Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Turning Into A Human James' Mucky Friend (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Turning Into A Human

James' Mucky Friend (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Scoop and Muck are sent to help out Thomas after a big storm has caused damage on the Main Line. Muck is very excited when he gets to meet James, an engine who's red like him, but things soon go from back to worse for the mucky machine.

Creator

Britt Allcroft (created by)

Director

Steve Asquith

Writer

Wilbert Awdry (based on the railway series by)

Composers

Junior Campbell | Mike O'Donnell | Ed Welch

Editors

Kate Buckland | Zyggy Markiewicz

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Updated Jan 25, 2026

Release date

Jan 23, 2027 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Sophie Aldred Muck (US) / Dizzy (UK) Muck (US) / Dizzy (UK) See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Maria Darling Dizzy & Roley (US) Dizzy & Roley (US) See fewer	Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007)
Ben Gosling James the LYER Class 28 (UK) James the LYER Class 28 (UK) See fewer	Magazine Stories (2011)
Alan Marriott Scoop (US) Scoop (US) See fewer	Planet 51 (2009)
Britt McKillip Emily the GNR Stirling Single (US) Emily the GNR Stirling Single (US) See fewer	Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Matt Michaud Narrator (US) Narrator (US) See fewer	Thomas & Friends: Steelworks of Scares (2017)
Neil Morrissey Lofty & Bob the Builder (UK) Lofty & Bob the Builder (UK) See fewer	The Bounty (1984)
Neil Morrissey Lofty (voice) Lofty (voice) See fewer	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Turning Into A Human (2025)
Greg Proops Bob the Builder (US) Bob the Builder (US) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Rob Rackstraw Muck / Scoop (voice) Muck / Scoop (voice) See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
Jay Shatwell Thomas the London Brighton & South Coast Railway E2 Class Tank Engine (UK) / James the LYER Class 28 (US) Thomas the London Brighton & South Coast Railway E2 Class Tank Engine (UK) / James the LYER Class 28 (US) See fewer	Thomas the Tank Engine Turns Into A Person & Friends (2025)
Trent Stanley Narrator & Emily the GNR Stirling Single (UK) / Percy the Avonside 0-4-0ST (UK & US) Narrator & Emily the GNR Stirling Single (UK) / Percy the Avonside 0-4-0ST (UK & US) See fewer	Thomas & Friends: DC Super Friends(TM) MINIS Mash Ups! (2016)
Frankie Taylor Henry the LMS Stanier Class Green Engine Henry the LMS Stanier Class Green Engine See fewer	Thomas the Tank Engine Turns Into A Person & Friends (2025)
Lizzie Waterworth Lofty (US) Lofty (US) See fewer	Horrid Henry (2006)