Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs & Other Thomas Stories 25 years old

Cranky the Crane gives little engines Thomas and Percy a lot of grief in the title story. To make matters worse, big engines Gordon and James side with the ill-tempered lifter and the little guys get nervous and begin making mistakes on the job. They redeem themselves, however, when Cranky topples in a storm and Thomas and his buddy put him back upright. Other stories feature twin engines Bill and Ben having "teething troubles," Toad the brake van's forward-thinking ambition, grumpy Gordon crashing through a station wall, and storyteller Alec Baldwin adopting a falsetto as Lady Hatt, Sir Topham Hatt's wife and birthday girl. In lieu of a seventh story, a chorus of kids sings "Night Train" while the model trains steam through darkness in a series of dramatic scenarios.

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Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs & Other Thomas Stories Cast

Name Character
Alec Baldwin He was 40, now 65 years old

Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs & Other Thomas Stories Crew

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Thomas & Friends: Cranky Bugs & Other Thomas Stories (25 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, February 02, 1999
  • Runtime: 67 minutes