Season 9

**Season 9** is the ninth series of Thomas & Friends (Alsop Productions) and aired on 22 February 2021. This season will be having 20 episodes once again, there will also be a 2 part season premiere, and most likely there will be an another 2 part season finale. This season will also include the 200th episode of the series.

## Overview

### Writers

Daniel AlsopKirsty Wyn Edwards

LFonTV

EmilyandHenry

Roger Rubenstein

ShadowKnight320

Nickolas Montagnino

TheBuriedTruck

Thomasfan16

## Episodes

1. The Great Storm of Sodor (Part 1)
2. The Great Storm of Sodor (Part 2)
3. Paxton's First Passenger Train
4. No Second Chances
5. Donald & the Breakaways
6. The B12 & the Gronks
7. Improvising
8. Henry & the Old Oak Tree
9. Online Movie Madness
10. Daisy's Deed
11. Records
12. Joseph's Passengers
13. Nia's Avalanche Anxiety
14. Gordon & the Trouble with Snowdrifts
15. Paxton & the Snow Monster
16. Blast from the Past (200th Episode)
17. Troublesome Dumptrucks
18. The Great Dockyard Caper
19. The Aliens Have Landed (Part 1)
20. The Aliens Have Landed (Part 2)

The Best Christmas Ever (2022 Christmas Special)

The Grand Snowstorm of Sodor (3 parter) (possibly)

Steam Team at the Movies (upcoming feature length special) (airing during the middle of season 9), it was going to be Engines of the West, but it got postponed due to lack of American engines and stock due to cancellations of local model railway shows because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/21.

## Characters

* Thomas

* Edward

* Henry

* Gordon

* James

* Percy

* Toby

* Duck

* Donald and Douglas

* Oliver

* Emily
* Bill and Ben

* Mavis

* Derek

* Daisy

* Boco

* Salty

* Cranky

* Murdoch
* Stanley

* Spencer

* Diesel 10

* Diesel
* Arry and Bert

* Paxton

* Victor

* Neville

* Harvey

* Whiff

* Rosie

* Joseph

* Shane

* Gruff

* Belle

* Flynn

* Stepney (cameo)

* Yeardley

* Dudley

* Eric

* Rebecca

* Skarloey

* Rheneas

* Sir Handel

* Peter Sam

* Rusty

* Duncan
* Duke

* Bertrum

* Luke
* Robert
* Mr. Percival

* Mike

* Bert

* Rex

* Annie & Clarabel

* Harold

* Lightning McQueen

* Mater

* Sally

* Sheriff

* Finn

* Holley

* Jackson Storm

* Cruz Ramirez
* Francesco Bernoulli (does not speak)

* Henrietta

* Old Slow Coach

* Mighty Mac

* Fearless Freddie

* Broo (hopefully)

* Alfred (98462)

* Bertie

* Bulgy

* Terence

* Trevor
* George

* Jack

* Alfie

* Kelly

* Max & Monty

* Patrick

* Ned

* Nelson

* Byron

* Elizabeth
* Miss Jenny

* Graham

* Brian

* Dylan

* Tom

* Splatter & Dodge

* Philip

* The Fat Controller
* S.C. Ruffey
* Sidney (Mentioned)
* Den and Dart

## Characters Introduced

* Nia

* Rebecca (BWBA)
* Ryan (hopefully)

* Scruff
* Arthur
* Fergus
* Timothy
* Marion
* Porter
* Carly
* Big Mickey
* Norman (mentioned)
* Winston

* Oliver the Excavator
* Jock
* Frank
* Mr. Duncan (probably)

* Isobella

* Buster

* The Spiteful Brake van

* Zach

* Trixie

* Diane

* John

* Mac
* Professor Elena (possibly)
* Tyler (possibly)
* Lincoln (possibly)
* Roderick (possibly)
* Rita (possibly)

## Trivia

* This will likely be the third season to be filmed in HD (High-definition) and widescreen. First time happened was back in Season 7, and the second time that already happened back in Season 8.
* For this season-onwards, the engines are now gonna have paper faces for the first time in 11 years instead of computer coloured faces. (With the exception of Joseph until Season 10)
* The Series' Facebook Page has recently revealed 10 facts of what to expect during Season 9.
* The current voice for Brian and Dylan (including the voice of Tom Tipper and Captain Joe) LFonTV, has joined as a writer for the show.
* This is the first season to have its composer, the music is now composed by Welltank Records

1. There will be 26 episodes for the first time and this time there will be 2 two-part episodes with the first one at the start and the 2nd as the usual finale. (That was the case at first, but in March 2022, the season had been halted due to Daniel's grieving over his grandparents' deaths and plans to move the sets and props to their house for better filming space, so he's taken a sabbatical until sometime in 2023, because of it, the season had been cut from 26 or 30 to the usual 20 instead with some pushed into S10).

2. Tidmouth Sheds will be going through a rebuild during the 2 part season premier and because of it, The Steam Team will be extended from 8 to 11 engines with 10 of them staying at the new Tidmouth Sheds along with a new character who will be joining the Steam Team along with Nia and Rebecca.

3. There was a proposed feature length special and this time, it'll focus on Percy and his ambition to have his own big adventure by going to the Wild West, this was supposed to be taking place during the middle of the season, but it was postponed due to lack of American engines and stock due to cancellations of local model railway shows because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic in 2020/21. This will introduced Wyatt in the series. There is another feature length special which will be taking over this proposed special (r*ead row 11*).

4. The Narrow Gauge Engines and the Miniature Engines along with Madge, will all be making their returns and getting episodes to themselves too. Daisy, Boco, Arry, Bert, Old Slow Coach, S.C. Ruffey, Tom, Elizabeth, Harvey, Whiff, Stanley, Patrick, Byron and Robert will be making returning appearances too.

5. Diesel WILL be coming back in S9, but in a new model in Bachmann, he will be working at the Shunting Yard along with 98462 and Splatter and Dodge as Brian and Dylan are moving to Shen Valley branch line and helping with the national park's new mountain rescue center. Diesel will also encounter Duck on his return too.

6. Rosie will remain in her pink livery until the 2 part finale where she would have a nasty accident which resulted her getting a repair, rebuild and a repaint all in one go.

7. This season will celebrate the series' 200th episode where The Fat Controller puts on a play to celebrate Knapford Station's 60th Anniversary.

8. There was meant to be some new characters being introduced during S9, including Wyatt, the American tank engine, who was meant to be joining the steam team during the 2nd half of the season but was postponed due to Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic in 2020/21

9. Because of the Steam Team being extended (Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Emily, Nia, Rebecca and new to the team, Wyatt),, there may be a possibility that there might be a new intro along with a new theme, but it's unknown yet.

10. After what happened in the S8 finale, James will be going through a rivalry with Alfred (98462) and it'll last until the 2 part finale where James will learn to get along with 98462, Splatter and Dodge and work together to save the day.

11. There is a planned feature length special which will be taking over Engines of the West which is actually based off as Fireman Sam's "Set For Action" but a Thomas version. This might include Zach, the black tender engine along with Thomas during the filming of the movie.

Donald, Douglas, Paxton, Joesph, Max and Monty and Daisy will be getting their first leading episodes in this series.

* This is the only season to have released over three years, stopping at Paxton & the Snow Monster, due to Daniel's current hiatus while the filming room is getting a makeover, which soon becomes a much bigger new house altogether as Daniel's grandpa passed away on 22 June 2022, so Daniel has decided to put the season on hold and go on a much needed sabbatical until he moved into the new house sometime in 2023 which will have a much bigger filming room for his props, models and sets.