Season One

The first season of the television series first aired on 'Shining Time Station' in 1989 and had 43 episodes. Ringo Starr narrated all the episodes and George Carlin later re-narrating them in 1991.

Episodes

 * 1) Thomas Gets Tricked/Thomas &amp; Gordon
 * 2) Edward Helps Out/Edward &amp; Gordon
 * 3) Come Out, Henry!/The Sad Story Of Henry
 * 4) Henry To The Rescue/Edward, Gordon, &amp; Henry
 * 5) A Big Day For Thomas/Thomas's Train
 * 6) Trouble For Thomas/Thomas &amp; The Trucks
 * 7) Thomas Saves The Day/Thomas &amp; The Breakdown Train
 * 8) James Learns A Lesson/James &amp; The Coaches
 * 9) Foolish Freight Cars/Troublesome Trucks
 * 10) A Proud Day For James/James &amp; The Express
 * 11) Thomas & The Conductor/Thomas &amp; The Guard
 * 12) Terence The Tractor/Thomas, Terence, &amp; The Snow
 * 13) Thomas Goes Fishing
 * 14) Thomas & Bertie's Great Race/Thomas &amp; Bertie
 * 15) Tenders & Turntables
 * 16) Trouble In The Shed
 * 17) Percy Runs Away
 * 18) Thomas Comes To Breakfast
 * 19) Henry's Special Coal/Coal
 * 20) The Flying Kipper
 * 21) Toby The Tram Engine/Toby &amp; The Stout Gentleman
 * 22) Thomas Breaks The Rules/Thomas In Trouble
 * 23) A Cow On The Line/Cows
 * 24) Old Iron
 * 25) Double Trouble/Thomas, Percy, &amp; The Coal
 * 26) James In A Mess/Dirty Objects
 * 27) Duck Takes Charge
 * 28) Percy Proves A Point/Percy & Harold
 * 29) Better Late Than Never
 * 30) Pop Goes The Diesel
 * 31) Diesel's Devious Deed/Dirty Work
 * 32) A Close Shave For Duck/A Close Shave
 * 33) Gordon Takes A Dip/Off The Rails
 * 34) Down The Mine
 * 35) The Runaway
 * 36) Percy Takes The Plunge
 * 37) Percy's Ghostly Trick/Ghost Train
 * 38) Woolly Bear
 * 39) Saved From Scrap
 * 40) A New Friend For Thomas
 * 41) Thomas & Trevor
 * 42) Thomas's Christmas Party
 * 43) Thomas & The Missing Christmas Tree

Characters



 * Thomas


 * Edward


 * Henry


 * Gordon


 * James


 * Percy


 * Toby


 * Annie and Clarabel


 * Henrietta


 * Terence


 * Bertie


 * Sir Topham Hatt


 * Stephen Hatt


 * Bridget Hatt


 * Mrs. Kyndley


 * The Policeman


 * Jeremiah Jobling (not named)


 * Lady Hatt (not named; does not speak)


 * The Storyteller (cameo)

Trivia

 * This was the first season in which music was composed using the Roland Jupiter 6 synthesizer.
 * The Norwegian narration and the early Swedish narrations credits Ringo Starr as the narrator, even though it was re-dubbed in Norwegian/Swedish.
 * In the Ukrainian version, Ringo Starr's voice can be heard in the background.
 * This is the only season where all the episodes are adapted from the Reverend W. Awdry's stories.
 * This is the only season to be released on Betamax.
 * This is the only season to be released on Betamax.