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- “Here I come, Rosie! Splish, Splash, Splosh!”
- ― Thomas
Splish Splash Splosh is the fifteenth episode of the thirteenth series.
Plot
It has been raining for ages on the Island of Sodor. All of the engines are getting splashed with muddy puddles, which is the reason Thomas loves the rain.
Thomas and Rosie are at the shunting yards shunting trucks. It is soon time to leave and Thomas challenges Rosie to a race back to Tidmouth Sheds. As they race along, they both speed through a deep, muddy puddle on the line. They both think it is very fun so Thomas reverses slowly and goes fast and splashes Rosie again. Rosie thinks it is a very good game and returns the favour by splashing Thomas. The Fat Controller arrives with an important job for the two engines. He explains that Allicia Botti is coming to Sodor for a concert at the Town Hall which will be followed by a meal. The Fat Controller orders Thomas to have a wash down before picking himself and Miss Botti from Dryaw. Rosie is told to collect Annie and Clarabel and take them to Dryaw for Thomas. Both engines are very excited about their special tasks and speed away.
On the way to the washdown, Thomas meets Charlie at a red signal. Charlie is standing right next to a big, muddy puddle. Thomas thinks splashing Charlie will be a good laugh and does not take the line to the washdown. Instead, Thomas travels through the muddy puddle and splashes Charlie who thinks Thomas has invented a very good game indeed.
Thomas puffs on his way and soon meets Emily at the next junction. Thomas is supposed to take the left track to the washdown, but he does not want to miss an opportunity to splash Emily with rainwater. So, Thomas does not take the track to the washdown and continues straight through the muddy puddle. Unlike Charlie and Rosie, Emily is not amused by Thomas' game; unbeknownst to Thomas, the muddy puddle has splashed over Emily's trucks of flour for Allicia Botti's grand tea.
At the next junction, Thomas meets up with James who pulls up next to another large muddy puddle. Thomas is sure he has time for one more puddle before going to the washdown and makes a decision to splash James, too. The rainwater drenches James and his flatbeds which contain ripe strawberries for Allicia Botti's tea. Like Emily's flour before, James' strawberries are ruined.
It is getting late as Thomas arrives at the next junction. Once again, Thomas does not take the track to the washdown; he decides to take the track past the river where he knows there will be a very big puddle. Thomas is not disappointed. Ahead, Thomas sees a very very big puddle situated beneath a bridge. Thomas races through the puddle at high-speed, sending muddy rainwater flying into the sky. Thomas does not know that the Fat Controller and Allicia Botti are walking over the bridge below it, and it soaks them both. The Fat Controller is very cross and scolds Thomas for ruining the flour and the strawberries for the grand tea. Thomas is very upset and tries to puff forwards, but splashing through all the muddy puddles has extinguished his fire. He knew he should have gone to the washdown when he had the chance. Then, Rosie arrives and agrees to help Thomas by giving him some dry coal and pulling him onto dry rails.
Soon, Thomas' fire is burning brightly again. Thomas realises that it is too late for him to take the Fat Controller and Allicia Botti to the Town Hall and asks Rosie to do it for him. Rosie is delighted to help her friend.
As Thomas chuffs on his way, he sees yet another big puddle on the track next to him. But Thomas started to stop and think and he knows this is not the time as he has to put things right and yet, he did not want his firebox to be put out again. Thomas arrives at the bakery just as Emily and James have brought fresh flour and strawberries. Emily tells Thomas that they will be late for the concert thanks to Thomas' silly game, so Thomas offers to wait for the cakes and deliver them so that Emily and James can go and get cleaned for the concert.
Later on, Thomas clatters into the town square with cakes for the grand tea just in time. Then, Rosie pulls up next to Thomas and says that she has found another muddy puddle which will be perfect for their game. Thomas declines Rosie's offer and says that he has done enough "splish, splash, sploshing" for one day.
Characters
- Thomas
- James
- Emily
- Rosie
- Charlie
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Allicia Botti (does not speak)
- The Two Bakers (do not speak)
- Henry (cameo)
- Gordon (cameo)
- Toby (cameo)
- Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- The Knapford Yards Manager (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (mentioned)
- Billy (original script; dropped)
Locations
- The Watermill
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Knapford Yards
- Three-Track Level Crossing
- Town Square
- Kirk Ronan Junction
- Sodor Bakery
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
- The Washdown (mentioned)
- Dryaw (mentioned)
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as James and the Fat Controller
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily and Rosie
- Matt Wilkinson as Charlie
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas
- Kerry Shale as James and Sir Topham Hatt
- Jules de Jongh as Emily and Rosie
- Glenn Wrage as Charlie
Trivia
- This episode was shown in select US theatres.
- Originally:
- Charlie's role in this episode was written for Billy in the first draft of the script.[1] Had Billy retained the role, he would have made the jump to CGI rather than exclusively appearing in his debut in the eleventh series.
- Splish Splash Splosh was "Series 1300, Episode 7".[2] It was moved to a later position as the last appearance of Charlie in the thirteenth series after his debut episode and Thomas and the Runaway Kite.
- This is Rosie's last episode with a leading role until the twenty-first series episode, The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor.
- Edited stock footage from Thomas and the Runaway Kite is used.
- The 2009 Take Along pack titled "Muddy Adventures 4 Pack" includes Billy; it is unknown if this has to do with the original draft of this episode. Elizabeth was also included in this pack despite her not appearing in this episode.
- The new opening music from the seventh series episode, The Runaway Elephant is heard here.
- This episode marks the last appearance of the Troublesome Trucks' faces until the sixteenth series episode, Ho Ho Snowman.
- This episode shares its name with an episode of Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales. It is also the catchphrase of Sploshy, a character from Rubbadubbers, which is another HiT Entertainment show.
Goofs
- In the UK dub, when Thomas and Rosie first splash through a puddle, Rosie's laugh does not match her mouth movement.
- When Thomas is waiting at the junction with Emily, it is said that he saw a large puddle to the right, but he was already sitting in the puddle.
- When Thomas splashes Emily with water, no water lands in her trucks, but in the next shot, it is said that it did.
- When Rosie and Thomas are biffing trucks, there are two trucks in front of Rosie. After the yard manager blows his whistle, they are gone.
- Thomas' fire goes out after he reverses back to the bridge, even though he did not splash any water while going backwards.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway - Splish, Splash, Splosh Story Pack (discontinued)
- TrackMaster - Emily in Splish, Splash, Splosh! (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail (Japan only)
- Take-n-Play - James' Muddy Mess (discontinued)
In Other Languages
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