Cranky at the End of the Line

"He thinks if he works twice as fast, the Fat Controller won't replace him with a... big new fancy crane. Replace him with a what? A big new fancy crane. A big shoe zebra plane? No, a big new fancy crane. A pig stew dancing lane? A BIG... NEW... FANCY... CRANE!!!"

- Salty whispering to Edward

Cranky at the End of the Line is the eighth episode of the twenty-first season.

Plot
After Cranky is teased about his age, he works twice as hard and through the night to impress the Fat Controller. But the harder he works, the more mistakes he makes. When a big, new, shiny crane arrives, he thinks that his days at Brendam Docks are over!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Porter
 * Salty
 * Cranky
 * Carly
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Dock Manager
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Big Mickey (cameo)
 * The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Knapford
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Crocks Scrap Yard (mentioned)
 * The Mainland (mentioned)

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Salty, Sir Topham Hatt and some Workmen
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Matt Wilkinson as Cranky and the Dock Manager
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Kerry Shale as a Workman
 * David Menkin as Porter (uncredited)

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward and the Dock Manager
 * Kerry Shale as Henry
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * David Menkin as Porter
 * Keith Wickham as Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Glenn Wrage as Cranky
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the ninth episode of the twenty-first season.
 * When Cranky makes a mess in front of the Fat Controller, Salty and the Fat Controller have soundbytes from the nineteenth season episodes Who's Geoffrey? and The Beast of Sodor reused respectively.
 * The rail section Carly is situated on was previously seen in the episode Stuck in Gear prior to her debut.
 * When Porter said "Creaky Cranky", it could be a reference to the thirteenth season episode with the same name.

Goofs

 * David Menkin is not credited in the UK credits for voicing Porter.
 * Steven Kynman is credited in the UK credits despite none of his characters speaking in that dub. This is likely because Porter would've had his UK voice in the UK version of the episode.