Thomas, the main protagonist of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: Thomas The Tank Engine Wiki
Thomas And Friends is a series based on The Railway Series by Wilbert Awdry.
Publications[]
- The Three Railway Engines (May 12th, 1945)
- Thomas the Tank Engine (September 14th, 1946)
- James the Red Engine (September 1948)
- Tank Engine Thomas Again (September 1949)
- Troublesome Engines (January 1950)
- Henry the Green Engine (June 1951)
- Toby the Tram Engine (April 1952)
- Gordon the Big Engine (December 1953)
- Edward the Blue Engine (February 1954)
- Four Little Engines (October 1955)
- Percy the Small Engine (September 1956)
- The Eight Famous Engines (November 1957)
- Duck and the Diesel Engine (August 1958)
- The Little Old Engine (July 1959)
- The Twin Engines (September 1960)
- Branch Little Engines (November 1961)
- Gallant Old Engine (December 1962)
- Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine (November 1963)
- Mountain Engines (August 1964)
- Very Old Engines (April 16th, 1965)
- Main Line Engines (September 1966)
- Small Railway Engines (September 1967)
- Enterprising Engines (October 4th, 1968)
- Oliver the Western Engine (November 15th, 1969)
- Duke the Lost Engine (October 15th, 1970)
- Tramway Engines (October 15th, 1972)
- Really Useful Engines (September 12th, 1983)
- James and the Diesel Engines (September 17th, 1984)
- Thomas's Christmas Party (October 29th, 1984)
- Thomas Comes to Breakfast (September 2nd, 1985)
- Great Little Engines (October 28th, 1985)
- More About Thomas the Tank Engine (September 22nd, 1986)
- Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (October 20th, 1986)
- Gordon the High Speed Engine (September 7th, 1987)
- Thomas and the Evil Diesel (October 5th, 1987)
- The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways (1987)
- Toby, Trucks and Trouble (September 19th, 1988)
- Thomas and the Twins (September 11th, 1989)
- Jock the New Engine (August 6th, 1990)
- Thomas and Gordon Off The Rails (September 3rd, 1990)
- Thomas and the Great Railway Show (August 12th, 1991)
- Thomas and the Hurricane (March 16th, 1992)
- Thomas Comes Home (June 15th, 1992)
- Henry and the Express (April 8th, 1993)
- Wilbert the Forest Engine (August 8th, 1994)
- Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines (August 1st, 1995)
- The Thomas the Tank Engine Man (1995)
- New Little Engine (August 8th, 1996)
- Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends (2001)
- More Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends (2001)
- Sodor: Reading Between the Lines (2005)
- Thomas and Victoria (September 3rd, 2007)
- Thomas and his Friends (July 6th, 2011)
TV[]
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (October 9th, 1984 - October 21st, 2002)
- Thomas & Friends (October 6th, 2003 - December 22nd, 2017)
- Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (September 3rd, 2018 - January 20th, 2021)
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (September 13th, 2021 - present)
On June 14th, 1953, the BBC broadcasted a live adaptation of The Sad Story of Henry, however it is currently lost.
Films[]
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (July 9th, 2000)
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (September 8th, 2009)
- Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (September 7th, 2010)
- Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (September 6th, 2011)
- Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (September 17th, 2013)
- Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins (March 3rd, 2015)
- Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (July 17th, 2015)
- Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (May 21st, 2016)
- Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (June 23rd, 2017)
- Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (September 7, 2018)
- Untitled Thomas & Friends Movie (Upcoming)
Video Games[]
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1990) for Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum
- Thomas the Tank Engine's Fun With Words (1990) for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amiga
- Thomas the Tank Engine (1992) for Amiga and PC
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (August 2nd, 1993) for Sega Genesis
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (September 1993) for SNES
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Thomas's Big Race (1993) for Amiga
- Kikansha Thomas ni Notte (March 1995) for Sega Pico
- Thomas the Tank Engine's Pinball (1995) for PC, Amiga, and Amiga CD32
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (September 1996) for Pippin
- Thomas and Friends: The Great Festival Adventure (1999) for PC
- Kids Station: Kikansha Thomas to Nakamatachi (September 21st, 2000) for PlayStation
- Kikansha Thomas (October 12th, 2001) for Game Boy Color
- Thomas & Friends: Building the New Line (September 2002) for PC
- Kids Station: Oshaberi Oekaki Kikansha Thomas to Nakamatachi (December 19th, 2002) for PlayStation
- Thomas & Friends: Thomas Saves the Day (September 2003) for PC
- Issho ni Hashirou Kikansha Thomas (2004) for Sega Pico
- Game ga Ippai Kikansha Thomas (October 2005) for Advanced Pico Beena
- Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2005) for Leapster
- Thomas & Friends: Engines Working Together (2005) for V.Smile and V.Smile Motion
- Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks (November 2nd, 2006) for PC
- Kikansha Thomas to Nakama-tachi (November 2006) for Arcade
- Thomas & Friends: Right on Time (2006), Plug and Play
- Kikansha Thomas: Kokugo Sansuu Eigo (August 2nd, 2007) for Nintendo DS
- Thomas & Friends: A Day at the Races (August 24th, 2007) for PlayStation 2
- Thomas & Friends: Special Delivery (December 28th, 2007) for PC
- Thomas & Friends Sharp Cookie (2007), Plug and Play
- Kikansha Thomas DS de Hajimeru Chiiku Gakushuu (July 24th, 2008) for Nintendo DS
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (June 29th, 2010) for Wii and Nintendo DS
- Chara Pasha! Kikansha Thomas (December 15th, 2010) for DSiWare
- Thomas to Asonde Oboeru Kotoba to Kazu to ABC (July 31st, 2014) for Nintendo 3DS
- Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas (December 16th, 2014) for iOS and Android
- Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas! - Speed Challenge (December 17th, 2014) for iOS
- Thomas & Friends: Steaming Around Sodor (October 2nd, 2015) for Nintendo 3DS
- Thomas & Friends: Race On! (December 14th, 2015) for Android and iOS
- Tetsudou Nippon! Rosen Tabi: Kikansha Thomas-hen Oigawa Tetsudou! (July 28th, 2016) for Nintendo 3DS
- Thomas & Friends: Magic Tracks (November 15th, 2016) for iOS and Android
- Thomas & Friends Minis (September 16th, 2017) for iOS and Android
- Thomas & Friends: Adventures! (March 13th, 2019) for Android and iOS
Links to Other Series[]
Characters from Thomas & Friends appear in The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
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Gachapin | December 30, 1991 | Thomas meets Gachapin and Mukku in the Japanese Thomas & Friends episode “Thomas and the U.K. Trip”. | 1 |
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Kids for Character | April 23, 1996 | Thomas appears in "Kids for Character." | 1a |
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The Mighty Boosh | June 1, 2004 | Thomas & Friends theme is played in The Mighty Boosh. | 2 |
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The Magic Roundabout | February 2, 2005 | Thomas the Tank Engine is mentioned in Doogal. | 2 |
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Children's Party at the Palace | June 25, 2006 | Thomas appears in Children's Party at the Palace. | 1 |
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Sprout Diner | September 20, 2008 | Thomas calls Sprout Diner in the episode "Thomas' Club Car Sandwiches". | 1 |
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Little Einsteins | September 22, 2009 | A toy resembling Thomas appears in Show and Tell. | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 28, 2010 | Raj mentions a Thomas the Tank Engine toy in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Irish Pub Formulation". | 2 |
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UNO | 2010 | Thomas & Friends UNO is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 |
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Robotomy | January 3, 2011 | Thomas & Friends is referenced when Thrasher gets brainwashed by a show about talking trains in the Robotomy episode "Mean Green". | 2.5 |
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Nostalgia Critic | March 7, 2012 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Thomas and the Magic Railroad". | 2 |
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League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen | June 2012 | Thomas appears to be dead in the Century chapter "Paint It Black". | 3 |
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Robot Chicken | November 11, 2012 | Thomas And Friends is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "Hemlock, Gin and Juice". | 2 |
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Ant-Man | July 17, 2015 | There is a toy of Thomas the Tank Engine in the Ant-Man movie. | 2 |
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South Park | November 18, 2015 | In the episode, "Sponsored Content", Jimmy uses a ride-on Thomas toy to deliver the Super School News across town and a coach to hold the newspapers. | 2 |
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Night Blights | April 15, 2016 | In Night Blights, you can see a drawing of Thomas in the basement. | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | August 2019 | Thomas appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #65. | 2 |
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MeatCanyon | May 4, 2020 | Thomas & Friends is parodied in the MeatCanyon episode "RAILROAD". | 3 |
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My Hero Academia | July 10, 2020 | There is a person with a head that resembles Gordon from Thomas & Friends in chapter 81 of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. | 3 |
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Death Race (DevilArtemis) | July 13, 2020 | Thomas the Tank Engine has been a subject for Death Race. | 2 |
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Bridge Kids | August 19, 2021 | Thomas the Tank Engine is mentioned in the Bridge Kids episode “Smokin Butts”. | 2 |
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Bullet Train | August 5, 2022 | Thomas the Tank Engine as well as many characters from the series are mentioned several times throughout Bullet Train. | 2 |
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Choo-Choo Charles | December 9, 2022 | Choo-Choo Charles is a parody of Thomas the Tank Engine. (see details) |
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Black Mirror | June 15, 2023 | Thomas the Tank Engine is mentioned in the Black Mirror episode: "Joan is Awful". (see details) |
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Melvins Macabre | December 17, 2023 | Thomas & Friends memorabilia can be seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". | 2 |
