Henry and the Elephant

"First the rain, then an elephant. Whatever will you be afraid of next?"

- Gordon of Henry's plight

Henry and the Elephant is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season.

Plot
The big engines are happy to help when a circus comes to Sodor, but some days after the circus leaves Henry is asked to investigate a blockage in a tunnel. The "blockage" is revealed to be an elephant that escaped from the circus. The workmen give him cake and water and, when Henry unluckily lets off steam, the frightened elephant sprays water onto Henry. Gordon and James are quite unsympathetic, but Thomas feels sorry for Henry and tells the others Henry handled the situation rather well.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Duck (cameo)

Locations

 * Elsbridge
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Brendam
 * Henry's Tunnel

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Troublesome Engines.
 * The elephant sound effect was previously used in the movie, "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi".
 * A reference to the first season episode The Sad story of Henry is used.

Goofs

 * At the beginning of the story, Thomas has Edward's whistle sound.
 * This episode is out of place, as it was supposed to take place before Tenders and Turntables. Percy and Duck also appear, but they hadn't arrived on Sodor yet.
 * When Thomas arrives at Elsbridge at the beginning, the camera moves slightly to the left.
 * When the workmen look at the elephant in the tunnel, one of them is missing his right eyebrow.
 * James has Duck's whistle sound when he is helping out at the docks and when he takes the circus away.