Thomas & Friends series 11
Thomas & Friends | |
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Series 11 | |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Original network | Nick Jr. |
Original release | 3 September 22 October 2007 | –
Series chronology | |
Thomas (the Tank Engine) & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry.
This article lists and details episodes from the eleventh series of this show, which was first broadcast in September 2007 and ended in September 2008. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the US audiences.
Starting in this series, the theme song is sung by the kids from the "Thomas and Friends" suite.
Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath.
This was Christopher Skala's first series as executive producer.
For the US broadcasts, this was the last series to be distributed by Connecticut Public Television for the first few episodes. The rest and future series are distributed by WNET in New York City. This was also the last season to use resin faces for the models in closeup shots and the last to use human and animal figurines.
Production
Series 11 is the first in the Series to be filmed in high-definition television format. The broadcast version only included 20 episodes. It was also the last series to be filmed entirely with models and to utilize the resin faces in the close-up shots, as series 12 was a mix of CGI and models before the switch to fully CGI animated starting in series 13.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in series | UK title (top) Main title (middle) US title (bottom) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order |
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263 | 1 | "Thomas and the Storyteller" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 3 September 2007 | 401a |
264 | 2 | "Emily's Rubbish" "Emily and the Garbage" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 3 September 2007 | 401b |
265 | 3 | "Dream On" | Steve Asquith | Neil Richards | 4 September 2007 | 402a |
266 | 4 | "Dirty Work" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 4 September 2007 | 402b |
267 | 5 | "Hector the Horrid!" | Steve Asquith | Simon Spencer | 5 September 2007 | 403a |
268 | 6 | "Gordon and the Engineer" "Gordon and the Mechanic" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 5 September 2007 | 403b |
269 | 7 | "Thomas and the Spaceship" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 6 September 2007 | 404a |
270 | 8 | "Henry's Lucky Day" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 6 September 2007 | 404b |
271 | 9 | "Thomas and the Lighthouse" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 7 September 2007 | 405a |
272 | 10 | "Thomas and the Big Bang" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 7 September 2007 | 405b |
273 | 11 | "Smoke and Mirrors" | Steve Asquith | Neil Richards | 8 September 2007 | 406a |
274 | 12 | "Thomas Sets Sail" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 8 September 2007 | 406b |
275 | 13 | "Don't Be Silly, Billy" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 9 September 2007 | 407a |
276 | 14 | "Edward and the Mail" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 9 September 2007 | 407b |
277 | 15 | "Hide and Peep" | Steve Asquith | Simon Spencer | 10 September 2007 | 408a |
278 | 16 | "Toby's Triumph" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 10 September 2007 | 408b |
279 | 17 | "Thomas and the Runaway Car" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 11 September 2007 | 409a |
280 | 18 | "Thomas in Trouble" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 11 September 2007 | 409b |
281 | 19 | "Thomas and the Stinky Cheese" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 12 September 2007 | 410a |
282 | 20 | "Percy and the Left Luggage" "Percy and the Baggage" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 12 September 2007 | 410b |
283 | 21 | "Duncan Does it All" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 22 October 2007 | 411a |
284 | 22 | "Sir Handel in Charge" | Steve Asquith | Simon Spencer | 22 October 2007 | 411b |
285 | 23 | "Cool Truckings" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 22 October 2007 | 412a |
286 | 24 | "Ding-a-Ling" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 22 October 2007 | 412b |
287 | 25 | "Skarloey Storms Through" | Steve Asquith | Neil Richards | 22 October 2007 | 413a |
288 | 26 | "Wash Behind your Buffers" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 22 October 2007 | 413b |
Characters
Introduced
- Whiff ("Emily's Rubbish")
- Billy ("Don't Be Silly, Billy")
- Hector ("Hector the Horrid!")
- Madge ("Cool Truckings")
Recurring cast
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Donald and Douglas
- Emily
- Bill and Ben
- Arthur
- Spencer
- Molly
- Rosie
- Diesel
- Mavis
- 'Arry and Bert
- Salty
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Rusty
- Duncan
- Mighty Mac
- Freddie
- Annie and Clarabel
- Rocky
- Troublesome Trucks
- Bertie
- Elizabeth
- Cranky
- The Fat Controller
- Dowager Hatt
- Farmer McColl
- Allicia Botti
- Mr. Percival
- Harvey
- Henrietta
- Jeremy
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
- Murdoch
- Neville
- Butch
- Lady Hatt
- Lord Callan
- The Chinese Dragon