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The Worst Episodes of Thomas & Friends

Every episode of Thomas & Friends ranked from worst to best. Explore 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 on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. From Series one to four, many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.

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Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Thomas & Friends" is "Push Me, Pull You", rated 1.9/10 from 65 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Push Me, Pull You" aired on 9/25/2008 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Fiery Flynn".

  • Push Me, Pull You
    1.9/10 65 votes

    #1 - Push Me, Pull You

    Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 9/25/2008

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fiery Flynn
    1.9/10 55 votes

    #2 - Fiery Flynn

    Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 3/28/2011

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Apology Impossible
    2.0/10 44 votes

    #3 - Apology Impossible

    Season 22 Episode 14 - Aired 9/20/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Other Big Engine
    2.0/10 40 votes

    #4 - The Other Big Engine

    Season 23 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2019

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thomas Makes a Mistake
    2.0/10 51 votes

    #5 - Thomas Makes a Mistake

    Season 23 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2019

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wonky Whistle
    2.1/10 91 votes

    #6 - Wonky Whistle

    Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2011

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Percy the Snowman
    2.1/10 50 votes

    #7 - Percy the Snowman

    Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2011

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Confusion Without Delay
    2.1/10 41 votes

    #8 - Confusion Without Delay

    Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 9/5/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Counting on Nia
    2.1/10 42 votes

    #9 - Counting on Nia

    Season 22 Episode 25 - Aired 2/20/2019

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Grudge Match
    2.1/10 39 votes

    #10 - Grudge Match

    Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2019

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buzzy Bees
    2.2/10 50 votes

    #11 - Buzzy Bees

    Season 13 Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2010

    Thomas is given the task of delivering beehives to Farmer Trotter. He decides to take the route past a field of flowers, only for the bees to escape.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thomas and the Snowman Party
    2.2/10 48 votes

    #12 - Thomas and the Snowman Party

    Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 10/27/2010

    Thomas is anxious to help the children find some hats for their snowmen, so he decides to borrow some from the people of Sodor without asking permission first.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jumping Jobi Wood!
    2.2/10 47 votes

    #13 - Jumping Jobi Wood!

    Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 10/29/2010

    Thomas and Edward are ordered to collect some precious Jobi wood from Misty Island. Chaos ensues when Old Wheezy starts throwing the logs everywhere, but Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand save the day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Merry Misty Island
    2.2/10 45 votes

    #14 - Merry Misty Island

    Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 11/4/2010

    Dash, Bash and Ferdinand decide to throw a Christmas party, but before long the logging locos have caused chaos on Misty Island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Henry's Magic Box
    2.2/10 49 votes

    #15 - Henry's Magic Box

    Season 14 Episode 20 - Aired 11/8/2010

    Henry is very excited when he is asked to deliver a special box to the middle of a field. What could it contain?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thomas in the Wild
    2.2/10 40 votes

    #16 - Thomas in the Wild

    Season 22 Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Seeing is Believing
    2.2/10 38 votes

    #17 - Seeing is Believing

    Season 22 Episode 13 - Aired 9/19/2018

    Thomas' friend Merlin comes to Sodor from the Mainland for the first time, and Percy wants to see him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Water Wheel
    2.2/10 40 votes

    #18 - The Water Wheel

    Season 22 Episode 15 - Aired 9/21/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thomas and The Dragon
    2.2/10 38 votes

    #19 - Thomas and The Dragon

    Season 22 Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/2019

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gordon Gets the Giggles
    2.2/10 39 votes

    #20 - Gordon Gets the Giggles

    Season 23 Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/2019

    Gordon becomes worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All Tracks Lead to Rome
    2.2/10 44 votes

    #21 - All Tracks Lead to Rome

    Season 23 Episode 22 - Aired 12/21/2019

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant
    2.2/10 39 votes

    #22 - Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant

    Season 24 Episode 7 - Aired 9/15/2020

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Toby and the Whistling Woods
    2.3/10 47 votes

    #23 - Toby and the Whistling Woods

    Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2010

    Toby must visit the summerhouse, which means traveling through the scary Whistling Woods. The brave little engine is determined to get through the woods without being frightened, until all kinds of noises send him steaming off in the opposite direction. Can Thomas and James help Toby conquer his fear?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thomas's Crazy Day
    2.3/10 46 votes

    #24 - Thomas's Crazy Day

    Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 10/28/2010

    The Fat Controller enlists Thomas to teach the silly Logging Locos how to be useful, but he has already promised to play a game of hide and seek with Percy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Belle
    2.3/10 49 votes

    #25 - Big Belle

    Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 3/21/2011

    A new engine called Belle attempts to befriend Toby when she discovers that they have something in common. However, her bolshy behaviour overwhelms Toby.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A