The fifth series of Chuggington began airing in 6th March 2015 in the US 18th May 2015 in the UK; being the final Ludorum produced season of the series before the company was purchased and liquidated by the current owner of the series, Herschend Entertainment Studios in 2018.
Episodes[]
Screenshot | UK/US title | Written by | Original UK release date | Episode number # |
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First Responder Calley | Sarah Ball | 18th May 2015 | #01 | |
Calley begins to feel that she has no purpose on the Chug Patrol team- however, she seems to have found the perfect job. | ||||
Sinkhole Rescue | Lorelei King | 19th May 2015 | #02 | |
Wilson and Brewster are practicing with their wagons when the ground collapses under Brewster- can Wilson save him in time? | ||||
Cormac Patrol | Sarah Ball | 20th May 2015 | #03 | |
Cormac finds himself with nothing to do until the Chug Patrollers need rescuing. | ||||
Trainee Camp | Sarah Ball | 21st May 2015 | #04 | |
Wilson, Brewster, Koko, Hoot and Toot are assigned to build a camp in the mountains; due to their bickering, the twins forget a number of the materials. Can the trainees use what they have to build the camp before Tyne and Skylar arrive? | ||||
Tour Guide Harrison | Sarah Ball | 22nd May 2015 | #05 | |
Harrison must devise a special tour of Chuggington to pass his tour guide test. | ||||
Delivery Challenge | Sarah Ball | 25th May 2015 | #06 | |
Cormac challenges Old Puffer Pete to a delivery contest. | ||||
Koko Express | Sarah Ball and Lorelei King | 26th May 2015 | #07 | |
Koko learns that being careful and quick is the trick to being an express courier train. | ||||
Skipper Stu and the Steam Crane | Sarah Ball | 27th May 2015 | #08 | |
Skipper Stu, Harry, Hamish, and Russ need to load a ship that is arriving soon; when the modern crane fails to load the ship, Old Puffer Pete spots the old steam crane and has an idea. | ||||
Chug Patrol Chief | Sarah Ball | 28th May 2015 | #09 | |
The chuggers at the docks are unable to pull the diesel tankers up to the Depot, meaning that all diesel chuggers will soon not be able to move. In urgency, Jackman and Asher team up with Koko, Olwin and Old Puffer Pete to retrieve the tankers. | ||||
Fletch Shines | Sarah Ball | 29th May 2015 | #10 | |
After a fire breaks out inside the lighthouse during the night, the Chuggineers are needed to replace the top section. However, due to a crack in the track in need of urgent repair, Fletch is the only Chuggineer available- he soon learns that being in charge is not the easiest thing. |
Specials[]
Screenshot | UK/US title | Written by | Original UK release date | Episode number # |
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Delivery Dash at the Docks | Sarah Ball & Lorelei King | 21st November 2021 | #01 | |
Koko is thrilled to be spending the day training with Daley, Chuggington's new express delivery engine. Meanwhile at the Docks, Skipper Stu is having problems with the crane, and has to find another way to load the ship | ||||
The Big Freeze | Sarah Ball | 2nd January 2021 | #02 | |
As icy weather hits Chuggington, the Docks becomes unable to get the latest batch of diesel tankers to the Working Wheels Yard. Simultaneously, a fire breaks out at the Docks' lighthouse, with Fletch being put in charge to replace the top section. |
(Note: Because Disney Junior broadcast span in half hour, the specials take in the place of the individual episodes)
Screenshot | UK/US title | Written by | Original US release date | Episode number # |
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First Responder Calley | Sarah Ball | 6th March 2015 | #01 | |
Calley begins to feel that she has no purpose on the Chug Patrol team- however, she seems to have found the perfect job. | ||||
Tour Guide Harrison | Sarah Ball | 6th March 2015 | #02 | |
Harrison must devise a special tour of Chuggington to pass his tour guide test. | ||||
Sinkhole Rescue | Lorelei King | 29th May 2015 | #03 | |
Wilson and Brewster are practicing with their wagons when the ground collapses under Brewster- can Wilson save him in time? | ||||
Delivery Challenge | Sarah Ball | 29th May 2015 | #04 | |
Cormac challenges Old Puffer Pete to a delivery contest. | ||||
Cormac Patrol | Sarah Ball | 11th August 2015 | #05 | |
Cormac finds himself with nothing to do until the Chug Patrollers need rescuing. | ||||
Trainee Camp | Sarah Ball | 11th August 2015 | #06 | |
Wilson, Brewster, Koko, Hoot and Toot are assigned to build a camp in the mountains; due to their bickering, the twins forget a number of the materials. Can the trainees use what they have to build the camp before Tyne and Skylar arrive? | ||||
Delivery Dash at the Docks | Sarah Ball & Lorelei King | 14th September 2015 | #07-8 | |
Koko is thrilled to be spending the day training with Daley, Chuggington's new express delivery engine. Meanwhile at the Docks, Skipper Stu is having problems with the crane, and has to find another way to load the ship | ||||
The Big Freeze | Sarah Ball | 28th November 2015 | #09-10 | |
As icy weather hits Chuggington, the Docks becomes unable to get the latest batch of diesel tankers to the Working Wheels Yard. Simultaneously, a fire breaks out at the Docks' lighthouse, with Fletch being put in charge to replace the top section. |
Songs[]
Screenshot | Title | Composer | Original release date |
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Ship Arriving | Chris McHale | 14th September 2015 (US; TV) | |
Heave! Ho! Lads, pull back! Take up the slack... |
Characters[]
- Wilson
- Brewster
- Koko
- Dunbar
- Calley
- Old Puffer Pete
- Hodge
- Emery
- Harrison
- Chatsworth
- Olwin
- Irving
- Mtambo
- Frostini
- Speedy
- Hoot and Toot
- Skylar
- Decka
- Jackman
- Hanzo
- Zack
- Fletch
- Tyne
- Asher
- Payce
- Cormac
- Vee
- Eddie
- Morgan
- Howie
- Mr. Knot
- The Designer
- Woman with a Yellow Dress
- Howie's Cleaning Crew
- Action Chugger (does not speak)
- Girl with an Action Chugger Shirt (does not speak)
- Man with a Purple Shirt (does not speak)
- Boy with a Striped Shirt (does not speak)
- Girl with a Purple Shirt (does not speak)
- Zephie (cameo)
- Piper (cameo)
- Dr. Gosling (cameo)
- Dr. Ling (cameo)
- Linda (cameo)
- Denzil (cameo)
- The Female Film Director (cameo)
- Man with a Yellow Shirt (cameo)
- Boy with a Turquoise Shirt (cameo)
- Boy with a Striped Shirt's Mother (cameo)
- The Female Film Director (cameo)
- The Designer's Daughter (cameo)
Characters Introduced[]
- Skipper Stu
- Harry and Hamish
- Russ
- Daley
- Captain Charlie
- Boy with a Blue Shirt
- Boy with a Brown Vest (cameo)
Locations[]
- Chuggington
- The Depot
- The Underground Tunnels
- The Drop and Load Yard
- The Countryside
- Safari Park
- Rocky Ridge Mountain
- Chug Town
- Checker Junction
- Covered Bridge
- Chug-a-Sonic Speed Track
- The Power Station
- The Foundry
- The Docks
- The Farm (mentioned)
- The Paper Mill (mentioned)
- Border Bridge (mentioned)
- Tootington
- New Trainland (mentioned)
Cast[]
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Half Hour Format[]
As the season premiered in the United States on the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel, two episodes would be paired adding up to roughly twenty minutes, with ten left for television advertisements.
- 6th March 2015: First Responder Calley + Tour Guide Harrison
- 29th May 2015: Sinkhole Rescue + Delivery Challenge
- 11th August 2015: Cormac Patrol + Trainee Camp
- 14th September 2015: Delivery Dash at the Docks
- 28th November 2015: The Big Freeze
Trivia[]
- Due to the decline of overall views and sales, TOMY funded the entirety of this season, which lead to a 10-episode order; the shortest of the series' run. Following the cancellation of their Master Toy License agreement, continued declines (through both the Chuggington: Little Trainees shorts and the Jazwares toyline due to the less quality standard) lead to TOMY's partnership drawing to a close by May 2018 and the series to enter an abrupt, four-year hiatus.
- It took more than six years for the UK to see the season released in its entirety. While the individual episodes all aired on CBeebies in May 2015, the UK dub of The Big Freeze was not released officially until January of 2021. Delivery Dash at the Docks finally received its UK premiere on CBeebies in November of 2021.
- Trainee Camp is the only episode from this season to have received any sort of release on DVD in the UK. It was featured on one of the BBC's Children in Need compilations, titled "Pudsey and Friends" of which the episode is included.
- Coincidently, the DVD was distributed by Abbey Home Media, whose contract with Ludorum had ended after the fourth season.
- This is the first season to be released on Disney Junior in the US before it was released on CBeebies in the UK.
- This season and Season 3 are the only series to have the UK broadcast order and production order to be exactly the same.
- This season marks the only occurrence of several things:
- The only season to feature Daley, Russ, Harry and Captain Charlie, all of whom are introduced in this season.
- The only season where Action Chugger, Piper, and Zephie do not have a speaking role.
- The only season where James Goode and Richard Ridings give Skipper Stu and Hamish American accents in the US dub.
- The only season where neither Wilson, Brewster nor Koko appear in one episode.
- The only season to have only two writers, Sarah Ball and Lorelei King, making this the season with the least amount writers.
- This season marks the final occurrence of several things:
- The last season to be produced completely by Ludorum.
- The last season to feature most of the original US dub voices, before they were re-casted starting from Season 6 onwards.
- The last appearances of Dunbar, Calley, Harrison, Chatsworth, Skylar, Decka, Olwin, Fletch, Tyne, Payce, Speedy, Irving and Howie.
- The last season where Wilson, Brewster and Koko were voiced by Edward Sharpe, Toby Baddeley and Imogen Bailey in the UK dub, and Tony Terraciano, Miles Harvey and Brigid Harrington in the US dub; most likely due to them hitting puberty and being too old for the roles.
- The last season to be aired before the show went under a five-year hiatus.
- The last season to have music composed by Chris McHale, although he was still credited in Season 6 for the theme song.
- The last season to be released under the original title of the show.
- The last season in which the credits utilise footage from Wilson's Smooth Moves, Chief Wilson, Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue, Skylar's Squad, Stop Koko Stop!, Brewster Makes Tracks, Swift Shift, Wilson's Forest Flare and Rescue at Rocky Ridge, as well as the final season overall to utilise stock footage from past episodes in the credits.