TUGS

Tugs (stylized as TUGS) is a British children's television series first broadcast in 1988. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton.^[1] The series deals with the adventures of two anthropomorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Fleet and the Z-Stacks, who compete against each other in the fictional Bigg City Port.

The series was set in the Roaring Twenties, and was produced by Tugs Ltd., for Television South (TVS) and Clearwater Features Ltd.^[2] The music was composed byJunior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell,^[1] who also wrote the music for Thomas & Friends.^[3]

Due to the bankruptcy of Television South, the series did not continue production past 13 episodes. Following the initial airing of the series throughout 1989, television rights were sold to an unknown party, while all models and sets from the series sold to Britt Allcroft. Modified set props and tugboat models were used in Thomas & Friends from 1991 onwards, with footage from the original program being heavily dubbed and edited for use in the American children's Salty's Lighthouse (Series).

1	Sunshine	Gloria Tors	David Mitton	20 min (VHS) 15 min (TV)
2	Pirate	Tarquin Cardona from a story by David Mitton	David Mitton	20 min (VHS) 15 min (TV)
3	Trapped	Chris Tulloch	Chris Tulloch	15 min
4	Jinxed	David Mitton	David Mitton	15 min
5	Quarantine	Tarquin Cardona	David Mitton	15 min
6	High Winds	Chris Tulloch	Chris Tulloch	15 min
7	Ghosts	Robert D. Cardona	Robert D. Cardona	15 min
8	Up River	David Mitton	David Mitton	15 min
9	Warrior	Chris Tulloch	Chris Tulloch	15 min
10	High Tide	David Mitton	David Mitton	15 min
11	Munitions	David Mitton	David Mitton	20 min (VHS) 15 min (TV)
12	Regatta	David Mitton	David Mitton	20 min (VHS) 15 min (TV)
13	Bigg Freeze	Roy Russell	David Mitton	15 min