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Narrator : The tugboat, for its size, is the most powerful craft afloat. And the Star tugs are the power behind the docks and waterways that make up the Bigg City Port. Sign In. TV Series — — 15m. Episode guide. Adventure Family. Creators Robert D. Cardona David Mitton. Top credits Creators Robert D. See more at IMDbPro. Episodes Browse episodes. Top Top-rated. Photos Top cast Edit.

Shaun Prendergast Sunshine as Sunshine …. Nigel Anthony Warrior as Warrior …. Timothy Bateson O. Lee Cornes Grampus as Grampus …. Chris Tulloch Zorran as Zorran. Mike Mulloy Zug as Zug …. Alan Oppenheimer Hercules as Hercules …. Charlie Adler Sunshine as Sunshine …. Ed Gilbert Warrior as Warrior. Robert D. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Tugs was a children's drama television series, first broadcast on 4th April on ITV.

Cardona and David Mitton. The series was noted for the high quality of its production and storytelling, which used detailed live-action models much like the first twelve series of its sister show.

Since the s, the show has developed a cult-like following. The stories take place in the fictional Bigg City Port , "the biggest harbour in the world ". Most of the episodes focus on the stark rivalry between the two tug-fleets, which the Star Tugs usually receive praises and contracts for their hard work and bravery, while the Z-Stacks usually receive their comeuppance for their underhandedness, but learn to assist when there's danger.

Most of the episodes begin with Captain Star as narrator remembering a tale from when he ran the Star Fleet, introducing us to the main story and later concludes the episode reflecting on the events with a moral for the viewer to understand e. Cardona and David Mitton decided to create a new television series. Their aspiration eventually materialized Tugs, an original idea based on real-life event of working tugboats across New York, San Francisco and other places.

Mitton and Cardona decided to set the stories in the s, as it was considered the 'heyday of the steam tug' and regarded in maritime history with the most affection. The boat models were mounted on an underwater trolley, hidden underwater and pulled across the set with transparent strings.

Remote control devices were used to power mechanisms within the models, such as the moving eyes and rudders. The episodes are original written to be 30 minutes long each, with the runtime being changed to 20 minutes after episodes were filmed. Contrary to popular belief, Tugs ' premiere debut was on two UK VHS tapes first released in November , with all episodes on said releases being 20 minutes long each and in a slightly incomplete form. This early release was due to the series having gone over budget, and being a likely attempt to get more money to complete filming for the series.

Sometime in December, shortly after filming wrapped up, the episodes were cut down to be 15 minutes long each, despite several episodes already nearing completion in the 20 minute format.

As a result of this, several scenes were either shortened down or cut out all together , some of which either heavily imply a specific episode order events of High Tide referenced in Munitions ' 20 cut and a more mature tone to the series Big Mac heavily implying Sunshine could die in Up River's picture book.

On 4th April , the series made proper debut commenced when it first aired on Children's ITV in the UK, and was later transmitted in several other countries including but not necessarily limited to Australia, Finland, Singapore, Brunei, France, and Japan. Despite the show heavily implied to take place within America, TUGS was never exported to North American territories, despite several attempts to.

After thirteen produced episodes, TVS filed for bankruptcy, the rights to the series were sold and scattered throughout the years, and Clearwater Features closed its doors in late , thus ending Tugs. In the s, the show would reach American audiences in another form.

Robert Cardona licensed the footage to be edited and redubbed for the American show Salty's Lighthouse. The switch from live-action models to CGI for the series in ended the use of the models, but some of them such as the crane, Big Mickey , continue to appear in the CGI series. After Tugs, Robert Cardona emigrated to Canada to direct a similar series about tugboats called Theodore Tugboat , which was very successful in North America.

Since s, Tugs gained a cult following through the power of internet and online fan forums. In mid, the original models and props used in the show's production were bought by a group of fans who, in , established Tugs: The Exhibition - a dedicated organization displaying the show's various models and props and other Tugs memorabilia. Through the internet and the Exhibition, the number of Tugs fans has steadily continued to rise over time and its legacy continues to grow. In total, 13 episodes of Tugs were made during October to December Unfortunately, the cast of TUGS was never credited.

Some of their identities are still ambiguous. However, thanks to the diligent research of various members of online forums, several have been revealed. Read more about the original Tugs cast. On the Internet, this show said to have been called Os rebocadores in Portuguese, but no source has been found. The outro of the episode, Bigg Freeze , features vocals by Sue Glover.

There was some talk of releasing a full-length three minute single of the theme music which also would have been sung by Sue, however these plans fell through when Clearwater Features ' folded. The Opening Theme. Already, roughly ninety-six story ideas had been noted by Mitton and possibly other writers in addition to the initial set of thirteen episodes to be produced. Most of the series would have been set Up River instead of the Bigg City Port setting, which Mitton considered restrictive and difficult to film in.

As well as the same regular main cast, some new tugs would have been introduced, such as the Diesel Tug.