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Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo
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Thu, 12 May 2005 10:55:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Dave Schuler wrote:
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> > That's okay--from your name I suspected that you were from the Continent,
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> Says the guy with a German surname... ;)
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> > but I confess that this really baffles me. Judging from the theme
> > song and the names in the credits, Thomas originates in the UK,
> > which I believe *is* part of Europe, right? So why wouldn't you
> > guys get the LEGO stuff?
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> There's a theme song? In the UK there's a tune, but no song. But does Thomas
> the Tank Engine feature much in non-English-speaking countries?
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> Jason Railton
Oh yes, he does.
In Sweden the toy manufacture company BRIO has had a license to produce him and
all of his friends as wooden toys for their wooden railway system (about 5-wide,
i would guess), and the TV show has been shown, and is available for purchase,
dubbed to Swedish.
Very popular in certain age groups :)
Olof
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| (...) Says the guy with a German surname... ;) (...) There's a theme song? In the UK there's a tune, but no song. But does Thomas the Tank Engine feature much in non-English-speaking countries? Jason Railton (20 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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