A Nightmare on the Island of Sodor

Ian got up this morning and asked me to hold him, because he had had a nightmare.

"What kind of nightmare?"

"A Thomas Nightmare."

As in the train. The nightmare wasn't about Thomas, who is the train equivalent of Charlie Brown, in terms of temperament and overall character. It was about some more sinister vehicle on the program. But it was a nightmare inspired by the hair-raising production we call "Thomas the Tank Engine."