Thomas & Friends (series 11)

Thomas & Friends (series 11)

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Country of origin United Kingdom
Release
Original network Five
Original release 3 September –
12 September 2007

Thomas & Friends (previously known as 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 Rev. W. Awdry.

This article lists and details episodes from the eleventh series of this show, which was first broadcast in 2007. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the U.S. audiences.

Starting in this series, the theme song is sung by the kids from the "Thomas and Friends" suite.

Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the U.K. 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 U.S. broadcasts, this is the last series to be distributed by Connecticut Public Television for the first few episodes. The rest and future series are distributed by WNET in New York City, New York.

Production

Series 11 is the first in the Series to be filmed in high-definition television format. The broadcast version only included 20 episodes, with six further episodes focusing on the narrow gauge engines on the Skarloey Railway released on DVD as Engines and Escapades. This is also the last season that uses models instead of CGI (Computer-generated imagery). Executive producer Jocelyn Stevenson had stepped down after four series and was replaced by Christopher Skala.

Episodes

# Total UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Directed by Written by Original air date (in the U.K.) TV order
1276"Thomas and the Storyteller"Steve AsquithAbi Grant3 September 2007401a
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.
2277"Emily's Rubbish"
"Emily and the Garbage"		Steve AsquithWayne Jackman3 September 2007401b
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.
3278"Dream On"Steve AsquithNeil Richards4 September 2007402a
Spencer once again boasts about being faster, shinier and stronger than Thomas. Thomas vows to prove him wrong, but all his efforts only make him look worse.
4279"Dirty Work"Steve AsquithWayne Jackman4 September 2007402b
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, and James goes to wash instead of help them.
5280"Hector the Horrid!"Steve AsquithSimon Spencer5 September 2007403a
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. Can Thomas shunt Hector without being scared of him?
6281"Gordon and the Engineer"
"Gordon and the Mechanic"		Steve AsquithPaul Larson5 September 2007403b
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.
7282"Thomas and the Spaceship"Steve AsquithSharon Miller6 September 2007404a
Percy sees strange lights in the sky, and Thomas tries to follow them to discover the source, instead of delivering the mail.
8283"Henry's Lucky Day"Steve AsquithPaul Larson6 September 2007404b
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.
9284"Thomas and the Lighthouse"Steve AsquithAbi Grant7 September 2007405a
Thomas wants to get to the festival, but learns not to hurry the hard way when he damages the bulb that he is taking to the lighthouse.
10285"Thomas and the Big Bang"Steve AsquithAbi Grant7 September 2007405b
Thomas likes to play jokes, and one day at the Wharf, he plays jokes on all the narrow gauge engines, however Mr. Percival does not see the funny side of them.
11286"Smoke and Mirrors"Steve AsquithNeil Richards8 September 2007406a
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.
12287"Thomas Sets Sail"Steve AsquithSharon Miller8 September 2007406b
The Mayor of Sodor is having a new sailing boat launched and Thomas is charged with delivering it to the ceremony, however when he leaves before letting the engineer lower the mast, he gets into difficulties.
13288"Don't Be Silly, Billy"Steve AsquithSharon Miller9 September 2007407a
A new engine called Billy arrives and Thomas must show him around. Billy is too excited to listen and mistakes Thomas' friendly advice for Thomas bossing him about.
14289"Edward and the Mail"Steve AsquithPaul Larson9 September 2007407b
Percy is at the Works, so Edward has to take the mail for him instead. The others all think that Edward is very wise and knows everything, and this makes Edward ashamed to ask for help when he does not know how to take the mail.
15290"Hide and Peep"Steve AsquithSimon Spencer10 September 2007408a
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.
16291"Toby's Triumph"Steve AsquithAbi Grant10 September 2007408b
Toby is given a special job – to take Alicia Botti the opera singer to a special concert. Toby worries about making a mistake.
17292"Thomas and the Runaway Car"Steve AsquithSharon Miller11 September 2007409a
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.
18293"Thomas in Trouble"Steve AsquithWayne Jackman11 September 2007409b
Thomas is at the fitters' yard before a special job taking the school choir to a concert. When James teases him, Thomas becomes determined to prove that he has not broken down and puffs away to collect the choir before his final inspection.
19294"Thomas and the Stinky Cheese"Steve AsquithPaul Larson12 September 2007410a
Thomas is indignant when the diesels 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.
20295"Percy and the Left Luggage"
"Percy and the Baggage"		Steve AsquithAbi Grant12 September 2007410b
Percy has a busy day ahead – but he leaves a very important job till it is almost too late. Percy must work hard to prevent certain disaster.
21296"Duncan Does It All"Steve AsquithWayne JackmanTBA502a
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.
22297"Sir Handel in Charge"Steve AsquithSimon SpencerTBA503b
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.
23298"Cool Truckings"Steve AsquithPaul LarsonTBA501a
Madge, the snub-nosed lorry, 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 lands dangerously over the mountain's cliff!
24299"Ding-a-Ling"Steve AsquithSharon MillerTBA501b
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.
25300"Skarloey Storms Through"Steve AsquithNeil RichardsTBA502a
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 realizes that he must conquer his fears for the sheep.
26301"Wash Behind Your Buffers"Steve AsquithPaul LarsonTBA503b
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.

Characters

Introduced

  • Whiff (Emily's Rubbish)
  • Hector (Hector the Horrid!)
  • Billy (Don't be Silly, Billy)
  • Madge (Cool Truckings)
  • The Mayor of Sodor (Thomas and the Storyteller)
  • Cuffy the Clown (Ding-A-Ling)
  • The Magician (Smoke and Mirrors)
  • The Carpenter and The Engineer (Gordon and the Engineer)
  • The Storyteller (Thomas and the Storyteller)

Recurring character cast

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