The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon is a song from the seventh series, dedicated to The Hot Air Balloon where the tune is based on its theme.

Lyrics

There's so much to see on the Island of Sodor

Waterfalls and windmills, valleys of green

All this and more on the Island of Sodor

Colourful carpet for all to see

People happily ride round the Island

Flying so high in a big red balloon

From mountains high and down to the seaside

Everyone wishing they'll all come back soon

High in the red balloon

Up above looking down on everyone

You can touch the moon

High in the red balloon

Floating and spinning and climbing and rising

Way up high, look see the red balloon

Float over castles and church spires below them

Cricket being played on the quaint village green

Everyone waves at the big red balloon

Prettiest picture they've ever seen

James sees the red balloon

Floating high, wishing he could be like him

High in the sky

He waits where the river bends

Waiting to see his friend, hoping he will come again

Wishing and hoping and waiting and dreaming of flying high

Just James and the red balloon

James and the red balloon

Characters

• Thomas
• James
• Percy
• Duck
• Donald
• Stepney
• Skarloey
• Peter Sam
• Annie and Clarabel
• Bertie
• Bulgy
• Tiger Moth
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Lady Hatt
• Stephen Hatt
• Jem Cole
• The Vicar of Wellsworth
• Nancy
• Farmer Trotter
• The Elsbridge Cricket Club
• Tiger Moth's Pilot

Locations

• Dryaw
• Dryaw Airfield
• The Old Trestle Bridge
• Tower Windmill
• The Watermill
• Rumblin Bridge
• Tidmouth Beach
• Norramby Fishing Village
• Rheneas Viaduct
• Tidmouth Sheds
• The Railway Works
• Elephant Park
• Suddery Castle
• Elsbridge Cricket Field
• Bulgy's Bridge
• Bulgy's Field
• Hawin Doorey Castle

Footage Used

• Train Stops Play
• Make Someone Happy
• James and the Red Balloon
• Emily's New Coaches
• Edward's Brass Band
• The Runaway Elephant
• Harold and the Flying Horse
• The Grand Opening
• Best Dressed Engine

Deleted Scenes

• James and the Red Balloon:
  • A deleted scene of James' eyes movement is different at Dryaw station after Sir Topham Hatt reminds him that the holidaymakers will need a ride home in a train while he is relieved.
  • A deleted scene of the balloon floating over the watermill.
  • A deleted scene of the red balloon floating over the Lighthouse.
  • A deleted scene of the red balloon in the sky.
• Emily's New Coaches - A unmirrored scene of Thomas with Annie and Clarabel while the Red Balloon floats over Suddery Castle.
• The Runaway Elephant - A deleted scene of the hot air balloon floating over Elephant Park.
• The Grand Opening:
  • A deleted scene of the hot air balloon floating over the old bridge and Skarloey.
  • A extended scene of the balloon floating over Skarloey.
  • A deleted scene of the balloon floating over Peter Sam.
• Best Dressed Engine - A deleted scene of James pulling two trucks and the Maypole while the red balloon floats overhead.
• Unknown:
  • A deleted scene of James watching the Red Balloon at Hawin Doorey Castle.

Trivia

• Edited scenes from Train Stops Play are used. One scene shows the red balloon above the Elsbridge Cricket Field and another scene shows the cricketers smiling.

Goofs

• At one point, James is seen watching The Red Balloon on the track that runs past the Hawin Doorey Castle, situated on the Skarloey Railway, but that track is narrow gauge and James is a standard gauge engine.

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The Red Balloon - Music Video

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