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“But it's a wonderful idea for a story! I shall write all about your day, Thomas, and how you helped your friends.”
― The Storyteller

Thomas and the Storyteller is the first episode of the eleventh series.

Plot

A famous storyteller is coming to Sodor to open a new library. Thomas is chosen to show her around the island to give her inspiration for a story she will read at the opening. Thomas collects her from Brendam and decides to take her to Pirate's Cove but stops when he sees James with a broken siderod. Thomas has to pull James and his passengers to Maithwaite.

Thomas decides to take the storyteller to the ruined castle instead, but meets Emily, who had a broken whistle while taking some flour to the bakery and it is not safe to work without one. Thomas pulls Emily to the bakery and tells the storyteller that he will take her to Misty Valley so she can make a story about magic. But then, he sees Percy stranded in an overflowing river and Thomas pushes him out. It is already time for the opening and Thomas only manages to get there with seconds to spare. Thomas told the Fat Controller about what had happened about not showing any sites and about helping James, Emily, and Percy. However, the storyteller's adventures with Thomas that day gives her inspiration for her story. The red ribbon was cut, and the storyteller began her story of Thomas helping his friends.

Characters

Locations

Trivia

  • Going by production order, this is the ninth episode of the eleventh series.
  • This is the second episode where Emily speaks in the series premiere since her debut.
  • This episode marks the first of several things for this series:
    • Christopher Skala's first episode as executive producer.
    • The first to use the Engine Roll Call as the opening song.
    • The first episode:
      • Filmed in 1080p high definition.
      • In South Korea:
        • To be aired in Kids 1.
        • Narrated by Yu Dong-kyun.
        • Directed by Shim Sang-bo and Choi Ok-joo.
        • Produced, recorded and mixed in Korean by STORM Studios.
        • Translated by Seo Seung-hee.
        • Edited by Shin Seon.
  • In some close-up shots of Thomas, the storyteller's close-up scale figure was digitally added into his cab.
  • At one point, the storyteller is seen holding a miniature page of one of the episode's scripts.
  • The scene where Percy was stranded in the river after his fire in his firebox was being washed out is similar to the third series episode, Percy's Promise, except Percy is not pulling Annie and Clarabel with him this time.
  • Thomas' original plastic model is used in the scenes at Abbey.
  • The release of this episode and the next episode in the UK coincided with the publication of Thomas and Victoria, the forty-first Railway Series book.
  • James' broken coupling rod is similar to what happened to Edward in his Exploit, and Thomas in both Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry and Thomas and the Circus.

Goofs

  • In the close-up of Thomas, his lamp irons are crooked.
  • When Thomas leaves the docks, his puffing sound plays before he starts moving.
  • James' eyes are misaligned, and his tender is tilted a bit.
  • Thomas pushes Percy out of the water, but he later states that he pulled Percy out. Also, the roof of Thomas' cab wobbles when he pushes Percy.

In Other Languages

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Language Title
Cantonese Thomas與說故事的人
Chinese Mandarin 托马斯和故事家
Czech Tomáš a paní spisovatelka
Danish Thomas og historiefortælleren
Dutch Thomas en de verhalenverteller
Finnish Thomas ja tekijä
German Thomas und die Geschichtenerzählerin
Hungarian Thomas és a mesemondó
Japanese トーマスとしょうせつか
Korean 이야기를 들려주세요
Norwegian Thomas og historiefortelleren
Polish Tomek i Gawędziarka
Portuguese Thomas e a contadora de histórias
Romanian Thomas și povestitoarea
Russian Томас и рассказчица
Spanish Thomas y la cuentacuentos
Swedish Thomas och sagoberättaren

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