Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

Season 8

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The series is set in the fictional island of Sodor, located in the Irish Sea. Sodor is depicted as located in Cumbria, near the historical town of Barrow-in-Furness Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphic steam locomotive, with a design loosely based on the LB&SCR E2 class (1913-1963). Thomas and his associates work at the North Western Railway, the main standard gauge rail network of Sodor. The series focuses on their work relationship.

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26 Episodes

Thomas and the Tuba
E1
Thomas and the TubaThomas 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 the Tuba Player standing on the platform. Will the Fat Controller's party plans for his wife be tarnished?
Percy's New Whistle
E2
Percy's New WhistlePercy'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 Controller to only whistle at appropriate times. However, Percy isn't sure to whistle to warn Thomas from crashing some time later. Will he let his friend crash or will he make the right decision by blowing a warning whistle?
Thomas to the Rescue
E3
Thomas to the RescueThomas is feeling worried because Diesel says that The Fat Controller wants to scrap all the steam engines in favour of diesel engines. But the next day, all the diesels are given bad oil and Thomas is the only engine available to help.
Henry and the Wishing Tree
E4
Henry and the Wishing TreeHenry goes to an old tree to wish for a chance to pull the express. He learns to be careful what he wishes for when he realises that pulling coaches is very different to pulling freight trucks.
James Gets a New Coat
E5
James Gets a New CoatAfter being repainted, James decides to show off his new shiny paintwork instead of helping Percy at the docks.
Thomas Saves the Day
E6
Thomas Saves the DayWhile 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 Thomas find the courage to go around the bend, or allow the Troublesome Trucks to cause havoc?
Percy's Big Mistake
E7
Percy's Big MistakePercy is worried he will be scrapped after misinterpreting a conversation between the Fat Controller and his driver.
Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
E8
Thomas, Emily and the SnowploughThomas refuses to listen to bossy Emily and goes off without his snowplough.
Don't Tell Thomas
E9
Don't Tell ThomasThe engines are hiding a big secret from their blue tank engine friend, but what could it possibly be?
Emily's New Route
E10
Emily's New RouteEmily is chosen to do the route running through Black Loch, but on her first run, she sees spooky shapes in the water which appear to be sea monsters!
Thomas and the Firework Display
E11
Thomas and the Firework DisplayThomas is jealous when James gets to pick up the fireworks collection for the Halloween festival, so teases him when he's sent to help him when he breaks down. But neither knows how to make it to the festival in time like they want to.
Gordon Takes Charge
E12
Gordon Takes ChargeWith winter too bad for buses, Percy is asked to deliver passengers but is out of practice. Gordon feels too good to coach and proves an impatient teacher, but then sees an excuse to display his skill and how great he thinks he is.
Spic and Span
E13
Spic and SpanThomas and Percy's efforts to be the cleanest engines on Sodor for the Cleanest Engine competition are continuously thwarted. Will luck come to them?
Edward the Great
E14
Edward the GreatWhen the Duke and Dutchess' private engine Spencer learns he beat Gordon's record, he claims to be better than any Sodor engine. The engines all want to race him, but James and Gordon have no faith in Edward, who is the only one free.
Squeak, Rattle and Roll
E15
Squeak, Rattle and RollGordon is scared that he'll be scrapped due to strange noises inside him that he's making. Will he inform about his problems or will he instead try to hide them?
Thomas and the Circus
E16
Thomas and the CircusThomas stubbornly insists on pulling the entire Circus Train by himself, but soon finds it too heavy to pull on his own.
Thomas Gets It Right
E17
Thomas Gets It RightThomas is cross about having to go slowly with his load of eggs. He decides to go fast after all, but pays with some eggs that got broken when he did.
As Good As Gordon
E18
As Good As GordonEmily wants to prove that she can be as fast as Gordon. She tries to do as much work as he can, but it is too much for her and she runs out of water.
Fish
E19
FishThomas ignores Arthur's advice and tries to take all of his fish trucks at once, but he ends up colliding with Salty.
Emily's Adventure
E20
Emily's AdventureEmily finds that being unkind to others is the wrong thing to do when in need of help with a big job.
Halloween
E21
Halloween'Arry & Bert, the naughty diesels, take advantage of the fact that it's Halloween and when Thomas and Emily are sent to do important work at the Smelter, the two diesels decide to give the steamers a fright or two!
You Can Do It, Toby!
E22
You Can Do It, Toby!When Gordon, helped up his least-favorite hill by Edward, sees Toby putting all his strength into climbing, he gives him much scorn and insults, which Toby takes to heart. But the next day, Toby must replace Edward as Gordon's back-engine.
James Goes Too Far
E23
James Goes Too FarJames takes too much pride in delivering an important load of coal, and ignores the others who need help. Salty has a word with him, and teaches him kindness.
Chickens To School
E24
Chickens To SchoolEmily offers to help Thomas with his loads, but Thomas refuses any help whatsoever his friend has to offer, or at least at first.
Too Hot For Thomas
E25
Too Hot For ThomasThomas is disappointed to be taking ice cream ingredients rather than children. He gets into scrapes on the way, but does not realise this job is important, too.
Percy and the Magic Carpet
E26
Percy and the Magic CarpetPercy collects a special carpet to deliver, but suddenly the windy weather starts to blow it around. Percy, though, thinks that it's a magic flying carpet!