| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Series Three | |||
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| Country of origin | UK | ||
| No. of episodes | 26 | ||
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| Original channel | ITV | ||
| Original run | 12 September 1991 – 25 November 1992 | ||
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Thomas 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 books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.
This article lists and details episodes from the third series of the show, which was first broadcast in 1991 and 1992. Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles are indicated in bold, with the U.S.-adapted titles underneath.
Series 3 was narrated by Michael Angelis in the U.K., while the U.S. dub featured George Carlin.
It was produced by A Britt Allcroft Production in association with FuJi Television Network Inc and Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd 1991 & 1992.
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| # | Total | Title (Top) US Title (Bottom) |
Source | Original air date |
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| 1 | 53 | "A Scarf for Percy" | Henry the Green Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
September 12, 1991 |
| Percy dislikes the cold, and wants a scarf for his funnel to keep warm. But as he goes to play a trick on the coaches, he accidentally gets his wish in a way he didn't expect. | ||||
| 2 | 54 | "Percy's Promise" | Percy the Small Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
September 14, 1991 |
| Percy promises to take the Sunday School Class, but a storm makes it very hard to get there. Before long, Percy is in a flood so big that the water leaks in and douses his fire. | ||||
| 3 | 55 | "Time for Trouble" | The Eight Famous Engines By Rev. W. Awdry |
September 20, 1991 |
| James boasts to Toby about being as reliable as clockwork, but Toby goes to be repaired. However, he runs out of water on James' line, so they have to move together. | ||||
| 4 | 56 | "Gordon and the Famous Visitor" | Duck and the Diesel Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
September 26, 1991 |
| Gordon is jealous of a visiting engine who has gone a hundred miles an hour, and wants to prove he'd just as special. But Gordon's dome can't handle such speeds in the wind. | ||||
| 5 | 57 | "Donald's Duck" | Oliver the Western Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
September 29, 1991 |
| Duck is conceited about his new branch, so Donald says he might lay an egg as he "quacks" so much. So Duck and his crew play a trick on Donald by hiding a duck in his water tank. | ||||
| 6 | 58 | "Thomas Gets Bumped" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
October 2, 1991 |
| Thomas is proud of his branch line, but is very disappointed when he has to shunt trucks as a broken spot in the rail is repaired, and as Bertie takes his passengers. | ||||
| 7 | 59 | "Thomas, Percy and the Dragon" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
October 5, 1991 |
| Percy teases Thomas for being scared of his ghost once. But the next night, Thomas has to take a paper Chinese Dragon. And as Percy sees it, he realises it's no fun being scared. | ||||
| 8 | 60 | "Diesel Does It Again" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
October 10, 1991 |
| Duck and Percy are very displeased when Diesel comes to work at the Harbour, even though the Fat Controller promised that he'd be gone for good for his last visit. | ||||
| 9 | 61 | "Henry's Forest" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
October 17, 1991 |
| Henry likes passing by a forest, but he is saddened when a storm destroys it. When all else fails, Toby knows that the best way to cheer his friend is with new trees. | ||||
| 10 | 62 | "The Trouble with Mud" | Gordon the Big Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
October 20, 1991 |
| Gordon is too muddy to pull the Express, making James very boastful about getting the job. But he ignores Gordon's warning about the muddy leaves on the hill. | ||||
| 11 | 63 | "No Joke for James" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
October 26, 1991 |
| When Gordon tells James he's not as good as he is, he lies to Thomas that he'll be pulling coaches while Gordon takes trucks. But soon, James has to regain his dignity. | ||||
| 12 | 64 | "Thomas, Percy and the Post Train" "Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train" |
Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
November 1, 1991 |
| Thomas and Percy like taking the mail, but a Boat delays them, so Harold is given the new job for being more efficient. But the engines soon find another useful job. | ||||
| 13 | 65 | "Trust Thomas" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
November 5, 1991 |
| Thomas agrees to help Bertie, but James doesn't want to do Percy's work and, with advice from Gordon, James gets out of work and gets Thomas to take the trucks. However, The trucks thinking one engine is as good as another put Thomas in a bad situation. | ||||
| 14 | 66 | "Mavis" | Tramway Engines By Rev. W. Awdry |
November 11, 1991 |
| Mavis is a young diesel who has better things to do than listen to Toby, or so she thinks. She completely ignores him, and is soon stuck at a crossing with her trucks. | ||||
| 15 | 67 | "Toby's Tightrope" | Tramway Engines By Rev. W. Awdry |
November 24, 1991 |
| Mavis wants another run on Toby's line, but the trouble she caused prevented it. So she makes a plan that gets her on the line, but also nearly knocks Toby off. | ||||
| 16 | 68 | "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
November 26, 1991 |
| The Vicar is planning a party, and Trevor tells Edward about it. Edward wants to help. But after Bertie teases Trevor for being slow, the party might not be a success. | ||||
| 17 | 69 | "Buzz Buzz" "James Goes Buzz Buzz" |
Main Line Engines By Rev. W. Awdry |
January 2, 1992 |
| James boasts to Duck and BoCo about not being afraid of bees. But later James gets an unexpected surprise when a bee hive breaks and causes havoc. | ||||
| 18 | 70 | "All at Sea" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
January 19, 1992 |
| While watching the local regatta, Duck tells Percy he wishes about going overseas to different places. But he soon helps an injured sailor that shows engines are useful. | ||||
| 19 | 71 | "One Good Turn" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
February 4, 1992 |
| Bill and Ben work hard all day, and finally get to go on the turntable in the yard. But Bill and Ben end up being face to face. They argue, and end up splitting up. | ||||
| 20 | 72 | "Tender Engines" | Enterprising Engines By Rev. W. Awdry |
February 17, 1992 |
| A double-tendered engine unknowingly causes trouble. Although Gordon overcomes his problem about doubting steam engines usefulness, it makes Henry want more than one tender. | ||||
| 21 | 73 | "Escape" | Enterprising Engines By Rev. W. Awdry |
April 10, 1992 |
| Edward tells Douglas about the time he saved Trevor from scrap. That night, as Douglas goes to another railway, He does the same by rescuing an engine named Oliver and his brake van Toad. | ||||
| 22 | 74 | "Oliver Owns Up" | Oliver the Western Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
June 3, 1992 |
| Oliver is new to the Island, and all the engines complimenting his courage is making him conceited. He ignores Duck's warning about trucks and gets in an accident. | ||||
| 23 | 75 | "Bulgy" | Oliver the Western Engine By Rev. W. Awdry |
September 25, 1992 |
| Duck meets Bulgy, a double-decker bus who hates the rails. He tries to take Duck's passengers away by pretending to be a "railway bus" and taking them on a shortcut. But it has a bridge that's too low for him. | ||||
| 24 | 76 | "Heroes" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
October 1, 1992 |
| Trucks at the harbor cause trouble for Bill and Ben, but when they begin working at the Quarry the next day, they are the workers' only hope during a landslide. | ||||
| 25 | 77 | "Percy, James and the Fruitful Day" | Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
November 10, 1992 |
| James is collecting some fruit from the Harbour to the main line. He breaks down, so Percy has to take it, but he goes too fast and winds up squashing it all. | ||||
| 26 | 78 | "Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure" "Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure" |
Original By Britt Allcroft and David Mitton |
November 25, 1992 |
| Thomas looks forward to delivering his mail to the people of the Mountain Village. But a snowstorm ruins it all, and he, Percy, Terence and Harold must work together. | ||||
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