Thomas & Friends (1984 Series)

Thomas & Friends is a British television kids show that aired on BBC Network from October 9, 1984 to December 2, 1987. The series had a total of 78 episodes.
==Plot==
Based on The Railway Series by the Reverend W. Awdry and later his son Christopher, it follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised tank engine, on the fictional North Western Railway, on the fictional Island of Sodor with fellow engines Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, and several other anthropomorphised vehicles, who work for the Fat Controller. Thomas usually gets into trouble by doing jobs best left to bigger and more sensible engines, but never gives up on being a "Really Useful Engine". This first series episodes were produced under Clearwater Features and were produced in the UK where the series started. When shipping the show off to other countries it made a huge success in the US, that they out bought the company and all the models and sets were relocated to the US which resulted in a new series called Thomas & Friends (1991 Series).
== Series Overview ==
Season	Season	Episodes	Originally aired (U.S. dates)	Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season	Season	Episodes	Season premiere 	Season finale
 	1 	26 	October 9, 1984 	January 8, 1985
 	2 	26 	September 24, 1986 	December 17, 1986
 	3 	26 	September 9, 1987 	December 2, 1987
==Season 1: (1984/1985)==
No. in series	No. in season	Title 	Original air date
1 	1 	Thomas Gets Tricked 	October 9, 1984
2 	2 	Edward Helps Out 	October 9, 1984
3 	3 	Come Out, Henry! 	October 16, 1984
4 	4 	Henry to the Rescue 	October 16, 1984
5 	5 	A Big Day for Thomas 	October 23, 1984
6 	6 	Trouble for Thomas 	October 23, 1984
7 	7 	Thomas Saves the Day 	October 30, 1984
8 	8 	James Learns a Lesson 	October 30, 1984
9 	9 	Foolish Freight Cars 	November 6, 1984
10 	10 	A Proud Day for James 	November 6, 1984
11 	11 	Thomas and the Conductor 	November 13, 1984
12 	12 	Thomas Goes Fishing 	November 13, 1984
13 	13 	Terence the Tractor 	November 20, 1984
14 	14 	Thomas and Bertie's Great Race	November 20, 1984
15 	15 	Tenders and Turntables 	November 27, 1984
16 	16 	Trouble in the Shed 	November 27, 1984
17 	17 	Percy Runs Away 	December 4, 1984
18 	18 	Henry's Special Coal 	December 4, 1984
19 	19 	The Flying Kipper 	December 11, 1984
20 	20 	Whistles and Sneezes 	December 11, 1984
21 	21 	Toby the Tram Engine 	December 18, 1984
22 	22 	Thomas Breaks the Rules 	December 18, 1984
23 	23 	James in a Mess 	December 25, 1984
24 	24 	Thomas' Christmas Party 	December 25, 1984
25 	25 	Gordon Takes a Dip 	January 8, 1985
26 	26 	Down the Mine 	January 8, 1985
==Season 2: (1986)==
No. in series	No. in season	Title 	Original air date
27 	1 	Double Trouble 	September 24, 1986
28 	2 	A Cow on the Line 	September 24, 1986
29 	3 	Bertie's Chase 	October 1, 1986
30 	4 	Saved from Scrap 	October 1, 1986
31 	5 	Old Iron 	October 8, 1986
32 	6 	A New Friend for Thomas 	October 8, 1986
33 	7 	Percy and the Signal 	October 15, 1986
34 	8 	Duck Takes Charge 	October 15, 1986
35 	9 	Percy Proves a Point 	October 22, 1986
36 	10 	The Runaway 	October 22, 1986
37 	11 	Pop Goes the Diesel 	October 29, 1986
38 	12 	Diesel's Devious/Devilish Deed 	October 29, 1986
39 	13 	A Close Shave for Duck 	November 5, 1986
40 	14 	Better Late Than Never 	November 5, 1986
41 	15 	Donald and Douglas 	November 12, 1986
42 	16 	The Missing Coach 	November 12, 1986
43 	17 	The Deputation 	November 19, 1986
44 	18 	Thomas Comes to Breakfast 	November 19, 1986
45 	19 	Daisy 	November 26, 1986
46 	20 	Percy's Predicament 	November 26, 1986
47 	21 	Stop Thief! 	December 3, 1986
48 	22 	Triple-Header 	December 3, 1986
49 	23 	Gordon Goes Foreign 	December 10, 1986
50 	24 	Crossed Lines 	December 10, 1986
51 	25 	Woolly Bear 	December 17, 1986
52 	26 	Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree	December 17, 1986
==Season 3: (1987)==
*This season is the split season from Season 2. There were originally 52 episodes ordered for Season 2 and the season was split into two seasons.
No. in series	No. in season	Title 	Original air date
53 	1 	The Diseasel 	September 9, 1987
54 	2 	Percy Takes the Plunge 	September 9, 1987
55 	3 	Wrong Road 	September 16, 1987
56 	4 	Edward's Exploit 	September 16, 1987
57 	5 	Percy's Ghostly Trick 	September 23, 1987
58 	6 	Fire-Engine 	September 23, 1987
59 	7 	Deep Freeze 	September 30, 1987
60 	8 	Drip Tank 	September 30, 1987
61 	9 	High-Speed Gordon 	October 7, 1987
62 	10 	Smokescreen 	October 7, 1987
63 	11 	Fire Escape 	October 14, 1987
64 	12 	Gordon Proves His Point	October 14, 1987
65 	13 	Toby's Seaside Holiday 	October 21, 1987
66 	14 	Toby Takes the Road 	October 21, 1987
67 	15 	Scrambled Eggs 	October 28, 1987
68 	16 	What a Picture! 	October 28, 1987
69 	17 	Trevor Helps Out 	November 4, 1987
70 	18 	Down the Drain 	November 4, 1987
71 	19 	Snow Problem 	November 11, 1987
72 	20 	Washout! 	November 11, 1987
73 	21 	Toby's Megatrain 	November 18, 1987
74 	22 	Thomas Comes Home 	November 18, 1987
75 	23 	Out of Puff 	November 25, 1987
76 	24 	Overhaul 	November 25, 1987
77 	25 	Sliding Scales 	December 2, 1987
78 	26 	Henry Sees Red 	December 2, 1987
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