Ding-a-Ling

"Ding-a-long, ding-a-ling, find the bell with the very best ring."

- Freddie

Ding-A-Ling is the twenty-fourth episode of the eleventh season, released on Engines and Escapades.

Plot
James has delivered a new bike for Mr. Percival's hiking trip, but it does not have a bell. Freddie does not know where to find one, but so as not to look silly, he pretends he knows where to find one, and sets off. He sees a cow's bell and has it put on the bike, but Mighty Mac notes that the cows do not look at it. Freddie quickly sets off for the station and borrows Kuffy the Clown's necklace of bells. Peter Sam remarks that the children are not taking any notice, and Freddie runs off. He decides to return to the wharf, but when he sees James, Mighty Mac, and Peter Sam, he backs off. He sees a bell destined for the school and has it put on too, but it falls over, and it creates such a noise that the others come to investigate. Freddie sheepishly leaves, when he sees Thomas with an old foghorn. He has an idea and once it is cleaned and polished, the bell from Mr. Percival's old bike is attached to the new bike.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Peter Sam
 * Mighty Mac
 * Freddie
 * Mr. Percival
 * Kuffy (does not speak)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Mrs. Percival (cameo)

Locations

 * The Wharf
 * Transfer Yards
 * Mountain Village Station

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the eleventh season.

Goofs

 * Mr. Percival's bike was not secured to Freddie's flatbed in the first place, so it should have fallen off at a bend.
 * As Freddie arrives at the farm and stops, his steam platform is visible.
 * This episode is out of production order as Mr. Percival's new bike was seen in the previous episodes.
 * Brakevans should have been added to Freddie and Peter Sam's trains.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster - Freddie and the bicycle on a flat truck