The Little Engine that Could is a 1991 animated direct-to-video short film directed by Dave Edwards and co-produced by Edwards and Mike Young, animated at Kalato Animation in Wales and co-financed by Universal Studios through their MCA/Universal Home Video arm and S4C, Wales' dedicated Welsh-language channel. It was released on VHS by MCA. The film features the voice talents of Kath Soucie and Frank Welker. It is based on the book of the same name, by Watty Piper.
In Wales the film was joint-released in both English and Welsh, under the title Yr Injan Fach Fentrus (The Adventurous Little Engine) and was broadcast on television in both languages. As a native production it was widely available on VHS in Wales and thus achieved a degree of cult status during its time, though never touching on the level of other iconic characters such as Fireman Sam and Superted, both of which featured production staff members who worked on The Little Engine That Could.
It reproduces as a non-Sesame Street Segment.
Cast[]
- Kath Soucie as Tillie, and Missy
- Frank Welker as Farnsworth, Jebediah, Rollo, Perky, and the Eagle
- B.J. Ward as Grumpella
- Neil Ross as Doc, Tower, and Handy Pandy
- Bever-Leigh Banfield as Georgia
- Peter Cullen as Pete
- Scott Menville as Chip and Stretch
- Billy O'Sullivan as Eric
- Dina Sherman as Jill
Uncredited[]
- Peter Cullen as the Cave
- Kath Soucie as the Little Wolf
- Frank Welker as Jeepers, and the Big Wolf