Thomas and Friends - Season 9

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Thomas and Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine and 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 of books written by Rev. W. Awdry.

This article lists and details episodes from the ninth season of this series, which was first broadcast in 2005. This season was narrated by Michael Angelis, although Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for American audiences.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Percy and the Oil Painting

A famous artist has come to the Island to paint a picture he calls - The Spirit of Sodor. Percy is asked by the Fat Controller to take him on a tour of the Island to find somewhere to paint. To Percy's dismay, each place is rejected by the artist, who is very insistent about finding something special to paint. Soon, Percy has had enough, and tells the artist just what he thinks. But in the end, the artist knows what he wants to paint...Percy!

[edit] Thomas and the Rainbow

The telephones on the Island are down following a summer storm. The Fat Controller asks Thomas to deliver the workmen to repair the broken telephone poles, but Thomas becomes pre-occupied by a rainbow in the sky, and starts trying to find the end of it. However, his lack of attention is his downfall, and he ends up running into a telephone pole and knocking himself off the line. However, Percy knows what to do and his friends start spreading the word down the line till Harvey comes and rescues him. And Thomas does find the end of the rainbow, over Tidmouth sheds, with the best pot of gold in the world...his friends.

[edit] Thomas' Milkshake Muddle

It’s time for the children’s summer party, and Thomas is sad when he finds that Emily is taking the children to the party. Thomas, however, is given the job of taking milk to the ice cream factory (for the ice cream for the party) and butter to the baker for him to make cakes for the party. However, whilst taking the milk, he has a race with Emily, and when he arrives at the ice-cream factory, the milk is half-churned to butter. Thomas has to go back and collect more milk, and he worries that he won’t have enough time to collect the butter. Fortunately, the half-churned milk manages to get used after all, after Thomas steams very quickly across the Island, churning it into butter. As a reward for his clever idea, the Fat Controller gives Thomas a very special treat.


[edit] Mighty Mac

Mighty Mac is a double-ended locomotive, who comes to help out on the narrow gauge railway. Their first job is to ferry some holiday-makers up into the mountains. But neither can agree on which way is the best way to go, which results in the two engines going several different routes! However, when Mighty and Mac are caught up in a bit of trouble, they soon learn to work together and resolve their differences!

[edit] Molly's Special Special

Molly the new engine doesn't like having the job of taking empty trucks to the coaling plant, and wants instead to pull full ones like the other engines. Thomas wants to find a way of helping her make her trucks look extra-special. But a gust of wind ruins the plan, and Molly runs away feeling embarrassed. Thomas finds her and helps her to the coaling plant where when she finds the engines need more empty trucks, she realises the importance of her job after all.

[edit] Respect for Gordon

With a clunk-click in his firebox, Gordon feels under appreciated when the other engines start making fun of him. So he decides to make sure they appreciate him in future, and begins making unreasonable demands. But when he loses concentration with the Express and runs into a load of jam, Gordon feels foolish. When Gordon is sent to the repair yard for a while, the other engines realise his importance after all.

[edit] Thomas and the Birthday Picnic

The Fat Controller's mother arrives on the Island for her birthday, and the Fat Controller is keen to impress her. Thomas takes them to numerous places to have a special picnic, but each time, something goes wrong and eventually they end up back at Knapford, disappointed. Thomas then has an idea, and invites all the engines to the station to whistle "Happy Birthday to you!" to Mrs. Hatt.

[edit] Tuneful Toots

Rusty the little Diesel's two tone horn is his pride and joy, however, not appreciated by the other engines. The brass band arrive for a tour of the railway prior to a concert for Mr Percival and the Hatts. However, this is put in jeopardy by Rusty when he goes too far and runs out of Diesel oil in the middle of nowhere. Despite the problem, a good idea soon comes that not only allows the concert to go ahead, but also to help the others enjoy Rusty's horn as much as he does!

[edit] Thomas and the Toy Shop

A new toy shop is opening at Knapford station, and Thomas is very excited. Henry is asked to collect a machine for the factory from the docks, and collect some more toys, whilst Emily is given the job of taking the children to the grand opening. But when Emily breaks down, Thomas is told to collect the children in her place. But when heading to collect them, he finds that Henry is stuck at the docks by a fallen crate which is blocking his line. Thomas offers to do his job as well, but unfortunately, the extra workload takes its toll on him, and he slides back down Gordon’s Hill. Luckily, Henry arrives to give him a helping hand.

[edit] Rheneas and the Dinosaur

Some dinosaur bones are uncovered in the hills near the Narrow Gauge railway, and Thomas is taking a photographer to the Transfer Yards to see them. The Thin Controller needs two careful engines to bring the dinosaur bones down. Rheneas manages to prove how careful he is, but Skarloey is not very careful at first, and Rheneas decides to collect the bones by himself. But the heavy load proves too much for him, and drags him back down the hill. So when Skarloey arrives and offers to help, Rheneas gladly accepts.

[edit] Thomas and the New Engine

Whilst taking some ironworks to a broken bridge, Thomas sees a new engine, Neville, in the yards. Neville is being laughed at by ‘Arry & Bert, however Thomas misinterprets the situation, and believes that the diesels are laughing with Neville, not at him. He then assumes that Neville is friends with the diesels. Later, he tells James about Neville, and soon, the steam engines are all telling each other about Neville. However, each time, the message changes slightly, and soon, Emily accuses Neville of planning to bump into the steam engines. However, when Toby arrives and tells the two engines the truth, Thomas feels bad. Then, he suddenly realizes that Neville was heading for the broken bridge; Thomas had forgotten to warn him about it! Can Thomas save him before it’s too late?

[edit] Toby Feels Left Out

The new Sodor museum is being opened, and the Fat Controller is sending all of the engines for a repaint. However, Toby isn’t told anything about going for a repaint by the Fat Controller, and when he hears the other engines talking about their repaints he jumps to the conclusion that he’s being put in the museum. Toby tries to avoid the Fat Controller all day, and sets out to prove to him that he’s far too useful to be put in a museum by helping the other engines out with their work whilst they’re being repainted. But when Toby has an accident whilst running away from the Fat Controller, he learns that the Fat Controller has been trying to tell Toby all day that he needs a special repaint for a very important job!

[edit] Thomas Tries His Best

The fair is coming to Sodor, but Thomas is given the job of collecting some chickens from Farmer McColl and taking them to the docks. When Farmer McColl is late, Thomas worries that he’ll miss out on seeing the fair and the children. Thomas goes quickly later to make up for lost time, but he only frightens the chickens. He then decides to take it slowly, even if it means missing the fair. However, when he arrives at the docks, he hears that the generator at the fair has broken, so Thomas has to take a new one to the fairground; he’ll get to join in the fun after all!

[edit] The Magic Lamp

Skarloey tells the other engines about the story of Proteus; the engine with the magic lamp, who would grant the wishes of any engine who found his lamp. Peter Sam refuses to believe the story. But that night, whilst delivering steel winches and wires to the broken incline, he gets lost in the mist, and goes along the wrong line. Can believing in Proteus’s magic lamp help him find his way?

[edit] Thomas and the Statue

A statue celebrating the railway has been made, and Thomas is told to collect it. When Thomas arrives, the statue is covered up, although when Cranky jokingly suggests that the statue is of him, Thomas gets very excited, and believes it really is. Thomas boasts constantly to the other engines, to the extent where they can’t stand him. Thomas later feels bad, and when it starts snowing heavily, he offers to clear the lines, even though he hates wearing his snowplough. The engines are glad of Thomas’s help, and everyone (including Thomas) is pleased when they see what the statue is really of; the Fat Controller and all of the Steam Team!

[edit] Henry and the Flagpole

The Scottish Castle needs a new flagpole. Henry is sent to collect one from the docks, but when he gets there, Salty accidentally runs over it! Henry thinks that the only viable replacement will be the tall pine in the forest, his favourite tree. And when he's asked to take workmen to cut down trees in the forest, Henry decides to go elsewhere on a search for a new flagpole instead. The Fat Controller is cross and orders Henry to do other work the next day. But as luck would have it, Henry and Salty realise an old ship's mast would be perfect for the new flagpole, and Henry rushes to save the tall pine!

[edit] Emily Knows Best

When Emily takes a trip to a Castle near to where Percy and Toby are shunting, it gives her the idea to be Queen for a day. Toby isn't keen on Emily being Queen, but she persuades Percy to play along when he can't move some heavy trucks, by commanding him to move to her line to move them. This ends up causing a pile up between Percy, Mavis and Toby, and Emily realises being Queen isn't as easy or as fun as she'd thought!

[edit] Thomas' Day Off

Thomas is pleased when the Fat Controller gives him the day off. On his way to the wash down, he comes across a new diesel, Dennis, struggling with his load. Thomas offers to help him, and soon shunts the trucks into a line for Dennis. However, Dennis is a very lazy diesel, and doesn’t want to do deliver the load. He decides to take advantage of Thomas’s generosity, making excuses to get Thomas to do his work. When Thomas goes to find another engine to help Dennis, the diesel decides to leave before the engine arrives, leaving them with the load. But whilst running away, he crashes into a field, and is soon left with a lot of explaining to do to Thomas and the Fat Controller. Dennis promises to be more useful in future.

[edit] Thomas' New Trucks

The Fat Controller gives James and Thomas some shiny new trucks of their own. The two engines both compete against each other to have the shiniest trucks. But Thomas’s trucks want to cause trouble, and try to be as dirty as possible. The next day, Thomas decides to take some old trucks so his new ones stay shiny. But when the couplings of the old trucks break, an accident occurs, and Thomas has to fetch his new trucks. However, Thomas realises that the trucks prefer to be useful then shiny and clean.

[edit] Duncan and the Old Mine

Duncan is looking forward to taking some tourists to some caves. However, he is told to help Rusty collect coal instead. Duncan is longing for adventure, and when he finds an old railway line which was overgrown with plants, he breaks through the barrier. Rusty warns him not to, but he doesn't listen. He finds an old mine, and enters. However, a cave-in blocks his way back. Duncan decides to see if there is a way out the other way, so he puffs along the track, and bumps into what he thinks are buffers. Meanwhile, Rusty has gone to look for Duncan, and then decides to follow the line to see if Duncan had gone despite his warning. He goes back, then bumps into them again and finds that they are trucks. He pushes the trucks, and eventually he breaks through a wooden board to come outside again, just as Rusty is coming to find him in the mine. Duncan then finds that the trucks are full of coal, so with the help of Rusty he pushes them to the station where Thomas is waiting.

[edit] Bold & Brave

The Fat Controller tells Thomas to take some Beach Chairs and umbrellas to the beach. Along the way, Diesel tells Thomas about the curse of the cliffs and Thomas believes, making him nervous. Then Harold tells Thomas that there is fog near the cliffs, and Thomas is even more nervous. Then Thomas comes across Ben who is afraid to go into the Tunnel (thanks to Diesel, who said there was a monster in there). Thomas plucks up his courage and goes in, find out that the monster turned out to be some work men fixing the tunnel. Now Thomas is worried about the curse of the cliffs. But then he thinks that if Diesel was wrong about the monster, he might be wrong about the curse of the cliffs. So Thomas goes past the cliffs, even though they are foggy at first. In the end though, the sun comes out and Thomas knows that Diesel was simply trying to scare him.

[edit] Skarloey the Brave

During winter, the Narrow Gauge Engines have to bring coal from the mines to keep the Mountain Village warm. The trucks—like the Slate Mines—are transported up and down the steep incline. Skarloey boasts that he’s not afraid of it, until one day trucks break away and chase him down the line. Rusty bravely manages to stop the runaway trucks and is hailed a hero. Skarloey feels bad at running away and wants to be a hero too.

So the next time he delivers empty trucks to the mines, he decides to be hauled up the incline with the empty trucks. Unfortunately, despite getting the other engines’ eager attention, Skarloey’s additional weight damages the winch, sending him flying back down the track and into a snowdrift! The Thin Controller scolds Skarloey for being silly, and far from brave. With the incline damaged, the villagers won’t get their coal.

Skarloey feels ashamed and decides to deliver all the coal himself, and realises that hard work is much better than being brave.

[edit] Saving Edward

Edward is constantly having trouble getting up steam. So when the Fat Controller gives him the important job of delivering fruit and vegetables, he worries that he’ll struggle doing it, and the Fat Controller may scrap him. He confides in Thomas, who offers to do the job for him once he’s finished all of his work. But with all the extra work, Thomas runs late, and the Fat Controller is very cross, especially when he sees that Edward isn’t pulling it. Thomas tries to cover for Edward, but the Fat Controller is having none of it. When Edward hears about Thomas’s excuse, he decides to set things right for the sake of his friend.

[edit] Thomas and the Golden Eagle

The engines are excited when they heard that a Golden Eagle has been seen on Sodor. Thomas and Percy want to see the bird for themselves, but they’ve got a lot of work to do. So they decide to make an arrangement: One engine will do half the work of the other whilst he goes off to see the eagle. But whenever Thomas tries to see the Eagle, it keeps flying off elsewhere and so forgets his promise to Percy, who end up doing both their work. Soon, he’s so worn out runs out of water. Once Thomas realises what has happened, he soon helps his friend by completing his job, and as he helps Percy back to the shed, they are surprised to see TWO Golden Eagles, much to their delight.

[edit] Keeping Up with James

It’s winter, and the engines are all having to help clean the lines. The Fat Controller is looking for an engine to pull the presents train to the party at Knapford; a job that all of the engines want to do. James is not pleased when he is paired up with Edward, believing that the old engine will slow him down, and dashing his hopes of pulling the presents train. Whilst clearing the lines, James skids on the icy rails, making him slide out of control. At first, James finds it rather fun, so decides to slide along for all of jobs to get them done faster. But when he comes off the track whilst pulling a train with Edward, the Fat Controller is cross, and gives Edward the job of taking the presents train. Will James still get to join in the fun?

[edit] Flour Power

One Halloween night, Thomas and Diesel are sent to collect flour from the mill and take it to the bakery. On the way to the flour mill, Diesel tries to scare Thomas as they pass Henry's Forest, an old wharehouse at the abandoned mine and a twisted tree, but in the end, it is Diesel who gets the fright of his life when Thomas uses the flour choute to play the Ghost Engine and scare Diesel. After Diesel leaves in fright, Thomas delivers the trucks of flour to the bakery, and the Fat Controller promises him a good washdown for his efforts, much to Diesel's dismay.

[edit] Characters Introduced

[edit] Notes

  • Bill, Ben, and the narrow-gauge engines return after being absent in season 8.
  • Unlike previous seasons, the title of each episode is stated by the narrator.
  • The Skarloey Railway's Thin Controller is introduced, with the name "Mr. Percival".
  • Mrs. Hatt returns, and is now referred to as 'Dowager Hatt'.
  • Thomas appears in all 26 episodes of the season for the first time.
  • In the US, Rusty is referred to as a female in the original broadcast versions. See Rusty: Male or Female?.
  • Molly is the second female steam engine to join the regular fleet of engines on Sodor.
  • Dennis is the first diesel introduced into the series who does not have black wheels.
  • While other events in the movie Calling All Engines do not affect the TV series, Tidmouth Sheds now have seven spaces, where there were previously six - a rebuild illustrated in this movie.
  • The mention of 'Culdee Caves' in Duncan and the Old Mine is a reference to The Railway Series, and the characters from its volume, Mountain Engines.
  • This season features the final appearances of Arry & Bert, and Caroline (to date).

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List of Railway Series Books
TV Series Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
Movie and spin-off releases: Thomas and the Magic Railroad • Calling All Engines • On Site with Thomas
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