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- "We're the rescue engines on Sodor for the day! We're very busy engines! Stand back! Watch out! Make way!"
- ― James and Toby
James to the Rescue is the sixth episode of the fifteenth series.
Plot
It is James' turn to be Sodor's rescue engine. At the Search and Rescue Centre, he eagerly awaits his "call to action" when Toby trundles in. He is also the rescue engine for the day, which annoys James; he does not think that Toby qualifies as a rescue engine as he is merely a steam tram. Just then, the Search and Rescue Centre manager approaches with news that Gordon has derailed whilst crossing the Fenland. Toby and James race off to the rescue.
Soon they arrive at the Fenland Track and see that Gordon's bogie wheels are off the rails. James wants to pull Gordon back onto the track, but Toby thinks it is a really bad idea and suggests they fetch Rocky. James ignores the old steam tram and is coupled up to Gordon. He pulls with all his might, but he only succeeds in pulling Gordon's driving wheels off the rails. Toby suggests again that they should fetch Rocky, but James decides he will try pushing Gordon from the back. When they have travelled around Gordon, Toby suggests that they fetch Rocky once again, but James insists that he knows what to do. So James pushes Gordon, but only succeeds in cracking the bridge beneath Gordon. Now Toby is sure it is time to fetch Rocky, but James ignores him once again - he has a plan. He reverses and charges towards Gordon, but when they collide, James is sent flying into the muddy marsh too, and luckily, no one is terribly hurt.
James is now so sure it is time to fetch Rocky. Toby is happy to help and soon he and Thomas are racing back to the Fenland with Rocky. Soon James and Gordon are back on track and the red engine finally admits that he would like Toby's help. Together, the rescue engines rescue Charlie who had run out of water to a water tower, bring diesel oil to Mavis when she had run out of diesel oil, and shunt Percy to the Steamworks when his traction rods rattled. Later, James thanks the Fat Controller for sending Toby to help him and admits that he is the best rescue tram on Sodor.
Characters
- Thomas
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Rocky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Manager
- Charlie (does not speak)
- Mavis (does not speak)
- Harold (cameo)
- Captain (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
Locations
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
- The Fenland Track
- Chestnut Orchard
- The Viaduct
- Sodor Slate Quarry
- Sodor Steamworks
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas and Toby
- Keith Wickham as Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller
- Matt Wilkinson as Rocky and the Search and Rescue Manager
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- Kerry Shale as Gordon, James and Sir Topham Hatt
- William Hope as Toby and Rocky
- Glenn Wrage as the Search and Rescue Manager
Trivia
- Stock footage from the thirteenth series episodes, Creaky Cranky, Tickled Pink, Buzzy Bees, The Early Bird and Thomas and the Pigs are used.
- Different arrangements of James' theme by Robert Hartshorne play throughout the episode.
- The shot where the track breaks under Gordon and he falls into the mud reuses animation from Spencer's similar fall in Hero of the Rails in which it debuted. The only difference is that Gordon was not moving.
- This episode marks:
- The last appearance of the viaduct in the television series.
- James' only major speaking role in the fifteenth series.
Goofs
- When James is trying to pull Gordon back on the track, the former's bogie wheels are sparking even though they are not moving.
- When Thomas and Toby crossed the viaduct with Rocky, the former is not coupled to Rocky.
- When James crashes into Gordon, his crew is missing from his cab.
- In the shots of Gordon while James and Toby are talking, the first bogie wheel of Gordon is lifted.
- After James passes the camera after going under the bridge with the children on it, part of his face can still be seen.
- The narrator said James tumbled into the mud after Gordon, but James tumbled into the mud before Gordon.
- In a wide shot of Rocky rescuing Gordon, Gordon's crew can be seen beside Thomas. But in the next scene, they vanished.
Merchandise
In Other Languages
Language | Title |
---|---|
Brazilian Portuguese | James vai ao resgate |
Catalan | En James al rescat |
Czech | Záchranář James |
Finnish | Jaska pelastaa |
French | James à la Rescousse |
German | Die Rettungs-Loks |
Hebrew | ג'יימס יוצא להצלה |
Hungarian | James, a mentőmozdony |
Italian | James il Soccorritore |
Japanese | レスキューきかんしゃ ジェームス |
Korean | 구조 기관차, 제임스 (dub) 제임스가 나가신다 (subtitles) |
Norwegian | James til unnsetning |
Polish | Kuba na ratunek |
Romanian | James Salvatorul |
Russian | Джеймс идет на помощь |
Spanish | James al Rescate |
Taiwanese Mandarin | 詹姆士来救援 |
Thai | เจมส์แล่นไปช่วย |
Home Media Releases
#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 | |