THOMAS AND FRIENDS HEAVE HO THOMAS UK SERIES

A possible explanation could be that it became an independent country between times. This is contrary to later in the show, where in The Great Race, it is revealed that Sodor is its own country. In the Japanese dub, the narrator says that Sodor is a part of the United Kingdom.A workman resembling Ringo Starr is visible.A clip from this episode was used in the 1995 CITV special Simply the Best.

THOMAS AND FRIENDS HEAVE HO THOMAS UK SERIES

This episode marks the only appearance of Thomas' yawning and drowsy faces until the eighth series and the second series episode, Thomas Comes to Breakfast, respectively.The German audiobook features an extra scene of Gordon feeling guilty about what he did to Thomas, which could have foreshadowed him and Thomas forming their alliance in Down the Mine.Music cues from this episode were used in some audiobooks of Thomas & Friends, which were only released in Germany.The events of this episode were retold and recreated for the 2015 special, The Adventure Begins.The George Carlin dub was previously very hard to find on home video as the only release available was on the 1995 Thomas Gets Tricked re-release from Anchor Bay Entertainment featuring George Carlin's dub with four extra episodes, until it was released on Thomas' Halloween Adventures in 2006.The dialogue script for this episode was completed on.United Kingdom ( mentioned only in Japanese dub).Orange Branchline Coaches ( do not speak).He then wearily puffs home, having learned not to act so cheeky towards Gordon ever again.

He is uncoupled from the train, gets turned around on the turntable and moves into a siding where he has a long drink from the water tower. Thomas is very tired and feels very silly and exhausted. Thomas: 'I shall never be the same again! My wheels will be quite worn out!'Īfter a while, the express finally comes to a stop at Wellsworth Station. Thomas has never gone so fast before, and it is not long before he is quite out of breath and his wheels ache, but he is forced to go on. Gordon races through the Sudrian countryside to show Thomas how hard it is to pull the express. This time, however, Thomas' crew do not have time to uncouple him and Gordon quickly starts off with Thomas being pulled along. Thomas usually pushes from behind the big trains to help them get a good start, but is always uncoupled first. Gordon then enacts his plan he quickly backs up, couples to his train and tells his passengers to get in quickly. Finally, Thomas starts and he hurries to get the express coaches which he brings to the station platform behind Gordon. Gordon and the passengers wait impatiently at Knapford Station for Thomas to bring the coaches. One morning, Thomas' crew is unable to make him start. This is the final straw for Gordon, and instead of falling back asleep, he decides to teach Thomas a lesson. Then Thomas sneaks up and gives a cheeky whistle, telling Gordon to wake up and work harder, and runs off, laughing. One day, Gordon returns from a long journey and wants a rest, so he finds a siding to sleep in. Thomas likes to startle him by whistling loudly.

Thomas thinks he works the hardest and is often very cheeky to the bigger engines, especially Gordon, the biggest and proudest engine, who pulls the express. His job is to fetch coaches for the other engines and then take them away when the engines are done pulling them.

Thomas is a blue tank engine who works at a big station called Knapford on Sodor.

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