Smoke and Mirrors

"Shazam!"

- The Magician

Smoke and Mirrors is the eleventh episode of the eleventh season.

Plot
A famous magician is performing at the children's mid-summer party and Thomas is promised that, if he collects all the things for the grand finale, he will appear in the magic show. Thomas puffs off to find the things, but is so distracted by the thought of being in the magic show that he collects a telephone box, yellow beach chairs, and a blue flag by mistake. Thomas tries to make amends and collects the blue box, yellow sheet, and red carpet he was supposed to bring and arrives in time for the grand finale: first the magician makes flowers bloom out of Thomas' funnel, then magics balloons onto Thomas' cab, and finally, he temporarily gift-wraps Thomas in the things he brought.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Bertie
 * Elizabeth
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Magician
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Cyril the Fogman (cameo)

Locations

 * Maithwaite
 * Knapford
 * Maron
 * Brendam Docks
 * M.C. BUNN

Trivia

 * In Germany this episode is named "The Great Wizard". In Norway it is called "The Magic Show". The Finnish title is "Magic Tricks". In Denmark it is named "Magician". The Japanese title is, "Magic Tricks and Thomas".

Goofs

 * During the grande finale, the flatbed Thomas was pulling disappears.
 * None of the items on Thomas' flatbed are secured.
 * Thomas' funnel is taller and looks different in the close-up with the flowers coming out of it.
 * Thomas' driver should have been able to remember what to pick up at the stations.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Thomas' train.