Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends

Thomas & The Storyteller

Season 11, Episode 1, Aired 9/3/07

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Thomas is chosen to show a storyteller around Sodor so she can write a story in time for the new library opening. However, a series of bad incidents for his friends could ruin the story!

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Michael Angelis

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this is the best season so is season 12

7.5

"Good"

By BossHossJack, Dec 03, 2010 Report Abuse

a new libery is opining so thomas is asked to take the storyteller around and thomas went to get her and thomas told her about pirates cove but they found james and he told thomas that his coupling rouds have snapped and thomas helped him then thomas was going to take the famoues storyteller to the ruind castle but they found emily her whistle is broken so thomas helped her to the flour mill then thomas took the storyteller to.. i dont know the 3rd place but they found percy he went in to the water and his fire had gone out he went in to the water again? he cant be can he? so thomas helped him out but thomas had run out if time and went to the libery without stories but the storryteller told thomas that she should write a storie about thomas and his friendsmoreless

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Thomas saved James, Percy & Emily already, & Thomas was so helpful forever. I loved this episode so much, because it's exciting all day. Thank you Thomas Thank you Thomas Thank you Thomas, James broke down, Emily's whistle was broken.moreless

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By SunshineStarTug, Nov 03, 2007 Report Abuse

I loved that episode, because it's great to do. I loved that episode so much, I loved it, I loved it, I loved it so much.
I love Thomas the Tank Engine. He's my favorite engine! I loved James, Percy & Emily. They're my favorites too. I remember Percy & The Oil Painting, Thomas & The Rainbow & Thomas' Milkshake Muddle & more! Because, they're all episodes.
This is my favorite show forever, It has more friends like Henry, Gordon, Edward, Bill, Ben, Rosie, Rocky, & many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many more!moreless

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Season 11 has begun.

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By dshsmudger15, Oct 06, 2007 Report Abuse

A new library is going to be open on the island, and a famous storyteller is coming to do so, as well as tell the children a story. Thomas is ordered by Sir Topham Hatt to collect her from Brendam Docks and show her the sights of Sodor so that she can create a story in time. Thomas puffs to the docks where he collects the storyteller and chuffs off. He plans to show her Pirate's Cove, the Ruined Castle, and Misty Valley for some ideas for a story. However, along the way, he helps James to take his passengers to Maithwaite Station when his side-rods snap, pulls Emily to the flour mill to deliver her cars of flour when her whistle breaks, and pushes Percy out of a flooded river when his fire goes out. Thomas hasn't shown the storyteller any of the places and he is already late for the grand opening. When he arrives at the station near the library, Thomas is worried about letting the storyteller down, but she tells him that her story will be about him helping his friends. The storyteller then declares the library open, and all the children and engines listen to the story that she reads.
Another season of Thomas has come, and I was pretty entertained by this episode. Once again, it's another story about an engine doing a special job, but I didn't mind since these types of stories has been used extensively in the last three seasons. The library was a nice addition to the ever expanding island, and it's nice to hear the narrators say that all the children AND grown-ups love reading books. And speaking of narrators, I have to say that both Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon are great with narrating this episode. Angelis sounds more enthusiastic that the previous few seasons and Brandon is really improving, making them both more tolerable in HIT's episodes. It was also nice to hear the term "guaranteed connection" used, as well as engines working without whistles being unsafe, proving that HIT is willing to make their episodes contain railway realism while keeping them exciting.
However, having said that, there are still some problems with the railway realism in this episode. Once more, flour is dumped into open freight cars with no protection and side-rods are called coupling-rods. The episode itself, like many people say, is a rehash of season 9's "Percy and the Oil Painting", which not only makes this episode unoriginal, but proves that the writers can't think of new and original ideas when it comes to making a season every year. And it's another episode with repetive dialogue, which can get annoying.
Despite these faults, I quite liked this episode the first time I saw it. It may be your average season 11 episode, but it's definitely better than the season premieres of the last three seasons.

I give this episode a 7.7/10.moreless

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Anyone remember "Percy & The Oil Painting"?

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By 12scarystuff12, Sep 23, 2007 Report Abuse

It was 2005. A new season of Thoams & Friends was beginning with a story of Percy showing an artist around Sodor to inspire him. Two years later, in the same spot as that story, comes one about Thomas showing an author around for inspiration. It's just very unoriginal. And "Percy & The Oil Painting" at least had the artist giving good excuses. "Too green", "Too tall". Here, Thomas said the same set of words for every excuse. It was at least nice to see the engines having realistic problems (James breaking his coupling rod in his "guaranteed connection"), but it would have been a lot better if even more originality was used for this remake.moreless

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I didn't really like this one.

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By rusty005, Sep 16, 2007 Report Abuse

Thomas is sent to collect a famous storyteller for the opening of a new library, and is supposed to take the teller to sites of Sodor so she can write a new story to tell. Though, Thomas's friends get in trouble, and Thomas must help him, each helping losing time for the story-writing. Though Thomas never showed the teller any sites, she still wrote a story - a story about a little blue engine who helped his friends.

Eh... Not very good. Again, Thomas is used as a goody-two-shoes, and shows no real personality. Though, it was nice to see Percy caught in a flood, which brought back memories of the Season 3 episode, "Percy's Predicament". 6.6 out of 10.moreless

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Trivia
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- This is the fourth time an engine has broken or lost their whistle. The first three being Gordon, Peter Sam and Duncan. Edit
- James is the third engine to have broken his side-rods. The first two being Edward and Thomas Edit
- James' side rods get left behind, which means he wouldn't be able to get repaired. Edit
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- This is the first time the Mayor of Sodor appears in an actual episode. He previously appeared in some season 10 interstitials and was mentioned in a few previous episodes. Edit
- This is the last season to be narrated by Michael Brandon or Michael Angelis. Edit
- First Apperance of The New Library. Edit
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- James: My coupling Rod has snapped and im a Guaranteed connection. My passangers have to arrive on Maithwaite Station on time. Thomas: (To The Famous Storyteller) Im sorry, I cannot take you to Pirate`s cove. I have to help my friend. Edit
- Thomas: Are you the famous story teller? Famous Story Teller: I'd like to think so. You must be Thomas the Tank Engine. Will you please so me the sights of Sodor? Thomas: Of course. Edit
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