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- "There's no such thing as luck. If you think positively then good things will happen then you'll have a good day."
- ― Gina
Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day is the ninth episode of the twenty-fourth series.
Plot[]
Thomas is in Italy, having bad luck with his deliveries and he does not know what to do. Gina and Mia tell him that there is no such thing as luck and that Thomas will soon get better. Lorenzo, however, tells Thomas to follow his superstitious advice and Thomas finds that this works. When he gets to the station, he tells Gina about his experiences. Gina and Mia tell him that it was not luck that helped him, but thinking positive.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Gina
- Lorenzo
- Beppe
- Ester
- Mia
- The Teacher (cameo)
- The Female Puppet Show Entertainer (cameo)
Locations[]
- Italy
- Island of Sodor (indirectly mentioned)
Cast[]
UK[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Anna Francolini as Gina
- Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo and Beppe
- Flaminia Cinque as Ester
- Montserrat Lombard as Mia
US[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Anna Francolini as Gina
- Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo and Beppe
- Flaminia Cinque as Ester
- Montserrat Lombard as Mia
Trivia[]
- Gina references the events of Mines of Mystery.
- This episode marks last and only of a few things:
- Gina, Lorenzo, Beppe, Ester and Mia's last appearances, as well as their only appearances in the twenty-fourth series.
- The last appearance of Italy overall, as well as its only appearance in the twenty-fourth series, despite Italy being mentioned in the All Engines Go! episode, For All the Marble.
- The only episode in which the date is explicitly mentioned, apart from episodes which take place on holidays.
- This marks first of a few things:
- The first episode directed by Ian Cherry, who served as an assistant director in the previous eight episodes of this series.
- The first episode since Wild Water Rescue not directed by Dianna Basso, though she was still involved with production of this episode as consulting director.
- The plot and title are similar to the eleventh series episode Henry's Lucky Day and the seventeenth series episode Percy's Lucky Day. The life lesson segment at the end of this episode even references the latter.
- This episode was never aired in Germany and South Korea.
- In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Baltic Russian dubs, the UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.
Goofs[]
- Gina's crew is missing from her cab in the first scene.
Merchandise[]
- Magazine Stories - Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day (2021/2024)
In Other Languages[]
Language | Title |
---|---|
Brazilian Portuguese | O Dia de Não Tanta Sorte de Thomas |
Czech | Tomášův ne moc povedený den |
Dutch | Thomas Z'n Ongeluksdag! |
Estonian | Toomase õnnetu Päev |
Hebrew | היום חסר המזל של תומס |
Italian | Superstizioni e Portafortuna |
Japanese | うんがわるいトーマス |
Latin American Spanish | El día de poca suerte de Thomas |
Latvian | Tomasa Neveiksmīgā Diena |
Lithuanian | Nesėkminga Tomo Diena |
Polish | Pechowy Dzień Tomka |
Russian | Неудачный день |
Spanish | Adiós a la suerte |
Home Media Releases[]
UK/IRL/AUS[]
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 | |