When I was little I loved watching the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine, and, the heroism of Fireman Sam. Luckily, this has passed down onto James!
Just now he loves watching Fireman Sam! He knows who the characters are and likes the theme song. I can’t complain! As it is a pretty decent song, but, I do prefer the guitar riff in the original.
However, after watching multiple episodes of the said fireman. I do wonder what world Pontypandy is in?
The insurance would surely be sky high?
So, that can maybe account for the lack of residents in the high accidental prone town. As not a lot of people will be able to afford to live there. Especially when there is a certain little boy who is modelled on Dennis the Menace ,who surely would have been given an Asbo by now! Has been causing arson “by accident”, put other people’s lives in danger and chooses not to listen to some of the very few sensible adults!
Don’t get me started on the handyman of Pontypandy! He is just as worse. I can tell you this for nothing I wouldn’t want him looking at my pipes!
It is a good show and does provide education on fire safety and some on the importance of friendships.
However, it does me frighten me that my son likes this troublemaker character a lot! I really hope that this does not promote the mischief he gets in.
Watching this from an adults perspective is terrifying. You start to think why have they not got a fire alarm linked to the fire station? You start to wonder why there is only a few sensible adults in Pontypandy. Have they signed a contract to live there as protectors and guardians?
I put these questions to you, the public to help me find out the answers to these very weird questions!
Now, onto Thomas! Another great show with great theme songs. Yes! There is more than one! Why? I don’t know but they are catchy.
There are characters that can cause trouble mainly the troublesome trucks. However, I do like them! I don’t know why, maybe because they are under-rated in my strange opinion. Another character that I think is under-rated is Toby. He is so careful that he kinds of reminds of my Husband (sorry)!
Thomas is a great show as there are so many characters so your mind doesn’t wonder too much.
I don’t think of risk assessments that much and the cost of damage being done.
There is one thing though, do the adults let the trains get their own way on the rails? Thomas somehow in one episode managed to get his snow plow off. Aren’t the adults allowed to say “no”! Gordon managed to persuade his driver to stay in his shed and not come out.
They do learn from their mistakes and that they must be very useful. But, surely by now, you would have thought that the trains would listen to the adults in the first place!
I do hope you have enjoyed bizarre but hilarious thoughts on those two programmes.
Do you have the same thoughts?
Do have any answers for my questions?
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Shining blue eyes 