Fish (Series 8)

"Fish" is an eighth season episode. It aired in October 3, 2004.

Plot


Thomas is sent to help Arthur with the fishing run, but disobeys Arthur's advice to take the trucks five at a time and instead takes all the trucks at once. However, the trucks start playing tricks and Thomas loses control on Gordon's Hill, causing the trucks to collide with Salty. Thomas decides to stick to Arthur's advice and manages to complete the deliveries on time.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Arthur
 * Harvey (does not speak)
 * Salty
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Bulstrode (face cameo)
 * Toad (face cameo)

Trivia

 * Bulstrode and toad's face was edited in Thomas's trucks and Salty's close eyes.
 * If you go by production order, this is Episode 19 in Season 8.

Goofs

 * Wire is visible under Thomas when is he pushing trucks at the fishing village.
 * When Thomas races through the countryside his trucks gain faces.
 * Slow motion is used when some of the fish first splatter onto Thomas.
 * Michael Brandon refers to "freight cars" in one scene and to "troublesome trucks" in another.
 * When the front truck sees Salty in the distance he's wearing Bulstrode's shocked face mask, but just before it crashes into Salty he's wearing Toad's eyes-closed face mask.
 * When the trucks crashed only two fish flew on Salty, but in the next scene there's more on him.
 * The way in which the fish is transported is extremely unhygienic.
 * A brakevan should have been at the front of the fish trucks.

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