Thomas & Friends: Season 20
Season 20 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Thomas & Friends Season 19.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 20 Progress Shield
Sidney Sings
Sep 5, 2016 · 11 min
Sidney is a very forgetful diesel engine who decides to make up a song to help him remember a very important job.
Toby's New Friend
Sep 6, 2016 · 11 min
Philip tries to befriend Toby the Tram Engine, thinking he is a diesel boxcab like himself. Unfortunately, young Philip and old Toby don't seem to like the same things.
Henry Gets the Express
Sep 7, 2016 · 11 min
Henry is given the job of pulling the express. Meanwhile, Gordon is reassigned to Henry's goods trains and he doesn't like it one bit.
Diesel and the Ducklings
Sep 8, 2016 · 11 min
Rough and tough Diesel shows that he's really a big softie when it comes to fluffy little ducklings.
Bradford the Brake Van
Sep 9, 2016 · 11 min
Bradford is a very strict brakevan who abides by all the railway rules and regulations. As a result, the engines of Sodor find him very difficult to work with.
Saving Time
Nov 21, 2016 · 11 min
Samson takes as many trucks as he can of an important stone train to save time getting to the docks.
Ryan and Daisy
Nov 22, 2016 · 11 min
Daisy manipulates Ryan to get him to do her extra work, as well as his own.
Blown Away
Nov 24, 2016 · 11 min
Skiff is helping prepare for a storm, but he himself is blown away down the track.
The Way She Does It
Nov 25, 2016 · 11 min
Daisy boasts about transporting an entertainers group.
Letters to Santa
Dec 27, 2016 · 11 min
Percy, with some help from Harold , deliver letters to the North Pole.
Love Me Tender
Dec 28, 2016 · 11 min
Donald and Douglas are twins and brothers. They sometimes argue, but in the end they end up the best of friends.
The Railcar and the Coaches
Dec 29, 2016 · 11 min
Annie and Clarabel learn that two wrongs don't make a right.
Mucking About
Jun 5, 2017 · 11 min
Thomas questions his friendship with Max and Monty after they repeatedly pull reckless and dangerous stunts.
Cautious Connor
Jun 6, 2017 · 11 min
Connor gets damaged when travelling at high speed and decides that he must go more slowly from now on.
All in Vain
Jun 7, 2017 · 11 min
James has to take the Mayor to Callan Castle, but is mortified when he finds a tiny scratch on his paintwork.
Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks
Jun 8, 2017 · 11 min
Everyone on Sodor struggles in the hot weather, Belle and Flynn were putting out fires while the Fat Controller was forced to wear a safari hat to keep himself cool. Also known as
Tit for Tat
Jun 9, 2017 · 11 min
Bert is splashed by some visitors to the railway and is determined to get back at them.
Mike's Whistle
Jun 12, 2017 · 11 min
After teasing Duck about his whistle, Mike boasts about his own.
Useful Railway
Jun 13, 2017 · 11 min
Rex thinks pulling wool trains is an easy job, but he quickly discovers otherwise.
Henry in the Dark
Jul 24, 2017 · 11 min
Henry is accidentally given paint that glows in the dark.
Three Steam Engines Gruff
Jul 25, 2017 · 11 min
Thomas, Percy and Toby are frightened by a sound from under the bridge.
Engine of the Future
Jul 26, 2017 · 11 min
A different new engine arrives to the island and the other engines think he will replace them.
Hugo and the Airship
Jul 27, 2017 · 11 min
Hugo wishes he could fly like an airship that has been soaring over Sodor.
The Missing Breakdown Train
Jul 28, 2017 · 11 min
Judy and Jerome get their chance to be really useful again.
Skiff and the Mermaid
Jul 31, 2017 · 11 min
Skiff and the Fat Controller go on a wild adventure around Arlesburgh Harbour in search of a mermaid.
The Christmas Coffeepot
Dec 14, 2017 · 11 min
Marion discovers what she thinks is a talking Christmas tree, but it turns out to be Glynn the Coffeepot Engine who is restored and sent to work at Ulfstead Castle in time for the
Over the Hill
Dec 20, 2017 · 11 min
Stephen becomes jealous of all the attention received by Glynn at the castle.