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- "The Fat Controller was right; delivering the coal is a very important job."
- ― Percy
Percy and the Funfair, retitled Percy and the Carnival in North American releases, is the fourth episode of the tenth series.
Plot
Every year, the Fat Controller's funfair comes to Sodor much to the excitement of all of the children and engines, especially Percy. At Tidmouth Sheds, the Fat Controller gives the engines their jobs; Edward is to haul the carousel, Henry is to pull the roller coaster, Gordon is to take the fairground folks, Toby is to bring the bumper cars, Emily and James are to bring the Ferris wheel and Thomas is to collect the fireworks and the Chinese Dragon. Percy is hopeful that he will be given a special job, but the Fat Controller tells him to deliver coal to all the coal bunkers on the railway.
Percy is disappointed as he thinks that delivering coal is not an important job at all. After collecting the coal trucks, Percy sets off with his deliveries. However, whilst waiting at a red signal by a school, Percy sees Edward and Toby pass by. Thinking that helping his friends is much more important, Percy leaves his coal trucks behind.
However, neither Toby nor Edward need Percy's help, nor do James, Emily, Gordon, Henry or Thomas. After trying to help his friends, Percy quickly remembers that he has not delivered any of the coal. To make matters worse, Emily and James have run out of it. Percy realises how wrong he was to abandon his job and rushes away to collect his coal trucks.
Very soon, thanks to Percy, the coal bunkers are refilled and all of the engines are on the move again. At last, the funfair is ready and Percy arrives there just as the entertainment begins. Now Percy knows that delivering the coal is a very important job.
Characters
- Edward
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Emily
- The Chinese Dragon
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Henry (does not speak, larger role cut)
- Thomas (does not speak)
- Gordon (does not speak)
- Sodor Brass Band (do not speak)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- The Tidmouth Lighthouse Keeper (cameo)
- The Storyteller (cameo)
Locations
- The Bridge over the Rocky River
- Tidmouth Sheds
- The School
- The Coaling Plant
- Maron
- The Timber Mill
- The Steel Arch Bridge
- Maithwaite
- Kellsthorpe Road (cut)
- Wellsworth (dropped)
Trivia
- A leaked script differs from the final episode in various ways:
- This was originally going to be the sixteenth episode of the tenth series.
- The Fat Controller tells Percy to collect from the coal mine, though Percy still goes to the coaling plant.
- Percy has an extra line wishing he could join in with Toby and Edward before he gets his idea.
- Henry's scene is described as Percy following him as he crosses the bridge. A deleted shot of Henry is used in the music video Strength.
- Percy is said to approach Emily, who had dialogue that was given to James in the final episode.
- Kellsthorpe and Wellsworth were to be included in the montage of Percy delivering coal to the other engines. The Kellsthorpe scene was later refilmed in a different location, and a set for Wellsworth was not made for the tenth series.
- This episode marks the first of several things:
- The first appearance of the Chinese Dragon since the third series episode, Thomas, Percy and the Dragon.
- The first appearance of the Tar Tankers since the fifth series episode, Make Someone Happy.
- The first appearances of Edward, Henry and Gordon's new brass models that were built for this series.
- The first episode since the seventh series episode, Three Cheers for Thomas, in which an episode has a different title in the US dub than the UK dub.
- The first time (and only time in the model era) to show an engine's tender completely empty.
- Originally, Toby's trucks were originally going to be the usual grey trucks and tarps. Three scenes would end up getting reshoots, changing the trucks and tarps to be more colourful. Despite promotional stills existing for both, publishers would sometimes use stills from the original versions.
- Due to scenes on one particular set across the season being filmed in one go, during the scene of the engines at Tidmouth Sheds, the engines are in the same berths as in Thomas and the Colours.
- This episode marks the last appearance of Percy's depressed face.
- During the end of the episode, an instrumental rendition of "Ain't We Got Fun" is heard.
- Like Thomas Tries His Best, each Steam Team member have a specific job for the funfair:
- Thomas - Pulling the fireworks and the Chinese Dragon.
- Edward - Pulling the merry-go-round.
- Henry - Pulling the roller coaster.
- Gordon - Taking the fairground folks to the fair.
- James and Emily - Taking the Ferris wheel.
- Percy - Delivering coal to the stations.
- Toby - Pulling the bumper cars.
Goofs
- In the UK dub, Toby is said to be pulling flatbeds of bumper cars, but he was actually pulling open wagons.
- When Percy heads to the coaling plant, he passes a red signal.
- When Percy arrives at the funfair, he is seen to Henry's right which is where Toby was earlier.
- Henry's theme plays when Edward passed Percy.
- When James says "There's no coal at the stations" his right (viewers' left) lamp iron is oversized, his dome has a paint scratch and he is also mistakenly referred as Henry in the Latin American Spanish dub.
- Percy is on the outer track before he goes up to James who ran out of coal. But when he pulls up next to him, he is on the middle track.
- When Toby arrives at the fairground, his trucks and their tarps are a different colour compared to the rest of the episode. This is due to the reshoots done to every other scene that features Toby's train having changed the colours.
Merchandise
- Take Along (playset and movie car; both discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail
- Books - Thomas, Percy and the Funfair and Carnival Capers
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| #01 Follow that Flour | #11 Fearless Freddie | #21 Emily and the Special Coaches |
| #02 A Smooth Ride | #12 Toby's New Shed | #22 Thomas and the Colours |
| #03 Thomas and the Jet Plane | #13 Big Strong Henry | #23 Thomas and the Birthday Mail |
| #04 Percy and the Funfair | #14 Sticky Toffee Thomas | #24 Duncan's Bluff |
| #05 The Green Controller | #15 Which Way Now? | #25 Missing Trucks |
| #06 Duncan Drops a Clanger | #16 Thomas and the Shooting Star | #26 Thomas and the Treasure |
| #07 Thomas' Tricky Tree | #17 Edward Strikes Out | #27 James the Second Best |
| #08 Toby's Afternoon Off | #18 Topped Off Thomas | #28 Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out |
| #09 It's Good to Be Gordon | #19 Wharf and Peace | |
| #10 Seeing the Sights | #20 Thomas' Frosty Friend | |