Thomas the Tank Engine Series 5

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The **fifth season** of the television series aired in 1998 in the UK, and in 1999 in the US and had 26 episodes narrated by Alec Baldwin in the UK and George Carlin in the US.

## Songs

* The Night Train
* Accidents Can Will Happen
* Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
* It’s Great To Be An Engine
* Donald's Duck
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Come For The Ride
* Harold the Helicopter
* Percy's Seaside Holiday Trip
* The Snow Song

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Oliver
* Bill and Ben
* Stepney
* BoCo
* Mavis
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Duncan
* Rusty
* Annie and Clarabel
* Troublesome Trucks
* Toad
* Terence
* Bertie
* George
* Caroline
* Harold
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lady Hatt
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Mrs. Kyndley
* Scruffey (*not named*)
* Jem Cole (*not named*)
* Farmer Trotter (*not names*)
* Peter Sam (*does not speak*)
* Henrietta (*does not speak*)
* Donald (*cameo*)
* Trevor (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)
* Farmer Finney (*cameo*)
* The Vicar of Wellsworth (*cameo*)
* Refreshment Lady (*cameo*)
* Nancy (*cameo*)
* The Butler (*cameo*)
* The Tailor (*cameo*)
* Duke (*portrait cameo*)
* Bulstrode (*faceless; cameo*)
* Douglas (*music video cameo*)
* Diesel (*music video cameo*)
* Daisy (*music video cameo*)
* The Diesel (*music video cameo*)
* Sir Handel (*music video cameo*)
* Tom Tipper (*music video cameo*)
* The Ffarquhar Policeman (*music video cameo*)
* The Queen (*music video cameo*)

### Characters Introduced

* Old Slow Coach
* The Horrid Lorries
* Cranky
* Old Bailey
* Derek (*not named*)
* 'Arry (*not named*)
* Dowager Hatt (*not named*)
* Bert (*does not speak*)
* Bertram (*does not speak*)
* Rusty's Ghost Engine (*does not speak*)
* Butch (*does not speak*)
* Thumper (*does not speak*)
* Tiger Moth (*does not speak*)
* Boulder (*does not speak*)

## Notes

* This is the first season of several things:
	+ The first season never to have any episodes based on Railway Series stories by Wilbert and Christopher Awdry.
	+ Alec Baldwin's first season as the narrator in the UK.
	+ The first season never to air on Shining Time Station due to the show's cancellation.
	+ The first season to use a Proteus 2000 to compose the music.
* This is also the final season of several things:
	+ Britt Allcroft's final season as writer and producer.
	+ Angus Wright's last season as executive producer.
	+ The last season to be shown on Cartoon Network UK, besides syndicated episodes that would still be shown on the channel until 2001.
* This is the only season of a few things:
	+ David Maidment's only season as railway consultant and writer.
	+ The only season never to have Knapford Station as a destination.
	+ The only season where Donald appears without Douglas.
	+ The only season that Diesel doesn't appear in since his debut.
* Michael Angelis was credited in the opening titles for the UK narration.
* Michael Angelis was credited as narrator in the Hindi narration, even though it was re-dubbed.
* Starting with this the brake sound effect from the 1951 short, Out Of Scale would be used when an engine put on the brakes.
* Stock Footage Theme Music From Season 3-4.

## Behind the Scenes

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