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- “Hurray for Percy! Hurray for Thomas!”
- ― The children
Percy the Snowman is the eighteenth episode of the fifteenth series.
Plot
Thomas is asked to take the Fat Controller to switch on the Christmas tree lights at the Town Square after he has finished all his other jobs. On his way, Thomas meets Percy who has been pushed by some troublesome trucks. Thomas tells Percy that he has a special job to do, which upsets Percy; he has finished his jobs and he has not been given a special. Thomas does not want Percy to be sad, so he agrees to share his special with his best friend. Thomas tells Percy to wait in the siding until he is finished his jobs and Percy warns Thomas to take care; snow can be tricky. Thomas is sure he knows all about snow and ignores the warning. Thomas puffs to the docks where he is coupled to a flatbed of machinery destined for Maithwaite station. On his way to Maithwaite, Thomas speeds past Percy, inadvertently spraying his friend with snow. Percy calls to Thomas to slow down, but Thomas does not hear him.
After delivering his machinery to Maithwaite, Thomas heads to his next job at the McColl Farm. Once there, he is coupled up to a flatbed of milk churns. On his way to the dairy, he passes Percy and snow sprays over the little green engine again. This time he is completely covered. At the dairy, Thomas is uncoupled, and all of his jobs are now complete. Thomas races back to collect Percy, but he cannot see him anywhere. Thomas soon becomes anxious as he still cannot see Percy and is running late. Then Gordon thunders past, spraying snow over a small bush at the side of the line. This makes Thomas think that he cannot see Percy as he must have sprayed his friend with snow, completely covering him like the bush. Thomas spots a big snowy shape next to him and decides it must be Percy. His decision proves to be correct, when a lump of snow falls revealing Percy's face. Percy is sad; his firebox has gone out, so he will not be able to share Thomas' special. Thomas is sorry and confesses that his friend was right that snow is tricky and he knows nothing about it. Thomas has an idea and promises that Percy will share the special.
Thomas races to Knapford where the Fat Controller, dressed as Father Christmas, is waiting. Thomas tells the Fat Controller his plan to take the Christmas party to Percy. The Fat Controller thinks it is a grand idea and they set off to the Town Square. Once there, the Fat Controller turns on the Christmas lights and then invites the children to board Annie and Clarabel. Thomas soon arrives at the siding where Percy is still feeling sad, but he soon cheers up when he sees the children. Thomas declares that Percy the snow engine is the children's special surprise, to which the children cheer and even the Fat Controller chuckles.
Characters
- Thomas
- Percy
- Sir Topham hatt
- The Ginger-haired Boy
- The Blond-haired Boy
- Gordon (does not speak)
- Edward (cameo)
- Henry (cameo)
- James (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- Flynn (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
- Cranky (cameo)
- The Photographer (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- The Dairy Manager (cameo)
- The Dairy Employees (cameos)
- The Bird Watcher (cameo)
- The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
- Big Mickey (faceless, cameo)
- Father Christmas (mentioned)
- Farmer McColl (mentioned)
- Bash and Dash (dropped)
Locations
- Maithwaite
- Town Square
- Brendam Docks
- Knapford
- Sodor Dairy
- McColl Farm
- Gordon's Hill
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Ulfstead (role cut)
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Percy and the Fat Controller
- Teresa Gallagher as the Ginger-haired Boy and Some Children
US and CAN
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- Kerry Shale as Sir Topham Hatt
- Teresa Gallagher as the Ginger-haired Boy
- Jules de Jongh as the Blond-haired Boy and Some Children
Trivia
- The title's name is very similar to the 1969 TV special, Frosty the Snowman.
- Almost every television guide in the UK refers to this episode as The Snowman (which was also that of a 1982 film), which could mean that this was the episode's original name/title.
- This episode aired before Day of the Diesels premiered, meaning the audience would not know who Flynn is.
- The episode was re-narrated in the UK for Merry Christmas, Thomas! and The Complete Series 15 to replace the "Winter Holidays" lines with "Christmas Holidays."
- Percy's accident is similar to the fifth season episode Snow and Oliver's from Snow Engine.
- This episode marks the only with a few things:
- The only winter episode of the fifteenth series to feature the original narration that uses the term "Winter Holidays" on a DVD, which was The Best of Percy.
- The only episode written by Lizzie Ennever.
- Original storyboard drawings show that Bash and Dash may have been meant to appear in this episode, alongside a village similar to Ulfstead. A CGI re-enactment of a shot from the eighth series episode, Don't Tell Thomas would also have been seen.
Merchandise
In Other Languages
Language | Title |
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Brazilian Portuguese | Percy a locomotiva de Neve |
Catalan | El ninot de neu Percy |
Chinese Mandarin | 雪人培西 |
Czech | Sněhulák Percy |
Finnish | Pekka Lumiukko |
French | Percy le bonhomme de neige |
German | Percy die Schneelok |
Hungarian | Percy a hóember |
Italian | Percy lo Sbuffaneve |
Japanese | ゆきだるまのパーシー |
Korean | 눈사람이 된 퍼시 (dub) 눈사람, 퍼시 (subtitles) |
Norwegian | Snømannen Percy |
Polish | Piotruś w śniegu |
Romanian | Percy Omul de Zăpadă |
Russian | Рождественское поручение (Original) Снеговик Перси (Alternate) |
Spanish | Percy, el Muñeco de Nieve |
Home Media Releases
UK
DVD BoxsetsUS/MYS/TWN/CHN/HK
US DVD BoxsetsGERJPNTHA |
#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 | |