Henry and the Elephant

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

- Gordon on Henry's plight

Henry and the Elephant is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season. In the US, it aired in the Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales episode, Paint the Town Red in 1996.

Plot
The big engines are happy to help when a circus comes to Sodor, after Henry tells Gordon and James about his fear of the rain, 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 still tease him, and Thomas tells Henry that he handled the situation rather well.

Characters

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

Locations

 * Elsbridge
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Knapford Harbour
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Troublesome Engines.
 * In the Railway Series, Henry's incident with the elephant was one of the reasons that he went on strike, while in the television series, this episode has no effect on said event.
 * On the airings of PBS Sprout and The Greatest Stories DVD, it uses the unrestored opening and end credits.
 * The models of Big Mickey, Izzy Gomez, and S.S Vienna from TUGS appear.
 * A reference to the first season episode, The Sad Story of Henry is made in this episode.

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.
 * Gordon's buffers are crooked in the scenes at Tidmouth Sheds.
 * When James says "We get no rest!" and when he is turning round on the turntable, his eyes are wonky.
 * The elephant's keeper's mouth is missing.

Merchandise

 * Take Along (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Books - Henry and the Elephant
 * Step Into Reading Books - Henry and the Elephant

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Story and Song Collection
 * Fun Time Favourites
 * The Best of Thomas
 * The Complete Fourth Series
 * Classic Collection

DVD Packs

 * 10 DVD Boxset (2014)
 * The Best of Friends

WAL

 * Help and 15 other stories

US

 * The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories/Henry and the Elephant
 * 10 Years of Thomas
 * The Greatest Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Totally Thomas Volume 7
 * Best Tales on the Tracks
 * Ultimate Thomas Collection

JPN

 * New Thomas the Tank Engine Vol.1
 * Best of Henry
 * Engines’ Big Success
 * Gordon and Henry the Large Engines
 * The Best Collection
 * The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 2 Vol.2

AUS

 * Thomas and the Special Letter and other stories
 * Story and Song Collection
 * Mixy Presents TV Favourites
 * The Complete Fourth Series
 * Thomas and Stepney and other Stories
 * My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon

DVD Packs

 * Complete Series 1-10

UKR

 * A Train Thomas and Friends
 * Thomas and Friends - Season 4 (Ukrainian DVD)

PHL

 * Paint Pots and Queens (Philippine DVD)

DK

 * The Brave Engine and Other Stories

MYS

 * Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady and Other Adventures
 * Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Thomas Adventures

ITA

 * Here Comes the Queen

NOR

 * On New Adventures

NL

 * The Greatest Stories: The Adventures of Thomas, James and Henry

GER

 * Heroes on Rails

GR

 * A Day at the Station

DVD Boxsets

 * 3 DVD Boxset 2

SVN

 * Thomas and Stepney (Slovenian DVD)

IN

 * Trucks and Other Stories

CHN

 * Thomas and Friends Season 1-4 (DVD)

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 10 (Taiwanese DVD)