Thomas & Friends series 9

Thomas & Friends
Series 9
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No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	Nick Jr.
Original release	5 September (2005-09-05) – 28 November 2005 (2005-11-28)
Series chronology

Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the railways of the Island of Sodor, based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry.

Episodes

Main article: List of Thomas & Friends 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.