Trains-Formers
Trains-Formers is an Affectionate Parody series that combines Thomas the Tank Engine with Transformers. It is a series of short flash-animated films written and directed by James Farr for his young son Vector. The videos could be seen on Youtube until Hit Entertainment caused the series' premature demise.
There are five episodes in total. There also exist videos for Trains-Formers: The Movie, Trains-Formers 200T and a parody Trailer called Trains-Formers: Gauge of Extinction, but their canonicity is dubious.
Can be found on YouTube with a simple Google search.
Tropes used in Trains-Formers include:
- Cliff Hanger: Episode 4 ends on one.
- Shout-Out
- First off the series is a combination of Thomas the Tank Engine and Transformers
- Mighty Morphing Power Rangers is referenced in one episode.
- Trains4mers is a reference to Super 8
- Take That: "Take that, Michael Bay!"
- Too Good to Last - Hit Entertainment is responsible for the series' demise.