The Missing Coach (cancelled episode)



"The Missing Coach" was an episode set to be filmed for the second season. However, Britt Allcroft decided that it would be too difficult for young children to understand, and so the crew filmed "Thomas, Percy and the Coal" instead. Although it is not stated why it would be confusing for young children, one can assume that Donald and Douglas swapping tenders to fool the Fat Controller might made it too complicated for younger viewers to understand; considering, they don't recieve their nameplates until Thomas Comes to Breakfast.

A single screencap of Douglas pushing the coach into the siding is all that remains, which can be seen in the 1989 "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" annual.