Thomas & Friends (series 3)
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.
| Thomas & Friends | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 DVD cover art | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Children's ITV |
| Original release | 25 February – 14 July 1992 |
| Series chronology | |
This article lists and details episodes from the third series of the show, which was first broadcast in the United States in 1991 as part of Shining Time Station, and followed a year later in the United Kingdom. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while George Carlin narrated the episodes for the US audiences.
Some episodes in this series have 1 title: the original from the American titles are shown underneath.
In the US, this season was aired from 18 November 1991 to 20 August 1993 on the PBS television network.
On episodes 1–16, the UK narration uses a different take on the TV broadcast compared to the VHS releases.[1][2]
Production
Filming
Series 3 was produced in 1991 and 1992 by The Britt Allcroft Company in association with Japanese television station Fuji Television. It was divided into 2 parts, one part having 16 episodes and the other having 10. 16 episodes aired in the United States in 1991 as part of Shining Time Station, and the last 10 episodes aired on the same program in 1992. It was made at a cost of £1,300,000.[3] Before production of series 3, Clearwater Features closed down, with The Britt Allcroft Company becoming the sole producer. Producer Robert D. Cardona left before series 3, and Britt Allcroft took his place as co-producer alongside David Mitton.
Stories
The series was a combination of episodes derived from The Railway Series, stories in the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine (written by Andrew Brenner, the show's head writer from 2013–18), and a couple of original stories by Allcroft and Mitton. One of the primary reasons for diverging from the original books was that many of the stories not yet used featured large numbers of new characters, which would be expensive to produce. Another was that the producers wanted more stories about Thomas, the nominal main character. Awdry complained that the new stories would be unrealistic (see Henry the Green Engine for more details).[3]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | UK title (top) US title (bottom) | Directed by | Source | Original air date | |
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| 53 | 1 | "A Scarf for Percy" | David Mitton | Henry the Green Engine by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Percy and the Trousers | 25 February 1992[nb 1] | |
| Percy doesn't like the cold, so he wants a scarf for his funnel to keep warm. But he gets more than he bargained for when he accidentally crashes into a luggage trolley at the station, and winds up covered in jam and with Sir Topham Hatt’s trousers wrapped around his funnel. | ||||||
| 54 | 2 | "Percy's Promise" | David Mitton | Percy the Small Engine by Rev. W. Awdry | 3 March 1992[nb 2] | |
| Percy promises Thomas to take the Sunday School class home with Annie and Clarabel, but a thunderstorm makes it very difficult to get there. Before long, Percy runs into a severe flood that leaks in and douses his fire. Nonetheless, Percy persists and is hailed by everyone when he gets home. | ||||||
| 55 | 3 | "Time for Trouble" | David Mitton | The Eight Famous Engines by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Double Header | 17 March 1992[nb 3] | |
| When Sir Topham Hatt gives Gordon a break, and gives the Express job to James, James lets it go to his head, boasting about being as reliable as clockwork. Meanwhile Toby goes to be repaired, but runs out of water on the main-line. James must reluctantly push Toby to the station, whilst pulling the train. | ||||||
| 56 | 4 | "Gordon & the Famous Visitor" | David Mitton | Duck and the Diesel Engine by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Domeless Engines | 24 March 1992[nb 4] | |
| Gordon is jealous of a visiting engine who has gone 100 miles an hour and wants to prove that he is just as special, but his dome simply cannot stand handling such dangerous speeds in the wind, causing the Troublesome Trucks to laugh at him. | ||||||
| 57 | 5 | "Donald's Duck" | David Mitton | Oliver the Western Engine by Rev. W. Awdry | 31 March 1992[nb 5] | |
| Duck is conceited about his new branch, and Donald says that he might lay an egg as he "quacks" so much. Duck and his crew play a trick on Donald by hiding a duck in his water tank. | ||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Thomas Gets Bumped" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 7 April 1992[nb 6] | |
| Thomas is proud of his branch line, but he is very disappointed when he is forced to shunt trucks because of track repair, while Bertie takes his passengers home. | ||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Thomas, Percy & the Dragon" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 7 April 1992[nb 7] | |
| Percy is still gleefully teasing Thomas about the "ghost engine" prank. But the next night, Thomas has to take a paper Chinese Dragon to the carnival. Percy has to stay in a siding overnight (due to jammed points), and is terrified by the dragon when Thomas passes. The next day, Percy tells the other engines about the dragon, but they refuse to believe him. As a result, Percy begins to believe that the dragon was just his imagination. However, he is proven wrong when Thomas arrives with the dragon. The two friends settle their quarrel and reconcile. | ||||||
| 60 | 8 | "Diesel Does It Again" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 14 April 1992[nb 8] | |
| Duck and Percy are very displeased when Diesel comes to work at the harbour, even though The Fat Controller promised that he would be gone for good for his last visit. Diesel proves to be disruptive to the Troublesome Trucks, prompting Duck and Percy to go on strike, until The Fat Controller sends Diesel away following an incident with some china clay trucks. | ||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Henry's Forest" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 14 April 1992[nb 9] | |
| Henry loves going to the forest to admire the scenery. But one night, a storm damages the trees there, making him sad. In order to make Henry feel happy again, new trees must be planted to replace the damaged ones. | ||||||
| 62 | 10 | "The Trouble with Mud" | David Mitton | Gordon the Big Engine by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Leaves | 21 April 1992[nb 10] | |
| Gordon is too muddy to pull the Express, and ends up pulling trucks instead. James is very boastful about getting the job, but he pays no attention to Gordon's warning about the slippery leaves scattered everywhere making the hill hard to climb, and he ends up getting stuck. Gordon comes to the rescue, and as a reward is permitted to pull coaches again, on the condition that he knows being clean is a necessity to every engine. | ||||||
| 63 | 11 | "No Joke for James" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 21 April 1992[nb 11] | |
| When Gordon tells James that he is not as good as he is, James lies to Thomas that he will be pulling coaches while Gordon has to take the goods. When his lie is exposed, it's up to James to regain his dignity. | ||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Thomas, Percy & the Post Train" "Thomas, Percy & the Mail Train" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 28 April 1992[nb 12] | |
| Thomas and Percy like taking the mail post, but one evening a boat delays them, so Harold is given the new job for being more efficient. But the engines soon find another useful job. | ||||||
| 65 | 13 | "Trust Thomas" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 28 April 1992[nb 13] | |
| Thomas agrees to help Bertie with the mystery of the tar tankers being held up, but James does not want to do Percy's work at the harbour yards and, with advice from Gordon, fakes sickness to get out of work and gets Thomas to take his trucks. However, the Troublesome Trucks thinking one engine is as good as another put Thomas in a sticky situation at Callan Pond. | ||||||
| 66 | 14 | "Mavis" | David Mitton | Tramway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry | 5 May 1992[nb 14] | |
| The quarry has hired a young diesel engine named Mavis who wishes she had better things to do instead of listening to Toby. With advice from Diesel, she ignores Toby's advice about a frozen crossing, and soon she gets stuck with her load of the Troublesome Trucks. | ||||||
| 67 | 15 | "Toby's Tightrope" | David Mitton | Tramway Engines by Rev. W. Awdry | 5 May 1992[nb 15] | |
| Mavis wants to run on Toby's line again, but the trouble she caused forbids her to do so. So she makes a plan with the Troublesome Trucks that gets her on the line, but things go wrong when Toby takes the Troublesome Trucks instead and they push him onto a collapsing bridge. | ||||||
| 68 | 16 | "Edward, Trevor & the Really Useful Party" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 12 May 1992[nb 16] | |
| The Vicar is planning a garden party, and Trevor tells Edward about it. Edward wants to help. Despite the fact that Bertie is teasing Trevor for being slow, the party becomes successful for both Edward and Trevor. | ||||||
| 69 | 17 | "Buzz, Buzz" "James Goes Buzz Buzz" | David Mitton | Main Line Engines by Rev. W. Awdry | 12 May 1992 | |
| James boasts to Duck and Boco about not being afraid of bees, but later James gets a surprise when a bee hive breaks and the bees cause havoc, resting on his hot boiler and stinging him on the nose. | ||||||
| 70 | 18 | "All at Sea" | David Mitton | Original by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton | 19 May 1992 | |
| While watching the local regatta, Duck tells Percy he wishes about going overseas to different places. But soon Duck must help an injured sailor to the hospital in order to show that engines are really useful. | ||||||
| 71 | 19 | "1 Good Turn" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 26 May 1992 | |
| Bill and Ben work hard all day, and finally get to go on the turntable in the yard. But Bill and Ben end up being face to face. They argue with each other and split up. But Edward comes up with an idea to save their friendship. | ||||||
| 72 | 20 | "Tender Engines" | David Mitton | Enterprising Engines by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Tenders for Henry | 2 June 1992 | |
| A double-tendered visitor unknowingly being the Flying Scotsman causes trouble. Although Gordon overcomes his problem about doubting steam engines' usefulness, Henry wants more than one tender, and his dream comes true in a very bizarre fashion. | ||||||
| 73 | 21 | "Escape!" | David Mitton | Enterprising Engines by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Little Western and the same name | 9 June 1992 | |
| Edward tells Douglas about the time he saved Trevor from scrap. That night, as Douglas delivers a goods train to the scrapyard, he does the same by rescuing a Great Western Engine named Oliver and his brake van Toad. | ||||||
| 74 | 22 | "Oliver Owns Up" | David Mitton | Oliver the Western Engine by Rev. W. Awdry Based on Resource and Sagacity | 16 June 1992 | |
| Oliver is new to Sodor, and all the engines complimenting his courage is making him conceited. He pays no attention to Duck's warning about the Troublesome Trucks and they push him down into the turntable well. | ||||||
| 75 | 23 | "Bulgy" | David Mitton | Oliver the Western Engine by Rev. W. Awdry | 23 June 1992 | |
| Duck and Oliver meet Bulgy, a double-decker bus who does not like rails. He tries to take Duck's passengers away by pretending to be a "railway bus" and taking them on an attempted shortcut. Duck finds him later, stuck under a collapsed bridge, and rescues his passengers, whilst Bulgy is punished. | ||||||
| 76 | 24 | "Heroes" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 30 June 1992 | |
| The Troublesome Trucks at the harbour cause trouble for Bill and Ben, but while working at the Quarry the next day, they are the workers' only hope during a rockslide. | ||||||
| 77 | 25 | "Percy, James & the Fruitful Day" | David Mitton | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends magazine story by Andrew Brenner | 7 July 1992 | |
| James is collecting some fruit from the harbour. But when he breaks down during his trip, Percy is forced to take it himself, but he goes so fast that he winds up squashing it all. | ||||||
| 78 | 26 | "Thomas & Percy's Christmas Adventure" "Thomas & Percy's Mountain Adventure" | David Mitton | Original by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton | 14 July 1992[4] | |
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Thomas looks forward to delivering his mail to the people of the mountain village, but a blizzard delays the journeys, which means that he and Percy (along with Terence and Harold) must work together.
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Characters
- City of Truro ("Gordon & the Famous Visitor" (faceless; not named))
- Dilly the Duck ("Donald's Duck")
- The Chinese Dragon ("Thomas, Percy & the Dragon")
- Big Mickey ("Thomas, Percy & the Dragon")
- Mavis the Quarry Diesel ("Mavis")
- The Flying Scotsman (Gordon's brother) ("Tender Engines" (tenders only; not named))
- Oliver and Toad ("Escape!")
- Bulgy the Double-Decker Bus ("Bulgy")
Recurring character cast
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Bill and Ben
- Diesel
- BoCo
- Annie and Clarabel
- Troublesome Trucks
- Terence
- Bertie
- Trevor
- Harold
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Vicar
- Jem Cole
- Henrietta
- Lady Hatt
Notes
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Time for Trouble and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
- This episode was first released on the Trust Thomas and Other Stories VHS on 11 November 1991.
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References
- Audio from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Time for Trouble and other stories (1991).
- Audio from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Trust Thomas and other stories (1991).
- Sibley, Brian (1995). The Thomas the Tank Engine Man. Heinemann. p. 318. ISBN 0-434-96909-5.
- "Thomas the Tank Engine - CITV Trust Thomas Video Promo, 14th July 1992". Youtube. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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