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Thomas & Friends (formerly Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends and also referred to as Thomas the Tank Engine) is a British children's television series. It had its first broadcast on the ITV network in 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

It started airing in the United States through Shining Time Station in January 1989 and again as a stand-alone series in 2004. While Seasons 1-8 (1984-2004 [UK], 1989-2004 [US]) and Andrew Brenner era (17-21 [2013-2017]) were well-received, the same can't be said for not only Seasons 9-11 (2005-2007) but also the Sharon Miller era (2008-2012), which have received mixed-to-negative reception and caused the series to undergo a massive seasonal rot. However, the reception for Seasons 9, 11, and 16 was slightly better in comparison to the other seasons.

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