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The Best Episodes of Thomas & Friends Season 17

Every episode of Thomas & Friends Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thomas & Friends Season 17!

The Best Episodes of Thomas & Friends Season 17

Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network on 4 September 1984. It is based...

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  1. 8.6/10(64 votes)

    #1 - Henry's Hero

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    S17:E7

    Henry and Hiro take on some of the bad coal and start puffing black smoke.

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  2. 8.5/10(56 votes)

    #2 - The Switch

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    S17:E9

    When Luke is sent to Ulfstead Castle to deliver stone, he meets Millie, the Earl's private narrow gauge engine. They decide to switch jobs for the day.

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  3. 8.4/10(62 votes)

    #3 - Bill Or Ben?

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    S17:E15

    Bill and Ben meet Connor for the first time and decide to trick him.

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  4. 8.3/10(61 votes)

    #4 - Luke's New Friend

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    S17:E8

    Up at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Luke finds a scared young deer, so he tries to get the other engines to work quietly. But that is not an easy thing to do.

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  5. 7.7/10(54 votes)

    #5 - The Smelly Kipper

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    S17:E24

    Percy is teased by James for being scared of the dark.

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  6. 7.6/10(57 votes)

    #6 - Gordon Runs Dry

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    S17:E4

    Gordon has a leak in his boiler, making him have to stop for water more frequently.

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  8. 7.6/10(58 votes)

    #7 - The Thomas Way

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    S17:E12

    Duck and Thomas take Harold to the Sodor Search and Rescue but argue which route to take him.

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  9. 7.6/10(48 votes)

    #8 - No More Mr Nice Engine

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    S17:E25

    Hiro is a strong and gentle engine but Diesel tries to teach him other ways.

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  10. 7.5/10(60 votes)

    #9 - Percy's Lucky Day

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    S17:E14

    Percy gets the feeling he is having bad luck and tries to change it.

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  11. 7.4/10(51 votes)

    #10 - The Frozen Turntable

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    S17:E20

    The turntable at Tidmouth Sheds is frozen leaving just one berth available.

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  12. 7.4/10(49 votes)

    #11 - Gone Fishing

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    S17:E22

    Harvey is teased about his hook by Bill and Ben.

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  13. 7.3/10(61 votes)

    #12 - Wayward Winston

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    S17:E3

    After Sir Topham Hatt forgets to put Winston's brake on, Winston begins to roll away without a driver. He enjoys it at first, but he soon realizes why he needs to have a driver.

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  14. 7.3/10(50 votes)

    #13 - Santa's Little Engine

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    S17:E18

    The Fat Controller is to dress up as Santa and ride a sleigh.

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  15. 7.2/10(53 votes)

    #14 - The Missing Christmas Decorations

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    S17:E19

    Diesel 10 decides to steal the Christmas decorations.

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  16. 7.2/10(47 votes)

    #15 - Away From The Sea

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    S17:E21

    Salty gets the feeling he is being replaced.

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  17. 7.2/10(53 votes)

    #16 - The Afternoon Tea Express

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    S17:E23

    Stephen is collecting ingredients for afternoon tea.

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  18. 7.0/10(52 votes)

    #17 - No Snow For Thomas

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    S17:E17

    Thomas refuses to wear his snowplough and leaves it.

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  19. 6.8/10(49 votes)

    #18 - The Phantom Express

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    S17:E13

    James tells Percy a tale to try and scare him about a ghost at Ulfstead Castle.

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  20. 6.7/10(54 votes)

    #19 - The Lost Puff

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    S17:E11

    Paxton hears Thomas has lost his puff but misunderstands what it means.

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  21. 6.5/10(54 votes)

    #20 - Scruff's Makeover

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    S17:E2

    After being sent to be cleaned and repainted, Scruff does not want to work at the waste dump because he does not want to get dirty again.

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  22. 6.1/10(58 votes)

    #21 - Kevin's Cranky Friend

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    S17:E1

    Sir Topham Hatt sends Kevin to the docks to help Cranky, but Cranky does not want any help.

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  23. 6.0/10(48 votes)

    #22 - Too Many Fire Engines

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    S17:E16

    With two fire engines, there is the rumour that there are too many.

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  24. 6.0/10(50 votes)

    #23 - Thomas' Shortcut

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    S17:E26

    Thomas and Bertie have a race but Bertie takes a shortcut.

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  25. 5.8/10(58 votes)

    #24 - Calm Down Caitlin

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    S17:E5

    Catlin spends a night on Sodor while the bridge that connects the island with the mainland is being repaired.

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  26. 5.2/10(57 votes)

    #25 - Not Now, Charlie!

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    S17:E10

    Charlie is a small purple engine who likes to tell jokes. One day Charlie discovers an elephant on the line and tries to alert the other engines.

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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Henry's Hero" is the best rated episode of "Thomas & Friends" season 17. It scored 8.6/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/11/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Switch".