Season 3

Thomas & FriendsSeason 3

1992
26 Episodes

Episodes

A Scarf for Percy
S03E01

A Scarf for Percy

The Island of Sodor is in the grips of winter. Percy, complaining about his funnel being cold, wishes for a long, woolly scarf to keep it warm. He soon knows why engines never wear scarfs when he has a surprise collision with a baggage trolley...

25 Jan 19925m
Percy's Promise
S03E02

Percy's Promise

It's holiday time and the Vicar's Sunday School is spending the day at the seaside. Percy promises Thomas that he'll get Annie, Clarabel and the children home safe and sound; but floods spell disaster for the little engine until...

03 Mar 19925m
Time for Trouble
S03E03

Time for Trouble

The Fat Controller feels that Gordon is being worked too hard and so decides to give him a rest and let James take his place for a while: This makes James feel proud and boastful. However, his bragging soon fades when he has an unexpected run in with Toby, who has run out of water on the Main Line.

17 Mar 19925m
Gordon and the Famous Visitor
S03E04

Gordon and the Famous Visitor

Everyone is excited at the arrival of the celebrity engine, 'City Of Truro' - all except Gordon, who sniffs at the fact that C.O.T. is a "domeless engine". However, when trying to break C.O.T.'s world record, he receives total humiliation thanks to a teasing wind.

24 Mar 19925m
Donald's Duck
S03E05

Donald's Duck

As a reward for his hard work, Duck is given his own branch line; he starts boasting endlessly about it and Donald teases his that he quacks "as if he laid an egg!" So Duck's driver and fireman decide to play a trick on Donald - with "quacking" results!

31 Mar 19925m
Thomas Gets Bumped
S03E06

Thomas Gets Bumped

After helping some children out of a sticky predicament, Thomas gets behind his timetable and is very late. Then things go from bad to worse when his Branch Line gets damaged by hot weather and has to be closed whilst it is being repaired. Bertie the Bus offers to takes Thomas's passengers while he shunts in the yard; and this makes the little engine worry that his passengers will forget about him.

07 Apr 19925m
Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
S03E07

Thomas, Percy and the Dragon

Percy teases Thomas about the time that he got scared in "Ghost Train". But one afternoon, Percy gets stuck in a siding after a points failure and has to spend the night there, where he encounters a terrifying dragon! But will anyone believe him?

07 Apr 19925m
Diesel Does it Again
S03E08
10.0

Diesel Does it Again

Duck and Percy are exhausted with the extra work in the harbour so the Fat Controller sends for another engine to help them. What a shock they receive when it turns out to be Diesel!

14 Apr 19925m
Henry's Forest
S03E09
10.0

Henry's Forest

Henry's favourite place on Sodor is the forest; he loves the trees, the animals and the peaceful nature sounds. He is heartbroken when storms damage the trees and the broken timber gets cut up and turned into furniture. Luckily, help is at hand...

14 Apr 19925m
The Trouble with Mud
S03E10

The Trouble with Mud

Gordon is smothered in mud, but refuses to be cleaned. So the Fat Controller, as punishment for disobeying orders, orders him to pull trucks, whilst James looks after the Express. But in the end, after Gordon helps James, he learns that "Having a wash down is essential to every engine."

21 Apr 19925m
No Joke for James
S03E11

No Joke for James

When Gordon annoys James by saying he's not as important as him, James decides to get revenge by telling Thomas that the Fat Controller wants James to pull the express and that Gordon should pull the trucks. Confusion ensues...

21 Apr 19925m
Thomas, Percy and the Post Train
S03E12

Thomas, Percy and the Post Train

Thomas and Percy pull the Post Train most nights. When the trains start to run late though, the future of the Post Train is put in jeopardy as the Post Office decide to start using Harold instead. Luckily a special passenger - and some strong winds - save the day.

28 Apr 19925m
Trust Thomas
S03E13

Trust Thomas

James is groaning because he has to deliver trucks to the quarry. Gordon tells him that he should pretend to be ill so he doesn't have to do the job. Thomas soon pulls in and offers to deliver the trucks instead and so the two big engines slyly agree. Later, Thomas unfortunately doesn't realise that trouble is ahead just down the line and he wouldn't have been put in such a situation if it weren't for Gordon and James...

28 Apr 19925m
Mavis
S03E14

Mavis

Mavis is a young diesel engine who is starting work at the quarry. Unfortunately her way of shunting is a lot different from Toby's and he gets annoyed. A bit of false encouragement from Diesel gets Mavis into trouble.

05 May 19925m
Toby's Tightrope
S03E15

Toby's Tightrope

Mavis is told that she is not allowed anywhere near Toby's line, so when the trains get bigger she develops a plan for the trucks to push her there. But Toby accidentally takes those trucks and they decide to push him instead. As Toby speeds down the line, he realises that the bridge ahead is collapsing and he knows that he can't stop in time!

05 May 19925m
Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party
S03E16

Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party

The Vicar is having a garden party so that he can raise money for a seaside trip for the children. Trevor is the star attraction, but Edward wishes he had something to do to help out too. In the end he helps the vicar with the posters advertising the party. Meanwhile, Bertie is teasing Trevor about being old, but Trevor has the last laugh when Bertie gets into a sticky situation.

12 May 19925m
Buzz, Buzz
S03E17

Buzz, Buzz

James is chatting to Trevor about some bees who Trevor is looking after. Boco warns them to not to annoy the bees, which annoys James. The next day, some bees escape from the station and cling onto James's warm boiler... and refuse to let go!

12 May 19925m
All at Sea
S03E18

All at Sea

Duck wishes he could sail to far away lands but Percy tells Duck he'd rather stay on his dry rails. So, when Duck helps Harold out in an emergency situation, he decides that Percy is right and that he would be much happier on his own rails.

19 May 19925m
One Good Turn
S03E19

One Good Turn

Bill and Ben are sent to the big yard by the Fat Controller to help the other engines with important goods. They work well but when it comes to going onto a turntable for the first time, things get out of hand.

26 May 19925m
Tender Engines
S03E20

Tender Engines

The Fat Controller invites a visitor to Sodor - an engine with 2 tenders! Henry gets jealous of this and thinks he should have more tenders. Duck offers to give Henry his tenders - but they don't quite turn out to be what Henry expected...

02 Jun 19925m
Escape
S03E21

Escape

Douglas attempts to rescue a frightened engine called Oliver, and his brakevan, Toad, from the place all steam engines fear to go - THE OTHER RAILWAY!

09 Jun 19925m
Oliver Owns Up
S03E22

Oliver Owns Up

The story about Oliver's rescue soon goes around the island, and the other engines compliment Oliver about how clever he is. This gets him rather big-headed until the trucks teach him a lesson...

16 Jun 19925m
Bulgy
S03E23

Bulgy

A doubledecker bus called Bulgy thinks he knows a shortcut to get to the Big Station quicker but doesn't go far when he ends up becoming stuck beneath a rail bridge.

23 Jun 19925m
Heroes
S03E24

Heroes

At the docks, the Troublesome Trucks play tricks on and confuse Bill & Ben which makes them late to deliver the coaches for Gordon's Express, making him very late indeed. The next day, a rockslide threatens the quarry and only Bill & Ben are the ones who can save the workmen in danger...

30 Jun 19925m
Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
S03E25

Percy, James and the Fruitful Day

Percy and James soon learn that pride comes before a fall when they have a rather bad day that involves fruit.

07 Jul 19925m
Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
S03E26

Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure

It's Christmas time on the Island of Sodor and Thomas is looking forward to delivering letters and parcels to his friends in the towns and villages. But it's been snowing again and one of the villages has been snowed up. It's up to Thomas, Percy, Harold and Terence to help save the day!

14 Jul 19925m