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The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends
Writer(s)	Andrew Brenner
Singer(s)	Keith Wickham Rob Rackstraw Darren Boyd Lucy Montgomery Jim Howick Hugh Bonneville Sophie Colquhoun Colin McFarlane John Hasler (UK) Nigel Pilkington (UK) Teresa Gallagher (UK) Joseph May (US) Christopher Ragland (US) Kerry Shale (US) Jules de Jongh (US) William Hope (US)
Composer(s)	Oliver Davis
Director(s)	David Stoten

The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends is the sixth and final song featured in the special, Journey Beyond Sodor. It is a reprise version of Somebody Has to be the Favourite.

Lyrics

Thomas: (spoken) I'm sorry I took your trucks, James. I know you wanted to be the one to bring them to the mainland.

James: (spoken) And I'm sorry about teasing you. I'm not really anyone's favourite engine. If anyone's the favourite, Thomas, it's probably you.

Thomas: Don't be silly, James!

Nobody has to be the favourite

It's not a competition in the end

It doesn't matter if you prove that you're the very best

But what will happen when you put your friendship to the test

Never mind about who is the favourite

The most important thing is being friends!

Thomas and James: The most important thing is being friends!

Theo and Lexi: Everybody can help! Everybody join in! When everybody has a part to play

Theo, Lexi and Hurricane: Then everybody can win!

Theo, Lexi, Merlin and Frankie: Everybody can help!

Red, green, yellow or blue!

When you're ready to try

You'll find out what you can do!

Thomas, James and Beresford: Everybody can help!

What I'm saying is true!

When you give it a try

You'll find out what you can do!

Thomas and James: Nobody has to be the favourite

It's not a competition in the end

It doesn't matter if you prove

That you're the very best

But what will happen when you

Put your friendship to the test

Thomas, James and Trevor: Never mind about

Who is the favourite

The most important thing

is being friends

Thomas and James: Nobody has to be the favourite

(Everybody can help)

(Emily joins in): It's not a competition in the end

The Steam Team (excluding Gordon and Henry): (Everybody join in)

The Steam Team (excluding Gordon and Henry) and the Fat Controller: It doesn't matter if you prove

That you're the very best

Gordon: Everybody can win!

The Steam Team (excluding Henry): But what will happen when you

Put your friendship to the test

Unknown Woman voice (Perhaps Steam Team): Red, Green, Yellow and Blue!

Hurricane: Never mind about who is the favourite

Theo, Frankie, Hurricane, Merlin and Lexi: The most important thing

is being friends!

The Steam Team: The most important thing

is being friends!

Henry: (spoken) What did I miss?

Characters

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Emily
• Theo
• Lexi
• Hurricane
• Merlin
• Frankie
• Trevor
• Beresford
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Connor (cameo)
• Victor (cameo)
• Kevin (cameo)
• Farmer Trotter (cameo)
• The Teacher (cameo)
• The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
• The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
• The Bird Watcher (cameo)
• Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameos)
• The Great Composer (cameo)
• Albert's Wife (cameo)
• The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)

Locations

• Island of Sodor
  • Vicarstown
    • Vicarstown Bridge
  • Sodor Steamworks
    • Victor's Shed
  • Maithwaite
  • Tidmouth Sheds
    • Tidmouth Engine Works
• The Mainland
  • The Steelworks
  • The Mainland Canal

Cast

UK

• John Hasler as Thomas
• Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon and the Fat Controller
• Rob Rackstraw as James
• Nigel Pilkington as Percy and Trevor
• Teresa Gallagher as Emily
• Darren Boyd as Theo
• Sophie Colquhoun as Frankie
• Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
• Jim Howick as Hurricane
• Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
• Colin McFarlane as Beresford

US

• Joseph May as Thomas
• William Hope as Edward
• Kerry Shale as Henry and Gordon
• Rob Rackstraw as James
• Christopher Ragland as Percy and Trevor
• Jules de Jongh as Emily
• Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
• Darren Boyd as Theo
• Sophie Colquhoun as Frankie
• Lucy Montgomery as Lexi
• Jim Howick as Hurricane
• Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
• Colin McFarlane as Beresford

Trivia

• This is the last song composed by Oliver Davis.
• This is the last special song that was dubbed in Korean.
• This is the only song where Trevor sang on screen.
• The yard at the Sodor Steamworks is Mirrored to the otherside of the building.
• There are hidden lyrics in the song, and only the amazon prime subtitles show them. The hidden lyrics are "Red, Green, Yellow and Blue" right after hurricane sings "No Nevermind About who is the favorite!"

Goofs

• Beresford sings the words ‘can help’, even though his mouth is not moving.
• When Thomas and James arrive at the Steamworks, James' tender is moving, even though the engines' frames are the only part supposed to move.
• Emily is heard singing before she is animated doing so.
• Merlin's tender is moving even though the engine's frames are supposed to.

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Czech	Ta nejcennější síla je v nás
German	Was am Ende zählt ist Freunde sein
Greek	Να Είσαι Φίλος είναι πιο Σημαντικό
Hungarian	Az a Lényeg hogy Barátok Vagyunk
Japanese	いちばんたいせつなのはともだち
Korean	최고로 중요한 건 우정
Latin American Spanish	Lo Principal es Siempre la Amistad
Polish	Bo Najważniejsze to Przyjaciół Mieć!
Russian	Ну кто захочет быть любимцем?
Spanish	Pues lo Que Más Importa es la Amistad

Music Video

The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends Journey Beyond Sodor Thomas & Friends

US Version

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