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Thomas gets extremely annoyed by the Fat Controller's constant habit of introducing weird and wacky characters to Sodor.Enjoy.
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You're not the only one. I too like him as well.
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They'll let any engine on Sodor nowadays.
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how does he even drive when one wheel is a square? xD
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Because race car.
You aren't expected to understand...
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Still a Better one off character then Billy.Β
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I think I'm going to be ill...
That one hit me where I didn't expect
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Picasso's Character File:
Number: 18
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
Based on: AΒ LB&SCR E2 that was about to be scrapped
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I could not agree more. Especially when I read about Hank (US loading gauge!) and Hiro (3'6" gauge, where is 3'6" gauge on Sodor?) on TVTropes.
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had miller not quit this probably would have been an episode. p.s. i see what you did there with the izzy gomez cameo.
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In all honesty, Picasso would be an awesome character.Β
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Why don't they do more episodes with Narrow gauge, road vehicles, or Duck and Ollie? It's easier and saves models.
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why have they added so many characters? I remember as a child remembering about 11 or so main engines and then a few branch and quarry ones!
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Was easier to remember them back then, pretty much all British locos. And with bringing in new characters, they leave and forget the old ones behind :/Β
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It's because they use this as a an excuse to sell more merchandise. That means more money for a recycled character, like Charlie with Billy (both model and personality wise in this case, except Charlie is the opposite extreme to Billy.)
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Wow! put that thing out of it's misery! it is a sorry sight to look at!
(sarcasm)
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I thought Harvey & Belle was enough of a gang
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Why do they keep introducing new characters? It can't possibly be economical for the NWR to have so many locomotives to carry out so few and menial tasks on such a small railway as they often do in the series. 
Very funny comic though! 
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Unless you have branchlines that are extended or those who have not been explored yet. Then you can have more engines.
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As a kid, my favorites were the GWR ones, like ol' Ollie. He even has an episode in which the moral is simply "Don't F*** with Oliver!"
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According to Sam Barlow, it was done because the merchandising needed to survive. Without the new characters, nobody would probably bother buying anything from the merchandises and it would probably come to a halt. Plus he also mentioned that some of the models at Shepperton had difficulties.
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Why not just introduce more RWS characters who have not made it to the TV series just yet? They can sell more merchandise that way.
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Well, at least things are getting better in Season 17 onwards. At least in my opinion, along with many other fans.
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I'llΒ categorizeΒ unnecessaryΒ HiTΒ characters. What fun!
Annoying: Billy, Charlie, Bash, Dash, Ferdinand
Pointless: Flora, Porter, Dennis, Flynn, Winston
Uncreative: Hank (rip-off of Murdoch), Belle (practically a blue Arthur with water cannons lazily slapped on)
Just for the merchandising: Stafford, Stanley, Hiro, Neville, Molly, Scruff
Engines that actually have a purpose: Den, Dart, Victor, Whiff
Also, I think that Norman, Sidney, and Paxton replaced Dennis, Splatter and Dodge. They have the same basis! Why not just use them instead of making up some random new random CGI only characters?
I do love the s17 episodes so far. WhenΒ SharonΒ miller stopped writing, I rejoiced!
I don't have anything against Stafford, he's a nice character, though.
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Lets talk about the characters you categorized.
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Billy and Charlie I can understand.
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Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand are based on a set of logging locomotives and they work on logging railways.
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Flora, can't say much about her.
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Porter was bought in to help out at the docks.
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Dennis, you have to understand his real life basis to understand why.
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Flynn was bought in to help fight fires.
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Winston is made for track inspection and transport.
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Hank is an american engine and is different from Murdoch.
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Belle and Arthur have different basises to be precise.
Stafford, he has potential.
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Like what Enderman1000 said, Stanley was supposed to be the boy next door compared to Thomas.
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Hiro, Neville, Molly, and Scruff I can understand.
No comment on Den, Dart, Victor, and Whiff, although about Whiff, he's just like what Enderman1000 said.
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Much of it was accurate however there is a few I'd disagree with. I'll start at the top Bash, Dash, Ferdinand - Who would they have put on an island meant for logging? I'm not sure if you new this but their basis was a set of logging locomotives. Stanley - He is supposed to be the boy next door compared to Thomas. I would say that Stanley is not just for the merchandising. Scruff - Now on Whiff's debut episode Emily was assigned to help this scruffy little engine because he was unable to move the cars all on his own. Thus he needed an engine to help him in the waste dump. Later on in the CGI series Thomas was assigned to help whiff furthering this point.Β
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This is too accurate. Lol
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Is he going into port without a tow?!? And the Overweight Controller hasn't reported him?!? GEEZ!
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Why is that a problem? There's nothing wrong with it. Β
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Well ships like that can't maneuver sideways to dock.
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...And you'd be 40 feet from shore
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There's nothing wrong with that.
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You can't get unloaded via cranes and the crew is stuck on that ship...
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All you have to do is drive to the dock. That's it. Β Β
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But you can't. Not without a tug.
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To guide it in, I suppose? Β
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Now it makes sense.
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look in the background of first pannel,
ITS IZZY GOMEZ!!
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Oh gosh, this would happen in HiT's Thomas.
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Season 8 onwards in a nutshell...
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