| ShortSummary
| - Carla convinces Emily and a few friends to have a sleepover at Ceilidh's Cove. Dorothy has trouble keeping up with the bigger boats. But when she falls asleep, they tie her safely to her dock and go to Shipwreck Rock to tell scary stories. The boats insist that they aren't frightened by Emily's ghost story about a sunken ship that pulls passing vessels under the water. But Sigrid conveniently offers to check on Dorothy, and Carla hurries away when she sees Northumberland bubbling up right where the ghost is supposed to be. (en)
- The tugs want to get ready for The Dispatcher's birthday party, but rough seas are making their normal work take longer. Emily and George are supposed to get the balloons, but they end up freeing Clementine, who is stuck. Foduck, who is supposed to sing 'Happy Birthday,' uses up his whistle dealing with emergencies. Hank and Theodore are supposed to get a present, tug-of-war rope, and party lights, but they use the rope and lights to save Bayswater Barge's cargo. They are sure The Dispatcher will be disappointed that they can't throw him a party. Instead, The Dispatcher tells them what the wonderful job they did during the storm. (en)
- Hank is so excited that he's finally allowed to move ships by himself, that he doesn't pay attention when he helps Digby off of Willy's Island. He gives the old cable ship a good scrape on the sharp rocks. Digby is upset and tells everyone that Hank isn't good at moving big ships. To help Hank restore his reputation, Theodore brings him along on his next job and puts the little tug in charge. With Theodore's encouragement, Hank does a good job with everyone watching, and even Digby has to admit that Hank might be a good tugboat after all. (en)
- The tugs notice that Sandy Beach is terribly polluted and have an argument over which one of them is causing all the pollution. Theodore reminds them that all the tugs make pollution. Later, all the tugs agree on a great idea of holding a 'Big Harbor Cleanup Contest', leading to the next episode. (en)
- Theodore is given the job of welcoming ships, a job which the four other tugs are very talented at, giving that welcoming feeling to any ship wanting to rest in the Big Harbor. Theodore tries to welcome a submarine that doesn't reply, and becomes distressed until the submarine finally speaks, stating that Theodore just woke him up. Theodore comes to realizes the submarine, named Northumberland, is really just a sleepy sub. Theodore smiles and realizes he's good at what he puts his mind to. (en)
- Theodore and Emily see a large light travelling across the sky one night. The next day, Emily is asked to help Constance the Coast Guard Ship with something very important, though Constance isn't the friendliest ship. Emily soon discovers that the large light was really a fallen rocket from space. She later makes friends with Constance when she stands up to her, and the two get along with each other very well. (en)
- George never wants to wait his turn. Most of the time it's just annoying, but when Emily, Theodore, and George are sent to turn an iceberg away from the harbor, George's impatience nearly results in disaster. His first reaction is to blame Emily, but he knows it's really his own fault. That night at story time, George struggles to wait his turn to tell about the iceberg adventure. Emily smiles and lets him go first. She knows that George has learned his lesson. (en)
- No one wants to play with Hank or even let him help. He feels angry at first, but a little later begins feeling very depressed. The other tugs soon join together to formulate a plan on how to apologize to Hank and make him feel better. (en)
- Canso Colossus, the king of all supertankers is visiting the harbor. While the tugs are paying all of their attention to him, they forget how important Guysborough is. When Guysborough refuses to work, the harbor literally becomes a mess. When Canso sees the garbage floating in the water, he demands to be taken out of the harbor. The tugs finally learn how much the harbor needs Guysborough. (en)
- The tugs are given a chance to see Kulu, a storytelling canoe. Kulu tells the tugs the story of the northern lights. The tugs love the story, but Foduck sees all of Kulu's stories as nonsense. During a large storm, Theodore asks Foduck to visit Kulu with him. They find the canoe missing, but also a paddle that points to Shipwreck Rock, where they see the northern lights. (en)
- Theodore's engine breaks down in such a way that he can only move backwards. The causes Theodore to feel so embarrassed, that he hides from the rest of the tugs until he manages to get his engine fixed. (en)
- An unusual ship named Snorri arrives in the Big Harbor. He seems to be rather rude at first, but Theodore soon finds out that he's just different. (en)
- Theodore and Hank volunteer to do the night shift because the other tugs don't want to stay up all night. When it's time for the night shift, Theodore and Hank have a hard time finding Owan the Oil Rig. Once they move him across the harbor, they try to figure out what is in the water that is making big waves. They soon find out that it's Northumberland Submarine. (en)
- Theodore says he's seen a ghost at Shipwreck Rock that makes a strange "ding ding" sound and looks like it's floating in the air. George however, doesn't believe Theodore until he actually sees it for himself. At first, George is scared, but later it turns out to be Digby the Cable Ship stuck on some rocks. Theodore, George, and Bobby help Digby down into the water and George admits to the other tugs that he isn't always right. (en)
- Theodore finds a whale who is trapped in some logs. He names the whale "Walter" and takes care of him until George can find his parents. When he does, Theodore has a hard time saying goodbye to Walter, but learns that Walter is better off in his natural habitat. (en)
- Foduck decides to teach the other tugs about safety flags. George doesn't find the lesson important, until he finds a ship whose radio is damaged. Little does he know that he could be putting himself in serious danger. (en)
- Guysborough the Garbage Barge turns Theodore's normally bright and cheerful mood into a grumpy and sour one. This spreads across the whole harbor until everyone is grumpy. But when Theodore tries to be happy again, everyone is happy, even Guysborough. (en)
- Brunswick Barge always enjoys thrills and chills, but he starts to think differently when a bad storm separates him and Theodore. He learns to be more careful after being pulled off some rocks by Theodore and Constance. (en)
- Canso Colossus the Super Tanker hits a rock and is sinking. George, Foduck, and Theodore are sure they can save him by themselves. When their first attempt fails, they blame each other. When this makes things worse, they learn the importance of asking for help. With help from Nautilus the Navy Ship, the three save the tanker. (en)
- The tugs are upset when they find out that the Queen Stephanie is going to be late so Constance the Coast Guard Ship plays a game with Theodore and Hank to cheer them up. At first they want to go home until they realize that Constance can be fun. Later, they invite her to the dock for storytelling time where they find out that the queen has arrived. Constance gets to meet the queen for the first time and everybody has a good time. (en)
- When Theodore goes to the repair dock for a few days to get his regular tune-up, Hank misses his dock-mate very much each night and becomes afraid of the dark. The other tugs try everything to get rid of Hank's fear, but nothing helps – not even a night light. When Theodore returns, Hank is surprised to learn that Theodore was once afraid of the dark, too. At the end, Hank overcomes his fear of the dark and realizes that sometimes you just have to grow out of your fears as he fell fast asleep, right next to Theodore. (en)
- Theodore lies about nearly hitting one of the ferries to avoid getting in trouble. When he lies about inspecting a dock however, it catches fire because he didn't clean it up. Foduck puts out the fire, but gets in trouble instead of Theodore. That's when Theodore decides to tell the truth and confess to the Dispatcher, who welcomes his honesty as Theodore cleans up the damaged dock. (en)
- Theodore is excited because he's assigned to bring in Emma Sophia all by himself, but he loses his way in the fog and no one can hear him call for help over Lunenburg Lighthouse's foghorn. Luckily he runs into Digby whose cable gives him an idea. Digby can always tell where he's been simply by following the cable he has laid. Theodore decides that he, too, can retrace his steps. The strategy works and he ends up back where he started, and with help from Pearl, he starts over again. (en)
- Bluenose, an old sailing ship, saves Foduck when his propeller becomes clogged with seaweed. (en)
- Benjamin Bridge keeps Rebecca up all night with his loud snoring, and this makes her grumpy when she goes treasure hunting with Theodore and Shelburne. When Rebecca upsets everyone, both she and Theodore learn that nobody's perfect. (en)
- Foduck tells Theodore that he shouldn't spin Bedford. Theodore doesn't listen, and all of the spinning breaks Bedford's anchor cable, causing him to float away. Later, Theodore finds Bedford trapped behind a pile of driftwood and learns that he shouldn't play with things that need to be taken seriously. (en)
- One night Theodore has a nightmare about a sea monster, and when he wakes up, he's scared that the dream will come true. With a little help from his friends, Theodore finds out that dreams are 'just pretend' and he will be alright. (en)
- Digby and all the other tugboats get very excited when they meet Dartmouth the Giant Cable Ship. They soon forget all about Digby when they compare him to the big ship. Digby later notices one of Dartmouth's cables slipping into the water. After saving the cable, the tugs then realize that Digby is just as important as any other ship. (en)
- When Theodore is in charge of the arrival of Cumberland the Container Ship, things go awry. Cumberland's special engines do not require tugs for steering so he ignores Theodore and docks right in the middle of the harbor. As Theodore spends the night preventing collisions, he learns that the big ship only misses his friend. So he and Theodore become very good friends, and the ship learns that everyone needs tugboats. (en)
- Theodore has never met anyone who tells more outlandish tales than Malarkey. He's surprised that Hank believes the stories. Hank is flattered by Malarkey's attention, especially when the ship offers to teach him how to tow just like the big tugs. The only catch is that they will have to practice in secret at Sandy Beach and that Hank can't tell anyone. Hank knows that he should always tell The Dispatcher where he's going. With Theodore's encouragement, Hank trusts his instinct. (en)
- Sigrid the Supply Ship has always wanted to be a tugboat. She thinks that she can finally be one, if only she had bumpers. Later, when a bad storm prevents Theodore and Emily from docking a ship, Sigrid discovers that she can be a tugboat without bumpers. The next day, she gets a nice green bumper from Shediac. Sigrid puts the bumper on the back of her wheelhouse to remember the time she was a tugboat. (en)
- At first everyone laughs when Theodore accidentally makes a mistake about Rebecca. He should have told her that her bell doesn't work, but he's distracted by the stinky seaweed on Rebecca's deck, and says that her smell doesn't work. This makes Benjamin and the Ferry Twins laugh. Theodore likes this, so he purposely tries to tell a joke. He can't figure out why nobody laughs, until he's the butt of everyone's jokes. He feels bad until he apologizes to Rebecca. (en)
- A container ship named Chester arrives when the Big Harbor is having "Flag Day", where the boats wear flags. Chester however, is upset that he doesn't have flags and that George is completely ignoring him. Later, when Chester gets some flags, he decides that the Big Harbor is very friendly. (en)
- George is told that he needs a hull check-up at the drydock. George is afraid that it will hurt and decides to hide behind a big junk barge. Theodore finds George and promises that he won't tell the other tugs George's secret. The next day, Theodore, Foduck, and Emily are assigned to take the old wreck and push it to the junk dock where George is hiding. Theodore realizes that George will be crushed. Theodore wants to keep George's secret, but doesn't want him to get hurt. Theodore shouts that George is hiding behind the barge and saves him. George decides to face his fears and goes to his hull check-up, and realizes that check-ups are meant to help, not hurt. (en)
- Theodore and Rebecca spend the day searching for Northumberland, who gets trapped on the bottom of the ocean after an underwater rock-slide bends his propeller. With the help of Shelburne, Northumberland is soon raised back to the surface. (en)
- George and Theodore meet Nautilus the Navy Ship. George all of a sudden wants to be a navy ship, and ends up towing in Truro for dumping garbage in the ocean. But this "garbage" turns out to be Truro's fishing net. After realizing his mistake, George escorts Truro out of the harbor, and goes back to being himself, George the Valiant. (en)
- Digby is told about Guysborough the Grumpy Garbage Barge. He instantly wants to make friends with him, but Theodore tries to prevent that from happening. He didn't want Guyborough's feelings to get hurt because he's always grumpy to everyone, but Digby surprises the both of them. (en)
- Theodore thinks that Emily makes moving ships look so easy that when he's assigned to help her, he feels useless. In fact, Theodore thinks that he'll never be as good as Emily, so why bother trying. But when Emily runs into rough water while towing Inverness the cargo ship, Theodore helps prevent the ship from crashing into Owan, the Oil Rig. Theodore realizes that while he can't do everything Emily can, the things he can do are still important. (en)
- A grand ocean liner named the Queen Stephanie visits the harbor. When she tries to pass beneath Benjamin Bridge, she gets severely stuck. Theodore however, quickly comes up with an idea to free her. (en)
- George is in such a hurry, he forgets to pay attention to safety. His carelessness puts a ship named Clare and his friends in danger when the tugs get caught in an ice flow. Still, he continues to try to rush everybody. Finally, Theodore refuses to work. George is taken by surprise, but when Theodore explains his resistance, George realizes that sometimes the best way to speed things up is to slow down and be careful. (en)
- Hank meets Bayswater Barge for the first time and Bayswater has a passion for calling him names. Hank takes a liking to it until he calls Inverness, a cargo ship, "Needlenose". Inverness is so insulted that he tries to leave the harbor. Hank quickly learns his mistake after Theodore convinces Inverness to stay. (en)
- Emily has a full day of work to do, but really wants to meet a fishing trawler named Gregor who has come from Russia. She attempts to rush all her jobs but is unfortunately a bit too hasty for her own good. Later, she finds a way so she can meet Gregor, and work at the same time. (en)
- A large ocean barge named Shelburne is brought in to the Big Harbor, and the tugboats are amazed at his name. This results in Hank changing his name to Henry, and from this comes many name changes, minus Theodore who likes his name. After a confused Dispatcher gives out his job orders, George, Emily, and Hank go to move Barrington, leaving only Theodore to move Shelburne, which results in a runaway barge. Hank saves Shelburne and realizes he likes his name. (en)
- Theodore asks the Dispatcher for some time off, which is agreed upon, but he soon becomes very, very bored. The Dispatcher won't even let him talk to Donald Dock! He misses pulling Barrington Barge with his big pipes. The next day, Theodore tells the Dispatcher that he wants to work and has a great day. (en)
- All the tugs seem to have very big plans in terms of what part of the harbor they will each clean up in the contest. After listening to each of the tug's 'big plans', Theodore can't think of one himself, and has to settle for a 'little plan' instead. He's later very surprised when HE wins! (en)
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