Why were my parents like "you shouldn't be ashamed you enjoyed Thomas when you were a kid!"

I feel like I should be.

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>Thomas the Tank Engine: A Short Retrospective (8:49:11)
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>How Henry's Imprisonment CHANGED Thomas
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