PBS Debuts “Thomas & Friends” Episodes Online and New Web Content

By Nancy Johnson Horn, Editor

Good news fellow Thomas & Friends’ Fans! A dedicated THOMAS & FRIENDS site is now a part of the award-winning pbskids.org.

Four full episodes and two clips from each of these episodes will be available on the PBS KIDS online player and app. New episodes will rotate in each Friday.

At launch, check out:

-“The Biggest Present of All”

-“Thomas Toots the Crows”

-“Muddy Matters”

-“Henry’s Happy Coal”

The new site also includes 4 new and exclusive games and interactive activities that THOMAS & FRIENDS fans can engage in including:

-Track Builder (build a virtual track layout on the Island of Sodor)

-Steam Team Snapshots (make a picture with your favorite engine)

– Track Repair (help repair the track for the engines to move along)

– Tangled Rail Tales (put a Thomas & Friends story together — how awesome is that?)

• A parent-focused section has also been included in the site, which provides all the information regarding the Thomas & Friends broadcast that parents might be looking for, the series’ learning goals, and family activities featuring Thomas & Friends.
• As part of the site, information will also be available to educators for the first time ever tying back to the Thomas & Friends series. Elements include age appropriate lessons plans, games, and activities.

 I was not compensated for this post.