Mind that Bike

"So I did help, but by accident as you might say!"

- Percy

Mind that Bike is the twenty-sixth episode of the fourth season. It first aired in the Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales episode, Wish You Were Here in 1996 in the US.

Plot
Tom Tipper is the local Sodor postman who takes the mail from Thomas and Percy's post trains to deliver to the residents of Sodor. He is very friendly and knows he is nothing without his trusty post van. One day, Tom is ill and when he returns he finds his van has been replaced by a bicycle due to maintenance costs. Tom is later called away and he carelessly props his bike against Percy's mail vans. Percy's driver does not realise this and as Percy starts, the bike falls onto the line and is crushed under the train. Tom is dismayed as he will now have to walk to deliver the mail, but when the postmaster finds out, Tom is given a new van, to his delight. And Percy realises that he had helped, by accident!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Tom Tipper
 * Bertie (does not speak)
 * James (cameo)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Oliver (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Toad (cameo)
 * Bulgy (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * Refreshment Lady (cameo)
 * The Dryaw Policeman (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

 * Road Beside Rail and Canal Runby
 * Callan
 * Toryreck
 * Bulgy's Bridge
 * Lakeside
 * Rheneas
 * The Seaside Village
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office (mentioned)
 * Elsbridge (deleted scene)

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from the Railway Series book, Really Useful Engines.
 * This was the final episode of several things:
 * The final episode adapted from a story written by Christopher Awdry.
 * The final episode narrated by George Carlin as well as Trine Lossius Borg in Norway and Mykola Koziy in Ukraine until the seventeenth season as well as Povl Dissing in Denmark until the eighth season.
 * The final episode shown on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales.
 * The final production based on a story from the Railway Series until The Adventure Begins.
 * The last episode to be based on a story from the Railway Series until the twentieth season episode Tit for Tat.
 * The final episode to introduce a character from the Railway Series until Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
 * The final appearance of Bulgy until the seventh season episode Bulgy Rides Again.
 * This was the first season finale that was not Christmas-themed.
 * The Railway Series story had one thing that this episode changed. Instead of boys taking the bike, Tom Tipper is said to be in a hurry and being careless.

Goofs

 * Throughout the episode, Bertie has Bulgy's horn sound.
 * When Tom Tipper's van passes Bertie, his undercarriage is loose and a wire is visible.
 * In the sixth shot of the episode, the camera lens is visible in the top left corner.
 * After Percy crushes the bike there is a shot of his cab, judging by the amount of space and the shape of the windows, it is really Duck's cab.
 * When Tom drives away in his new van, part of the driving mechanism is visible underneath.
 * In both narrations, the narrators change tense throughout the episode.
 * When Tom Tipper says "This is going to make me later still" he is smiling. This also happens when he props his bike up against one of Percy's mail trucks.
 * After Percy arrives at Callan when he saw the dumped bags, his cab roof was loose.
 * The hub caps on Tom Tipper's post van change from red to black throughout the episode.
 * The roof on Tom Tipper's post van change from white to black throughout the episode.
 * The font on the station signs change throughout the episode.
 * When Callan is in view from the stone bridge, on Thomas' line there is a van and a brake van in front of him.
 * Near the end of the episode when Percy arrives at Callan, Oliver can be seen on a siding. But a few seconds later, he passes Percy with a train.

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Story and Song Collection
 * The Complete Fourth Series

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS

 * Thomas and the Special Letter and other stories (Australian VHS) (Direct-to-Home Video)
 * Story and Song Collection
 * The Complete Fourth Series

DVD Packs

 * Classic Collection
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Series Three and Series Four Double Pack

NZ

 * Thomas and the Special Letter and other stories
 * Story and Song Collection

WAL

 * Help and 15 other stories

US

 * Thomas Meets the Queen and Other Stories
 * Season 4 (Digital Download)

JPN

 * New Thomas the Tank Engine Vol.4
 * Best of Percy
 * The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 2 Vol.3
 * People of Sodor Island

PHL

 * A Better View for Gordon (DVD)

GER

 * Full Steam Ahead!

DVD Boxsets

 * Thomas and His Friends Box Set 2

NL

 * The Greatest Stories: The Adventures of Thomas, Percy and Gordon
 * Thomas and the Special Letter (Dutch DVD)

UKR

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

ITA

 * Here Comes the Queen

NOR

 * Songs and Tales (Norwegian VHS/DVD)

DK

 * The Brave Engine and Other Stories

SWE

 * The Engine and the Gremlins

MYS

 * Lady Hatt's Birthday Party and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Thomas and the Special Letter and Other Adventures

GR

 * Adventures at the Railway Station

DVD Boxsets

 * 3 DVD Boxset 2

CHN

 * Thomas and Friends Season 1-4 (DVD)

THA

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 11 (Thai DVD)
 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 15 (Thai DVD)
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