List of Thomas & Friends episodes

{{Episode table {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=Thomas & Gordon" "Thomas Gets Tricked |DirectedBy= David Mitton |Aux2=Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|09|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A small, blue tank engine named Thomas lives and works at a big station on the Island of Sodor, He enjoys teasing the other engines, especially Gordon, the biggest and proudest engine of all. When Thomas gets carried away with the teasing, Gordon decides to teach him a lesson in retaliation. }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=Edward & Gordon" "Edward Helps Out |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Edward's Day Out and the story of the same name |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|09|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Edward is an old engine, who hasn't been out working for quite a while. The other engines, particularly Gordon, tease Edward. Edward's driver and fireman, feel sorry for him and decide to use him one day. But soon Edward helps Gordon the next day when the big bossy boiler gets stuck on a hill with a goods train. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=The Sad Story of Henry" "Come Out, Henry! |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|16|df=y}} |ShortSummary=A green engine named Henry is afraid of the rain, thinking it will spoil his lovely green paint and red stripes. One day, he hides in a tunnel and refuses to come out. After numerous failed attempts to convince him, Sir Topham Hatt, known as The Fat Controller, the man in charge of all the engines, has no choice but to wall Henry up in the tunnel. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=Edward, Gordon & Henry" "Henry to the Rescue |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=The Three Railway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|16|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Henry has been stuck in the tunnel for a really long time and wishes he hadn't been so silly. One day, Gordon goes too fast with the express and bursts his safety valve near Henry's Tunnel. Edward is the only engine available, but he can't push the heavy train without Henry's help. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=Thomas' Train" "A Big Day for Thomas |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|23|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Thomas is getting bored with shunting and wishes that he would pull coaches instead of merely collecting them. One day, when Henry is ill, his chance comes, but he accidentally starts off before being coupled up to the train. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=Thomas & the Trucks" "Trouble for Thomas |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1984|10|23|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Thomas is tired of pushing coaches and wants to see the world. One night, Edward tells him that if he can take his goods train, he will push coaches in the yard. Thomas gets his chance, but doesn't pay attention to Edward's advice. At the top of Gordon's hill, Thomas puts on his brakes. But the Troublesome Trucks proceed to push him to the bottom, where he stops at a siding. The Fat Controller, who sees Thomas, tells him that he still has a lot to learn about trucks. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=Thomas & the Breakdown Train" "Thomas Saves the Day |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|30|df=y}} |ShortSummary=One day, a red engine named James whistles for help when a heavy load of Trucks pushes him out of control and sets his wooden brakes on fire. Thomas reacts fast and gets the breakdown train. He later arrives at the accident site and helps out. Because of this, The Fat Controller rewards Thomas with his own branch line and two new coaches named Annie and Clarabel. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=James & the Coaches" "James Learns a Lesson |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry Based on James and the Top Hat and James and the Bootlace |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|10|30|df=y}} |ShortSummary=James is enjoying his new life on the island of Sodor, but still has a lot to learn - especially when he accidentally ruins The Fat Controller's new top hat and blows a hole in the brake pipe of one of his coaches. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=Troublesome Trucks" "Foolish Freight Cars |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|06|df=y}} |ShortSummary=James is stuck in the sheds after the incident with the coaches, but soon he gets let out to pull some Trucks. James is more than happy, even though he does get teased by the other engines about his incident. The Trucks think James can't control them, but James proves to them that he can. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=James & the Express" "A Proud Day for James |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|06|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Gordon ends up going down a different track with the express, ironically after boasting to James that he knows the right line. James serves as Gordon's replacement for the day and the Fat Controller allows him to take the Express sometimes. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=11 |Title=Thomas & the Guard" "Thomas and the Conductor |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|13|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Thomas does a great job running his branch line with Annie and Clarabel, but soon he becomes so impatient with Henry being late, that he accidentally leaves his guard behind on a platform. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=12 |Title=Thomas Goes Fishing |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|13|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Thomas wants to fish after seeing people fishing, but is told that engines don't go fishing. The next day, Thomas needs a drink of water. But when the water tower is out of order, Thomas' crew decides to get water from the river, only to face a consequence with fish in Thomas' boiler. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) |EpisodeNumber=13 |Title=Thomas, Terence & the Snow" "Terence the Tractor |DirectedBy=David Mitton |Aux2=Tank Engine Thomas Again by Rev. W. Awdry |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|20|df=y}} |ShortSummary=Thomas meets Terence the tractor and makes fun of him by saying his wheels are ugly. Terence explains that his wheels are caterpillars and he can go "anywhere", which comes in handy during the winter, when Thomas doesn't want to wear his snowplough and gets stuck in a snowdrift. |LineColor=B30C0C }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) by Rev. W. Awdry }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) by Rev. W. Awdry }} {{Episode list/sublist|Thomas & Friends (series 1) by Rev. W. 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 * EpisodeNumber=14
 * Title=Thomas & Bertie" "Thomas and Bertie's Great Race
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Tank Engine Thomas Again
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|20|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Thomas meets a bus named Bertie, who reminds Thomas of the time he took his passengers after he got stuck in the snowdrift, and Terence came to pull him out; Bertie also challenges Thomas to a race to the next station.
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 * EpisodeNumber=15
 * Title=Tenders & Turntables
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Troublesome Engines
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|27|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Henry, Gordon and James must shunt their own coaches since Thomas has to work on his branch line, much to their anger, saying that tender engines don't shunt. To make matters worse, Gordon and James both encounter turntable trouble and later on, the tender trio decide to go on strike.
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 * EpisodeNumber=16
 * Title=Trouble in the Shed
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Troublesome Engines
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|11|27|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=When The Fat Controller sees that Gordon, James and Henry have gone on strike, he shuts them up in the sheds and buys a new tank engine named Percy to help. Percy soon gets to work shunting coaches, while Edward and Thomas run the main line.
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 * EpisodeNumber=17
 * Title=Percy Runs Away
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Troublesome Engines
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|04|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=The Fat Controller allows the three engines to go back to their jobs and then lets Percy, Edward and Thomas take a break for a while. Percy is so cheeky that he doesn't remember Edward's advice about the junction. Percy is so startled by the presence of Gordon that he reverses away quickly, but gets stuck in a bank of earth. Later, Gordon pulls Percy out of the bank while congratulating him for preventing a nasty accident.
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 * EpisodeNumber=18
 * Title=Coal" "Henry's Special Coal
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Henry the Green Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|04|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Henry has been sick for some time and the Fat Controller is concerned about him. It turns out Henry's small firebox can't take the heat from the Island's coal and requires an expensive but special Welsh load. By using the Welsh coal, Henry's performance improves dramatically.
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 * EpisodeNumber=19
 * Title=The Flying Kipper
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Henry the Green Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|11|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Henry is chosen to pull an early morning fish train, dubbed "the Flying Kipper". Everything goes well until ice freezes the points from the main line into a siding and snow forces down a signal set at "danger", leading Henry to collide with another goods train in the siding. The Fat Controller sends Henry to Crewe to get a new shape and a larger firebox, making Henry the engine he always deserved to be, not needing Welsh coal anymore. |LineColor=B30C0C
 * EpisodeNumber=20
 * Title=Whistles & Sneezes
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Henry the Green Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|11|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Gordon is jealous that Henry has been rebuilt and complains that Henry whistles too much. Ironically, Gordon's whistle jams later on and he is unable to stop from whistling. The next day, some boys throw stones at Henry and break the coaches' windows. Henry's driver and fireman decide to pay the boys out by making Henry sneeze at them.
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 * EpisodeNumber=21
 * Title=Toby & the Stout Gentleman" "Toby the Tram Engine
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Toby the Tram Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|18|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Toby is a tram engine who works on his own little line. He is happy there with his coach Henrietta, but soon he is quickly running out of work, being replaced by cars, lorries and buses. In the meantime, he is only carrying a few passengers and shunting few trucks. Toby's about to be retired when a letter comes for him.
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 * EpisodeNumber=22
 * Title=Thomas in Trouble" "Thomas Breaks the Rules
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Toby the Tram Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|18|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Thomas gets in trouble with a police officer for not having a cowcatcher or sideplates. When The Fat Controller hears about it, he buys Toby, who has both and brings Henrietta with him.
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 * EpisodeNumber=23
 * Title=Dirty Objects" "James in a Mess
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Toby the Tram Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|25|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Toby and Henrietta are enjoying their new life on the Island of Sodor, but James calls them "dirty objects" as they look old fashioned and need new paint. Later, James takes a goods train, but the Trucks push him down Gordon's Hill so fast, that he accidentally crashes into some tar wagons. James isn't hurt, but Toby tells Percy that James looks more like the so-called "dirty object" now.
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 * EpisodeNumber=24
 * Title=Off the Rails" "Gordon Takes a Dip
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Gordon the Big Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|01|08|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=One morning, Gordon is very difficult. He becomes the butt of Henry and Percy's jokes and doesn't want to pull a goods train. His plan to jam the turntable ends in failure when he slithers into a ditch. When the Fat Controller hears about this, he leaves Gordon there until later. At night, Gordon is finally pulled out of the ditch by James and Henry, but is now miserable because of his actions.
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 * EpisodeNumber=25
 * Title=Down the Mine
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Gordon the Big Engine
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1985|01|08|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=After his ditch incident, Gordon is forced to pull trucks as punishment. Thomas enjoys teasing him about it much to Annie and Clarabel's dismay, but while working at the Lead Mines shunting trucks, he falls down one after he takes no notice of a "Danger" sign and only a disgraced Gordon can pull him out.
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 * EpisodeNumber=26
 * Title=Thomas' Christmas Party
 * DirectedBy=David Mitton
 * Aux2=Thomas' Christmas Party
 * OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1984|12|25|df=y}}
 * ShortSummary=Christmas arrives on the Island of Sodor. All the engines are busy with passengers and parcels, especially Thomas and Toby. Thomas likes it when he passes Mrs. Kyndley's house while working and she always waves to him. Thomas says it wouldn't be Christmas without Mrs. Kyndley and then goes to the shed to talk with the other engines about throwing a Christmas party for her.
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