Venus was an Emergency Rescue Tender, which had equipment for Road Traffic Accidents and domestic floodings, but no firefighting capabilities. Fireman Sam ( Welsh: Sam Tân) is an animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and Tonypandy). It was broadcast for the first time in November 1987 on Welsh TV channel S4C and is shown in more than 155 countries across the world. [3] History [ edit ]

At the end of the episode when James, Sarah and Mandy are receiving their firefighter's badges, Venus' lights are white instead of blue.

The Popularity of Fireman Sam Toys

As of Series 15, Arnold is the only firefighter who's other family member/s are yet to appear on screen.

Steven Kynman - Sam Jones, Elvis Cridlington, Norman Price, James Jones and Jerry Lee Cridlington (2008-present) Fireman Sam started out as a Welsh animated series, which ran from 1985-1994. The show was the brainchild of 2 former firemen from London, England. It was aired in Welsh, Gaelic, and English, and became popular for its promotion of fire safety. Norman and Derek want to be firefighters and to prove themselves right. They end up driving Jupiter, but can barely steer, so it is up to Sam to save Jupiter from going into the sea. Don Sledgehammer: So - I had a big rewrite down on the movie. Your character; Firefighter Tom, is now the hero. We've had all the Firefighter Sam parts taken out and they changed the title. Flex Dexter: "Firefighter Tom: Blaze and Glory". Don Sledgehammer: Yes. Learn your new lines and we'll see you on set tomorrow, superstar! Flex Dexter: I'd like to accept the award on behalf on firefighters everywhere. And I like to... give Fireman Sam a special thank you, for getting fired! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!It was hinted in the Series 10 episode Space Train that Arnold may be afraid of heights. Next to Elvis Cridlington (in series 7) and Trevor Evans, originally an Auxiliary Fireman in Series 1 - 4, this makes him the third member of the Pontypandy Fire Brigade to have a phobia of heights. Elvis is named after the singer Elvis Presley, whom he idolised as a child and even styled his hair upon. In series 10 it gained a Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) which has an inbuilt Mapscreen system and various information regarding incidents. Jupiter's elevating ladder has a water cannon for putting out fires from above, it was only used in A Real Live Wire, Pizza Palaver and Magic Norman.