Twenty episodes are scheduled to broadcast in Series 13 starting from 25 January 2010 on 'Five' in the UK. On 7 November 2009, 4 select episodes were screened theatrically in an event called "Splish, Splash, Splosh". The episodes were then released on DVD of the same name in the US, which is due to be released in the UK on 1 March 2010. Another event, "Thomas and the Runaway Kite", showed a further 4 episodes, again in the US. Season 13 forgot to put the same Play-Along game, Dots-to-Dots, telling which engine it is, same music video from Season 8-10, and a recurring mini-story which features major locations and recaps episodes from Seasons 8-11 that take place at the location during the middle of the Season 13 in the US. Only the song, "Sounds", and "Determination" from Ed Welch during Season 13 after the story. The Season will air in the US on September 4, 2010.[2]
| # |
Total |
UK/US Title |
Written by |
Original airdate |
TV order |
| 1 |
322 |
"Creaky Cranky" |
Sharon Miller |
25 January 2010 |
601a |
| After Thomas teases him for creaking, Cranky boasts that he is stronger than the little tank engine. Thomas attempts to prove him wrong by bringing heavy loads for Cranky to lift. When that fails, he suggests that Cranky attempts to lift him, which ends in disaster. |
| 2 |
323 |
"The Lion of Sodor" |
Mark Robertson |
26 January 2010 |
604b |
| Thomas is given the job of transporting a crate containing a very special statue called "The Lion of Sodor". Believing it to be a real lion, Thomas vows to take extra special care of it, making sure it is comfortable. |
| 3 |
324 |
"Tickled Pink" |
Allan Plenderleith |
27 January 2010 |
602a |
| James is sent to the Steamworks to have a new coat of paint. However, an emergency forces him to take a train before he has been finished, leaving him covered in his pink undercoat. Believing the others will laugh at him, James attempts to hide wherever he can. |
| 4 |
325 |
"Double Trouble" |
Sharon Miller |
28 January 2010, 7 September 10 (US) |
601b |
| It's the Fat Controller's birthday, and Thomas is sent to Maithwaite early to collect the Fat Controller and Lady Hatt to take them to the party. However, when Thomas arrives, he is very surprised to see the Fat Controller already there - and that he has a moustache and a strange change in personality. |
| 5 |
326 |
"Slippy Sodor[3]" |
Mark Robertson |
29 January 2010 |
602b |
| Thomas has a cracked funnel and goes to the Sodor Steamworks for a replacement. The only funnel left is strangely shaped, and Thomas feels embarrased. This leads to more problems when he is asked to take some bubble liquid to Mr Bubbles' clown show. |
| 6 |
327 |
"The Early Bird" |
David Richard Fox |
1 February 2010 |
603b |
| Percy is at the Sodor Steamworks for repairs, so the Fat Controller puts Thomas in charge of the mail run. Thomas is excited about doing it and ignores Gordon's advice to ask Percy how he does it. Attempting on his own, Thomas makes the crucial mistake of whistling loudly, disturbing the sleep of others. |
| 7 |
328 |
"Play Time[3]" |
Sharon Miller |
2 February 2010 |
603a |
| Thomas is going to the docks to collect Alicia Botti when Percy tells him about a new engine named Charlie - "The most fun engine ever!" When Thomas meets Charlie, he decides to prove how fun he really is. |
| 8 |
329 |
"Thomas and the Pigs" |
Allan Plenderleith |
3 February 2010 |
604a |
| Farmer Trotter asks Thomas to collect some straw for the piglets, which are soon to be born. But on the way, Thomas sees other things he thinks the piglets will like. He collects so much of them that he runs out of room on his flatbeds to put straw on. |
| 9 |
330 |
"Time for a Story" |
Miranda Larson |
4 February 2010 |
605a |
| A batch of new story books are to be delivered to the library for the schoolchildren's storytime and the Fat Controller gives this special job to Thomas. Thomas is so excited about delivering the books that he leaves before they are properly restrained, which leads to disaster as he travels along a bumpy track. |
| 10 |
331 |
"Percy's Parcel" |
Robyn Charteris |
5 February 2010 |
605b |
| It is Dowager Hatt's birthday and Percy feels upset when The Fat Controller doesn't give him an important job. After being comforted by Mavis, Percy is given an important job - to deliver a parcel to Knapford Station. Because she told him to do so, however, he goes to show Mavis first. |
| 11 |
332 |
"Toby's New Whistle" |
Louise Kramskoy |
8 February 2010 |
610a |
| Toby's bell is broken, and as there are none spare, he has to make do with a whistle instead. Toby is even more put off when James explains that it is a very loud 3-chime steam whistle, as the old tram engine hates loud noises. |
| 12 |
333 |
"A Blooming Mess" |
Miranda Larson |
9 February 2010 |
608a |
| Knapford Station is being redecorated. When Mavis does not say hello, Emily assumes she is sad and chuffs to the quarry to cheer her up with some of the new flowers, only to cause Edward and Thomas to crash.. |
| 13 |
334 |
"Thomas and the Runaway Kite" |
Louise Kramskoy |
10 February 2010 |
609a |
| It is the day of the Sodor Kite Festival and Thomas must collect the winner's cup. However, he ends up taking a detour when Stephen and Bridget Hatt lose their kite, which he offers to catch, ignoring his friend's offers to help whilst doing so. |
| 14 |
335 |
"Steamy Sodor" |
Sharon Miller |
11 February 2010 |
606b |
| While Victor is visiting the narrow gauge engines at the Transfer Yards, Thomas is put in charge of the Sodor Steamworks. Thomas feels very excited; so excited in fact that he doesn't listen to Victor's instructions to ask the engines about their problems or to ask for advice from Kevin. As a result, he ignores the engines and confuses Kevin so much, he ends up making a mess of the Steamworks. |
| 15 |
336 |
"Splish, Splash, Splosh!" |
Sharon Miller |
12 February 2010 |
607a |
| Thomas has invented a new game called "Splish, Splash, Splosh!", which involves running through puddles and splashing other engines. When he is given an important job, he finds himself unable to resist playing it again. |
| 16 |
337 |
"The Biggest Present of All" |
Sharon Miller |
15 February 2010 |
606a |
| Hiro, the Master of the Railway, is returning to Sodor for a visit. Thomas is eager to find a present for him - so eager, in fact, he forgets to tell everyone to meet at Knapford Station. |
| 17 |
338 |
"Snow Tracks" |
Alan Hescott |
16 February 2010 |
607b |
| A snowstorm has covered Sodor, and Thomas and Gordon are given important jobs. While doing his job, Gordon decides to take the shorter, hilly route because he thinks he is special and stronger. This promptly leads him into trouble. |
| 18 |
339 |
"Henry's Good Deeds" |
Alan Hescott |
17 February 2010 |
608b |
| After Thomas performs a good deed for Farmer McColl, Henry, who is taking a nesting pole for a rare bird called the Sodor Warbler, decides to try and do a good deed too. However, all of his attempts go horribly wrong. In the end, however, he manages to do a good deed without even realising. |
| 19 |
340 |
"Buzzy Bees" |
Sharon Miller |
18 February 2010 |
609b |
| Thomas is given the task of delivering beehives to Farmer Trotter. He decides to take the route past a field of flowers, only for the bees to escape. |
| 20 |
341 |
"Hiro Helps Out" |
Sharon Miller |
19 February 2010 |
610b |
| The Fat Controller is rather busy - so busy he doesn't tell the other engines their jobs. Hiro decides to help him by giving the others their jobs, but this only results in a big muddle. |
A HiT Entertainment press release from 2007 stated that "three upcoming Thomas and Friends television series" would be narrated by Pierce Brosnan.[4] Although the statement was made prior to Season 12, HiT confirmed that Brosnan would only appear as a guest narrator on The Great Discovery.
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