Thomas Gets Bumped

"Thank you for looking after my passengers!" "Oh, that's alright Thomas! I like to make new friends, but I'm glad to share them with you!" "Bertie, you're a very good friend indeed!"

- Thomas and Bertie

Thomas Gets Bumped is the sixth episode of the third season. It first aired on Shining Time Station in the episode Nickel in a Pickle in 1991.

Plot
Thomas is late after taking some children home when their bus breaks down and Thomas is afraid he will be replaced.

His fears amplify when the rails on his branch line buckle and he is sent to shunt in the yard while Bertie does his passenger work. But the Fat Controller adjusts Thomas' timetable so he and Bertie can work together more often.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * James (does not speak)
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)

Locations

 * Knapford
 * Ffarquhar
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Goods Station
 * The Watermill
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * This is the first episode not based on a story by Wilbert or Christopher Awdry. Instead, it was adapted from a magazine by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton.
 * This episode was adapted from the magazine story, A Bump on the Line.
 * Stock footage from Percy's Promise is used.
 * In the restored version, when Bertie takes Thomas' passengers along the road that runs by the railway he is wearing his worried face.
 * In the restored version, just before Thomas approaches the goods yard, the scene is sped up and his eyes move up and down.
 * In Norway, this episode is named "Thomas Gets Hooked Off". In Germany it is titled "Thomas Derailed". The Italian title is "Friendship Always Wins". In Poland it is titled "Thomas Falls Off the Rails".

Goofs

 * Side views of Thomas at the signal show that his siderods appear to be disconnected from his front wheels.
 * A wire can be seen under Annie and Clarabel when Thomas puffs along before reaching the broken track.
 * When Thomas falls off the tracks a stone is visible underneath him.
 * The sign on Ffarquhar station is blank.
 * The Fat Controller has a black car.
 * When Thomas passes by the goods station at the beginning, Thomas' signal is up.