# Thomas & Friends series 9

Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry.
This article lists and details episodes from the ninth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2005. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the United Kingdom audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes for the United States audiences.
Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the United Kingdom broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath.

## Production

The 30-minute episode format was unchanged from Series 8.
Starting in this series, at the beginning of each half hour segment that aired in the United States, the characters' numbers would appear on their cabs and tenders, counting down from Henry, to Edward, and to Thomas. Then, the workmen would get Thomas ready for the new day and Thomas' driver would signal the workmen that Thomas was ready by blowing Thomas' whistle. Thomas would soon be ready to start his adventures. Towards the end of each show, the countdown would begin again, and Thomas would return to the station. The workmen would get Thomas ready for the next day, and Thomas would go to sleep with a sleeping cap on his funnel. In later seasons broadcast in the United States, these segments were shortened to accommodate a plug for Lego's Duplo line of toys.
Series 9 started filming in early 2005, and Sharon Miller began serving as script editor for this series.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | TV Order |
| 209 | 1 | "Percy and the Oil Painting" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 5 September 2005 (2005-09-05) | 201a |
| Percy shows a famous artist around Sodor to inspire his next painting, "The Spirit of Sodor", but the famous artist does not think any of Percy's places are special. |||||||
| 210 | 2 | "Thomas and the Rainbow" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 5 September 2005 (2005-09-05) | 201b |
| Thomas sees a rainbow in the sky when he is assigned to collect engineers to repair the telephone lines. Although, he neglects his job trying to find the end and soon finds himself in danger. |||||||
| 211 | 3 | "Thomas' Milkshake Muddle" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 12 September 2005 (2005-09-12) | 202a |
| Thomas has to take milk churns for cakes and ice cream to the bakery, but he completely forgets about going slowly as he speeds past Emily, making it almost butter. |||||||
| 212 | 4 | "Mighty Mac" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 12 September 2005 (2005-09-12) | 202b |
| A new double-ended engine called Mighty and Mac (Mighty Mac) arrives. They argue about their path on the way to the campsite and wind up lost. |||||||
| 213 | 5 | "Molly's Special Special" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 19 September 2005 (2005-09-19) | 203a |
| To help a new powerful, yellow mixed-traffic tender engine called Molly feel special, Thomas has her empty trucks covered to make the others think she is pulling a very important load. |||||||
| 214 | 6 | "Respect for Gordon" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 19 September 2005 (2005-09-19) | 203b |
| After being teased by the other engines for his rattling firebox, Gordon demands respect from the other engines. However, this ends up in a rather sticky situation. |||||||
| 215 | 7 | "Thomas and the Birthday Picnic" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 26 September 2005 (2005-09-26) | 204a |
| Thomas is given the job of taking the Fat Controller, his wife and his visiting mother for a birthday picnic, but his ideas for picnic spots do not work out. |||||||
| 216 | 8 | "Tuneful Toots" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 26 September 2005 (2005-09-26) | 204b |
| Rusty is excited about taking the brass band on a tour of the Island before a big concert. But he has so much fun, he winds up going too far and running out of diesel oil. |||||||
| 217 | 9 | "Thomas and the Toy Shop" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 3 October 2005 (2005-10-03) | 205a |
| Thomas attempts to prove to his friends that he can handle all the work when a new toy shop is being opened for the winter holidays when the other engines are held up. |||||||
| 218 | 10 | "Rheneas and the Dinosaur" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 3 October 2005 (2005-10-03) | 205b |
| When a dinosaur skeleton is discovered, Skarloey and Rheneas want to deliver it. But Skarloey is not careful enough, so Rheneas sets out to pull the dinosaur alone. |||||||
| 219 | 11 | "Thomas and the New Engine" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 10 October 2005 (2005-10-10) | 206a |
| The other engines spread rumours about a new tender engine called Neville, but when he gets in trouble with Annie and Clarabel on a broken bridge, Thomas must come to his rescue. |||||||
| 220 | 12 | "Toby Feels Left Out" | Steve Asquith | Simon A. Brown | 10 October 2005 (2005-10-10) | 206b |
| The engines are all getting repaints for the grand opening of a museum – all except Toby, who is now under the belief that he is being put in the museum. |||||||
| 221 | 13 | "Thomas Tries His Best" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 17 October 2005 (2005-10-17) | 207a |
| The fair has come to Sodor but Thomas is unhappy that he has to help out Farmer McColl and his chickens, and tries to do the job quickly. |||||||
| 222 | 14 | "The Magic Lamp" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 17 October 2005 (2005-10-17) | 207b |
| Peter Sam thinks Skarloey's story about Proteus and his magic lamp is rubbish until he encounters some of the clues from the story. |||||||
| 223 | 15 | "Thomas and the Statue" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 24 October 2005 (2005-10-24) | 208a |
| When a statue to represent the Sodor Railway arrives, Thomas thinks it is of himself, and his newly enlarged ego aggravates the other engines. |||||||
| 224 | 16 | "Henry and the Flagpole" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 24 October 2005 (2005-10-24) | 208b |
| When Salty accidentally runs over the flagpole that Henry was supposed to deliver, Henry fears that his favourite tree will be used for the mast instead. |||||||
| 225 | 17 | "Emily Knows Best" | Steve Asquith | Marc Seal | 31 October 2005 (2005-10-31) | 209a |
| Emily wants to be a queen, so she tells Percy what to do. This soon leads to disaster when a collision occurs. |||||||
| 226 | 18 | "Thomas' Day Off" | Steve Asquith | Sharon Miller | 31 October 2005 (2005-10-31) | 209b |
| A new diesel named Dennis is made to take over Thomas' duties for the day, but his lazy attitude makes Thomas do the work for him. |||||||
| 227 | 19 | "Thomas' New Trucks" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 7 November 2005 (2005-11-07) | 210a |
| Thomas wants to keep his new trucks clean to rival James. Not wanting to get them dirty, he uses his old ones; but soon learns his mistake. |||||||
| 228 | 20 | "Duncan and the Old Mine" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 7 November 2005 (2005-11-07) | 210b |
| Duncan is desperate for adventure, so he heads down a disused track. It leads to a mineshaft, and he accidentally knocks its roof down as he enters, trapping himself. |||||||
| 229 | 21 | "Bold and Brave" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 14 November 2005 (2005-11-14) | 211a |
| Diesel warns Thomas of the "Curse of the Cliffs", just before he is supposed to cross the cliff. |||||||
| 230 | 22 | "Skarloey the Brave" | Steve Asquith | Paul Larson | 14 November 2005 (2005-11-14) | 211b |
| Skarloey runs away when some trucks rampage down the incline. Wanting to prove himself that he is brave, he goes up the incline. |||||||
| 231 | 23 | "Saving Edward" | Steve Asquith | James Mason | 21 November 2005 (2005-11-21) | 212a |
| Edward starts to wheeze steam when he works, and fears that the Fat Controller will scrap him. Thomas tries to cover for him, but it just makes the situation worse. |||||||
| 232 | 24 | "Thomas and the Golden Eagle" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 21 November 2005 (2005-11-21) | 212b |
| Thomas sacrifices his chances to see one of Sodor's rarest birds to help Percy when he breaks down after offering to do Thomas' work as well as his own. |||||||
| 233 | 25 | "Keeping Up with James" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 28 November 2005 (2005-11-28) | 213a |
| James and Edward are working together to deliver Coal during the winter holidays, but James wants to finish the job first so he can pull the presents train. |||||||
| 234 | 26 | "Flour Power" | Steve Asquith | Abi Grant | 28 November 2005 (2005-11-28) | 213b |
| On Halloween, Thomas is made to work with Diesel; who teases him every chance he gets. |||||||

## Characters
### Introduced

* Molly
* Neville
* Dennis
* Mighty Mac
* Mr. Percival (The Thin Controller)
* Proteus (flashback; does not speak)

### Recurring cast

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Emily
* Bill and Ben
* Harvey
* Diesel
* Mavis
* 'Arry and Bert
* Salty
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Troublesome Trucks
* Annie and Clarabel
* Bertie
* Trevor
* Harold
* Cranky
* The Fat Controller
* Sodor Brass Band
* Dowager Hatt (not named in US dub)
* Lady Hatt (does not speak)
* Farmer McColl (does not speak)
* Henrietta (cameo)
* George (cameo)
* Caroline (cameo)
* Butch (cameo)
* Tiger Moth (cameo)
* Stephen Hatt (cameo)
* Bridget Hatt (cameo)
* Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
* The Refreshment Lady (cameo)
* Lord Callan (cameo)
* City of Truro (picture cameo)
* Cyril the Fogman (indirectly mentioned)