Changes: Thomas and Friends - Season 17

Revision as of 15:39, 8 October 2013

Thomas and Friends - Season 17 will air in the UK on June 3rd, 2013 and in the USA on October 7th the same year. This season should be the first of a new writing style for the series. Following the September 2013 special, King of the Railway, it will also be the first season to be animated by Arc Productions.

Episodes

Kevin's Cranky Friend Kevin helps Cranky at the docks, but Cranky does not think he needs help even as the work piles up
Scruff's Makeover - Scruff gets a new coat of paint and refuses to take rubbish because he does not want to get dirty.
Wayward Winston - Winston is tired of being teased because The Fat Controller is a bad driver so Winston goes driver-less.
Gordon Runs Dry - Gordon gets hit by a stone from Paxton's truck and gets a hole in his boiler and gets late so when he tries he tries to make up for lost time he leaks.
Calm Down Caitlin - Caitlin stays on Sodor for the night. The Fat Controller tells her to be calm and consider. But when she takes the flying kipper and the mail she becomes too loud and is very tired in the morning
Steamie Stafford - Stafford becomes jealous of the steam engines because of all the noise they make, so he begins to act like them.
Henry's Hero - Henry and Hiro have been taking bad coal. Duck tells them about it, Henry then decides to go back to his shed which leaves Hiro to manage the coal on his own.
Luke's New Friend - Luke befriends a deer at the Blue Mountain Quarry he brings the deer to Ulfstead Castle.
The Switch - Luke and Millie swap jobs.
Not Now, Charlie! - There's an elephant on Charlie's track and Charlie tries to alert the other engines, but they wouldn't listen. Harold however, listens to Charlie and rescues the deer.
The Lost Puff - Paxton tries to find Thomas' "lost puff".
The Thomas Way - Thomas and Duck need to work together to help Harold when he breaks down.
The Phantom Express - James tricks Percy into thinking there is a ghost at Ulfstead Castle.
Percy's Lucky Day - Percy suffers a bout of bad luck, Stephen gives him a lucky dream.
Bill or Ben? - Bill and Ben trick Connor.

Too Many Fire Engines - Some railway inspectors question if Sir Topham Hatt needs two fire engines.
No More Mr. Nice Engine - Diesel tries to get Hiro to toughen up with the trucks.
No Snow For Thomas - Thomas hides his snowplough.
The Frozen Turntable - The turntable at Tidmouth Sheds freezes in one position and the engines argue about who should get the one accessible berth.
The Missing Christmas Decorations - Percy thinks Diesel 10 is stealing christmas decorations.
Santa's Little Engine - Thomas has to rescue Sir Topham Hatt when his sleigh brakes on a hill.
No More Mr.Nice Engine
Away from the Sea
Thomas Shortcut
The Smelly Kipper
Gone Fishing
Edward or Henry
Nighttime Thomas
A winter rescue

Characters

Thomas
Edward
Henry
Gordon
James
Percy
Toby
Emily
Duck
Bill and Ben
Murdoch
Belle
Flynn
Charlie
Hiro
Connor
Stephen
Caitlin
Salty
Bertie
Sidney
Diesel
Scruff
Whiff
Porter
Paxton
Sidney
Winston
Stafford
Skarloey
Rheneas
Sir Handel
Peter Sam
Rusty
Luke
Merrick
Owen
Victor
Harold
Millie
Kevin
Cranky
Kevin
Paxton
Diesel 10
Sir Topham Hatt
Farmer McColl
Sir Robert Noramby
A Zoo Keeper
Some Workmen
Some Children
Rocky (does not speak)
Rosie (cameo)
Mavis (cameo)
Henrietta (cameo)
Lady Hatt (cameo)
Stephen Hatt (cameo)
Birdget Hatt (cameo)
The Bird Watcher (cameo)
Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)

Trivia

This will be the first season to be animated by Arc Productions
From this season onwards, the series will be directed by David Baas.
This will be the first season to be written by current head writer, Andrew Brenner.
This is Mark Moraghan's first season as narrator.
Five episodes from the upcoming DVD 'Railway Mischief', and two others based from the 2013 Wooden Railway sets, 'Santa's Little Engine' and 'Sidney's Holiday Special' were the evidence of the currently revealed episodes airing for Series 17 in Autumn 2013 the two being Santa's Little Engine and New Wheels For Sidney (Possibly working title for The Missing Christmas Decorations).
The writers are now credited when the title is put up at the beginning.
Duck and Ben appear for the first time since season 12 and Bill appears for the first time since season 11.
Rupert Degas has left the voice cast.

Cast

USA

Mark Moraghan as the narrator
Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
Jules de Jongh as Emily and the children
Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Scruff, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt, Harold, The Zoo Keeper and Some Groaning Passengers
Glenn Wrage as Cranky
Keith Wickham as Salty, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bertie and The Maron Station Speaker
Matt Wilkinson as Diesel 10, Winston, Rusty, Merrick
Steven Kynman as Paxton and Peter Sam
William Hope as Edward, Toby, Whiff, and Farmer McColl
David Bedella as Victor
Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
Bob Golding as Stephen
Ben Small as Charlie, Rheneas, Owen and Flynn
Toga Igawa as Hiro
Michael Legge as Luke
Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
Jonathan Forbes as Connor
Miranda Raison as Millie
Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
David Menkin as Porter
Mike Grady as Sir Robert Noramby

UK and AUS

Mark Moraghan as the narrator
Ben Small as Thomas, Toby, Rheneas, Flynn and Owen
Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Salty, Stafford, Sir Topham, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Harold, The Thin Controller, Bertie and The Maron Staion Speaker
Matt Wilkinson as Diesel 10, Charlie, Kevin, Cranky, Scruff, Winston, Farmer McColl, Rusty, Merrick and The Zoo Keeper
Steven Kynman as Duck, Paxton and Peter Sam
Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie, Clarabel and Belle
David Bedella as Victor
Kerry Shale as The Zoo Keeper (Not Now Charlie! only) and some groaning passengers.
Toga Igawa as Hiro
Michael Legge as Luke
Bob Golding as Stephen
Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
Johnathan Forbes as Connor
Miranda Raison as Millie
Mike Grady as Sir Robert Noramby
Jonathan Broadbent as Bill and Ben
David Menkin as Porter

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 *Duck
 *Bill and Ben
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 *Belle
 *Flynn

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