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Thomas & Friends (1984)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating
6.5 (8,118 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Kidstream Amazon Channel · Sensical Amazon Channel · The Roku Channel · Spectrum On Demand · Plex · Plex Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

8.10 avg 27 episodes 9.2 → 8.3 5 min avg

Ep 0: 9.2 · 177 votesEp 1: 7.9 · 281 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 232 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 235 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 206 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 217 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 194 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 200 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 185 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 180 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 178 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 178 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 182 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 177 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 175 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 170 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 169 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 176 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 170 votesEp 19: 8.9 · 250 votesEp 20: 8.0 · 173 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 170 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 168 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 175 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 168 votesEp 25: 8.4 · 176 votesEp 26: 8.3 · 178 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Pilot: Down the Mine9.2177
1Thomas and Gordon7.9281
2Edward and Gordon8.0232
3The Sad Story of Henry7.9235
4Edward, Gordon and Henry8.2206
5Thomas' Train7.5217
6Thomas and the Trucks7.7194
7Thomas and the Breakdown Train8.3200
8James and the Coaches7.6185
9Troublesome Trucks7.9180
10James and the Express7.8178
11Thomas and the Guard7.3178
12Thomas Goes Fishing8.0182
13Thomas, Terence and the Snow8.2177
14Thomas and Bertie8.3175
15Tenders and Turntables8.1170
16Trouble in the Shed8.3169
17Percy Runs Away8.0176
18Coal7.9170
19The Flying Kipper8.9250
20Whistles and Sneezes8.0173
21Toby and the Stout Gentleman8.3170
22Thomas in Trouble7.9168
23Dirty Objects8.4175
24Off the Rails8.3168
25Down the Mine8.4176
26Thomas' Christmas Party8.3178

Season 2 (1986)

8.14 avg 26 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 5 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.9 · 145 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 143 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 140 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 143 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 171 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 139 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 140 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 143 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 139 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 139 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 141 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 176 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 157 votesEp 14: 8.7 · 184 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 139 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 148 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 144 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 175 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 140 votesEp 20: 8.2 · 138 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 151 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 143 votesEp 23: 8.7 · 212 votesEp 24: 8.8 · 208 votesEp 25: 8.1 · 131 votesEp 26: 8.1 · 145 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Thomas, Percy and the Coal7.9145
2Cows7.7143
3Bertie's Chase7.8140
4Saved from Scrap8.0143
5Old Iron8.7171
6Thomas and Trevor7.5139
7Percy and the Signal7.8140
8Duck Takes Charge8.3143
9Percy and Harold8.0139
10The Runaway7.7139
11Percy Takes the Plunge8.1141
12Pop Goes the Diesel8.4176
13Dirty Work8.3157
14A Close Shave8.7184
15Better Late Than Never7.3139
16Break Van8.4148
17The Deputation8.2144
18Thomas Comes to Breakfast8.6175
19Daisy7.8140
20Percy's Predicament8.2138
21The Diseasel8.5151
22Wrong Road8.1143
23Edward's Exploit8.7212
24Ghost Train8.8208
25Woolly Bear8.1131
26Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree8.1145

Season 3 (1991)

7.98 avg 26 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 5 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.9 · 143 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 154 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 130 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 132 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 129 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 130 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 134 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 135 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 168 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 129 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 132 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 132 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 138 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 129 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 127 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 117 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 138 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 145 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 118 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 139 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 170 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 129 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 124 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 125 votesEp 25: 7.6 · 127 votesEp 26: 7.8 · 126 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Scarf for Percy7.9143
2Percy's Promise8.4154
3Time for Trouble7.9130
4Gordon and the Famous Visitor8.0132
5Donald's Duck7.8129
6Thomas Gets Bumped7.5130
7Thomas, Percy and the Dragon8.3134
8Diesel Does it Again8.1135
9Henry's Forest8.5168
10The Trouble with Mud7.8129
11No Joke for James7.6132
12Thomas, Percy and the Post Train8.0132
13Trust Thomas8.0138
14Mavis7.9129
15Toby's Tightrope8.2127
16Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party7.7117
17Buzz Buzz7.8138
18All at Sea8.4145
19One Good Turn7.4118
20Tender Engines7.5139
21Escape!8.8170
22Oliver Owns Up8.1129
23Bulgy8.1124
24Heroes8.3125
25Percy, James and the Fruitful Day7.6127
26Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure7.8126

Season 4 (1994)

7.98 avg 26 episodes 8.3 → 8.0 5 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 152 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 137 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 130 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 127 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 126 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 122 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 127 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 132 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 117 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 119 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 124 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 129 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 116 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 143 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 141 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 111 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 111 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 120 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 115 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 148 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 108 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 135 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 126 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 130 votesEp 25: 7.6 · 111 votesEp 26: 8.0 · 110 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Granpuff8.3152
2Sleeping Beauty8.3137
3Bulldog7.9130
4You Can't Win7.6127
5Four Little Engines8.0126
6A Bad Day for Sir Handel7.5122
7Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady7.3127
8Trucks8.4132
9Home at Last7.9117
10Rock 'n' Roll8.0119
11Special Funnel8.2124
12Steam Roller8.2129
13Passengers and Polish7.8116
14Gallant Old Engine8.3143
15Rusty to the Rescue7.7141
16Thomas and Stepney8.0111
17Train Stops Play8.0111
18Bowled Out8.1120
19Henry and the Elephant7.3115
20Toad Stands By8.3148
21Bulls Eyes8.0108
22Thomas and the Special Letter8.3135
23Paint Pots and Queens8.1126
24Fish8.3130
25Special Attraction7.6111
26Mind That Bike8.0110

Season 5 (1998)

8.14 avg 26 episodes 8.7 → 8.9 5 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.7 · 160 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 131 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 137 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 148 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 126 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 127 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 138 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 122 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 134 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 164 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 169 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 123 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 153 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 130 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 122 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 120 votesEp 17: 7.3 · 119 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 118 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 119 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 119 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 118 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 128 votesEp 23: 8.8 · 159 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 180 votesEp 25: 8.0 · 123 votesEp 26: 8.9 · 173 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Cranky Bugs8.7160
2Horrid Lorry8.2131
3A Better View for Gordon8.6137
4Lady Hatt's Birthday Party8.5148
5James and the Trouble with Trees8.1126
6Gordon and the Gremlin6.9127
7Bye George!8.0138
8Baa7.4122
9Put Upon Percy8.3134
10Toby and the Flood8.9164
11Haunted Henry8.9169
12Double Teething Problems7.8123
13Stepney Gets Lost8.7153
14Toby's Discovery7.9130
15Something in the Air8.0122
16Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach8.2120
17Thomas and the Rumours7.3119
18Oliver's Find7.8118
19Happy Ever After7.8119
20Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday7.7119
21A Surprise for Percy8.0118
22Make Someone Happy7.7128
23Busy Going Backwards8.8159
24Duncan Gets Spooked8.6180
25Snow8.0123
26Rusty and the Boulder8.9173

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