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GundarkHunter

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As someone whose youngest son is a hardcore Thomas the Tank Engine addict, let me set the record straight:
Ringo was the first narrator. It coincided with his role as the Conductor on PBS' Shining Time Station. He was replaced by George Carlin (more hateable than Alec Baldwin), who was followed by Alec Baldwin and then some guy named Michael Brandon.
The Fat Controller was referred to as Sir Topham Hatt. If you can get your hands on the Thomas the Tank Engine: The Early Years DVD box set, Ringo's narration still refers to him as the Fat Controller. Personally, I thought the Ringo years were the best.

The series is now known as Thomas and Friends, and had a big-screen entry in 2000 called Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which is not detestable, but merely mediocre.