |
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Russian (Second dub) |
Томас и его друзья | JimJam (formerly) |
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Scottish Gaelic | Tomas, an t-Einnsean Tanca | Scottish Television (formerly) |
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Serbian | Tomas i drugari | Happy TV (formerly) RTS2 (formerly) |
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Slovak | Thomas a jeho priatelia | RTVS (formerly) |
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Slovene | Lokomotivček Tomaž in prijatelji | direct-to-video |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Thomas y sus amigos | Discovery Kids (formerly) Canal 9 (formerly) |
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Swedish (First dub) |
Det Lilla Ångloket | TV4 (formerly) |
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Swedish (Second dub) |
Thomas och vännerna Thomas Tåget och hans Vännerna |
Kanal 5 (formerly) |
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Turkish | Thomas ve Arkadaşları | direct-to-video |
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Ukrainian (voice-over) |
Паровоз Томас та його друзі | ICTV (formerly) |
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Uyghur | توماس ۋە ئۇنىڭ دوستلىرى | UyghurFlix |
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Welsh | Tomos y Tanc a'i Ffrindiau Tomos y Tanc a'i Gyfeillion |
S4C (Clwb S4C, Slot Meithrin, Planed Plant, Planed Plant Bach and Cyw blocks, formerly) direct-to-video |
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Arabic | توماس والأصدقاء | Jeem TV (seasons 13–15, formerly) Baraem (seasons 13–15, formerly) Spacetoon (seasons 16-21, formerly) MBC 3 (formerly) JimJam (formerly) Oznoz (season 9, formerly) |
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Azerbaijani | Tomas və dostları | ANS TV (formerly) |
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Bosnian | Tomica i prijatelji | Federalna TV (formerly) Hayatovci (formerly) |
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Bulgarian (voice-over) |
Томас и приятели | bTV Comedy (formerly)[13] VOYO (VOD) |
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Cantonese | 救援小火車哈維 | ATV Home (formerly) |
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Catalan | En Thomas i els seus amics | Super3 (formerly) |
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Croatian | Tomica i prijatelji | Nova TV (formerly) HRT 2 (formerly) |
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Czech | Lokomotiva Tomáš Mašinka Tomáš Tomáš a přátelé Tomáš a kamarádi |
Minimax (formerly) Barrandov (formerly) JimJam |
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Danish | Thomas og vennerne | DR Ramasjang (formerly) HBO Nordic (formerly) |
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Dutch | Thomas de stoomlocomotief | Cartoon Network (formerly) JimJam (formerly) RTL Telekids[14] |
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English (United States) | Thomas & Friends | PBS (formerly) PBS Kids (formerly) Nickelodeon (formerly) Nick Jr. (formerly) Treehouse TV (formerly) |
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Estonian (ETV, voice-over) |
Toomas ja sõbrad | ETV2 (formerly) ETV+ (formerly) |
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Estonian (KidZone, voice-over) |
Toomas ja sõbrad | KidZone TV KidZone Mini |
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Filipino | Thomas & Friends | TV5 (formerly) GMA Network (formerly)[15] |
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Finnish | Tuomas Veturi | MTV3 (formerly) MTV Juniori (formerly) C More Play (VOD) HBO Nordic (formerly) |
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French | Thomas et ses amis | Playhouse Disney (formerly) Gulli (formerly) France 5 (formerly) Télé-Québec (formerly) |
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Galician | Tomás e os seus amigos | TvG2 (formerly)[16] |
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German | Thomas und seine Freunde | TOGGO Plus (formerly) Super RTL (Toggolino block, formerly) Oznoz (season 9, formerly) |
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Greek | Τόμας το τρενάκι | Star Channel (formerly) Alter Channel (formerly) |
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Hebrew (First dub) |
תומס הקטר (seasons 8–14) תומס הקטר וחברים (seasons 15–20) |
Educational 23 (seasons 8–14, formerly) Hop! (seasons 15–20, formerly) |
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Hebrew (Second dub) |
תומס הקטר | JimJam (seasons 1–11, formerly) |
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Hindi | थॉमस टैंक इंजन और दोस्तों | Pogo (formerly) Nick Jr. |
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Hungarian | Thomas, a gőzmozdony Thomas és barátai |
Kiwi TV (formerly) Minimax (formerly) M1 (formerly) M2 (formerly) JimJam TV2 Kids |
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Icelandic | Tommi Togvagn | Stöð 2 (VOD) |
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Indonesian (First dub) |
Thomas & Friends | Indosiar (formerly) Global TV RTV |
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Indonesian (Second dub) |
Thomas dan Teman-temannya | Horee! |
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Indonesian (Third dub) |
Thomas & Friends | CBeebies |
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Italian | Il trenino Thomas | Playhouse Disney (formerly) Italia 1 (formerly) Cartoonito (formerly) JimJam (formerly) |
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Japanese | きかんしゃトーマス | Cartoon Network Fuji TV (formerly) TV Tokyo (formerly) NHK Educational TV |
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Kannada | unknown | unknown |
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Korean (JEI TV/EBS) |
꼬마기관차 토마스와 친구들 (EBS, Tooniverse) 토마스와 친구들 (KBS 2, JEI TV, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel) |
EBS (seasons 8-10, 12-15; formerly) EBS English (seasons 8-10, formerly) Tooniverse (seasons 8-10, formerly) Animax (seasons 8-10, formerly KBS 2 (seasons 13-21, formerly) JEI TV (seasons 13-21, formerly) JEI TV English (seasons 13-21, formerly) |
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Korean (Kids 1) |
꼬마기관차 토마스와 친구들 | Kids 1 (formerly) |
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Latvian (voice-over) |
Tomass un draugi | KidZone TV KidZone Mini |
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Lithuanian (KidZone TV, voice-over) |
Tomas ir draugai | KidZone TV KidZone Mini |
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Lithuanian (JimJam, voice-over) |
Garvežiukas Tomas ir draugai | JimJam |
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Malay | Thomas & Friends | Astro Ceria (formerly)[17] |
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Mandarin (China) | 托马斯和朋友 | CCTV-14 (formerly) |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) (First dub) |
湯瑪士小火車 | MOMO TV (formerly) EBC Yoyo (formerly) |
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Mandarin (Taiwan) (Second dub) |
湯瑪士小火車 | CBeebies |
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Norwegian | Thomas og vennene hans | SF Kids (formerly) NRK Super (formerly) HBO Nordic (formerly) |
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Persian | توماس و دوستان | IRIB TV2 (formerly)[18] |
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Polish | Tomek i przyjaciele | MiniMini+ (formerly) JimJam TVP1 (formerly) TVP ABC (formerly) Puls 2 (formerly) Metro (formerly) JimJam (formerly) CBeebies |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Thomas e Seus Amigos | Discovery Kids (formerly) TV Brasil (formerly) TV Cultura (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) (Via Satélite) |
Thomas e os Seus Amigos Tomás e os Amigos (alternatively) |
Canal Panda (formerly) RTP2 (formerly) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) (Somnorte) |
Thomas e os Seus Amigos | JimJam |
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Romanian | Thomas și prietenii săi | JimJam Minimax (formerly) |
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Russian (First dub) |
Томас и его друзья | TeleNyanya (formerly) Karusel (formerly) JimJam (formerly) Oznoz (season 9, formerly) |
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Russian (Second dub) |
Томас и его друзья | JimJam |
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Russian (voice-over) |
Томас и его друзья | KidZone TV Kidzone Mini |
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Russian (DVD) |
Томас и его друзья | direct-to-video (season 20 only) |
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Scottish Gaelic | Tòmas is a Threud | BBC Alba (formerly) |
 
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Serbian | Tomas i drugari Томас и другари |
RTS 2 (formerly) Minimax (formerly) Pink Super Kids |
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Slovene | Lokomotivček Tomaž in prijatelji | Minimax (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Thomas y sus amigos Thomas & Friends (seasons 13–21) |
Discovery Kids (formerly) Canal 4 (Costa Rica, formerly) Canal 5 (Mexico, formerly) Canal 9 (Argentina, formerly) Azteca 7 (formerly) TVN (formerly) Telecanal (formerly) Global TV (formerly) TreceVisión (formerly) Blim TV (formerly) |
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Spanish (Spain) | Thomas y sus amigos | Playhouse Disney (formerly) Neox (formerly) Boing (formerly)[19] Clan TV (formerly) |
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Swedish | Thomas och vännerna | TV4 (formerly) Kanal 5 (formerly) HBO Nordic (formerly) |
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Thai | โทมัสและเพื่อน | Boomerang (formerly) |
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Turkish | Thomas ve Arkadaşları | Minika Çocuk |
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Ukrainian | Томас і друзі | PlusPlus (formerly) |
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Vietnamese (dub) |
Thomas và những người bạn | HTV3 |
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Vietnamese (CBeebies, voice-over) |
Thomas và những người bạn | CBeebies |
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Vietnamese (SCTV, voice-over) |
Cuộc phiêu lưu của Thomas và những người bạn | SCTV3 - SeeTV[20] BIBI TV |
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Vietnamese (BHD KIDS, voice-over) |
Thomas và những người bạn | YouTube[21] |
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Welsh | Tomos a'i Ffrindiau | S4C (Cyw block, formerly) |
References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_in_New_Zealand_television#International
- ↑ https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/6/16785f7479d48c42a02f7c3fb1ad02d563103231.jpeg
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080716035138/http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/listings/index.php
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/NTVUganda/posts/tune-in-for-todays-programmes-on-ntvu1100am-rhythm-city1130am-clinic-matters1200/691546210893836/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030621113049/http://www.pbs.com.mt/tv/tvm_frame.htm
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20061210080255/http://www.chaines.tv:80/lB/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20081005052253/http://www.top-channel.tv:80/new/index.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021014180610/http://svf.fo/sendingar/barnasendingar.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_A1G5minK8
- ↑ https://staratelewizja.fandom.com/pl/wiki/22_Pa%C5%BAdziernika_2000
- ↑ https://staratelewizja.fandom.com/pl/wiki/20_Pa%C5%BAdziernika_2000
- ↑ https://youtu.be/h93Es1HEfEo?t=271
- ↑ https://bgtime.tv/tv/program/28fs4a4m3wj3gkj1
- ↑ https://www.telekids.nl/programmas/78/thomas_de_stoomlocomotief
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIX7vZQytx0
- ↑ https://blog.tvalacarta.info/programa/tvg/tomas-e-os-seus-amigos/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160519024409/http://www.astro.com.my/ceria/rancangan/info?id=1028&title=thomas-and-friends
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4GYuDBWc8E
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130911143042/http://www.boing.es/serie/thomas-y-sus-amigos
- ↑ https://youtu.be/cBEF8xYvsPc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwK5r8w68inqhD9BP1hZcIJVB0p6akxzV
- ↑ https://nowplayer.now.com/ondemand/detail?id=S202007240111624&type=series
- ↑ http://www.nickelodeon.gr/seires/tomas-to-trenaki
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBEF8xYvsPc
- ↑ http://www.lounaleht.ee/index.php?page=1&id=30422&fbclid=IwAR2IJJLtUqCXbup75g8PTFAmBcrR3l_K9tABJNfWAGIjsPkHLRIVvQXBdFI
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