The Tortoise and the Hare

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The Tortoise and the Hare
Episode Overview
Writer	Will Ing
Director	Steve Asquith
Producer	Phil Fehrle
Narrator	Michael Angelis (UK) Michael Brandon (US)
Release Details
Series	Jack and the Sodor Construction Company
Series no.	1.10
Released	2nd October 2006 (UK) 1st May 2007 (US) 3rd October 2007 (AUS) 19th October 2007 (GER) 19th May 2009 (NL)
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“If you were going any slower, you'd be going backwards!”

―Max to Buster

The Tortoise and the Hare is the tenth episode of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company. It was released on Thomas' Trusty Friends.

Plot

Thomas takes Buster to the newly built Sodor Racetrack to smooth the track, but Max and Monty tease Buster about being slow and challenge him to a race. When the work is done, Miss Jenny allows Max, Monty, and Buster to test the racetrack. Max and Monty race off with Buster trundling behind, but Max and Monty argue about who jumped the line. Monty was so cross that he intentionally hits Max. Max was furious at Monty and in retaliation attempts to bump him back. However, it backfires as they lost control and end up in a ditch. They were unaware that Buster trundles ahead. A bull scares them away and they manage get out of the ditch. But before they know it, Buster was already near the finish line and wins the race. When Thomas takes Buster home, Max and Monty argue over who came in second and third.

Characters

• Thomas
• Jack
• Oliver the Excavator
• Max and Monty
• Buster
• Jenny Packard
• The Foreman (does not speak)

Locations

• Sodor Racetrack
• Stepney's Branch Line

Trivia

• This episode is based on Aesop's fable of the same name and shares the same plot with Edward the Great.
• This episode marks:
  • Buster's last appearance until The Great Discovery.
  • The only appearance of the Sodor Racetrack in the Jack and the Sodor Construction Company spin-off.
  • The last pack episode written by Will Ing not counting the cancelled episode All Work, No Play.
• The car appearing in one of the Racetrack's billboards is a Renault R8 Gordini in the famous blue racing paintjob.

Goofs

• At the very beginning of the episode, a camera shadow is seen following Thomas.
• Thomas' right eye is wonky for a good portion of the episode.
• In the shot of Monty hitting Max, they are both seen smiling when they were supposed to look cross.
• At the end of the episode, the narrator says that Thomas came back to get Buster, but Thomas is present when Buster crosses the finish line.

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Dutch	De haas en de schildpad
German	Die Schildkröte und der Hase

Home Media Releases

UK/US/AUS/NL/GER

• Thomas' Trusty Friends

UK DVD Boxsets

• 5 Exciting DVDs
• The Ultimate Collection

US DVD Boxsets

• Totally Thomas Volume 9
• Thomas' Trusty Friends and On Site with Thomas Double Feature
• Ultimate Thomas Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

• HiT Favourites 3 Disc Collection

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