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Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphi... Read More
Thomas the Tank Engine works at the Big Station, fetching coaches for the bigger engines. He keeps teasing Gordon the Big Engine, making him very cros... Read More
Edward is feeling sad, as all the other engines are bigger and younger than him. But when Gordon gets stuck whilst pulling trucks up a hill, it's Edwa... Read More
Henry the Green Engine doesn't like getting his paint wet - so refuses to come out of the tunnel. The Fat Controller tries everything, including getti... Read More
Henry is sad that he is stuck in the tunnel, and Gordon is having fun teasing him whenever he passes. One day Gordon's safety valve bursts just outsid... Read More
Thomas wants to pull a train instead of just shunting coaches for the big engines, who laugh and say he wouldn't be able to do it. One night Henry is... Read More
Thomas is bored, and when one night Edward offers to swap duties with him for the next day, Thomas takes up the offer. This involves taking Edward's t... Read More
Thomas is in the yard shunting when new engine James rushes past with a goods train yelling for help. James has wooden brakes and the trucks are pushi... Read More
James the new engine has to pull some coaches with the help of Edward. They do very well but James is so excited that he accidentally showers water al... Read More
Thomas is not happy that James is collecting the flour for the cakes to be had at a children’s party. Thomas is so cross that he is stuck shunting tru... Read More
Sir Handel has been away for a long time, on a big job during the summer, but he has now at last returned. Sir Handel’s first task back at home is a j... Read More
Thomas must collect a group of children from the Airport, and take them to the Sodor Summer Picnic. When Thomas arrives at the Airport, he meets a new... Read More
The carnival has arrived on the Island of Sodor. There are many sights to see, such as the Chinese Dragon. The Steam Team are each given a part of the... Read More
Lady Hatt assigns Percy to tell the other engines what their jobs are on this day, as the Fat Controller has unfortunately lost his voice. Percy refus... Read More
The hill clock tower’s bell needs to be given a good polish off for the country fair. The Foreman tells Duncan to travel slowly with the bell, but Dun... Read More
When Thomas arrives at the Wharf and explains to Peter Sam and Duncan that he has been sent to collect a Christmas Tree from Sir Handel, the pair teas... Read More
Toby thinks he has the afternoon off, and so plans to visit the farmyard and see the animals, which he enjoys greatly. But Toby is soon worried upon t... Read More
Thomas is chosen to show a storyteller around Sodor so she can write a story in time for the new library opening. However, a series of bad incidents f... Read More
Emily has a friend named Whiff, and he likes collecting garbage. But all the engines tease her and she decides to take care of the garbage on her own.... Read More
When James is chosen to take the Mayor of Sodor to the Festival of Lights at the Scottish Castle, he ignores his friends to get ready. However, will h... Read More
Thomas is shocked when a large hopper named Hector arrives at the coaling plant and he is too afraid to fill him up. But when he resorts to violence,... Read More
Speedy yet impatient, Gordon is sent to collect an engineer to repair a damaged set of points. But his race to get the job done only causes more drama... Read More
Percy sees some flashing lights in the sky and is convinced they are a spaceship. Thomas decides to find them for himself and forgets to deliver the m... Read More
After a great day with certain trucks, Henry believes that they are lucky. However, when Edward accidentally takes them, the green engine chases after... Read More
It's Knapford Station's birthday and all the engines are preparing for the festivities. When a photographer comes to photograph the engines for a bill... Read More
Edward is told to take a brass wheel along the express line to the Waterworks, but opts to take the branch line so the people can see him. Although Ed... Read More
The carnival is coming to Sodor again, and Rosie wants to pull the train, but she is told to be the back engine for Emily. Rosie decides to take the t... Read More
Peter Sam rushes his jobs in order to hear a tale about Proteus from the famous storyteller, Miss Marvel and crashes into a statue of Proteus! He trie... Read More
A storm has hit the wishing tree, so some woodsmen are to be brought to the island to prop up the tree. But Henry thinks that the woodsmen are choppin... Read More
When a big, brash engine called Hank offers to help Thomas with his chores, the little engine shrugs off his assistance.
Toby wants to make an impression by searching the island for something special. But when Toby is taking workmen to Great Waterton, he spends to much t... Read More
Emily is the only one who finishes her jobs on time, and thus is called "Excellent" by the Fat Controller. She is then given a job to take Trevor from... Read More
After Thomas teases him for creaking, Cranky boasts that he is stronger than the little tank engine. Thomas attempts to prove him wrong by bringing he... Read More
Thomas is given the job of transporting a crate containing a very special statue called The Lion of Sodor. However, he thinks his cargo is a real lion... Read More
James is sent to the Steamworks to have a new coat of paint. However, an emergency forces him to take a train before he has been finished, leaving him... Read More
It's the Fat Controller's birthday, and Thomas is sent to Maithwaite early to collect the Fat Controller and Lady Hatt to take them to the party. Howe... Read More
Thomas has a cracked funnel and goes to the Sodor Steamworks for a replacement. The only funnel left is both strangely shaped and brightly coloured an... Read More
Percy is at the Sodor Steamworks for repairs, so the Fat Controller puts Thomas in charge of the mail run. Thomas is excited about doing it and ignore... Read More
Farmer Trotter asks Thomas to collect some straw for the piglets, which are soon to be born. But on the way, Thomas sees other things he thinks the pi... Read More
Thomas is called upon to deliver a giraffe to the Animal Park, but he can't wait to show the giraffe to the children and leaves without waiting for th... Read More
James refuses to be fitted with an old-fashioned-looking lamp to help him see in the dark. However, the stubborn engine begins to regret his short-sig... Read More
On the day of a special Sodor football tournament, all the engines are given important jobs - except Emily, who is tasked with picking up some dirty w... Read More
Edward tries to show his friend Charlie that he is a really fun engine - to the detriment of his job. Edward spends the day larking around, but things... Read More
Toby must visit the summerhouse, which means traveling through the scary Whistling Woods. The brave little engine is determined to get through the woo... Read More
Henry causes chaos on Sodor when he takes a piece of advice from Victor to heart. After a chat about the meaning of health and safety, Henry sets abou... Read More
Diesel swaps his dull load of slate for a haul of shiny red apples in order to please Sodor's school children. But the youngsters are upset to find ou... Read More
Thomas is amused by the popping sounds coming from his fizzy load of lemonade, but when he delivers the cargo to a children's party, he discovers that... Read More
The Fat Controller gives Ferdinand the honour of helping Gordon take the Lion of Sodor to the summerhouse. Gordon, however, gets very jealous, which c... Read More
Bash is rewarded by the Fat Controller for being a Really Useful Engine. His prize is to spend the day with Toby. Bash enjoys himself so much that Tob... Read More
Emily is given the job of looking after Dash on a trip to the steam fair. Dash shows Emily how to make special tweeting noises with his whistle, but h... Read More
Percy wants to make friends with the wild animals on Sodor, but they are frightened of him and run away. Percy realises that if he is gentle and quiet... Read More
Edward is given a special job to do, so he decides that he needs to become a hero like Henry. He soon discovers that heroes come in all shapes and siz... Read More
James rejects Toby's help and refuses to work as part of a team when Gordon needs rescuing. However, James soon has to swallow his pride and ask Toby... Read More
Thomas tries to cheer Hiro up when he sees that he does not look very happy. Hiro tells Thomas he is sad because he misses his home, so Thomas takes h... Read More
Thomas and Percy are chosen to deliver a giant balloon. The wind on the coast track whips the balloon into the sky. Thomas and Percy wait for the ball... Read More
Flynn is the Sodor Island fire engine and his wheels have been adapted so that he can roll on the road as well as on the train tracks. As he sets out... Read More
Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. The Logging Locos don't know what to do, which makes Thomas want to help them. First he goes to the diesel works and a... Read More
Dowager Hatt is having a party for some important visitors, and Thomas is chosen to pull the express, which is harder than he expected.
Percy fears a monster may be near when the fog rolls in while he's waiting at Brendam Docks; Thomas is so intent on appearing in every shot of a "Grea... Read More
Charlie hides behind a snowman and as Henry passes Charlie pretends to be the former to help Henry appreciate snow.
A photographer wants to take some pictures of the engines for a book, and Thomas wants to be in as many photos as he can, but he ends up causing many... Read More
Thomas helps Whiff pull a train to the waste dump, but ends up causing an accident when he tries to get the job done faster.
Sir Topham Hatt sends Kevin to the docks to help Cranky, but Cranky does not want any help.
After being sent to be cleaned and repainted, Scruff does not want to work at the waste dump because he does not want to get dirty again.
After Sir Topham Hatt forgets to put Winston's brake on, Winston begins to roll away without a driver. He enjoys it at first, but he soon realizes why... Read More
Gordon has a leak in his boiler, making him have to stop for water more frequently.
Catlin spends a night on Sodor while the bridge that connects the island with the mainland is being repaired.
Upset that he doesn't make much noise being an electric engine, Stafford starts imitating a steam engine.
Henry and Hiro take on some of the bad coal and start puffing black smoke.
Up at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Luke finds a scared young deer, so he tries to get the other engines to work quietly. But that is not an easy thing to... Read More
Gordon is always teasing Edward for being old and unreliable and never thanks him for helping him up the hill. One day, Thomas decides to play a trick... Read More
Annie and Clarabel are always complaining about Thomas' speed, until one day they are accidentally coupled to Caitlin. Can Thomas stop high-speed Cait... Read More
After hearing an eerie noise at the docks, Salty tells Thomas that it's the "Flatbeds of Fear" looking for an engine to couple up to. The word spreads... Read More
Diesel gets all the other diesels to hide from Paxton who thinks they've all disappeared. Diesel gets carried away and takes the joke a bit too far, b... Read More
Toby is always worried about going through Knapford Junction. With the help of Henrietta and Thomas, Toby conquers his fear and is even responsible fo... Read More
Toad is bored of listening to Oliver's stories and wants an adventure of his own. He gets his wish when some trucks break away on Gordon's Hill. Can T... Read More
James needs to rescue Duck from a flood. James collects Rocky, but doesn't wait for the crane's arm to be secured. Rocky's arm knocks over a signal wh... Read More
It is high summer, when many tourists visit Sodor and The Fat Controller is concerned about getting them all to their destinations on time. Duck tells... Read More
Thomas gets himself into trouble and blames a made up engine, by the name of Geoffrey. But when people and other engines around the island start askin... Read More
Toby accidentally runs out of coal at the scrapyards, leaving the engines to think he's going to be scrapped.
The Fat Controller is anxious as two grumpy inspectors have come to inspect the railway, starting with Thomas. To prevent an even worse report, Thomas... Read More
After he sees the Fat Controller's grandchildren with chickenpox, Henry worries about catching the disease himself.
Thomas is sent to take a special crate to the Town Square from the docks, but Cranky accidentally drops it.
Kevin gets stuck out in the snow, and Victor goes out looking for him, despite his hatred of snow.
Henry becomes paranoid of meeting an abominable snowman after Spencer teases him about it.
Toad spots a stranded whale on the beach, but Oliver does not take him seriously.
Thomas boasts of how his blue paintwork looks splendid. But he doesn't look so splendid when he gets covered in coal dust whilst working at the Coal H... Read More
It's not a good day. Thomas's fireman doesn't come into work, which means that Thomas can't deliver his passengers, which means that he can't make his... Read More
In a lonely, rusty Scrapyard is poor Trevor the Traction Engine, who is ready to be broken up. He is feeling sorry for himself because he feels that h... Read More
Trevor is getting bored, but Edward has good news. The Fat Controller wants Trevor to help with his new Harbour. Edward takes Trevor to the Junction,... Read More
Percy has been playing tricks on the bigger engines, such as telling Gordon he is late for his train and telling James he mustn't leave the shed becau... Read More
Percy is ill of the bigger engines around ordering him about. The Fat Controller releases him to work at his new Harbour, and also brings in a new eng... Read More
Sidney is a very forgetful diesel engine who decides to make up a song to help him remember a very important job.
Philip tries to befriend Toby the Tram Engine, thinking he is a diesel boxcab like himself. Unfortunately, young Philip and old Toby don't seem to lik... Read More
Henry is given the job of pulling the express. Meanwhile, Gordon is reassigned to Henry's goods trains and he doesn't like it one bit.
Rough and tough Diesel shows that he's really a big softie when it comes to fluffy little ducklings.
Bradford is a very strict brakevan who abides by all the railway rules and regulations. As a result, the engines of Sodor find him very difficult to w... Read More
Samson takes as many trucks as he can of an important stone train to save time getting to the docks.
Daisy manipulates Ryan to get him to do her extra work, as well as his own.
Diesel is always bumping into people and laughing, but when he does it to Daisy, her springs need fixing. In the Dieselworks, thinking that she is asl... Read More
Diesel makes mischief between Daisy and Harvey by telling them both that the other is boasting of being unique. However, the two become friends while... Read More
While the Fat Controller is sick, his mother runs the railway and creates chaos by getting everyone to do the wrong jobs! Oblivious to all the mayhem,... Read More
A branch gets stuck in the open gears of his crane, but Harvey is too shy to ask for help. Instead, he tries to fix it himself and ends up derailing h... Read More
Millie is given extra work around the estate and gets agitated when Stephen and Glynn forget to clear up the garden waste. When Stephen also manages t... Read More
The Fat Controller splashes out on a new public address system, but the engines and passengers are struggling to hear the announcements. Holidaymakers... Read More
While Henrietta is getting her seats refurbished, Toby is given a replacement carriage named Hannah. However, she is so headstrong and reckless that T... Read More
After Cranky is teased about his age, he works twice as hard and through the night to impress the Fat Controller. But the harder he works, the more mi... Read More
Thomas is in China taking passenger trains with An An and Lin Yong, where he gets into trouble while racing with Hong-Mei, another blue tank engine, a... Read More
With all the changes being made to the railway, such as Edward and now Henry leaving Tidmouth Sheds and Nia staying in Edward's place, Gordon is feeli... Read More
A new tender engine named Rebecca comes to work on the North Western Railway, but gets clumsy and blocks the Flying Scotsman's platform at Vicarstown... Read More
While working on the Indian Railway, Ashima tells Thomas that elephants used to work in the yards shunting trucks. When Thomas derails in a muddy pond... Read More
After admiring Belle's water cannons for putting out fires, Marion's steam shovel for digging holes and playing games, and Harvey's crane hook for lif... Read More
When an action movie is filmed on the Indian railway, Thomas is desperate to be involved.
Yong Bao informs Thomas about Pandas as the national animal in China, so he looks hard for one in the bamboo forests while taking the film crew, An An... Read More
Thomas is pulling a truckload of coconuts to the Indian Railway Station for Charubala and her friends when he encounters some cheeky monkeys at the Mo... Read More
Bulgy thinks that all passengers should travel by bus and not rail until he learns that having so many passengers is not easy for the buses on their o... Read More
Rebecca defies expectations from Thomas, Percy & James when she works with the Troublesome Trucks and has a very amusing day.
Thomas meets another big blue engine that reminds him of Gordon on his first day in Brazil.
Some rude passengers make fun of Toby while working at Ulfstead Castle but he soon proves some them wrong when he saves the crown.
Gordon becomes worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles.
Thomas causes confusion and delay by not seeking help when he makes mistakes on the Indian Railway.
Thomas is selected to take the Fat Controller to London for a Royal Appointment, but with no knowledge of how to get there, their journey is filled wi... Read More
Emily worries that she does not have a best friend, but when the other engines help her out of a tricky situation, she realizes she has been surrounde... Read More
Thomas discovers a missing dog on the railway and tries to find it a new home.
When a Railway Show for little engines comes to Sodor, an overly excited Percy finally sees his chance to shine.
In Brazil, Thomas meets two wood-burning engines who have never traveled beyond their eucalyptus railway. Thomas agrees to swap jobs with them for the... Read More
When a pretend emergency turns into a real emergency, Emily comes to the rescue.
Thomas pushes Shankar into entering the Fancy Costume Contest, even though Shankar does not want the spotlight on him.
Nia is bringing an elephant to the Sodor Animal Park, but the elephant does not like steam engines.
The Island of Sodor is in the grips of winter. Percy, complaining about his funnel being cold, wishes for a long, woolly scarf to keep it warm. He soo... Read More
It's holiday time and the Vicar's Sunday School is spending the day at the seaside. Percy promises Thomas that he'll get Annie, Clarabel and the child... Read More
The Fat Controller feels that Gordon is being worked too hard and so decides to give him a rest and let James take his place for a while: This makes J... Read More
Everyone is excited at the arrival of the celebrity engine, 'City Of Truro' - all except Gordon, who sniffs at the fact that C.O.T. is a "domeless eng... Read More
As a reward for his hard work, Duck is given his own branch line; he starts boasting endlessly about it and Donald teases his that he quacks "as if he... Read More
After helping some children out of a sticky predicament, Thomas gets behind his timetable and is very late. Then things go from bad to worse when his... Read More
Percy teases Thomas about the time that he got scared in "Ghost Train". But one afternoon, Percy gets stuck in a siding after a points failure and has... Read More
Duck and Percy are exhausted with the extra work in the harbour so the Fat Controller sends for another engine to help them. What a shock they receive... Read More
The engines are having trouble getting to sleep, so Thomas tells them the story of Duke... Duke, Stuart and Falcon worked on their own little railway... Read More
Thomas tells the engines the rest of his story about Duke and how a group of people set out to save him.
Stuart is being rather cheeky to Duke about his old age but is taught a lesson later on that day thanks to a clever plan...
Skarloey feels lonely when Rheneas goes away to be mended; he wishes he could be young and pull coaches again. He finally gets his chance when some st... Read More
Skarloey and Rheneas are two old engines, who tire very easily. So the Manager sends for Sir Handel and Peter Sam to help them; but Sir Handel is cros... Read More
Whilst Sir Handel is shut up in the shed, Peter Sam is doing his work as well as his own - and does he love it! However, Henry says that if he is late... Read More
At the docks, Thomas and Percy are working hard, but the new crane, Cranky, thinks little engines are useless - "bugs" he calls them. But that night s... Read More
The engines are working really hard, and the Fat Controller thinks they need some help. He hires 3 lorries to help them, but the lorries are rude to t... Read More
Gordon is to take important people to the opening of the new station at Kirkronan, but as he comes near his crew find that they can't stop him, and he... Read More
It's Lady Hatt's birthday, and her husband, Sir Topham Hatt, is throwing a party for her. While driving on his way to Kirkronan where the party is bei... Read More
James has recieved a new coat of paint and becomes too cocky, even to recognise the dangers trees could cause. However, he learns his lesson when his... Read More
One morning, a special coach is being prepared to be coupled to Gordon to carry a V.I.P but unfortunately the turntable it is on becomes jammed. Afte... Read More
George the Steamroller is working around the island and as usual, is causing great problems for the engines. But this time, he just takes things too f... Read More
Salty, an old diesel, arrives on Sodor. He loves working by the sea but is most disappointed to find that the Fat Controller has sent for him to help... Read More
Harvey the Crane Engine arrives in Sodor on trial. Some of the engines tease him for his strange looks but when Percy has an accident with some trucks... Read More
Cranky is always feeling, well... cranky! This is because every night he has to stay up late to load and unload important goods being imported and exp... Read More
Percy likes taking the Post Train but when he is held up at a broken signal one day, Harold decides to deliver the loads instead, but all at once, whi... Read More
Thomas, by accident, discovers an old sentinel lorry named Elizabeth who has been left in a shed for years.
Cyril is a fogman and the engines like him a lot. He puts out detonators to warn them when there is fog ahead. However the Fat Controller decides to r... Read More
Thomas delivers Jack the Front Loader to a construction site where a team of vehicles from the Sodor Construction Company - "The Pack" is working unde... Read More
Ned the Steam Shovel accidentally knocks loose the important keystones from an old rail bridge, and Thomas is just down the line. Jack, however, with... Read More
Emily is a new steam engine who has recently arrived on the Island of Sodor. She accidentally takes Annie and Clarabel, and Thomas gets annoyed by thi... Read More
One day, Percy is travelling along Toby's old branch line and discovers the track is wobbly. He hurries back to the station to warn the other engines... Read More
Fergus, a blue steam traction engine, goes to work with Bill & Ben in the quarry. But when he tells the twins to do things right, they become fed up a... Read More
Skarloey is crossing an old bridge when he notices the track is out of place and can't stop in time, thus leaving him dangling above the river from a... Read More
Edward is due to take the Brass Band to their annual concert, like he does every year. But he has an accident and has to go to the Works. Bertie fills... Read More
Henry, lately, has been feeling sorry for himself as he's feeling dreadfully ill, but Thomas and Percy take no notice and don't believe him and decide... Read More
After hearing that the Queen of Sodor is coming, James volunteers to get her - but his happiness is short lived when the Queen turns out to be an old,... Read More
It's summer on the island and the refreshment lady wants to open a new tea shop. With the help of Peter Sam she looks all over the island for a suitab... Read More
Thomas is to collect the Brass Band to take them to the park as a treat for Lady Hatt's birthday but when he does is in such a hurry that he leaves th... Read More
Percy's loud whistle blowing to show that he can make as loud a sound as 'Arry & Bert's horns distracts some of the others and is told by the Fat Cont... Read More
Some of the diesels receive a dose of contaminated fuel but will Thomas help fix the situation after Diesel calling him a "stinky old steam engine"?
Henry wishes he could pull passenger trains like Gordon instead of log trucks. However, Henry comes upon a Wishing Tree which Sodor's children regular... Read More
James' new lick of paint makes him concentrate less on his work, but when he's given a very dirty job to do later on, he soon shifts his way of thinki... Read More
While a new station is being built, Thomas has to go around a sharp bend though Annie and Clarabel help him. But when they are sent to the works, will... Read More
Following some time being overworked and running late, Percy overhears the Fat Controller talking about sending him to the scrap yard! Two accidents l... Read More
Emily's bossy attitude is really getting to Thomas. So when a large snowfall arrives, Thomas decides to ignore her advice about wearing a snowplough,... Read More
A very famous Artist wishes to choose a suitable location to paint for his picture which will be entitled "The Spirit Of Sodor". Percy tries many plac... Read More
Thomas sees a glorious rainbow in the Sodor sky, upon the ending of a great storm. After confiding with Edward, who says that rainbows hold something... Read More
Milk is used to make ice-cream and butter is used to make cakes. Thomas must collect both of these ingredients so as those two very things can be made... Read More
Everything is happening on the Narrow Gauge Railway. There is the new Controller, Mr. Percival, and there is the new locomotive, Mighty Mac. But this... Read More
Molly, a lovely new engine with striking yellow paintwork and four, large drive wheels, but Molly doesn’t think pulling empty trucks is lovely. She wa... Read More
Pompous as ever Gordon creates a complete set of rules for the engines to strictly adhere to, upon their teasing about the loud rattling that has star... Read More
It is Sir Topham Hatt's mother’s birthday, and he wants to make it as special a day for her as possible, by taking her on a birthday picnic. But of co... Read More
A brass concert is being held, which Rusty the Diesel will be playing in, utilizing his rather musical two-toned diesel horn. But on his way to the ve... Read More
