Smoke and Mirrors

"Shazam!"

- The Magician

Smoke and Mirrors is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season.

Plot
A famous magician is performing at the children's mid-summer party and Thomas is promised that, if he collects all the things for the grand finale, he will appear in the magic show. Thomas puffs off to find the things, but is so distracted by the thought of being in the magic show that he collects a telephone box, yellow beach chairs, and a blue flag by mistake. Thomas tries to make amends and collects the blue box, yellow sheet, and red carpet he was supposed to bring and arrives in time for the grand finale: first the magician makes flowers bloom out of Thomas' funnel, then magics balloons onto Thomas' cab, and finally he temporarily gift-wraps Thomas in the things he brought.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Bertie
 * Elizabeth
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Magician
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Cyril the Fogman (cameo)

Locations

 * Maithwaite
 * Knapford
 * Maron
 * Brendam Docks
 * M.C. BUNN
 * Whispering Woods Halt

Trivia

 * Thomas' top hat was reused from Sticky Toffee Thomas.
 * Going by production order, this is the thirteenth episode of the eleventh season.

Goofs

 * During the grand finale, the flatbed Thomas was pulling disappears.
 * Thomas' funnel is taller and looks different in the close-up with the flowers coming out of it.
 * The cream car parked behind Elizabeth is missing one of its headlamps.

Merchandise

 * Books - Thomas and the Magic Show
 * Capsule Plarail - Top Hat Thomas, Magic Show Thomas, Magic Stage

UK

 * The Complete Eleventh Series

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS

 * The Complete Eleventh Series

THA

 * Smoke and Mirrors (Thai DVD)