TUGS is a British chilren's television series of thirteen episodes, which first broadcast in 1989. It was created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton, and only 13 episodes were made. It dealt with the adventures of two subanthromorphized tugboat fleets, the Star Tugs and the Z Stacks, who compete against each other in the fictional Bigg City Port. It is set in the 1920s, during the booming business era of the "Roaring Twenties". It was produced by Tugs Ltd, for TVS and Clearwater Features.Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell who wrote the music for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, composed the music.