Something Fishy

"He's fallen in the water!"

- The trucks/cars, after Thomas derails

Something Fishy is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season.

Plot
Arthur is new to the railway and is still learning his way around. One morning, he discovers the fishing village, and soon sees it as his favourite place on the island. That evening, the Fat Controller comes to the shed looking for an engine to run the line. Arthur hopes he will be chosen, but the Fat Controller ends up choosing Thomas, who is not very pleased. Arthur is disappointed when the Fat Controller sends him to haul coal to the Steelworks instead.

Later, Thomas is having a washdown when Arthur arrives and teases him. Thomas complains of the smell and Arthur knows he would be happier than Thomas if he was running the line.

Thomas is sent to collect some fish and is impatient with the workmen, a fisherman tells him to enjoy the smell, to which Thomas snorts in disgust. When he leaves, the trip initially starts off smooth, but a set of malfunctioning points leaves the trucks the right direction, and him diverted onto an old pier line. Thomas falls through an uncompleted causeway gap into a tidal pool, much to the trucks' delight. When the Fat Controller hears the news, he checks the timetables and sends Arthur to assist Thomas.

Due to the heat, the ice keeping the fish fresh begins to melt and Thomas is worried that it will go off. Arthur is surprised to find Thomas in the water, but Thomas is not concerned about himself and tells Arthur to take the fish and leave him. Arthur takes the fish away and hurries to the Docks, delivering the fish just in time.

Later, Arthur finds Thomas in the fitter's yard, who reveals that he hates running the fishing line and proposes that they trade. When the Fat Controller is looking for a replacement for Thomas, Arthur volunteers and asks the Fat Controller if he could do it all the time. The Fat Controller agrees and allows Arthur to run it. Arthur is proud to be running his routine work on the fishing line.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Arthur
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Fisherman
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Murdoch (cameo)
 * Spencer (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Big Mickey (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * Cyril the Fogman (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)
 * One of the stone-dropping boys (cameo)
 * The Lighthouse Keeper (cameo)

Locations

 * Maithwaite
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * The Fishing Village
 * The Coaling Plant
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Knapford Sheds
 * Three Tier Bridge
 * The Pier
 * The Lighthouse
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office
 * The Works
 * Tidmouth Tunnel
 * The Cement Works (deleted scene)
 * The Steelworks (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the seventh season.
 * The line "He's fallen in the water!" is a quote often used in the radio comedy "The Goon Show," of which David Mitton was a fan. The same line was also used in the Pigeon Street episode, The Flood.
 * Thomas says "Whoa!" right before he is about to derail in the US version. It is absent in the UK version.
 * This marks the last time until the twentieth season episode, Bradford the Brake Van, that vans have been seen with faces. This also marks the last time the trucks are voiced by Junior Campbell, as from the eighth season onward, the trucks gain unique voices.
 * This is one of several episodes from the seventh season to have its title card read on Nick Jr. and PBS airings.
 * The first shot of the episode features unused footage from the sixth season.
 * This episode marks Spencer and Murdoch's first appearances in the series.
 * Remarkably, it aired before their respective debut episodes, meaning the audience wouldn't know who they were yet.

Goofs

 * At the beginning and end of the episode, Arthur has his regular whistle sound, and when Arthur sees Thomas in the tidal pool, he has Spencer's whistle sound.
 * When Thomas arrives at the fishing village, there are dirty vans at both ends of his train, but when he goes over the bridge, both vans are at the front of the train. When Arthur takes them away, one of the vans is in the middle.
 * This episode aired before Peace and Quiet and Gordon and Spencer, meaning the audience would not know who Murdoch and Spencer are.
 * When Thomas falls off the pier, the pier track shakes a bit; and the background moves slightly, indicating a film cut.
 * When Arthur passes through the Fishing Village for the first time, a camera shadow is seen.
 * In the scene at Knapford Sheds, Arthur's left eyebrow is smudged and Murdoch's left eyebrow has a scratch on it.
 * When Thomas is shown in the tidal pool, the end of the set can be seen behind him.
 * Henry's eyes are wonky when he is at Tidmouth Sheds.
 * The narration is out of sync until the scene of Thomas at the fishing village on the Nick Jr. airings of the ninth season.
 * Thomas' eyes are wonky right before he falls off the pier.
 * When Arthur is leaving the fishing village, his eyes are wonky.
 * When Thomas is pushing the fish vans, the brake van has a light, but when Arthur takes the vans, the light is gone.

Merchandise

 * Motor Road and Rail - Arthur's Fish Delivery
 * Board Books - Arthur's Harbour Run

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Engines to the Rescue (UK/AUS DVD)
 * The Complete Series 7

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection
 * Peep Peep Party/Engines to the Rescue/The Chocolate Crunch Double Pack

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
 * Essential Collection (Five Disc Collection)
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * 3 DVDs (Boxset)
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

WAL

 * Machines Save the Day

US

 * Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

DVD Boxsets

 * Adventure On the Tracks
 * Totally Thomas Volume 6

MYS

 * Something Fishy and Other Adventures

SWE

 * The Snow Engine

DK

 * Snow Engine and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset (2008)

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.3
 * To Transport a Lot Today

ITA

 * Hooray for Thomas (Italian DVD)

KOR

 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature

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 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 25 (Thai DVD)
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 18 (Thai DVD)

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