New Crane on the Dock

New Crane on the Dock is the ninth episode of the twenty-first season.

Plot
Carly the new crane is so keen that she takes on all the work. After Cranky finds himself with nothing to do, he works harder and faster in a bid to keep up with her. But as the two cranes frantically try to outdo one another, their hooks become entangled and they find themselves stuck fast and unable to move...

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Porter
 * Salty
 * Cranky
 * Carly
 * Big Mickey
 * The Sea Monsters
 * The Dock Manager (cameo)
 * Captain Joe (cameo)

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Sodor Steamworks (mentioned)

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Salty and some Workmen
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily
 * Steven Kynman as Porter
 * Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
 * Rob Rackstraw as Big Mickey
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Ian McCue as the Sea Monsters

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * David Menkin as Porter
 * Glenn Wrage as Cranky
 * Keith Wickham as Salty
 * Rob Rackstraw as Big Mickey
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Ian McCue as the Sea Monsters

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first time Big Mickey is seen with a face and the first time he is referred to by name in Thomas & Friends.
 * Ian McCue joins the voice cast.
 * The name of the episode is a play on the old expression "new kid on the block".
 * The fish net on Salty is in the same position on him as the other one was in Diesel's Ghostly Christmas.
 * It's possible that the animators reused Salty's model with the net on him from that episode in this episode.
 * During Salty's story, the sea serpeant is named "Mildred". This is an in-joke to Carly's original name.
 * Salty is unsure as to what the serpeant's name actually was, saying it could also have been Monstro, which is a reference to the 1940 Walt Disney animated film Pinocchio.