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Edward, Gordon and Henry
Episode Overview
Writer	Rev. W. Awdry (original story) Britt Allcroft and David Mitton (adaptation)
Director	David Mitton
Producer	David Mitton Robert D. Cardona
Narrator	Ringo Starr (UK/US) George Carlin (US)
Release Details
Series	Series 1
Series no.	1.04
Number	4
Shining Time Station episode(s)	Does it Bite? Mysterious Stranger
Released	16th October 1984 (UK) 16th April 1986 (NOR) 9th April 1987 (AUS) 31st July 1987 (NZ) 5th February 1989 (US; Ringo Starr) 12th October 1990 (JPN) 4th April 1991 (SWE; Louise Raeder) 2nd June 1993 (US; George Carlin) 13th August 2002 (LATAM) 8th July 2004 (KOR; JEI TV)
Episode Guide
← Previous	The Sad Story of Henry / Come Out, Henry!
Next →	Thomas' Train / A Big Day for Thomas

“I told you so. Why not let Henry try?"
"Yes, I will.”

―Gordon and the Fat Controller about Edward not moving the express

Edward, Gordon and Henry, retitled Henry to the Rescue in American releases, is the fourth episode of the first series. It is based on the story of the same name from the Railway Series book The Three Railway Engines.

Plot

Gordon always pulls the Express and is proud to be the only engine strong enough to do it. One day, he heads down the line with the Fat Controller onboard the train, when he sees the tunnel that Henry has been left bricked up in and abandoned for refusing to come out. Henry feels sorry for himself and wonders if he will ever be forgiven and let out.

Gordon plans to whistle rudely at Henry, only to burst his safety valve and he is forced to stop just in front of the tunnel. Upon being told by his driver what has happened and that he can no longer pull his train, Gordon is very upset, especially since they were having a nice run. To add insult to injury, Henry has seen Gordon's mishap and is laughing at him. The passengers come out to see Gordon, including the Fat Controller, who promptly orders for another engine to come to take the Express, while Gordon is uncoupled and moved onto a siding. Edward is the only engine left in the yard and offers to take the train, but when he tries to push the coaches he finds that he is simply not strong enough. Gordon suggests that Henry should be allowed to try and the Fat Controller agrees, as does Henry upon being asked.

Soon workmen break down the wall and replace the rails, then Henry comes out of the tunnel. His paint is very dirty and he feels stiff, but after having a quick run to loosen his joints and being turned on a turntable, he feels a lot better and then he is coupled to the coaches. With Henry pulling and Edward pushing, the two engines manage to move the long train. The Fat Controller leans out the window to wave to them, but the train ends up moving very fast and causes his hat to blow off and land in a field where it is eaten by a goat. The two keep running until they reach the last station where the passengers cheer, and on the way home, they help Gordon back to the sheds.

Henry is rewarded with a new coat of paint and no longer minds the rain as he now knows that the best way to keep his paint nice is not to hide in tunnels but to ask his driver to wash him down after the day's work is done.

Characters

• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• Sir Topham Hatt
• James (cameo)
• Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
• One of the stone-dropping boys (cameo)

Locations

• Knapford
• Three-Track Bend and Signalbox
• Henry's Tunnel
• The Pond Runby
• The Goat Field
• Wellsworth
• Tidmouth Sheds
• The Wide-Arched Bridge (deleted scene)

Trivia

• The events of this episode were mentioned by Edward in The Adventure Begins.
• This is the first episode in which Thomas does not physically appear.
• Stock footage from The Sad Story of Henry is used, this is also the first time in the series to use stock footage.
• When George Carlin's narration aired on the Shining Time Station episode, Mysterious Stranger, the first few seconds of the opening were cut.
• This episode marks the first time Gordon's neutral face is used.
• This episode marks the first time that a spare engine (in this case two engines) had been sent to take a train while the other was incapacitated. In this case, Henry and Edward had to take Gordon's express to the top station.

Goofs

• Ringo Starr's US narration is slightly out of sync from the point when Henry leaves the tunnel to when he arrives at Wellsworth. This is caused due to a brief pause in the soundtrack after the Fat Controller says "And find a turntable."
• When Gordon says "I'm going to poop, poop at Henry," studio equipment is visible in the top right corner and his driving wheels are going backwards. The same errors occur as he slows down.
• After being uncoupled from his coaches, as Gordon passes over the points, his trailing wheels jam as he moves offscreen.
• Gordon rolls over the points incorrectly; he should have gone over the crossover, but he instead goes straight ahead.
• When Gordon moves to the siding, the coaches have moved back without explanation.
• The Express has two brake coaches.
• While Henry is in the tunnel, his face is covered with black dust, but in the close up of Henry going backwards from the tunnel, he is spotless because it is footage from earlier episodes. The same thing happens after Henry has pulled the express through the tunnel and when he arrives at the station, he is spotless again.
• When Gordon says "Huh! That's no use. Edward can't push the train," his eyes shift very quickly, indicating a scene cut.
• In the closeup of Edward's wheels slipping, there was a tint of red paint on one of the spokes.
• In the closeup of Edward looking sad, the hill next to him is nowhere to be seen.
• Henry is smiling when he says "Ooh, I'm stiff! I'm stiff!"
• Because stock footage is used, the scene where the Fat Controller tells Henry to turn around is darker and blue ink can be seen smeared on his hand.
• When Edward and Henry set off, the last coach is passing Gordon as the scene ends. But in the next scene, the coach can be seen passing him again. Also, in that same scene, Gordon is derailed.
• When Henry passes the goat, Edward is not behind the train.
• In the close-up of Henry when he is coming out of the tunnel, his cylinder red stripe is sticking out.
• When the Fat Controller asks Henry to pull the train Gordon is not seen in front of the buffers.
• Blu-Tack is visible under some of the people's feet.
• When Edward says "I'm ready," he already starts to move because stock footage from earlier in the episode is used.
• The narrator says that they never stop until they came to the station at the end of the line, but Wellsworth is not on the end of the line. This is because the narration was taken from the original book.
• On the US digital release, the episode is shown with its UK title.

In Other Languages

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Language Title Albanian Eduardi, Gordoni dhe Henri Brazilian Portuguese O Resgate de Henry Chinese Mandarin 艾德华，高登和亨利 Croatian Edo, Gordon i Hrvoje Czech Edward, Gordon a Henry Danish Edward, Gordon og Henry Dutch Edward, Gordon en Henry Finnish Edward Jori ja Henri French Edouard, Gordon et Henry German Gordon in Not Greek Τσάρλι, ο Ήρωας της Ημέρας Hebrew אדי, גורדון והנרי Hungarian Edward, Gordon és Henry Italian Libertà Ritrovata Japanese ヘンリーだいかつやく Korean 세 친구 Latin American Spanish Edward, Gordon y Henry Henry al Rescate Norwegian Edward, Gordon og Henry Polish Edek, Gabryś i Henio Romanian Edward, Gordon şi Henry Romansh Eduard, Gordi e Hendry Russian Вновь обретенная Свобода Serbian Edvard, Gordon i Henri Slovak Eduard, Gordon a Henry Slovenian Edvard, Gorazd in Henrik Swedish Edward, Gordon och Henry Turkish Edward, Gordon ve Henry Welsh Edward, Gordon a Henri

Merchandise

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Books Name Published Publisher Highlights Photo Edward, Gordon and Henry and Gordon Off the Rails 1984 Ladybird Books Ladybird book Also features Off the Rails Edward, Gordon and Henry 1990 Buzz Books Buzz book #05 Henry and the Tunnel 1997 Egmont Random House My First Thomas book Also based on The Sad Story of Henry Magazines Edward, Gordon and Henry (magazine story)

Home Media Releases

UK Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Thomas and Gordon and other stories The Sad Story of Henry and Other Stories Bumper Special Thomas and Gordon, Troublesome Trucks and other stories Your Favourite Story Collection My Little MiniVid The Complete Series 1 Edward and Gordon DVD Boxsets Classic Collection WAL Thomas and Gordon and other stories US Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories The Early Years Thomas and Friends Classic Volume 1 VHS/DVD Packs Special Video Collector's Set Totally Thomas Volume 8 Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Percy's Ghostly Trick Double Feature Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Thomas' Halloween Adventures Double Feature Ultimate Thomas Collection FRA The Adventures of Thomas AUS Thomas and Gordon and other stories The Complete Series 1 My First Thomas with Henry and Gordon DVD Boxsets Complete Series 1-10 Classic Collection Series One and Series Two Double Pack NZ Thomas and Gordon and other stories Bumper Video Collection Volume 1 ZA Volume 1 KOR Stories to Raise Cooperation GER Thomas and Gordon and 4 Other Adventures Rail Free for Steam and Diesel! Thomas and His Friends - Volume 1 NOR/FIN/ISL Thomas the Tank Engine 1 BRA Learning with Thomas NL ...Taken by the Nose! The Greatest Stories: The Adventures of Edward, Toby and the Diesels The Greatest Stories: The Adventures of Thomas, James and Henry JPN Thomas the Tank Engine Vol.1 Gordon and Henry the Large Engines The Complete DVD Box 1 The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 1 Vol.5 ITA A Vicious Train ROM Thomas and the Trucks DVD Packs Triple Pack 1 SER Thomas the Tank Engine 1 ISR Welcome Thomas! HRV Thomas and Gordon IND Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories MYS Thomas and Gordon and Other Thomas Adventures Thomas and Gordon and Other Adventures PHL Thomas Gets Tricked CHN Thomas and Friends Season 1-4 (DVD) THA Thomas and Friends - Volume 1 HK Thomas and Friends Volume 1 (VCD) Thomas and Friends Volume 2 (DVD) DNK Thomas and the Trucks Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories

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#02 Edward and Gordon	#11 Thomas and the Guard	#20 Whistles and Sneezes
#03 The Sad Story of Henry	#12 Thomas Goes Fishing	#21 Toby and the Stout Gentleman
#04 Edward, Gordon and Henry	#13 Thomas, Terence and the Snow	#22 Thomas in Trouble
#05 Thomas' Train	#14 Thomas and Bertie	#23 Dirty Objects
#06 Thomas and the Trucks	#15 Tenders and Turntables	#24 Off the Rails
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#08 James and the Coaches	#17 Percy Runs Away	#26 Thomas' Christmas Party
#09 Troublesome Trucks	#18 Coal