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+ | Alfie is upset when Max and Monty tease him about his size at a demolition site by calling him "small fry" and "half pint." Thomas tells him it does not matter as long as he is useful. Later, when Oliver is demolishing a building, Alfie hears a noise inside and goes to investigate. He finds a cat and her three kittens and rescues them before the wall collapses. The other members of the Pack cheer, even Max and Monty, and from then on, Alfie never complains about being small. |
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* Mirrored stock footage from [[Thomas' Train]] and [[It's Only Snow]] is used. |
* Mirrored stock footage from [[Thomas' Train]] and [[It's Only Snow]] is used. |
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| − | * According to storyboards by Robert Gauld-Galliers, Ned was originally going to play a larger role in helping Alfie save the cat and her kittens. However, this idea was cut and Alfie rescues the kittens by himself instead. |
+ | * According to storyboards by [[Robert Gauld-Galliers]], Ned was originally going to play a larger role in helping Alfie save the cat and her kittens. However, this idea was cut and Alfie rescues the kittens by himself instead. |
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+ | ** Max and Monty's last speaking roles until the [[Series 20|twentieth series]] episode, [[Mucking About]]. |
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+ | ** The last episode until the [[Series 21|twenty-first series]] episode, [[Terence Breaks the Ice]] in which only one engine appears. In both cases, Thomas is the engine. |
| + | ** The last episode to use stock footage from episodes of the main show, as well as ones directed by David Mitton, and produced by [[Clearwater Features]]. This is also the last time in the franchise stock footage from the main show directed by David Mitton is used. |
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Revision as of 19:48, 8 June 2020
- “Hurry, kitty-kitty!”
- ― Alfie
Alfie Has Kittens is the twelfth episode of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company. It was released on Thomas' Trusty Friends.
Plot
Alfie is upset when Max and Monty tease him about his size at a demolition site by calling him "small fry" and "half pint." Thomas tells him it does not matter as long as he is useful. Later, when Oliver is demolishing a building, Alfie hears a noise inside and goes to investigate. He finds a cat and her three kittens and rescues them before the wall collapses. The other members of the Pack cheer, even Max and Monty, and from then on, Alfie never complains about being small.
Characters
- Thomas
- Jack
- Alfie
- Max and Monty
- Kelly
- Ned
- Miss Jenny
- The Foreman
- Oliver (does not speak)
Locations
Trivia
- Mirrored stock footage from Thomas' Train and It's Only Snow is used.
- According to storyboards by Robert Gauld-Galliers, Ned was originally going to play a larger role in helping Alfie save the cat and her kittens. However, this idea was cut and Alfie rescues the kittens by himself instead.
- This episode may have been inspired by the annual story, Thomas and the Tickles.
- This Jack and the Sodor Construction Company episode marks the last of a few things:
- Kelly's last speaking role to date.
- Max and Monty's last speaking roles until the twentieth series episode, Mucking About.
- The last episode until the twenty-first series episode, Terence Breaks the Ice in which only one engine appears. In both cases, Thomas is the engine.
- The last episode to use stock footage from episodes of the main show, as well as ones directed by David Mitton, and produced by Clearwater Features. This is also the last time in the franchise stock footage from the main show directed by David Mitton is used.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
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| Dutch | Alfie Heeft Jonge Katjes |
| German | Kätzchen für Alfie |
Merchandise
- My Thomas Story Library - Alfie (discontinued)
Home Media Releases
UK/US/AUS/NL/GER
UK DVD Boxsets
US DVD Boxsets
- Ultimate Thomas Collection
- Totally Thomas Volume 9
- Thomas' Trusty Friends and On Site with Thomas Double Feature
AUS DVD Boxsets
| #02 Alfie Has Kittens | #21 Percy Helps Out | n/a Bossy Byron |
| #03 Jack Owns Up | #22 A Happy Day for Percy | n/a The Importance of Being Patrick |
| #06 On Site with Thomas | #23 Thomas' Trusty Friends | n/a Pop Goes the Diesel |
| #07 A Visit from Thomas | #24 A Tale for Thomas | n/a Jack and the Quack |
| #10 Mud Glorious Mud | n/a No Dozer is an Island | n/a Alfie Has a Secret |
| #13 Thomas and the Moles | n/a All Work, No Play | n/a Isobella Gets Steamed |
| #14 The Tortoise and the Hare | n/a Safety First | n/a The Grass is Greener |
| #15 Percy's Scary Tale | n/a Treasure Hunt | n/a Kelly's Heroes |
| #20 Kelly's Windy Day | n/a Jack's Snow Rescue | |