Thomas and the Lighthouse

"It's going to be a wonderful party!"

- Henry

Thomas and the Lighthouse is the ninth episode of the eleventh season.

Plot
The engines are preparing things for the fair, but Thomas has an even more important job: delivering a new light bulb to the lighthouse. Thomas carefully sets off with the bulb at first, but every time he sees an engine with something for the fair, he speeds up. He finally goes so fast that he cannot slow down for a barrier in time and smashes the bulb. Thomas quickly collects another one and puffs to the lighthouse. Thomas knows he has missed the fair's fireworks display, but he sees something even better: the lighthouse light flashing.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * James
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Cyril the Fogman (not named)
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Harvey (does not speak)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Henrietta (cameo)
 * Rocky (cameo)
 * Kuffy the Clown (cameo)
 * The Lighthouse Keeper (mentioned)

Locations

 * The Lighthouse
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Maithwaite

Trivia

 * Cyril the fogman is the lighthouse keeper.
 * Going by production order, this is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season.
 * This episode marks The Chinese Dragon's last appearance to date.
 * This is the first and only episode where all the engines' given jobs are mentioned or at least the Steam Team's jobs:
 * Thomas - Pulling the lighthouse's new bulb
 * Edward - Pulling The Chinese Dragon
 * Henry - Pulling the swings and see-saw
 * Gordon - Taking the clowns and people to the fair (Supposed)
 * James - Pulling the fireworks vans
 * Percy - Taking the costumed children to the fair
 * Toby - Pulling the coconut vans and taking the choir to the fair
 * Emily - Pulling the merry-go-round

Goofs

 * When Thomas was racing to get a new lightbulb, the new one can be seen already on his flatbed.

Merchandise

 * Books - Thomas and the Lighthouse

UK

 * The Complete Eleventh Series

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

US

 * Playtime Pals

AUS

 * The Complete Eleventh Series

DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection (5 DVD Boxset)

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.2
 * I Dreamed Thomas Goodnight Bedtime Stories!