My daughter loves AEG because she says it’s cute. My son hates with the burning heat of a thousand suns! I also think my daughter likes watching it to annoy her brother!
I found it much “younger” with a more limited appeal. While older iterations of Thomas seem to have more broad appeal, AEG seems more like Bubble Guppies or Paw Patrol (also Nelvana productions) with maybe an appeal to 3-6 year olds. Thomas always had a major nod to rail fans while AEG is just a cute little preschool kids’ show with anthropomorphic trains.
Oddly though, I did find AEG more focused and less self conscious than BWBA. It lacks BWBA’s uh… ham fisted, cringey approach.
Having had the chance to check the AEG Thomas toys in person, I wasn’t impressed. They remind me of those preschool “My First Thomas” type toys from some years back. My son was, unsurprisingly, highly disappointed and even my wife (who normally doesn’t really care) thought they looked like baby toys.
Oh well, we had a good run here at Chez OTR! The kids are kind of aging out of the Thomas line anyway but it looks like we won’t be buying any more new Fisher Price Thomas toys.
I found it much “younger” with a more limited appeal. While older iterations of Thomas seem to have more broad appeal, AEG seems more like Bubble Guppies or Paw Patrol (also Nelvana productions) with maybe an appeal to 3-6 year olds. Thomas always had a major nod to rail fans while AEG is just a cute little preschool kids’ show with anthropomorphic trains.
Oddly though, I did find AEG more focused and less self conscious than BWBA. It lacks BWBA’s uh… ham fisted, cringey approach.
Having had the chance to check the AEG Thomas toys in person, I wasn’t impressed. They remind me of those preschool “My First Thomas” type toys from some years back. My son was, unsurprisingly, highly disappointed and even my wife (who normally doesn’t really care) thought they looked like baby toys.
Oh well, we had a good run here at Chez OTR! The kids are kind of aging out of the Thomas line anyway but it looks like we won’t be buying any more new Fisher Price Thomas toys.
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