Changes: Haunted Henry

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“Owls, ghosts, mists... Edward's gone soft in the boiler. There's no mists.”

― Henry^[src]

Haunted Henry is the eleventh episode of the fifth season.

Plot

One evening, Henry is working late with Edward, and an owl hoots. Edward warns Henry that a mist will roll in soon, along with a ghost. Henry scoffs at the story and sets off with his goods train, but later to his surprise, a mist does roll in. He has to slow at an amber signal, and after seeing a closed crossing gate, a red signal, a coat discarded on a tree branch, and a light flickering at a station, Henry's crew decide to turn back. The next day, they discover that a nearby viaduct was unsafe and would have collapsed if they'd tried to cross. Later, Henry's Driver informs him that the viaduct has been repaired, and they can try to cross again that night.

While preparing to leave with his train, Henry gets spooked after hearing an owl hooting. The trucks tease him, but later down the old line, they see the crossing gates close and signal turn red by themselves, and they become spooked too. They surge forward through the gates and hit a landslide, plunging into a ravine. Soon, Old Bailey the fogman arrives on a handcart and reprimands Henry and his crew for not heeding his warnings. Henry's driver apologizes, and to make up for it, Sir Topham Hatt reopens the station, and Old Bailey is made into the stationmaster.

Characters

Edward
Henry
Sir Topham Hatt
Old Bailey
Gordon (does not speak)
Thomas (cameo)
James (cameo)
Percy (cameo)
Annie and Clarabel (cameo)

Trivia

Stock footage from Thomas, Percy and the Dragon is used.
In PBS Kids Sprout airings, the quote "Stupid Bird!" is cut due to censorship for the target audience.
In the UK narration, after the truck teases Henry, the narrator adds "and the others giggled in their silly way." This is missing in the US narration.
A rare picture shows that Gordon orignally might have had a bigger role in this episode.

Goofs

Some light stands appear at the beginning.
Studio equipment is visible on the top right corner when Henry first puffs through the fog.
Only the front gate of the level crossing closes. The back gate is already shut.
In the head-on shot of Henry with James puffing by, Henry's eyes look wonky.
When the trucks fall into the ravine, you can see track on the side of the ravine leading downward.
When the trucks land in the ravine, one's face partially comes off.
How does Henry get onto the track alongside the old station when he was last seen on the track at right angles to the station?

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