TUGS is a British children's television series, first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton, and only 13 episodes were made. It dealt with the adventures of two subanthromorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Tugs and the Z Stacks, who compete against each other in the fictional Bigg City Port. It is set in the 1920s, during the booming business era of the "Roaring...
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TUGS is a British children's television series, first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton, and only 13 episodes were made. It dealt with the adventures of two subanthromorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Tugs and the Z Stacks, who compete against each other in the fictional Bigg City Port. It is set in the 1920s, during the booming business era of the "Roaring Twenties". It was produced by Tugs Ltd, for TVS and Clearwater Features. Music was composed by Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell, who also wrote the music for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
Following the financial collapse of co-owners TVS, the TUGS Ltd. company was liquidated, and the television rights to the series were sold to an unknown party, with all models and sets from the series being sold to Britt Allcroft. Heavily modified models were used in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends from 1991 onwards, and some footage from the...
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