List of Thomas the Tank Engine pictureback books
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series based on The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry which was first broadcast in 1984. This article lists Thomas books in the Pictureback series.Introduces Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt.
Introduces Proteus
Frankie Thomas
The TV series reappeared on DuMont, alternating Saturdays with "Secret Files of Captain Video" for 30 minutes, before going off the air in May 1954. Thomas became a regular on the soap opera "First Love", but in December 1954, "Tom Corbett" began on NBC, running until June 1955. By this time Tom Corbett's rivals Captain Video and Commander Buzz Corry of "Space Patrol" had been off the air for several months. None of the science fiction series was ever revived, though there was talk of doing so in 1957, in the aftermath of Sputnik.