Dowager Hatt is Sir Topham Hatt's elderly mother.
Biography
During her first visit to Sodor, Thomas was charged with bringing her to Kirk Ronan, where Gordon would then take her on a VIP tour.[5] She later visited Sodor several times, including once to celebrate her birthday.[6]
During her youth, she used to be a very good opera singer, though her son does not like hearing it.[2] She owns a Dalmatian, which she renamed "Gremlin" after her adventure with Gordon's "gremlins".[5]
In the Driver Perkins segments of the Thomas and the Runaway Kite DVD, it is revealed that she also has a parrot named Beaky.
At some point later on in the series, Dowager Hatt appears to have permanently moved to Sodor.
She later attended Sir Robert Norramby's Christmas Luncheon and became cross when Sir Topham Hatt failed to show up for a lunch date and went out to find him on board Thomas.[7]
When her son caught a cold, Dowager Hatt forced him to stay home and ran the railway in his place. Unfortunately, she proved herself to be unqualified for her son's position, and confusion and delay quickly ensured when she forced the engines to perform trivial tasks for her, such as sending Thomas to collect a new hat for her from the docks and gave engines tasks unsuited to their abilities, such as having Percy pull the Express. When Emily pointed this out to her, she was saddened that she had failed her son. Fortunately, by working together, Dowager Hatt and Emily were able to get the railway back on track by the time Sir Topham Hatt returned that evening.[8]
Personality
Dowager Hatt is a bit of a thrill-seeker, a big opera singer and hates going slow and resting. She loves her son, Sir Topham Hatt, and much like him, she does not stand any nonsense and is shown to be stern with him when he does not do what she tells him to do just as he is stern with his engines, even though he is an adult.
Attire
Dowager Hatt usually wears a green dress and a green hat, with a gold band and a red flower on it. During the winter she wears a purple dress and purple hat with a lighter purple flower on it.
In Dowager Hatt's Busy Day, she wears a dark pink dress with cream buttons and pockets and a cream hat with a dark pink flower on it.
Family Tree
Grandfather Hatt † | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Hatt † | Dowager Hatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sir Handel Brown | Lady Jane Hatt | Sir Topham Hatt | Sir Lowham Hatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barbara Jane Hatt | Charles Topham Hatt | Amanda Croarie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Topham Hatt | Bridget Amanda Hatt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances
Magazine Stories
- 2008 - Percy and the Left Luggage (speaks in speech bubble only; mistaken for Lady Hatt)
- 2010 - Percy's Parcel (speaks in speech bubble only)
- 2011 - Jitters and Japes and Gordon and Ferdinand (does not speak)
- 2012 - Edward the Hero (cameo; mistaken for Lady Hatt), Where's That Bus?, Wonky Whistle (cameo), Express Coming Through! and Up, Up and Away! (does not speak)
- 2013 - Happy Birthday, Sir! (cameo) and The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 662)
- 2014 - Whistle-Stop Tour (mentioned)
Official Description
From Official Media:[9]
“ | Dowager Hatt: Dowager Hatt is Sir Topham Hatt and Lowham Hatt's mother. She is great grandmother to Stephen and Bridget Hatt and mother-in-law to Lady Hatt. | ” |
Trivia
- Her title, Dowager, means someone who is a widow with a noble title so this means that her husband is deceased.
- Dowager Hatt's appearance has changed over the course of the television series.
- Series 12:
- Her eye colour changed from brown to blue.
- She no longer shares a body base with Sir Topham Hatt.
- Series 18:
- Her wrinkles become more prominent.
- Her skin becomes paler.
- Series 12:
- She is the only female character voiced by a male actor.
Quotes
- “Well, Thomas. I must admit that, for once, my mother was right!”
- ― The Fat Controller, Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks, twentieth series
Merchandise
- ERTL (UK only; with Mrs. Kyndley; discontinued)
- Bachmann (coming soon)
References
- ↑ Ertl Company - Mrs. Hatt and Mrs. Kyndley
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 T&F S18 #6 "Toad's Adventure"
- ↑ Trading Cards (2015) - Sir Topham Hatt
- ↑ Trading Cards (2002) - Lady Hatt
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 T&F S5 #6 "Gordon and the Gremlin"
- ↑ T&F S9 #7 "Thomas and the Birthday Picnic"
- ↑ T&F S19 #7 "The Beast of Sodor"
- ↑ T&F S21 #3 "Dowager Hatt's Busy Day"
- ↑ 2013.07.02 - THO Character Bios