Season 5

The fifth season aired in 1998. There were twenty-six episodes narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and by Alec Baldwin in the US.

Episodes

 * "Cranky Bugs" - A crane causes trouble for Thomas and Percy.
 * "Horrid Lorry" - Three offensive lorries start taking over the engines' work.
 * "A Better View for Gordon" - Gordon complains about the plainness of Kirk Ronan station.
 * "Lady Hatt's Birthday Party" - The Fat Controller needs to urgently get to Lady Hatt's birthday party.
 * "James and the Trouble with Trees" - James is careless around some trees.
 * "Gordon and the Gremlins" - "Gremlins" start causing problems for Gordon when Dowager Hatt visit.
 * "Bye George!" - George causes grief for Thomas, Duck and Gordon.
 * "Baa!" - Percy meets a ram, who manages to help out when a station is trashed.
 * "Put Upon Percy" - Percy complains about getting dirty, and gets into a predicament in the mines.
 * "Toby and the Flood" - Toby gets in a dangerous position when a dam bursts.
 * "Haunted Henry" - Edward spooks Henry with a tale of a mysterious ghost.
 * "Double Teething Troubles" - A malfunctioning diesel causes more trouble than he's worth for Bill and Ben.
 * "Stepney gets Lost" - Stepney gets lost on the way home.
 * "Toby's Discovery" - Toby goes exploring and makes several odd discoveries.
 * "Something in the Air" - Henry ignores Thomas' warnings about a dangerous line.
 * "Thomas, Percy and Old Slowcoach" - Thomas and Percy try to save an old coach from scrap.
 * "Thomas and the Rumours" - When Harold is chosen to take a special visitor around Sodor, the engines fear they will be replaced.
 * "Oliver's Find" - Oliver makes an amazing find on an old branch whilst taking the mail.
 * "Happy Ever After" - Percy makes a "good luck package" for Mrs. Kyndley's daughter's wedding.
 * "Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday" - The Fat Controller goes on holiday.
 * "A Surprise for Percy"/"A Big Surprise For Percy" - Percy moans about his work in the mines, but he's in for a surprise.
 * "Make Someone Happy" - James tries to think of others and takes Mrs. Kyndley on a "mystery tour".
 * "Busy Going Backwards" - Toad wants to go at the front for a change.
 * "Duncan gets Spooked" - Rusty tells Duncan a ghost story.
 * "Rusty and the Boulder" - Thumper causes chaos when he dislodges a boulder.
 * "Snow" - Rusty tells Thomas about snow and how Skarloey managed to survive it.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Oliver
 * Bill and Ben
 * Stepney
 * BoCo
 * Mavis
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Toad
 * Terence
 * Bertie
 * Harold
 * George
 * Caroline
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Mrs. Kyndley
 * Peter Sam (does not speak)
 * Henrietta (does not speak)
 * Donald and Douglas (cameo)
 * Bulstrode (cameo)

Characters introduced

 * Cranky
 * Old Slow Coach
 * Horrid Lorries
 * Old Bailey
 * Dowager Hatt
 * Derek (not named)
 * 'Arry (not named)
 * Bert (does not speak)
 * The ghost engine (does not speak)
 * Bertram (does not speak)
 * Butch (does not speak)
 * Thumper (does not speak)
 * Tiger Moth (does not speak)