Thomas & Friends (series 9)
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 9 | |
 DVD cover art | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nick Jr. |
| Original release | 4 September – 25 November 2005 |
| Series chronology | |
This article lists and details episodes from the ninth Series of this show, which was first broadcast in 2005. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes for the U.S. audiences.
Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the U.K. broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath.
Production
Starting in this series for the half-hour episodes that aired in the United States, at the beginning of each show, the characters' numbers would appear on each cab starting from Henry to Edward to Thomas as the countdown. Then, the workmen would get Thomas ready for the new day and Thomas' driver would signal the workmen that Thomas is ready by blowing Thomas' whistle. Thomas would soon start his adventures. Towards the end of each show, the countdown would begin again, and Thomas would return to the station (since it is late). The workmen would get Thomas ready for tomorrow, and Thomas would go to sleep with a white sleeping cap with blue stripes on his funnel. In later seasons in the U.S., they were shortened to accommodate a plug for Lego's Duplo line of toys.
Sharon Miller began serving as script editor for this series.
30-minute episode version
The format of 30-minute episode version was unchanged from Series 8 (2004).
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | UK title (top) Main title (middle) US title (bottom) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | 1 | "Percy and the Oil Painting" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 4 September 2005 | 201a | |
| Percy shows an artist around Sodor to inspire his next painting, "The Spirit of Sodor", but the artist does not think any of Percy's places are special. | |||||||
| 210 | 2 | "Thomas and the Rainbow" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 4 September 2005 | 201b | |
| At the docks, Thomas sees a rainbow, and Edward tells him about how there is supposedly something magical at the end. Thomas then spends his trip trying to find the end of the rainbow to see what is magical there. But he also ignores his job, which leads to him derailing. For the rest of the day, Thomas does his job and does not try to find the end of the rainbow, but when Thomas arrives home, he finds that the shed is at the end of the rainbow. | |||||||
| 211 | 3 | "Thomas' Milkshake Muddle" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 11 September 2005 | 202a | |
| Thomas has to take milk churns for cakes and ice cream to the bakery, but he completely forgets about going slowly as he races Emily, making it almost butter. | |||||||
| 212 | 4 | "Mighty Mac" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 11 September 2005 | 202b | |
| A new double-boilered engine named Mighty and Mac (Mighty Mac) arrives. They argue about their path on the way to the campsite, and wind up lost. | |||||||
| 213 | 5 | "Molly's Special Special" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 18 September 2005 | 203a | |
| To help a new engine named Molly feel special, Thomas has her empty trucks covered to make the others think she is pulling a very important load. | |||||||
| 214 | 6 | "Respect for Gordon" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 18 September 2005 | 203b | |
| Gordon's firebox is rattling, and the other engines are teasing him over it. Soon, Gordon gets fed up with this and decides to start extorting the other engines for respect by cutting in front of James at the water tower, acting rude to Percy at the station, and ordering the other engines to politely toot their whistles whenever they see him. This backfires when Gordon gets angry over Emily not tooting at him, which leads to him getting into an accident with jam tankers. Gordon is sent for repairs, and Emily and Henry fill in as the Express engines. However, the engines soon begin to miss Gordon, and once Gordon is mended, he apologizes to the other engines for his actions, finally earning their respect. | |||||||
| 215 | 7 | "Thomas and the Birthday Picnic" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 25 September 2005 | 204a | |
| Thomas is given the job of taking the Fat Controller, his wife and his visiting mother for a birthday picnic, but his ideas for picnic spots do not work out. | |||||||
| 216 | 8 | "Tuneful Toots" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 25 September 2005 | 204b | |
| Rusty is excited about taking the brass band on a tour of the Island before a big concert. But he has so much fun, he winds up going too far and running out of diesel oil. | |||||||
| 217 | 9 | "Thomas and the Toy Shop" "Thomas and the Toy Workshop" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 2 October 2005 | 205a | |
| Thomas gets himself into trouble on an icy hill when he offers to take the last load of toys to the new toy shop, pick up the children from school when Emily breaks down, and Henry gets stranded at the docks. | |||||||
| 218 | 10 | "Rheneas and the Dinosaur" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 2 October 2005 | 205b | |
| When a dinosaur skeleton is discovered, Skarloey and Rheneas want to deliver it. But Skarloey is not careful enough, so Rheneas sets out to pull the dinosaur alone. | |||||||
| 219 | 11 | "Thomas and the New Engine" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 9 October 2005 | 206a | |
| Everyone spreads rumors about a new engine named Neville, but when he gets in trouble with Annie and Clarabel on a broken bridge, Thomas must come to his rescue. | |||||||
| 220 | 12 | "Toby Feels Left Out" | Steve Asquith | Simon A. Brown | 9 October 2005 | 206b | |
| The engines are all getting repaints for the grand opening of a museum – all except Toby, who is now under the belief that he is being put in the museum. | |||||||
| 221 | 13 | "Thomas Tries His Best" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 16 October 2005 | 207a | |
| Thomas is worried that if he waits too long for Farmer McColl and his chickens, he will not make it in time to see the carnival. When he finally leaves, he goes very fast with the chickens. | |||||||
| 222 | 14 | "The Magic Lamp" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 16 October 2005 | 207b | |
| Peter Sam thinks Skarloey's story about Proteus and his magic lamp is rubbish, until he actually encounters some of the clues from the story. | |||||||
| 223 | 15 | "Thomas and the Statue" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 21 October 2005 | 208a | |
| When a statue to represent the Sodor Railway arrives, Thomas thinks it is of himself, and his newly-enlarged ego aggravates the other engines. | |||||||
| 224 | 16 | "Henry and the Flagpole" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 21 October 2005 | 208b | |
| Salty accidentally runs over the flagpole that Henry was supposed to deliver. And if he cannot find a replacement, they might cut down his favourite tree to use instead. | |||||||
| 225 | 17 | "Emily Knows Best" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 28 October 2005 | 209a | |
| Emily wants to be in charge of the engines, but must admit her mistake when Percy and Mavis collide at a junction. | |||||||
| 226 | 18 | "Thomas' Day Off" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 28 October 2005 | 209b | |
| Dennis is a lazy diesel engine that just arrived, and he does not want to work on his first day, so he tricks Thomas on his day off from all his hard work. | |||||||
| 227 | 19 | "Thomas' New Trucks" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 4 November 2005 | 210a | |
| Thomas and James are both given new sets of trucks, and they have a competition on who can keep their trucks clean the longest. However, Thomas' trucks repeatedly get dirty on purpose. When Thomas is delivering coal to the docks, he learns that his trucks would rather be useful than clean, so he decides not to keep them clean anymore. They give him no trouble on the way to the docks, and when the dock manager promises to try and keep Thomas' trucks clean, Thomas states that he does not mind. Just then, James comes by with his trucks and gloats over his victory before trying to leave, but his trucks no longer want to stay clean, and they hold him back. At that moment, Cranky intentionally drops a huge crate of melons on James, dousing him and his trucks in melon juice. Thomas then informs James that trucks prefer to be useful rather than clean, and all the trucks laughingly agree, much to James' embarrassment. | |||||||
| 228 | 20 | "Duncan and the Old Mine" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 4 November 2005 | 210b | |
| Duncan is desperate for adventure, so he heads down a disused track. It leads to a mineshaft, and he accidentally knocks its roof down as he enters, trapping himself. | |||||||
| 229 | 21 | "Bold and Brave" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 11 November 2005 | 211a | |
| Diesel warns Thomas of the "Curse of the Cliffs", just before he is supposed to cross the cliff. But Diesel has also scared Ben with a story that turned out false. | |||||||
| 230 | 22 | "Skarloey the Brave" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 11 November 2005 | 211b | |
| Skarloey runs away when some trucks rampage down the incline. He wants to prove that he can be brave, so he gets himself pulled up the steep incline. | |||||||
| 231 | 23 | "Saving Edward" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 18 November 2005 | 212a | |
| Edward starts to wheeze steam when he works, and fears that the Fat Controller will scrap him. Thomas tries to cover for him, but might just worsen the situation. | |||||||
| 232 | 24 | "Thomas and the Golden Eagle" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 18 November 2005 | 212b | |
| Thomas sacrifices his chances to see one of Sodor's most rarest birds to help Percy when he breaks down after offering to do Thomas' work as well as his own. | |||||||
| 233 | 25 | "Keeping Up with James" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 25 November 2005 | 213a | |
| The Fat Controller is going to choose a reliable engine to pull the Presents Train, and James does not think working with Edward will get him to finish first. Instead, he rushes and lowers his chance. | |||||||
| 234 | 26 | "Flour Power" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 25 November 2005 | 213b | |
| Thomas has to work with Diesel on Halloween. Diesel, being the bully that he is, is up to his old tricks and proceeds to tease Thomas in the meanest possible fashion. But later, at the flour mill, Thomas gets Diesel back with his own spook. | |||||||
Characters
- Molly ("Molly's Special Special")
- Neville ("Thomas and the New Engine")
- Dennis the Lazy Diesel ("Thomas' Day Off")
- Mighty Mac and Mr. Percival ("Mighty Mac")
- The Famous Artist ("Percy and the Oil Painting")
Recurring character cast
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