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“Ha! I'm on my third! I'm as red as a rocket and twice as fast!”
― James boasting to Thomas

Thomas Gets It Right is the seventeenth episode of the eighth series.

Plot

An overnight storm has swept across Sodor and caused a lot of damage. The Fat Controller assigns his engines jobs to help clean up the mess. James and Gordon hope to make as many journeys as possible, and so does Thomas. Whilst Gordon goes to the timber yard, James collects workmen and Toby goes to the builders for new roof tiles. Thomas is sent to Maron where Farmer McColl is waiting with boxes of newly-laid eggs. Once the eggs are loaded into the van, Thomas is keen to be off, but Farmer McColl is going with him as his eggs must be delivered safely and Thomas must go slowly. This is the last thing Thomas wants; a slow journey which might take him all day. Thomas gives a sad toot of his whistle and pulls away very slowly with the eggs.

However, Thomas stops at a crossover to let Gordon pass with the express; he has already done his timber delivery, which makes Thomas sad. At Maithwaite, four boxes of eggs are unloaded for the village store and James, delivering workmen to fix the station roof, tells Thomas that he is on his third journey. Thomas carries on, feeling miserable. Thomas soon sees Toby taking on coal. Even the little tram is on his second journey.

Thomas cannot take it any longer. It is not fair that the other engines can go faster than he can, so he decides to be fast and careful. Thomas goes too fast and Farmer McColl tells him to slow down, but he does not listen and clatters over some points, causing some eggs to fall off the pile and break on the floor of the van. Farmer McColl orders Thomas to stop, which he does. Thomas apologises and promises to go slow.

On his way to the docks, Thomas hears an impatient whistle blowing behind him; it is James wanting him to speed up, but Thomas ignores James and carries on slowly. That night, the Fat Controller is pleased with his engines, but Thomas feels unhappy that he only made one journey and broke some eggs. However, the Fat Controller tells Thomas that Farmer McColl gave him the broken eggs for his tea and that Thomas was still really useful for doing his job right.

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Trivia

  • Going by production order, this is the eleventh episode of the eighth series.
  • This is the only eighth series and overall episode written by Robin Rigby, not counting the cancelled Jack and the Sodor Construction Company episodes, Safety First and Treasure Hunt.
  • A fish eye lens is used when Gordon and James leave Tidmouth Sheds.

Goofs

  • Thomas is only pulling one truck, but it is referred to as "trucks."
  • The paint on the stationmaster/guard's face is scraped when the workmen were loading the eggs.
  • When Thomas first puffs off with the eggs, Farmer McColl is not in his cab.
  • Gordon's eyes are wonky in the first scene.

Merchandise

In Other Languages

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Language Title
Catalan En Thomas Encerta
Chinese 托马斯做对了
Croatian Tomica je Pravilno Postupio
Czech Tomáš to Dokázal
Danish Thomas Tager Det Stille og Roligt
Dutch Thomas Krijgt Het Gedaan
Finnish Tuomas Tekee Oikein
French Thomas Obtient Le Faire / Thomas Obtient Le Droit
German Thomas Macht Fast Alles Richtig
Greek Ο Τόμας παίρνει το σωστό
Hungarian Törékeny Rakomány
Italian Thomas fa la Cosa Giusta
Japanese トーマス、ただしくやる
Korean 달걀 나르기
Norwegian Thomas Får Det Til
Polish Tomek Dobrze się Spisuje
Portuguese Thomas Faz O Que é Certo
Romanian Thomas Îndreaptă Lucrurile
Russian Все по правилам
Scottish Gaelic Tomas in Fhaiceall
Slovak Thomas to Dokázal
Spanish Thomas Hace Las Cosas Bien / Thomas Acierta
Swedish Thomas Får Till Det Till Slut
Thai โธมัสทำดีแล้ว

Home Media Releases

UK

DVD Boxsets

US

DVD Boxsets

AUS

  • The Complete Series 8

DVD Packs

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POL

IN

MYS

NL

GER

  • Toggolino Mix 3

HUN

DVD Boxsets

ROM

DVD Packs

CZ

THA

SPN

DVD Boxsets

JPN

TWN


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