- “This is my first time on the Island of Sonar, my friend Thomas works here."
"Do you mean Sodor?” - ―Merlin and Cranky
Seeing is Believing is the thirteenth episode of the twenty-second series.
Plot
Merlin comes to Sodor from the Mainland for the first time. He thinks that when he shuts his eyes, nobody can see him. Percy hears everyone talking about the 'invisible' engine and wonders why he has not seen him.
Characters
- Thomas
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Emily
- Merlin
- Nia
- Rebecca
- Salty
- Trevor
- Cranky
- Carly
- Annie and Clarabel (fantasy)
- Porter (cameo)
- Diesel (cameo)
- Paxton (cameo)
- Owen (cameo)
- Reg (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Cyril the Fogman (cameo; fantasy)
- Farmer McColl (cameo; fantasy)
- Theo (indirectly mentioned)
- Lexi (indirectly mentioned)
- Henry (Latin America/Spanish version)
Locations
- Vicarstown Bridge
- Brendam Docks
- Sodor Shipping Company
- The Sheep Field
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Wellsworth
- Wellsworth Scrap Yard
- Blue Mountain Quarry
- McColl Farm (fantasy)
Voice cast
UK
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Gordon and Salty
- Rob Rackstraw as James
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy, Trevor and Merlin in Percy's fantasy
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
- Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
- Lucy Montgomery as Carly
US
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Kerry Shale as Gordon
- Rob Rackstraw as James
- Christopher Ragland as Percy and Trevor
- Jules de Jongh as Emily
- Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Keith Wickham as Salty
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
- Glenn Wrage as Cranky
- Lucy Montgomery as Carly
- Nigel Pilkington as Merlin in Percy's fantasy (uncredited)
Trivia
- This episode marks Merlin’s first appearance since Journey Beyond Sodor and his first full appearance in an episode.
- Trevor uses Vinnie's whistle sound in this episode. This also marks his only speaking role in the twenty-second series.
- At the beginning of the Latin American Spanish version, stock footage from Forever and Ever is used.
Goofs
- Nigel Pilkington was not credited for voicing Merlin in Percy's fantasy scene in the US dub.
Home Media Releases
UK/AUS
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Portuguese | Ver Para Crer |
| Czech | Vidět znamená věřit |
| Dutch | Ik Geloof het Pas als ik het Zie |
| Finnish | Uskoo, kun näkee |
| German | Alles nur Einbildung |
| Hebrew | לראות כדי להאמין |
| Hungarian | Hiszem, ha látom |
| Japanese | みえないきかんしゃマーリン |
| Polish | Uwierzę, gdy zobaczę |
| Russian | Невидимка |
| Spanish | Ver es Creer |
| Swedish | Man måste se det för att tro det |
| #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 | |