This article lists and details episodes from the eighth season of this series, which was first broadcast in 2004. This season is narrated by Michael Angelis, although Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for American audiences.
| # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
Prod. Code |
| 183 |
"Thomas and the Tuba" |
August 1, 2004 |
101a |
| Thomas is taking the brass band, but he leaves the tuba player behind. As Thomas goes across the Island, the tuba player finds ways to catch up to him. |
| 184 |
"Percy's New Whistle" |
August 1, 2004 |
101b |
| Percy is overjoyed to receive a brand new whistle. He boasts about it by peeping it at all the other engines, even though it's for emergencies only. |
| 185 |
"Thomas to the Rescue" |
August 8, 2004 |
102a |
| Diesel starts a rumour that the Fat Controller plans to scrap the steam engines. The next day, however, the diesels get faulty oil and fall ill. |
| 186 |
"Henry and the Wishing Tree" |
August 8, 2004 |
102b |
| Henry wishes upon a sacred tree to pull the Express like Gordon, but he learns to be careful what he wishes for when he sees how hard it is to pull it well. |
| 187 |
"James Gets a New Coat" |
August 15, 2004 |
103a |
| James is very proud of his splendid red coat, and he spends his time looking at his reflection in the canal. To make up for time, he takes on jobs that soon ruin his coat. |
| 188 |
"Thomas Saves the Day" |
August 15, 2004 |
103b |
| Annie and Clarabel help Thomas across a tight bend on a new route. But when Annie and Clarabel go for repairs, Thomas must face the curve on his own. |
| 189 |
"Percy's Big Mistake" |
August 22, 2004 |
104a |
| Percy jumps to conclusions when he overhears the Fat Controller saying that Percy is going to the Scrapyard tommorow, and thinks he's getting scrapped. |
| 190 |
"Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough" |
August 22, 2004 |
104b |
| Thomas ignores Emily's warning about snow, and her instruction to use his snowplough. But he learns the hard way to listen to her advice. |
| 191 |
"Don't Tell Thomas" |
August 29, 2004 |
105a |
| The engines decide to show their appreciation to Thomas by throwing a surprise party. But they are having a hard time keeping the secret from him. |
| 192 |
"Emily's New Route" |
August 29, 2004 |
105b |
| Emily is desperate to keep her flour route after hearing that the Black Loch run has a monster in the lake; the trucks, however, give her a hard time. |
| 193 |
"Thomas and the Fireworks Display" |
September 5, 2004 |
106a |
| Thomas is jealous of James, as he gets the job of delivering the fire-crackers. But James runs out of steam midway, and Thomas can help him. |
| 194 |
"Gordon Takes Charge" |
September 5, 2004 |
106b |
| Gordon acts boastful around Percy as he shows the little green engine the way to pull passengers, but forgets the dangers of the icy track as he does so. |
| 195 |
"Spic and Span" |
September 12, 2004 |
107a |
| A railway inspector is coming, and all the engines are determined to win the Cleanest Engine Award. Thomas and Percy find this difficult to do... |
| 196 |
"Edward the Great" |
September 12, 2004 |
107b |
| Spencer returns to take the Duke and Duchess to their vacation house, while Edward pulls their furniture. They have a race, but Edward is very old and sometimes slow. |
| 197 |
"Squeak, Rattle and Roll" |
September 19, 2004 |
108a |
| Gordon worries that he'll be scrapped due to the squeaking and rattling he makes. He tries to hide this from the Fat Controller, but has to take him on a run. |
| 198 |
"Thomas and the Circus" |
September 19, 2004 |
108b |
| Thomas is excited about pulling the Circus Train but has to share it if he needs help taking it. He wants to do it alone, but he does need the help. |
| 199 |
"Thomas Gets it Right" |
September 26, 2004 |
109a |
| Thomas is cross about having to go slowly with his load of eggs. He decides to go fast after all, but pays with some eggs that got broken when he did. |
| 200 |
"As Good as Gordon" |
September 26, 2004 |
109b |
| Emily wants to prove that she can be as fast as Gordon. She tries to do as much work as he can, but it's too much for her and she runs out of coal. |
| 201 |
"Emily's Adventure" |
October 3, 2004 |
110b |
| Emily has to make her way past the storm damages' obstacles to deliver wood for Farmer McColl. Crossly, she bosses her friends about to speed things up, which doesn't work. |
| 202 |
"You Can Do It, Toby!" |
October 10, 2004 |
111b |
| Gordon ridicules Toby for being only a steam tram, so Toby mopes about not being a proper engine. But Gordon gets stuck on the hill, and Toby's his only hope... |
| 203 |
"James Goes Too Far" |
October 17, 2004 |
112a |
| James takes too much pride in delivering an important load of coal, and ignores the others who need help. Salty has a word with him, and teaches him kindness. |
| 204 |
"Percy and the Magic Carpet" |
October 24, 2004 |
113b |
| Salty tells Percy that the red carpet he's delivering is magical. The others refuse to believe this, but Percy thinks it's magic that's making it float up. |
| 205 |
"Too Hot for Thomas" |
October 24, 2004 |
113a |
| Thomas is disappointed to be taking ice cream ingredients rather than children. He gets into scrapes on the way, but doesn't realise this job is important, too. |
| 206 |
"Fish" |
October 3, 2004 |
110a |
| Thomas wants to finish delivering the smelly fish as soon as possible, so he takes on too many trucks at once. He has to put up with the fish longer now. |
| 207 |
"Halloween" |
October 10, 2004 |
111a |
| Thomas and Emily aren't scared to go to the Other Railway. But 'Arry and Bert want to have some fun, and decide to spook the steam engines - and accidentally themselves. |
| 208 |
"Chickens to School" |
October 17, 2004 |
112b |
| Thomas takes on three jobs that take their toll and tire him out. He refuses help from Emily, but winds up mixing up all of his jobs. |
