Jack & the Sodor Construction Company
A spin-off of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Jack and the Pack was developed by producer Phil Fehrle in 2003. It did not receive a release until 2006 when it was released direct to DVD. The reason why the spin-off was never taken further seems to be because HiT Entertainment did not want it to conflict with their own series Bob the Builder when it bought the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in 2002.
- 2006-2006
- 1 season
- Animation, Family
- TV-Y
A spin-off of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Jack and the Pack was developed by producer Phil Fehrle in 2003. It did not receive a release until 2006 when it was released direct to DVD. The reason why the spin-off was never taken further seems to be because HiT Entertainment did not want it to conflict with their own series Bob the Builder when it bought the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in 2002.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2006
Episode 1
A Visit from Thomas
Whilst digging the foundations for a new school, Oliver the Excavator unearths a dinosaur skeleton.
Episode 2
Jack Owns Up
10 mins
Jack knocks over some roofing slate. When Ned is blamed for the accident, will Jack do the right thing and own up to save his friend?
Episode 3
On Site with Thomas
10 mins
The Pack all argue about whose job is more important - including Patrick the Cement Mixer who ends up face-first in his own concrete.
Episode 4
Percy's Scary Tale
10 mins
After Kelly tells a scary story, Max and Monty think they meet up with the legendary one-eyed truck.
Episode 5
Kelly's Windy Day
10 mins
Kelly is blown over by strong winds which makes him nervous of working in windy conditions. Can he face up to his fear in order to save Isobella?
Episode 6
A Happy Day for Percy
10 mins
Byron the Bulldozer is tired of being ignored. He is later the centre of attention when he has to save Alfie.
Episode 7
A Tale for Thomas
10 mins
The Pack are repairing the Lightning Tree in Maithwaite Forest when Monty runs into it. The tree is about to collapse, but can Jack, Alfie, Kelly and Oliver save it?
Episode 8
Thomas and the Moles
10 mins
Buster the Steamroller feels left out, until he is needed to flatten mole hills on the football field.
Episode 9
Percy Helps Out
10 mins
Nelson gets tired of carrying other vehicles and dreams of being carried himself.
Episode 10
The Tortoise and the Hare
10 mins
Thomas takes Buster to the newly built Sodor Racetrack to smooth the track, but Max and Monty tease Buster about being slow and challenge him to a race. When the work is done, Miss Jenny allows Max, Monty, and Buster to test the racetrack. Max and Monty race off with Buster trundling behind, but Max and Monty end up in a ditch, while Buster trundles ahead and wins the race.
Episode 11
Thomas' Trusty Friends
10 mins
Ned gets bored of clearing rubble from a demolition site. Oliver is trying to knock down a wall with a wrecking ball, but he is unable to. He is fitted with a larger one, but he is still not able to knock the wall down. Meanwhile, Ned asks the foreman if he can help, but he declines by saying that it's Oliver's job. With that, Ned goes back to loading rubble, but he drops it onto the ground because he is thinking about demolishing. Back at Oliver, they fit him with an even bigger wrecking ball, but he still cannot knock it down. Ned is still thinking about demolishing and does not pay attention. He collides with the chimney which collapses onto the building with the wall that Oliver could not demolish. While the workmen cheer, some wood pieces (having to appear out of nowhere) start falling onto Oliver's roof, the corner of the destroyed building falls down, and Thomas is surprised to see his trucks being fully loaded. Ned is happy that he demolished the building, and asks Oliver if he wants him to demolish anything else. Oliver tells him that he thinks he has been doing enough for one day.
Episode 12
Alfie Has Kittens
10 mins
Alfie is upset when Max and Monty tease him about his size at a demolition site by calling him "Small fry" and "Half pint." Thomas tells him it does not matter as long as he is useful. Later, when Oliver is demolishing a building, Alfie hears a noise inside and goes to investigate. He finds a cat and her three kittens and rescues them before the wall collapses. The other machines cheer, even Max and Monty, and from then on Alfie never complains about being small.
Episode 13
Mud Glorious Mud
10 mins
The Pack is digging foundations for the new dairy farm, but one by one they start to run out of fuel and become stuck. The vehicle that was to deliver the needed fuel breaks down, so Thomas is told to deliver the fuel to Isobella at Cronk. It is then up to Isobella to deliver the fuel to the site and get the rest of the Pack up and running.