Thomas & Friends (series 11)
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 Reverend W. Awdry.
| Thomas & Friends | |
|---|---|
| Series 11 | |
 UK DVD cover art | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nick Jr. |
| Original release | 3 September 2007 – 15 January 2008 |
| Series chronology | |
This article lists and details episodes from the eleventh series of this show, which was first broadcast in September 2007 and ended in September 2008. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the US audiences.
Starting in this series, the theme song was sung by the children from the Thomas & Friends suite.
Most 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.
This was Christopher Skala's first series as executive producer.
For the US broadcasts, this was the last series to be distributed by Connecticut Public Television, which distributed the first few episodes. The rest of the episodes from this Series, and from future series, are distributed by WNET in New York City.
The original broadcast version only included 20 episodes; the rest were released on DVD (Engines and Escapades) and then were broadcast on TV months later.
Production
Series 11 was the first in the Series to be filmed in high-definition television format. It was also the last series to be filmed entirely with models and to utilize the resin faces in the closeup shots, as well as human figurines; Series 12 utilized a mix of CGI and models prior to the switch to full CGI animation in series 13.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | UK title (top) Main title (middle) US title (bottom) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV Order | |
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| 263 | 1 | "Thomas and the Storyteller" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 3 September 2007 | 401a | |
| Thomas has to take a famous storyteller around the Island of Sodor so she can write a story and get her to the opening of the new library on time, but on his way to different sites of Sodor, he figures that he needs to help his friends, James, Emily, and Percy. And that is what makes the storyteller to make a story; of Thomas and his friends on the Island of Sodor and their way of working together and helping each other. | |||||||
| 264 | 2 | "Emily's Rubbish" "Emily and the Garbage" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 3 September 2007 | 401b | |
| Emily is sent to work with a cheerful but smelly new engine called Whiff. When the other engines tease her, Emily decides to run away from Whiff, which doesn't prove to work well when a line of rubbish trucks is blocking the line for Spencer. Emily realizes her mistake, and gets Whiff to help, which proves that there is no reason to fear for someone like Whiff. | |||||||
| 265 | 3 | "Dream On" | Steve Asquith | Neil Richards | 4 September 2007 | 402a | |
| Spencer once again boasts about being faster, shinier and stronger than Thomas. Thomas vows to prove him wrong, but all his efforts, from going fast to pulling heavy stone trucks, it only makes him look worse. However, his chance comes when Spencer is slow at starting up. Thomas takes the Duke and Duchess of Boxford to the Sodor Airport, and watches from a distance as Jeremy flies them away. | |||||||
| 266 | 4 | "Dirty Work" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 4 September 2007 | 402b | |
| James has the job of picking up the Mayor of Sodor for a festival, but Thomas, Percy and Emily have other jobs to do first, with rock loads and the troublesome trucks and James go to wash instead of helping them. But when he realises that none of them has made it to the festival, he decides to help them after all, and doesn't care if he gets dirty. But the Fat Controller reassures him that a dirty engine always proves to finish a lot of work to be very useful engine. | |||||||
| 267 | 5 | "Hector the Horrid!" | Steve Asquith | Simon Spencer | 5 September 2007 | 403a | |
| A new truck (nicknamed Hector "the Horrid" by Bill and Ben) has arrived to help with the heavy workload, and is unwilling to co-operate, much to the Troublesome Trucks being delighted by his attitude. When Rosie is called to help, Hector scares her away by shouting "Keep away!" Thomas has had enough, and bumps Hector, making him fall over. It turns out that Hector is afraid of being loaded with coal, but Thomas proves him the end that coal isn't that much dangerous, and later couples him up to the back of James' train. | |||||||
| 268 | 6 | "Gordon and the Engineer" "Gordon and the Mechanic" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 5 September 2007 | 403b | |
| The points are broken one day and Gordon must collect an engineer urgently. Unfortunately, Gordon rushes and his passenger turns out not to be who was expected. So Gordon has an idea, and works together with Donald and Douglas to get the engineer to the points that's broken. By the end, the points are fixed, and the engines can now continue their work as usual. | |||||||
| 269 | 7 | "Thomas and the Spaceship" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 6 September 2007 | 404a | |
| Percy sees strange lights in the sky, and Thomas tries to follow them to discover the source, instead of delivering the mail. In the end he asks Gordon for help, which proves successful. And it turns out that what Percy saw, was actually Jeremy the jet plane. Percy states at Tidmouth, that Jeremy is as much a happy site then a spaceship. | |||||||
| 270 | 8 | "Henry's Lucky Day" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 6 September 2007 | 404b | |
| Henry is the only engine not held up by snow, because of supposed "lucky trucks", however the next day his luck runs out when his "lucky trucks" are taken by Edward. When he finally finds them, he crashes into them, breaking them apart. But he gets more confidence, and continues his job, which was to deliver presents for the children at the Sodor Airport. | |||||||
| 271 | 9 | "Thomas and the Lighthouse" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 7 September 2007 | 405a | |
| Thomas wants to get to the harvest festival for the fireworks show, but first he has to deliver a new and very fragile light bulb to the lighthouse. However, after seeing his friends on their way to the festival, Thomas gets impatient and speeds up, but accidentally breaks the bulb when he comes across some tracks under repair. He collects a new bulb and goes very slowly, knowing he will miss the festival. After delivering the light bulb, Thomas sees the lighthouse, the lights from the ships at sea, and the reflections of the moon and the stars in the sea from the top of Gordon's Hill, and he thinks they are as wonderful as the fireworks. | |||||||
| 272 | 10 | "Thomas and the Big Bang" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 7 September 2007 | 405b | |
| Thomas likes to play jokes, and one day at the wharf, he gets the small narrow gauge engines to join him. So they trick one each other, and one by one every single narrow gauge engine is with Thomas (except for Peter Sam), who has an accident; and Mr. Percival arrives. He orders Thomas to sort out all his goods first. At the end, Mr. Percival asks where his trucks are, and Thomas puffs forwards with them, right behind him. Then Mr. Percival tells Thomas that; that was a good joke. | |||||||
| 273 | 11 | "Smoke and Mirrors" | Steve Asquith | Neil Richards | 8 September 2007 | 406a | |
| A famous magician is coming to perform on Sodor and Thomas is so excited about his grand finale that he rushes his work and does things wrong because he did not listen. | |||||||
| 274 | 12 | "Thomas Sets Sail" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 8 September 2007 | 406b | |
| The Mayor of Sodor is having a new sailboat launched, and Thomas is assigned to deliver it to the ceremony. However, he ignores Cranky's advice to wait for the engineer to lower the mast, and soon pays the price when the strong wind makes Thomas go too fast and he finds himself unable to stop. Realizing his mistake, Thomas returns to the docks to collect the engineer and have the mast lowered. Afterwards, Thomas delivers the boat safely, and the ceremony is a big success. | |||||||
| 275 | 13 | "Don't Be Silly, Billy" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 9 September 2007 | 407a | |
| Thomas must help a new orange saddle tank engine called Billy deliver chickens, oil, and coal, but Billy doesn't want to listen and calls Thomas "bossy". He eventually breaks down when he also refuses to listen to a warning about taking on coal and water. | |||||||
| 276 | 14 | "Edward and the Mail" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 9 September 2007 | 407b | |
| While Percy is at the Works, Edward is scheduled to take the mail instead of him. Every other engine thinks Edward is a wise engine who knows everything. In reality, Edward doesn't even know how to deliver the mail. He doesn't ask anyone for help to not make himself look silly. He ends up delivering the wrong parcels to the wrong places. He then visits Percy at the works, who tells him the way he does it. Edward then delivers the right parcels and the people is happy. After this, even though he is vice; Edward feels a way bit wiser. | |||||||
| 277 | 15 | "Hide and Peep" | Steve Asquith | Simon Spencer | 10 September 2007 | 408a | |
| While Thomas and Percy wait for an important cargo ship at the docks, Thomas suggests a game of Hide and Peep. Cranky wants to play but Thomas tells him that he would be no good at hiding. Thomas turns out to find Percy in any spot that Percy tries. Percy is later upset that Thomas is so good at finding him. When Thomas finds it hard to find Percy, he receives help from Cranky, who spots Percy being helped by Rocky to hide. | |||||||
| 278 | 16 | "Toby's Triumph" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 10 September 2007 | 408b | |
| Toby is given a special job – to take Allicia Botti the famous opera singer to a special concert. Toby worries about making a mistake. As a result, he ends up causing both confusion and disturbance. Toby goes back to the wash down, gets cleaned and washed, and this time he takes Allicia Botti to her destination without messing up. | |||||||
| 279 | 17 | "Thomas and the Runaway Car" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 11 September 2007 | 409a | |
| Thomas is chosen to deliver the Fat Controller's brand new car to the Sodor Show. When Gordon challenges him to a race, Thomas is so determined to win that he does not wait for the workmen to couple up the car's flatbed truck properly. He races to the top of Gordon's Hill only for the truck – and the car – to race down the other side without Thomas. | |||||||
| 280 | 18 | "Thomas in Trouble" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 11 September 2007 | 409b | |
| James must help bring a choir of children to a concert after Thomas breaks down on a siding. | |||||||
| 281 | 19 | "Thomas and the Stinky Cheese" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 12 September 2007 | 410a | |
| Thomas is indignant when Diesel, 'Arry and Bert call him a "stinky steamie". But his determination to prove them wrong gets him into trouble when he is asked to make a delivery of cheese to the docks. | |||||||
| 282 | 20 | "Percy and the Left Luggage" "Percy and the Baggage" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 12 September 2007 | 410b | |
| Percy has a busy day ahead – but leaves a very important job till it is almost too late. Percy must work hard to prevent certain disaster. | |||||||
| 283 | 21 | "Skarloey Storms Through" | Steve Asquith | Neil Richards | 9 January 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 411a | |
| During a storm, the Farmer needs his sheep brought into his barn. Rheneas and Peter Sam set out into the rains to carry the sheep home safely, but Skarloey fears the loud thunder and lightning. He hides and watches until Rheneas and Peter Sam run out of coal. Being the last hope, Skarloey realises that he must conquer his fears for the sheep. | |||||||
| 284 | 22 | "Cool Truckings" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 10 January 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 411b | |
| Madge has to carry Duncan across the mountain when his line gets snowed over. Duncan teases her for being slow while carrying him, so she shows him how much fun she can be, by going faster and skidding down the snow. But at an icy part, Madge loses control, and hangs dangerously over the mountain's cliff! | |||||||
| 285 | 23 | "Wash Behind Your Buffers" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 11 January 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 412a | |
| Madge is put in charge of making sure the engines are spic and span for a road show. She makes sure Rheneas gets a good washdown, but she gets very dirty herself on her way to make sure Skarloey gets cleaned. Soon, Skarloey and Rheneas are sparkling, but Madge is covered in mud, and the road show will start soon. | |||||||
| 286 | 24 | "Duncan Does it All" | Steve Asquith | Wayne Jackman | 13 January 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 412b | |
| Duncan is tired of delivering straw, and wants an exciting job. Luckily, Rusty doesn't want his job of taking passengers, so Duncan offers to do it. But he soon gets bored with that duty, and he takes on one of Skarloey's loads. But Duncan keeps taking on more jobs, and ends up getting none of them done, and his friends are to blame. | |||||||
| 287 | 25 | "Sir Handel in Charge" | Steve Asquith | Simon Spencer | 14 January 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 413a | |
| Mr. Percival is running late and places Sir Handel in charge of a special. He has to find engines to carry the logs up to Thomas. But Sir Handel feels too self-important, and tries searching for the best engines, rather than picking the first engines he sees like the Thin Controller said. Soon, no work is done and Thomas' load is late. | |||||||
| 288 | 26 | "Ding-a-Ling" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 15 January 2008[lower-alpha 1] | 413b | |
| The Thin Controller has ordered a new bike, but it has no bell. Freddie (learning from James that a bell is extremely important) wants to go off and find a new one to prove to James, Peter Sam and Mighty Mac that he is smart enough to know where to look. He finds several bells, but none of them are loud enough, and all together they tip the bike. | |||||||
Characters
Introduced
- Whiff ("Emily's Rubbish")
- Billy ("Don't Be Silly Billy")
- Hector ("Hector the Horrid!")
- Madge ("Cool Truckings")
Recurring cast
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Donald and Douglas
- Bill and Ben
- Emily
- Arthur
- Spencer
- Molly
- Rosie
- Diesel
- Mavis
- 'Arry and Bert
- Salty
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Mighty Mac
- Freddie
- Rusty
- Annie and Clarabel
- Troublesome Trucks
- The Chinese Dragon
- Rocky
- Bertie
- Elizabeth
- Cranky
- The Fat Controller
- Cyril
- Farmer McColl
- Allicia Botti
- The Duke of Boxford
- Mr. Percival
- Dowager Hatt (not named in US narration)
- Harvey (does not speak)
- Henrietta (does not speak)
- Jeremy (does not speak)
- Lady Hatt (does not speak)
- The Refreshment Lady (does not speak)
- Sodor Brass Band (do not speak)
- The Duchess of Boxford (does not speak)
- The Mayor of Sodor (does not speak)
- Murdoch (not named; does not speak)
- Neville (not named; does not speak)
- Jem Cole (not named; does not speak)
- Butch (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
- Lord Callan (cameo)
Notes
- This episode was first released on the Engines & Escapades DVD on 22 October 2007.
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