- “Thomas and Rosie sitting in the tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!”
- ― Bill and Ben teasing Thomas
Rosie is Red is the twenty-second episode of the twenty-second series.
Plot
It is Valentine's Day on Sodor, which means more post for Percy to pull. Unfortunately, Diesel in playing his cruel jokes bumps Rosie's trucks full of roses which fall all over the docks. When Thomas attempts to stand up for Rosie against Diesel, he gets teased by Bill, Ben and Diesel for Rosie being Thomas' "special friend". This leads to Thomas distancing himself from Rosie and being unkind to her to stop himself from getting teased. This really upsets Rosie.
Thomas is later told by the Fat Controller to go to Ulfstead Castle to pick up some very important passengers, and to meet Rosie there. Then, he tells Rosie to take some vans to Vicarstown, where she'll meet Thomas. The two do all it takes to avoid coming across each other. Afterward, Gordon comes up to Thomas and teases him, telling him that Rosie is behind him. This shocks Thomas and he hides behind Toby and Henrietta, evading Rosie. When Thomas tells Henrietta about his problem, she convinces Thomas to not care about what the other engines think, and to talk about it with Rosie.
Thomas and Rosie later arrive at Vicarstown, and meet each other face-to-face. The Fat Controller finds Lady Hatt and declares his love for her. It's revealed what Rosie and Thomas were meant to do; he has a quartet of violin players play for her, and gives her a kitten and several flowers as presents. Thomas apologises to Rosie for how he acted, telling her that he does not like her anymore than the other engines. Rosie happily states that she feels the same way. This makes Thomas and Rosie very happy to be just friends and nothing more.
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Gordon
- Percy
- Toby
- Bill and Ben
- Rosie
- Diesel
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Dowager Hatt
- Dame Bella's Orchestra (do not speak)
- Emily (cameo)
- Paxton (cameo)
- Carly (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant (cameo)
Locations
Cast
UK and AUS
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Workmen
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy
- Rob Rackstraw as Toby
- Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
- Matt Wilkinson as Ben and Cranky
- Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
- Kerry Shale as Diesel and the Workmen
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Lady Hatt
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
US and CAN
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Edward and Toby
- Kerry Shale as Gordon, Diesel and the Workmen
- Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
- Matt Wilkinson as Ben
- Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Lady Hatt
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Glenn Wrage as Cranky
- Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt and the Workmen
Trivia
- The title of this episode is a reference to the first verse of the phrase, "Roses are Red".
- This is the series' first Valentine's Day episode.
- This marks the fourth time an engine is seen with an item in their mouth. In this case, Thomas caught a rose in his teeth, similar to a Flamenco dancer.
- This is the last episode to feature Percy without his Series 23 details.
- Gordon was also one of the engines to tease Thomas for thinking he's in love with Rosie when he's not. But it was not mention in the life lesson.
- This episode marks Henrietta's only speaking role and Lady and Dowager Hatt's only appearances in the twenty-second series.
- This episode first aired in the UK on Valentine's Day 2019.
Goofs
- Right before Thomas leaves the washdown, his face is not rendered properly, as part of it is out of alignment with his smokebox.
Home Media Releases
UK/AUS
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Portuguese | A Rosie É Vermelha |
| Chinese | 罗西是红色的 |
| Czech | Rosie je červená |
| Danish | Rosie er rød |
| Dutch | Rosie is Rood |
| Finnish | Roosa on punainen |
| German | Valentinstag |
| Hungarian | Vörös Rosie |
| Italian | Rosie è Rossa |
| Japanese | ロージーはあかい |
| Norwegian | Rosie er rød |
| Polish | Czerwona Rózia |
| Russian | Просто друг |
| Spanish | Rosie es Roja (LA) Una Buena Amistad (SPN) |
| Swedish | Rosie är röd |
| #01 Number One Engine | #10 Outback Thomas | #19 Cyclone Thomas |
| #02 Forever and Ever | #11 School of Duck | #20 Kangaroo Christmas |
| #03 Confusion Without Delay | #12 Tiger Trouble | #21 Thomas and the Dragon |
| #04 Trusty Trunky | #13 Seeing Is Believing | #22 Rosie is Red |
| #05 What Rebecca Does | #14 Apology Impossible | #23 The Case of the Puzzling Parts |
| #06 Thomas Goes to Bollywood | #15 The Water Wheel | #24 Banjo and the Bushfire |
| #07 Thomas in the Wild | #16 Samson and the Fireworks | #25 Counting on Nia |
| #08 Thomas and the Monkey Palace | #17 Runaway Truck | #26 Hunt the Truck |
| #09 An Engine of Many Colours | #18 Thomas' Animal Ark | |