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“There he is! ..."
"...Mr. Special Steam himself!"
"Shoo, oily wheels! Go away!”

― 'Arry, Bert, and Victor

Henry's Happy Coal is the ninth episode of the fifteenth season.

Plot

The Fat Controller gives Henry a very special special; he is to collect a very important visitor from Brendam Docks. He is then told to take the visitor to the Steamworks, the Search and Rescue Centre, and finally to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's summerhouse for tea. Henry collects the visitor and heads to the Sodor Steamworks, where he rolls over to his special coal hopper. Then 'Arry and Bert, who are shunting trucks, roll up next to Henry and tease him about his special coal. Henry is worried that the very important visitor heard the diesels teasing him, so he decides to use normal coal instead.

Soon Henry arrives at the Steamworks, feeling a little ill. 'Arry and Bert then rattle in and tease Henry. He tells the visitor that they have to go quickly and he puffs away. He chuffs onto a quiet line, as far away from the devious diesels as he can. By now, he has started puffing out thick, black, smelly smoke.

Eventually, he rattles into the Search and Rescue Centre, feeling dreadful. The important visitor is very worried about Henry and so is Thomas, who asks if he can help at all. Henry refuses his help, just as 'Arry and Bert oil in. The two Diesels tease Henry once again and Henry tells the visitor that they have to go. Soon Henry is juddering towards the summerhouse, very late. By now he can hardly chuff at all. When they finally arrive, the Fat Controller, the Duke and Duchess, and a very sooty-looking visitor are all very surprised. Henry apologises and is worried that the Fat Controller will be cross with him, but he was not, he is very concerned for Henry. The green engine explains that he wanted to be like a normal engine for the visitor. Sir Topham Hatt tells Henry that he is not like a normal engine and that is why the visitor wanted to see him - the visitor is the Railway Coal Inspector! Henry is surprised. He now wants to be filled up with special coal so that he can show the inspector just how he puffs.

Soon Henry's tender is filled to the brim with special coal. 'Arry and Bert roll by again and tease Henry by calling him "Mr. Special Steam." Henry admits that he is "Mr. Special Steam" and that he is proud of it. The Railway Coal Inspector assures Henry that he should be very proud of his special coal. Henry then takes the inspector to the Search and Rescue Centre and to the Steamworks. On his way to the next destination, he spots 'Arry and Bert on the track ahead; they had run out of diesel oil. The diesels ask Henry for help and instead of teasing them, he is very happy to help them. After all, they run on special fuel too.

Characters

Thomas
Henry
'Arry and Bert
Victor
Sir Topham Hatt
The Railway Coal Inspector
The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (do not speak)
Gordon (cameo)
James (cameo)
Rosie (cameo)
Mavis (cameo)
Rocky (cameo)
Kevin (cameo)
Harold (cameo)
Cranky (cameo)
The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
The Female Puppet Show Entertainer (cameo)
Percy (incorrectly mentioned in Norwegian version)

Locations

Cast

UK

Ben Small as Thomas
Kerry Shale as 'Arry and Bert
Keith Wickham as Henry, the Fat Controller and the Railway Coal Inspector
Matt Wilkinson as Victor

US

Martin Sherman as Thomas
David Bedella as Victor
Kerry Shale as Henry, 'Arry, Bert, Sir Topham Hatt and the Railway Coal Inspector

Trivia

This is the last episode to make the claim of Henry needing special coal since his rebuild in the first season episode, The Flying Kipper which him needing special coal is meant to be fixed.
The US version of the episode is yet to be released on DVD.
This is the last episode to feature Kerry Shale as Iron Bert.
Edited stock footage from Steamy Sodor is used.

Goofs

Black smoke is seen coming from Henry's cylinders.
In the Norwegian version of this episode, the narrator refers to Henry as Percy at one point.

Merchandise

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヘンリーのとくべつなせきたん	Henry's Special Coal
Norwegian	Henrys eget kull	Henry's Own Coal
Hungarian	Henry különleges szene	Henry's Special Coal
Polish	Węgiel dla Henia	Coal for Henry
Russian	Особый Уголь	Special Coal
Spanish	El Carbón feliz de Henry / El carbón especial de Henry	Henry's Happy Coal / Henry's Special Coal
Italian	Henry la Locomotiva Speciale	Henry the Special Engine
Finnish	Henrin Hyvää Kivihiili	Henry's Good Coal
Chinese	亨利和他的快乐煤炭	Henry and his Joy Coal
Korean	헨리의 특별한 석탄	Henry's Special Coal
Catalan	El carbó bo i millor d'en Henry	Coal is Very Best for Henry
Romanian	Cărbunele Fericit al lui Henry	Henry's Happy Coal
German	Henrys Spezialkohle	Henry's Special Coal
Czech	Henryho šťastné uhlí	Henry's Happy Coal
Thai	ถ่านหินพิเศษของเฮนรี่	Henry's Coal
Portuguese	Henry e o carvão	Henry and the Coal

Home Media Releases

Episode

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Series 15

Series 16>>

#01 Gordon and Ferdinand	#08 Up, Up and Away!	#15 Big Belle
#02 Toby and Bash	#09 Henry's Happy Coal	#16 Kevin the Steamie
#03 Emily and Dash	#10 Let It Snow	#17 Wonky Whistle
#04 Percy's New Friends	#11 Surprise, Surprise	#18 Percy the Snowman
#05 Edward the Hero	#12 Spencer the Grand	#19 Tree Trouble
#06 James to the Rescue	#13 Stop that Bus!	#20 Fiery Flynn
#07 Happy Hiro	#14 Stuck on You

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