Henry and the Elephant

"First the rain, then an elephant. Whatever will you be afraid of next?"

- Gordon of Henry's plight

Henry and the Elephant is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season. It first aired on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1996 in the US.

Plot
The big engines are happy to help when a circus comes to Sodor, but after the circus leaves Henry is asked to investigate a blockage in a tunnel. The "blockage" is revealed to be an elephant that escaped from the circus. The workmen give him cake and water and, when Henry unluckily lets off steam, the frightened elephant sprays water onto Henry. Gordon and James feel sorry for Henry, but tease him anyway. Thomas tells Henry that he handled the situation rather well.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Duck (cameo)

Locations

 * Elsbridge
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Brendam
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Troublesome Engines.
 * The story on which this episode is based took place before Tenders and Turntables and Henry getting sprayed by the elephant had been another contributing factor to the engines going on strike.
 * In Japan, this episode is called "Monster in the Tunnel".

Goofs

 * At the beginning of the story, Thomas has Edward's whistle sound.
 * When Thomas arrives at Elsbridge at the beginning, the camera moves slightly to the left.
 * When the workmen look at the elephant in the tunnel, one of them is missing his right eyebrow.
 * James has Duck's whistle sound when he is helping out at the docks and when he takes the circus away.
 * Brakevans should have been added to Thomas and Percy's trains.
 * Gordon's buffers are crooked in the scene at Tidmouth Sheds.

Merchandise

 * Take-Along
 * Wooden Railway