Best Thomas & Friends Seasons

Another good one, though not as good as Season 4, but good nonetheless. Most of the episodes were super relatable, and like in Season 4, I felt like I was in it. However, the only thing I don't like is that I would have liked to see Diesel sent packing.

This season is the purest classic of the classics. While Season 5 was more daring, this season actually focuses on more characters like Edward and Percy, who rarely appeared in the last season.

The atmosphere here can never be replicated. This season is art if you have the right eye. Seasons 3 and 5 come close, though.

This is totally the best season. The characters are so angry, and they look great in the darker paint.

It also has some of the best episodes.

I remember watching these episodes when I was young. Nowadays, the top ten episodes in Season 5 that I can remember, which are darker, are:

10. James and the Trouble with Trees: A weak tree nearly falls on top of James, but luckily, Thomas arrives to rescue him.

9. Oliver's Find: While taking the Mail Train around the coastal line, Oliver accidentally discovers an old mansion covered in moss after crashing into an old shed.

8. A Better View for Gordon: Gordon speeds out of control and creates a giant hole in a station wall, leaving him badly damaged.

7. Something in the Air: Henry impatiently rushes with his train but dives headfirst into the sea due to hazardous conditions on the route.

6. Snow: An avalanche covers poor Skarloey in the mountains.

5. Toby's Discovery: Toby and Sir Topham Hatt visit a new beach, where Toby meets a mysterious engine who turns out to be really friendly.

4. Haunted Henry: Henry believes that there are ghosts around and is easily scared.

3. Stepney Gets Lost: Stepney accidentally wanders into the scrapyard and is close to being scrapped, or in other words, close to being killed, until Sir Topham Hatt saves him.

2. Duncan Gets Spooked: After Peter Sam receives punishment and Rusty tells a ghost story, Duncan doesn't believe it - until he closes the steep long bridge on a moonlit night and notices a dead engine, which gives him nightmares.

1. Rusty and the Boulder: This is what a true dark episode of Thomas & Friends is about. A mysterious and intimidating boulder rolls onto the track, chasing Rusty, Skarloey, and Rheneas. It finally stops right beside Percy, but only after it demolishes a shed, creating a huge explosion and causing a massive fire.

This is the best season of the show. In fact, I call the episodes of the first season the good old days. None of the other seasons beat this one. That's just my opinion, though.

Nothing beats the original, where the stories of a blue tank engine and his friends began.

This season is also known as the golden age of Thomas & Friends.

This is the main season I grew up with. I prefer this season to Season 1 nowadays. I have always loved the narrow gauge engines more than the standard gauge engines because they're smaller. Overall, this is my only favorite season of the model series.

The first 14 episodes of the season are the best of Season 4. If it weren't for the narrow gauge engines, I wouldn't love Season 4 as much.

10/10. The background, sets, and music really set the theme they were going for. I felt like I was in Sodor when I watched it. And when Duke is gone forever, I can only feel sad for Peter Sam and Sir Handel leaving their home. "Grand Puff" is still the best season ever.

My favorite season right here. You have A Scarf For Percy, Donald's Duck, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, Henry's Forest, Toby's Tightrope, James Goes Buzz Buzz, All At Sea, Escape, Oliver Owns Up, and many other awesome episodes.

I personally love this season. Best soundtrack, stories (Escape!, Percy's Promise, and Henry's Forest, just to name a few), and good characters introduced. It felt very well done.

Of course, Ringo Starr couldn't narrate it, but Michael Angelis and George Carlin were still great narrators! It also introduced the music video, which was Thomas' Anthem. I think if there were a king of seasons besides Season 1, this would be it. Thank you for reading my opinion.

Everyone except Duck got a role to play, though some episodes like Rheneas and the Roller Coaster and The Old Bridge are a bit questionable. But it's still better than Season 6. 193/260.

The last season in the classic series.

My favorite Thomas & Friends Series 6 episode is Gordon Takes a Tumble. The scene where Gordon slides off the tracks on a hill with a heavy load of cargo into a farm, hitting a pile of hay, barrels, and tires, and leaving his tender behind, is incredible and awesome. He almost runs over a scarecrow and crashes into a barn, which makes this episode so memorable in my opinion.

This is my second favorite season. Two episodes from this season were featured in the DVD New Friends for Thomas. I think this season is funny. In my opinion, the following Season 7 adds up to this season.

The episodes with Jack and the Pack are my two favorite episodes from this season. The only thing that was off was that, even though this was Salty and Harvey's first appearances, Salty only showed up in five episodes (including a deleted scene) out of the 26-episode limit, and Harvey only showed up in two. Other than that, the season was great.

However, I always watch Seasons 6 and 7 narrated by Michael Angelis.

This season saved the series. Andrew Brenner really seems to know what he was doing, and even in CGI, these episodes have the potential to become classics again. It's so ironic that the series' savior is Andrew Brenner, the same person who wrote "Henry's Forest," an episode highly criticized by Rev. W. Awdry himself.

Did you know that this was the first season not to feature Ferdinand?

Did you know that this was the first season not to feature Dash?

I'm excited for what Andrew plans for us.

Did you know that this was the first season not to feature Harold?

Emotional? Yes. Goodbye, Edward. But remove that episode, and true Brenner.

The best season ever of Thomas & Friends. It is such an excellent season.

The episodes of this season are very enjoyable and fresh, quite a treat from Mattel Creations. The balance of episodes between Sodor, China, Australia, and India is by far the best in the CGI series. The new characters introduced are very likable, and the return of Ashima, Rajiv, Shane, and Yong Bao was lovely.

Thomas' adventures in China, India, and Australia give him time to explore life outside of Sodor. Lastly, the entire concept of exploring different cultures and countries offers a very interesting and important series of life lessons for children.

Season 22 is my favorite season of the CGI series. I definitely love these episodes even more than the special itself. In my opinion, Mattel Creations has no intention of ruining something we love, so the older and younger generation of fans have nothing to worry about.

Overall rating for Season 22: 9/10.

Why is this season so hated? It has so many new characters with potential!

Did you know that this was the first season not to feature Mighty Mac?

Did you know that this was the first season not to feature Freddie?

Most underrated season ever. Hence, Seasons 13-16 of Thomas & Friends aren't too bad in my book, though I think Arc's Thomas looked better compared to this.