Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the second series of the show, which was first broadcast in 1986. This series was initially narrated by Ringo Starr for the UK audiences, who re-dubbed 16 episodes for the US audiences; which was later re-dubbed again by George Carlin for the US audiences. Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath. This was the last series to be narrated by Ringo Starr, as well as the last series to be produced by Robert D. Cardona. It was produced by Clearwater Features Ltd. for Britt Allcroft Ltd.