The BEST episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 18
Every episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 18!
The adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.
#1 - Toad's Adventure
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/1/2014
Oliver is always telling his brake van Toad about his adventures and Toad longs to have an adventure of his own. So when the chance comes to work with James, Toad is very excited.
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#2 - 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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#3 - 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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#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Samson at your Service
Season 18 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/30/2015
Samson takes Gordon's express coaches to the Blue Mountain Quarry by mistake and causes confusion and delay. In the end, he realises that he is not too proud to ask for help.
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#7 - Signals Crossed
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/29/2014
Toby is always nervous when he has to go through Knapford Junction with the big gantry signal over the track. One day Toby waits nervously for his signal to change, but it stays on red. He waits and waits, holding up other engines, but the signal does not change.
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#8 - Toad's Bright Idea
Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/15/2014
When Oliver breaks down, he is more than happy to help out to pass the time. Gator collects Oliver's trucks and keeps on driving through the night even when his lamp fails. Toad, the brake van, does not think this is safe and he and Gator argue.
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#9 - Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger
Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/8/2014
Duncan, the grumpiest engine on the narrow gauge railway, gets a taste of his own medicine when he receives a very grumpy passenger. He tries his hardest to help the passenger so that they will stop complaining, but soon learns that it is impossible to please everybody.
#10 - Missing Gator
Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/10/2014
Percy misses his friend Gator and ends up rushing around as he tries to keep his mind occupied. He is so busy that he loses control of some trucks, which roll into an old mine. At first, Percy is afraid to go after them, but then he remembers what Gator taught him about being brave.
#11 - Millie & The Volcano
Season 18 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/31/2015
Harvey and the new engine Samson are putting the dinosaur models in place for the Earl's new Dinosaur Park. One of the dinosaurs swings towards Millie and gives her a fright.
#12 - Timothy & The Rainbow Truck
Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/28/2015
Bill and Ben tell Timothy he needs to find a truck that is blue and red and yellow and brown. Bill and Ben insist the truck is real, so Timothy sets off to look for it.
#13 - Marion and the Dinosaurs
Season 18 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/29/2015
Marion sees some real, live dinosaurs and gets the fright of her life.
#14 - Not So Slow Coaches
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/26/2014
Thomas likes to tease Annie and Clarabel who are always complaining to him about going too fast, but when Annie and Clarabel find themselves coupled to Caitlin by mistake, they get a taste of what going fast is really like.
#15 - Disappearing Diesels
Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2014
Paxton likes to be friends with everyone, diesels and steamies alike, but it is not easy to be friends with Diesel. Diesel gives Paxton a terrible fright when he makes him think that all the other diesels have disappeared.
#16 - Long Lost Friend
Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/23/2014
Gator returns to the Island of Sodor after being away for a long time. He is looking forward to seeing his old friend Percy. When Percy hears that Gator is back, he is very excited and immediately heads off to see him. But the two engines keep missing each other. They both have doubts they will see each other, but finally they connect and have a wonderful reunion.
#17 - Duncan the Humbug
Season 18 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/25/2014
Everyone is happy at Christmastime except for Duncan, the Scottish narrow gauge engine, who seems to be grumbling even more than usual. Victor offers Duncan a new coat of paint if he can refrain from grumbling for one whole day. Duncan rises to the challenge, but it is not so easy for an engine who likes to grumble to give up a lifetime habit.
#18 - The Perfect Gift
Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/26/2014
The whole island is celebrating Christmas and there are decorations everywhere. But it doesn't look very Christmassy at the scrap yard. Percy starts to worry that Reg is missing out and he tries to find something to give Reg to cheer him up. But Reg only seems happy about scrap. Percy discovers that Reg is celebrating Christmas in his own way and has been making decorations from the scrap.
#19 - Samson Sent for Scrap
Season 18 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/31/2015
When Scruff breaks down and has to be sent to the Steamworks, Samson must collect up the track-side scrap. But Samson takes his new responsibilities a little too seriously.
#20 - Flatbeds of Fear
Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/27/2014
A delivery of pipes is being unloaded at Brendam Docks. But when the engines start to hear spooky noises, Salty spins them a yarn and has them all convinced that it is the sound of the 'Flatbeds of Fear'. Emily insists that there must be a sensible explanation, until she hears the sound herself and gets frightened.
#21 - No Steam Without Coal
Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/11/2014
Bill and Ben run out of coal during a shortage at Clay Pits and have to rely on Timothy, who runs on oil, to help them out.
#22 - Thomas the Quarry Engine
Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/2014
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.
#23 - Spencer's VIP
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/12/2014
Spencer brings a VIP back from the mainland, but is so intent on doing a good job that he does not notice that he has been sent down the wrong track. By the time he arrives, they are so late that the passenger refuses to travel back with him and the other engines all compete for the privilege.
#24 - Thomas and the Emergency Cable
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/5/2014
Thomas has to stop quickly when a passenger pulls the emergency cable.
#25 - Marion and the Pipe
Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/9/2014
Marion uncovers what she thinks is the mast of a Viking ship while doing some repairs on an embankment. Thomas suspects that she may have hit a water pipe, but Marion is not so sure. The following day, when Thomas notices flooding near the bank, she has to reassess her opinion.