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Thomas & Friends — Season 18

201426 episodes8.8/10 (4 votes)

About this season

Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.

Episodes (26)

Old Reliable Edward
E1

1. Old Reliable Edward

Aired 25 August 2014 • 11 min

Gordon is always teasing Edward for being old and unreliable and never thanks him for helping him up the hill. One day, Thomas decides to play a trick on Gordon to give Edward the respect he deserves.

Not So Slow Coaches
E2

2. Not So Slow Coaches

Aired 26 August 2014 • 11 min

Annie and Clarabel are always complaining about Thomas' speed, until one day they are accidentally coupled to Caitlin. Can Thomas stop high-speed Caitlin before she takes his carriages to the Mainland?

Flatbeds Of Fear
E3

3. Flatbeds Of Fear

Aired 27 August 2014 • 11 min

After hearing an eerie noise at the docks, Salty tells Thomas that it's the "Flatbeds of Fear" looking for an engine to couple up to. The word spreads and soon Henry and Emily hear the spooky noise and are running scared.

Disappearing Diesels
E4

4. Disappearing Diesels

Aired 28 August 2014 • 11 min

Diesel gets all the other diesels to hide from Paxton who thinks they've all disappeared. Diesel gets carried away and takes the joke a bit too far, but despite this, Paxton still helps him when he runs out of fuel.

Signals Crossed
E5

5. Signals Crossed

Aired 29 August 2014 • 11 min

Toby is always worried about going through Knapford Junction. With the help of Henrietta and Thomas, Toby conquers his fear and is even responsible for spotting a faulty signal.

Toad's Adventure
E6

6. Toad's Adventure

Aired 1 September 2014 • 11 min

Toad is bored of listening to Oliver's stories and wants an adventure of his own. He gets his wish when some trucks break away on Gordon's Hill. Can Toad stop the trucks before they collide with Thomas?

Duck In The Water
E7

7. Duck In The Water

Aired 2 September 2014 • 11 min

James needs to rescue Duck from a flood. James collects Rocky, but doesn't wait for the crane's arm to be secured. Rocky's arm knocks over a signal which leads to all sorts of trouble.

Duck & The Slip Coaches
E8

8. Duck & The Slip Coaches

8.0

Aired 3 September 2014 • 11 min

It is high summer, when many tourists visit Sodor and The Fat Controller is concerned about getting them all to their destinations on time. Duck tells the other engines about the slip coaches they used on the Great Western Railway that can be uncoupled at stations without stopping. James then tells the Fat Controller and claims it as his idea. But James has never used slip coaches before and soon runs into trouble!

Thomas The Quarry Engine
E9

9. Thomas The Quarry Engine

9.0

Aired 4 September 2014 • 11 min

When Thomas and Diesel are sent to collect trucks from Farquhar Quarry, they argue about who should be the back engine.

Thomas & The Emergency Cable
E10

10. Thomas & The Emergency Cable

Aired 5 September 2014 • 11 min

Thomas is on his branch line when a passenger pulls the emergency cable and he has to stop quickly. However, it turns out not to be an emergency at all, but a bird watcher who has spotted a rare bird.

Duncan & The Grumpy Passenger
E11

11. Duncan & The Grumpy Passenger

9.0

Aired 8 September 2014 • 11 min

Duncan, the grumpiest engine on the narrow gauge railway, gets a taste of his own medicine when he receives a very grumpy passenger.

Marion & The Pipe
E12

12. Marion & The Pipe

Aired 9 September 2014 • 11 min

Marion uncovers what she thinks is the mast of a Viking ship while doing some repairs on an embankment. Thomas suspects that she may have hit a water pipe, but Marion is not so sure.

Missing Gator
E13

13. Missing Gator

Aired 10 September 2014 • 11 min

Percy misses his friend Gator and ends up rushing around as he tries to keep his mind occupied. He is so busy that he loses control of some trucks, which roll into an old mine.

No Steam Without Coal
E14

14. No Steam Without Coal

Aired 11 September 2014 • 11 min

Bill and Ben run out of coal during a shortage at Clay Pits and have to rely on Timothy, who runs on oil, to help them out.

Spencer's VIP
E15

15. Spencer's VIP

Aired 12 September 2014 • 11 min

Spencer brings a VIP back from the mainland, but is so intent on doing a good job that he does not notice that he has been sent down the wrong track.

Toad's Bright Idea
E16

16. Toad's Bright Idea

Aired 15 September 2014 • 11 min

It is a slow day for Gator when he finds himself sitting around with nothing to do. However when Oliver breaks down, Gator is more than happy to help.

Long Lost Friend
E17

17. Long Lost Friend

Aired 23 December 2014 • 11 min

Gator returns to the Island of Sodor after being away for a long time. He is looking forward to seeing his old friend Percy.

Last Train For Christmas
E18

18. Last Train For Christmas

Aired 24 December 2014 • 11 min

It's Christmas Eve and a lot of passengers are coming home to Sodor for the holidays. Connor can't carry all the passengers who are trying to get on his train.

Duncan The Humbug
E19

19. Duncan The Humbug

Aired 25 December 2014 • 11 min

Everyone is happy at Christmas time except for Duncan, the Scottish narrow gauge engine, who seems to be grumbling even more than usual.

The Perfect Gift
E20

20. The Perfect Gift

Aired 26 December 2014 • 11 min

The whole island is celebrating Christmas and there are decorations everywhere. But it doesn't look very Christmassy at the scrap yard. Percy starts to worry that Reg is missing out and he tries to find something to give Reg to cheer him up.

Emily Saves The World
E21

21. Emily Saves The World

Aired 27 July 2015 • 11 min

Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park.

Timothy & The Rainbow Truck
E22

22. Timothy & The Rainbow Truck

Aired 28 July 2015 • 11 min

Bill & Ben trick Timothy into going on an island-wide search for a multi-colored truck. But when the oil-burning engine realizes he's been duped, Salty helps him find a clever way of making the twins trickery come back to bite them. Also known as "Timothy and the Rainbow Car".

Marion & The Dinosaurs
E23

23. Marion & The Dinosaurs

Aired 29 July 2015 • 11 min

Marion thinks she saw dinosaurs in the middle of the night, but passes it off as a dream. She then gets a real shock when they seem to be real.

Samson At Your Service
E24

24. Samson At Your Service

Aired 30 July 2015 • 11 min

After losing his way on his first day, new engine Samson has become a laughing stock amongst the engines. The strong little tank engine is determined to get through his day without making any mistakes, but has no such luck.

Samson Sent For Scrap
E25

25. Samson Sent For Scrap

Aired 31 July 2015 • 11 min

When Scruff breaks down, Samson is sent to help Harvey collect scrap from the lineside, but Samson takes his instructions a little too literally.

Millie & The Volcano
E26

26. Millie & The Volcano

Aired 31 July 2015 • 11 min

When Millie is startled by the head of a model dinosaur, Samson makes fun of her and the French narrow gauge engine is determined to get her own back.

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