Set Friendship in Motion is a song from the twenty-first series. It serves as the basis for Big World! Big Adventures!, the show's new opening theme for the Series 22 reboot.
It was uploaded on the official Facebook page on 3rd July 2017 and on the official YouTube channel on 13th July 2017.
Lyrics
- Thomas: Clap your hands
- Stomp your feet
- Across the land
- To the beat
- Sing it along with us
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Carl Taylor:
- You can stay on the tracks
- And stand still all day
- Or you can keep chugging
- And get on your way
- Talk to people you meet
- And learn something that's new
- Make friends everywhere you go
- They'll be there through and through
- Let's go, go, go
- And set friendship in motion
- GO, GO, GO!
- Let's go, go, go, and show
- What good friends we can be
- Thomas: (spoken) "Let's give it try, come on!"
- Let's go, go, go
- And we'll start a commotion
- From ocean to ocean
- Set friendship in motion
- WITH ME!
- Set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- 'Cos there may be
- Twists and turns on the tracks
- Keep moving forward
- No looking back
- And then you'll see
- True friends will be
- There for you
- Thomas: (spoken) "'Cos that's what friends do, yeah!"
- Let's go, go, go
- And set friendship in motion
- GO, GO, GO!
- Let's go, go, go, and show
- What good friends we can be
- Thomas: (spoken) "Let's give it try, come on!"
- Let's go, go, go
- And we'll start a commotion
- From ocean to ocean
- Thomas: (spoken) "Come on!"
- Set friendship in motion
- WITH ME!
- Thomas: Clap your hands
- Stomp your feet
- Across the land
- To the beat
- Let's sing it again
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Let's go, go, go
- And set friendship in motion
- GO, GO, GO!
- Let's go, go, go, and show
- What good friends we can be
- Let's go, go, go
- And we'll start a commotion
- From ocean to ocean
- Set friendship in motion
- WITH ME!
- Set friendship in motion
- Let's set friendship in motion
- Come set friendship in motion
- WITH ME!
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Emily
- Bill and Ben
- Flying Scotsman
- Harvey
- Spencer
- Hiro
- Belle
- Stephen
- Connor
- Caitlin
- Porter
- Gator
- Marion
- Samson
- Glynn
- Ryan
- Ashima
- Axel
- Raul
- Shane
- Yong Bao
- Rajiv
- Gina
- Theo
- Lexi
- Diesel
- Daisy
- 'Arry and Bert
- Den
- Dart
- Norman
- Paxton
- Sidney
- Philip
- Ivan
- The Mainland Diesels
- Hugo
- Stafford
- Etienne
- Flynn
- Skiff
- Rheneas
- Peter Sam
- Victor
- Luke
- Millie
- Rusty
- Bert
- Rex
- Mike
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Toad
- Rocky
- Jerome
- Bertie
- Trevor
- Butch
- Max
- Kevin
- Harold
- Cranky
- Carly
- Big Mickey
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Farmer Trotter
- The Thin Clergyman
- The Fat Clergyman
- Dowager Hatt
- Farmer McColl
- Sir Robert Norramby
- The Grumpy Passenger
- Captain Joe
- The Teacher
- The Bird Watcher
- The Ginger-haired Boy
- The Blond-haired Boy
- One of Dowager Hatt's Friends
- The Great Railway Show Judge
Locations
- Island of Sodor
- Knapford
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
- MC BUNN
- Ulfstead Castle
- McColl Farm
- Maithwaite
- Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Arlesburgh Goods Yard
- Brendam Docks
- Harwick
- Arlesburgh Harbour
- Arlesburgh Maritime Museum
- Arlesburgh West
- Arlesburgh West Shed
- Wellsworth
- Wellsworth Yards
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
- Dryaw FC
- Sodor Shipping Company
- Crosby Lake
- Gordon's Hill
- Vicarstown Dieselworks
- Bluff's Cove
- Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm
- Blue Mountain Quarry
- Sodor Suspension Bridge
- Maron
- Vicarstown Bridge
- Sodor Steamworks
- The Mainland
- Australia
Footage Used
- King of the Railway
- Tale of the Brave
- Signals Crossed
- Emily Saves the World
- The Adventure Begins
- Henry Spots Trouble
- Toad and the Whale
- Very Important Sheep
- Salty All at Sea
- Helping Hiro
- Best Engine Ever
- Reds vs. Blues
- Rocky Rescue
- The Other Side of the Mountain
- Goodbye Fat Controller
- Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
- Toby's New Friend
- Diesel and the Ducklings
- Saving Time
- Pouty James
- The Way She Does It
- Love Me Tender
- The Christmas Coffeepot
- Over the Hill
- The Missing Breakdown Train
- Skiff and the Mermaid
- Engine of the Future
- Hugo and the Airship
- Mucking About
- Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks
- Tit for Tat
- The Great Race
- Springtime for Diesel
- A Most Singular Engine
- Journey Beyond Sodor
- Shane of Australia
Trivia
- Before and after the chorus is sung the first time, as well as at the end of the song, part of Thomas' Classic Theme can be heard.
- This is the only song of the twenty-first series that was not a CGI remake.
- The title of the song was also briefly used as the brand's marketing slogan, but as of Series 22, this slogan seems to have been replaced by the slogan: All Aboard to Discovery.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Polish | Pierwsza Podróż ku Przyjaźni |
Music Video
Set Friendship in Motion (Let's Go!) Karaoke Thomas & Friends