The BEST episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 13

Every episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 13!

The adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.

Last Updated: 6/23/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
Snow Tracks
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7.75
61 votes

#1 - Snow Tracks

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/2010

A snowstorm has covered Sodor, and Thomas and Gordon are given important jobs. While doing his job, Gordon decides to take the shorter, hilly route because he thinks he is special and stronger. This promptly leads him into trouble.

The Biggest Present of All
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7.71
62 votes

#2 - The Biggest Present of All

Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/2010

Thomas tries to find a welcome present for Hiro, who's returning to Sodor to visit. However, his intentions of finding a present cause him to forget to ask the other engines to meet at Knapford.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Thomas and the Runaway Kite
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7.29
115 votes

#3 - Thomas and the Runaway Kite

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2010

Thomas goes on a wild chase around Sodor chasing after Stephen and Bridget's kite after it escapes while on a job to collect the winner's cup - ignoring his friend's offers to help.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Tickled Pink
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7.16
141 votes

#4 - Tickled Pink

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2010

James is sent to the Steamworks to have a new coat of paint. However, an emergency forces him to take a train before he has finished, leaving him covered in his pink undercoat. Believing the others will laugh at him, James attempts to hide wherever he can.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Double Trouble
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6.92
118 votes

#5 - Double Trouble

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2010

It's the Fat Controller's birthday, and Thomas is sent to Maithwaite early to collect the Fat Controller and Lady Hatt to take them to the party. However, when Thomas arrives, he is very surprised to see the Fat Controller already there - and that he has a mustache and a strange change in personality.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Creaky Cranky
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6.89
175 votes

#6 - Creaky Cranky

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2010

After being teased for creaking by Thomas, Cranky proves to him that he is stronger than the little blue tank engine. However, when Thomas suggests to lift him up, it ends in disaster.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Percy's Parcel
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6.87
61 votes

#7 - Percy's Parcel

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/5/2010

Percy is given the job of delivering a birthday parcel for Dowager Hatt's birthday. However, Percy decides to showcase the parcel to everyone else first.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Writer: Nicole Stinn
Toby's New Whistle
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6.87
89 votes

#8 - Toby's New Whistle

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/8/2010

Toby has a three-chime steam whistle installed in place of a bell. However, he is scared to use it due to the noise.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Writer: Nicole Stinn
A Blooming Mess
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6.60
87 votes

#9 - A Blooming Mess

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2010

Emily believes that Mavis is sad and decides to cheer her up with her flower delivery for Knapford Station. However, this just proves to be problematic for Thomas and Edward.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Thomas and the Pigs
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6.53
196 votes

#10 - Thomas and the Pigs

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/3/2010

Farmer Trotter asks Thomas to collect some straw for some newborn piglets. However, Thomas thinks that the piglets would prefer something else instead.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Time for a Story
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6.52
88 votes

#11 - Time for a Story

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/4/2010

Thomas is taking trucks full of books to the library for the children's storytime, but he is in such a hurry he doesn't see the warnings about trackworks. When the trucks are derailed and the books are scattered in a field, Thomas must come up with an idea to save storytime.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
The Lion of Sodor
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6.48
150 votes

#12 - The Lion of Sodor

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2010

Thomas is tasked to transport a crate containing "The Lion of Sodor". Believing the lion is real, Thomas vows to take extra special care of it, making sure it is comfortable.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Hiro Helps Out
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6.38
60 votes

#13 - Hiro Helps Out

Season 13 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/2010

The Fat Controller is rather busy - so busy he does not tell the other engines their jobs. Hiro decides to help him by giving the others their jobs, but this only results in a big muddle.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Slippy Sodor
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6.34
143 votes

#14 - Slippy Sodor

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2010

Thomas is after a replacement funnel, although the only replacement is strangely shaped and brightly-coloured. However, with everyone laughing at him, it proves Thomas' job of taking bubble liquid to Mr. Bubbles' show to be a bit of a slippy mess for Mr. Bubbles and the Fat Controller.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Play Time
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6.11
117 votes

#15 - Play Time

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/2/2010

Thomas meets a new purple tank engine named Charlie, deemed to be "The most fun engine ever" by Percy. When Thomas proves to Charlie how fun he is, it proves to be problematic for his job of taking Allicia Botti.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
The Early Bird
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6.08
114 votes

#16 - The Early Bird

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/1/2010

With Percy at the Steamworks for repairs, Thomas is put in charge of his mail run. However, he ignores Gordon's advice to ask Percy and makes the crucial mistake of whistling loudly, disturbing the sleep of others.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Steamy Sodor
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5.82
34 votes

#17 - Steamy Sodor

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2010

Thomas is put in charge of the Steamworks while Victor is visiting the narrow gauge engines. However, Thomas' excitement sends the Steamworks into a complete mess.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Splish, Splash, Splosh!
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5.80
35 votes

#18 - Splish, Splash, Splosh!

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2010

Thomas creates a fun game called "Splish Splash Splosh" with Rosie on a rainy day - where he runs through a puddle and splashes mud on someone. However, his attempts to splash his friends unintentionally ruin Allicia Botti's grand tea.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Buzzy Bees
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5.72
32 votes

#19 - Buzzy Bees

Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2010

Thomas is given the task of delivering beehives to Farmer Trotter. He decides to take the route past a field of flowers, only for the bees to escape.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Henry's Good Deeds
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5.25
4 votes

#20 - Henry's Good Deeds

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/2010

After Thomas performs a good deed for Farmer McColl. Henry, who is taking a nesting pole for a rare bird called the Sodor Warbler, decides to try and do a good deed too. However, all of his attempts go wrong.

Directors: Greg Tiernan
Writer: Alan Hescott