Chuggington
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Chuggington | |
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Also known as | Chuggington: Tales from the Rails (Series 6) |
Genre | |
Written by | Sarah Ball |
Directed by | Sarah Ball Xiao-dong Xu (2008-2009) Julie Phillips (2008) |
Voices of | Morgan Overton Edward Sharpe Teddy West Charlie George Toby Davies Harry Reeve Imogen Bailey Alyssa Burton Jadie Rose Hobson Lola Shepelev Arthur Lee Lawrence Matthews Pax Baldwin Sacha Dhawan David Gyasi Elëna Gyasi Maria Darling Nicole Davis Colin McFarlane Lorelei King Jordan Clarke Angelo Cola Andy Nyman Paul Panting Jill Shilling Steve Devereaux James Naylor |
Theme music composer | Chris McHale |
Opening theme | "Honk Your Horns" |
Ending theme | "Honk Your Horns" (Instrumental) (Seasons 1-5) "Let's Train Together" (Season 6) |
Composers | Chris McHale (2008-2013) Karam Salem (2020-2021) Alex Geringas (2020) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 6 |
No. of episodes | 174 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producers | Jacqueline White (2008-2020) Sarah Ball (2008-2009) Toshiaki Okuno (2020-2021) Junichi Yanagihara (2020-2021) |
Editors | Jane Hicks (2008-2020) Yvonne Davies (2008-2020) Ben Williams-Butt (2020-2021) Amy Meyer (2008) Jill Garrett (2008) Andrew Hassenruck (2008) Jamie England (2020) Zyggy Markiewicz (2020) |
Running time | 10 minutes/4 minutes |
Production companies | Ludorum (Series 1-5) Herschend Entertainment Studios (Series 6) |
Original release | |
Network | CBeebies |
Release | 22 September 2008 12 March 2021 | –
Related | |
Chuggington: Badge Quest |
Company type | Public limited company |
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LSE: LUD | |
Industry | Mass Media, Animation |
Founded | May 9, 2005 |
Founders | Rob Lawes Dick Rockhopft |
Defunct | December 29, 2019 |
Fate | Liquidated |
Number of employees | About 150 |

Chuggington, also known as Chuggington: Tales from the Rails in series 6, is a British animated television series aimed at pre-school children, produced by Ludorum plc and Herschend Entertainment Studios. It is broadcast on the BBC's CBeebies channel, Disney Jr., and other channels internationally. Originally composed of six series, running from 2008 to 2021.
Setting
[edit]In the fictional city of Chuggington are young novice anthropomorphic railway locomotives, called "Trainees", Koko, Wilson, Brewster, Hoot & Toot and Piper. The trainees and sometimes the more experienced chuggers learn the value of loyal friendship, telling the truth, listening carefully, persisting under adversity, completing tasks, resolving conflict without violence and similar values. The locomotives, called "Chuggers", are intelligent, empathetic, independent and somewhat self-directed. They have mobile facial and body features (i.e. other than Olwin, all chuggers have eyebrows that resemble windscreen wipers). Chuggers have no drivers, yet some engines have crew doors that can be opened. Chuggers regularly interact with humans such as passengers and maintenance staff. Some chuggers are modelled after well-known locomotives from various countries.
The city of Chuggington has a central area of large modern buildings. Side-by-side railway tunnels, coloured red, blue, yellow and green run out of the main depot and go beyond the city, leading to the outside world. The four rail lines lead to four different places; the blue line is to a large quarry with a system of mine tunnels, a green line which runs through the countryside, a red line which runs to a harbour and port, and the yellow line which runs through the city centre and to the neighboring town of Tootington.
Episodes
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The following tables list the episodes for the series, which were first broadcast in the UK on BBC Two[1] or CBeebies,[2] starting in 2009. The Main Episodes are each about 10 minutes long, the Badge Quest Episodes are each about 4 minutes long, and Special Episode 1 is just over 23 minutes long.
Series overview
[edit]Series | Episodes | U.K. airdate | U.S airdate | |||
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First aired | Last aired | First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 52 | 29 September 2008 | 11 May 2009 | 18 January 2010 | 7 January 2011 | |
2 | 26 | 13 September 2010 | 15 December 2010 | 14 February 2011 | 16 January 2012 | |
3 | 14 | 28 November 2011 | 15 December 2011 | 26 March 2012 | 3 August 2013 | |
4 | 26 | 27 August 2013 | 21 April 2014 | 20 October 2013 | 5 December 2014 | |
5 | 10 | 18 May 2015 | 29 May 2015 | 6 March 2015 | 28 November 2015 | |
6 | 46 | 2 January 2021 | 12 March 2021 | 29 June 2020 | 1 November 2021 | |
Specials | 7 | 26 August 2013 | 19 December 2021 | 20 October 2013 | TBA | |
Badge Quest | 46 | 24 July 2010 | 14 February 2012 | 26 September 2011 | 2 July 2013 |
Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (2008–2009)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcaster | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Can't Catch Koko" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Diane Redmond | BBC Two | 29 September 2008 | |
When Harrison breaks down, Koko volunteers to replace him on the night shift with Wilson and Brewster. But during the night shift, she brags about being the fastest, scares Wilson and Brewster, and even teases Brewster! But she soon learns her lesson when she breaks down during a power cut. Brewster then devises a plan saying that Wilson should tow Koko back to Chuggington while he does the night shift all on his own. The power then comes back on again. (Series Premiere.) Tunnel Colour: Yellow | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Wilson and the Elephant" | Sarah Ball | Julie Jones | BBC Two | 30 September 2008 | |
The trainees each carry an animal to the new safari park. Koko carries a monkey, Brewster carries a giraffe, and Wilson carries an elephant named Ebo. But Wilson has a hard time with Ebo on the way to the new safari park because as he brings him, Ebo throws some fruits at him, and when Wilson is almost at the new safari park, Ebo escapes! Wilson does not know that Ebo had escaped until Koko asks where he was. Wilson then goes and gets Ebo and returns to the new safari park with Ebo the elephant. Note: This is the first episode that involves animals. Note #2: This is Vicky the Zookeeper and Ebo the elephant's debut. Tunnel Colour: Green | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Braking Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Kate Fawkes | BBC Two | 1 October 2008 | |
Wilson and Brewster are sent to get stone from the quarry, but Brewster is in a hurry to practice his new moves. Wilson saves Brewster from an accident in the mountains while returning home by dropping his load. Note: This is Karen's Debut. Tunnel Colour: Blue Note #2: This is the first episode where the tunnel colour involves two trainees instead of three. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Koko and the Tunnel" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | BBC Two | 2 October 2008 | |
Koko explores a tunnel with Wilson and fails to tell anyone but Brewster where they're going. Note: This is the first episode that doesn't involve a tunnel colour. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Late Again Eddie" | Sarah Ball | Diane Redmond | BBC Two | 3 October 2008 | |
Eddie is constantly late for work due to him living with his parents far away from Chuggington. Wilson, Koko, Brewster, Hodge, and Zephie help him by finding him a new house. Note: This is Eddie, Frostini and Emery's debuts. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Bang Klang Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney | BBC Two | 6 October 2008 | |
Old Puffer Pete lets Wilson use his steam-powered ice cream car when Wilson's breaks down. At the end of this episode, Frostini asks Wilson to teach him how to use the steam-powered ice cream car. Note: Even though Old Puffer Pete makes his debut in this episode, he is always seen in the opening and during the closing credits. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Koko and the Squirrels" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney | BBC Two | 7 October 2008 | |
Koko has to deliver wood to the paper mill, but she ignores Old Puffer Pete's advice to take things slowly and has an accident! Tunnel Colour: Green Note: Wilson and Brewster do not speak in this episode, although they are seen in their roundhouses in the beginning of this episode. Note #2: This is the first episode where the tunnel colour is used for one trainee instead of three. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Hodge and the Magnet" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | BBC Two | 8 October 2008 | |
A track is broken on the other side of the Yellow Tunnel and Hodge has to fix it without Eddie. Wilson tags along to help him. Note: This is Hodge's debut. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Clunky Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Kate Fawkes | BBC Two | 9 October 2008 | |
Wilson breaks a suspension spring while racing Koko and Brewster but is scared to get fixed. Felix asks Wilson to bring him to the county fair, which ends up being a bumpy ride for him. When Wilson goes to the repair shed, Morgan shows him a cool machine and Wilson then tells Brewster and Koko all about it making them want to go. At the end of this episode, Felix won in the butter competition and he then gave Wilson a blue ribbon because he'd helped make the butter. This episode ends with Wilson bringing Felix back home. Tunnel Colour: Green Note: This is Felix's debut. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "The Chugger Championship" | Sarah Ball | Claudia Silver and Sarah Ball | BBC Two | 10 October 2008 | |
Koko wants to come in first in a big race around Chuggington, but she sacrifices her lead to help Wilson after he breaks down after an argument with him. However, throughout this episode, Hodge tries to get Wilson and Koko to stop arguing and also states that the race isn't about coming in first place or getting trophies and that it's about having fun. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Cool Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney | BBC Two | 13 October 2008 | |
Wilson competes with Brewster to become Frostini's assistant but has to help Old Puffer Pete in the process. Wilson has trouble delivering ice cream to children at first and then he gets better at the job. At the end of this episode, Frostini decides that both Wilson and Brewster are his true assistants. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Old Puffer Pete's Tour" | Sarah Ball | Simon Jowett | BBC Two | 14 October 2008 | |
The trainees do a run with Pete and he gives them a tour of the old town. Tunnel Colour: Yellow | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Brewster Goes Bananas" | Sarah Ball | Simon Jowett | BBC Two | 15 October 2008 | |
A monkey steals Brewster's postbags and causes other problems around the depot like stealing Eddie's wrench and lunchbox. This episode ends with Brewster returning the monkey to the safari park and the monkey throwing a banana peel at the fourth wall. Tunnel Colour: Green | |||||||
14 | 14 | "Zephie's Zoomaround" | Sarah Ball | Rachel Murrell | BBC Two | 16 October 2008 | |
After Zephie gets lost, Olwin and Morgan give her a siren so she can be found if she gets into trouble. However, Zephie carelessly uses it, so Eddie takes it off. Later, when Zephie has met with farmer Felix's new lamb, she falls over and realizes her mistake with the siren. After returning to Chuggington, Morgan gives Zephie her siren back and Zephie, having learned her lesson, promises to use it only for emergencies. | |||||||
15 | 15 | "Wilson's Smooth Moves" | Sarah Ball | Lorelei King | BBC Two | 17 October 2008 | |
Emery teaches Wilson how to transport passengers smoothly. | |||||||
16 | 16 | "Action Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney | BBC Two | 7 November 2008 | |
Brewster delivers a load of recycling for Irving, but has to do a long run and could miss Action Chugger's new movie. Tunnel Colour: Green | |||||||
17 | 17 | "Koko's Puppy Training" | Sarah Ball | Catherine Lieuwen | BBC Two | 10 November 2008 | |
Koko finds a lost dog and wants to keep it. | |||||||
18 | 18 | "Koko on Call" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Brenda Scott Royce | BBC Two | 12 November 2008 | |
Koko assists Dr. Gosling by keeping an eye on a giraffe at the safari park overnight. Wilson forgets to tell Koko to not use her light on all night long. The trainees watch the giraffe and her baby girl. This episode ends with an owl flying, covering the whole entire background. | |||||||
19 | 19 | "Outward Bound Olwin" | Sarah Ball | Mark Caven | BBC Two | 13 November 2008 | |
Olwin has to rescue Wilson, Koko, and Brewster when they get stranded in the old town. | |||||||
20 | 20 | "Brewster and the Dragon" | Sarah Ball | Mark Caven | BBC Two | 14 November 2008 | |
After finding out from Emery that some animals escaped from the safari park, Brewster is convinced that dragons are real. Tunnel Colour: Green | |||||||
21 | 21 | "Wake Up Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney | BBC Two | 17 November 2008 | |
Wilson is tired from staying up late, and has trouble completing his mail run on time. | |||||||
22 | 22 | "Brewster Knows Best" | Sarah Ball | Ross Hastings | BBC Two | 18 November 2008 | |
Brewster, Koko, and Wilson are tested on their ability to accurately follow directions. | |||||||
23 | 23 | "Koko Pulls It Off" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert | BBC Two | 19 November 2008 | |
Koko is unhappy to be told that she has failed a test, and she cries about this, but Irving helps her get a second chance. Note: This is the first episode that involves crying. This is Mr Simpkins' Debut | |||||||
24 | 24 | "Wilson and the Ice Cream" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert | BBC Two | 20 November 2008 | |
Wilson is asked to take refrigerated carriages to the ice cream fair, but he gets sidetracked talking to Frostini and forgets about what he has been asked to do. Wilson then decides to take all of the refrigerated carriages to the fair all at once which makes it too heavy for him and asks Frostini for help. When all of the carriages are at the fair, Wilson then catches Frostini's saying. | |||||||
25 | 25 | "Wilson's Wacky Tour" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce | BBC Two | 21 November 2008 | |
Wilson doesn't pay attention when learning from M'tambo and gets his animal facts mixed up when giving a tour. | |||||||
26 | 26 | "Wilson Gets a Wash" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney | BBC Two | 3 December 2008 | |
Calley and Dunbar teach the trainees to brake in mud, but after getting dirty Wilson is scared to go through the chugwash and so he escapes. He gets out of being washed by telling Eddie that the chugwash is broken, but it isn't. But Brewster and Koko eventually catch Wilson and bring him directly to the chugwash. Now Wilson must face his fears, but when he does, all the trainees want to get washed up again! | |||||||
27 | 27 | "Hodge's Secret" | Sarah Ball | Charles Hodges | CBeebies | 6 April 2009 | |
Hodge wants to do more things without Eddie, but his attempts create all sorts of problems in the training yard as a result, and he needs to find the courage to own up. Tunnel Colour: Grey | |||||||
28 | 28 | "Frostini's Fruit Fandango" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 7 April 2009 | |
Frostini is helped by Wilson and the safari park monkeys when creating a new flavour of ice cream. Tunnel Colour: Yellow | |||||||
29 | 29 | "Zephie Ace Reporter" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert | CBeebies | 8 April 2009 | |
Zephie takes newspaper reporter Rag and photographer Snap to the depot to do a story about Morgan's new rail cycle. | |||||||
30 | 30 | "Famous Emery" | Sarah Ball | Merlin Ward and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 9 April 2009 | |
Emery transports a television crew around, and sees a chance for stardom. | |||||||
31 | 31 | "Watch Out Wilson!" | Sarah Ball | Lorelei King and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 10 April 2009 | |
The trainees try their wheels at pulling and rolling stock around an obstacle course. It seems easy, until they're told they have to do it backwards as well. | |||||||
32 | 32 | "Brewster's Hobby" | Sarah Ball | Ross Hastings | CBeebies | 13 April 2009 | |
Brewster tells Wilson about his new hobby: people spotting. Tunnel Colour: Yellow | |||||||
33 | 33 | "Zephie's Monkey Business" | Sarah Ball | Rachel Murrell and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 14 April 2009 | |
After Emery makes an offhand comment, Zephie becomes afraid of the monkeys at the safari park. Tunnel Colour: Green | |||||||
34 | 34 | "Poor Old Puffer Pete" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 15 April 2009 | |
When Zephie overhears Morgan and Lori saying that Pete's old tender carriage Terry has to be scrapped, she thinks they're talking about Pete. | |||||||
35 | 35 | "Inspector Emery" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 16 April 2009 | |
Emery unknowingly takes an inspector on a tour of the Chuggington depot. | |||||||
36 | 36 | "Nurse Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Diane Redmond | CBeebies | 17 April 2009 | |
Dunbar and a nurse from the local hospital are teaching the trainees about the ambulance car. Dunbar loses his voice, and Wilson tries to be a nurse and help him. | |||||||
37 | 37 | "Mtambo's Amazing Adventure" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 20 April 2009 | |
Mtambo discovers that he doesn't have to go far in order to find new and exciting stories to tell. | |||||||
38 | 38 | "Rock-a-Bye Chatsworth" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert | CBeebies | 21 April 2009 | |
Chatsworth is extremely tired after doing several runs, but is repeatedly disturbed when he tries to get some rest. | |||||||
39 | 39 | "Helpful Hodge" | Sarah Ball | James Mason | CBeebies | 22 April 2009 | |
Hodge and Koko have a competition to see who can do the most jobs in a day. | |||||||
40 | 40 | "Brewster to the Rescue" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 23 April 2009 | |
Calley teaches young trainees how to be a rescue chugger. During the lesson, Brewster completely loses confidence by doing everything wrong, so he eventually gives up and decides to try for his badge another time. However, Brewster manages to successfully save Chatsworth after one of his cars sets on fire and gets a special badge for being brave. | |||||||
41 | 41 | "Wilson & the Paint Wagon" | Sarah Ball | James Mason | CBeebies | 24 April 2009 | |
When Wilson has trouble using a paint wagon correctly, Old Puffer Pete gives him advice. | |||||||
42 | 42 | "Eddie Finds Time" | Sarah Ball | Based on an idea by : Diane Redmond Teleplay by : Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 27 April 2009 | |
The depot clock is broken and Eddie tries to fix it. | |||||||
43 | 43 | "Mtambo's Royal Tour" | Sarah Ball | Based on an idea by : Rachel Murrell Teleplay by : Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 28 April 2009 | |
Mtambo gives the King of Buffertonia a tour of the safari park. | |||||||
44 | 44 | "Wilson & the Wild Wind" | Sarah Ball | James Mason and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 29 April 2009 | |
Wilson plays around with the storm maker simulator, and accidentally unleashes a violent storm. | |||||||
45 | 45 | "Old Puffer Pete's Firebox" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert | CBeebies | 30 April 2009 | |
Puffer Pete's firebox is heavily damaged and needs to be replaced. Without the firebox, Pete can't move freely, so the trainees try to help him by finding a new firebox. | |||||||
46 | 46 | "Jet Pack Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 1 May 2009 | |
Wilson wants to fly through the air like Action Chugger, but nearly causes a serious accident by using a jetpack without permission. | |||||||
47 | 47 | "Brewster's Little Helper" | Sarah Ball | Lorelei King | CBeebies | 4 May 2009 | |
Zephie wants to be like the big Chuggers, so when she overhears Brewster being given his jobs for the day she decides to help out by doing some of them for him. | |||||||
48 | 48 | "Bubbly Olwin" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Jimmy Hibbert | CBeebies | 5 May 2009 | |
A photographer comes to Chuggington to do a feature on steam trains. Olwin is determined to look her best for the pictures, but she doesn't notice when a bottle of soap accidentally lands in her water tank and makes her blow bubbles. | |||||||
49 | 49 | "Koko Takes Charge" | Sarah Ball | Charles Hodges, Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 6 May 2009 | |
Irving leaves Koko in charge of the recycling yard while he is away, but she doesn't listen properly to his instructions. | |||||||
50 | 50 | "Wilson's Paper Trail" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 7 May 2009 | |
Wilson has to deliver some special paper to the printer, but gets it wet when he's distracted by a broken water pipe. | |||||||
51 | 51 | "Puffer Pete's Big Show" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 8 May 2009 | |
It's Pete's anniversary and the trainees put on a show for him. Tunnel Colour: Yellow | |||||||
52 | 52 | "Training Time Harrison" | Sarah Ball | Jimmy Hibbert | CBeebies | 11 May 2009 | |
The Prince of Buffertonia is visiting. Harrison wants to pull the royal carriage, but doesn't follow the rules in the race to get the job, and as a result has to spend time refreshing his skills with the trainees. |
Series 2 (2010)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | UK title (top) US title (bottom) | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcaster | Original release date | ||||||
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53 | 1 | "Koko's New Look" | Sarah Ball | Lucy Daniel Raby | CBeebies | 13 September 2010 | ||||||
After Lori paints a design on Zephie's face, Koko wants a similar look, making Zephie unhappy. | ||||||||||||
54 | 2 | "Frostini's Meltdown" | Sarah Ball | Phil O'Shea | CBeebies | 14 September 2010 | ||||||
The hottest day of the year is coming up, so Frostini gets his ice cream ready. Suddenly, a power cut occurs and there will be no electricity till tomorrow, but by that time all of the ice cream will melt. Frostini travels to the ice caves with Speedy to get some ice and tells Wilson, Brewster and Koko to keep the ice cream cold in the fridge cars till the morning. | ||||||||||||
55 | 3 | "Babysitter Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Emma Reeves | CBeebies | 15 September 2010 | ||||||
Brewster must rescue Hoot and Toot after they get stuck underground. | ||||||||||||
56 | 4 | "Lights Camera Action Chugger" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Jacquelyn Bell | CBeebies | 16 September 2010 | ||||||
Emery does various jobs to help with Action Chugger's new movie. Meanwhile, Action Chugger falls out of the sky while flying to the film set, and Brewster has to rescue him. | ||||||||||||
57 | 5 | "Chug of War" | Sarah Ball | Based on an idea by : Dominic Macdonald Teleplay by : Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 17 September 2010 | ||||||
"Wilson and the Steam Team" | ||||||||||||
Wilson helps Speedy, Olwin, Old Puffer Pete, Chatsworth, Zephie and Dunbar prepare for an important competition against Harrison, Calley, Mtambo, Koko, Brewster, Hodge, and Irving to see which chuggers will help out at the quarry mines. | ||||||||||||
58 | 6 | "Hodge Sails Away" | Sarah Ball | Deirdra Morris and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 20 September 2010 | ||||||
It's a windy day and Hodge wants to help out and fix things, but Eddie is late. | ||||||||||||
59 | 7 | "Stop the Press Emery" | Sarah Ball | Davey Moore and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 21 September 2010 | ||||||
Emery takes Rag around the depot as he reports on interesting news stories. | ||||||||||||
60 | 8 | "Hoot v. Toot" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Jacquelyn Bell | CBeebies | 22 September 2010 | ||||||
Hoot and Toot have to deliver some goods, but Hoot has some visual problems. Thus they mix up a number of things, including a repair machine which transforms Wilson into Koko as a result. Tunnel Colour: Red | ||||||||||||
61 | 9 | "The Brewster Booster" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 23 September 2010 | ||||||
Dr. Ling has Brewster test her new creation, the Chug Booster, but it malfunctions and becomes dangerous when it overspeeds. | ||||||||||||
62 | 10 | "Quizmaster Hodge" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 24 September 2010 | ||||||
Hodge hosts the chug quiz after quizmaster Harrison loses his voice. | ||||||||||||
63 | 11 | "Wilson & the Dinosaur" | Sarah Ball | Ian Carney and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 27 September 2010 | ||||||
Wilson takes pictures of Chuggington residents with the camera car. | ||||||||||||
64 | 12 | "Snowstruck Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Deirdra Morris | CBeebies | 28 September 2010 | ||||||
Wilson gets lost in the snow. Tunnel Colour: Blue | ||||||||||||
65 | 13 | "Heave Ho Harrison" | Sarah Ball | Gerard Harris | CBeebies | 29 September 2010 | ||||||
While clearing the rails, Harrison gets stuck in a heavy snowdrift. | ||||||||||||
66 | 14 | "Scrub-a-Chug" | Sarah Ball | Based on an idea by : Phil O'Shea Teleplay by : Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 29 November 2010 | ||||||
Wilson tries to be helpful by cleaning the tunnels for Eddie and Hodge, but ends up making a huge mess. | ||||||||||||
67 | 15 | "Next Stop – Space" | Sarah Ball | Mark Robertson | CBeebies | 30 November 2010 | ||||||
Dr. Ling gives a presentation about meteors and how, many years ago, one crashed close to Chuggington. | ||||||||||||
68 | 16 | "Chilly Chuggers" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Jacquelyn Bell | CBeebies | 1 December 2010 | ||||||
An ice storm hits Chuggington and Emery gets stranded after Koko accidentally has sprayed tracks with water. | ||||||||||||
69 | 17 | "Stunt Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Anna Lea and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 2 December 2010 | ||||||
Brewster uses his newly acquired stunt skills to rescue Koko from a runaway wagon. | ||||||||||||
70 | 18 | "Wilson's Icy Escapade" | Sarah Ball | Anna-Lisa Jenaer | CBeebies | 3 December 2010 | ||||||
On an icy winter's day, Wilson gets stuck in the ice cave. | ||||||||||||
71 | 19 | "Rolling Reporter Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Peter Hynes | CBeebies | 6 December 2010 | ||||||
Border Bridge is reopening and it's decided that Wilson will make a live report, but he needs to rescue Hoot and Toot from the ice cave first. | ||||||||||||
72 | 20 | "Zephie & the Bees" | Sarah Ball | Based on an idea by : Annie Caulfield Teleplay by : Sarah Ball and Jacquelyn Bell | CBeebies | 7 December 2010 | ||||||
Zephie has a problem with a swarm of bees. | ||||||||||||
73 | 21 | "Brewster Meets the Mayor" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 8 December 2010 | ||||||
Brewster is going to carry the Mayor across Border Bridge, but the bridge first needs to be repaired. | ||||||||||||
74 | 22 | "Chugger of the Year" | Sarah Ball | Mark Caven | CBeebies | 9 December 2010 | ||||||
The Mayor is observing the chuggers to decide who should get the Chugger of the Year award. Koko wants to win the award but causes problems at the ceremony by trying to impress the mayor rather than by doing her jobs. Speedy helps to resolve the problems, and Koko realizes that Speedy is much more deserving of the award than she is. | ||||||||||||
75 | 23 | "Fault Finder Emery" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 10 December 2010 | ||||||
Emery becomes overcareful of the chuggers after Wilson has a derailment due to an uneven load. | ||||||||||||
76 | 24 | "Hodge & the Chugnav" | Sarah Ball | Based on an idea by : Deirdra Morris Teleplay by : Sarah Ball and Jacquelyn Bell | CBeebies | 13 December 2010 | ||||||
Hodge offers to help Eddie by using Dr. Ling's Chugnav to pick up a part that is needed to repair the broken lift. | ||||||||||||
77 | 25 | "A Pat on the Paintwork" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Jacquelyn Bell | CBeebies | 14 December 2010 | ||||||
Koko decides to try for the High Speed badge, which no trainee has ever before achieved. | ||||||||||||
78 | 26 | "Toot's Tall Tale" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 15 December 2010 | ||||||
Toot doesn't want to do a track inspection with Hoot, so to get out of it she pretends she doesn't feel well. |
Series 3 (2011)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcaster | Original release date | |
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79 | 1 | "Gold Wheels" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 28 November 2011 | |
Vee rewards Hoot and Toot with a gold wheel after they help Wilson, though they end up doing more harm than good in pursuit of another one. | |||||||
80 | 2 | "Special Helper Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Emma Reeves | CBeebies | 29 November 2011 | |
Wilson has difficulty collecting pumpkins for Frostini so Hoot and Toot decide to lend a wheel. | |||||||
81 | 3 | "Hodge Can't Wait" | Sarah Ball | Patrick Gallagher and Craig Ferguson | CBeebies | 30 November 2011 | |
Hodge breaks down on his way to the rolling stock show and uses smoke signals to attract attention. | |||||||
82 | 4 | "Chug-o-Flage" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Emma Reeves | CBeebies | 1 December 2011 | |
Wilson camouflages himself to be a parrot, but ends up scaring the safari park animals. | |||||||
83 | 5 | "Koko's Game" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Emma Reeves | CBeebies | 2 December 2011 | |
Koko gets addicted to a video game while trying to beat Hodge's score, causing her to become unsafe on the rails. In the end, Eddie confiscates the game. | |||||||
84 | 6 | "Magnetic Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Mark Robertson | CBeebies | 5 December 2011 | |
A magnetic crane magnetizes Wilson, who then attracts a number of metal objects, along with much unwanted attention. | |||||||
85 | 7 | "Zephie's Star Club" | Sarah Ball | Alex Williams | CBeebies | 6 December 2011 | |
Zephie creates her own club, but is selective when it comes to who's allowed to join. | |||||||
86 | 8 | "Undercover Action Chugger" | Sarah Ball | Alex Williams and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 7 December 2011 | |
Action Chugger tries to prepare for a role in his new movie by trying to be an ordinary chugger, but it doesn't work so he has Morgan switch off his superpowers. | |||||||
87 | 9 | "Movie Maker Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Patrick Gallagher and Craig Ferguson | CBeebies | 8 December 2011 | |
Mayor Pullman asks Brewster to make a movie about Chuggington. | |||||||
88 | 10 | "Top Secret Koko" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 9 December 2011 | |
Koko is told an important secret and struggles to keep it to herself. | |||||||
89 | 11 | "Toot's New Friend" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 12 December 2011 | |
A new trainee called Piper arrives in Chuggington and gets a lot of attention making Toot Jealous, and is upset when he has to give her Hoot and her cabin, Until Hoot tells her off. | |||||||
90 | 12 | "Skylar's Squad" | Sarah Ball | Heather Simms | CBeebies | 13 December 2011 | |
The trainees compete to become members of Skylar's Squad, a new rescue team created by Skylar. While Wilson, Brewster and Koko train with Skylar. Hoot and Toot rescue Olwin from a mine. | |||||||
91 | 13 | "Wobbly Wheels" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 14 December 2011 | |
When Piper disobeys orders and goes out of the depot Wilson must use his newly acquired emergency skills to save Piper from derailing on a steep hill. | |||||||
92 | 14 | "Brewster's Crane Training" | Sarah Ball | Alex Williams and Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 15 December 2011 | |
Skylar replaces Dunbar as teacher of the trainees, and teaches the trainees about using a grab-crane, but Brewster misses Dunbar. |
Series 4 (2013–2014)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcaster | Original release date | |
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93 | 1 | "Rescue at Rocky Ridge" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 26 August 2013 * | |
Wilson rescues Koko when she's trapped in a collapsing mine tunnel. * Note: this is the 1st of the two episodes included in the "Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue" Special (which was first broadcast in the UK on 26 August 2013). The "stand-alone" version of the episode was first broadcast in the UK on 2 September 2013. | |||||||
94 | 2 | "Wilson's Forest Flare" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 26 August 2013 * | |
When Emery breaks down in the forest, it's Chug Patroller Wilson to the rescue. * Note: this is the 2nd of the two episodes included in the "Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue" Special (which was first broadcast in the UK on 26 August 2013). The "stand-alone" version of the episode was first broadcast in the UK on 3 September 2013. | |||||||
95 | 3 | "Stop Koko Stop!" | Sarah Ball | Alex Williams | CBeebies | 27 August 2013 | |
Hanzo teaches Koko to control her new engine booster, and Brewster decides he has a talent for track-laying. | |||||||
96 | 4 | "Runaway Koko" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 28 August 2013 | |
Koko's speed booster malfunctions and she goes out of control. | |||||||
97 | 5 | "Brewster Makes Tracks" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 29 August 2013 | |
The Chuggineers demolish an old cooling tower and Brewster cannot wait to see it come down, but an urgent job means he may miss the explosion. | |||||||
98 | 6 | "Chief Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 30 August 2013 | |
Wilson's new Chug Patrol skills are put to the test, but things go awry when he forgets something important. | |||||||
99 | 7 | "Back Up Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Rick Vanes | CBeebies | 30 September 2013 | |
Zack becomes trapped when an old rickety bridge collapses, prompting Brewster to use all his craning skills to lift him safely out of the high tunnel. | |||||||
100 | 8 | "Track Laying Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 1 October 2013 | |
Zack, Tyne, and Fletch get stranded by some washed out tracks due to a heavy flash flood. | |||||||
101 | 9 | "Explorer Koko" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 2 October 2013 | |
Koko takes some very important visitors including the mayor on a tour. | |||||||
102 | 10 | "The Old Silver Mine Line" | Sarah Ball | Mark Daydy | CBeebies | 3 October 2013 | |
Brewster and Koko get stranded on the opposite side of a broken track that the Chuggineers are repairing. | |||||||
103 | 11 | "Brewster Leads the Way" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 4 October 2013 | |
Brewster is given the task of transporting a massive tunnel boring machine with the help of the chuggers, but one by one they all begin to get called away or drop out. | |||||||
104 | 12 | "Park Patroller Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Story by : Gerard Harris Teleplay by : Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 5 October 2013 | |
Old Puffer Pete goes sleep riding around Chuggington, so Wilson tries to find a solution to keep him safe. | |||||||
105 | 13 | "High Rise Rescue" | Sarah Ball | Alex Williams | CBeebies | 6 October 2013 | |
Hodge gets a new job cleaning windows on the high-rise buildings in the city, taking over from Old Puffer Pete, who shows him what to do. Meanwhile, Jackman takes Wilson out for some fire safety training at the old power station. | |||||||
106 | 14 | "Winter Whiteout" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 2 January 2014 | |
Wilson has to rescue Koko and the mayor when they get stuck in the snow. | |||||||
107 | 15 | "Snow Patrol" | Sarah Ball | Mark Daydy | CBeebies | 3 January 2014 | |
Fletch is trapped in a snowdrift in the mountains and Wilson must find a way to rescue him. | |||||||
108 | 16 | "Fearless Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 7 April 2014 | |
When Brewster and Zach are building a wall, Brewster drops a cage in the river and tries to get it but overeaches and begins slipping into the river. Zach and jackman try to pull him out, but the 2 strong chuggers aren't enough to help him. Later, hanzo helps Wilson get over his fear and wilson speeds all the way to the river, upon arriving, jackman tells him to help Zach and tells him to pull. when wilson and Zach begin pulling, Brewster slips further into the river and jackman yells more power, wilson then uses the speedboaster to help and they get help Brewster. | |||||||
109 | 17 | "Special Rescue Team" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 8 April 2014 | |
The Chug Patrollers use a banner as a sling to rescue Eddie from the side of a bridge. | |||||||
110 | 18 | "Deputy Chug Patrollers" | Sarah Ball | Marie Breadmore, Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 9 April 2014 | |
Koko and Brewster become Wilson's deputy chug patrollers when Chatsworth is stuck in a tunnel. | |||||||
111 | 19 | "Blazin' Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Ricky Vines | CBeebies | 10 April 2014 | |
When he runs out of water, Wilson must think on his wheels during a special fire-training exercise. | |||||||
112 | 20 | "On Track Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Kate Scott | CBeebies | 11 April 2014 | |
Brewster has his first 'chuggineer' test, and Wilson is on safety patrol. Tyne and Fletch demolish an old bridge. | |||||||
113 | 21 | "We Are the Chuggineers" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 14 April 2014 | |
A problem occurs when the chuggineers build a bridge for a new high-speed link to Tootington – but eagle-eyed Brewster saves the day. Note: this is the 1st of the two episodes included in the Special episode "The Chuggineers: Ready to Build" (which was first broadcast in Canada on 5 May 2014). | |||||||
114 | 22 | "Team Trainee" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 15 April 2014 | |
Koko and Hanzo become stranded during the Track Dash fun race. | |||||||
115 | 23 | "Record Breaker Koko" | Sarah Ball | Alex Williams | CBeebies | 16 April 2014 | |
Koko attempts to break a speed record at the Chug-a-sonic Speedtrack. | |||||||
116 | 24 | "The Tootington Tunnel" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | CBeebies | 17 April 2014 | |
Brewster and Cormac become embroiled in a chase in the countryside.. Note: this is the 2nd of the two episodes included in the Special episode "The Chuggineers: Ready To Build" (which was first broadcast in Canada on 5 May 2014). | |||||||
117 | 25 | "Iron Chuggers" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | CBeebies | 18 April 2014 | |
The Chuggineers compete with the Steam Train for the coveted Iron Chuggers title. | |||||||
118 | 26 | "Round Up Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Kate Scott | CBeebies | 21 April 2014 | |
During a training exercise, Wilson and the rest of Chug Patrol must evacuate animals from the safari park. |
Series 5 (2015)
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original broadcaster | Original release date | |
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119 | 1[3] | "First Responder Calley" | CBeebies | 18 May 2015 | |
Calley worries she doesn't have a specialty, but proves she is a great all-rounder. | |||||
120 | 2 | "Sinkhole Rescue" | CBeebies | 19 May 2015 | |
When Wilson and Brewster practice working on their skills a sinkhole opens up. Wilson has to use his new knowledge to save Brewster from falling into it. | |||||
121 | 3 | "Cormac Patrol" | CBeebies | 20 May 2015 | |
Cormac loves to be busy, but with a problem at the docks, he gets increasingly bored, but when Jackman, Asher and Calley are trapped behind a rockfall at the quarry, it's Cormac to the rescue. Cormac tried to lift the large pieces of rock, but they're too heavy, then he saw a big excavator, he used the excavator to smash the pieces of rock to save the Chug Patrollers and save the day. | |||||
122 | 4 | "Trainee Camp" | CBeebies | 21 May 2015 | |
Wilson, Brewster, Koko, Hoot and Toot are going to Trainee Camp to learn new skills and work as a team. | |||||
123 | 5 | "Tour Guide Harrison" | CBeebies | 22 May 2015 | |
Harrison must devise a special tour of Chuggington in order to pass his tour guide test. | |||||
124 | 6 | "Delivery Challenge" | CBeebies | 25 May 2015 | |
Cormac challenges Old Puffer Pete to a delivery contest. Meanwhile, The Chuggineers are relining a tunnel. | |||||
125 | 7 | "Koko Express" | CBeebies | 26 May 2015 | |
Koko learns that being careful and quick is the trick to being an express courier train when she nearly has an accident at the docks. | |||||
126 | 8 | "Skipper Stu and the Steam Crane" | CBeebies | 27 May 2015 | |
When the dock's crane breaks down, Skipper Stu must find another way to load the ship. | |||||
127 | 9 | "Chug Patrol Chief" | CBeebies | 28 May 2015 | |
Jackman, Asher, Puffer Pete, Olwin and Koko have to struggle down an icy slope to get to the inaccessible frozen over docks to get fuel for all the chuggers when an ice storm hits Chuggington and fuel supplies run low. | |||||
128 | 10 | "Fletch Shines" | CBeebies | 29 May 2015 | |
Fletch repairs the lighthouse by himself and discovers that being in charge is hard. |
Series 6: Tales from the Rails (2021)
[edit]A new series of episodes was released on 29 June 2020 in the US, and in the UK on 2 January 2021.[4][5] The series consists of 46 regular 10-minute episodes and two 24-minute specials: Chugging Home for the Holidays and Celebrate Chuggington.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original broadcaster | Written by | Original release date | |
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129 | 1 | "Slow Coach Koko" | CBeebies | Craig Fernandez | 2 January 2021 | |
Koko's confidence is shaken after she gets in an accident. Scared and second-guessing herself, can she regain her speed in time to save Wilson and Brewster from trouble? | ||||||
130 | 2 | "My Hero" | CBeebies | Michael Foulke | 3 January 2021 | |
When Action Chugger fails to show up for Hero Day, Brewster decides to be a hero himself. | ||||||
131 | 3 | "Wilson's Broadcast Blues" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 9 January 2021 | |
Wilson is chosen to appear on Radio Chuggington and decides to exaggerate a news story when his friends want to see a movie instead of listening to the radio. | ||||||
132 | 4 | "Wild Safari Park" | CBeebies | Denise Downer | 10 January 2021 | |
Mtambo is charged with feeding the Safari Park animals and needs help from Wilson to complete his task in a timely manner. | ||||||
133 | 5 | "Frostini's True Calling" | CBeebies | Eva Konstantopoulos | 16 January 2021 | |
Frostini decides to embark on a personal mission to discover what his true passion in life is. He sings a song called "Ice Cream Mi Amoré", about his love for ice-cream. | ||||||
134 | 6 | "The Old Fashioned Way" | CBeebies | Kevin Monk | 17 January 2021 | |
Koko has Old Puffer Pete feeling like his old ways are methodical and too slow. Does Old Puffer Pete have what it takes to save the day when new technology is put to the test? | ||||||
135 | 7 | "The Extra Mile" | CBeebies | Michael Rabb | 18 January 2021 | |
Detective Brewster works to help Wilson find Koko's award ribbon that Wilson secretly borrowed. After secretly borrowing it, Wilson sings with pride about him feeling like he won the ribbon. | ||||||
136 | 8 | "Glow Koko" | CBeebies | Sarah Ball | 19 January 2021 | |
Koko, Piper, and Hodge stumble upon an unexpected number of things that glow in the dark around Chuggington. | ||||||
137 | 9 | "Not from Around Here" | CBeebies | Michael G. Stern | 20 January 2021 | |
When a new chugger, Rosa, comes to Chuggington, the trainees try to find the best job for her. | ||||||
138 | 10 | "Out in the Cold" | CBeebies | Michael Rabb | 21 January 2021 | |
When a snow storm comes to Chuggington, Wilson and Brewster get caught out in the cold and must work together to make their way home. | ||||||
139 | 11 | "Wilson's Wag-a-Lagon" | CBeebies | Stacey J. Greenberger | 22 January 2021 | |
Wilson's long time wagon begins falling apart, and he doesn't want to let it go. | ||||||
140 | 12 | "Sleepyhead Koko" | CBeebies | Denise Downer | 25 January 2021 | |
Koko let her excitement get the best of her and stayed up all night! Can Brewster and Wilson honk Koko awake in time for her to take the Mayor to a special ceremony at the docks? | ||||||
141 | 13 | "Piperactive" | CBeebies | Craig Fernandez | 26 January 2021 | |
Piper must limit playtime when the Trainees are assigned to bring food to the poor Mtambo. | ||||||
142 | 14 | "The Mighty Koko" | CBeebies | Michael Foulke | 27 January 2021 | |
Koko becomes incredibly strong after she gets an upgrade to her hydraulic power booster. | ||||||
143 | 15 | "The Fast, The Strong & the Wilson" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 28 January 2021 | |
Wilson goes for the gold to find out what he's best at as all of Chuggington is celebrating and competing in the Chuggington Games! | ||||||
144 | 16 | "Chug Patrol, Out of Control" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 29 January 2021 | |
Wilson organizes Zephie, Piper, and Hoot & Toot together to form his very own Junior Chug Patrol Crew, but he finds it difficult to be a good chief. | ||||||
145 | 17 | "The 3 Ways of the Track" | CBeebies | Bill Zide | 1 February 2021 | |
With guidance from the ever-wise Hanzo, Tai must learn how to remain focused, calm, and balanced. | ||||||
146 | 18 | "Spy Train" | CBeebies | Jessica Welsh | 2 February 2021 | |
The Trainees are on a mission to play top-secret spy games in Chuggington but their sleuthing missions turn into wild shenanigans. | ||||||
147 | 19 | "Odd Train Out" | CBeebies | Danielle Koenig | 3 February 2021 | |
Zephie, Wilson, and Brewster compete to be Koko's partner in a relay race, but Koko knows that Zephie is the weakest | ||||||
148 | 20 | "It's Not Easy Being Clean" | CBeebies | Michael Rabb | 4 February 2021 | |
Wilson looks shiny and new after his trip to the Chug Wash and the other trainees are impressed – but everyone knows he's a magnet for a mess! | ||||||
149 | 21 | "Monkey Sitting" | CBeebies | Sharon Soboil | 5 February 2021 | |
Wilson has his bumpers full while babysitting an adorable monkey that goes bananas. | ||||||
150 | 22 | "Tai Tracks" | CBeebies | Michael Rabb | 8 February 2021 | |
New to Chuggington, Tai must navigate her way around town to make an important delivery on time! With help from her new friends, she just might get the job done! | ||||||
151 | 23 | "Rock 'n' Rollers" | CBeebies | Eva Konstantopoulos | 9 February 2021 | |
After discovering their hidden talent for music Wilson, Koko, and Brewster form a band. But, after Koko's horn goes wonky, will the trainees find a replacement in time for them to rock out on the radio? | ||||||
152 | 24 | "Brewster's Greatest Gift" | CBeebies | Stacey Greenberger | 10 February 2021 | |
With Hodge's radiator broken and no way to order another one, Brewster turns out to be the only one that can help by making a brave decision. | ||||||
153 | 25 | "Chuggington Noir" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 11 February 2021 | |
Chuggington is left in the dark when the lighthouse mysteriously stops working. | ||||||
154 | 26 | "Imagine That" | CBeebies | Jeff Wynne | 12 February 2021 | |
The trainees learn that with a little imagination any ordinary job can be extraordinary. | ||||||
155 | 27 | "Chug Encounters of the Train Kind" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 15 February 2021 | |
Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's Space Chuggers! | ||||||
156 | 28 | "The Spooky Chugger" | CBeebies | Thomas Hall | 16 February 2021 | |
Rattling rivets! The Spooky Chugger has returned! | ||||||
157 | 29 | "Chug Patrol: Mission Thunder" | CBeebies | Eva Konstantopoulos | 17 February 2021 | |
When a thunderstorm comes to Chuggington, Wilson can't control his fear! | ||||||
158 | 30 | "The Royal Chugger" | CBeebies | Michael Rabb | 18 February 2021 | |
Wilson finds out he's the first of his kind. His friends deem him Chuggington Royalty. | ||||||
159 | 31 | "Action Chugger's Day Off" | CBeebies | Danielle Koenig | 19 February 2021 | |
Action Chugger has a hard time relaxing. | ||||||
160 | 32 | "Twin Trouble" | CBeebies | Eva Konstantopoulos | 22 February 2021 | |
Hoot has had enough of his sister Toot! And Toot is tired of her brother Hoot! | ||||||
161 | 33 | "Night Moves" | CBeebies | Danielle Koenig | 23 February 2021 | |
An exhausted Wilson must roam Chuggington in search of a new cabin to sleep in. | ||||||
162 | 34 | "The Great Chugger Caper" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 24 February 2021 | |
The trainees take on their undercover personas to retrieve a surprise gift for Skipper Stu. | ||||||
163 | 35 | "Piper's City Safari" | CBeebies | Patrick Rieger | 25 February 2021 | |
Koko, Wilson and Brewster give Piper a surprise tour. | ||||||
164 | 36 | "The Trainee and the Tree" | CBeebies | Stacey Greenberger | 26 February 2021 | |
Brewster encounters the oldest tree in Chuggington. | ||||||
165 | 37 | "Gold Rush" | CBeebies | Michael Rabb | 1 March 2021 | |
The trainees find a gold nugget and dream of ways to spend their riches. | ||||||
166 | 38 | "Pumpkin Spice Chuggers" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 2 March 2021 | |
The trainees are on another mission as they try to rescue the last pumpkin in town. | ||||||
167 | 39 | "Reachin' Rosa" | CBeebies | Patrick Rieger | 3 March 2021 | |
During a game of Chuggball, the trainees discover Rosa has a talent for reaching high. | ||||||
168 | 40 | "Chugatronic Cargo" | CBeebies | Eva Konstantopoulos | 4 March 2021 | |
A high-tech super robot wreaks havoc around Chuggington. | ||||||
169 | 41 | "The Zephie Express" | CBeebies | Thomas Hall | 5 March 2021 | |
Zephie attaches to a turbo car in an attempt to be faster than Koko. | ||||||
170 | 42 | "The Art of Chug Shui" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 8 March 2021 | |
Cormac must visit the Repair Shed, and Tai is put in charge of the Drop and Load Yard. | ||||||
171 | 43 | "The Record Breakers" | CBeebies | Patrick Rieger | 9 March 2021 | |
Zephie and Piper attempt to prove they are ready for the big jobs in Chuggington. | ||||||
172 | 44 | "Brewster's Best Buddy" | CBeebies | Danielle Koenig | 10 March 2021 | |
Brewster tries to get busy Action Chugger to play a game of hide-and-seek. | ||||||
173 | 45 | "Superstar Brewster" | CBeebies | Veronica Wall-Reed | 11 March 2021 | |
Brewster gets himself in a jam when he accidentally takes credit for Rosa's work. | ||||||
174 | 46 | "You for a Day" | CBeebies | Ryan Toyama | 12 March 2021 | |
Wilson and Brewster switch places for the day to prove who has the tougher job. |
Specials
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original broadcaster | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue" | CBeebies | 26 August 2013 | |
Wilson joins the Chug Patrol rescue squad, and is mentored by new character Jackman. It's Wilson, Brewster and Koko's first day to try out their new advanced training gear. They head up to Rocky Ridge, where Koko and Brewster go into the mine and Wilson stays back to try out Chug Patrol 1, a mobile crane car. He feels the ground shake, and a wagon rolls away from him. While trying to stop the wagon, Wilson derails. Meanwhile, Brewster and Koko are in the mine when they feel the tremble. It knocks some stones onto the tracks which derail Koko and leave her dangling over an edge. Skylar then rescues Wilson and tells him he thinks the tremble came from Rocky Ridge Mine. Wilson remembers that Brewster and Koko are down there and races to the rescue, saving Koko just before the mine collapses. This Special Episode has a run time of just over 23 minutes. It is a combination of two episodes from Series 4 ("Rescue at Rocky Ridge" and "Wilson's Forest Flare") with additional footage providing a transition between the two episodes, including Wilson being shown the facilities offered by the new Chug Patrol Headquarters. Note: both of the included episodes have been broadcast in the UK as stand-alone episodes, with "Original UK Airdates" of 2 September 2013 ("Rocky Ridge") and 3 September 2013 ("Forest Flare"). | |||||
2 | 2 | "Chuggineers: Ready to Build" | CBeebies | 7 November 2021 | |
Stars Brewster and the Chuggineers. Brewster is mentored by new characters Zack, Fletch and Tyne. The Chuggineers work to build a new high speed link to Tootington. This Special Episode has a run time of about 24 minutes, and is an extended version of a combination of two episodes from Series 4 ("We Are the Chuggineers" and "The Tootington Tunnel"). Additional footage provides a transition between the two episodes, including showing Tyne returning the tunnel boring machine and Brewster laying track inside the tunnel. Payce tells Brewster that she is nervous about her first run, so Brewster lets her practice. It also includes an introduction to Cormac, showing him loading up the wagons of tunnel walls. Note: both of the included episodes have been broadcast in the UK as stand-alone episodes, with "Original UK Airdates" of 14 April 2014 ("Chuggineers") and 17 April 2014 ("Tootington"). This Special was first aired on Treehouse TV in Canada on 5 May 2014. | |||||
3 | 3 | "Snow Rescue" | CBeebies | 2 January 2021 | |
Wilson has lots of rescuing to do in the hazardous winter weather. This special is a combination of two series 4 episodes, "Winter Whiteout" and "Snow Patrol", as an extended version, has the runtime of 24 minutes. Note: both of the included episodes have been broadcast in the UK as stand-alone episodes, with "Original UK Airdates" of 1 January 2014 ("Winter Whiteout") and 3 January 2014 ("Snow Patrol"). This Special was first released in Australia on 11 June 2014. | |||||
4 | 4 | "Delivery Dash at the Docks" | CBeebies | 21 November 2021 | |
Koko is thrilled to be spending the day training with Daley, Chuggington's new express delivery engine. Together they pick up and deliver important packages all around Chuggington, frequenting the bustling docks where Skipper Stu, Chuggington's new Dock Master, is unloading and loading the ship. Through their adventures, Koko and Skipper Stu learn the importance of patience, paying careful attention to detail and, of course, teamwork as they commence with the Delivery Dash at the Docks! The special is a combination of two stand-alone series 5 episodes ("Koko Express") and ("Skipper Stu and the Steam Crane"), and with a little extra footage added, has the runtime of 24 minutes. Note: both of the included episodes have been broadcast in the UK as stand-alone episodes, with "Original UK Airdates" of 26 May 2015 ("Koko Express") and 27 May 2015 ("Skipper Stu and the Steam Crane"). This Special was first aired on Disney Junior in the USA on 19 September 2015. | |||||
5 | 5 | "The Big Freeze" | CBeebies | 26 December 2020 | |
Freezing temperatures and a fire at the lighthouse mean trouble for Chuggington. This special is a combination of two stand-alone series 5 episodes, "Chug Patrol Chief" and "Fletch Shines". With a little extra footage added it has the runtime of 24 minutes. Note: both of the included episodes have been broadcast in the UK as stand-alone episodes, with "Original UK Airdates" of 28 May 2015 ("Chug Patrol Chief") and 29 May 2015 ("Fletch Shines"). | |||||
6 | 6 | "Chugging Home for the Holidays" | CBeebies | 19 December 2021 | |
7 | 7 | "Celebrate Chuggington" | CBeebies | 7 March 2021 | |
It's time for a brand new holiday in the great big world of trains – Chuggington Day! The trainees embark on an adventure to remember, including a scavenger hunt and a quest for the perfect statue! The trainees learn the importance of training together. |
Badge Quest (2010–2012)
[edit]In each episode, one or more of the trainees try to earn a particular badge by completing a specific task or accomplishing a certain goal.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Badge name | Original broadcaster | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Weighing It Up" | Sarah Ball | Ross Hastings | Weighing It Up | CBeebies | 24 July 2010 | |
The trainees attempt to earn a badge by guessing weight. A dog getting onboard Brewster's car confuses matters. | ||||||||
2 | 2 | "Carwash" | Sarah Ball | Paul Couvela | Carwash | CBeebies | 25 July 2010 | |
Brewster and Koko must work together to wash dirty train cars. | ||||||||
3 | 3 | "Rainbow Chuggers" | Sarah Ball | Polly Churchill and Lorelei King | Colour | CBeebies | 31 July 2010 | |
Brewster and Koko have to follow different clues to find carriages of particular colours. | ||||||||
4 | 4 | "Chug Patrol" | Sarah Ball | Deirdra Morris and Sarah Ball | Chug Patrol | CBeebies | 1 August 2010 | |
Brewster and Koko try to break Emery's record for the most problems reported on the rails. | ||||||||
5 | 5 | "Remember the Route" | Sarah Ball | Ross Hastings and Lorelei King | Remember the Route | CBeebies | 7 August 2010 | |
The trainees must memorize a list of three destinations and visit them in the correct order. | ||||||||
6 | 6 | "Squeaky Clean" | Sarah Morris | Deirdra Morris | Squeaky Clean | CBeebies | 8 August 2010 | |
Brewster has to stay clean while transporting a load of compost. | ||||||||
7 | 7 | "Honk Your Horns" | Sarah Ball | Emma Reeves | Horn Honking | CBeebies | 14 August 2010 | |
Wilson has to prove that he knows when to use his horn and when not to use it. | ||||||||
8 | 8 | "Ready to Roll" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | Ready to Roll | CBeebies | 15 August 2010 | |
Before setting off on a long-distance night run, the trainees must make sure they complete all their safety checks. | ||||||||
9 | 9 | "Capable Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Mark Caven | Capability | CBeebies | 21 August 2010 | |
Brewster is tasked with transporting many carriages to the quarry. The task isn't as easy as he initially thinks, and when he cannot get his load up a steep gradient near the quarry, he finds himself seeking out the help of his friends. | ||||||||
10 | 10 | "Fire Safety" | Sarah Ball | Phil O'Shea | Fire Safety | CBeebies | 22 August 2010 | |
The trainees must demonstrate that they know what to do when there's a fire. | ||||||||
11 | 11 | "Knowing Where You Are Going" | Sarah Ball | Lorelei King | Knowing Where You're Going | CBeebies | 28 August 2010 | |
Wilson needs to remember where he's going, and not let himself get distracted. | ||||||||
12 | 12 | "Helping Wheels" | Sarah Ball | Lorelei King | Helping Wheels | CBeebies | 29 August 2010 | |
Brewster and Wilson must help others on and around the tracks. | ||||||||
13 | 13 | "Running on Time" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Running on Time | CBeebies | 4 September 2010 | |
Brewster and Koko try to stay on schedule while transporting passengers. | ||||||||
14 | 14 | "Animal Helper" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Animal Helper | CBeebies | 5 September 2010 | |
Brewster looks after Ebo the elephant while his safari park enclosure is being redone. | ||||||||
15 | 15 | "Work Those Wheels" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball Additional writing by: Morgan Overton | Work Those Wheels | CBeebies | 11 September 2010 | |
To get the badge, Wilson has to invent a new and fun workout for himself. | ||||||||
16 | 16 | "Buddy Badge" | Sarah Ball | Ross Hastings | Buddy | CBeebies | 12 September 2010 | |
Koko and Brewster must learn to trust each other. | ||||||||
17 | 17 | "Brewster & the Star Map" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | Star Map | CBeebies | 18 September 2010 | |
Koko, Wilson, and Brewster must use specific constellations as a guide to reach a destination. | ||||||||
18 | 18 | "Emergency Emery" | Sarah Ball | Paul Matthew Thompson | Emergency | CBeebies | 19 September 2010 | |
Emery pretends to have broken down so that Wilson and Brewster can practice rescuing him, but he later breaks down for real. | ||||||||
19 | 19 | "Koko's Cargo" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce | Cargo | CBeebies | 25 September 2010 | |
Koko transports two different types of cargo from the farm. | ||||||||
20 | 20 | "Concentrate Wilson!" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Concentration | CBeebies | 26 September 2010 | |
Wilson learns some tricks that will help him memorize things and so improve his concentration. | ||||||||
21 | 21 | "Follow the Leader" | Sarah Ball | Paul Couvela and Sarah Ball | Follow the Leader | CBeebies | 2 October 2010 | |
Koko learns the best way to delegate tasks for delivering papers. | ||||||||
22 | 22 | "Make Or Brake" | Sarah Ball | Ross Hastings | Good Judgement | CBeebies | 3 October 2010 | |
The trainees take a brake test. Wilson fails, but should he confess to it or hide his mistake? | ||||||||
23 | 23 | "No Time to Waste" | Sarah Ball | Mark Caven | Clean Up | CBeebies | 9 October 2010 | |
The trainees learn about being efficient. They clean up litter to ensure it gets recycled, trying various methods to decide which way is the best. | ||||||||
24 | 24 | "Quiet Please" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Quiet | CBeebies | 10 October 2010 | |
The trainees have to keep quiet all day. | ||||||||
25 | 25 | "Keep Chuggington Beautiful" | Sarah Ball | Lorelei King | Keep Chuggington Beautiful | CBeebies | 16 October 2010 | |
The trainees each have to think of a way to make Chuggington even more beautiful. | ||||||||
26 | 26 | "Who Do You Appreciate?" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Appreciation | CBeebies | 17 | October 2010|
Both Brewster and Wilson are each given a shiny new badge, and must give it to someone they really appreciate. But how to choose? | ||||||||
27 | 27 | "Town Criers" | Sarah Ball | Brenda Scott Royce | Town Crier | CBeebies | 24 January 2011 | |
Brewster and Wilson each have to make an announcement to the other chuggers. | ||||||||
28 | 28 | "Couriers" | Sarah Ball | Emma Reeves | Courier | CBeebies | 25 January 2011 | |
Koko and Brewster must each deliver three packages before three o'clock. | ||||||||
29 | 29 | "Fire Warden Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Emma Reeves | Fire Warden | CBeebies | 26 January 2011 | |
Wilson struggles to concentrate when working towards the Fire Warden badge. | ||||||||
30 | 30 | "Home, Wilson!" | Sarah Ball | David Spicer | Find Your Way Home | CBeebies | 27 January 2011 | |
Wilson is sent to a mystery location and needs to find his way home. | ||||||||
31 | 31 | "Pull Together" | Sarah Ball | David Spicer | Snow Rescue | CBeebies | 28 January 2011 | |
Wilson and Koko have to rescue a stranded chugger from the snow. | ||||||||
32 | 32 | "Shape Up" | Sarah Ball | David Spicer | Loading | CBeebies | 31 January 2011 | |
Koko and Wilson struggle to fit awkward-shaped objects into an open goods carriage. | ||||||||
33 | 33 | "Show & Tell Brewster" | Sarah Ball | David Spicer | Show & Tell | CBeebies | 1 February 2011 | |
Brewster invents a fun tour for visitors. | ||||||||
34 | 34 | "Green Machines" | Sarah Ball | Emma Reeves | Green Machine | CBeebies | 2 February 2011 | |
Hoot and Toot have to recycle everything thoroughly. | ||||||||
35 | 35 | "Chug & Click Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Abigail Jackson | Chug & Click | CBeebies | 3 February 2011 | |
Wilson has to use the camera carriage in three different ways. | ||||||||
36 | 36 | "Service with a Smile" | Sarah Ball | David Spicer | Service with a Smile | CBeebies | 4 February 2011 | |
Wilson learns about good customer service. | ||||||||
37 | 37 | "First Things First" | Sarah Ball | Lizzie Ennever | First Things First | CBeebies | 7 February 2011 | |
Hoot and Toot learn about setting priorities. | ||||||||
38 | 38 | "Night Chuggers" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Night Chuggers | CBeebies | 8 February 2011 | |
Hoot and Toot must deliver their cargo before sunrise. | ||||||||
39 | 39 | "Trainer Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Sarah Ball | Trainer | CBeebies | 9 February 2011 | |
Wilson has to teach Hoot and Toot how to use the paint wagon. | ||||||||
40 | 40 | "Home Sweet Home" | Sarah Ball | Anna-Lisa Jenaer | Home Sweet Home | CBeebies | 6 February 2012 | |
Brewster learns about camouflage when he repaints the lizards' house. | ||||||||
41 | 41 | "Safeguarder Wilson" | Sarah Ball | Michael Chappell | Safeguarder | CBeebies | 7 February 2012 | |
Wilson learns how to keep the tracks safe. | ||||||||
42 | 42 | "Swift Shift" | Sarah Ball | Pete Reeves | Swift Shift | CBeebies | 8 February 2012 | |
Hoot and Toot have to round up all the stray carriages around the depot in record time. | ||||||||
43 | 43 | "Look Out Brewster" | Sarah Ball | Michael Chappell | Look Out | CBeebies | 9 February 2012 | |
Brewster has to find potential safety hazards on the track. | ||||||||
44 | 44 | "Wilson's Winter Feed" | Sarah Ball | Rick Vines | Animal Feed | CBeebies | 10 February 2012 | |
Wilson and Koko have to feed the animals in the snow, but Wilson has trouble finding the sheep. | ||||||||
45 | 45 | "Share the Load" | Sarah Ball | Abigail Jackson | Share the Load | CBeebies | 13 February 2012 | |
Brewster learns to share the workload with his teammates. | ||||||||
46 | 46 | "Mind Your Manners" | Sarah Ball | Heather Simms | Manners | CBeebies | 14 February 2012 | |
Decka teaches Toot that having good manners is about what you do, not what you say. Tunnel Colour: Blue |
Characters
[edit]Wilson, Brewster, and Koko are the main characters in Chuggington.
Young trainees
[edit]Main
[edit]Name | Description | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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Wilson | A red diesel-electric hybrid chugger whose enthusiasm is opposed by his short attention span and most of his adventures as of the fourth series are in Chug Patrol as an advanced trainee. He is the main protagonist in the series.[6] | Morgan Overton (Series 1 & 3) Edward Sharpe (Series 4 & 5) Teddy West (Series 6) |
Tony Terraciano (Series 1 & 5) Jordan C. Reed (Series 6) |
Brewster | A strong, blue and yellow diesel chugger built to pull heavy loads. He is as of the fourth series a member of the Chugginers, the building team on Chuggington. He likes to haul heavy loads on pickups and often picks up too much load. Other chuggers may rush when given a task, but Brewster asks questions if he is unsure. He is dependable, respectful and can be relied on when there is trouble.[6][7] | Charlie George (Series 1 & 3) Toby Davies (Series 4 & 5) Harry Reeve (Series 6) |
Miles J Harvey (Series 1 & 5) Jack Dean (Series 6) |
Koko | A green, white, and purple electric engine who was built for high speed, being one of the fastest chuggers in Chuggington and serving as a part of the city's "Speed Fleet" since the fourth series. She loves to explore, have adventures and to challenge her friends to a dare or a race. Although she can get into mischief, she always means well and knows when to apologise.[8] | Imogen Bailey (Series 1 & 5) Alyssa Burton (Series 6) |
Brigid Harrington (Series 1 & 5) Madigan Kacmar (Series 6) |
Non-advanced
[edit]Name | Description | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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Hoot and Toot | Two conjoined twin diesel-electric trainees who are nearly always joined back-to-back, but in at least two episodes by strong pulling they manage to separate.[9][10] | Tommy Romer Lee (Hoot; Series 2 & 5) Mihira Philip (Toot; Series 2 & 5 Beau Robertson (Hoot; Series 6) Matilda Majilton (Toot; Series 6) |
Ben Hudson (Hoot; Series 2 & 5) and Tori Feinstein (Toot; Series 2 & 5) Ethan Cutilo (Hoot; Series) Vivian Watson (Toot; Series 6) |
Hodge | A custom-built one of a kind, and a brown six-wheeled chugger built from hodge-podge parts. He normally works with Eddie and is a bit like a pickup truck. He is also often tasked with taking the rubbish to the recycling yard. With his "seen it all" attitude, it takes a lot to get Hodge excited.[11] | Arthur Lee (Series 1 & 5) Lawrence Matthews (Series 6) |
James Lukens (Series 1 & 5) Gideon Modisett (Series 6) |
Emery | A gray electric multiple unit passenger chugger often seen on elevated lines or in tunnels. He likes tricking and harassing other engines into thinking that they have a problem. He often carries an additional carriage or truck with him permanently, although in at least two episodes, he disconnects his carriage to go faster. He often announces his actions with transit announcements. He has heterochromia iridium. In the Polish dub, he is female and named Emilla. He has most English voice actors of all characters, with 5.[12] | Jordan Clarke | Troy Doherty (Series 1 & 2) Hugh Reynolds (Series 3) Jake Tanner (Series 4 & 5) Austin Connelley (Series 6) |
Zephie | A young scissor-lift lime green and brown chugger who can lift and rotate her cab which allows Eddie to work on things not normally accessible. She is particularly flighty and giggly.[11] | Jadie Rose (Series 1 & 4) Series 6 Lola Shepleve (Series 6) |
Isabella Palmieri (Series 1 & 4) Lily Sanfelippo (Series 6) |
Piper | An orange cab-forward steam engine. In her first episode, Old Puffer Pete says that she runs on vegetable oil. In another episode we find out that Piper can be mischievous. Though she means well, she is very inexperienced and won't often take time to think, but realises her mistakes and does well in the end. | Eve Bentley (Series 3 & 5) Faith Delaney (Series 6) |
Eve Bentley (Series 3 & 5) Dakota Philips (Series 6) |
Tai | A purple trainee shunter from Zheng-Chu who works at the Docks. She reuses Calley's model from the first & third series. | Mia Lakha | Angelica Hale |
Adult chuggers
[edit]Name | Description | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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Old Puffer Pete | An elderly black and red steam chugger in Chuggington and the annual Chugger Championship Race winner. Pete loves passing his wisdom on to the trainees or anyone who is willing to listen. He drives them mad with his endless stories and can never seem to remember the chuggers' names, but they are very fond of him. He works at the central distribution centres for Chuggington: The Drop Load and Freight Yard.[8] | Paul Painting | Brian Greene (Series 1 & 5) Mick Wingert (Series 6) |
Olwin | An old, dark green steam locomotive who refers to the "trainees" as her "little chugg-a-chuggs". Olwin's coal is stored just forward of the cab, while her water is stored inside of her boiler, making her a tank locomotive. Olwin has orange arch-shaped handles for eyebrows, unlike all of the other chuggers whose eyebrows resemble windscreen wipers, making her the only chugger with this distinction. | Jill Shilling | Margaret Robertson (Series 1 & 4) Bernie Stegers (Series 5) |
Harrison | A blue diesel-electric hybrid locomotive who is often proud of himself and therefore tends to show off and is often admired by Wilson. He, along with Hanzo and Koko, is considered one of the fastest chuggers in Chuggington.[12] | Colin McFarlane | |
Irving | A dark red diesel engine who handles the rubbish and recycling chores around the depot. He is proud to boast that nothing is thrown away in Chuggington.[12] | Paul Painting | John Pohlhammer |
Dunbar | A lime and green Scottish diesel-electric hybrid chugger who is largely responsible for the training of the Chuggers: Hoot, Toot and Piper. He leaves Chuggington during the third series and is replaced by Skylar as the trainer.[13] | Andy Nyman | Tom Clarke-Hill |
Calley | A small orange and green shunting engine who spends most of her time as a rescue chugger, but can also sometimes be seen shunting rolling stock. She was Dunbar's assistant from the first & third series until she joined Jackman in the fourth series and became a member of the rescue squad Chug Patrol, where she was repainted in Chug Patrol's signature colours. She loves rescuing more than anything and her catchphrase is "Breakdown chugger coming through-oooooooo!"[13] Her old model was reused and modified for Tai, who first appeared in the sixth series. | Nicole Davis | Phillipa Alexander |
Chatsworth | A white, red, and gray diesel chugger who generally performs the same tasks as Harrison. He can overreact easily, for example, he thinks that if his horn or coupler are broken that he cannot drive. He also loves his spotless paint and hates getting dirty. | Andy Nyman | John Cancer |
Mtambo | A yellow, camouflage, and brown Kenyan-accented African tourist chugger who works around the safari park, giving tours to visitors. His name means "engine" in Swahili. | David Gyasi | |
Frostini | A yellow and brown Italian-accented ice cream chugger, popular with the children of Chuggington and seen by the trainees as very cool. He is normally seen handing out ice creams or at the factory working on a creation. He is quite proud of his accomplishments. In many episodes, he has the most emotions than any other chugger - mostly due to his stress at work at the Ice Cream Factory. | Angelo Cola (speaking voice) Randy Crenshaw (singing voice) | |
Action Chugger | A yellow and orange super jet-powered chugger who responds to emergencies after being informed that he is needed by a flashing red light on his nose. He can unfold parts of his sides into short wings, each with a jet motor under it and fly. After flying, he always lands on a railway track. Action Chugger's flight range extends at least as far as low Earth orbit. He normally resides in Chuggington. | Marc Silk (Original) Pax Baldwin |
John Pohlhammer (Series 1 & 4) Dave Berry (Series 6) |
Speedy McAllister | A large purple Yorkshire-accented, later Western-accented streamlined steam locomotive who is somewhat gruff and blunt in character but means well and is helpful to experienced chuggers and trainees alike. He prefers more industrial jobs as opposed to those with a high degree of customer relations. He mans the Rocky Ridge Quarry and Rocky Ridge Mine, along with the human: Frank. Speedy's whistle is the deepest of the four steam locomotives in Chuggington. | Warren Clarke | Stefan Ashton Frank |
Skylar | A yellow rail crane who has just completed training. His crane ends in a two-fingered grab. He can use his crane and his side prop legs to flip himself end-for-end or onto an adjacent track. His model would be reused and repainted for Rosa, who appeared in the sixth series. | Michael Ouartney | Brendan Dooling (Series 3) Tony Denman (Series 4) Jason Durran (Series 5) |
Decka | A double-decker transit engine built for heavy loads and passengers. She is brightly coloured and she has a big personality. She loves to incorporate her name into things, for example; "It was a deckalightful day!" | Ninia Benjamin | |
Jackman | The chief of Chug Patrol and the bravest chugger on the tracks. With a twinkle in his eye and strong leadership skills, Jackman makes the perfect leader for all four of the chug patrollers. Here is a saying: "If he uncouples now, he'll go flying." | Michael Byers (Series 4) | Michael G Stern (Series 6) |
Asher | A red firefighting chugger from Tootington who is the newest member of the rescue squad Chug Patrol. Strong, brave and reassuring, he takes care of the fires in Chuggington. | Marcel McCalla | |
Zack | The leader of the Chuggineers. This foreman is organised, hardworking and extremely safety conscious, making him the perfect leader of the Chuggineer crew. Joined by his fellow team members Tyne, Brewster and Fletch, this engineering team is responsible for all the heavy lifting, loading and building of bridges, tunnels and stations as well as laying track and making repairs. | Paul Dodds | Stuart Milligan (Series 4 & 5) Mick Wingert (Series 6) |
Tyne | A member of the Chuggineers who loves to blow up unneeded buildings, she says that she is "proud to be loud". Tyne also shares a friendly rivalry with her peer, Fletch. | Carina Reeves | Jessica McDonald |
Fletch | A member of the Chuggineers who is strong, and likes playing small jokes on other chuggers. Fletch also shares a friendly rivalry with his peer, Tyne. | Joe Sims | Earl Perkins |
Hanzo | A white and blue bullet train who is the fastest chugger in Chuggington. Mentor to Koko, Hanzo is sleek, streamlined and has a photographic memory. He believes there is no greater honour than transporting passengers quickly, but always safely, to their destination. Respectful, dedicated and precise, Hanzo encourages fellow Speed Fleet chuggers to be the best they can through rigorous practice. He is always extremely punctual. He also has a calm peaceful tone when he speaks. | Dai Tabuchi | |
Cormac | A forklift chugger who works with Pete in the Drop Load and Freight Yard, the central distribution site for Chuggington. Besides working in the Drop and Load Yard, Cormac has many jobs around Chuggington. He loves driving around and having adventures! He sometimes assists the Chuggineers and Speedy. | Jez Edwards | Brandon Finn (Series 4 & 5) Tim Chase (Series 6) |
Payce | A tunnel runner from Tootington, Chuggington's neighbouring town. Like the speed fleet, Payce is faster than the speed of light. She is good friends with Koko, yet shares a small friendly rivalry with her. | Ruth Zielinski | Siu-see Hung |
Daley | A high-speed courier chugger who reuses Payce's model. | Harry Lawtey | Nile Bullock |
Skipper Stu | A blue diesel who works is in charge of everything at Chuggington Harbour. | James Goode | |
Harry and Hamish | Twin orange and green diesels who work at Chuggington Harbour. In the sixth season, only Hamish appears. | Stephen Critchlow (Harry) Richard Ridings (Hamish) | |
Russ | A yellow reach stacker chugger working at the Chuggington Harbour. | James Naylor | Joe Slovick |
Rosa | A turquoise Spanish crane chugger from San Locomota. She is a member of the Chuggineers and reuses Skylar's model. | Tiana Camacho |
Ambiguous
[edit]Name | Description | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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Vee | The head of the railway department and is the announcer, with speakers all over Chuggington, in the depot and in remote areas. She keeps everything running on time and to schedule. After giving the chuggers their tasks, her dispatch board shows the destination and shows which coloured tunnel to take when leaving the depot. She can be stern with disobedient chuggers. Vee has never been anything other than her public address system. She may be a human or a self-intelligent system similar to the chuggers.[14][15] | Maria Darling (Series 1 & 5) Jacqueline Davis (Series 6) |
Johnnie Flori (Series 1 & 5) Julie Wions (Series 6) |
Humans
[edit]Name | Description | Voiced by (UK) | Voiced by (US) |
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Captain Charlie | The captain at Chuggington Harbour. | Stephen Critchlow | John Cancer |
Dr. Gosling | The safari park vet. | Paul Painting | Mac McDonald |
Dr. Ling | A scientist and researcher in Chuggington. She often develops various inventions for the chuggers to test out. | Meg Kubota | |
Eddie | A young mechanic who turns his hand to all manner of tasks, including track maintenance and fixing signals and points. He currently lives in a caboose, similar in appearance to Morgan's house, close to Chuggington. He used to live with his parents some distance away and was frequently late to work, but the trainees found an abandoned caboose and Morgan fixed it so Eddie could live in it. | Sacha Dhawan | Trevor White (Series 3 & 5) Nick Hagelin (Series 6) |
Felix | The farmer in Chuggington. | Andy Nyman | Elisha Sessions |
Frank | The manager who works at Rocky Ridge Quarry along with the steam engine: Speedy McAllister. | Maria Darling | Lorelei King |
Howie | The control person at the Working Wheels yard where chuggers get refueled/cleaned/get their jobs for the day. | Steve Devereaux | Morgan Deare |
Lori | An Irish brunet haired girl who is Morgan's assistant at the Repair Shed and was also tasked with cleaning engines before the arrival of the ChugWash. She is apprenticed to Morgan and attends college. | Maria Darling (Series 1 & 4) Jacqueline Davis (Series 6) |
Babara Barnes (Series 2 & 4) Julie Phillips (Series 6) |
Mayor Pullman | The current mayor of Chuggington. | Floella Benjamin | Lachele Carl (Series 1 & 5) Carla Fisher (Series 6) |
Morgan | The chief engineer mechanic at the depot in charge of the Repair Shed. He lives in a house that looks like a caboose in Chuggington yard.[8] | Paul Painting | Taylor Clarke-Hill (Series 1 & 5) William Stern (Series 6) |
Vicki | A zookeeper and looks after the animals. | Nicole Davis | Laila Pyne |
Production
[edit]The creative core behind Chuggington is Sarah Ball, a producer and director who worked on Bob the Builder, and Don Toht, who designed the characters and sets.[16]
The animation is made with Autodesk Maya software.[17]
As well as the regular ten-minute episodes, there are four-minute shows, Chuggington: Badge Quest, focusing on the trainees' efforts to earn reward badges for their "Chugger" training.[18]
Three Chuggington specials were commissioned for release on DVD from 2013 onwards.[19]
On 29 November 2017, Fuji Television took over the Japanese rights to the show (including production, distribution and licensing) in Japan from Ludorum.[20]
On 10 December 2018, Herschend Entertainment Studios acquired the rights to the series.[21]
Broadcast
[edit]The first series of 52 episodes was sold to broadcasters including the BBC, ABC (Australia), TF1 (France), Super RTL (Germany), and Fuji TV (Japan) in a deal announced in February 2008.[22] A second series of 26 episodes was purchased by the BBC and many other broadcasters throughout the world. Aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 6, Chuggington made its UK debut as a "soft launch" on BBC Two on 29 September 2008.
Reception
[edit]Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show four stars out of five, saying that "Young 'trainees' teach preschoolers important social skills."[23]
Criticism
[edit]Many people have derided the show for being a "Thomas ripoff" due to its perceived similarities to Thomas & Friends.
Merchandise
[edit]In January 2009 it was announced that RC2 would be producing Chuggington toys under their Learning Curve brand; the toys were released to the market in 2010.[24] RC2 contributed to half of the series' production budget in exchange for long-term global toy licensing rights.[16]
Media
[edit]DVDs from Anchor Bay Entertainment include the first, entitled Chuggington: Let's Ride the Rails, was released in March 2009 containing six episodes. A second DVD, Action Stations, released in October 2009, contained another six. The third DVD release, Wheels to the Rails, with another eight episodes, released in November 2010. Anchor Bay's Chuggington: Let’s Ride the Rails! was the first Chuggington DVD to be released nationwide in the United States on 8 February 2011.[25]
In the UK, several children's books have been released, including Koko on Call: A Nightlight Adventure, based on an early episode. Publications International and Scholastic introduced Chuggington books to the US market in late 2010 and early 2011, respectively.
Toys
[edit]In early 2010, the Chuggington Diecast Series of model trains was released in the UK. The Chuggington Diecast Series by Learning Curve was released in the US nationwide in late 2010. In 2012, the system was rebranded to StackTrack, in which children can stack the railway tracks on top of each other with supports. This system was discontinued by 2017, however the StackTrack track system is still in use.
Later in 2010, the interactive range was released in the UK. The chuggers and Vee, their dispatcher, can interact with each other using 'Smart Talk' technology and over 300 stored phrases. Each chugger can recognise the other chuggers, and their train stops. The interactive phrases spoken depend on which chuggers and locations are placed together, giving a more varied, but not random, conversation. The Chuggington Interactive Railway was released in the United States in February 2011. This system was discontinued by 2017.
The Chuggington Wooden Railway was released in September 2010 to Canada, and on 1 March 2011 to specialty retailers in the United States. It is compatible with all other wooden railway systems. This system was discontinued by 2017.
In late 2011, Mega Brands released the 'Chuggington Construction' range, but was now discontinued, as of 2013.
In the United States, other Chuggington products include games (I Can Do That! Games), puzzles (Cardinal), and activity sets (Crayola).
In 2012, the Plarail Chuggington range was released and was discontinued around 2017.
In 2013, Bachmann Trains made a series of Chuggington electric train sets and separate sale engines and cars. It is compatible with all other HO scale systems by other companies and is made to work with the Thomas & Friends range. In 2017, Bachmann Trains have discontinued the Chuggington range.
In 2019, Alpha Group Co., Ltd. acquired the rights for any future Chuggington vehicle toys.[citation needed]
Train and Tramway
[edit]
According to Okayama Electric Tramway press report on 12 January 2018, it will be operated in 2 cars and 1 train with its own decorated appearance that reproduced Wilson and Brewster in Japan. With the all-seat reservation system, the operation start date is 16 March 2019. It is confirmed as the world's first in the railroad and tram related motif with this character as a motif.[26][unreliable source?]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Herschend's 'Chuggington' S6 to Premiere on Disney Junior US in 2020". 10 December 2019.
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- ^ a b c "Information for Grownups". CBeebies. p. 4. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
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- ^ "Information for Grownups: Chugginton". Archived from the original on 19 December 2011.
- ^ a b Castleman, Lana: Q&A: Caminada charts startup's next moves, Kidscreen, 27 March 2009.
- ^ Bennett, Samuel: The Virtual World of Chuggington: A First Time Director's Post-Mortem Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, LOGIN Conference, 13 May 2009.
- ^ CBeebies Programmes – Chuggington: Badge Quest. BBC. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ PRE-SCHOOL MONTH: New characters bolster Chuggington | Licensing Industry | News by Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Licensing.biz. on 2012-01-09.
- ^ "「チャギントン」フジが日本エリアのすべての著作権を取得". The Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ Herschend Entertainment Studios Acquires Beloved UK-Animated Series Chuggington
- ^ Broadcast Now, BBC gets on board Chuggington, 6 February 2008,
- ^ Ashby, Emily (14 January 2023). "Chuggington TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Pigtail Pals, [1], Accessed 23 January 2009
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- ^ ja:岡山電気軌道#軌道事業#導入予定車両 (Japanese language edition) Retribute date on 21 February 2019.
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