Thomas & Friends
Making Tracks to Great Destinations
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 anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
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Season 1
26 episodes
Premiered Oct 9, 1984
Season 2
26 episodes
Premiered Sep 24, 1986
Season 3
26 episodes
Premiered Feb 25, 1992
Season 4
26 episodes
Premiered Mar 4, 1996
Season 5
26 episodes
Premiered Sep 14, 1998
Season 6
26 episodes
Premiered Sep 16, 2002
Season 7
26 episodes
Premiered Nov 3, 2003
Season 8
26 episodes
Premiered Oct 4, 2004
Season 9
26 episodes
Premiered Oct 31, 2005
Season 10
28 episodes
Premiered Oct 2, 2006
Season 11
26 episodes
Premiered Sep 3, 2007
Season 12
20 episodes
Premiered Sep 1, 2008
Season 13
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 25, 2010
Season 14
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 11, 2010
Season 15
20 episodes
Premiered Mar 1, 2011
Season 16
20 episodes
Premiered Feb 20, 2012
Season 17
26 episodes
Premiered Jun 3, 2013
Season 18
26 episodes
Premiered Aug 25, 2014
Season 19
26 episodes
Premiered Sep 21, 2015
Season 20
28 episodes
Premiered Sep 5, 2016
Season 21
18 episodes
Premiered Sep 18, 2017
Season 22
26 episodes
Premiered Sep 3, 2018
Season 23
23 episodes
Premiered Sep 2, 2019
Season 24
23 episodes
Premiered May 1, 2020
Ep 1Thomas & Gordon
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 cross. When the Shunter later accidentally forgets to uncouple Thomas from Gordon's coaches, Gordon decides to be really fast to tire Thomas out.
Ep 2Edward & Gordon
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 Edward to the rescue.
Ep 3The Sad Story of Henry
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 getting Thomas to push Henry out but the big green engine still does not move. In the end, the Fat Controller orders a brick wall be built to block the tunnel entrance, meaning Henry stays in the tunnel forever...
Ep 4Edward, Gordon and Henry
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 outside the tunnel. Edward is the only other engine available, but the train is too heavy for him. How could the situation possibly be resolved?
Ep 5Thomas's Train
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 ill, and next morning he still isn't better. He is due to pull the morning train, and when no other engine is available, Thomas has to pull the train. He is so excited, he doesn't notice until too late that he has started before being coupled to the train, leaving his coaches and passengers left stranded at the platform!
Ep 6Thomas and the Trucks
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 trucks. However Thomas is not used to trucks...
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