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* UncertainAudience: This was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show's cancellation after only thirteen episodes.
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* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: Even though it's only the first episode, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkv5rTAkszM Unlucky Tug's unofficial US dub]] really is something to behold. All the characters' voices sound absolutely phenomenal here, there's [[AccentAdaptation accent adaptations]] where needed, and it's overall a vast improvement over the lost US dub.
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* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: Even though it's only the first episode, episode so far, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkv5rTAkszM Unlucky Tug's unofficial US dub]] really is something to behold. All the characters' voices sound absolutely phenomenal here, there's [[AccentAdaptation accent adaptations]] where needed, and it's overall a vast improvement over the lost US dub.
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* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: Even though it's only the first episode, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkv5rTAkszM Unlucky Tug's unofficial US dub]] really is something to behold. All the characters' voices sound absolutely phenomenal here, there's [[AccentAdaptation accent adaptations]] where needed, and it's overall a vast improvement over the lost US dub.
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* CultClassic: While the show had never gone past 13 episodes, it retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of fans who love the show for its visuals and effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: While the show had never gone past 13 thirteen episodes, it retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of fans who love the show for its visuals and effects, its the strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its the memorable characters.
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* UncertainAudience: This was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show to become cancelled after only thirteen episodes.
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* UncertainAudience: This was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show to become cancelled show's cancellation after only thirteen episodes.
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* ValuesDissonance:
** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never fully came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in New York), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an dark and cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's dark and mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' which was far more obviously kid friendly and successful in the states (even though it didn't stray from darker subjects like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
** Izzy Gomez is portrayed as the lazy Mexican stereotype. If ''TUGS'' were to be made today, a caricature like that would not fly at all.
** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never fully came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in New York), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an dark and cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's dark and mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' which was far more obviously kid friendly and successful in the states (even though it didn't stray from darker subjects like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
** Izzy Gomez is portrayed as the lazy Mexican stereotype. If ''TUGS'' were to be made today, a caricature like that would not fly at all.
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* ValuesDissonance:
** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never fully came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in New York), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an dark and cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's dark and mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' which was far more obviously kid friendly and successful in the states (even though it didn't stray from darker subjects like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
**ValuesDissonance: Izzy Gomez is portrayed as the lazy Mexican stereotype. If ''TUGS'' were to be made today, a caricature like that would not fly at all.
** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never fully came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in New York), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an dark and cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's dark and mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' which was far more obviously kid friendly and successful in the states (even though it didn't stray from darker subjects like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
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** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in a US city), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows and the show was seemingly successful in Britain, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's more mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, which was far more obviously kid friendly and far more successful in the states (even though it touched on things like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
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** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never fully came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in a US city), New York), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an dark and cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows and the show was seemingly successful in Britain, shows, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's more dark and mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' which was far more obviously kid friendly and far more successful in the states (even though it touched on things didn't stray from darker subjects like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
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* ValuesDissonance: ValuesDissonance:
** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in a US city), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows and the show was seemingly successful in Britain, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's more mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, which was far more obviously kid friendly and far more successful in the states (even though it touched on things like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
** Izzy Gomez is portrayed as the lazy Mexican stereotype. If ''TUGS'' were to be made today, a caricature like that would not fly at all.
** This is part of why American investors were turned off by the show and why it never came to the states. While ''TUGS'' was made with American audiences in mind (hence it being located in a US city), it was still a very British show and thus, like many British produced media, had a bit of an cynical edge to it and dealt with very mature topics. While this was the norm for British shows and the show was seemingly successful in Britain, Americans, who tend to lean towards cleaner and more idealistic works instead (especially for kids shows), were alienated by the show's more mature tone, especially compared to its sister show, which was far more obviously kid friendly and far more successful in the states (even though it touched on things like scraping). Even when the show did get sort of brought over to the states via ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', it went through major Main/{{Bowdlerisation}} in order to make it LighterAndSofter.
** Izzy Gomez is portrayed as the lazy Mexican stereotype. If ''TUGS'' were to be made today, a caricature like that would not fly at all.
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* UncertainAudience: This was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show getting [[{{Pun}} sunken]].
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* UncertainAudience: This was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show getting [[{{Pun}} sunken]].to become cancelled after only thirteen episodes.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show getting [[{{Pun}} sunken]].
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this This was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to alienate investors and leading to the show getting [[{{Pun}} sunken]].
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how mature and dark the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly subjects such as a hostage situation, a character wanting to essentially commit [[DeathSeeker suicide]], several characters having implied criminal pasts and the implication of one character ([[spoiler:Big Mickey]]) having outright died in one episode, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it too inappropriate for a younger audience and would cause American investors to reject the show.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how mature and dark the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly subjects such as a hostage situation, a character wanting to essentially commit [[DeathSeeker suicide]], several characters having implied criminal pasts and the implication of one character ([[spoiler:Big Mickey]]) having outright died in one episode, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it too inappropriate for a younger audience and would cause American investors to reject the show.
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* PeripheryDemographic: Although the show is aimed at kids, the show has obtained a large following consisting of teenagers and adults, who adore the show for its bold storytelling, special effects and memorable characters. Nowadays, this older demographic makes up the majority of the show's fandom.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how much mature and darker the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly topics such as a hostage situation, suicide, criminal activities and death, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it unappealing to a younger audience and caused American investors to reject the show.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how much mature and darker dark the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly topics subjects such as a hostage situation, suicide, a character wanting to essentially commit [[DeathSeeker suicide]], several characters having implied criminal activities pasts and death, the implication of one character ([[spoiler:Big Mickey]]) having outright died in one episode, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it unappealing to too inappropriate for a younger audience and caused would cause American investors to reject the show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to such shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]] . In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to turn away investors and ultimately leading the show to get [[{{Pun}} sunken]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a far more successful show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to such shows featuring {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]] . children]]. In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to turn away alienate investors and ultimately leading to the show to get getting [[{{Pun}} sunken]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a far more successful show.sunken]].
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to such shows featuring SentientVehicles being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]] . In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to turn away investors and ultimately leading the show to get [[{{Pun}} sunken]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a more successful show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to such shows featuring SentientVehicles {{Sentient Vehicle}}s being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]] . In short, the darker tone of the show clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to turn away investors and ultimately leading the show to get [[{{Pun}} sunken]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a far more successful show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the style was done in a style similar to its sister series, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (a show aimed at an younger demographic), which [[AnimationAgeGhetto made it unappealing for older children]]. However, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''Thomas''' target demographic either, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children. In short, the darker tone of the show clashes heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to ultimately [[{{Pun}} sink]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a more successful show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for children, however, the style was done in a style similar to its sister series, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (a show aimed at an younger demographic), which [[AnimationAgeGhetto made it unappealing for older children]]. However, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''Thomas''' ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''' target demographic either, demographic, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children. children? However, the show being styled after Thomas meant that older audiences wouldn’t find it appealing either due to such shows featuring SentientVehicles being perceived as being [[AnimationAgeGhetto only for young children]] . In short, the darker tone of the show clashes clashed too heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to turn away investors and ultimately leading the show to get [[{{Pun}} sink]] sunken]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a more successful show.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Z-Stacks, despite being rivals to the Star Tugs, are pretty popular with fans, Zorran and Zebedee especially, with the former is like for his sly & blunt attitude and the latter for being a TokenGoodTeammate.
** Sea Rogue is quite well-liked by fans after watching his actions in "Pirate".
** Sea Rogue is quite well-liked by fans after watching his actions in "Pirate".
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Z-Stacks, despite being rivals to the Star Tugs, are pretty popular with fans, Zorran and Zebedee especially, with the former is like for his sly & blunt attitude and the latter for being a TokenGoodTeammate.
**Sea Rogue is quite well-liked by fans after watching his actions in "Pirate".
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how much mature and darker the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly topics such as a hostage situation, a character wanting to commit suicide due to a string of bad luck, one working with an explicit gangster, one of the characters outright dying in the original cut of one episode, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it unappealing to a younger audience and caused American investors to reject the show.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how much mature and darker the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly topics such as a hostage situation, a character wanting to commit suicide due to a string of bad luck, one working with an explicit gangster, one of the characters outright dying in the original cut of one episode, suicide, criminal activities and death, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it unappealing to a younger audience and caused American investors to reject the show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed. The show was intended to be for older children, however, the style was done in a style similar to its sister series, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (a show aimed at an younger demographic), which [[AnimationAgeGhetto made it unappealing for older children]]. However, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''Thomas''' demographic either, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it inappropriate for younger children. In short, the darker tone of the show clashes heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to ultimately [[{{Pun}} sink]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a more successful show.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed. failed to be sold to American investors. The show was intended to be for older children, however, the style was done in a style similar to its sister series, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (a show aimed at an younger demographic), which [[AnimationAgeGhetto made it unappealing for older children]]. However, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''Thomas''' target demographic either, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it too dark and inappropriate for younger children. In short, the darker tone of the show clashes heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to ultimately [[{{Pun}} sink]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show in America via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a more successful show.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: One expecting this kids show to be akin to its sister show, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', will likely be incredibly surprised by how much mature and darker the show is compared to ''Thomas'', with the show containing such kid friendly topics such as a hostage situation, a character wanting to commit suicide due to a string of bad luck, one working with an explicit gangster, one of the characters outright dying in the original cut of one episode, all on top of frequent explosions, threats of violence and the like. Unsurprisingly, and as The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' video, this ultimately proved to be the show's downfall, as its darker tone made it unappealing to a younger audience and caused American investors to reject the show.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled due to David Mitton and Robert D. Cardona losing the funds to keep doing it after TVS Television (the broadcaster that that funded the show) closed its doors and got sold due to bankruptcy. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of fans who love the show for its visuals and effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled due to David Mitton and Robert D. Cardona losing the funds to keep doing it after TVS Television (the broadcaster that that funded the show) closed its doors and got sold due to bankruptcy. However, in spite of this, While the show had never gone past 13 episodes, it retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of fans who love the show for its visuals and effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* UncertainAudience: As The Unlucky Tug explains in his ''TUGS'' essay, this was the show's biggest downfall and the reason why it ultimately failed. The show was intended to be for older children, however, the style was done in a style similar to its sister series, ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (a show aimed at an younger demographic), which [[AnimationAgeGhetto made it unappealing for older children]]. However, the show wasn't able to successfully win over ''Thomas''' demographic either, as the show frequently dealt with more dark and mature topics than its sister show did, such as suicide, death, criminal activities and violence, amongst other topics, all of which made it inappropriate for younger children. In short, the darker tone of the show clashes heavily with its ''Thomas''-esque style and resulted in a show that lacked a well defined audience and mass appeal, causing it to ultimately [[{{Pun}} sink]] in the process. Understandably, when Robert D. Cardona was given another opportunity to make a similar show via ''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat'', the show was made to be more lighthearted and kid-friendly than ''TUGS'', resulting in a more successful show.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled due to David Mitton and the team Robert D. Cardona losing the funds to keep doing it after TVS Television (the broadcaster that that funded the show) closed its doors and was got sold due to bankruptcy. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of fans who love the show for its visuals and effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. cancelled due to Mitton and the team losing the funds to keep doing it after TVS Television (the broadcaster that that funded the show) closed its doors and was sold due to bankruptcy. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of fans who love the show for its visuals amd and effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' [[FriendlyFandoms fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals amd effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' [[FriendlyFandoms fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals amd effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' [[FriendlyFandoms fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals amd effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends [[FriendlyFandom [[FriendlyFandoms fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals amd effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of [[FriendlyFandoms Thomas WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends [[FriendlyFandom fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals amd effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of [[FriendlyFandoms Thomas fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals, visuals amd effects, its strong stories, its surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and it's its memorable characters.
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* CultClassic: The show was by all accounts a failure, only having a short run of 13 episodes before future plans were scrapped, however, to this day, cancelled. However, in spite of this, the show retains a loyal and dedicated cult following to this day, consisting of [[FriendlyFandoms Thomas fans]] and/or fans who love the show for its visuals, surprisingly mature tone (for a young kids show) and it's memorable characters.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Z-Stacks, despite being rivals to the Star Tugs, are pretty popular with fans, Zorran and Zebede especially, with the former is like for his sly & blunt attitude and the latter for being a TokenGoodTeammate.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Z-Stacks, despite being rivals to the Star Tugs, are pretty popular with fans, Zorran and Zebede Zebedee especially, with the former is like for his sly & blunt attitude and the latter for being a TokenGoodTeammate.
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** Sea Rogue is quite well-liked by fans after watching his actions in "Pirate".
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Z-Stacks, despite being rivals to the Star Tugs, are pretty popular with fans, Zorran and Zebede especially, with the former is like for his cheeky remarks & his voice and the latter for being a TokenGoodTeammate.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Z-Stacks, despite being rivals to the Star Tugs, are pretty popular with fans, Zorran and Zebede especially, with the former is like for his cheeky remarks sly & his voice blunt attitude and the latter for being a TokenGoodTeammate.
