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Don't Go Back

Episode Overview

Writer

Simon Spencer

Director

Steve Asquith

Producer

Simon Spencer

Narrator

Michael Angelis (UK)
Michael Brandon (US)
Pierce Brosnan (UK/US; original cut)

Release Details

Series

12

Series no.

12.14

Number

302

Released

18th September 2008 (UK)
16th November 2008 (AUS/US)
13th May 2009 (GER)

Episode Guide
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“Steamies are fast, steamies are first!”

― Thomas

Don't Go Back is the fourteenth episode of the twelfth series.

Plot

Thomas and Diesel are to load and shunt trucks of stone for Henry, but they get sidetracked when Diesel claims he is faster than Thomas - and declares a backwards race to prove it. Unfortunately, the three heats (which end in a draw) cause Mavis, 'Arry and Bert to be derailed after Thomas and Diesel collide with them. When Henry arrives, none of the trucks have been loaded. While Thomas arranges the train and collects Rocky to put Mavis, Arry and Bert back on the rails, Diesel clears away the mess from the races. When the two are done, Diesel challenges Thomas to another race, which Thomas orders to be forward. This time, both arrive at the quarry gates at the same time.

Characters

Thomas
Henry
Diesel
Mavis
'Arry and Bert (do not speak)
Rocky (does not speak)
Troublesome Trucks (stock footage cameos)

Locations

Sodor Slate Quarry
Knapford Yards (stock footage)

Trivia

Stock footage from Hector the Horrid! and The Great Discovery is used.
A third rail is used to make Mavis derail and is clearly visible.
After crashing through the shed, Diesel says "Oh no!" in the UK narration, but says "Uh-oh!" in the US.
This is the last episode written by Simon Spencer.
This episode marks Henry, Diesel and Mavis' last appearances in the model series, as well as Mavis' only appearance in the twelfth series.

Goofs

When Thomas and Diesel are at the Quarry shed and the Manager is walking towards them, Thomas' face was differently angled from his smokebox.
Diesel blows steam from his cab when he and Thomas shunt the trucks of rubble and wood.
Arry and Bert are missing the stubble on their CGI faces. Their faces are also considerably smaller than usual.
Diesel's wheels do not go round as he reverses away from the hopper.
Right before Thomas and Diesel crash into Arry and Bert, one of the twin's eyes are wonky.
When Thomas tells Henry that his train "will soon be ready," his CGI face is not proportioned correctly.
In the close up of the trucks filled with rubble from the sheds, one of them is over Thomas' steam platform.
When Thomas puffs away from Henry in the overhead shot, he is missing his face.

Merchandise

Books - Don't Go Back

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Chinese	别倒车
Czech	Prozpátku Ne
Finnish	Peruuttamatta Paras
French	La Compétition / Ne Pas Revenir (Québec)
German	Nicht Rückwärts
Indonesian	Jangan Mundur
Italian	Vietato Correre All'Indietro
Polish	Jazda Tyłem
Portuguese	Não Anda Para Trás
Slovak	Pozadu Nie
Spanish	A No Retroceder
Thai	โธมัสแข่งวิ่งถอยหลัง

Home Media Releases

UK

The Complete Series 12

US

Latin American

High Speed Adventures

MYS

KOR

A Man Lives in the Mountains

SA

Percy and the Bandstand (DVD)

THA

Tram Trouble (Thai DVD)

HK

Thomas and Friends Volume 44 (Hong Kong DVD)

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#07 Toby's Special Surprise	#14 Don't Go Back

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+{{Quote|Steamies are fast, steamies are first!|Thomas}}
-'''Don't Go Back''' is the fourteenth episode of the [[Season 12|twelfth season]].
+'''Don't Go Back''' is the fourteenth episode of the [[Series 12|twelfth series]].
 ==Plot==
-Thomas and <span style="font-weight:normal;">Diesel</span> are to load and shunt [[Troublesome Trucks|trucks]] of stone for Thomas, but they get sidetracked when <span style="font-weight:normal;">Diesel</span> claims he is faster than <span style="font-weight:normal;">Thomas</span> - and declares a backwards race to prove it. Unfortunately, the three heats (which end in a draw) cause Mavis, 'Arry and <span style="font-weight:normal;">Bert </span>to be derailed after <span style="font-weight:normal;">Thomas</span> and <span style="font-weight:normal;">Diesel </span>collide with them. When Henry arrives, none of the trucks have been loaded. While <span style="font-weight:normal;">Thomas</span> arranges the train and collects Rocky to put <span style="font-weight:normal;">Mavis</span>, <span style="font-weight:normal;">'Arry</span> and Bert back on the rails, <span style="font-weight:normal;">Diesel</span> clears away the mess from the races. When the two are done, <span style="font-weight:normal;">Diesel</span> challenges <span style="font-weight:normal;">Thomas</span> to another race, which <span style="font-weight:normal;">Thomas</span> orders to be forward. This time, both arrive at the quarry gates at the same time.
+Thomas and Diesel are to load and shunt [[Troublesome Trucks|trucks]] of stone for Henry, but they get sidetracked when Diesel claims he is faster than Thomas - and declares a backwards race to prove it. Unfortunately, the three heats (which end in a draw) cause Mavis, 'Arry and Bert to be derailed after Thomas and Diesel collide with them. When Henry arrives, none of the trucks have been loaded. While Thomas arranges the train and collects Rocky to put Mavis, Arry and Bert back on the rails, Diesel clears away the mess from the races. When the two are done, Diesel challenges Thomas to another race, which Thomas orders to be forward. This time, both arrive at the quarry gates at the same time.
 ==Characters==
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 * [[Diesel]]
 * [[Mavis]]
-* [['Arry and Bert]] (''do not speak'')
+* [['Arry and Bert]] {{Do not speak}}
-* [[Rocky]] (''does not speak'')
+* [[Rocky]] {{Does not speak}}
+* [[Troublesome Trucks]] {{stock footage cameos}}
 ==Locations==
 * [[Sodor Slate Quarry]]
-* [[Shunting Yards]] (''stock footage'')
+* [[Knapford Yards]] {{Note|stock footage}}
 ==Trivia==
 * Stock footage from [[Hector the Horrid!]] and [[The Great Discovery]] is used.
 * A third rail is used to make Mavis derail and is clearly visible.
-* After crashing through the shed, Diesel says "Oh no!" in the UK narration, but says "Uh oh!" in the US.
+* After crashing through the shed, Diesel says "Oh no!" in the UK narration, but says "Uh-oh!" in the US.
+* This is the last episode written by Simon Spencer.
-* This episode aired before [[Edward Strikes Out]] in Australia, meaning the audience would not know who Rocky is.
+* This episode marks Henry, Diesel and Mavis' last appearances in the model series, as well as Mavis' only appearance in the twelfth series.
-* This is the final episode written by Simon Spencer.
-* This episode marks Henry, Diesel and Mavis' last appearances in the model series, as well as Mavis' only appearance in the twelfth season.
 ==Goofs==
+* When Thomas and Diesel are at the Quarry shed and the Manager is walking towards them, Thomas' face was differently angled from his smokebox.
 * Diesel blows steam from his cab when he and Thomas shunt the trucks of rubble and wood.
-* 'Arry and Bert are missing the stubble on their [[CGI Series|CGI]] faces. Their faces are also considerably smaller than usual.
+* Arry and Bert are missing the stubble on their CGI faces. Their faces are also considerably smaller than usual.
 * Diesel's wheels do not go round as he reverses away from the hopper.
-* Right before Thomas and Diesel crash into 'Arry and Bert, one of the twin's eyes are wonky.
+* Right before Thomas and Diesel crash into Arry and Bert, one of the twin's eyes are wonky.
-* When Thomas tells Henry that his train "will soon be ready," his CGI face isn't proportioned correctly.
+* When Thomas tells Henry that his train "will soon be ready," his CGI face is not proportioned correctly.
 * In the close up of the trucks filled with rubble from the sheds, one of them is over Thomas' steam platform.
 * When Thomas puffs away from Henry in the overhead shot, he is missing his face.
-* In [[Thomas and the Runaway Car]], [[Thomas]] mentions that he isn't strong enough to take [[Rocky]], but in this episode, Thomas is seen pushing Rocky all by himself.
 ==Merchandise==
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 ==In Other Languages==
+{{Other Languages
-{| class="wikitable"
+|CHI = 别倒车
-!Language
+|CZE = Prozpátku Ne
-!Name
+|FIN = Peruuttamatta Paras
-!Meaning
+|FRE = La Compétition / Ne Pas Revenir (Québec)
-|-
+|GER = Nicht Rückwärts
-| '''French'''
+|IND = Jangan Mundur
-| La Compétition / Ne Pas Revenir (Québec)
+|ITA = Vietato Correre All'Indietro
-| The Competition / Don't Go Back (Canada)
+|POL = Jazda Tyłem
-|-
+|POR = Não Anda Para Trás
-| '''Italian'''
+|SLO = Pozadu Nie
-| Vietato Correre All'Indietro
+|SPA = A No Retroceder
-| Forbidden Racing Backwards!
+|THA = โธมัสแข่งวิ่งถอยหลัง
-|-
+}}
-| '''Spanish'''
-| A No Retroceder
-| No Going Backwards
-|-
-| '''Czech'''
-| Prozpátku Ne
-| Not Backwards
-|-
-| '''Portuguese'''
-| Não Anda Para Trás
-| Goes Not Backward
-|-
-| '''Indonesian'''
-| Jangan Mundur
-| Never Backward
-|-
-| '''Polish'''
-| Jazda Tyłem
-| Driving Backwards
-|-
-| '''Flemish'''
-| Niet Gaan Terug
-| Don't Go Back
-|-
-| '''German'''
-| Nicht Rückwärts
-| Not Backwards
-|-
-| '''Slovak'''
-| Pozadu Nie
-| Behind It
-|-
-| '''Chinese'''
-| 别倒车
-| Do Not Reverse
-|-
-| '''Thai'''
-| โธมัสแข่งวิ่งถอยหลัง
-| Thomas Racing Running Backwards
-|}
 ==Home Media Releases==
 {{Scroll box|
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 ===MYS===
-* [[Thomas Puts the Brakes On and Other Adventures]]
 * [[Tram Trouble and Other Adventures]]
+* [[Thomas Puts the Brakes On and Other Adventures]]
 ===KOR===
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 ===THA===
-* [[Thomas and Friends Volume 44 (Thai DVD)]]
 * [[Tram Trouble (Thai DVD)]]
+===HK===
+* [[Thomas and Friends Volume 44 (Hong Kong DVD)]]
 }}
+{{Series 12}}
+[[es:A No Retroceder]]
-==Episode==
+[[pl:Jazda Tyłem]]
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+[[ru:Гонки назад]]
-File:Don’t Go Back - British Narration
-File:Don't Go Back - American Narration
-</gallery>
-{{Season 12}}
 [[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:Season 12 episodes]]
+[[Category:Series 12 episodes]]