Thomas Saves the Day

"Difficult bend, difficult bend."

- Thomas puffing nervously round the bend

Thomas Saves the Day is the sixth episode of the eighth season.

Plot
Upon arrival at a new station, Thomas is told by the Fat Controller to take Annie and Clarabel to the fitter's yard. Thomas begins to panic that he won't be able get around the difficult bend without them. Whilst taking other coaches to drop off the workmen, Thomas goes too fast around the difficult bend and crashes into some bushes. After being rescued, Thomas sets off for home when he sees some runaway trucks heading towards the new station. Quickly, Thomas gives chase and manages to overtake them. At the dificult bend, Thomas remembers Annie and Clarabel's advice and gets around it safely on his own. Once at the new station, Thomas warns the signalman who changes the points and sends the trucks into a siding just outside the new station. The next day is the grand opening of the station, and Thomas is happy that the difficult bend isn't difficult anymore.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Harvey
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward (does not speak)
 * Toby (does not speak)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Henry (deleted scene)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Kellsthorpe
 * Misty Valley
 * The Works

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Bye George! is used.
 * In a deleted scene, Thomas' face is crooked.

Goofs

 * When the trucks smash into the buffers, there is one more truck than before.
 * The fact that the signalman needed to change the points is illogical since the trucks would have most likely rolled right through the station without damaging anything.
 * The trucks should have come off the rails at the difficult bend.
 * Thomas has taken other coaches before, so he shouldn't have been worried about missing Annie and Clarabel.