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[[Image:maxnmonty.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Max and Monty the Dump Truck twins, Nos.15 and 16]] |
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'''Max and Monty''' are [[dump truck]] twins. they are known to cause trouble for the Pack Members and also the engines; but are sternly scolded by Miss Jenny when they're found out! Despite being unruly at times with dangerous stunts, they have a good side in them—somewhere!—and still do the work like everyone else. Max's number is 15, Monty's number is 16. Max first appeared in [Jack Jumps In], Monty's first episode was [On Site With Thomas]. |
'''Max and Monty''' are red [[dump truck]] twins. they are known to cause trouble for the Pack Members and also the engines; but are sternly scolded by Miss Jenny when they're found out! Despite being unruly at times with dangerous stunts, they have a good side in them—somewhere!—and still do the work like everyone else. Max's number is 15, Monty's number is 16. Max first appeared in [Jack Jumps In], Monty's first episode was [On Site With Thomas]. |
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Revision as of 11:05, 15 October 2006
The television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is well known for its anthropomorphic railway engines. However, there have also been many characters over the years who are not rail-based. These are often rivals to the engines, but several become friends to the railway.
Non-Rail Characters
Terence
Terence is an orange tractor fitted with caterpillar tracks. These allow him to go anywhere, and make him very useful when it comes to pulling other vehicles out of a jam. When Thomas first encountered Terence, he insulted Terence’s caterpillars, but later discovered their usefulness when Terence pulled him out of a snowdrift.
Terence is a friendly sort of tractor, and when he is not needed for rescues, he works on a farm by Thomas’ branch line. Terence made his first appearance on television in 1984, and he made cameos in the 6th and 7th seasons between 2002 and 2003.
Terence first appeared in season 1, but has not been seen since season 7. He does however make an appearance in the season 10 intermissions.
Bertie
Bertie is an excitable bus who loves nothing more than a chance to show his speed on the roads of Sodor. He famously raced Thomas and, though he lost, the two have been firm friends ever since. He often helps the engines, and sometimes they can even help him.
Trevor
Discovered by Edward in a scrapyard, Trevor the Traction engine was due to be broken up before he was saved by the Vicar of Wellsworth. He now lives in the Vicarage Orchard.
Although he is old fashioned and slow, he has lots of uses from sawing logs to helping with construction work. His favourite activity of all is giving rides to children.
Harold
Harold is a helicopter who patrols the skies of Sodor. Nicknamed “whirlybird” by the engines, he enjoys a good-natured rivalry with them.
Cranky
Cranky is a tower crane who works at the harbour loading and unloading ships. As his name suggests, he is always cranky. He finds the engines tiresome, particularly the smaller ones, and enjoys teasing them. However, the engines usually find ways of getting back at him if he goes too far.
Cranky cannot move on his own, but he can be dismantled and rebuilt in other locations if necessary.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a vintage Sentinel steam lorry. She does not like laziness or rudeness, and will respond to both in the strongest terms. Although she believes roads are superior to rails, she often helps the engines out.
She was also the only person able to insult the Fat Controller without getting into trouble, as she was the first lorry he ever drove.
Jeremy
Jeremy is a jet plane who is rather conceited and believes that planes are better than trains. In his debut episode ("Thomas & The Jet Plane" of Season 10), this concerns Thomas until a hurricane is spotted. He then gets to take the children to the picnic.
The Pack
In Season 6, a new set of characters was introduced called ‘The Pack’. This was a gang of construction machines owned by Miss Jenny Packard. The characters were devised by then-producer Phil Fehrle with the intention of being turned into a spin-off series, possibly as a rival to Bob the Builder. This series seemingly never materialised, and prior to 2006, the Pack only ever appeared in the episodes ‘Jack Jumps In’ and ‘A Friend In Need’.
They have, however, been featured in a DVD release entitled On Site with Thomas. While no episodes from this release have been broadcast as part of the "regular" seasons of the TV Series, this spin-off release introduced four characters, further to the existing characters below. As such, these four characters have not appeared within the "TV Series proper".
Jack
A red friendly and enthusiastic front loader. Jack was first seen in the episode ‘Jack Jumps In’ when he joined the Pack. Despite a couple of accidents, he was able to prove himself when he saved Thomas from disaster, and is now part of the team. Jack has the number 11 painted on him.
Alfie
Alfie is an green excavator and a fast worker whose motto is, “More help means more dirt; more dirt means more fun!” He loves working hard, and handles even the toughest of jobs with ease. He has the number 12 painted on his sides and on the back of his cab.
Oliver
Oliver is a orange-brown wise old excavator, larger than Alfie, who keeps an eye on the other members of the Pack. He has the number 14 painted on his cab. He should not be confused with the steam engine Oliver. Oliver is also capable of switching between different tools, including a chisel and wrecking ball.
Max and Monty
Max and Monty are red dump truck twins. they are known to cause trouble for the Pack Members and also the engines; but are sternly scolded by Miss Jenny when they're found out! Despite being unruly at times with dangerous stunts, they have a good side in them—somewhere!—and still do the work like everyone else. Max's number is 15, Monty's number is 16. Max first appeared in [Jack Jumps In], Monty's first episode was [On Site With Thomas].
Kelly
Kelly is a dark blue-purple crane truck (with yellow crane arm) and the oldest member of the Pack, having originally belonged to Miss Jenny's father. He is good friends with Isabella and seems to trust Jack. He seems to be good at heart and to get on with everyone (except perhaps the dump truck twins). He has the number 17 painted on the sides of his cab.
Byron
Byron is a boisterous yellow bulldozer with a big blade. He is a bit up on himself, but likes to be useful like the rest of the Pack. He has the number 18 painted on his sides.
Ned
Ned is an old orange-brown steam shovel. He means well, but he can sometimes be clumsy. Indeed, he once nearly caused a terrible accident by knocking out the keystone of a railway bridge when Thomas was due to cross with a goods train. He has the number 19 painted on his cab as well as 'Packard and Co.', later 'Sodor Construction Co.'.
Isabella
Isabella is a vintage lorry who looks almost identical to Elizabeth, apart from her bright yellow paintwork. She is a hard worker, but does not like getting dirty. She has the number 22 painted on her sides.
Nelson
Nelson is a black intellegent ballast tractor whose job is to haul construction workers to and from work. As the bearer of such weighty loads, he often feels overworked, but will never complain. He is proud of his paint job and is happiest when he looks his best. He wears the number 10. Nelson had his first appearance in the episode [On Site With Thomas].
Patrick
Patrick was found to be quite a boastful soul in his first appearance [On Site With Thomas]. He knows all there is to know about cement and thinks it's one of the essential means of keeping the building site running! Patrick is older than a lot of the other machines and has a lot of experience in construction, he means well despite his pride and boastfulness, and likes to help the younger less experienced machines. He carries the number 23.
Buster
Buster is a simple red steamroller who goes about his job with glee and pride knowing all is right with the world. What Buster lacks in imagination, he makes up for in heart, commitment and hard work and is liked by all the machines in the yard. Buster seems to be the only machine in the Pack to not have a number. Buster's dubut episode was [A Visit From Thomas].
Other Vehicles
There are several vehicles that appear in various episodes as props. They do not have faces and do not speak. However, some fans class them as characters nonetheless. The Ertl range of die cast models featured a number of them, partly to ensure that they could keep up the numbers of new “characters” released in the years between seasons. For a time, the official Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends website included some of these vehicles in their character section, but they have since been deleted. The Ertl range named a number of these “characters” for ease of identification (such as the Dyson Low Loader and the Sodor Soft-Side Truck), and these names are still used by fans.
From Season 3 onwards, a number of the background vehicles were used from the defunct television series TUGS. These mainly consisted of boats, but a number of cars, lorries and cranes from that source also made their way into the series.
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