Splatter and Dodge

"Uh, destroyed? Did you say destroyed?" "The 'D' word?" "Like hurt?"

- Splatter and Dodge, Thomas and the Magic Railroad

   Splatter and Dodge   Splatter and Dodge (collectively referred to by Diesel 10 as "Splodge") were Diesel 10's bumbling minions.
 * Class: BR Class 08
 * Designer: British Railways
 * Builder: BR Crewe, Darlington, Derby, Doncaster, or Horwich Works
 * Built: Between 1952 and 1962
 * Configuration: 0-6-0
 * Top speed: 15-20 mph

Bio
Splatter and Dodge are two diesel shunters who, at one point, worked alongside Diesel 10. Diesel 10 referred to the two as "Splodge", claiming he did not have time to say both names.

Diesel 10 wanted to rid the railway of steam engines, and Splatter and Dodge were complacent with his plans, regularly keeping a lookout for their boss and being present when he was scheming.

The two eventually grew tired of their boss, however, and when he tried to chase down Lady and Thomas, they refused to follow him.

What happened to them after that is unknown.

Persona
Both engines are simple-minded, awkward, cowardly and tend to banter. Splatter is the more talkative of the two, while Dodge is more intelligent. Although Percy fears them, they do not have the intelligence or villainy to match Diesel 10's. They enjoy watching Diesel 10's plans backfire, but are also prone to making a mess of things. Despite initially siding with Diesel 10, they seem reluctant to destroy a fellow engine, even a steam engine, and eventually abandon Diesel 10 in the end.

Basis
Splatter and Dodge are based on BR Class 08 Diesel shunters, modified without ladders going up each side of their fronts, unlike the other Class 08 diesels, Diesel, The Diesel Shunter, 'Arry, Bert, Paxton, Sidney and The Five Diesel Shunters.

Livery
Splatter is painted purple and grey while Dodge is painted olive and grey. Both are heavily weathered, and both have their names painted on their sides in white.

Television Series
Specials:
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Voice Actors
Splatter Dodge
 * Patrick Breen (original workprints only)
 * Neil Crone (Final cut)
 * Naoki Bandō (Japan)
 * Ernesto Lezama (Latin America)
 * Enzo Fortuny (Latin America; TV Version)
 * Yigal Mizrachi (Israel)
 * Patrick Breen (original workprints only)
 * Kevin Frank (final cut)
 * Hiroshi Iwasaki (Japan)
 * Ricardo Mendoza (Latin America)
 * Carlos Íñigo (Latin America; TV Version)
 * Saar Badishi (Israel)

Trivia

 * A behind the scenes picture shows Splatter and Dodge without their names painted on.
 * Splatter and Dodge are repainted from 'Arry and Bert's Season 5 models. The hazard stripes from the latter diesels are even visible under their paintwork in a rare promo.
 * In an SiF interview with Chris Lloyd, it is revealed that Splatter and Dodge's models never came back from Canada after the filming of Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
 * Splatter and Dodge's television series models do not have handrails, yet some of their merchandise lines do, possibly modelling after Diesel.
 * In the original script:
 * Splatter and Dodge never turned on Diesel 10. Instead, George, who was to be one of Diesel 10's henchmen, turned on them, causing them to rush at him, only to smash into each other and derail. In another version of the script, they were trapped in a siding when Junior, helped by George, pushed a large boulder down into their path.
 * Another difference from the original script was that their boss referred to them as Spladge instead of Splodge.
 * Early concept artwork shows that Splatter was going to have hazard stripes of some kind along the lower portion of his body, and Dodge was going to have handrails on his running plate. In addition, both were drawn with significantly different facial features to one another.
 * In the Hebrew version, Splatter was called "Spotter", so Diesel 10 referred to them as "Spodge".

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Thomas Town (discontinued)
 * Motor Road and Rail (discontinued)
 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Wind-up Trains (Japan and Australia only)
 * Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)