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! (You're a good friend indeed and always will be! - US Narration)"

- 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
Every afternoon, Thomas puffs along his branch line with Annie and Clarabel. They pass the watermill, then come to a big farm and see a village nestled either side of it. Whenever children hear Thomas coming, they stand on the bridge to wave at him.

One day, Thomas is waiting at a signal to talk to some children. Percy is waiting too and teases Thomas that if he is late, Sir Topham Hatt will replace him. Thomas scoffs at Percy, but is secretly worried.

The next day, Thomas sees an inspector waving a red flag. He sees some children waving at him on the bridge too, asking if he will take them home. The stationmaster explains to the driver that the school bus broke down. The children climb on board Annie and Clarabel, and Thomas takes them to the next station where Bertie is waiting to take them home. When Thomas finishes his job, he is very late and worries that Sir Topham Hatt will be cross with him.

Next morning, Thomas is relieved that Sir Topham Hatt is nowhere to be seen at the station, but Thomas' fears worsen when the rails on the branch line buckle in the summer heat. Thomas tries to stop in time, but he derails on the bent tracks. Later, he is sent to shunt trucks in the yard while the workmen repair the line. Bertie takes Thomas' passengers for him, but he makes more stops to let passengers of closer to their homes, and Thomas worries that Bertie will replace him. However, after the line is repaired, Sir Topham Hatt changes Thomas' timetable so he and Bertie can work together more often. To Thomas' relief, the passengers say that they missed Thomas and are glad to have him back, and he thanks Bertie for taking care of them while the line was repaired.

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
 * Toryreck
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Goods Station
 * Shunting Yards
 * The Valley Bridge
 * The Watermill (stock footage)
 * Lower Suddery (deleted scene)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode not based on a story by Wilbert or Christopher Awdry. Instead, it is adapted from two magazine stories, Hello, Thomas! and A Bump on the Line, both written by Andrew Brenner.
 * Stock footage from Percy's Promise is used.

Goofs

 * In side views of Thomas at the signal, his siderods appear to be disconnected from his front wheels.
 * When Thomas' signal lowers, its support post leans slightly to the right.
 * 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 and the roof is badly damaged.
 * When Thomas passes by the Goods Station at the beginning, Thomas' signal is up.
 * In one shot at Knapford, James can be seen ahead of Percy, but when Percy talks to him, James has moved further back.

Merchandise

 * Books - Thomas, Bertie and the Bumpy Line
 * Buzz Books - Thomas Gets Bumped

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Time for Trouble and other stories (Direct-to-Home Video)
 * Thomas Gets Bumped and 17 Other Stories
 * Ghost Train and other stories/Time for Trouble and other stories
 * Fun Time Favourites
 * My Little Thomas and Bertie Adventures
 * The Complete Third Series

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

WAL

 * Thomas the Tank Engine: Bumper Special 1

US

 * Thomas Gets Bumped and Other Stories
 * Best of Thomas
 * Season 3 (Digital Download)

DVD Boxsets

 * Best Tales on the Tracks
 * Platinum Edition
 * Best of James/Best of Thomas Double Feature
 * Ultimate Thomas Collection
 * Best of Collection
 * Totally Thomas Volume 8

AUS

 * Time for Trouble and other stories
 * The Complete Third Series
 * The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 1
 * My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Classic Collection
 * Series Three and Series Four Double Pack

NZ

 * Bumper Video Collection Volume 4
 * Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 3

GER

 * Thomas and His Friends Vol. 6
 * Rail Free for Steam and Diesel!

IN

 * Ghost Train and Other Stories

UKR

 * A Train Thomas and Friends

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Volume 13
 * The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 1 Vol.1
 * Bertie and Harold Fellow Friends
 * The Complete DVD Box 1

PHL

 * Time for Trouble (DVD)

NL

 * The Ghost Train (Dutch DVD)
 * The Greatest Stories: The Adventures of Thomas

SVN

 * Henry's Forest (Slovenian DVD)

MYS

 * Diesel Does it Again and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Don't Tell Thomas and Other Adventures

DK

 * Now There Will Be Trouble and Other Stories

NOR

 * Anniversary
 * Thomas, Percy and the Post Train

FIN

 * Thomas, Percy and the Post Train

ITA

 * On Christmas Eve

CHN

 * Thomas and Friends Season 1-4 (DVD)

THA

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 6 (Thai DVD)
 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 9 (Thai DVD)
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