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- “Sizzling Sodor! What has happened to my beautiful Steamworks?!”
- ― Victor
Steamy Sodor is the fourteenth episode of the thirteenth series.
Plot
While Victor is visiting the narrow gauge engines at the Transfer Yards, Thomas is put in charge of the Sodor Steamworks. Thomas feels very excited; so excited in fact that he does not listen to Victor's instructions to ask the engines about their problems and to ask Kevin for advice.
Not long after Victor leaves, Spencer arrives and is very surprised to see Thomas in charge. Spencer needs his paint scratches touch up, but Thomas thinks that Spencer needs repairs, so he tells him to go onto the locomotive hoist. Then Henry arrives coughing and sneezing as his firebox needs cleaning out. However, Thomas thinks that some special coal will cure Henry, so Kevin collects some special coal whilst Spencer is still on the hoist. Then, James arrives with a blocked funnel, but Thomas thinks that James needs a new funnel, so he tells Kevin to collect one. However, Kevin gets so confused that he causes a load of coal that he is carrying to create a moustache on Spencer's face. Worse still, Kevin accidentally turns on the hoist with Spencer still attached to it and bumps into James, who blows black soot out of his funnel, just as Victor arrives back early from the Transfer Yards.
Victor is shocked to see his Steamworks in a terrible mess and Kevin thinks that - as he is clumsy - it was his fault. But, Thomas owns up that he was too excited about being in charge of the Steamworks that he did not listen to anyone. However, with much needed assistance from Victor, Thomas puts everything right. First, Thomas and Victor listen to Spencer, who does not want to go on the hoist, but needs his scratches touch up. Next, they listen to Henry, who already had his special coal, but needs his firebox cleaned out. Finally, they listen to James, who wants the twigs and straws unclogged from his funnel. When all of the engines were fixed up, they say thank you to Kevin, who calls Thomas "boss" instead.
Characters
- Thomas
- Henry
- James
- Percy
- Spencer
- Victor
- Kevin
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Edward (cameo)
- Gordon (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- Rosie (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- Skarloey (indirectly mentioned)
- Rheneas (indirectly mentioned)
- Sir Handel (indirectly mentioned)
- Peter Sam (indirectly mentioned)
- Rusty (indirectly mentioned)
- Duncan (indirectly mentioned)
- Freddie (indirectly mentioned)
- Mighty Mac (indirectly mentioned)
Locations
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Sodor Steamworks
- Skarloey Railway (mentioned)
- The Transfer Yards (mentioned)
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Henry, James, Percy and the Fat Controller
- Matt Wilkinson as Spencer, Victor and Kevin
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- Kerry Shale as Henry, James, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt
- Glenn Wrage as Spencer
- David Bedella as Victor
Trivia
- This is the fourth time an engine sneezes, with the first being in the first series episode, Whistles and Sneezes, the second being the film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and the third being in the sixth series episode, Buffer Bother. This also marks the second time Henry sneezes.
- In Poland, this episode premiered before the special, Hero of the Rails, so the audience would not know about Victor, Kevin or the Sodor Steamworks.
Goofs
- In the first shot, Rosie's coupling rods do not move, and Emily whistles from her safety valve.
- In the third scene, Gordon's right buffer is missing.
- The narrow gauge track leading to the Skarloey Railway from the Steamworks is at the back, but Victor leaves through the front of the Steamworks. In addition, Victor seems to be puffing towards his shed, which ends at a dead end.
- When Spencer is being lowered down from the hoist, James and Henry are not covered in soot.
Merchandise
- TrackMaster - Spencer with a coal moustache (discontinued)
- Books - Thomas in Charge/Sodor's Steamworks
- My Thomas Story Library - Victor (discontinued)
- Engine Adventures - Victor
- Magazine Stories - Steamy Sodor and Thomas in Charge!
In Other Languages
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Home Media Releases
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| #01 Creaky Cranky | #08 Thomas and the Pigs | #15 Splish Splash Splosh |
| #02 The Lion of Sodor | #09 Time for a Story | #16 The Biggest Present of All |
| #03 Tickled Pink | #10 Percy's Parcel | #17 Snow Tracks |
| #04 Double Trouble | #11 Toby's New Whistle | #18 Henry's Good Deeds |
| #05 Slippy Sodor | #12 A Blooming Mess | #19 Buzzy Bees |
| #06 The Early Bird | #13 Thomas and the Runaway Kite | #20 Hiro Helps Out |
| #07 Play Time | #14 Steamy Sodor | |