- "I know you feel bad for what you did. And I do want to be friends with you. But I don't like being bumped. No one does! If you want to make friends, Diesel, you need to change your ways."
- ― Daisy
Springtime for Diesel is the first episode of the twenty-first series. It is also the first episode to be animated by Jam Filled Entertainment.
Plot[]
Diesel is always bumping into the other engines and finds it very funny. It is his way of saying hello, but none of the other engines find it funny whatsoever.
One day at Arlesburgh, Diesel bumps into Daisy while she is getting ready for refuelling. Daisy crossly tells Diesel that the bumping could be bad for her swerves and springs, but Diesel just ignores her.
Out on the branch line, Daisy's springs give way, and she ends up slanting to one side. She carries on to the next station to let her passengers off before heading to the Dieselworks. Meanwhile, Diesel bumps into Thomas before noticing Ryan passing by with Daisy on Judy and Jerome's flatbed. Thomas wonders what happened to her, but Diesel thinks Thomas is about to blame him for Daisy's accident and hurries away.
At the Dieselworks, the workers cannot find the required parts to fix Daisy. Mavis tells 'Arry and Bert that Den and Dart say she may have to be scrapped, horrifying them. They tell Diesel, but he again thinks that they are blaming him. Later at a level crossing, Paxton arrives to tell Diesel about the rumours, but this time Diesel has had enough.
That night, Diesel comes to see Daisy at the Dieselworks. Thinking she is asleep, he apologises for bumping into her and tells her that he only treats the other engines badly because they treat him the same way and blame him for everything. Nonetheless, Diesel admits that he wishes he could do something to make everything alright again because he likes Daisy, but he resigns to the possibility that Daisy may never want to be his friend.
The following morning, Percy arrives with new spare parts from the Mainland, including spare springs for Daisy, and the workmen fix her up in no time. As she's about to leave for work, Diesel arrives, anxious about her state. She tells him that if he wants the other engines to be friends with him, he has to change his ways.
So that is just what Diesel does. Whenever he sees Daisy and Ryan on the Arlesburgh branch line, he wishes them a good morning and no longer bumps into them.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Percy
- Ryan
- Diesel
- Daisy
- Mavis
- Bert
- Den
- Dart
- Sidney
- Paxton
- Judy and Jerome
- 'Arry (gasps only)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
- The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair (cameo)
- Daisy's Fitter (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Island of Sodor
- The Mainland (mentioned)
Cast[]
UK[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy
- Steven Kynman as Ryan, Paxton and Dart
- Kerry Shale as Diesel and 'Arry
- Teresa Gallagher as Mavis, Judy, Albert's Wife and Some Passengers
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
- William Hope as Bert
- Keith Wickham as Den and Some Passengers
- Bob Golding as Sidney
- Tim Whitnall as Jerome
US[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Kerry Shale as Diesel and 'Arry
- Teresa Gallagher as Mavis, Judy, Albert's Wife and Some Passengers
- Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
- William Hope as Bert
- Keith Wickham as Den and Some Passengers
- Bob Golding as Sidney
- Tim Whitnall as Jerome
- Steven Kynman as Ryan, Paxton and Dart (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- The episode’s title is a reference to Springtime for Hitler, a fictional musical in Mel Brooks' 1968 film The Producers, his 2001 Broadway Musical adaptation of the original film and Susan Stroman's 2005 remake of the former film.
- On the Nick Jr. US broadcast of this episode, it was paired with Unscheduled Stops.
- This is the first episode for several things:
- Den and Dart's first appearances in an episode since the ninetieth series episode, Den and Dart.
- Micaela Winter's first episode as producer of the series.
- Ian McCue's first episode as "creative executive".
- Zahara Andrews' first episode as production co-ordinator.
- The first episode produced by Mattel Creations.
- The first episode to have scrap come in mind of a diesel engine instead of a steam engine.
- This is the only episode of two things:
- 'Arry and Bert's only speaking roles in the twenty-first series and their last speaking roles.
- Trevor's only appearance in the twenty-first series, though he would appear in deleted scenes from The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor.
- Apart from gasping with Bert, 'Arry does not have any dialogue in this episode.
- A shortened version of the episode, narrated by Joseph May as Thomas, can be found on the official YouTube channel and formerly on the Nick Jr. US website.
- This is the final episode to have Shinichi Namiki as part of the Japanese voice cast prior to his passing in December 2020.
- In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Baltic Russian and Vietnamese dubs, the UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.
Goofs[]
- In some shots, Diesel's middle coupling rod changes from black to white.
- In the beginning shot of the episode when Diesel passes over the camera, his pistons are not moving.
- In the overhead shots of Daisy on the flatbed in the Dieselworks, the flatbed's shadow is not rendered properly as it looks like it has been cut off at the back.
- Trevor has Stanley's whistle sound when crossing over the level crossing.
- When Diesel and Daisy pass Ryan before the end of the episode, Ryan's buffer beam is maroon.
- Steven Kynman is not credited in the US end credits for voicing Paxton, Dart and Ryan. Additionally, Keith Wickham is credited for voicing Dart.
Merchandise[]
- Magazines - Diesel Says Sorry (unknown/2025)
In Other Languages[]
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Home Media Releases[]
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#01 Springtime for Diesel | #07 Hasty Hannah | #13 A Shed for Edward |
#02 A Most Singular Engine | #08 Cranky at the End of the Line | #14 The Big Freeze |
#03 Dowager Hatt's Busy Day | #09 New Crane on the Dock | #15 Emily in the Middle |
#04 Stuck in Gear | #10 Unscheduled Stops | #16 Terence Breaks the Ice |
#05 Runaway Engine | #11 Philip's Number | #17 Daisy's Perfect Christmas |
#06 P.A. Problems | #12 The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor | #18 Confused Coaches |