For other uses, see Alfie (disambiguation). |
- "More help means more dirt; more dirt means more fun! I'm Alfie!"
- ― Alfie
Alfie is a little green excavator who works for the Sodor Construction Company.
Biography
Alfie helped save a cat and her kittens one day after being teased by Max and Monty about his size. He was also working with Percy at Maithwaite Forest on Halloween night when Kelly told everyone a scary story about a one-eyed truck. Later, he was saved by Byron when he almost sank into a muddy hole. When Max and Monty carelessly crashed into the lightning tree, he, Oliver and Kelly held the tree up while Jack went to fetch the props and the tree was saved. He later helped with the restoration of Great Waterton and helped erect a bandstand in the town.
Alfie helped with the construction of the Harwick Branch Line along with Jack, Oliver, Max and Monty and later attended the line's ceremony.
Later he, Jack, Oliver, Max and Monty were working on Thomas' Branch Line and he, Oliver and Jack helped cleared the branch line at the bridge after Max and Monty dumped their loads on the line.
Personality
Alfie is a friendly machine who gets on well with his work and never minds getting dirty or mucky during jobs. He always views his work as fun. In Mines of Mystery, it is shown the he easily gets seasick.
Technical Details
Basis
Alfie is based on a freelance design and does not represent a typical prototype, although he does resemble a 1960 K1C10&K excavator.
Livery
Alfie is painted green with the number #12 painted on his sides and on the back of his cab in white. His wheels used to be cream, but now they are grey.
Appearances
Official Description
“ | Alfie: Alfie is an excavator who makes even the toughest job in the quarry look easy. He is friendly, helpful and loves to do all the dirty work. In fact, his favourite expression is "More dirt means more fun!" | ” |
From Official Website[3]
“ | Alfie: Alfie is an excavator who makes even the toughest job in the quarry look easy. He is friendly, helpful and loves to do all the dirty work.
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Audio Files
Theme
Only used | Composers | Theme Song | |
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Series 6 | Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell |
Horn
First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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Jack and the Sodor Construction Company | The Great Discovery |
Trivia
- Alfie's shovel can be removed and replaced with a jackhammer attachment, like Oliver's.
- Alfie's screen-used smiling faces and unused snarling faces are owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor.
- Additionally, a semi-complete face mask of Alfie is preserved by the Top Props preservation group.
- A series of resin casts of some of Alfie's faces are also owned by former head sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn.
- In Mines of Mystery, it is revealed that Alfie gets seasick on boat rides, complete with a slightly green face, and red nose after he hit the shore, and showing signs of nausea, and groaning. Due to this, he is the first and only vehicle character with seasickness in Thomas & Friends.
- Alfie's horn sound was later reused for some cars and a truck in the mobile app, Read and Play!.
- In the Polish dub, Alfie is called "Alf", which is also the name of Fred's basis, a character only mentioned in The Railway Series.
References
Vehicles | Nelson | Jack | Alfie | Oliver | Max and Monty | Kelly | Byron | Ned | Isobella | Patrick | Brenda | Buster | Darcy | |
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People and Animals | Jenny Packard | The Foreman | Banksmen | Mike |
Locations | Sodor Construction Company Yard |