I never really got hooked on Thomas the Tank engine, I had those little wooden trains when I was a kid, and moved to HO later on.
First time I really remember George Carlin was watching HBO late at night many years ago.
I have his Back in Town CD (although very scratched) and his views and opinions always made me laugh. I learned quickly how much I really hated political correctness, although I think the most remembered thing for me from Carlin's acts was his solution to prison overpopulation and capital punishment. Big catapult and brick wall. fencing off square states, sounds like an entertaining solution