Fish

"Hello Duck! Going fishing? I'd take care If I were you." "Why?" "Well for one thing, if fish get into an engines boiler, they always cause trouble. And for another, fish can be awfully smelly. And I know what I'm talking about. Good night."

- Thomas advising Duck

Fish is the twenty-fourth episode of the fourth season. It first aired on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1996 in the US.

Plot
Extra vans are needed for "The Flying Kipper" and, to Henry's annoyance, the only ones available are old and unsafe. At Wellsworth, Duck buffers up as a banker to help Henry up Gordon's Hill, but the tail-lamp falls off and Henry slows down while Duck lags behind and eventually crashes into the train. The mess is cleared up in the morning and Duck reflects that Thomas' earlier advice about fish was right.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Duck
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Skarloey (cameo)
 * Rheneas (cameo)
 * Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)

Locations

 * Lakeside
 * Brendam
 * Wellsworth
 * Gordon's Hill

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Really Useful Engines.
 * Stock footage from A Bad Day for Sir Handel is used.
 * A crate labelled "Fulton's" can be seen during the episode; this is a reference to Fulton's fish market in New York City.
 * The Italian title of this episode is "It Stinks of Fish!". In Japan, this episode is called "Put the Fish Into Van".

Goofs

 * Duck's eyes look wonky after Thomas leaves with the post train.
 * Throughout the episode, Thomas has Edward's whistle sound.
 * How could Duck puff from the docks to Edward's station in that amount of time?
 * Nothing is said about what happens to Henry after the crash.

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