Henry and the Elephant

"An elephant pushed me! An elephant whoosed me!"

- Henry outraged over the elephant

Henry and the Elephant is the nineteenth episode of the fourth season. It first aired on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1996 in the US.

Plot
The big engines are happy to help when a circus comes to Sodor, after Henry tells Gordon and James about his fear of the rain, but 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 feel sorry for Henry, but still tease him, and Thomas tells Henry that he handled the situation rather well.

Characters

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

Locations

 * Elsbridge
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Knapford Harbour
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Troublesome Engines.
 * This incident was supposed to be a reason for the big engines to go on strike.
 * On the airings of PBS Sprout and The Greatest Stories DVD, it uses the unrestored opening and end credits.
 * The models of Big Mickey, Izzy Gomez, and S.S Vienna from TUGS appear.
 * The first season episode, The Sad Story of Henry is referenced.

Goofs

 * At the beginning of the story, Thomas has Edward's whistle sound.
 * 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.
 * Gordon's buffers are crooked in the scene at Tidmouth Sheds.
 * When James says "We get no rest!" and when he is turning round on the turntable, his eyes are wonky.

Merchandise

 * Take Along (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (discontinued)