The BEST episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Every episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends!
The adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.
#1 - Thomas and the Stinky Cheese
Season 11 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/12/2007
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.
#2 - Big Strong Henry
Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/12/2006
Sodor is in the grip of winter. Farmer McColl needs an engine to haul some heavy goods for him, and when Gordon ends up being assigned to the task, of which he is most boastful about, Henry is sad he wasn’t given a chance. The engines, not pleased with Gordon’s pompousness, tell him that Henry could do just as good a job, giving him the title: ‘Big Strong Henry’. But Henry is concerned. Will he be able to live up to such a title?
#3 - Mucking About
Season 20 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/5/2017
Thomas enjoys the competition of Max and Monty but begins to question his friendship as Max and Monty mess about while working, affecting Thomas' work. Edward advises Thomas to ignore them. His suspicions prove correct as Max and Monty dump their waste on the rails, causing Thomas to derail.
#5 - Confused Coaches
Season 21 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/3/2017
Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behavior gets extremely uncontrollable, causing them to accidentally board each other's coaches.
#6 - Duck and the Slip Coaches
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/3/2014
When Thomas and Diesel are sent to collect trucks from the Ffarquhar Quarry, they argue about who should be the back engine. Then Diesel suggests he take the trucks with Mavis and leave Thomas to look after the quarry until they get back.
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#8 - Henry in the Dark
Season 20 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/24/2017
Henry is accidentally given some "glow-in-the-dark" paint at the Steamworks and is confused as to why everyone he comes across runs away from him. It is shown that his paint is glowing and laughs at the misunderstanding. When the others tease him for being a scaredy engine, Henry devises a plan to get them back.
#9 - Best Dressed Engine
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/9/2003
All the engines are entering a competition to see which engine looks the fanciest and most eye attractive. But Gordon thinks it undignified to enter such a silly competition... until he has a slight mishap with a stray banner!
#10 - Thomas and the Firework Display
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/5/2004
Thomas wishes he could collect the fireworks stock to deliver to the Harvest Fireworks Display but feels most disappointed when James is chosen to do the job instead. James, however, breaks down...
#11 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day
Season 21 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/2017
While the Fat Controller is sick, his mother runs the railway and creates chaos by getting everyone to do the wrong jobs! Oblivious to all the mayhem, Dowager Hatt supervises the hanging baskets at Knapford Station - until Emily gets involved.
#12 - Duck in the Water
Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/2/2014
When Duck gets stuck on some flooded track, James is sent to fetch Rocky to rescue him, but James does not wait for Rocky to secure his crane arm and they end up knocking down a signal before they arrive at the accident site!
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#13 - Last Train for Christmas
Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/24/2014
It's Christmas Eve and a lot of passengers are coming home to Sodor for the holiday. Connor can't carry all the passengers who are trying to get on his train. He promises to come back and pick them up, but the snow keeps falling and the engines are struggling to keep the tracks clear. It becomes a race against time, and the engines have to work together to clear the tracks and get the passengers home in time for Christmas.
#14 - You Can Do It, Toby!
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/10/2004
When Gordon becomes stuck on the Hill, Toby comes to help and push but will he have enough confidence in himself after Gordon saying earlier on to him that he's not a proper engine?
#15 - All In Vain
Season 20 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/7/2017
James is asked to take the Mayor and the Fat Controller to a party at Callan Castle, but has to do other jobs first and every job he does, he gets dirtier and dirtier. He finally has the chance for a washdown, but James is horrified to find a scratch in his paintwork. He goes to the Steamworks for the scratch to be painted, but leaves before the paint dries and is mortified to find leaves, twigs and dust stuck to his paintwork.
#16 - Old Reliable Edward
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2014
The bigger engines tease Edward for being old and unreliable, especially Gordon. But when Gordon sees some red trousers blowing by the tracks, he mistakes them for a red danger flag and stops, ending up stuck on Gordon's Hill. Edward has to come and give him a push, but Gordon does not even say thank you, so Thomas and Edward decide to teach him a lesson.
#17 - Thomas, Percy & Old Slow Coach
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/13/1998
Thomas and Percy discover Old Slow Coach, who is going to be scrapped. They want to save her, but aren't quite sure how. Later, the workmen's hut is burned down and the fire engines have to borrow water from Thomas' and Percy's tanks to put it out. But where will the workmen live now?
#18 - Henry Gets the Express
Season 20 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/2016
When Gordon is late pulling the express Henry is given the job instead and Gordon has to take goods for the rest of the day, causing much annoyance and turmoil for him.
#19 - Thomas & Stepney (1)
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1995
Stepney the 'Bluebell' engine feels sad that his line is so short, and longs for a good run to stretch his wheels; how delighted he is when he is invited to work on the Fat Controller's railway. Meanwhile, Percy and the others are excited themselves. But Thomas gets rather jealous...
#20 - James and the Queen of Sodor
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2003
After hearing that the Queen of Sodor is coming, James volunteers to get her - but his happiness is short lived when the Queen turns out to be an old, dirty coal barge. James tries to do his job and stay clean in the process.
#24 - Woolly Bear
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/16/1986
During the summer, Percy likes to help the harvesters by delivering their bales of hay to Toby, who takes them to the farms, to feed the animals. Unfortunately, Percy makes Thomas very late and cross indeed. Percy doesn't care until a crate of treacle and a hay storm cause some embarrassment...
#25 - Flour Power
Season 9 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/28/2005
Thomas and Diesel have to collect flour, needed ready for the following day, from the Flour Mill. But tonight is Halloween, so Diesel decides to take advantage of this by trying to frighten little Thomas on their way to the Mill. Thomas, though, comes up with some surprises of his own…