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'''[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]''', later renamed ''Thomas and Friends'' is a [[children's television series]], based on [[the Railway Series]], and which was first broadcast in [[1984]]. Season 11 first premiered in autumn of 2007. It is narrated by [[Michael Angelis]], and re-narrated for American audiences by [[Michael Brandon]]. Only one DVD came out for Season 11 in the UK, showing never seen on TV Episodes all about the narrow gauge engines.
'''[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]''', later renamed ''Thomas and Friends'' is a [[children's television series]], based on [[the Railway Series]], and which was first broadcast in [[1984]]. Season 11 first premiered in autumn of 2007. It is narrated by [[Michael Angelis]], and re-narrated for American audiences by [[Michael Brandon]]. Only one DVD came out for Season 11 in the UK, showing never seen on TV Episodes all about the narrow gauge engines.


Revision as of 00:03, 2 November 2007

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, later renamed Thomas and Friends is a children's television series, based on the Railway Series, and which was first broadcast in 1984. Season 11 first premiered in autumn of 2007. It is narrated by Michael Angelis, and re-narrated for American audiences by Michael Brandon. Only one DVD came out for Season 11 in the UK, showing never seen on TV Episodes all about the narrow gauge engines.

Episodes

# Title UK Airdate Prod. Code
1"Thomas and the Storyteller"September 3, 2007401a
Thomas has to take a famous storyteller around the Island of Sodor so she can write a story and get her to the opening of the new library on time.
2"Emily's Rubbish" "(Emily and the Garbage - US)"September 3, 2007401b
Emily has to work with a new smelly engine, named Whiff. She doesn't want to work with him when she sees him. When she is seen with Whiff, all the other engines laugh at her.
3"Dream On"September 4, 2007402a
Spencer once again boasts about being faster, shinier and stronger than Thomas. Thomas vows to prove him wrong, but all his efforts only make him look worse.
4"Dirty Work"September 4, 2007402b
James has the job of picking up the Mayor of Sodor for a festival, but Thomas, Percy and Emily have other jobs to do first, and James goes to wash instead of help them.
5"Hector the Horrid!"September 5, 2007403a
A new truck, nicknamed Hector "the Horrid" by Bill and Ben, has arrived to help with the heavy workload, and is unwilling to co-operate. Can Thomas shunt Hector without being scared of him?
6"Gordon and the Engineer" "(Gordon and the Mechanic - US)"September 5, 2007403b
The points are broken one day and Gordon must collect an engineer urgently. Unfortunately, Gordon rushes and his passenger turns out not to be who was expected.
7"Thomas and the Spaceship"September 6, 2007404a
Percy sees strange lights in the sky, and Thomas tries to follow them to discover the source, instead of delivering the mail.
8"Henry's Lucky Trucks" "(Henry's Lucky Day - US)"September 6, 2007404b
Henry is the only engine not held up by snow, because of supposed "lucky trucks", however the next day his luck runs out when his "lucky trucks" are taken by Edward.
9"Thomas and the Lighthouse"September 7, 2007405a
Thomas wants to get to the festival, but learns not to hurry the hard way when he damages the bulb that he is taking to the lighthouse.
10"Thomas and the Big Bang"September 7, 2007405b
Thomas likes to play jokes, and one day at the Wharf, he plays jokes on all the narrow gauge engines, however Mr. Percival does not see the funny side of them.
11"Smoke and Mirrors"September 8, 2007406a
A famous magician is coming to perform on Sodor and Thomas is so excited about his grand finale that he rushes his work and does things wrong because he didn't listen.
12"Thomas Sets Sail"September 8, 2007406b
The Mayor of Sodor is getting a new sailing boat launched and Thomas is charged with delivering it to the ceremony, however when he leaves before letting the engineer lower the mast, he gets into difficulties.
13"Don't be Silly, Billy"September 9, 2007407a
A new engine called Billy arrives and Thomas must show him around. Billy is too excited to listen and mistakes Thomas' friendly advice for Thomas bossing him about.
14"Edward and the Mail"September 9, 2007407b
Percy is at the Works, so Edward has to take the mail for him instead. The others all think that Edward is very wise and knows everything, and this makes Edward ashamed to ask for help when he does not know how to take the mail.
15"Hide and Peep"September 10, 2007408a
While Thomas and Percy wait for an important cargo ship at the docks Thomas suggests a game of Hide and Peep. Cranky wants to play but Thomas tells him that he'd be no good at hiding.
16"Toby's Triumph"September 10, 2007408b
Toby is given a special job - to take Alicia Botti the opera singer to a special concert. Toby worries about making a mistake.
17"Thomas and the Runaway Car"September 11, 2007409a
Thomas is chosen to deliver The Fat Controller's brand new car to the Sodor Show. When Gordon challenges him to a race, Thomas is so determined to win that he doesn't wait for the workmen to couple up the car's flatbed properly. He races to the top of Gordon's Hill only for the car to race down the other side without Thomas.
18"Thomas in Trouble"September 11, 2007409b
Thomas is at the fitters' yard before a special job taking the school choir to a concert. When James teases him, Thomas becomes determined to prove that he hasn't broken down and puffs away to collect the choir before his final inspection.
19"Thomas and the Stinky Cheese"September 12, 2007410a
Thomas is indignant when the diesels call him a 'stinky steamie'. But his determination to prove them wrong gets him into trouble when he is asked to make a delievery of cheese to the docks.
20"Percy and the Left Luggage" "(Percy and the Baggage - US)"September 12, 2007410b
Percy has a busy day ahead - but he leaves a very important job till it's almost too late. Percy must work hard to prevent certain disaster.
21"Duncan Does It All"N/A421
Duncan becomes fed up with his straw deliveries so he decides to find a more important job. When he does neither of his new jobs properly, Rusty and Skarloey get the blame!
22"Sir Handel in Charge"N/A422
The Thin Controller asks Sir Handel to ensure that a train full of logs is ready for Thomas to collect by getting the very first engines he sees to help him, but will Sir Handel listen?
23"Cool Truckings"N/A423
Madge learns that slow and careful is the best way to be, when having fun in the snow turns into a hazardous activity.
24"Ding-A-Ling"N/A424
The Thin Controller has a new bicycle - but it's missing a bell. Freddie becomes determined to find one, trying out a cow bell and some clowns' bells until he eventually finds the perfect bell to use.
25"Skarloey Storms Through"N/A425
When a storm comes to the hills of Sodor, the narrow gauge engines are called to bring the sheep to safety. But can Skarloey conquer his fears and save the sheep in danger?
26"Wash Behind Your Buffers"N/A426
It's the day of the country show and Madge the snub-nose lorry is to pull the brass band. Interfering Madge doesn't get herself clean in good time so the engineers have to start over again.

Characters introduced

  • Whiff (Emily's Rubbish)
  • Hector (Hector the Horrid!)
  • The Carpenter (Gordon and the Engineer)
  • The Engineer (Gordon and the Engineer)
  • Billy (Don't Be Silly, Billy)
  • Madge (Cool Truckings)
  • The Storyteller (Thomas and the Storyteller)
  • The Italian Magician (Smoke and Mirrors)

Notes

  • This is the final season to have two separate narrators for the English versions (American and British). Pierce Brosnan will narrate the series in all English-speaking regions beginning with The Great Discovery in 2008.[1]
  • Whiff is the first engine to wear eyeglasses in the series. He also is the first steam engine to have a two-tone whistle.
  • Hector is the third of the few pieces of rolling stock in the series to have moving eyes. The first is Old Slow Coach of Season 5 and Rocky of Season 10.
  • Hector is also the second truck to be named in the series. The first was S. C. Ruffey (introduced in Season 4).
  • This season features the returns of Elizabeth (last seen in Season 8), 'Arry and Bert (last seen in Season 9), Arthur (last seen in Season 8), Donald and Douglas (last seen in Season 7), Murdoch (last seen in Season 8), Neville (last seen in Season 9), and Butch (last seen in Season 9)
  • This season is the first to be filmed in high definition. The title, opening scene and Engine Roll Call have all been re-filmed in the new format.
  • Two titles from previous stories are re-used in this Season, the first being Dirty Work (which was also an episode in Season 2) and Thomas In Trouble (which was also an episode in Season 1). These are the 2nd and 3rd titles, respectively, to be re-used (the first was Fish, which was the title of a Season 4 and Season 8 episode).
  • Only 20 episodes of this Season were aired freely. The last six, which all focused on the Narrow Gauge Railway, are only on an exclusive DVD. [2]
  • Madge is the third road character to interact with the Narrow Gauge engines, the first being George in Season 4, the other Elizabeth in Season 6.
  • This is the first season since Season 4 to feature all 3 Narrow Gauge coaches.
  • Annie and Clarabel have large scale models in Duncan Does It All to Interact with the Narrow Gauge Engines.
  • Skarloey Storms Through Is the 300 Episode Of Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends

See also

  1. ^ http://www.hitnewsonline.com/releases/detail/pierce_brosnan_new_narrator_for_thomas_friends/thomas_friends
  2. ^ http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/-/76/127/-/3441122/Thomas-Engines-And-Escapades/Product.html?searchtype=genre#
3. http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?erube_fh=wttw&wttw.submit.EpisodeDetail=1&wttw.EpisodeID=158806&wttw.Channel=WTTW
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