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This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the 1996 magazine story, the 2010 magazine story, the 2013 magazine story or the UK video.

“Steady boys!”
―Victor to Thomas and Charlie

Play Time is the seventh episode of the thirteenth series.

Plot

Allicia Botti is going to perform at the Town Hall and Thomas is given the job to collect her from the docks. On the way, Thomas meets Percy who tells him that a new engine named Charlie has also arrived at the docks and that he is more fun than Thomas. Thomas meets Charlie at the docks and Charlie tells him that his friends on the Mainland think that Thomas is even more fun than him. The Fat Controller tells Charlie to pick up some trucks at the Sodor Steamworks for the concert at the Town Hall.

Charlie challenges Thomas to a race to the Steamworks. Thomas declines, but when Charlie says that he is not fun, he agrees and the two set off for the Steamworks - not to the Town Hall. After going to the Steamworks, Charlie tells Thomas to race him over the Fenland Fields. Thomas agrees and they race across the rickety track. The bumpy track starts to shake the coupling between Thomas and Annie loose, but Thomas does not know it. After the race, Thomas sees Gordon taking some important people, including the Fat Controller, to the Town Hall. Thomas realises he is late and rushes away. Unbeknownst to Thomas, the loose coupling comes undone and he leaves Annie, Clarabel and Allicia Botti behind.

When Thomas arrives at the Town Hall, the Fat Controller scolds Thomas for being late and for leaving Allicia Botti behind. Thomas then rushes back to find them only to be challenged to another race by Charlie. Thomas, knowing that now is not the time for racing, refuses and continues looking for his coaches. Suddenly, he hears Allicia Botti singing. Thomas rushes towards her voice and finds her singing to some people on a bridge. Thomas takes her to the Town Hall and she praises him for her exciting ride.

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Cast

UK, AUS, NZ, MYS and ZA

US and CAN

Trivia

  • Jules de Jongh joins the UK cast.
  • The Fat Controller's first name is revealed when Allicia Botti calls the Fat Controller "Bertram."
  • This episode was shown in select US theatres.
  • Stock footage from the special, Hero of the Rails is used.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of the Rail Under Road Bridge Signalbox in full CGI, as well as the first episode to feature it since the first series episode, Thomas in Trouble.
  • Allicia Botti sings parts of Georges Bizet's opera, "Carmen."
  • This episode marks the first appearance of the Watermill in an episode since the eighth series episode Emily's Adventure.
  • In Poland, this episode premiered before Hero of the Rails, so the audience would not know about Victor, Kevin or the Sodor Steamworks.
  • On the Korean DVD subtitles, the word "Mainland" is not translated.
  • On the Korean DVD subtitles, the word "Carpet" was wrote as "Capyet".

Goofs

  • The narrator said that Charlie was coupled up to Edward's flatbed, but Charlie was actually coupled up to two flatbeds.

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In Other Languages

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Language Title
Chinese Mandarin 玩乐时间
Czech Závody
Danish Fart Over Området
Dutch Speeltijd
Finnish Hauska Tuomas
French Charlie le Nouveau
German Lustig oder nützlich?
Greek Η ώρα του παιχνιδιού
Hungarian Mókás Mozdonyok
Icelandic Leikjastund
Indonesian Watkunya Bermain
Italian Un Vero Spasso
Japanese たのしいチャーリー
Korean 누가 누가 재밌나 (EBS)
재밌게 놀자! (MNV)
Latin Spanish Es Hora de Jugar
Norwegian Moro på skinner
Polish Zabawa
Romanian Timpul Pentru Joacă
Russian Глупые гонки
Serbian Vrijeme za igru
Swedish Lekdags

Home Media Releases

UK

DVD Packs

US

DVD Packs

  • Steam Team Collection

AUS/MYS/NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

  • Splish, Splash, Splosh!

AUS DVD Packs

POL

  • Splish, Splash, Splosh!

DVD Boxsets

LATAM

  • Splish, Splash, Splosh!

LATAM DVD Boxsets

FRA

CHN

JPN

GER

DVD Boxsets

ITA

THA

KOR

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#01 Creaky Cranky #08 Thomas and the Pigs #15 Splish Splash Splosh
#02 The Lion of Sodor #09 Time for a Story #16 The Biggest Present of All
#03 Tickled Pink #10 Percy's Parcel #17 Snow Tracks
#04 Double Trouble #11 Toby's New Whistle #18 Henry's Good Deeds
#05 Slippy Sodor #12 A Blooming Mess #19 Buzzy Bees
#06 The Early Bird #13 Thomas and the Runaway Kite #20 Hiro Helps Out
#07 Play Time #14 Steamy Sodor
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