Edward the Great

"Spencer's just a big silver show-off!"

- Percy

"Edward the Great" is the fourteenth episode of the eighth season.

Plot
The Duke and Duchess of Boxford are visiting and Edward is to take their luggage to their summerhouse. Spencer challenges Edward to a race and soon gets in the lead. Spencer becomes puffed up with his lead and stops to allow the Duke and Duchess to take photographs, falling asleep in the meantime. Edward, however, passes him and gets onto the summerhouse branchline and beats Spencer, who naturally is very embarrassed by his loss!

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Spencer
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Salty (cameo)
 * Donald and Douglas (deleted scene cameo)

Trivia

 * While the Duke and Duchess have refreshments, a poster advertising RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic is visible in the top left corner.
 * Stock footage from "Gordon and Spencer" is used.
 * The plot is similar to that of Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare".

Goofs

 * At the beginning, Henry has Gordon's whistle sound.
 * In the first overhead shot of Edward and Spencer racing, Spencer's steam platform is visible.
 * When Spencer's driver rings the bell, there is no bell in sight.
 * Salty has a different horn sound.
 * The furniture truck is coupled to Edward before he is even chosen to pull it.
 * Gordon's Hill is situated east of Wellsworth, not west!