Thomas' Day Off

"Help! Help!"

- Dennis

Thomas' Day Off is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season.

Plot
Thomas gets a day off, but Dennis takes advantage of this and gets Thomas to help him with his load of tiles. Dennis pretends to have overheated, and while Thomas gets another engine to help Dennis runs off, only to derail into some shrubbery. Thomas soon discovers Dennis and pulls him out. Dennis learns his lesson, and the two deliver the tiles.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Dennis
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Bluff's Cove

Goofs

 * The narrator says Dennis was huffing and puffing, but Dennis is a diesel.
 * When Thomas leaves to find Dennis after hearing about the school roof from Percy, he goes forwards when he should have gone backwards. Likewise, in the next scene, Thomas approaches Dennis going forwards instead of going backwards.
 * There is no explanation as to why Dennis derailed in the first place.
 * Surely, Thomas wouldn't have been allowed to run freely around the Island, even if it was his day off. The most logical thing he would be doing is staying in the shed.
 * The US title card uses the UK spelling; "Thomas's Day Off".