Something in the Air

"Can you smell something?" "What?" "Fresh air!"

- Thomas having a poke at Henry

"Something in the Air" is a fifth season episode. It first aired on October the 11th, 1998.

Plot
Thomas' trip to Brendam is delayed by a crate of fish falling onto him and eroded tracks on the coastal route, but Henry doesn't pay attention to Thomas' warnings and leaves before the signalman can be warned. Henry puffs straight into the sea and has to stay there all night until he is rescued. When Henry returns Thomas jokes with him about the whole adventure.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * James (cameo)

Trivia

 * Stock footage from "Fish" is used.
 * Some TUGS models can be seen in this episode.

Goofs

 * When Thomas says "I can't help it, it's the fish" the steam disappears due to a film cut.
 * After Henry reaches the fog he loses two vans.
 * Before Henry falls into the sea, his brakes are applied and his wheels stop moving, but when he does fall into the sea his wheels are moving.
 * As Henry falls into the sea he sinks, but when he stops the water is only up to his buffers. To add to that, his boiler is ripped open so that he could spit water out of his mouth.
 * Henry floated several dozen metres into the sea. How could an engine float?
 * The Fat Controller blames Henry for the accident when he should have blamed whoever maintains the telephone lines.
 * When Henry rolls into the lake his whole head appears to go under water but in the next shot not even his buffer beam is under.