- "Go on, Toby. What are you waiting for? Don't you want to go back to your shed?"
"Yeah, but in one piece." - ― Henrietta and Toby
The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
Plot[]
When the Rickety Old Bridge finally collapses, trapping Toby and Henrietta on the ravine’s other side, Inventor Ruth is asked to build a new one. This comes in the form of the Walking Bridge.
Characters[]
Locations[]
- The Rickety Old Bridge
- The Walking Bridge
- Ruth's Workshop
- Ffarquhar Quarry (mentioned)
- Lower Arlesburgh (mentioned)
- Crocks Scrap Yard (mentioned)
- Toby's Shed (mentioned)
Cast[]
UK[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Rob Rackstraw as Toby
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily
- Joe Swash as Sonny
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Matt Wilkinson as Rocky
- Keith Wickham as Harold and the Fat Controller
- Dominique Moore as Ruth
US[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Toby and Rocky
- Jules de Jongh as Emily
- Joe Swash as Sonny
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Kerry Shale as Harold
- Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
- Dominique Moore as Ruth
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this is the thirteenth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
- This marks the last of few things:
- The final appearances and speaking roles of Sonny and Rocky.
- Ruth's final episode with a leading role.
- The final episode to have Tomohiro Tsuboi and Wataru Hatano as part of the Japanese voice cast.
- The final appearance of Harold and Sir Topham Hatt's Car in the original series.
- The finale episode where David Stoten writes the episode by himself.
- Toby's final speaking role in the original series as well as his final starring role in the original series.
- The final episode to feature the newly updated Engine Roll Call song at the end.
- Dianna Basso's final episode as consulting director and the last episode to have her involved in production.
- This marks the Rickety Old Bridge’s two things:
- Its only appearance following its first appearance in the sixth series episode, Toby Had a Little Lamb and thus its final appearance overall.
- Its only appearance in full CGI.
- This episode marks the first of two things:
- The first time Toby's shed has been referred to by name since the fifteenth series episode, Toby and Bash.
- The first episode where Lower Arlesburgh is referred to by name and the first time it is acknowledged in some way since the first series episode, Toby and the Stout Gentleman.
- In Poland, this episode premiered before A New Arrival, so the audience would not know who Sonny or Ruth are.
- When Harold warns Toby to stop when the bridge had broken, it is similar to how he saved Toby in the fifth series episode, Toby and the Flood.
- In the UK dub, one shot of Toby on the walking bridge crossing the ravine starts with the tram saying "Are we there yet?" in a frantic manner. In the US dub, this is instead replaced with more of Toby whimpering.
Goofs[]
- When Rocky is loading parts of the broken bridge into Emily's trucks, his piston rods are floating.
- The support cables on Thomas' flatbeds are angled a short distance farther from the load.
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Baltic Russian | Потрясающий мост изобретателя |
| Brazilian Portuguese | A Ponte Espetacular da Inventora |
| Czech | Vynálezčin senzační most |
| Dutch | De Spectaculaire Brug |
| Estonian | Leiutaja Imepärane Sild |
| Greek | Η θεαματική γέφυρα της εφευρέτριας |
| Hebrew | הגשר המרהיב של הממציאנית |
| Hungarian | A feltaláló látványos hídja |
| Italian | Il Ponte Mobile delle Meraviglie |
| Japanese | はつめいかのつくったはし |
| Latin American Spanish | El espectacular puente de la inventora |
| Latvian | Izgudrotāja Iespaidīgais Tilts |
| Lithuanian | Nuostabusis Išradėjo Tiltas |
| Polish | Niesamowity Most |
| Russian | Шагающий мост |
| Turkish | Mucit'in Muazzam Köprüsü |
Home Media Releases[]
UK/IRL/AUS[]
Merchandise[]
External Links[]
| #01 Emily's Best Friend | #09 Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day | #17 Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through! |
| #02 Thomas' Fuzzy Friend | #10 Ace's Brave Jump | #18 Kenji on the Rails Again |
| #03 The Great Little Railway Show | #11 Nia's Bright Idea | #19 Cleo the Road Engine |
| #04 Thomas and the Forest Engines | #12 Cleo's First Snow | #20 Thomas' Animal Friends |
| #05 Emily to the Rescue | #13 Sonny's Second Chance | Special #01 Thomas and the Royal Engine |
| #06 Shankar's Makeover | #14 Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop | Special #02 A New Arrival |
| #07 Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant | #15 The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge | Special #03 World of Tomorrow |
| #08 James the Super Engine | #16 Yong Bao and the Tiger | |