Thomas and Friends - Season 17

Season 17 is slated to air in late 2013. This season should be the first of a new writing style for the series.

Episodes

 * 1) Thomas Helps Out - Thomas wants to help his best friend Percy with the mail, but Percy is far too busy to want his help.
 * 2) Quack Goes Duck! - James teases Duck about going "Quack! Quack!" and tells him that he waddles on the track which makes Duck unhappy.
 * 3) Lady Returns - Lady makes a special comeback on Sodor, and Thomas wants to find something to make her happy.
 * 4) Victor's Busy Day - Victor promises to fix Duncan's rattly rods, but he gets overloaded and refuses to help the other engines
 * 5) Chaos on Sodor - Stanley tries to help the engines, but he accidentally manages to cause trouble form them
 * 6) Merrick Says No - Merrick has too much to do and says no to anything until Freddie tells him that he has to learn to do as he is told.
 * 7) Gordon's Important Delivery - Gordon is told to deliver packages to all the stations, but gets worried about delivering wrong packages to wrong destinations. Will someone help him?
 * 8) 'Arry, Bert and Stafford - Stafford is sent to work with 'Arry and Bert at the Quarry, but the diesels tease him about running on too much electricity.
 * 9) Snowy Sodor - When Emily is asked to deliver wood to Knapford, she ignores the advice of snowdrifts and ends up getting stuck.
 * 10) Meet Cromford! - Jack and Alfie meet Cromford the new catterpillar crane, but Patrick bosses him about and calls him an "Elephant On Wheels" which made Cromford sad.
 * 11) Stay Away from the Cliff! - Duncan ignores the warnings about how the cliff can be and puts himself in real danger.
 * 12) Thomas the Fastest Engine - Spencer has broken down and can't take the Duke and Duchess to their boat, so Thomas takes them to their boat for him.
 * 13) New Little Friend - Duck looks after a new tank engine called Nickil, but Nickil doesn't want to work and races off. Will Duck be able to catch him?
 * 14) Load Me Up! - Owen the Incline starts breaking down and can't load the slate into the trucks.
 * 15) Leave Toby Alone! - When Charlie teases Toby for being such an old steam tram, Toby decides that he would prove Charlie that he is a Really Useful engine.
 * 16) Philip and Henry - Henry shows new engine Philip how to be a Really Useful engine, but Philip thinks Henry is too slow.
 * 17) Strongest and Best! - Gordon shows Steven the new engine how he can be a very strong engine, but Steven doesn't understand what Gordon is telling him.
 * 18) Dart's Big Shunt - Dart is left in charge of the Dieselworks while Den is away, but feels bored when he has nothing to do so he decides to play the big shunting game.
 * 19) Hiro and the Whispering Waterfall - Hiro puffs past the whispering waterfall every time and he stops to look at it; he thinks it is beautiful.
 * 20) Rosie and the Race - Rosie challenges Gordon to a race so that she can beat his record.
 * 21) Spencer's Snow Go! - It is snowing and Spencer gets to plough through some snowdrifts.
 * 22) Tunnel Trouble - Skarloey and the Narrow Gauge Engines race through a tunnel, but Duncan gets himself stuck inside. Who will rescue Duncan?

Characters
Donald, Douglas, Oliver, Whiff, Scruff, the rest of The Pack, Winston and Paxton will likey appear.
 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald & Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Emily
 * Spencer
 * Rosie
 * Hiro
 * Charlie
 * Stanley
 * Victor
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Freddie
 * Mighty Mac
 * Luke
 * Stafford
 * Diesel
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Den
 * Dart
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Rocky
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * Captain
 * Owen
 * Merrick
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Patrick
 * Kevin
 * The Fat Controller
 * The Thin Controller
 * Miss Jenny

New characters Steven, Nickil, Cromford and Philip will be introduced.

UK

 * Michael Angelis as the Narrator
 * Ben Small as Thomas, Toby and Owen
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Duck, The Fat Controller, Skarloey, Den and Alfie
 * Matt Wilkinson as Spencer, Victor, Kevin, Rusty, Charlie, Cranky, Rocky, Jack, Alfie and Patrick

USA

 * Michael Brandon as the narrator
 * Martin Sherman as Thomas

Trivia

 * This will be Andrew Brenner's first season as head writer.
 * This will be the first season to have Duck, Jack and the Pack, Freddie and Duncan in full CGI.