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'''''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]]. |
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* This episode marks Charlie, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rocky's only appearances in the twenty-second series. |
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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. |
* 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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* 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]]. |
* Clarabel mentioning to Gordon that Nia is practicing her numbers is most likely a reference to [[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]. |
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Revision as of 17:52, 3 April 2020
- “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
- Gordon
- Nia
- Rebecca
- Salty
- Philip
- Annie and Clarabel
- Rocky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Thomas (does not speak outside of narration)
- Toby (not named; does not speak)
- Carly (does not speak)
- Mr. Bubbles (not named; does not speak)
- Marion (does not speak; fantasy)
- Henry (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- Stanley (cameo)
- Charlie (cameo)
- Porter (cameo)
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Peter Sam (cameo)
- Duncan (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Cranky (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- The Mayor of Sodor (cameo)
- Sodor United Football Team (cameo)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
- The Film Crew Leader (cameo)
- The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair (cameo)
- A Tree Specialist (cameo; fantasy)
Locations
- Crovan's Gate
- Skarloey Engine Sheds
- Brendam Docks
- Sodor Shipping Company
- Knapford
- Knapford Station Yard
- Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
- Misty Island (Newspaper Only)
Voice cast
UK
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Gordon, Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
- Matt Wilkinson as Rocky
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 the 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 |
| #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 | |
