Thomas & Friends (series 16)
| Thomas & Friends (series 16) | |
|---|---|
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Official cover art for the series 16 DVD | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Canada |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release |
20 February – 25 December 2012 |
Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & 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 sixteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2012. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the US audiences. This was also their last series.
This was Sharon Miller's last series as head writer and it was also the last series to feature episodes written by Miller.
Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath.
Episodes
| # | Total | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 382 | "Race to the Rescue" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 20 February 2012 | 301a |
| Flynn becomes nervous when he is told he has to run on the road for the first time. | ||||||
| 2 | 383 | "Ol' Wheezy Wobbles" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 21 February 2012 | 304b |
| Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. The Logging Locos don't know what to do, so Thomas, Den, and Dart try to help. | ||||||
| 3 | 384 | "Express Coming Through" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 22 February 2012 | 307b |
| Dowager Hatt is having a party for some important visitors, and Thomas is chosen to pull the express, which is harder than he expected. | ||||||
| 4 | 385 | "Percy and the Monster of Brendam" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 23 February 2012 | 309b |
| Percy believes one of Salty's tales and looks for "the Monster of Brendam." | ||||||
| 5 | 386 | "Ho Ho Snowman" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 24 February 2012 | 304a |
| Charlie hides behind a snowman and as Henry passes. Charlie pretends to be the former to help Henry appreciate snow. | ||||||
| 6 | 387 | "Flash Bang Wallop!" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Sandys Clarke | 27 February 2012 | 302a |
| A photographer wants to take some pictures of the engines for a book, and Thomas wants to be in as many photos as he can. | ||||||
| 7 | 388 | "Thomas and the Rubbish Train" "Thomas and the Garbage Train" | Greg Tiernan | Andrew Viner | 28 February 2012 | 302b |
| Thomas helps Whiff pull a train to the waste dump, but becomes paranoid due to his supposed stench. | ||||||
| 8 | 389 | "Thomas Toots the Crows" | Greg Tiernan | Dan and Nuria Wicksman | 29 February 2012 | 307a |
| Thomas tries to help keep the crows off Farmer McColl's seeds. | ||||||
| 9 | 390 | "Bust My Buffers!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2012 | 301b |
| Gordon's bufferbeam is broken and he is given a diesel's bufferbeam, much to his dismay. | ||||||
| 10 | 391 | "Percy and the Calliope" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 2 March 2012 | 305b |
| Percy tries to save an old calliope from the Smelter's Yard. | ||||||
| 11 | 392 | "Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor" | Greg Tiernan | Gerard Foster | 5 March 2012 | 303a |
| Thomas helps a famous composer look for inspiration for his new music. | ||||||
| 12 | 393 | "Salty's Surprise" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 6 March 2012 | 308b |
| Edward tries to find Salty a Christmas present after Salty says he has no time for the holidays. | ||||||
| 13 | 394 | "Sodor Surprise Day" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | 7 March 2012 | 306a |
| Thomas tries to get Gordon to have fun on Sodor Surprise Day, but ruins the fireworks Gordon was supposed to collect instead. | ||||||
| 14 | 395 | "Emily's Winter Party Special" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 8 March 2012 | 306b |
| Sir Topham Hatt tells Emily that she can pull the Winter Special if she finds his top hat. | ||||||
| 15 | 396 | "Muddy Matters" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 9 March 2012 | 305a |
| James needs to travel on muddy tracks to get Farmer McColl's sheep to the fair, but does not want to dirty his paintwork in the process. | ||||||
| 16 | 397 | "Whiff's Wish" | Greg Tiernan | Andy Bernhardt | 12 March 2012 | 308a |
| Whiff wishes that he was as grand as Spencer, and tries to implement the advice that Spencer gave him. | ||||||
| 17 | 398 | "Welcome Stafford" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 13 March 2012 | 303b |
| Spencer shows Stafford, the new electric shunting engine, around Sodor, but ignores a warning that Stafford's batteries could run out. | ||||||
| 18 | 399 | "Don't Bother Victor!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 14 March 2012 | 309a |
| The Thin Controller leaves Peter Sam in charge of the Narrow Gauge Railway, telling him not to bother Victor during his visit. | ||||||
| 19 | 400 | "Happy Birthday Sir!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 15 March 2012 | 310 |
| Thomas and Winston attempt to restore an open-top carriage for Sir Topham Hatt's birthday. | ||||||
| 20 | 401 | "The Christmas Tree Express" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 25 December 2012 | 311 |
| Toby takes Rheneas to Misty Island to find the perfect Christmas tree. | ||||||
Voices
Steven Kynman (Peter Sam, and Paxton) joined the voice cast.
Togo Igawa did not feature (due to working on other TV work), resulting in Hiro having a non-speaking role of appearance throughout this series of episodes. Rupert Degas left the voice cast after this series as did Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon.
Matt Wilkinson takes on the role of Butch in the UK, Ben Small takes over the role of Charlie in the US and William Hope takes over the role of Bert in both the UK and the US.
| Actor | Region | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Angelis | UK | The Narrator |
| Michael Brandon | US | The Narrator and Diesel |
| Ben Small | UK | Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand |
| US | Charlie | |
| UK/US | Rheneas | |
| Martin Sherman | US | Thomas and Percy |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, the Fat Controller, the Mayor of Sodor, the Thin Controller and the Man at the Fire |
| UK/US | Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Dowager Hatt and the Great Composer | |
| Kerry Shale | UK | Diesel |
| US | Henry, Gordon, James, Dash, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival, Farmer Trotter, The Photographer and A Tree Specialist | |
| UK/US | 'Arry | |
| William Hope | US | Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, Rocky, Farmer McColl, The Duke of Boxford and the Dock Manager |
| UK/US | Bert | |
| Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, the Duchess of Boxford and the School Boy |
| Jules de Jongh | US | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, The Duchess of Boxford and the School Boy |
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Victor, Charlie, Bash, Rocky, Cranky, Butch, Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Photographer and the Dock Manager |
| UK/US | Rusty and Winston | |
| Glenn Wrage | US | Spencer, Ferdinand and Cranky |
| David Bedella | US | Victor and The Mayor of Sodor |
| Rupert Degas | UK/US | Dart, Bertie and Flynn |
| Steven Kynman | UK/US | Peter Sam |
References
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