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The Best Episodes of Chuggington Season 1

Every episode of Chuggington Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Chuggington Season 1!

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Koko, Brewster and Wilson are three young, adventurous trainee "chuggers", learning about working on the railway in the town of Chuggington, with the help of the railway controller, Vee, the older engines, and their human

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Chuggington Season 1 Episode 2 - Wilson and the Elephant
    7.2/10(10 votes)
    S1:E2

    Wilson is determined to get his Animal Transportation badge by taking Ebo the elephant to his new home in the Safari Park. But the naughty elephant has other ideas! He causes mayhem by throwing fruit and grabbing onto low hanging branches. To top it all, he uses his trunk to uncouple his car and escape! Poor Wilson chases after the mischievous elephant, who leads him down an overgrown track.

    Director:Sarah Ball
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 14 - Cool Wilson
    7.0/10(8 votes)
    S1:E14

    Everyone loves Frostini, the cool Italian ice cream chugger. Wilson wants to be just like him, so he's especially excited to learn that Frostini needs a helper for the school holidays. Brewster and Wilson compete for the position by doing a trial ice cream delivery round. Wilson imitates Frostini, but the children aren't impressed by his over confident attitude.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 1 - Can't Catch Koko
    6.8/10(13 votes)
    S1:E1

    When Harrison breaks down, Koko volunteers to replace him on the night shift, determined to make the fastest run ever. But Vee insists that Wilson and Brewster go too, despite Koko's protests that Brewster will slow them down. Koko races off, teasing Brewster about being a 'slowcoach.' Suddenly she shudders and slows to a stop and Brewster and Wilson overtake.

    Director:Sarah Ball
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 3 - Clunky Wilson
    6.8/10(8 votes)
    S1:E3

    Wilson and Koko are having loads of fun racing each other - until Wilson damages his wheel! He's scared of going to the repair shed to get it checked out, so he tries to put on a brave face and ignore the problem - despite Koko and Brewster's protests. When he gives Felix the Farmer and his churns of fresh cream a ride to the market, Wilson's condition worsens.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 4 - Koko and the Tunnel
    6.7/10(11 votes)
    S1:E4

    The trainees are heading for a lesson with Dunbar in the training yard when an underground tunnel catches Koko's eye. She wants to explore it but Vee says she isn't ready yet. Dunbar is called away from the lesson about switching tracks before they barely get started. With time on her wheels, Koko decides she's going to see where that tunnel goes.

    Director:Sarah Ball
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 8 - Wilson Gets A Wash
    6.7/10(8 votes)
    S1:E8

    The trainees are playing hide-and-seek - and everyone has to admit that Wilson is the best hidey-chugger ever! The trainees' game is interrupted for a lesson: learning how to do different emergency stops with mud, leaves and water on the rails. Wilson is in heaven, as he likes nothing better than getting dirty!

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 15 - The Chugger Championship
    6.7/10(9 votes)
    S1:E15

    It's time for the annual Chugger Championship Race - and speedy Koko is sure that the big, shiny trophy is hers! She's so determined, she spends hours practising and doesn't have time for anything else. Wilson thinks that the race is more important to her than her friends and the two of them fall out. When Wilson breaks down during the race, Koko must choose whether to help him.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 17 - Koko's Puppy Training
    6.7/10(9 votes)
    S1:E17

    Koko finds a lost puppy and wants to keep it. Convinced she can look after him and practice the new task - delivering newspapers - Koko soon runs into trouble. Zoomy needs lots of attention, food and walks. With all the extra work, Koko will never be able to get the hang of the throwing arm to deliver the newspapers into their boxes!

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  10. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 9 - Brewster Goes Bananas
    6.3/10(8 votes)
    S1:E9

    Brewster delivers some feed to the Safari Park, and hurries back to practice today's task - picking up mail sacks - unaware that he has a monkey stowaway onboard! Back at the depot, someone - or something! - is causing mayhem. Methodical Brewster's questioning mind comes in very handy when he turns detective.

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  11. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 22 - Wake Up Wilson
    6.3/10(8 votes)
    S1:E22

    Koko challenges Wilson to see if they can stay awake all night! Morning comes, and Wilson declares himself the winner - just as Vee gives him a job for the day: he's going to be collecting the mail and taking it to the sorting office. While Koko sleeps in, poor Wilson struggles to keep his eyes open.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 39 - Helpful Hodge
    6.3/10(8 votes)
    S1:E39

    Koko challenges Hodge to a competition: whoever does the most jobs that day wins! But it has to be a secret. Hodge can't even tell Eddie. Hodge hurries off, eager to get started. Meanwhile, Eddie's having a little trouble tuning the electric guitar he found and wants to fix it. Hodge, desperate to win the competition, runs Eddie all over town instead, doing jobs that don't really need doing.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 11 - Old Puffer Pete's Tour
    6.2/10(7 votes)
    S1:E11

    Koko is yearning for adventure - and she just might get it, as today the chuggers are making deliveries out of town. But Vee asks Old Puffer Pete to accompany them - and he's so SLOW. They always have to wait for him to catch up - and he's always letting off those embarrassing bursts of steam! During their travels, they come across a mysterious old spur track. Pete tells them it leads to Old Chuggington, which is now a ghost town. The trainees decide to explore the old town on their own and get helplessly, hopelessly lost. When Wilson accidentally sets off the old Chuggington Central Whistle, Pete puffs his way through the maze of tracks to investigate. He rescues the youngsters and takes them on a fascinating tour of the old town, which he still knows like his own pistons! The trainees realize that Pete isn't such a fuddy duddy after all and there's a lot that they can learn from him.

    Director:Sarah Ball
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 12 - Late Again Eddie
    6.2/10(7 votes)
    S1:E12

    Eddie lives so far away from Chuggington that he just can't seem to get into work on time. After getting into trouble with Morgan yet again, he decides to sleep at the depot, to be sure to be on time. But Calley's emergency callouts keep him awake all night, and he oversleeps. Late again! Hodge and the trainees try to find a new home for Eddie in Chuggington.

    Director:Sarah Ball
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 26 - Wilson's Wacky Tour
    6.2/10(7 votes)
    S1:E26

    Children from Chuggington School are coming to the Safari Park, and Mtambo is training Wilson and Brewster to help out as junior guides. Mtambo tells them it's important to pay close attention to what he tells them about the animals, as they in turn will have to pass on the facts to the children - who will be tested afterwards to see how much they've learned.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 32 - Brewster's Hobby
    6.2/10(8 votes)
    S1:E32

    The trainees are going to be fetching and delivering building supplies today. As they're working, Brewster sees a builder flip his clipboard in the air. Wow! He's never seen anyone do that before! Wilson wonders what's so special about that. Brewster introduces Wilson to his new hobby: people-spotting. Before long, Wilson is hooked too, and the two trainees get a bit competitive.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 46 - Jet Pack Wilson
    6.2/10(7 votes)
    S1:E46

    The trainees are thrilled to be spending the day training with Action Chugger. He puts them through some intensive stamina exercises, but Wilson just wants to get to the bit where they use jetpacks and fly. Action Chugger laughs and tells him that there is much more to being a super chugger than flying. Brewster is the first to have a go on a flight simulator.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 51 - Puffer Pete's Big Show
    6.2/10(7 votes)
    S1:E51

    Old Puffer Pete has been working in Chuggington for 150 years, and the mayor wants to commemorate his anniversary with a special show. The trainees are going to do a carefully choreographed routine - but it all goes wrong. Wilson doesn't listen, Koko goes too fast, and Brewster doesn't seem to know his right from his left!

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 5 - Braking Brewster
    6.0/10(8 votes)
    S1:E5

    Wilson and Brewster are sent to get stone from the mountain quarry. Brewster is in a hurry to get the job done, so that he can get back and practise some new moves in the training yard with Koko. For once he doesn't slow things down by asking questions, and he doesn't hear Dunbar warning them to be extra careful on the way back, as going downhill with a heavy load is harder.

    Director:Sarah Ball
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 24 - Koko Pulls It Off
    6.0/10(9 votes)
    S1:E24

    The trainees are taking their passenger test. If they pass, they'll be able to carry passengers all on their own. Brewster and Wilson are a little nervous, but Koko is confident - after all, she's a passenger train! Mr. Simkins, from the Ministry of Chuggers, arrives to examine them. His 'jiggleometer' will tell him whether or not the trainees are riding smoothly. Koko volunteers to go first. Unfortunately, just as she starts, Simkins coughs and sets the machine off with a deafening beep. Koko jumps and Simkins gets thrown across the carriage. He fails Koko and, despite her protests to be given a second chance, is unmoveable. Broken-hearted, Koko goes off to the recycling yard and pours her heart out to Irving. Irving remembers Simkins of old and intervenes - reminding him of a similar situation in his own past. Simkins relents and gives Koko another chance! This time, without the jiggleometer, Koko passes with flying colours!

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 33 - Zephie's Monkey Business
    6.0/10(8 votes)
    S1:E33

    Zephie has never worked in the Safari Park before, so she's excited to be taking the vet, Dr. Gosling, to give the animals their checkups. Emery teases her, saying she'd better watch out for the monkeys. They might pull her wipers or steal her bell! Zephie gets worried. When Dr. Gosling says he'd like to start with the monkeys, she asks if they can do the giraffes and elephants instead.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 35 - Inspector Emery
    6.0/10(7 votes)
    S1:E35

    Old 'Picky Nicky' Inspector Nicholas is coming to conduct Chuggington Depot's annual inspection. The chuggers swing into action getting things ready. Emery has a day off and really wants to help. He bosses everyone about and generally gets in the way. An exasperated Vee sends him to the station to wait for the Inspector. Emery finds a young woman there.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 21 - Brewster and The Dragon
    5.8/10(8 votes)
    S1:E21

    A storm has left the Safari Park in a bit of chaos, and some animals have escaped! Emery teases Brewster, saying one of the escapees is a dragon. So when one of the fugitives - a golden bell frog - makes his home in a tunnel that amplifies his distinctive 3-note croak into a mighty roar, the trainees are convinced that Emery is right!

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 23 - Brewster Knows Best
    5.8/10(8 votes)
    S1:E23

    The trainees are doing a sign-reading exercise. If they work as a team and follow the signs correctly - there'll be a wonderful surprise at the end of it. The trainees start off together, but Koko and Wilson quickly lose patience with Brewster - he's so methodical, that it's slowing them up! The friends have a bit of a falling out.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 37 - Mtambo's Amazing Adventure
    5.8/10(8 votes)
    S1:E37

    Mtambo's in a bit of a rut giving the same old tours everyday in the Safari Park. He wants some adventures in his life so that he has new stories to tell. One of Mtambo's passengers, Freddy, says that he's about to head off on a jungle expedition. Freddy asks Mtambo to watch his camera gear while he goes to the souvenir shop. Mtambo makes up his mind to ask Freddy for a job when he returns.

    Director:Unknown
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  26. Chuggington Season 1 Episode 50 - Wilson's Paper Trail
    5.8/10(8 votes)
    S1:E50

    Koko and Brewster are going to the forest to pick up some wood and take it to the paper mill. Wilson wishes he could go, but he has to pick up a roll of special paper for the printers. In the forest, Brewster and Koko start to play and unknowingly break a water pipe that gushes everywhere. Hearing it, Koko thinks it's a waterfall.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Wilson and the Elephant" is the best rated episode of "Chuggington" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Sarah Ball and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cool Wilson".