as the iconic British television franchise “Thomas & Friends” introduces its first character with autism, Bruno the Brake Car. The character is voiced by Chuck Smith, an autistic actor.

and he is a new friend for Thomas and his friends, and he's also autistic, like me," Garcia said in a news release sent to NPR. "He is funny, smart, and he's a very relaxed character. He can get ...

Elliot said: 'Bruno is a Brake Car, and he is a new friend for Thomas and his friends, and he's also autistic, like me. He is funny, smart, and he's a very relaxed character. 'He can get really ...

Well, he is funny, smart ... of that — now there isn't — because I watched "Thomas and Friends," and for there to be an autistic character, it makes me feel very happy and very — and ...

(CNN) - The children’s TV show “Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go” is introducing its first autistic character. His name is Bruno, and Mattel describes him as a “joyful, pun-making brake ...

Thomas and his friends changed through the decades. But in more than 500 episodes, some things stayed the same. The trains never left the island of Sodor and the female characters were not often ...

A series of new mini trains with Thomas & Friends characters combined with DC Comics heroes and villains arrive this spring, plus a line of SpongeBob SquarePants combos are also slated for ...

Loesch slammed the iconic “Thomas & Friends” characters and then showed them on screen wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods while on flaming train tracks. Related: Donations to the NRA tripled after the ...

The beloved Thomas & Friends cartoon franchise will introduce its first autistic character this month when Bruno the Brake Car makes his debut on Cartoon Network‘s Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.