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The Worst Episodes of Thomas & Friends

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The Worst Episodes of Thomas & Friends

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...
  1. Background image for Grudge Match
    2.0/10(44 votes)

    #1 - Grudge Match

    S23:E10

    Raul wants to beat Thomas in a game, but his competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Push Me, Pull You
    2.2/10(76 votes)

    #2 - Push Me, Pull You

    S12:E19

    The puppet show has arrived on Sodor and Skarloey is determined to pull the special train

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Wonky Whistle
    2.2/10(104 votes)

    #3 - Wonky Whistle

    S15:E17

    Thomas's whistle is broken, so he goes to the Steamworks to have it repaired. However, he rushes off on a delivery before it is properly fixed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Fiery Flynn
    2.2/10(66 votes)

    #4 - Fiery Flynn

    S15:E20

    A new enthusiastic fire truck called Flynn tries to impress the Diesels with his bravado, but his actions have potentially disastrous consequences.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Other Big Engine
    2.2/10(44 votes)

    #5 - The Other Big Engine

    S23:E4

    Thomas meets another big blue engine that reminds him of Gordon on his first day in Brazil.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Apology Impossible
    2.3/10(52 votes)

    #6 - Apology Impossible

    S22:E14

    James starts to bully Philip and not say sorry to him. But when Philip takes the Troublesome Trucks of sardines over the fenland track, James blocks his way and causes Thomas, Paxton, and Rebecca to stop behind them, Philip learns that sometimes even the smallest engine's actions can make them the bigger engine.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Counting on Nia
    2.3/10(47 votes)

    #7 - Counting on Nia

    S22:E25

    Nia is a really clever engine and knows about all sorts of things, but when the Fat Controller asks her to take Annie and Clarabel and pick up passengers from Knapford Station to Thomas' Branch line, Nia has great trouble reading numbers so Annie and Clarabel teach her.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Thomas Makes a Mistake
    2.3/10(59 votes)

    #8 - Thomas Makes a Mistake

    S23:E8

    Thomas causes confusion and delay by not seeking help when he makes mistakes on the Indian Railway.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Water Wheel
    2.4/10(44 votes)

    #9 - The Water Wheel

    S22:E15

    Thomas thinks he has been given very silly cargo until Hong-Mei explains that it is a very important water wheel, made from bamboo, but Thomas loses it while taking a shortcut and tries to get it back.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Thomas and The Dragon
    2.4/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Thomas and The Dragon

    S22:E21

    Thomas is terrified when he is given the honor from Yong Bao of bringing a dragon to the Chinese New Year celebrations, thinking it would be a real fire breathing dragon.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Banjo and the Bushfire
    2.4/10(42 votes)

    #11 - Banjo and the Bushfire

    S22:E24

    Thomas offers a lift to a ranger named Ranger Jill while working in the Australian Rain Forest. Thomas is excited to learn from her about all the animals that live there, but he is too loud and impatient to be very useful.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Laid Back Shane
    2.4/10(57 votes)

    #12 - Laid Back Shane

    S23:E12

    Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and gets stranded on the Australian Railway.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Diesel Glows Away
    2.4/10(50 votes)

    #13 - Diesel Glows Away

    S23:E20

    When Diesel hides from the other engines, his plans backfire and he gets a surprise.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for All Tracks Lead to Rome
    2.4/10(49 votes)

    #14 - All Tracks Lead to Rome

    S23:E22

    Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine on his first day in Italy.

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  16. Background image for Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant
    2.4/10(42 votes)

    #15 - Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant

    S24:E7

    Nia is bringing an elephant to the Sodor Animal Park, but the elephant does not like steam engines.

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  17. Background image for Ace's Brave Jump
    2.4/10(42 votes)

    #16 - Ace's Brave Jump

    S24:E10

    Thomas helps his friend Ace overcome his fear of animals so that he can compete in the Super Stunt Rally.

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  18. Background image for Sonny's Second Chance
    2.4/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Sonny's Second Chance

    S24:E13

    Sonny is trying to prove himself to be a useful engine so that he can stay working on Sodor, but Diesel seems to be the only engine who can trust him.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Thomas' Animal Friends
    2.4/10(54 votes)

    #18 - Thomas' Animal Friends

    S24:E20

    Thomas is asked to help at the animal park for the day and realises there is more to the job than he first thought.

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  20. Background image for Thomas and the Royal Engine
    2.4/10(45 votes)

    #19 - Thomas and the Royal Engine

    S24:E21

    Thomas is selected to take the Fat Controller to London for a Royal Appointment, but with no knowledge of how to get there, their journey is filled with confusion and delay.

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  21. Background image for Percy the Snowman
    2.5/10(56 votes)

    #20 - Percy the Snowman

    S15:E18

    Thomas is charged with the important task of transporting the Fat Controller to the town square to switch on the Christmas lights.

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  22. Background image for Confusion Without Delay
    2.5/10(47 votes)

    #21 - Confusion Without Delay

    S22:E3

    A new tender engine named Rebecca comes to work on the North Western Railway, but gets clumsy and blocks the Flying Scotsman's platform at Vicarstown early, makes her passengers late by leaving the stations early, and blocks the engines down at Brendam Docks.

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  23. Background image for What Rebecca Does
    2.5/10(46 votes)

    #22 - What Rebecca Does

    S22:E5

    After admiring Belle's water cannons for putting out fires, Marion's steam shovel for digging holes and playing games, and Harvey's crane hook for lifting crates and putting Bill, Ben, and the Troublesome Trucks back on the tracks, Rebecca is worried that, unlike the other engines, there is nothing special about her.

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  24. Background image for Thomas Goes To Bollywood
    2.5/10(48 votes)

    #23 - Thomas Goes To Bollywood

    S22:E6

    When an action movie is filmed on the Indian railway, Thomas is desperate to be involved.

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  25. Background image for Thomas in the Wild
    2.5/10(45 votes)

    #24 - Thomas in the Wild

    S22:E7

    Yong Bao informs Thomas about Pandas as the national animal in China, so he looks hard for one in the bamboo forests while taking the film crew, An An and Lin Yong to the Nature Reserve.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Runaway Truck (Runaway Car)
    2.5/10(43 votes)

    #25 - Runaway Truck (Runaway Car)

    S22:E17

    Thomas tries to save one of the Troublesome Trucks of China, named Lei, but fails to do so. Yong Bao teaches Thomas all about tai chi, and Thomas soon uses it to rescue Lei, who is racing down the tracks again.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Grudge Match" is the worst rated episode of "Thomas & Friends". It scored 2/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/13/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Push Me, Pull You".