The BEST episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 21

Every episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 21, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends season 21!

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

Last Updated: 9/21/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
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Confused Coaches
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12.25
4 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Dianna Basso
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Dowager Hatt's Busy Day
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11.57
7 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
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A Shed for Edward
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9.20
5 votes

#3 - A Shed for Edward

Season 21 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2017

When Edward's shed is being repaired he is first sent to Philip's shed, then the Steamworks, then Brendam Docks, but they are all too noisy for him to get a good night's sleep!

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
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Emily in the Middle
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8.00
3 votes

#4 - Emily in the Middle

Season 21 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/3/2017

Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping Donald and Douglas.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Davey Moore
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Runaway Engine
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7.86
7 votes

#5 - Runaway Engine

Season 21 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2017

Millie is given extra work around the estate and gets agitated when Stephen and Glynn forget to clear up the garden waste. When Stephen also manages to hurt her feelings, and can't find her the next day to apologise, he thinks that she must have run away.

Directors: Dianna Basso
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Hasty Hannah
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7.60
5 votes

#6 - Hasty Hannah

Season 21 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2017

While Henrietta is getting her seats refurbished, Toby is given a replacement carriage named Hannah. However, she is so headstrong and reckless that Toby gets fed up with her urging him to go faster and faster. But when he abandons her and she joins up with James, she learns to her cost that going too fast for a little carriage is not at all wise.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
A Most Singular Engine
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7.57
7 votes

#7 - A Most Singular Engine

Season 21 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2017

Diesel makes mischief between Daisy and Harvey by telling them both that the other is boasting of being unique. However, the two become friends while assisting each other on a job, and Diesel does not understand why.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Davey Moore
Springtime for Diesel
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7.38
8 votes

#8 - Springtime for Diesel

Season 21 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2017

Diesel is always bumping into people and laughing, but when he does it to Daisy, her springs need fixing. In the Dieselworks, thinking that she is asleep, Diesel explains why he did it - it's his way of trying to make friends!

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Davey Moore
Stuck in Gear
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7.29
7 votes

#9 - Stuck in Gear

Season 21 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2017

A branch gets stuck in the open gears of his crane, but Harvey is too shy to ask for help. Instead, he tries to fix it himself and ends up derailing himself inside a tunnel.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Davey Moore
Daisy's Perfect Christmas
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7.20
5 votes

#10 - Daisy's Perfect Christmas

Season 21 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/3/2017

Daisy is sad when her Christmas doesn't go exactly as planned.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Davey Moore
Cranky at the End of the Line
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7.03
32 votes

#11 - Cranky at the End of the Line

Season 21 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2017

After Cranky is teased about his age, he works twice as hard and through the night to impress the Fat Controller. But the harder he works, the more mistakes he makes. When a big, new, shiny crane arrives, he thinks that his days at Brendam Docks are over!

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
Phillip's Number
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7.00
30 votes

#12 - Phillip's Number

Season 21 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/2/2017

When he is teased about having 68 painted on his side, Philip tries to discover why he was given that number. Later, when he manages to avoid an accident after 68 sheep stray onto the line, Philip decides it is his lucky number!

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor
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6.97
31 votes

#13 - The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor

Season 21 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/3/2017

When Rosie is painted red she is challenged to a race by fellow red engine James. A screeching sound leads Rosie to suggest that James should get his brakes checked, but he is too proud to do that, which leads to trouble.

Directors: Dianna Basso
The Big Freeze
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6.75
4 votes

#14 - The Big Freeze

Season 21 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/1/2017

Cold weather stops a delivery of coal arriving on Sodor, so the Fat Controller orders all engines to stay in their sheds. Thomas, however, thinks he has enough coal for one more run, but he gets stranded in the snow whilst the diesels take over the steam engine's jobs to keep the railway running.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Unscheduled Stops
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6.60
5 votes

#15 - Unscheduled Stops

Season 21 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/29/2017

When Bertie breaks down while they are racing, Thomas takes on his passengers. One elderly man says that Bertie always drops him off between stops. Soon Thomas is getting requests for lots of other unscheduled stops, which makes him run late and upsets his own passengers and the Fat Controller.

Directors: Dianna Basso
P.A. Problems
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6.57
7 votes

#16 - P.A. Problems

Season 21 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/25/2017

The Fat Controller splashes out on a new public address system, but the engines and passengers are struggling to hear the announcements. Holidaymakers end up at the quarry, quarry workers end up at the beach and Lord Callan ends up with an unexpected delivery of pigs!

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
New Crane on the Dock
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6.50
4 votes

#17 - New Crane on the Dock

Season 21 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/28/2017

Carly the new crane is so keen that she takes on all the work. After Cranky finds himself with nothing to do, he works harder and faster in a bid to keep up with her. But as the two cranes frantically try to outdo one another, their hooks become entangled and they find themselves stuck fast and unable to move...

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman
Terence Breaks the Ice
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6.00
4 votes

#18 - Terence Breaks the Ice

Season 21 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/11/2017

Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees.

Directors: Dianna Basso
Writer: Lee Pressman