Have you seen Thomas and Friends as a kid? Have you seen PAW Patrol, or do you have kids that watch it? If you have, then you need to read this.
1. Thomas could have been darker in the new millennium with the franchise's first movie in 2000. From a trustworthy source who happens to be a major Thomas the Tank Engine fan, the movie was originally going to have the villain in the movie, Diesel 10, actually and literally and legitimately DIE by being melted, along with a scrapped human antagonist who hates steam engines. But I wouldn't blame them for not using that. It would have been terrifying for youngsters and Thomas fans back then.