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- "I would have won if I didn't have to go the long way round and keep stopping."
- ― Cleo
Cleo the Road Engine is the nineteenth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
Plot[]
When Ruth's new car, Cleo, takes to the rails to race Thomas, she soon discovers why she is designed to stick to the roads.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Gordon
- Bulgy
- Cleo
- Farmer McColl
- Ruth
- The Birdwatcher (cameo)
- A Dark Uniformed Boy (cameo)
Locations[]
- Ruth's Workshop
- Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
- Knapford
- Crowe's Farm
- McColl Farm
- Three-Track Level Crossing
- Ffarquhar (poster)
- Ffarquhar Quarry (mentioned)
- Dryaw (poster)
- Crosby (poster)
- Great Waterton (poster)
- Wellsworth (mentioned)
Cast[]
UK[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Gordon
- Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
- Harriet Kershaw as Cleo
- Matt Wilkinson as Farmer McColl
- Dominique Moore as Ruth
US[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Kerry Shale as Gordon
- Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
- Harriet Kershaw as Cleo
- William Hope as Farmer McColl
- Dominique Moore as Ruth
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
- This is the first and last episode of a few things:
- The last episode written by Paul Larson and Laura Beaumont.
- The last original series episode where a character besides Thomas has a leading role.
- Although it chronologically takes place before Cleo's First Snow, this episode marks the final appearances of Cleo and Ruth, as well as those of Bulgy and the Post Van.
- The final appearance of Farmer McColl in the original series.
- The last episode to feature William Hope, Colin McFarlane, Harriet Kershaw, and Dominique Moore as part of the voice cast.
- In Poland, this episode premiered before A New Arrival, so the audience would not know who Ruth is.
- In the Polish dub, Bulgy is voiced by a female actress instead of a male actor.
Goofs[]
- On Netflix, when Cleo is passing Bulgy, the captions credit the latter's interrupted "free the roads" quip as Bertie's.
- Thomas' brake van changes from black to orange and back to black.
Merchandise[]
- Magazine Story - Cleo the Road Engine (2021)
Home Media Releases[]
UK/IRL[]
AUS[]
In Other Languages[]
Language | Title |
---|---|
Brazilian Portuguese | Cleo, o carro a vapor |
Czech | Cleo, silniční lokomotiva |
Dutch | Cleo de Weglocomotief |
Estonian | Maanteevedur Cleo |
Greek | Κλίο το Τρενάκι της Ασφάλτου |
Hebrew | קליאו קטרית הדרכים |
Hungarian | Cleo, az úti mozdony |
Indonesian | Cleo si Kereta Berjalan |
Italian | Cleo, la Locomotiva Stradale |
Japanese | クレオはめずらしいクルマ |
Latin American Spanish | Cleo, el auto de vapor |
Latvian | Ceļa Lokomotīve Kleo |
Lithuanian | Klėja - Keliiams Skirtas Lokomotyvas |
Polish | Cleo Auto Parowóz |
Russian | Гонки по рельсам |
Spanish | Cleo, la locomotora de la carretera |
External Links[]
#01 Emily's Best Friend | #09 Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day | #17 Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through! |
#02 Thomas' Fuzzy Friend | #10 Ace's Brave Jump | #18 Kenji on the Rails Again |
#03 The Great Little Railway Show | #11 Nia's Bright Idea | #19 Cleo the Road Engine |
#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 |
#07 Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant | #15 The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge | Special #03 World of Tomorrow |
#08 James the Super Engine | #16 Yong Bao and the Tiger | |