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Thomas & Friends
Thomas and Friends DVD Cover - Series 11.jpg
UK DVD cover art
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 26
Release
Original network Nick Jr.
Original release 3 September (2007-09-03) – 19 September 2007 (2007-09-19)
List of Thomas & Friends episodes

Thomas & Friends is a popular children's television series about trains and other characters. They all work on the railways of the Island of Sodor. The show is based on The Railway Series books, written by the Reverend W. Awdry.

This article is all about the eleventh series of Thomas & Friends. It first aired in 2007. For viewers in the UK, Michael Angelis told the stories. In the US, Michael Brandon was the narrator.

A cool change in this series was the theme song. Kids from the "Thomas and Friends" music group sang it!

Most episodes in this series have two different titles. The first title is the original one from the UK. The second title is the one used in America.

This was also the first series where Christopher Skala was the main producer. For US viewers, this was the last series that Connecticut Public Television helped distribute for the first few episodes. After that, WNET in New York City took over for future series. This was also the last season that used real models for the trains and characters.

Making the Show: Production Details

The eleventh series was the first Thomas & Friends series filmed in high-definition television. This means the picture quality was much clearer and sharper! This series had a total of 26 episodes.

Episodes: Adventures on Sodor

No.
overall		 No. in
series		 UK Title (top)
US Title (bottom)		 Directed by Written by Original air date TV Order
263 1 "Thomas and the Storyteller" Steve Asquith Abi Grant 3 September 2007 (2007-09-03) 401a
Thomas helps a famous storyteller explore Sodor, learning that helping friends like James, Emily, and Percy makes the best stories.
264 2 "Emily's Rubbish"
"Emily and the Garbage"		 Steve Asquith Wayne Jackman 3 September 2007 (2007-09-03) 401b
Emily learns a lesson about judging others when she tries to avoid working with the smelly but helpful engine, Whiff.
265 3 "Dream On" Steve Asquith Neil Richards 4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) 402a
Thomas tries to prove he's as good as Spencer, but only succeeds when Spencer has trouble starting.
266 4 "Dirty Work" Steve Asquith Wayne Jackman 4 September 2007 (2007-09-04) 402b
James learns that helping friends is more important than staying clean when he needs to pick up the Mayor.
267 5 "Hector the Horrid!" Steve Asquith Simon Spencer 5 September 2007 (2007-09-05) 403a
Thomas helps a new, grumpy truck named Hector overcome his fear of carrying coal.
268 6 "Gordon and the Engineer"
"Gordon and the Mechanic"		 Steve Asquith Paul Larson 5 September 2007 (2007-09-05) 403b
Gordon learns to work with Donald and Douglas to get an engineer to fix broken railway points.
269 7 "Thomas and the Spaceship" Steve Asquith Sharon Miller 6 September 2007 (2007-09-06) 404a
Percy thinks he sees a spaceship, and Thomas gets distracted from his mail delivery trying to find it.
270 8 "Henry's Lucky Day" Steve Asquith Paul Larson 6 September 2007 (2007-09-06) 404b
Henry believes in "lucky trucks" until his luck runs out, but he finds confidence to deliver presents anyway.
271 9 "Thomas and the Lighthouse" Steve Asquith Abi Grant 7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) 405a
Thomas learns patience while delivering a fragile light bulb to the lighthouse, missing fireworks but finding a new beauty.
272 10 "Thomas and the Big Bang" Steve Asquith Abi Grant 7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) 405b
Thomas and the narrow gauge engines play jokes, but Thomas learns to be responsible when Peter Sam has an accident.
273 11 "Smoke and Mirrors" Steve Asquith Neil Richards 10 September 2007 (2007-09-10) 406a
Thomas is so excited about a magician's show that he rushes his work and makes mistakes because he doesn't listen.
274 12 "Thomas Sets Sail" Steve Asquith Sharon Miller 10 September 2007 (2007-09-10) 406b
Thomas ignores Cranky's advice about a sailboat's mast and causes trouble, learning to listen to others.
275 13 "Don't Be Silly, Billy" Steve Asquith Sharon Miller 11 September 2007 (2007-09-11) 407a
Thomas tries to help a new engine named Billy, who refuses to listen to warnings and breaks down.
276 14 "Edward and the Mail" Steve Asquith Paul Larson 11 September 2007 (2007-09-11) 407b
Edward is too proud to ask for help delivering mail and makes mistakes, but eventually learns from Percy.
277 15 "Hide and Peep" Steve Asquith Simon Spencer 12 September 2007 (2007-09-12) 408a
Thomas and Percy play Hide and Peep, and Cranky helps Thomas find Percy when he tries to hide too well.
278 16 "Toby's Triumph" Steve Asquith Abi Grant 12 September 2007 (2007-09-12) 408b
Toby worries about taking an opera singer to a concert, but overcomes his fears to get her there safely.
279 17 "Thomas and the Runaway Car" Steve Asquith Sharon Miller 13 September 2007 (2007-09-13) 409a
Thomas races Gordon with the Fat Controller's new car, but doesn't wait for it to be properly attached, leading to trouble.
280 18 "Thomas in Trouble" Steve Asquith Wayne Jackman 13 September 2007 (2007-09-13) 409b
When Thomas breaks down, James has to step in and help bring a children's choir to their concert.
281 19 "Thomas and the Stinky Cheese" Steve Asquith Paul Larson 14 September 2007 (2007-09-14) 410a
Thomas tries to prove the diesels wrong about "stinky steamies" but gets into trouble delivering cheese.
282 20 "Percy and the Left Luggage"
"Percy and the Baggage"		 Steve Asquith Abi Grant 14 September 2007 (2007-09-14) 410b
Percy has a busy day but leaves an important job until the last minute, causing a rush to prevent disaster.
283 21 "Duncan Does It All" Steve Asquith Wayne Jackman 17 September 2007 (2007-09-17) 411a
Duncan takes on too many jobs to avoid boring work, ending up not finishing any of them.
284 22 "Sir Handel in Charge" Steve Asquith Simon Spencer 17 September 2007 (2007-09-17) 411b
Sir Handel is put in charge but is too proud to pick the first engines he sees, causing delays.
285 23 "Cool Truckings" Steve Asquith Paul Larson 18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 412a
Madge the lorry shows Duncan how fun she can be in the snow, but ends up in a dangerous situation.
286 24 "Ding-A-Ling" Steve Asquith Sharon Miller 18 September 2007 (2007-09-18) 412b
Freddie tries to find the perfect bell for a new bike, but his efforts lead to a wobbly ride.
287 25 "Skarloey Storms Through" Steve Asquith Neil Richards 19 September 2007 (2007-09-19) 413a
Skarloey overcomes his fear of thunder and lightning to rescue sheep during a storm.
288 26 "Wash Behind Your Buffers" Steve Asquith Paul Larson 19 September 2007 (2007-09-19) 413b
Madge makes sure Rheneas and Skarloey are clean for a road show, but gets very dirty herself in the process.

Meet the Characters

New Friends in Series 11

  • Billy ("Don't be Silly, Billy")
  • Whiff the Rubbish Engine ("Emily's Rubbish")
  • Hector ("Hector the Horrid!")
  • Madge the Snub-Nosed Lorry ("Cool Truckings")
  • The Brown-haired Engineer and the Carpenter ("Gordon and the Engineer")
  • The Magician ("Smoke and Mirrors")

Returning Characters from Sodor