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- "I just wanted to save the snow from melting."
"Oh my sweet Cleo, I know it's hard but at least you saw how amazing snow is and enjoyed it while it lasted."
"I suppose so but... but... I'm going to miss it!" - ― Cleo and Ruth
Cleo's First Snow is the twelfth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
Plot[]
One day, Cleo discovers snow for the first time. Although she is scared of this unfamiliar phenomenon at first, she begins to enjoy it more and more as she helps Ruth run errands. Eventually, Cleo becomes saddened to learn snow does not last forever and tries to save a snowman melting. Unfortunately, she does not manage to find a suitable place to store it before it melts. A few days later, Ruth surprises Cleo with a new invention — a machine that produces fake snow, thus allowing Cleo to enjoy the snow whenever she wants.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Bertie
- Cleo
- Stephen Hatt
- Bridget Hatt
- The Blond-haired Boy
- The Sodor Dairy Manager
- Ruth
- Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
Locations[]
Cast[]
UK[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Bertie and the Dairy Manager
- Harriet Kershaw as Cleo
- Dominique Moore as Ruth
- Rachael Miller as Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt and the Other Children
US[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Bertie and the Dairy Manager
- Harriet Kershaw as Cleo
- Dominique Moore as Ruth
- Rachael Miller as Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt and the Other Children
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-fourth series. It and the previous episode were aired out of order in the UK to coincide with the holiday season. As a result, the audience likely would not be familiar with Ruth's Workshop, which officially debuts in Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop, or Cleo, who officially debuts in Cleo the Road Engine.
- Ruth says "It's only snow", which is an unintentional reference to the sixth series episode of the same name.
- Cleo naming the snowman "Mr. Snowman" is a possible reference to the tenth series episode Thomas' Frosty Friend.
- Ruth's snow machine is a retextured version of Mr. Bubbles' Bubble Machine.
- This episode marks last of a few things:
- The last appearances of Stephen and Bridget Hatt.
- The last episode in the original series to take place in winter.
- The last episode to have Thomas be the only engine who appears, as well as the only time this happens after the twenty-first series episode, Terence Breaks the Ice.
- The last episode to have Mitsuhiro Sakamaki as part of the Japanese voice cast.
- The last episode to feature snowploughs in the original series.
- Bertie's last appearance in the original series.
- Cleo's final episode with a leading role.
- This marks Cleo's first appearance (in airing order) and last appearance (in production order).
- Rachael Miller voices Stephen and Bridget Hatt in this episode rather than Teresa Gallagher.
- This episode was never aired in Germany and South Korea.
- This episode aired on Waitangi Day in New Zealand.
- In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Baltic Russian dubs, the UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.
Goof[]
- On the RTÉ Player, this episode's name and description was actually of the nineteenth series episode, No Help at All.
Merchandise[]
- Magazine Story - Cleo's First Snow (2022)
Home Media Releases[]
UK[]
IRL/AUS[]
- The Super Engine
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Cleo's Eerste Sneeuw |
| Estonian | Cleo Esimene Lumi |
| Greek | Η Κλίο ανακαλύπτει το χιόνι |
| Hebrew | השלג הראשון של קליאו |
| Hungarian | Cleo első hója |
| Italian | La Prima Neve di Cleo |
| Japanese | クレオとはじめてのゆき |
| Latvian | Kleo Pirmais Sniegs |
| Lithuanian | Pirmasis Klėjos Sniegas |
| Polish | Pierwszy Śnieg Cleo |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | A Primeira Neve da Cleo |
| Russian | Первый снег Клео |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Cleo descubre la nieve |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La primera nevada de Cleo |
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| #04 Thomas and the Forest Engines | #12 Cleo's First Snow | #20 Thomas' Animal Friends |
| #05 Emily to the Rescue | #13 Sonny's Second Chance | Special #01 Thomas and the Royal Engine |
| #06 Shankar's Makeover | #14 Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop | Special #02 A New Arrival |
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