Thomas & Friends Season 21 Episode 8 Cranky at the End of the Line ( Air Date 2017-09-27 ) Genre Animation, Kids category. Overview "After Cranky is teased about his age, he works twice as hard and through the night to impress the Fat Controller. But the harder he works, the more mistakes he makes. When a big, new, shiny crane arrives, he thinks that his days at Brendam Docks are over!".