Series

TUGS

★ 8.3(3)198915m1 season

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Good to know

Creator: Robert D. Cardona, David Mitton
Release date: 1989-04-04
Runtime: 15m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: ABC TV
Status: Ended
Studio: Clearwater Features

About TUGS

TUGS is a 1989 web series in the Kids, Family and Drama genres, created by Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton, starring Patrick Allen, Timothy Bateson and Shaun Prendergast. It spans 1 season and 13 episodes, and originally aired on ABC TV. It holds an average rating of 8.3/10 from 3 viewers. Below you can see where to watch TUGS in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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. The series dealt 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 TVS and Clearwater Features Ltd. Music was composed by Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell, who also wrote the music for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Due to the bankruptcy of production company TVS, the series did not continue production past 13 episodes. Following the initial airing of the series throughout 1988, 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 the Tank Engine and Friends from 1991 onwards.