Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas's on-screen appearances in the TV series were developed by Britt Allcroft. The first series of 26 stories premiered in October 1984 on the ITV Network in the UK, with former Beatles drummer/vocalist Ringo Starr as storyteller. The stories were featured as segments as part of Shining Time Station in the US beginning in 1989 with Starr as the show's Mr. Conductor character. From 1991 to 1993, George Carlin replaced Starr as both the storyteller and as Mr. Conductor for Shining Time Station. Carlin also told the Thomas stories for Shining Time Station in 1995.
Thomas Sanders (entertainer)
Thomas Sanders made his debut on Vine as "Foster_Dawg", named after his first dog, Foster, on April 14, 2013. An impression of Stewie Griffin, from "Family Guy", in a drive-thru, was his first Vine to go viral, leading to continued success on the app. He later rebranded his channel to "Thomas Sanders". His channel reached 1 million followers on Vine in October 2013. His biggest success on Vine was the "Narrating People's Lives" series, also known as "Storytime", where he approached random strangers, comically narrated what they were doing and showed their reaction. Other Vine series he's known for are "Disney Pranks with Friends", "Pokémon Pranks", "Misleading Compliments", "Musicals in Real Life", "Stewie vs. Herbert" (co-starring Taylor Shrum as Herbert) and "Shoutout Sunday", among others. By April 2015, Sanders' Vine account had over 5 million followers, which made Thomas Sanders the 17th most followed Viner at the time.