Thomas & Friends series 9

Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry.

This article lists and details episodes from the ninth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2005. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the United Kingdom audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes for the United States audiences.

Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the United Kingdom broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath.

Production
The 30-minute episode format was unchanged from Series 8.

Starting in this series, at the beginning of each half hour segment that aired in the United States, the characters' numbers would appear on their cabs and tenders, counting down from Henry, to Edward, and to Thomas. Then, the workmen would get Thomas ready for the new day and Thomas' driver would signal the workmen that Thomas was ready by blowing Thomas' whistle. Thomas would soon be ready to start his adventures. Towards the end of each show, the countdown would begin again, and Thomas would return to the station. The workmen would get Thomas ready for the next day, and Thomas would go to sleep with a sleeping cap on his funnel. In later seasons broadcast in the United States, these segments were shortened to accommodate a plug for Lego's Duplo line of toys.

Series 9 started filming in early 2005, and Sharon Miller began serving as script editor for this series.

Introduced

 * Molly
 * Neville
 * Dennis
 * Mighty Mac
 * Mr. Percival (The Thin Controller)
 * Proteus (does not speak)

Recurring cast

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Bill and Ben
 * Harvey
 * Diesel
 * Mavis
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Salty
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * The Fat Controller
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Dowager Hatt (not named in US dub)
 * Lady Hatt (does not speak)
 * Farmer McColl (does not speak)
 * The Mayor of Sodor (does not speak)
 * Henrietta (cameo)
 * George (cameo)
 * Caroline (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Tiger Moth (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
 * The Refreshment Lady (cameo)
 * Lord Callan (cameo)
 * City of Truro (picture cameo)
 * Cyril the Fogman (indirectly mentioned)