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Season guide

Thomas & Friends: Season 4

26 episodes Premiered Mar 4, 1996
Previously on Thomas & Friends

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Thomas & Friends Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Granpuff (1)

Mar 4, 1996

The engines are having trouble getting to sleep, so Thomas tells them the story of Duke... Duke, Stuart and Falcon worked on their own little railway years ago, until hard times ca

S4·E2 Core

Sleeping Beauty (2)

Mar 5, 1996

Thomas tells the engines the rest of his story about Duke and how a group of people set out to save him.

S4·E3 Core

Bulldog

Mar 6, 1996

Percy is feeling rather annoyed because he has a new coat of paint and is longing for everyone and anyone to see it. So Thomas tells him the following story... Before the problems

S4·E4 Core

You Can't Win

Mar 7, 1996

Stuart is being rather cheeky to Duke about his old age but is taught a lesson later on that day thanks to a clever plan...

S4·E5 Core

Four Little Engines

Mar 8, 1996

Skarloey feels lonely when Rheneas goes away to be mended; he wishes he could be young and pull coaches again. He finally gets his chance when some stubborn coaches damage Sir Hand

S4·E6 Core

A Bad Day For Sir Handel

Mar 11, 1996

Skarloey and Rheneas are two old engines, who tire very easily. So the Manager sends for Sir Handel and Peter Sam to help them; but Sir Handel is cross and rude and gets himself in

S4·E7 Core

Peter Sam & The Refreshment Lady

Mar 12, 1996

Whilst Sir Handel is shut up in the shed, Peter Sam is doing his work as well as his own - and does he love it! However, Henry says that if he is late, he'll leave his passengers b

S4·E8 Core

Trucks

Mar 13, 1996

Trucks - Sir Handel doesn't like them and they don't like him. So, after some 'helpful' tips from Gordon, he tricks Peter Sam into doing his work which leads to a great dilemma...

S4·E9 Core

Home At Last

Mar 14, 1996

Peter Sam is delighted when Skarloey returns home. He tells him about Duncan, who came as a spare engine after his accident. Skarloey would like to meet Duncan but gets to sooner

S4·E10 Core

Rock 'n' Roll

Mar 15, 1996

Rusty and the men are working hard to mend the line; but there is still one bad bit, before the first station, which they haven't had time for. The little diesel tells Duncan to be

S4·E11 Core

Special Funnel

Mar 18, 1996

Ever since his accident with the trucks, Peter Sam's funnel is constantly wobbling and clanking as the winter wind ties to blow it away. When the snow and frost comes, an icicle in

S4·E12 Core

Steam Roller

Mar 19, 1996

Sir Handel brags about his "steamroller wheels" and boasts that he can go faster than the other engines. Tired of this, Skarloey tricks him into having a race with George, the grum

S4·E13 Core

Passengers & Polish

Mar 20, 1996

Skarloey is delighted to hear the news that Rheneas is coming home from the menders. Nancy, the guard's daughter, is planning a 'welcome home' party for him; and because of this,

S4·E14 Core

Gallant Old Engine

Mar 21, 1996

Duncan is still complaining about passengers being a nuisance. But Skarloey tells him just how important passengers are, when he tells the story of how Rheneas saved the railway, e

S4·E15 Core

Rusty To the Rescue

Mar 22, 1996

During the springtime, a new line has been opened; it runs through fields of bluebells. Rusty thinks that what they need is a 'Bluebell Engine'. So, with some advice from Douglas,

S4·E16 Core

Thomas & Stepney (1)

Mar 25, 1996

Stepney the 'Bluebell' engine feels sad that his line is so short, and longs for a good run to stretch his wheels; how delighted he is when he is invited to work on the Fat Control

S4·E17 Core

Train Stops Play (2)

Mar 26, 1996

Stepney is very happy with his visit to the Fat Controller's railway. But one day, whilst waiting at a signal, a cricket team's "one and only ball" accidentally falls into one of h

S4·E18 Core

Bowled Out (3)

Mar 27, 1996

Stepney's visit is coming to an end and Thomas, Percy and the rest are very sorry that he is leaving. But they have other things to worry about when a big-headed Diesel comes to he

S4·E19 Core

Henry & the Elephant

Mar 28, 1996

The engines are very excited with the news that a circus has come to town. But they become bored and grumpy when it is time for it to leave; however, Henry isn't bored for very lon

S4·E20 Core

Toad Stands By

Mar 29, 1996

Poor Oliver! Ever since his plight in the turntable well, the trucks, and their leader S.C.Ruffey, have been teasing him dreadfully. However, Toad the brakevan has a plan to stop t

S4·E21 Core

Bull's Eyes

Apr 1, 1996

Daisy snorts about Toby the Tram Engine's cowcatchers and side plates, which prevent animals getting hurt if they stray on the line; she reckons that Toby is afraid himself and boa

S4·E22 Core

Thomas & the Special Letter

Apr 2, 1996

Thomas, Percy and the others are invited to "the big city faraway" by a little girl as well as her friends who would like to meet them. However, Thomas becomes overexcited and has

S4·E23 Core

Paint Pots & Queens

Apr 3, 1996

All the engines are thrilled when they hear that H.R.H, the Queen, is coming to visit their railway. But Thomas, Edward and Gordon are feeling sorry for themselves; things, however

S4·E24 Core

Fish

Apr 4, 1996

One evening, an extra load of fish has been ordered and there are instructions that extra vans must be added to Henry's train "The Flying Kipper". But the vans added are old; and t

S4·E25 Mytharc

Special Attraction

Apr 5, 1996

Toby is excited when he is invited to be the "Special Attraction" for a seaside village's parade. But his excitement turns to disappointment when there isn't anymore room for him.

S4·E26 Mytharc

Mind That Bike

Apr 8, 1996

Percy loves seeing the cheerful postman Tom Tipper driving about in his old van and helping him with his mail train. But Tom feels very sad when the Postmaster scraps his van and r

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