Ding-a-Ling

"Ding-a-long, ding-a-ling, find the bell with the very best ring."

- Freddie

Ding-A-Ling is the twenty-fourth episode of the eleventh season, released on Engines and Escapades.

Plot
James has delivered a new bike for Mr. Percival's hiking trip, but it does not have a bell. Freddie does not know where to find one, but so as not to look silly he pretends he knows where to find one, and sets off. He sees a cow's bell and has it put on the bike, but Mighty Mac notes that the cows do not look it. Freddie quickly sets off for the station and borrows Kuffy the Clown's necklace of bells. Peter Sam remarks that the children aren't taking any notice, and Freddie runs off. He decides to return to the wharf, but when he sees James, Mighty Mac and Peter Sam, he backs off. He sees a bell destined for the school and has it put on too, but it falls over, and it creates such a noise the others come to investigate. Freddie sheepishly leaves, when he sees Thomas with an old foghorn. He has an idea and once it is cleaned and polished, the bell from Mr. Percival's old bike is attached to the new bike.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Peter Sam
 * Mighty Mac
 * Freddie
 * Mr. Percival
 * Kuffy the Clown (does not speak)
 * Mrs. Percival (cameo)

Locations

 * The Wharf
 * Mountain Village Station

Trivia

 * The title of this episode is based on the Chuck Berry song "My Ding-a-Ling".

Goofs

 * Mr. Percival's bike was not secured to Freddie's flatbed, so it should have fallen off at a bend.
 * As Freddie arrives at the farm and stops, his steam platform is visible.
 * This episode is out of production order as Mr. Percival's new bike was seen in the previous episodes.
 * Mac could have easily seen Freddie coming back to the Wharf when James, Peter Sam and Mighty Mac are waiting for Freddie.
 * Peter Sam and Freddie have Emily's seventh season whistle sound.
 * Brakevans should have been added to Freddie and Peter Sam's trains.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster - Freddie and the bicycle on a flat truck