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|writer = [[Lee Pressman]]<br/>[[Andrew Brenner]] (''stock footage'')
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|director = [[Dianna Basso]]<br/>[[David Stoten]] (''stock footage'')
 
|producer = * [[Micaela Winter]] {{Note|[[Mattel Creations]]}}
  
|producer = * [[Micaela Winter]] {{Note|[[Mattel Creations]]}}
 
* [[Tracy Blagdon]] {{Note|[[Jam Filled Toronto]]}}
  
* [[Tracy Blagdon]] {{Note|[[Jam Filled Toronto]]}}
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* [[John Hasler]] {{Note|UK}}
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* [[Joseph May]] {{Note|US}}
 
|series = [[Series 22|22]]
  
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* 20th February 2019 {{Note|UK}}
  
* 20th February 2019 {{Note|UK}}
 
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* 29th March 2020 {{Note|JPN}}
 
|previous = [[Banjo and the Bushfire]]
  
|previous = [[Banjo and the Bushfire]]
 
|next = [[Hunt the Truck]]
  
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{{Quote|Hey there, number four."<br>"Huh, she's already forgotten our names."<br>"No she hasn't, Gordon."<br>"She's just practicing her numbers.|Nia, Gordon, Annie and Clarabel}}
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:''“Hello number one!”''
  
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:―Nia greeting Thomas by his number.
  
 
'''''Counting on Nia''''' is the twenty-fifth episode of the [[Series 22|twenty-second series]].
  
'''''Counting on Nia''''' is the twenty-fifth episode of the [[Series 22|twenty-second series]].
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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Nia is a really clever engine and knows all sorts of things, including the names of all the stations and how to deal with problems. One day, Sir Topham Hatt asks her to take Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel to pick up passengers at Knapford Station. Unfortunately, she constantly keeps going to the wrong platform until Annie and Clarabel direct her to the right one.
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Nia is a really clever engine and knows all sorts of things, including the names of all the stations and how to deal with problems. One day, the Fat Controller asks her to take Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel, to pick up passengers at Knapford Station. Unfortunately, she constantly keeps going to the wrong platform until Annie and Clarabel direct her to the right one.
   
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While taking her passengers, Nia goes past some speed limit signs without slowing down and comes off the rails at a digger site. This upsets Nia at the thought of having let The Fat Controller down. When Annie and Clarabel attempt to cheer Nia up, she confesses to them that she can't read numbers (which was why she had trouble getting to the right platform and didn't slow down at the speed limits). With Annie and Clarabel's help, Nia begins learning numbers and starts seeing them all around her. She even beings calling the engines by their numbers.
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While taking her passengers, Nia goes past some speed limit signs without slowing down and comes off the tracks at a digger site. This upsets Nia at the thought of having let the Fat Controller down. When Annie and Clarabel attempt to cheer Nia up, she confesses to them that she cannot read numbers (which was why she had trouble getting to the right platform and could not slow down at the speed limits). With Annie and Clarabel's help, Nia begins learning numbers and starts seeing them all around her. She even begins calling the engines by their numbers.
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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* [[Sir Topham Hatt]]
  
* [[Sir Topham Hatt]]
 
* [[Thomas]] {{Note|does not speak outside of narration}}
  
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* [[Toby]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}
 
* [[Carly]] {{Does not speak}}
  
* [[Carly]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Mr. Bubbles]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}
  
* [[Mr. Bubbles]] {{Note|not named; does not speak}}
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* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#Albert's Wife|Albert's Wife]] {{Cameo}}
  
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#Albert's Wife|Albert's Wife]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Film Crew Leader|The Film Crew Leader]] {{Cameo}}
  
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Film Crew Leader|The Film Crew Leader]] {{Cameo}}
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* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair|The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Tree Specialists|A Tree Specialist]] {{Note|cameo; fantasy}}
  
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Tree Specialists|A Tree Specialist]] {{Note|cameo; fantasy}}
   
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* [[Knapford Station Yard]]
  
* [[Knapford Station Yard]]
 
* [[Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge]]
  
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* [[Misty Island]] {{Note|Newspaper Only}}
   
 
==Voice cast==
  
==Voice cast==
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
* Going by production order, this is the twenty-sixth episode of the twenty-second series and the series finale of the twenty-second series.{{Ref|[[:File:YvonneGrundyBehindtheScenes.jpg|Behind the scenes of the episode]]}}
  
* Going by production order, this is the twenty-sixth episode of the twenty-second series and the series finale of the twenty-second series.{{Ref|[[:File:YvonneGrundyBehindtheScenes.jpg|Behind the scenes of the episode]]}}
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* This episode marked the last of a few things:
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* This is the last episode written by Lee Pressman before he left the production team to pursue other projects and the last to feature Emily without her Series 23 details.
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** The last episode written by Lee Pressman before he left the production team to pursue other projects.
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** The last to feature Emily without her Series 23 details.
 
* Stock footage from [[Big World! Big Adventures!]] was used.
  
* Stock footage from [[Big World! Big Adventures!]] was used.
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* This episode marked a few things for Thomas not speaking:
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** The first episode since the [[Series 20|twentieth series]] episode [[Over the Hill]] where Thomas appears, but does not speak.
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** The only episode in the twenty-second series where Thomas appears in an episode, but has no dialogue apart from narration and does not speak. This marks the first time in the series that this ever happens in an episode.
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** The first episode where Annie and Clarabel speak, but Thomas does not.
 
* This episode marks Charlie, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rocky's only appearances in the twenty-second series.
  
* This episode marks Charlie, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rocky's only appearances in the twenty-second series.
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* This is the only episode in the twenty-second series where Thomas appears in an episode, but has no dialogue apart from narration. This marks the first time in the series that it ever happens in an episode. This is also the first episode where Annie and Clarabel speak, but not Thomas.
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* Gordon is the only original member of the Steam Team to actually speak in the episode, not counting Thomas speaking in narration, the beginning, and end segments.
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* From this episode onwards, Skarloey gains a funnel-mounted lamp and regains a brass ring around his funnel since the [[fifth series]] episode [[Snow]].
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* From this episode onwards, Skarloey gains a funnel-mounted lamp and regains a brass ring around his funnel for the first time since the [[Series 5|fifth series]] episode, [[Snow]].
 
* An ad for [[Misty Island]] can be seen in Mr. Bubbles' newspaper.
  
* An ad for [[Misty Island]] can be seen in Mr. Bubbles' newspaper.
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* Clarabel mentioning to Gordon that Nia is practicing her numbers is most likely a reference to [[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]].
   
 
==Home Media Releases==
  
==Home Media Releases==
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|HEB = לסמוך על ניה
  
|HEB = לסמוך על ניה
 
|HUN = Nia számol
  
|HUN = Nia számol
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|JPN = ニアとすうじ
 
|NOR = Regn med Nia
  
|NOR = Regn med Nia
 
|POL = Nia i Liczenie
  
|POL = Nia i Liczenie

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“Hey there, number four."
"Huh, she's already forgotten our names."
"No she hasn't, Gordon."
"She's just practicing her numbers.”
― Nia, Gordon, Annie and Clarabel

Counting on Nia is the twenty-fifth episode of the twenty-second series.

Plot

Nia is a really clever engine and knows all sorts of things, including the names of all the stations and how to deal with problems. One day, the Fat Controller asks her to take Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel, to pick up passengers at Knapford Station. Unfortunately, she constantly keeps going to the wrong platform until Annie and Clarabel direct her to the right one.

While taking her passengers, Nia goes past some speed limit signs without slowing down and comes off the tracks at a digger site. This upsets Nia at the thought of having let the Fat Controller down. When Annie and Clarabel attempt to cheer Nia up, she confesses to them that she cannot read numbers (which was why she had trouble getting to the right platform and could not slow down at the speed limits). With Annie and Clarabel's help, Nia begins learning numbers and starts seeing them all around her. She even begins calling the engines by their numbers.

Characters

Locations

Voice cast

UK

US

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • Kerry Shale as Gordon
  • Yvonne Grundy as Nia
  • Rachael Miller as Rebecca
  • Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
  • Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
  • Keith Wickham as Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
  • William Hope as Rocky

Trivia

  • Going by production order, this is the twenty-sixth episode of the twenty-second series and the series finale of the twenty-second series.[1]
  • This episode marked the last of a few things:
    • The last episode written by Lee Pressman before he left the production team to pursue other projects.
    • The last to feature Emily without her Series 23 details.
  • Stock footage from Big World! Big Adventures! was used.
  • This episode marked a few things for Thomas not speaking:
    • The first episode since the twentieth series episode Over the Hill where Thomas appears, but does not speak.
    • The only episode in the twenty-second series where Thomas appears in an episode, but has no dialogue apart from narration and does not speak. This marks the first time in the series that this ever happens in an episode.
    • The first episode where Annie and Clarabel speak, but Thomas does not.
  • This episode marks Charlie, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rocky's only appearances in the twenty-second series.
  • Gordon is the only original member of the Steam Team to actually speak in the episode, not counting Thomas speaking in narration, the beginning, and end segments.
  • From this episode onwards, Skarloey gains a funnel-mounted lamp and regains a brass ring around his funnel for the first time since the fifth series episode, Snow.
  • An ad for Misty Island can be seen in Mr. Bubbles' newspaper.
  • Clarabel mentioning to Gordon that Nia is practicing her numbers is most likely a reference to Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Home Media Releases

UK


In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Contando Com Nia
Czech Na Niu je spoleh
Dutch Iedereen Rekent op Nia
Finnish Nia laskee
German Nia Lernt Schnell
Hebrew לסמוך על ניה
Hungarian Nia számol
Japanese ニアとすうじ
Norwegian Regn med Nia
Polish Nia i Liczenie
Russian Весёлый счёт
Spanish Contando con Nia

<< Series 21

Series 22

Series 23 >>

#01 Number One Engine #10 Outback Thomas #19 Cyclone Thomas
#02 Forever and Ever #11 School of Duck #20 Kangaroo Christmas
#03 Confusion Without Delay #12 Tiger Trouble #21 Thomas and the Dragon
#04 Trusty Trunky #13 Seeing Is Believing #22 Rosie is Red
#05 What Rebecca Does #14 Apology Impossible #23 The Case of the Puzzling Parts
#06 Thomas Goes to Bollywood #15 The Water Wheel #24 Banjo and the Bushfire
#07 Thomas in the Wild #16 Samson and the Fireworks #25 Counting on Nia
#08 Thomas and the Monkey Palace #17 Runaway Truck #26 Hunt the Truck
#09 An Engine of Many Colours #18 Thomas' Animal Ark


References

  1. ↑ Behind the scenes of the episode
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