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TV shows are another hotbed for totalitarian warnings. However, a much more intriguing take on TV is the propaganda for totalitarian societies. For example:

Thomas the Tank Engine (1991-present day), produced by Britt Allcroft

The children’s TV show Thomas the Tank Engine, a The children’s TV show Thomas the Tank Engine, a quintessential children’s educational cartoon in both the U.S. and Great Britain, is set in a totalitarian dystopia. Critics9 of the show note evidence such as, the catchphrase, being really useful engines. This tagline also sums up the basic plot summary for every episode where engines are either trying to prove themselves or worrying that they aren't working hard enough, much like the mantra of workers within an hard enough, much like the mantra of workers within an Orwell-esque society. This socialist obsession with usefulness is instilled and enforced by Sir Topham Hatt, aka the Fat Controller, who swiftly punishes all those deemed as "useless". For example, Hatt orders an engine bricked in a tunnel alive because it refuses to leave the tunnel’s shelter for fear of the rain. There are also hints of racism in the show. This is most clearly seen in the segregated dislike between This is most clearly seen in the segregated dislike between the steam engines like Thomas that run on clean white steam and the diesel engines, powered by dirty, black diesel oil, who are depicted as stubborn, lazy and shifty.