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The Worst Episodes of Ivor the Engine

Every episode of Ivor the Engine ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Ivor the Engine!

Worst episode
S2E10 The Seaside
5.26 votes
Best episode
S1E1 The Railway
6.411 votes
Top season
Season 1
5.9avg
Binge time
3h 20m
40 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 10 - The Seaside
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    S2:E10

    The Grumbly Choir decide to spend some time having fun at Tewyn Beach after taking part in the Eisteddfod, but Ivor is left alone and feels very sad. Back at Grumbly, standing sad and alone again, he decides to go off on his own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 7 - Mrs Bird
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    S2:E7

    Jones and Ivor decide to help a family of birds that have built a nest on the line.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 9 - The Trumpet
    5.3/10(6 votes)

    S2:E9

    Ivor receives a mysterious package in the post. It turns out to be a trumpet from some old friends and comes in handy for rounding up Old Idwoll's sheep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 13 - Unidentified Objects
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    S1:E13

    Jones and Dai are relaxing when they spot some strange objects in the sky. The source appears to be Mr Dinwiddy's goldmine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 2 - Cold Sheep
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    S2:E2

    Thanks to a new snowplough, Jones and Ivor have collected supplies from Grumbly. On the way back they come up against an unusual snowdrift.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 4 - The Rescue
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    S2:E4

    Some old fashioned pushers and pullers come to Ivor's rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 4 - Mr Brangwyn's Pigeons
    5.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E4

    Ivor has to deliver some pigeons to Mr Brangwyn. Thanks to Evans the Song, they end up escaping and on Miss Pryce's roof. There follow some amusing attempts to get them down

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 9 - The Visitor
    5.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E9

    A rock on the line turns out to be a wounded elephant. Jones and Ivor take the elephant, named Alice, and her keeper to Mr Hugh's gasworks to recuperate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 8 - The Cuckoo Clock
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    S2:E8

    Jones and Ivor desperately need to find the birds a home, but Mrs Porty has an answer to this problem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 6 - The Proper Container
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E6

    Dai Station is not pleased about Ivor's new friend, Idris, travelling in his firebox. He orders him into a box, which catches fire and then scares him off trying to extinguish it..

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 8 - The Retreat
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E8

    Idris is still missing when the representative of the antiquarian society arrives to interview Jones about him. After a few embarrassments, Jones and Ivor find Idris in the most obvious place.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 3 - Sledging
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    S2:E3

    Ivor is having a lovely time in the snow. With a winch attached to his front, he is pulling the children on sledges up the hill. He pulls too many at a time and ends up wheel-deep in the snow. Various rescue attempts prove futile.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 6 - The Water Tower
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    S2:E6

    Something is very fishy when Ivor won't go under the water tower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 10 - The Invalid
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    S1:E10

    Jones and Evans the Song have great difficulty bathing Alice and giving her medicine.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 5 - The Fire Engine
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    S2:E5

    There is a fire at Mr Pugh's barn but the new fire engine has got stuck in the snow. Ivor comes to the rescue, taking along the firemen and a hand-pump.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 3 - Old Nell
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E3

    A silly sheep has got itself stuck on a ledge in the hills. Jones tries to rescue it but ends up stuck himself. He ends up sending Ivor and Old Nell, the sheepdog, to get help.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 7 - The Alarm
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E7

    After choir practice Idris helps out Mrs Thomas, whose fish fryer is on the blink. While everyone is enjoying a fish supper, Evans the Song spots a worrying article in his bit of newspaper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 12 - Banger's Circus
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E12

    Alice's circus, run by Mr Charlie Banger, is coming to Grumbly town. Bani and Alice are very excited.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 11 - The Boot
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    S1:E11

    Mr Brangwyn provides a boot for Alice to wear until her foot heals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 14 - Mrs Porty's Foxes
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    S1:E14

    Mrs Porty shows Jones and Ivor the fox cubs in the wood near her house. As Ivor and Jones go to deliver Mrs Porty's Hat for the Institute Prize Giving, they save the fox from the fox hunt, by hiding her in the hat box.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 5 - The Dragon
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    S1:E5

    Going past Smoke Hill, an extinct volcano, Jones and Ivor spot smoke coming from the top. Jones discovers a fire inside the hill and a strange egg. He puts it in Ivor's firebox to keep it warm. Mr Dinwiddy does not have any idea what it is so they go off to choir practice. During the practice there seems to be a voice coming from inside Ivor.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Ivor the Engine Season 2 Episode 1 - Snowdrifts
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    S2:E1

    It is winter in the top left-hand corner of Wales and Ivor's railway is not running because of deep snow. Llaniog needs supplies soon, though, as Eli the Baker is nearly out of flour. What Ivor needs is a snowplough.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hat
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    S1:E2

    Jones and Ivor bring back a package, which is supposedly a hat for Mrs Porty, but Jones and Dai discover to be a new telescope cover for Professor Longfellow and they go home for the night. In the morning, the package has gone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 1 - The Railway
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    S1:E1

    Nothing out of the ordinary even happens on this little railway in the top left-hand corner of Wales. But what ordinarily happens is often fairly extraordinary!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Ivor the Engine Season 1 Episode 15 - Bluebell
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S1:E15

    Jones is cleaning Ivor when they are called off on an emergency, as Mr Dinwiddy needs his new boots. Jones leaves Bluebell the Donkey holding the bucket. She follows them all the way to the goldmine, so Jones and Mr Dinwiddy arrange for a mode of transport.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Seaside" is the worst rated episode of Ivor the Engine. It scored 5.2/10 from 6 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on December 7, 1977.

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