The Smelly Kipper

"James is scared of the smelly fish! James is scared of the smelly fish!"

- the Troublesome Trucks

The Smelly Kipper is the twenty-fourth episode of the seventeenth season.

Plot
One evening at Tidmouth Sheds, James is teasing Percy about being scared of the dark so Henry challenges him to take "The Flying Kipper" that night for him.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Porter
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Docks
 * Knapford
 * Maron
 * Kellsthorpe

Trivia

 * In Japan, this episode is titled "Who's Scared of Fish?". In Norway, it is called "The Stinky Herring".

Goofs

 * Snowy owls live in more northern climates than the British Isles.
 * When James returns from the docks for the first time, the footage is not cut properly when James reverses off the turntable and into his berth.
 * When James returns from the docks, Percy can be seen in the shed, but he went out to deliver the mail and it is unlikely he would have finished so quickly.
 * When James reverses out of the docks, the two troublesome trucks at the front of the Flying Kipper have disappeared.
 * James reverses into the pallet of fish, but the fish fall onto his smokebox rather than his tender.
 * At the end of the shot where Gordon says "it looks like he's brought a present for the Fat Controller", a small black box glitch briefly appears on the screen by Thomas' wheels. In the same scene, Gordon is missing his lamp irons.

Take-n-Play

 * James' Flying Fish

Wooden Railway

 * James' Fishy Delivery

Books

 * Spills and Thrills/No More Mr. Nice Engine!