Britt Allcroft
Director
Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
Season 17
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.
Released Oct. 9, 1984
Episode 12 min
3+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Kids, Short
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Curiosity Stream, The Roku Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Plex + 5 more, Netflix Standard with Ads, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kidstream Amazon Channel, Sensical Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Nitrogen Studios Canada, Britt Allcroft Productions, Mattel, Hit Entertainment, Gullane Pictures
Network: Nick Jr.
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S17E1 - Kevin's Cranky Friend
Sir Topham Hatt sends Kevin to the docks to help Cranky, but Cranky does not want any help.
June 3, 2013, midnight
S17E2 - Scruff's Makeover
After being sent to be cleaned and repainted, Scruff does not want to work at the waste dump because he does not want to get dirty again.
June 4, 2013, midnight
S17E3 - Wayward Winston
After Sir Topham Hatt forgets to put Winston's brake on, Winston begins to roll away without a driver. He enjoys it at first, but he soon realizes why he needs to have a driver.
June 5, 2013, midnight
S17E4 - Gordon Runs Dry
Gordon has a leak in his boiler, making him have to stop for water more frequently.
June 6, 2013, midnight
S17E5 - Calm Down Caitlin
Catlin spends a night on Sodor while the bridge that connects the island with the mainland is being repaired.
June 7, 2013, midnight
S17E6 - Steamie Stafford
Upset that he doesn't make much noise being an electric engine, Stafford starts imitating a steam engine.
June 10, 2013, midnight
S17E7 - Henry's Hero
Henry and Hiro take on some of the bad coal and start puffing black smoke.
June 11, 2013, midnight
S17E8 - Luke's New Friend
Up at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Luke finds a scared young deer, so he tries to get the other engines to work quietly. But that is not an easy thing to do.
June 12, 2013, midnight
S17E9 - The Switch
When Luke is sent to Ulfstead Castle to deliver stone, he meets Millie, the Earl's private narrow gauge engine. They decide to switch jobs for the day.
June 13, 2013, midnight
S17E10 - Not Now, Charlie!
Charlie is a small purple engine who likes to tell jokes. One day Charlie discovers an elephant on the line and tries to alert the other engines.
June 14, 2013, midnight
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S17E11 - The Lost Puff
Paxton hears Thomas has lost his puff but misunderstands what it means.
Sept. 30, 2013, midnight
S17E12 - The Thomas Way
Duck and Thomas take Harold to the Sodor Search and Rescue but argue which route to take him.
Oct. 1, 2013, midnight
S17E13 - The Phantom Express
James tells Percy a tale to try and scare him about a ghost at Ulfstead Castle.
Oct. 2, 2013, midnight
S17E14 - Percy's Lucky Day
Percy gets the feeling he is having bad luck and tries to change it.
Oct. 3, 2013, midnight
S17E15 - Bill Or Ben?
Bill and Ben meet Connor for the first time and decide to trick him.
Oct. 4, 2013, midnight
S17E16 - Too Many Fire Engines
With two fire engines, there is the rumour that there are too many.
Nov. 4, 2013, midnight
S17E17 - No Snow For Thomas
Thomas refuses to wear his snowplough and leaves it.
Nov. 5, 2013, midnight
S17E18 - Santa's Little Engine
The Fat Controller is to dress up as Santa and ride a sleigh.
Dec. 1, 2013, midnight
S17E19 - The Missing Christmas Decorations
Diesel 10 decides to steal the Christmas decorations.
Dec. 26, 2013, midnight
S17E20 - The Frozen Turntable
The turntable at Tidmouth Sheds is frozen leaving just one berth available.
Dec. 22, 2013, midnight
S17E21 - Away From The Sea
Salty gets the feeling he is being replaced.
Dec. 23, 2013, midnight
S17E22 - Gone Fishing
Harvey is teased about his hook by Bill and Ben.
Dec. 24, 2013, midnight
S17E23 - The Afternoon Tea Express
Stephen is collecting ingredients for afternoon tea.
Dec. 25, 2013, midnight
S17E24 - The Smelly Kipper
Percy is teased by James for being scared of the dark.
Dec. 27, 2013, midnight
S17E25 - No More Mr Nice Engine
Hiro is a strong and gentle engine but Diesel tries to teach him other ways.
Dec. 28, 2013, midnight
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S17E26 - Thomas' Shortcut
Thomas and Bertie have a race but Bertie takes a shortcut.
Dec. 28, 2013, midnight
Network: Nick Jr.
Episode Runtime: 12 min.
Season Runtime: 575 min.
Released: Oct. 9, 1984
Last Air Date: Jan. 20, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-Y
Common sense age: 3+
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