Top 5 WORST Thomas Episodes

[@steamiesandiesels1232]

plot theory: thomas’s driver is always doing those stupid shenanigans in the nitrogen era because he wants thomas to screw up and learn his lesson. that strategy isn’t working, but he’s doing it anyways

[@thepartridgesings]

He's trying, he's not paid enough for it but he's trying (hence why he's okay with pouring in syrup)

[@TheOfficialArtOfAsh]

What I fricking HATE about the Nitrogen and Hit era episodes... is just how no logic goes into anything. Engines can just go anywhere, like Gordon taking the express literally anywhere but the main line, the awful dialogue that is just degrading, engines roaming around the railway, light engine and the fact they need a 20 Ton steam locomotive to deliver something that could EASILY be transported by another form of vehicle.

[@NitroIndigo]

I just realised that "The Thomas Way" is a better version of "Up, Up, and Away". Thomas and a green guy have to transport something on a flatbed that can't fit through tunnels.

[@vincentsowell2314]

That green guy is Duck

[@ScottMalkinsonisW]

That something is Harold.

[@TuckerFriends]

Ye

[@jayo1212]

And with Harold's proportions, you can see why they would want two engines to move it...

[@Ninja11125]

Did bro just call him a green guy💀

[@Karagianis]

4:27 I think I can explain this one. Thomas connected The lion with Syrup because of a very UK specific reference. The most famous brand for Golden syrup in the UK is Lyle's and for over 140 years this has been branded with a dead lion on the tins (It's a biblical reference). Anyhow, if Thomas has ever transported syrup before, or even just seen track side bill bords advertising the stuff, it's most likely had a huge image of a Lion on it. Agreed it is stupid his crew never correct him on this.

[@jordenfilmz]

7:05 Percy’s face is how we are seeing Edward out of character

[@jamesmukuria6669]

Yeah, I feel you, Percy, I feel you.

[@joecrammond6221]

i'm so convinced that Edward Strikes Out was originally written to be James Strikes Out but for some reason, the higher ups felt Edward needed more screen time and gave him this story

[@sericsmith5770]

I agree! It seems like the higher ups at HiT Entertainment clearly couldn’t care any less about Edward during this era in general, let alone learning about his actual character, so it just makes sense!

[@thepartridgesings]

Oh definitely

[@Trainboy17]

Wonky whistle is undeniably awful But what the Brenner Era Did was Take that hated horrendous episode and reworked it. Instead it’s Percy who takes sheep but accidentally damages his cattle van and doesn’t realize until he gets to Farmer McColl. Very Important Sheep rivals that episode and wins

[@masonkelleher1243]

When I watched Gordon Takes a Tumble as a kid, I was scared of Gordon's surprised face, I always preferred his other surprised face.

[@blueraccoon1088]

I like that episode

[@IsleofPigsStudios]

21:04 Random thing, but the US dub of this bad episode bugs the heck out of me. In the UK Dub, there’s a line that goes “Whenever they meet they like to greet each other with a toot and a hoot.” In the US Dub, the line is read as “Whenever they meet, they like to greet. Each other with a toot! And a hoot!”. IDK, how it sounds bugs the mech out of me.

[@TarWagonSupreme]

It’s the painfully forced rhyme that drives you crazy. I’m with ya.

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

I think there are worse than the lion of Sodor. Thomas didn’t know what the lion of Sodor was so it makes sense for him to think it’s a real lion. But not listening to your friends one feet far from you…Really Thomas, are you deaf!?

[@mintychustarclan7381]

Also, you would think Thomas heard the lion moving or a Roar. Also, why didn't his driver say anything?

[@Targetstrike]

The Brenner era had one episode where Dowager Hatt took over the railway for a day, and was pure satire of what people didn’t like about the more childish era of the show, including at least some of these episodes It was funny

[@thepartridgesings]

Voice actors probably also like "wtf" lol My least fav is Steady Eddie. Absolutely no.

[@elnuevocanaldelchilenin425]

Especially Michael Angelis, I cant imagine how irritating should've been for him to narrate the Hit Era

[@maxstroberger5404]

All things considered, I'm absolutely shocked that you didn't include Toby and the whistling woods in this review. That episode is just weird like it's freaky and nonsensical

[@jessethelionguard95]

I like how there is 1 HiT Era episode here and 4 Nitrogen/Miller Era Episodes

[@percyhenryenginefan99]

30:19 I think phantom Strider summarise that part best Normally in the show there’s a consequence behind the engines recklessness but that’s all forgotten. Here in an event that could’ve led to multiple life’s being lost in the real world.

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

I noticed some shots in The Lion of Sodor were used for the engines roll call?

[@omarvazquez4075]

This is unreleated, i just wanted to say that i love your remake of little engines, easily the best remake of that song

[@FormerlyJacksWorkshop2024]

If he saw the learning segment, SURELY he’d remember the narrator saying Edward agreed with Gordon about Rocky cause apparently Edward thought Gordon was always right.

[@FoxGalahArtStuff]

Dishonerable mention: The Marvelous Machinery episodes. The machines all go against the series's rules! Thomas was meant to take place in the 1950s, not the future! James A Williams said that all of the machines look like something out of a fantasy sequence and I agree with him. This is what happens when the fantasy sequences become canon!

[@asafjuarez1]

Oh yeahhhhhh you’re not wrong about that I remember him talking about that double length episode in one of this Thom Tober review vids where how he didn’t understand and what year does this normally take place in

[@FoxGalahArtStuff]

@@asafjuarez1 It was so bad that he just let clips play before explaining how bad it was.

[@asafjuarez1]

@@FoxGalahArtStuff 🤣🤣

[@DodotheWishFanboy]

Nice list! 👍 What I think are the two only bad episodes in my eyes are Rosie is Red and Engine of the Future.

[@GodOfFire5496]

Rosie should've stayed Pink

[@DodotheWishFanboy]

@@GodOfFire5496 I disagree.

[@GodOfFire5496]

@@DodotheWishFanboy I respect your opinion, but I think she looks better in Pink

[@DodotheWishFanboy]

@@GodOfFire5496 I respect your opinion as well.

[@Jw15918]

That syrup goin to the local IHOP lmao💀

[@RayyanEmpire_Official]

Nice to bring back Thomas and friends

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

4:16 - A super market

[@Steamerthesteamtrain]

Man remember how Season 5 was so badass? Yeah what a shame that was peak for the series. But I guess without the fluff from the rest onwards we wouldn't have cool fan series like Stories of Sodor.

[@r44gz96]

It’s so weird you mentioned having been frightened of some things from Thomas, as I was with some episodes too! Buzz buzz was one of them, I remember never being able to watch any episode with James in as a kid. Frightened me to death that red nose 😂 and also a scarf for Percy when he gets the jam on him, I thought it was blood growing up and it scared me so couldn’t watch that episode 😂 so silly looking back though

[@TarWagonSupreme]

So glad Edward strikes out made the list because I remember watching it as a child and hating how much they deviated from Edward’s character even then

[@teamzug3651]

I'm surprised you never put any episodes from BWBA

[@asafjuarez1]

Fr tho only the episodes that were written by Michael White are bangers and the episodes that feature the pack or the narrow gauge engines even tho they were marketed by Mattel Man I miss the Model and CGI era so much Wish there could at least be 4 more seasons that could be a lot better and revert it to how it was in a brenner era and bring back more familiar characters

[@alexistramirez]

This is the Most Embarrassing Episodes Ever that Kids would never watch it on PBS Kids ever again

[@rheneastheorangetankengine8727]

A agree with wonky whistle as the number 1 because i call it the creeping terror of the show

[@anchorsaway9500]

17:30only one that comes to mind is Rolf from Ed Edd n Eddy

[@carterbobarter5313]

10:46 If the pipes werent there Harvey wouldnt have been there because he was there to clean the pipes

[@chrisbarone515]

Why Not let Gordon himself be the mane focus instead of Edward. This would of made a lot more sense.

[@PCMan8922]

Edward strikes out is the only not CGI episode here. Upup and Away is a Vomit Bag.

[@JreidFilms]

6:35 I wonder what Gordon had to say about Judy and Jerome in the cgi series

[@CandleheadandGregoryFan]

19:58 Diesel sounded Deep

[@Ninja11125]

Real that sounded so sus and funny

[@CandleheadandGregoryFan]

@@Ninja11125 Yes it did

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

What’s the name of the music in The lion of Sodor segment?

[@ryanfuller912]

My least favorite episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine are: 10: Skarloey the Brave 9: Thomas’s Frosty Friend 8: Emily’s Adventure 7: Push Me Pull You 6: Tiger Trouble 5: Thomas in the Wild 4: Up Up & Away 3: Too Loud Thomas 2: Wonky Whistle Dishonorable Mentions: Time for a Story Jumping Jobi Wood Ho Ho Snowman Gordon Gets the Giggles Panicky Percy Henry Spots Trouble Apology Impossible 1: Thomas Makes a Mistake

[@asafjuarez1]

Push me, pull you is one of the worst episodes from S12 And Up Up & always is confusing and lowkey kinda funny and how James A Williams even pointed out “How tf did he have that much breath to blow 3 whole giant balloons up”😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@DillianTrainzStudios]

Henry Spots Trouble, mainly because Henry is portrayed as a scaredy-cat in the episode in which the Brenner Era has done MANY times.

[@randomnessetc5600]

If you plan on doing worst Classic episodes will you please review a few Awdry adaptations on the list since hardly anybody talks about those?

[@I_aint_active_no_more]

Remember the 20 minute ytp challenge? Good times

[@dandrelamay8273]

Same here.

[@chewpack8101]

I think one episode we haven’t mention that could be just as bad a wonky whistle is “Push me pull you” in season 12. That episode is unbearably awful :(

[@nelissa29ify]

10:37 It's funny because i remember how i was scared of Hit Era Harold & The Troublesome Trucks

[@kristalkat7939]

I think Thomas had suffered a crown sheet failure and backdraft explosion in his firebox in 'Firey Flynn'.

[@lowfurts]

Perhaps a blowback?

[@McGardner21]

In Up Up and away how can Mr Bubbles blow so much air in a balloon that big , what did air pumps not exist then

[@Fmechanicalpencil]

Fun Fact: Like You Used to Be Scared Of The Gordon Surprised Face As a Kid, I Used to Be Scared Of Dipdap When I Was A Lot Younger.

[@NWGuyNWchallenger]

There are some American railroads that run with no break-van/casbose

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

I was not expecting The Lion of Sodor

[@asafjuarez1]

Fr

[@thomasegcouplesandships1956]

My Top 5 Least Favourite Thomas Episodes are 5.) Up, Up and Away! 4.) Fiery Flynn 3.) Wonky Whistle 2.) Thomas' Frosty Friend 1.) Forever and Ever

[@bradythepokemaniac3675]

This is why I hate the Nitrogen Era because they the characters act so stupid (especially Thomas and Percy)!

[@Bosslion722]

The lion of Sodor is decent in my opinion and I’d have wonky Whistle at 3, up up and away at 2 and Fiery Flynn at 1

[@jimbobcramden]

15:29 firefighters use a device called a mobile data terminal or mdt for short which tells them about the call their going on. So why didn’t Flynn have one of these?

[@thebigtrainguy]

17:15 I like to think gordon was mocking how stupid flynn is!

[@jayo1212]

@4:54 I'm afraid he is! As you well know, in the HiT era, the drivers are nothing more than mindless zombies that just blindly do stuff the engines want done! @27:02 Steamie Stafford, to be fair, was an early episode of the era, so they were still kinda testing the water with it...

[@Metal_Sonic_Glazer]

7:35 yo I just had an idea from looking at this. What if a majority of the episodes where a character isn't acting like themselves, they're replace with a character that actually makes sense.

[@BrandynDaniels61]

I gonna be honest 13:32 firey Flynn is in my opinion disrespectful to a actual fireman who never like a idiots but this episode is just so bad nice rank tho

[@thomastrainzfan4444]

Thomas is going to one day take a special passenger train and end up in the viaduct.

[@GottaGoFast91]

"ThOmAs'S fIReBoX wAS oN fIrE"

[@asafjuarez1]

The narrator should’ve been like “his firebox was overheated”

[@alexlazebat839]

there was another with edward and the post train which is out of character he would be wise enough to ask percy in the first place unless both eps were written for james

[@user-bu1dd4dk9b]

My top 5 least favorites are 1 Push me Pull You 2 Up Up and Away 3 Skarloey Storms Through 4 Wharf and Peace 5 Skarloey the Brave I just hate how HiT treated the narrow gauge engines, aside from the masive wharf set, and Blue Mountain Mystery, and Duncan was always correctly written

[@TotoDG]

12:52. Respectfully, I disagree with it being a "disappointing" episode; I'd consider it more "baffling". For me, a "disappointing" episode would be something that _could_ be good, but falls flat for one reason or another (take "The Old Bridge" or "Edward the Very Useful Engine", for example). Something that builds up an expectation, and either drops it or never follows through. I describe this one as "baffling" because, IMO, not a single aspect of the story works from a narrative standpoint, and there's no real way to fix it without completely rethinking it. Even if you replace Edward with James, it doesn't really make sense for him to react so negatively to a crane (if anything, I'd expect James to be _more_ receptive to Rocky, since he was rescued by the breakdown train in his first ever appearance). Not to take away from the rest of the video, though. I can definitely share in your frustration in all these episodes.

[@user-pi2wp8un3f]

10:24 no no you got a point

[@TrixDEforklift]

I'm surprised Push me, Pull you didn't make it in the list

[@Driftking0311]

Despite the nitrogen era writers getting lazier and worse. I just think the nitrogen era did get what Thomas was really about. Train doing stuff and being real I’ll give them out. Bwba wanted to make Thomas into Paw Patrol. But yea these episodes are very bad. I just wished that the writers would get better. And well it did thank you Andrew Brenner. This video was recommended to me. Great video.

[@chazzywaz]

17:28 elmo

[@elnuevocanaldelchilenin425]

Rolf, Ice Bear

[@joefrew1614]

Good thing you didn't talk about freaking BWBA at all.

[@oliver11534]

A very interesting list.

[@Tankengine4525]

2:36 Yes Bro that joke was unessasary

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

Percy is such a baby. He wants to do what he wants and gets upset when he doesn’t. Mate. Why do you even need Thomas. You can carry it yourself!

[@CharlieTeal-kp3zr]

Look how they massacred my boy....

[@mcnuggwtscreations]

Season 15 has the most rhyming in the series

[@ZlatkoVoni]

13:22 i agree even if my favorite character of the seriers is Edward but he can be stupid as me sometimes😂

[@iteddie9202]

As much as The Lion of Sodor sucks, Push Me Pull You Should be at least number 5.

[@JustinCartwright-nu3lj]

So i have a theroy for why rocky asked if he could come with Edward. I think if there WAS a crash then he would clean it up IG but yeah you hav a point with Rocky being heavy af for edward and the pipes he has. but i think they also tilted the camra bc idk if a model train can pull a 1000 ton crane up a steep hill on set.

[@mispinchergamings3470]

13:35 that one ok

[@dolphn842]

18:23 Looks like Thomas just can't handle The Spice Game.

[@gordonhirodiesel1081]

So what i think is that gordon had done ALL of his jobs so sir topham hatt gave some free time or somthing like that i dont know

[@asafjuarez1]

Where’s S12 Push Me, Pull You

[@CakeKingYT]

13:22 Uh- no, that’s not an opinion. That’s a *fact.*

[@Ninja11125]

I like to think wonkey whistle takes place in season 1 idk if I said this already bc Thomas is overly dumb and acts like his season 1 self

[@puppetsplushiesandtrains3761]

14:51 OHHHH GOD NOOOOO🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@dolphn842]

18:28 Thomas: I should have never had the Nashville hot chicken, or the spicy curry and Maggie Masala ramen from India, or variety flavors of Samyang Buldak hot chicken flavored ramen and Samyang Buldak tteobokki from South Korea.

[@billbill6109]

Can you do top 5 Thomas & Friends All Engines Go Episode?

[@jamesdaredpandaoffical]

17:28 a certain red muppet

[@user-xf6pz8fr8v]

28:03 not even Push me Pull you?

[@metallicman6342]

Again, Sharon Miller...worst... children's...writer...ever

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

Express freight train?

[@RicardoGaming09]

That's actually something that exists in real railways, there engines that are built for that job

[@AlexSerrano-id1lm]

Season 7 - when the CGI series started getting good. All the great episodes you mentioned were written by Awdry honestly any story not written by him was awful. Series 5 was fun to watch.

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

Season 7 and 5 is NOT CGI!!!!

[@Mythiccate]

Edward is NOT out of character in Edward strikes out, imagine you have a kind wise old grandpa, now bring up Donald Trump and see how quickly he changes. It’s just the way many old people are, they don’t accept change and want nothing to do with this “newfangled nonsense”

[@Thomasfan1811]

IMO none of these are bad