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Thomas & Friends (series 16) facts for kids
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Official cover art for the series 16 DVD
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom, Canada |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Original release | 20 February – 25 December 2012 |
Thomas & Friends is a popular children's television series about friendly engines 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 tells you all about the sixteenth season of the show. It first aired in 2012. For viewers in the United Kingdom, Michael Angelis was the narrator. In the United States, Michael Brandon narrated the episodes. This was their last season as narrators before Mark Moraghan took over. It was also the last season where Sharon Miller was the main writer.
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Episodes
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No. in season |
UK title (top)
Main title (middle) US title (bottom) |
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| 369 | 1 | "Race to the Rescue" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 20 February 2012 | 901a | |
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Flynn, a fire engine, is nervous about driving on the road for the first time. Thomas and Victor find it funny. But when Sir Topham Hatt's shed catches fire, Flynn proves he can be useful on both roads and rails!
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| 370 | 2 | "Ol' Wheezy Wobbles" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 20 February 2012 | 901b | |
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Ol' Wheezy, a crane, stops working. Thomas tries to help the Logging Locos fix him. He learns that Den and Dart work best when they help each other.
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| 371 | 3 | "Express Coming Through" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 21 February 2012 | 902b | |
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Dowager Hatt is having a party. Thomas is chosen to pull the express train, which is usually Gordon's job. It's much harder than Thomas thought!
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| 372 | 4 | "Percy and the Monster of Brendam" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 21 February 2012 | 902b | |
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Percy hears a spooky story from Salty and believes there's a "Monster of Brendam." He sets out to find it!
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| 373 | 5 | "Ho Ho Snowman" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 22 February 2012 | 903a | |
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Charlie wants Henry to enjoy the snow. He hides behind a snowman and pretends to be it to make Henry laugh.
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| 374 | 6 | "Flash Bang Wallop!" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Sandys Clarke | 22 February 2012 | 903a | |
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A photographer wants to take pictures of the engines. Thomas tries to be in every photo, but causes some accidents. He then helps fix everything.
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| 375 | 7 | "Thomas and the Rubbish Train"
"Thomas and the Garbage Train" |
Greg Tiernan | Andrew Viner | 23 February 2012 | 904b | |
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Thomas helps Whiff with a rubbish train. He tries to finish too quickly and causes a mess.
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| 376 | 8 | "Thomas Toots the Crows" | Greg Tiernan | Dan and Nuria Wicksman | 23 February 2012 | 904a | |
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Thomas tries to scare crows away from Farmer McColl's seeds. But he gets distracted by two clever crows!
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| 377 | 9 | "Bust My Buffers!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 24 February 2012 | 905a | |
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Gordon breaks his bufferbeam. He gets a new one from Den and Dart, which he doesn't like at all.
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| 378 | 10 | "Percy and the Calliope" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 24 February 2012 | 905b | |
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Percy is taking scrap metal with Diesel. He tries to save an old musical instrument called a calliope from being scrapped.
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| 379 | 11 | "Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor" | Greg Tiernan | Gerard Foster | 27 February 2012 | 906a | |
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Thomas helps a famous composer find sounds for his new music. Thomas thinks some of the engines are too noisy!
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| 380 | 12 | "Salty's Surprise" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 27 February 2012 | 906b | |
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Salty says he has no time for holidays. Edward tries to find him a special Christmas present.
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| 381 | 13 | "Sodor Surprise Day" | Greg Tiernan | Jessica Kedward and Kirsty Peart | 28 February 2012 | 907a | |
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Thomas tries to make Gordon have fun on Sodor Surprise Day. But his efforts cause a few problems for his friends.
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| 382 | 14 | "Emily's Winter Party Special" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 28 February 2012 | 907b | |
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Sir Topham Hatt says Emily can pull the Winter Special train. But first, she needs to find his missing top hat!
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| 383 | 15 | "Muddy Matters" | Greg Tiernan | Max Allen | 29 February 2012 | 908a | |
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James needs to take Farmer McColl's sheep to a festival. He has to choose between muddy tracks or older, risky ones. He chooses the muddy path to get there on time.
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| 384 | 16 | "Whiff's Wish" | Greg Tiernan | Andy Bernhardt | 29 February 2012 | 908b | |
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Whiff wishes he was as grand as Spencer. He tries to take on important jobs instead of collecting rubbish.
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| 385 | 17 | "Welcome Stafford" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2012 | 909a | |
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Spencer shows Stafford, a new electric engine, around Sodor. But Spencer forgets that Stafford's batteries can run out!
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| 386 | 18 | "Don't Bother Victor!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 1 March 2012 | 909b | |
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Mr. Percival leaves Peter Sam in charge of the Narrow Gauge Railway. He tells Peter Sam not to bother Victor during his visit.
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| 387 | 19 | "Happy Birthday Sir!" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 25 December 2012 | 910a | |
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Thomas and Winston try to find and fix up an old open-top carriage. It's a special gift for Sir Topham Hatt's birthday.
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| 388 | 20 | "The Christmas Tree Express" | Greg Tiernan | Sharon Miller | 25 December 2012 | 910b | |
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Toby takes Rheneas to Misty Island. They go there to find the perfect Christmas tree with Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand.
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Characters in This Season
New Friends
- Stafford - A quiet electric shunting engine.
- The Great Composer - A musician looking for sounds on Sodor.
Returning Friends
These engines and characters appeared again in this season:
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Peter Sam
- Sir Handel
- Rusty
- Mr. Percival
- Duncan (mentioned, but he returns in Season 18)
Regular Characters
Many other familiar faces also appeared throughout the season.
Voice Actors
Steven Kynman joined the voice cast in this season, voicing Peter Sam.
Togo Igawa was busy with other work, so Hiro did not speak in this season. Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon finished their roles as narrators after this season.
Some characters got new voices:
- William Hope took over as the voice of Bert from Kerry Shale.
- Ben Small became the new voice for Charlie in the UK.
- Matt Wilkinson took over as the voice of Butch the UK from Rupert Degas.
| Actor | Region | Role(s) |
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| Michael Angelis | UK | Narrator |
| Michael Brandon | US | The Narrator |
| Ben Small | UK | Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand |
| UK | Charlie | |
| UK | Rheneas and the Troublesome Trucks | |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, the Fat Controller, the Thin Controller, the Mayor of Sodor and the Man at the Fire |
| UK | Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Dowager Hatt and the Great Composer | |
| Kerry Shale | UK | Diesel |
| UK | 'Arry | |
| UK | Bert | |
| Teresa Gallagher | UK | Emily, Rosie, Mavis, The Duchess of Boxford, the School Boy, Little Girl in the Red Dress, and the Ginger Hair Boy |
| Matt Wilkinson | UK | Spencer, Charlie, Bash, Victor, Rocky, Cranky, Butch, Kevin, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the Photographer and the Dock Manager |
| UK | Winston and Rusty | |
| David Bedella | Victor and the Mayor of Sodor | |
| Rupert Degas | UK | Dart, Flynn and Bertie |
| Steven Kynman | Peter Sam |