The eleventh series of Thomas & Friends first aired in September 2007 as the last series to air on Nick Jr. in the UK before being moved to Channel 5.
Production
The series was narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US. The series is the first to be filmed digitally in 1080i high definition and on a Sony Cybershot HD camera, as well as the last to fully utilize the static resin engine face masks and inanimate human models employed by the show since its inception; the following series would replace both these features with fully-mobile CGI elements. After the episodes aired, the DVD Engines and Escapades was released, bringing the total number of episodes in this series to twenty-six, making it the final series with this number limit of episodes until the seventeenth series.
A yellow overlay was added on all the footage. The Great Discovery would receive the same treatment. According to Simon Spencer, it was to give the show the effect that it was still recorded using film stock. For unknown reasons, various scenes from the first 20 episodes aired were reshot at some point during filming of The Great Discovery. Visual evidence of these original versions are in promotional pictures, which were taken during the original shoot. Five episodes would also have footage from the original shoots featured on the half hour TV airings, being swapped out with the reshot versions in all other releases (Dirty Work, Hector the Horrid, Thomas and the Spaceship, Don't Be Silly, Billy, Hide and Peep), albeit in 4:3 due to the half hour airings never being released in the original 16:9 aspect ratio.
Episodes
(Note: ¹ means that an episode was not released on home media in the US.)
(Note: ² means that an episode was not released on DVD, but it was released on Digital Download.)
(Note: ³ means that an episode was only released on HiT Favorites in the US.)
(Note: ⁴ means that an episode released on HiT Favorites was also released on Thomas and Friends DVDs.)
(Note: ⁵ means that an episode was seen in theaters via Thomas & Friends on the Big Screen.)
Screenshot | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Written by | Episode number # |
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Hide and Peep | Simon Spencer | #01 |
Thomas cheats at a game of "hide and peep" with Percy at Brendam Docks. | |||
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Gordon and the Engineer Gordon and the Mechanic ² |
Paul Larson | #02 |
Gordon's mistaken identity case almost causes the engines to be stranded and he needs Donald and Douglas' assistance. | |||
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Thomas Sets Sail ³ ⁵ | Sharon Miller | #03 |
It is very windy and Thomas loses control of his sailing boat while he pulls it as a result of not waiting for the engineer to lower the mast. | |||
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Emily's Rubbish Emily and the Garbage ⁴ ⁵ |
Wayne Jackman | #04 |
Emily gets teased by the other engines for working with a new engine named Whiff, but soon learns how useful he is. | |||
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Dream On ² | Neil Richards | #05 |
Thomas wants to be faster, shinier and stronger than Spencer. | |||
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Cool Truckings | Paul Larson | #06 |
A new lorry named Madge almost has a terrible accident in the snow while transporting Duncan to the Transfer Yards. | |||
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Thomas and the Spaceship ² | Sharon Miller | #07 |
Thomas and Percy are certain they have seen a spaceship in the sky when it's really Jeremy. | |||
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Hector the Horrid! ¹ | Simon Spencer | #08 |
An aggressive coal hopper named Hector is rude to Bill, Ben and Rosie, but Thomas learns of his secret fear. | |||
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Thomas and the Storyteller ² | Abi Grant | #09 |
Thomas shows a famous storyteller around all of Sodor, but keeps making favours to help all of his friends. | |||
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Skarloey Storms Through | Neil Richards | #10 |
Skarloey faces all of his worst fears when the Thin Controller orders him to rescue some upset lambs during a thunderstorm. | |||
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Thomas and the Lighthouse ³ | Abi Grant | #11 |
Thomas neglects his instructions of taking a light bulb carefully to the lighthouse when the engines become excited about a fair with fireworks. | |||
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Sir Handel in Charge | Simon Spencer | #12 |
The Thin Controller is absent, so Sir Handel tells the other narrow gauge engines what to do, with disastrous results. | |||
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Smoke and Mirrors ³ ⁵ | Neil Richards | #13 |
Thomas confuses some deliveries for a magic show, but the magician puts him in the grand finale after Thomas fixes his mistake. | |||
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Henry's Lucky Day | Paul Larson | #14 |
Edward takes Henry's so-called "lucky trucks" and Henry goes looking for them. However, Henry breaks his lucky trucks after finding Edward. | |||
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Don't be Silly, Billy ¹ ⁵ | Sharon Miller | #15 |
A new orange engine named Billy ignores Thomas' advice and, as a result, runs out of coal and water. | |||
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Toby's Triumph ² | Abi Grant | #16 |
Toby is chosen to take Allicia Botti to a concert, but he is worried he will mess up and he does too many times. | |||
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Thomas and the Runaway Car ³ ⁵ | Sharon Miller | #17 |
After trying to beat Gordon in a race, a runaway car causes trouble for the other engines, so Thomas tries to catch it. | |||
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Edward and the Mail ² | Paul Larson | #18 |
Edward is chosen to pull the mail, but he does not know how to do the job and is worried to ask the other engines how. | |||
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Thomas and the Big Bang ¹ | Abi Grant | #19 |
Thomas plays jokes with the narrow gauge engines at the wharf instead of doing his job. | |||
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Wash Behind Your Buffers | Paul Larson | #20 |
Madge tells Skarloey and Rheneas to keep clean for a concert, but she cannot keep clean herself. | |||
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Thomas in Trouble ² | Wayne Jackman | #21 |
After being teased by James, Thomas leaves the fitter's yard to pick up a choir before he is fully maintained, which leads to a problem. | |||
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Dirty Work ³ | Wayne Jackman | #22 |
James gets ready to be the star of the lights festival at Callan Castle and Emily, Percy and Thomas want to go, too. However, they have not finished their work. | |||
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Duncan Does it All | Wayne Jackman | #23 |
Duncan does Rusty and Skarloey's jobs for a change for the afternoon, but he causes several muddles during his jobs. | |||
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Percy and the Left Luggage Percy and the Baggage ¹ |
Abi Grant | #24 |
Percy neglects his more important job of collecting the luggage from the Fat Controller's mother, Dowager Hatt, in favour of his other more fun jobs. | |||
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Ding-a-Ling | Sharon Miller | #25 |
Freddie tries to find a bell for the Thin Controller's new bicycle, but neglects asking James where to find one. | |||
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Thomas and the Stinky Cheese ² | Paul Larson | #26 |
Thomas tries to avoid 'Arry, Bert and Diesel while taking some stinky cheese. |
Screenshot | Title | Written by | Original UK release date | Episode number # |
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Thomas and the Storyteller | Abi Grant | 3 September 2007 | #01 |
Thomas shows a famous storyteller around all of Sodor, but keeps making favours to help all of his friends. | ||||
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Emily's Rubbish | Wayne Jackman | 3 September 2007 | #02 |
Emily gets teased by the other engines for working with a new engine named Whiff, but soon learns how useful he is. | ||||
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Dream On | Neil Richards | 4 September 2007 | #03 |
Thomas wants to be faster, shinier and stronger than Spencer. | ||||
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Dirty Work | Wayne Jackman | 4 September 2007 | #04 |
James gets ready to be the star of the lights festival at Callan Castle and Emily, Percy and Thomas want to go, too. However, they have not finished their work. | ||||
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Hector the Horrid! | Simon Spencer | 5 September 2007 | #05 |
An aggressive coal hopper named Hector is rude to Bill, Ben and Rosie, but Thomas learns of his secret fear. | ||||
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Gordon and the Engineer | Paul Larson | 5 September 2007 | #06 |
Gordon's case of mistaken identity almost causes the engines to be stranded, and he needs Donald and Douglas' assistance. | ||||
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Thomas and the Spaceship | Sharon Miller | 6 September 2007 | #07 |
Thomas and Percy are certain they have seen a spaceship in the sky when it's really Jeremy. | ||||
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Henry's Lucky Day | Paul Larson | 6 September 2007 | #08 |
Edward takes Henry's so-called "lucky trucks" and Henry goes looking for them. However, Henry breaks his lucky trucks after finding Edward. | ||||
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Thomas and the Lighthouse | Abi Grant | 7 September 2007 | #09 |
Thomas neglects his instructions of taking a light bulb carefully to the lighthouse when the engines become excited about a fair with fireworks. | ||||
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Thomas and the Big Bang | Abi Grant | 7 September 2007 | #10 |
Thomas plays jokes with the narrow gauge engines at the wharf instead of doing his job. | ||||
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Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Richards | 8 September 2007 | #11 |
Thomas confuses some deliveries for a magic show, but the magician puts him in the grand finale after Thomas fixes his mistake. | ||||
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Thomas Sets Sail | Sharon Miller | 8 September 2007 | #12 |
It is very windy and Thomas loses control of his sailing boat while he pulls it as a result of not waiting for the engineer to lower the mast. | ||||
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Don't be Silly, Billy | Sharon Miller | 9 September 2007 | #13 |
A new orange engine named Billy ignores Thomas' advice and, as a result, runs out of coal and water. | ||||
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Edward and the Mail | Paul Larson | 9 September 2007 | #14 |
Edward is chosen to pull the mail, but he does not know how to do the job and is worried to ask the other engines how. | ||||
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Hide and Peep | Simon Spencer | 10 September 2007 | #15 |
Thomas cheats at a game of "hide and peep" with Percy at Brendam Docks. | ||||
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Toby's Triumph | Abi Grant | 10 September 2007 | #16 |
Toby is chosen to take Allicia Botti to a concert, but he is worried he will mess up and he does too many times. | ||||
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Thomas and the Runaway Car | Sharon Miller | 11 September 2007 | #17 |
After trying to beat Gordon in a race, a runaway car causes trouble for the other engines, so Thomas tries to catch it. | ||||
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Thomas in Trouble | Wayne Jackman | 11 September 2007 | #18 |
After being teased by James, Thomas leaves the fitter's yard to pick up a choir before he is fully maintained, which leads to a problem. | ||||
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Thomas and the Stinky Cheese | Paul Larson | 12 September 2007 | #19 |
Thomas tries to avoid 'Arry, Bert and Diesel while taking some stinky cheese. | ||||
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Percy and the Left Luggage | Abi Grant | 12 September 2007 | #20 |
Percy neglects his more important job of collecting the luggage from the Fat Controller's mother, Dowager Hatt, in favour of his other more fun jobs. | ||||
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Skarloey Storms Through | Neil Richards | 9 January 2008 | #21 |
Skarloey faces all of his worst fears when the Thin Controller orders him to rescue some upset lambs during a thunderstorm. | ||||
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Cool Truckings | Paul Larson | 10 January 2008 | #22 |
A new lorry named Madge almost has a terrible accident in the snow while transporting Duncan to the Transfer Yards. | ||||
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Wash Behind Your Buffers | Paul Larson | 11 January 2008 | #23 |
Madge tells Skarloey and Rheneas to keep clean for a concert, but she cannot keep clean herself. | ||||
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Duncan Does it All | Wayne Jackman | 13 January 2008 | #24 |
Duncan does Rusty and Skarloey's jobs for a change for the afternoon, but he causes several muddles during his jobs. | ||||
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Sir Handel in Charge | Simon Spencer | 14 January 2008 | #25 |
The Thin Controller is absent, so Sir Handel tells the other narrow gauge engines what to do, with disastrous results. | ||||
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Ding-a-Ling | Sharon Miller | 15 January 2008 | #26 |
Freddie tries to find a bell for the Thin Controller's new bicycle, but neglects asking James where to find one. |
Screenshot | Title | Written by | Original US release date | Episode number # |
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Thomas and the Storyteller ² | Abi Grant | 9 September 2007 | #01 |
Thomas shows a famous storyteller around all of Sodor, but keeps making favors to help all of his friends. | ||||
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Emily and the Garbage ⁴ | Wayne Jackman | 9 September 2007 | #02 |
Emily gets teased by the other engines for working with a new engine named Whiff, but soon learns how useful he is. | ||||
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Dream On ² | Neil Richards | 16 September 2007 | #03 |
Thomas wants to be faster, shinier and stronger than Spencer. | ||||
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Dirty Work ³ | Wayne Jackman | 16 September 2007 | #04 |
James gets ready to be the star of the lights festival at Callan Castle and Emily, Percy and Thomas want to go, too. However, they have not finished their work. | ||||
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Hector the Horrid! ¹ | Simon Spencer | 23 September 2007 | #05 |
An aggressive coal hopper named Hector is rude to Bill, Ben and Rosie, but Thomas learns of his secret fear. | ||||
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Gordon and the Mechanic ² | Paul Larson | 23 September 2007 | #06 |
Gordon's case of mistaken identity almost causes the engines to be stranded, and he needs Donald and Douglas' assistance. | ||||
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Thomas and the Spaceship ² | Sharon Miller | 30 September 2007 | #07 |
Thomas and Percy are certain they have seen a spaceship in the sky when it's really Jeremy. | ||||
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Henry's Lucky Day | Paul Larson | 30 September 2007 | #08 |
Edward takes Henry's so-called "lucky trucks" and Henry goes looking for them. However, Henry breaks his lucky trucks after finding Edward. | ||||
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Thomas and the Lighthouse ³ | Abi Grant | 7 October 2007 | #09 |
Thomas neglects his instructions of taking a light bulb carefully to the lighthouse when the engines become excited about a fair with fireworks. | ||||
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Thomas and the Big Bang ¹ | Abi Grant | 7 October 2007 | #10 |
Thomas plays jokes with the narrow gauge engines at the wharf instead of doing his job. | ||||
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Smoke and Mirrors ³ | Neil Richards | 14 October 2007 | #11 |
Thomas confuses some deliveries for a magic show, but the magician puts him in the grand finale after Thomas fixes his mistake. | ||||
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Thomas Sets Sail ³ | Sharon Miller | 14 October 2007 | #12 |
It is very windy and Thomas loses control of his sailing boat while he pulls it as a result of not waiting for the engineer to lower the mast. | ||||
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Don't be Silly, Billy ¹ | Sharon Miller | 21 October 2007 | #13 |
A new orange engine named Billy ignores Thomas' advice and, as a result, runs out of coal and water. | ||||
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Edward and the Mail ² | Paul Larson | 21 October 2007 | #14 |
Edward is chosen to pull the mail, but he does not know how to do the job and is worried to ask the other engines how. | ||||
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Hide and Peep | Simon Spencer | 28 October 2007 | #15 |
Thomas cheats at a game of "hide and peep" with Percy at Brendam Docks. | ||||
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Toby's Triumph ² | Abi Grant | 28 October 2007 | #16 |
Toby is chosen to take Allicia Botti to a concert, but he is worried he will mess up and he does too many times. | ||||
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Thomas and the Runaway Car ³ | Sharon Miller | 4 November 2007 | #17 |
After trying to beat Gordon in a race, a runaway car causes trouble for the other engines, so Thomas tries to catch it. | ||||
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Thomas in Trouble ² | Wayne Jackman | 4 November 2007 | #18 |
After being teased by James, Thomas leaves the fitter's yard to pick up a choir before he is fully maintained, which leads to a problem. | ||||
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Thomas and the Stinky Cheese ² | Paul Larson | 11 November 2007 | #19 |
Thomas tries to avoid 'Arry, Bert and Diesel while taking some stinky cheese. | ||||
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Percy and the Baggage ¹ | Abi Grant | 11 November 2007 | #20 |
Percy neglects his more important job of collecting the baggage from Sir Topham Hatt's mother in favor of his other more fun jobs. | ||||
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Ding-a-Ling | Sharon Miller | 14 September 2008 | #21 |
Freddie tries to find a bell for Mr. Percival's new bicycle, but neglects asking James where to find one. | ||||
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Cool Truckings | Paul Larson | 14 September 2008 | #22 |
A new truck named Madge almost has a terrible accident in the snow while transporting Duncan to the Transfer Yards. | ||||
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Skarloey Storms Through | Neil Richards | 21 September 2008 | #23 |
Skarloey faces all of his worst fears when Mr. Percival orders him to rescue some upset lambs during a thunderstorm. | ||||
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Duncan Does it All | Wayne Jackman | 21 September 2008 | #24 |
Duncan does Rusty and Skarloey's jobs for a change for the afternoon, but he causes several muddles during his jobs. | ||||
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Sir Handel in Charge | Simon Spencer | 28 September 2008 | #25 |
Mr. Percival is absent, so Sir Handel tells the other narrow gauge engines what to do, with disastrous results. | ||||
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Wash Behind Your Buffers | Paul Larson | 28 September 2008 | #26 |
Madge tells Skarloey and Rheneas to keep clean for a concert, but she cannot keep clean herself. |
Screenshot | Title | Written by | Original JPN release date | Episode number # |
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みなとのかくれんぼ (Minato Hide and Seek) | Simon Spencer | 8 April 2009 | #01 |
Thomas cheats at a game of "hide and peep" with Percy at Brendam Docks. | ||||
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ゴードンとせんろのしゅうり (Gordon and Senro no Shuuri) | Paul Larson | 15 April 2009 | #02 |
Gordon's case of mistaken identity almost causes the engines to be stranded, and he needs Donald and Douglas' assistance. | ||||
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トーマスとヨット (Thomas and Yacht) | Sharon Miller | 22 April 2009 | #03 |
It is very windy and Thomas loses control of his sailing boat while he pulls it as a result of not waiting for the engineer to lower the mast. | ||||
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エミリーとゴミあつめ (Emily and the Garbage Collector) | Wayne Jackman | 29 April 2009 | #04 |
Emily gets teased by the other engines for working with a new engine named Whiff, but soon learns how useful he is. | ||||
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トーマスのあこがれ (Thomas' Admiration) | Neil Richards | 6 May 2009 | #05 |
Thomas wants to be faster, shinier and stronger than Spencer. | ||||
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マージのゆきあそび (Marge's Snow Play) | Paul Larson | 13 May 2009 | #06 |
A new lorry named Madge almost has a terrible accident in the snow while transporting Duncan to the Transfer Yards. | ||||
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トーマスとうちゅうせん (Thomas) | Sharon Miller | 20 May 2009 | #07 |
Thomas and Percy are certain they have seen a spaceship in the sky when it's really Jeremy. | ||||
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ヘクターってこわい (Hector is Scary) | Simon Spencer | 27 May 2009 | #08 |
An aggressive coal hopper named Hector is rude to Bill, Ben and Rosie, but Thomas learns of his secret fear. | ||||
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トーマスとしょうせつか (Thomas and Shosetsuka) | Abi Grant | 3 June 2009 | #09 |
Thomas shows a famous storyteller around all of Sodor, but keeps making favors to help all of his friends. | ||||
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あらしのなかのスカーロイ (Skarloey in the Storm) | Neil Richards | 10 June 2009 | #10 |
Skarloey faces all of his worst fears when Mr. Percival orders him to rescue some upset lambs during a thunderstorm. | ||||
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トーマスととうだいのあかり (Thomas and Todai no Akari) | Abi Grant | 17 June 2009 | #11 |
Thomas neglects his instructions of taking a light bulb carefully to the lighthouse when the engines become excited about a fair with fireworks. | ||||
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サー・ハンデルはせきにんしゃ (Sir Handel in a Cough) | Simon Spencer | 24 June 2009 | #12 |
Mr. Percival is absent, so Sir Handel tells the other narrow gauge engines what to do, with disastrous results. | ||||
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トーマスとてじな (Thomas and Thomas) | Neil Richards | 1 July 2009 | #13 |
Thomas confuses some deliveries for a magic show, but the magician puts him in the grand finale after Thomas fixes his mistake. | ||||
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なまいきなビリー (Naive Billy) | Sharon Miller | 15 July 2009 | #14 |
A new orange engine named Billy ignores Thomas' advice and, as a result, runs out of coal and water. | ||||
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ヘンリーのこううんなかしゃ (Henry's College) | Paul Larson | 18 July 2009 | #15 |
Edward takes Henry's so-called "lucky trucks" and Henry goes looking for them. However, Henry breaks his lucky trucks after finding Edward. | ||||
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トビーとゆうめいなかしゅ (Toby and Yuumei Nakashu) | Abi Grant | 22 July 2009 | #16 |
Toby is chosen to take Allicia Botti to a concert, but he is worried he will mess up and he does too many times. | ||||
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トーマスとにげるくるま (Thomas and Escape Car) | Sharon Miller | 29 July 2009 | #17 |
After trying to beat Gordon in a race, a runaway car causes trouble for the other engines, so Thomas tries to catch it. | ||||
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エドワードのゆうびんはいたつ (Edward's Post Office) | Paul Larson | 5 August 2009 | #18 |
Edward is chosen to pull the mail, but he does not know how to do the job and is worried to ask the other engines how. | ||||
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トーマスのドッキリ!!さくせん (Surprise of Thomas!!) | Abi Grant | 12 August 2009 | #19 |
Thomas plays jokes with the narrow gauge engines at the wharf instead of doing his job. | ||||
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ピカピカのマージ (Shiny Merge) | Paul Larson | 19 August 2009 | #20 |
Madge tells Skarloey and Rheneas to keep clean for a concert, but she cannot keep clean herself. | ||||
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トーマスのだいピンチ (Thomas Big Pinch) | Wayne Jackman | 26 August 2009 | #21 |
After being teased by James, Thomas leaves the fitter's yard to pick up a choir before he is fully maintained, which leads to a problem. | ||||
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パーシーとにもつ (Motsu with Percy) | Abi Grant | 2 September 2009 | #22 |
Percy neglects his more important job of collecting the baggage from Sir Topham Hatt's mother, Dowager Hatt, in favor of his other more fun jobs. | ||||
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たいせつなこと (Important Thing) | Wayne Jackman | 9 September 2009 | #23 |
James gets ready to be the star of the lights festival at Callan Castle and Emily, Percy and Thomas want to go, too. However, they have not finished their work. | ||||
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ダンカンにおまかせ (Leave it to Duncan) | Wayne Jackman | 16 September 2009 | #24 |
Duncan does Rusty and Skarloey's jobs for a change for the afternoon, but he causes several muddles during his jobs. | ||||
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じてんしゃのベル (Trainee's Bell) | Sharon Miller | 23 September 2009 | #25 |
Freddie tries to find a bell for Mr. Percival's new bicycle, but neglects asking James where to find one. | ||||
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トーマスとくさいチーズ (Thomas Spicy Cheese) | Paul Larson | 30 September 2009 | #26 |
Thomas tries to avoid 'Arry, Bert and Diesel while taking some stinky cheese. |
Songs
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Engine Roll Call | Ed Welch | 3rd September 2007 (UK) |
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The Narrow Gauge Engines | Ed Welch | 22nd October 2007 (UK; DVD) |
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Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Donald and Douglas
- Emily
- Bill and Ben
- Arthur
- Spencer
- Molly
- Rosie
- Diesel
- Mavis
- 'Arry and Bert
- Salty
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Freddie
- Mighty Mac
- Rusty
- Troublesome Trucks
- Annie and Clarabel
- The Chinese Dragon
- Rocky
- Bertie
- Elizabeth
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Farmer McColl
- Allicia Botti
- The Duke of Boxford
- Mr. Percival
- The Fat Policeman
- The Storyteller
- The Second Dock Manager
- The Sodor Dairy Manager
- The Dairy Employees
- The Hill Farm Farmers
- The Ginger-haired Carpenter
- The School Choir (vocalizes)
- The Choirmaster (vocalizes)
- Dowager Hatt (not named in US dub)
- Cyril the Fogman (not named)
- Harvey (does not speak)
- Henrietta (does not speak)
- Jeremy (does not speak)
- Lady Hatt (does not speak)
- Refreshment Lady (does not speak)
- Sodor Brass Band (do not speak)
- The Third Mayor of Sodor (does not speak)
- The Duchess of Boxford (does not speak)
- Kuffy the Clown (does not speak)
- The Circus Clowns (do not speak)
- Jem Cole (not named; does not speak)
- Murdoch (cameo)
- Neville (cameo)
- Butch (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
- Lord Callan (cameo)
- Mrs. Percival (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- "Dusty" Dave (cameo)
- Alice (cameo)
- Two Railway Board Members (cameos)
- The Blue-suited Baker (cameo)
- Mr. Percival's Assistant (cameo)
- Big Mickey (faceless cameo)
- The Tidmouth Lighthouse Keeper (mentioned)
- Mr. Hobson (mentioned)
- Mr. Jolly (mentioned)
- The Fisherman (mentioned in music video)
- The Photographer (Fun Times with Our Friends segment)
- The Black-suited Railway Inspector (Fun Times with Our Friends segment)
- The Famous Artist (Fun Times with Our Friends segment)
- Caroline (Fun Times with Our Friends segment cameo)
- Harold (deleted scene; only appears in the Island of Sodor opening sequence)
- Trevor (only appears in the Island of Sodor opening sequence)
Characters Introduced
- Whiff
- Billy
- Hector
- Madge
- The Brown-haired Engineer
- The Magician
- The Boat Engineer
- The Percival Children (cameos)
Locations
- Island of Sodor
- Abbey
- Brendam Docks
- Bridge over Single-Track Tunnel Runby
- The School
- Echo Pass Ravine
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Gordon's Hill
- Hill Farm
- Kirk Ronan Junction
- Knapford
- Maithwaite
- Maron
- McColl Farm
- Misty Valley
- Mountain Village Station
- The Fishing Village
- Peel Godred
- Pirate's Cove
- Rocky Hill Beside Narrow Gauge Runby
- Rocky Tunnel and Transfer Yard
- Ruined Castle Yard
- Sir Topham Hatt's Office
- Sodor Airport
- Sodor Bakery
- Sodor Castle
- Sodor Dairy
- The Church Runby
- The Coaling Plant
- The Depot
- The Third Three-Track Station
- The Transfer Yards
- The Wharf
- Three Tier Bridge
- Three-Track Level Crossing
- Tidmouth Beach
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Tidmouth Tunnel
- Tower Windmill
- Village Square
- Wellsworth
- Whispering Woods Halt
- Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory (mentioned)
- Skarloey Coal Yard (mentioned)
- Sodor Ironworks (mentioned)
- The Timber Mill (mentioned)
- The Mail Depot (mentioned)
- The Mainland (mentioned)
Half Hour Format
When Series 11 was airing on Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2. in the UK and Ireland and PBS Kids in the US and Treehouse TV in Canada, each broadcast featured two episodes from the eleventh series, a segment called "Fun Times with our Friends" dedicated to one of the engines on Sodor and past animated learning segments and songs from the eighth, ninth and tenth series.
New Friends
- Thomas and the Storyteller
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Jeremy
- Song: There's Always Something New
- Fun Times with our Friends - Edward
- Learning Segment - Guess the Engine - Thomas, Henry and Toby
- Emily's Rubbish/Emily and the Garbage
Hopes and Dreams
- Dream On
- Learning Segment - Dot to Dot - Toby
- Learning Segment - Toby's New Shed
- Fun Times with our Friends - Henry
- Learning Segment - Happy or Sad?
- Dirty Work
The Unexpected
- Hector the Horrid!
- Learning Segment: What Does Harold See?
- Song: Surprises (Alternate cut)
- Fun Times with our Friends - James
- Learning Segment: Guess the Engine - Percy
- Learning Segment: Which Whistle Suits Thomas?
- Gordon and the Engineer/Gordon and the Mechanic
Believing
- Thomas and the Spaceship
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Edward
- Learning Segment: What Does Toby See?
- Fun Times with our Friends - Diesel
- Learning Segment: Who's Under the Coal Dust? - James
- Henry's Lucky Day
Sights and Sounds
- Thomas and the Lighthouse
- Learning Segment: Guess the Engine - Emily
- Song: Sounds (Alternate cut)
- Fun Times with our Friends - Percy
- Learning Segment: Who's Under the Coal Dust? - Emily
- Thomas and the Big Bang
Being on Time
- Smoke and Mirrors
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Thomas
- Learning Segment: Henry Huffs Out of the Station
- Fun Times with our Friends - Thomas
- Learning Segment: Job Destinations - Edward, Henry and Gordon
- Thomas Sets Sail
Experience
- Don't be Silly, Billy
- Learning Segment: Guess the Engine - James
- Song: Patience (Alternate cut)
- Fun Times with our Friends - Toby
- Learning Segment: Clever Percy
- Edward and the Mail
Fun and Games
- Hide and Peep
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Percy
- Song: Party Time (Alternate cut)
- Fun Times with our Friends - Gordon
- Learning Segment: Painting James
- Toby's Triumph
Pushing and Pulling
- Thomas and the Runaway Car
- Learning Segment: Guess the Engine - Gordon
- Learning Segment: Percy Pulls Out of the Station
- Fun Times with our Friends - The Narrow Gauge Engines
- Learning Segment: Who Can Get to the Washdown?
- Thomas in Trouble
Directions
- Thomas and the Stinky Cheese
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Gordon
- Song: Navigation
- Fun Times with our Friends - Emily
- Learning Segment: Percy's Treasure
- Percy and the Left Luggage/Percy and the Baggage
Variety
- Ding-a-Ling
- Learning Segment: Guess the Engine - Edward
- Learning Segment: Being Repainted
- Fun Times with our Friends - James
- Learning Segment: Fixing the Engine
- Cool Truckings
Doing Your Best
- Skarloey Storms Through
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - James
- Song: The Narrow Gauge Engines (Short Version)
- Fun Times with our Friends - Gordon
- Learning Segment: Mavis as a Steam Engine
- Duncan Does it All
Team Work
- Sir Handel in Charge
- Learning Segment: Dot to Dot - Emily
- Song: Buffer Up and Share (Alternate cut)
- Fun Times with our Friends - Thomas
- Learning Segment: Sharing Trucks
- Wash Behind Your Buffers
Trivia
- This was the last series of several things:
- Sharon Miller's last series as script editor.
- The last series to exclusively use resin faces for live-action models.
- The last series to be in full live-action models version.
- The last series to use Henry and Gordon's original plastic models and Thomas' resin model.
- The last series until the seventeenth series where Bill and Ben appear in more than one episode.
- The last series shot in 50fps (converted to 60fps for NTSC regions) or 25fps interlaced.
- The last series until the seventeenth to include 26 episodes.
- The last series during George Carlin's lifetime.
- The last series to premiere on Nick Jr. in the UK.
- The last series until the twenty-third series to not have a special released before it.
- The last series in Germany to not have any voice actors aside from the narrator, as Christian Stark voiced all characters in twelfth series except for the narrator.
- The last series to play general Engine Roll Call song until the fourteenth series in Sweden.
- The last series released on DVD until the thirteenth series in Nordic countries.
- The last series that not have two dubs until the thirteenth series in South Korea.
- The last series aired by Polsat JimJam until the sixteenth series in Poland.
- The last appearance of Spencer in the model series.
- The last series where all the characters are voiced by Roberto Cuadrado in Spain. However, Cuadrado still voiced Sir Topham Hatt starting from the thirteenth series.
- The last series to originally be presented by Connecticut Public Television on PBS Kids airings. WNET presented the series from the next season until the series stopped airing on PBS Kids. However, later PBS reruns of this season do plaster the 2004 CPTV logo with the 2006 WNET logo.
- This was the first series of several things:
- Christopher Skala's first series as executive producer.
- The first series to use the Engine Roll Call as the opening title music.
- The first series to feature the block version of the Hit Entertainment logo at the end of the episodes.
- The first series where Trevor, Harold and George do not appear since their introductions in the second and fourth series respectively, although Harold appears only in a deleted scene from Wash Behind Your Buffers and he and Trevor appear in the Island of Sodor opening sequence.
- The first series to have the funnel change on the Engine Roll Call ending, as well as the series' music videos.
- The first series where CGI Learning Segments are exclusively used in the Half Hour TV blocks.
- The first series since the sixth series where Mavis speaks in more than one episode.
- The first series not fully released on home video since the third series in South Korea.
- The first series not released on DVD by Adongmoonhak in South Korea.
- The first series aired by Kids 1 in South Korea.
- The first series recorded and mixed in Korean by STORM Studios in South Korea.
- The first series narrated by Yu Dong-kyun in South Korea.
- The first series directed by Shim Sang-bo and Choi Ok-joo in South Korea.
- The first series translated by Seo Seung-hee in South Korea.
- The first series video edited by Shin Seon in South Korea.
- The first series that not released completely on DVD since the fourth series in South Korea.
- The first series that not aired by EBS since the fourth series in South Korea.
- The first series to use voice actors, as well as having Muhammad Nur to dub the series for the Indonesian dub.
- The first series to have Bertie have a fully working eye mechanism rather than an animated one.
- The first series where the episodes' title cards are read aloud by the narrator in Spain.
- The first series since the third series to have only one song.
- When this series aired on PBS Kids Sprout (before it was rebranded as Universal Kids), several episodes used the intros and credits from the eight series, ninth series and tenth series, as well as the ninth and tenth series Engine Roll Call. This also applies to several episodes that were released on several US DVDs.
- This marks the only series with two things:
- The only series to have episodes written by Neil Richards.
- The only series to feature the 2007 HiT Entertainment logo at the end of the episodes.
- This series was never shown on Norwegian television. Instead, it was released directly to DVD.
- The US dub of the episodes Hector the Horrid, Thomas and the Big Bang, Don't be Silly, Billy and Percy and the Baggage were only shown on television and currently weren't released on home video in any form yet. Thomas and the Storyteller, Dream On, Gordon and the Engineer, Thomas and the Spaceship, Edward and the Mail, Toby's Triumph, Thomas in Trouble and Thomas and the Stinky Cheese were on the digital download release, Fun on the Rails in 2013, but it was removed in 2021.
- This was originally going to be the last series narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US. The Great Discovery was narrated by Pierce Brosnan and he was going to narrate the twelfth series in the UK and US, but late into production, producer Simon Spencer decided he didn't feel Pierce was suited for non feature length productions, which meant that Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon came back.
- This series premiered after the special, The Great Discovery in South Korea.
- The Korean DVDs credit Michael Angelis as the narrator, even though they were redubbed in their respective language.
- This series later re-aired on the Milkshake! block from 22nd October-16th November 2007.
- Throughout this series, Michael Brandon gave Henry a Southern accent in the US dub.
- In the Indonesian dub, Rheneas and Madge swapped genders.
- Throughout this series, the word "shunting" was not translated in Korean.
- This series coincided with the release of the 41st book of The Railway Series, Thomas and Victoria on 3rd September 2007.
- Whiff is the only new character from this series to be brought to CGI.
- In production, Callan Castle was built on the same set as Knapford.
Series 11 |
#01 Thomas and the Storyteller | #10 Thomas and the Big Bang | #19 Thomas and the Stinky Cheese |
#02 Emily's Rubbish | #11 Smoke and Mirrors | #20 Percy and the Left Luggage |
#03 Dream On | #12 Thomas Sets Sail | #21 Skarloey Storms Through |
#04 Dirty Work | #13 Don't Be Silly, Billy | #22 Cool Truckings |
#05 Hector the Horrid! | #14 Edward and the Mail | #23 Wash Behind Your Buffers |
#06 Gordon and the Engineer | #15 Hide and Peep | #24 Duncan Does It All |
#07 Thomas and the Spaceship | #16 Toby's Triumph | #25 Sir Handel in Charge |
#08 Henry's Lucky Day | #17 Thomas and the Runaway Car | #26 Ding-a-Ling |
#09 Thomas and the Lighthouse | #18 Thomas in Trouble | |