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- "Look at me! Look at me! I'm the bravest engine in all the world!"
- ― Skarloey
Skarloey the Brave is the twenty-second episode of the ninth series.
Plot
One morning, Skarloey and Rheneas are shunting at the incline. Skarloey teases him and claims he is a scared engine because of how high the incline is. But then a line of heavy trucks break away and come racing towards Skarloey. Skarloey hurries away, rushes past Thomas who is stunned at what he saw, and rolls into a siding, where the trucks safely thunder past to avoid a collision. As they head into the Transfer Yards, Rusty quickly tells the workmen to set the points, and the runaway trucks are diverted into a siding where they are stopped by a snowdrift. Skarloey thinks he was very brave, but Rusty gets all the credit from the Thin Controller. This annoys Skarloey, and vows to show everybody how he is very brave.
When Skarloey starts shunting the next day, he wonders how he can show everyone he is the bravest. Then he has an idea. He does not uncouple from his trucks and is pulled up the incline, much to Rheneas and Duncan's surprise. However, due to Skarloey and his trucks' combined weight, the winch breaks and he plummets down the incline, running past Thomas again, and ending up in a snowdrift in the same siding the trucks were at the day before. Skarloey is later scolded by the Thin Controller for his daredevil move, and as a consequence of his actions, several mountain villages will not get any coal as the winch is unable to get the trucks down that Skarloey needs.
Knowing that it is his fault, he climbs up the steep railway to get to the top of the winch the other way. Rheneas and Duncan had brought the supplies to repair the winch and ask Skarloey if he is going to be brave and race down the incline again, but this time, Skarloey politely refuses. As he is more concerned about the villagers than showing everyone how brave he is. He then delivers the coal to all the villagers who are extremely grateful, and he feels like a brave engine.
Characters
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Duncan
- Rusty
- Mr. Percival
- Thomas (does not speak)
- Mighty Mac (cameos)
- Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Mr. Percival's Assistant (cameo)
- The Tidmouth Lighthouse Keeper (cameo)
Locations
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the ninth series.
- The Refreshment Coach model before its restoration can be seen next to Skarloey after he gets pulled out of the snowbank.
- This episode marks Mrs. Kyndley's last appearance, excluding a mention in The Great Race.
- This is the third time that trucks break away from the incline, the first being the fourth series episode, Trucks, and the second being the fifth series episode, Snow.
- This is the fourth episode in the ninth series, after Rheneas and the Dinosaur, The Magic Lamp and Emily Knows Best where Thomas appears, but does not speak.
- This episode features similar plot elements to the sixth series episode, Dunkin Duncan, in which a narrow gauge engine is pulled up the incline and then unexpectedly ends up in an accident. However, in this case, Skarloey does it on purpose.
- In the US dub of this episode, the sound effects at the Incline are barely audible.
Goofs
- The snow explodes before Skarloey hits it.
- When Skarloey races down the incline his back wheel is derailed.
- The track sinks slightly when Skarloey races past Thomas.
- When Skarloey gets an idea his steam platform can be seen before he stops.
- In a first person shot of Skarloey the track is bent.
- When Rheneas says "That would be really brave!" his left eye (viewers' right) slightly moves on its own.
- Towards the end of the episode Skarloey's eyes are misaligned a bit.
- When the villagers cheer on Skarloey, one of them is frowning.
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Merchandise
- Books - Skarloey the Brave (China only)
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| #01 Percy and the Oil Painting | #10 Rheneas and the Dinosaur | #19 Thomas' New Trucks |
| #02 Thomas and the Rainbow | #11 Thomas and the New Engine | #20 Duncan and the Old Mine |
| #03 Thomas' Milkshake Muddle | #12 Toby Feels Left Out | #21 Bold and Brave |
| #04 Mighty Mac | #13 Thomas Tries His Best | #22 Skarloey the Brave |
| #05 Molly's Special Special | #14 The Magic Lamp | #23 Saving Edward |
| #06 Respect for Gordon | #15 Thomas and the Statue | #24 Thomas and the Golden Eagle |
| #07 Thomas and the Birthday Picnic | #16 Henry and the Flagpole | #25 Keeping Up with James |
| #08 Tuneful Toots | #17 Emily Knows Best | #26 Flour Power |
| #09 Thomas and the Toy Shop | #18 Thomas' Day Off | |