The BEST episodes written by Abi Grant

Thomas and the Firework Display
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11.86
4 votes

#1 - Thomas and the Firework Display

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 11

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...

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Flour Power
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9.51
32 votes

#2 - Flour Power

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 9 - Episode 26

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…

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Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplough
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7.57
5 votes

#3 - Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplough

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 8

Emily's bossy attitude is really getting to Thomas. So when a large snowfall arrives, Thomas decides to ignore her advice about wearing a snowplough, forgetting past incidents...

Percy's Big Mistake
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7.21
31 votes

#4 - Percy's Big Mistake

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 7

Following some time being overworked and running late, Percy overhears the Fat Controller talking about sending him to the scrap yard! Two accidents later, this makes him wonder whether he will be sacrificed to the flame...

Edward the Great
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7.20
4 votes

#5 - Edward the Great

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 14

Edward is chosen to compete against Spencer in a race, but is soon left eating Spencer's dust due to his much larger amount of power. Far out in the lead, Spencer grows overconfident and decides to have a little snooze...

A Friend in Need (2)
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7.14
34 votes

#6 - A Friend in Need (2)

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 6 - Episode 8

Ned the Steam Shovel accidentally knocks loose the important keystones from an old rail bridge, and Thomas is just down the line. Jack, however, with a bright idea, jumps in...

Keeping Up with James
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7.09
32 votes

#7 - Keeping Up with James

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 9 - Episode 25

James and Edward both want to pull the presents train for Christmas. The Fat Controller declares that whoever finishes their day’s work first shall be able to take it. And so the race for the presents train begins…

Thomas and the Golden Eagle
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7.03
60 votes

#8 - Thomas and the Golden Eagle

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 9 - Episode 24

Best friends, Thomas and Percy, greatly want to see for themselves a golden eagle which has said to have been recently flying in Sodor’s skies. The engines decide to halve one another’s work, so as they have more free time to spare that day to try and spot the wondrous bird, but will their little plan work like the charm they hope?

Percy and the Magic Carpet
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7.00
4 votes

#9 - Percy and the Magic Carpet

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 26

Percy collects a special carpet to deliver, but suddenly the windy weather starts to blow it around. Percy, though, thinks that it's a magic flying carpet!

Thomas and the Storyteller
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7.00
63 votes

#10 - Thomas and the Storyteller

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 11 - Episode 1

Thomas is chosen to show a storyteller around Sodor so she can write a story in time for the new library opening. However, a series of bad incidents for his friends could ruin the story!

Percy and the Funfair
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6.94
33 votes

#11 - Percy and the Funfair

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 10 - Episode 4

The carnival has arrived on the Island of Sodor. There are many sights to see, such as the Chinese Dragon. The Steam Team are each given a part of the carnival’s attractions to transport – except for Percy. He is very sad that he is stuck merely pulling coal. Percy attempts to join in the fun by trying to help the other engines out, but forgets about his coal duties…

Henry and the Wishing Tree
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6.93
59 votes

#12 - Henry and the Wishing Tree

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 4

Henry wishes he could pull passenger trains like Gordon instead of log trucks. However, Henry comes upon a Wishing Tree which Sodor's children regulary visit later on that day...

Jack Jumps In (1)
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6.92
64 votes

#13 - Jack Jumps In (1)

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 6 - Episode 7

Thomas delivers Jack the Front Loader to a construction site where a team of vehicles from the Sodor Construction Company - "The Pack" is working under the supervision of Miss Jenny. But Jack gets too excited about working and runs into a right spot of bother and Miss. Jenny wonders if he is not ready to join.

Henry Gets It Wrong
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6.89
86 votes

#14 - Henry Gets It Wrong

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 12 - Episode 5

A storm has hit the wishing tree, so some woodsmen are to be brought to the island to prop up the tree. But Henry thinks that the woodsmen are chopping the tree down. So he takes Toby, Thomas, Percy and Emily's loads to block the lines, leading to the tree. Harold eventually informs Henry that the woodsmen want to save the tree, so Henry delivers the loads to their destinations, and the woodsmen arrive at the forest to save the tree, with some help from Henry.

Percy and the Oil Painting
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6.79
63 votes

#15 - Percy and the Oil Painting

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 9 - Episode 1

A very famous Artist wishes to choose a suitable location to paint for his picture which will be entitled "The Spirit Of Sodor". Percy tries many places which he thinks the Artist may like, but what Artist sees, Artist doesn’t like…

Thomas and the Rainbow
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6.78
64 votes

#16 - Thomas and the Rainbow

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 9 - Episode 2

Thomas sees a glorious rainbow in the Sodor sky, upon the ending of a great storm. After confiding with Edward, who says that rainbows hold something magical at the end, Thomas sets out to find just what that something could be, but neglects the fact he has work to do.

Toby's Triumph
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6.71
30 votes

#17 - Toby's Triumph

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 11 - Episode 16

Toby's wise nature is dropped when he is chosen to take Alicia Botti and worries about causing trouble. How right he is!

Thomas to the Rescue
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6.62
61 votes

#18 - Thomas to the Rescue

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 3

Some of the diesels receive a dose of contaminated fuel but will Thomas help fix the situation after Diesel calling him a "stinky old steam engine"?

James Gets a New Coat
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6.61
59 votes

#19 - James Gets a New Coat

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 5

James' new lick of paint makes him concentrate less on his work, but when he's given a very dirty job to do later on, he soon shifts his way of thinking...

Thomas and the Jet Plane
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6.51
35 votes

#20 - Thomas and the Jet Plane

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 10 - Episode 3

Thomas must collect a group of children from the Airport, and take them to the Sodor Summer Picnic. When Thomas arrives at the Airport, he meets a new Jet Plane for the first time, named Jeremy. Jeremy comes off to Thomas as being rather boastful, when he says how splendid it is to fly high in the air, and so Thomas decides he won’t be talking to him again, anytime soon! However, Thomas still wonders what it would be like to be a jet plane, rather than a steam engine for a change. Soon after Jeremy has taken off, he notices a storm is brewing, and descends back down to warn Thomas. Will the picnic have to be canceled?

It's Good to Be Gordon
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6.38
31 votes

#21 - It's Good to Be Gordon

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 10 - Episode 9

One more, just one more time is all Gordon needs to break his Express record. When he is given Henry’s special coal by mistake, he speaks not a word of it, thinking it will make him reach greater speeds. But when Henry’s firebox becomes blocked, due having to survive on regular coal, Gordon feels bad. He goes back to Henry, and swaps tenders with him, so Henry can puff along again with no trouble, even it means having to miss out on setting the Express record.

Thomas and the Shooting Star
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6.25
2 votes

#22 - Thomas and the Shooting Star

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 10 - Episode 16

Thomas is taking some engineers to the Power Station, but at the same time really wants to see a special shooting star, which will be showing itself up in the sky anytime now. Not wanting to miss it, Thomas makes sure to only travel down lines which will not block his vision of the sky. But this means not taking the quickest route possible to the Power Station, which is in no way a good thing.

As Good as Gordon
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6.20
4 votes

#23 - As Good as Gordon

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 18

Emily has to stand in as the puller of Gordon's Express, and is determined to pull it as fast as him, but ultimately fails. Luck, however, soon greets her...

Thomas and the Circus
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5.80
3 votes

#24 - Thomas and the Circus

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 8 - Episode 16

Thomas stubbornly insists on pulling the entire Circus Train by himself, but soon finds it too heavy to pull on his own.

Thomas and the Lighthouse
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5.33
2 votes

#25 - Thomas and the Lighthouse

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 11 - Episode 9

A fireworks display is to be held but Thomas has to take a new light bulb to the lighthouse. But his hurry to see the fireworks causes trouble when he approaches a damaged line!

Percy and the Left Luggage
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4.00
1 votes

#26 - Percy and the Left Luggage

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 11 - Episode 20

Percy has three important jobs to do, but decides to leave delivering Dowager Hatt's luggage for last. However, he runs late and must hurry to save his own bunker!

Thomas and the Big Bang
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3.50
3 votes

#27 - Thomas and the Big Bang

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 11 - Episode 10

Thomas is given a new whistle and he decides to play jokes on the Narrow Gauge engines with it. Soon, all of the little engines start joining in and playing jokes on each other while not doing their work. Will Mr. Percival find this funny?

Wharf and Peace
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3.00
2 votes

#28 - Wharf and Peace

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends - Season 10 - Episode 19

Poor Skarloey. He absolutely hates the Wharf as it’s so loud and he doesn’t know a soul there. James teases Skarloey even, calling him a ‘scaredy engine’ upon the Troublesome Trucks giving the little chap a start. Skarloey wonders if he really is a ‘scaredy engine’. But after three brave acts throughout the day involving Rusty, Duncan and Rheneas, he soon realizes that perhaps what James said was quite unfair.