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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - Thomas to the Rescue
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E3

    Some of the diesels receive a dose of contaminated fuel but will Thomas help fix the situation after Diesel calling him a "stinky old steam engine"?

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 4 - Henry and the Wishing Tree
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E4

    Henry wishes he could pull passenger trains like Gordon instead of log trucks. However, Henry comes upon a Wishing Tree which Sodor's children regulary visit later on that day...

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Don't Tell Thomas
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E9

    The engines are hiding a big secret from their blue tank engine friend, but what could it possibly be?

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  4. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Thomas and the Firework Display
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E11

    Thomas wishes he could collect the fireworks stock to deliver to the Harvest Fireworks Display but feels most disappointed when James is chosen to do the job instead. James, however, breaks down...

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  5. undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - Gordon Takes Charge
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E12

    Gordon shows off to Percy while teaching him how to pull passengers. In doing so, Gordon doesn't notice a dangerous icy section of line...

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 19 - Fish
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E19

    Thomas is hasty and decides to haul all the trucks with loads of fish he has to deliver all at once. He soon finds that in doing so, they are too heavy to pull in one shot...

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  7. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - Emily's Adventure
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E20

    Emily finds that being unkind to others is the wrong thing to do when in need of help with a big job.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 22 - You Can Do It, Toby!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E22

    When Gordon becomes stuck on the Hill, Toby comes to help and push but will he have enough confidence in himself after Gordon saying earlier on to him that he's not a proper engine?

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  9. undefined Season 8 Episode 24 - Chickens To School
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E24

    Emily offers to help Thomas with his loads, but Thomas refuses any help whatsoever his friend has to offer, or at least at first.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 25 - Too Hot For Thomas
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E25

    Thomas feels sad when he has to deliver ingredients to the Ice Cream Factory instead of taking children to the beach, but later feels much happier thanks to a nice little surprise...

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  11. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - Mighty Mac
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E4

    Everything is happening on the Narrow Gauge Railway. There is the new Controller, Mr. Percival, and there is the new locomotive, Mighty Mac. But this is no ordinary locomotive; in fact it has not one smokebox but two! At one end there is Mighty and at the other, Mac. On their first job they already start fighting, and in this case, over which way they should go to reach the proposed destination. Will they be able to reach a resolution, to work as one?

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Molly's Special Special
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E5

    Molly, a lovely new engine with striking yellow paintwork and four, large drive wheels, but Molly doesn’t think pulling empty trucks is lovely. She wants to pull a nice, fully loaded goods train. Thomas makes a suggestion to her, but is it a wise suggestion? Molly, nonetheless, takes heed.

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  13. undefined Season 9 Episode 10 - Rheneas and the Dinosaur
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E10

    The dinosaurs may be gone, but they still live on in the findings of their remaining bones, and it is such a find that has been made on Sodor. Rheneas & Skarloey both want to collect the bones, which need to be taken to the all new Transfer Yards area that has been constructed. But because of Skarloey’s clumsiness, Rheneas decides he will do the important work on his own, leaving poor Skarloey in the cold. What he fails to realize is dinosaur bones can be more heavy than one may think…

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  14. undefined Season 9 Episode 16 - Henry and the Flagpole
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E16

    Henry fears the Fat Controller will use his favourite tree for a new flagpole, due him accidentally causing the one which was going to be used to be destroyed. Henry can’t bare the thought of losing something so precious to him, so sets out to find an alternative replacement.

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  15. undefined Season 9 Episode 19 - Thomas's New Trucks
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E19

    Thomas and James have both been given splendid new trucks to pull, from the Fat Controller. The two engines decide they will have a little competition between themselves to see who can keep their train of trucks looking spic 'n' span, with quite some results…

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  16. undefined Season 9 Episode 22 - Skarloey the Brave
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E22

    Skarloey sets out to try and prove himself to the others by being the bravest locomotive ever – by attaching himself to the Incline winch. Not smart…

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  17. undefined Season 10 Episode 6 - Duncan Drops a Clanger
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S10:E6

    The hill clock tower’s bell needs to be given a good polish off for the country fair. The Foreman tells Duncan to travel slowly with the bell, but Duncan ends up becoming so enraptured by the bell’s sound it makes, going along the bumpy sections of track, that he doesn’t listen. It is only when the bell flies off his flatbed truck, upon hitting a dip, that Duncan realizes he should have listened. Duncan will have to put in quite an effort to retrieve the bell – which has become dangerously stuck in a tree. Any second, it could fall.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  18. undefined Season 10 Episode 14 - Sticky Toffee Thomas
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S10:E14

    A fancy dress party is being held for some children, where Thomas shall be giving them rides. Thomas wonders deeply about what he could possibly wear as a costume. Upon being given a good clean at the Washdown, Thomas comes up with the idea of going as a giant bubble bath! But his “bubble” is soon burst when he ends up crashing into Toby the Tram Engine, due not being able to see through the soap in his eyes! After two more incidents still, the first involving getting cloaked in toffee apple and the other getting covered in leaves and nasty branches, Thomas is in quite a state. But little does he know that his state will turn out all for the better.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  19. undefined Season 10 Episode 24 - Duncan's Bluff
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S10:E24

    Villagers, high up in the hills, need plenty of coal as Sodor is in the deep of winter. Duncan is taking coal there from the Wharf, which James delivers. For a lark, Duncan says he will race James. If Duncan delivers the coal first, he wins. If James arrives with more coal first, he wins. So, just who will win? Well, it certainly wouldn’t seem to be James when Duncan resorts to a spot of cheating…

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  20. undefined Season 10 Episode 27 - James the Second Best
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S10:E27

    A Railway Poster is to be produced, and the Fat Controller needs an engine to be the centre of it – and that engine is decided to be Edward. James is most jealous of Edward when he learns of the news. He wanted to be the engine on that poster. So James decides to try and prove to the Fat Controller that it should be him, and not Edward, who gets the gig.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  21. undefined Season 10 Episode 28 - Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S10:E28

    Skarloey is in dire need of repairs, but the workshop is all the way over on the other side of Sodor. Thomas kindly comes forward, in that he will transport Skarloey there. Once Skarloey is on a flatbed truck, the Thin Controller warns Thomas about its coupling, as it could easily come loose. Skarloey is feeling very miserable, so Thomas tries as hard as he can to make the little chap feel better, by showing him sights around the island. When none of his efforts seem to work, Thomas comes up with the idea of showing Skarloey the view from the peak of Gordon’s Hill, but he has forgotten about that flatbed’s coupling…

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  22. undefined Season 11 Episode 6 - Gordon and the Engineer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S11:E6

    Speedy yet impatient, Gordon is sent to collect an engineer to repair a damaged set of points. But his race to get the job done only causes more drama for him and the other engines!

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  23. undefined Season 11 Episode 8 - Henry's Lucky Day
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S11:E8

    After a great day with certain trucks, Henry believes that they are lucky. However, when Edward accidentally takes them, the green engine chases after him, determined to get his luck back.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  24. undefined Season 11 Episode 14 - Edward and the Mail
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S11:E14

    Edward is asked to step in and take the mail while Percy was away. However, he has no idea what to do and decides not to ask for help, resulting in disaster.

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    Writer:Paul Larson

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  25. undefined Season 11 Episode 19 - Thomas and the Stinky Cheese
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S11:E19

    Thomas is indignant when the diesels call him a "stinky steamie," but his determination to prove them wrong gets him into trouble when he is asked to make a delivery of cheese to the docks.

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Paul Larson Ratings Summary

"Thomas to the Rescue" is the best rated episode written by Paul Larson. It scored 10.0/10 from 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on October 5, 2004.