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- "Why are all the children cheering?"
"They're cheering for you! They've been waiting for the ice cream!" - ― Thomas and Percy
Too Hot for Thomas is the twenty-fifth episode of the eighth series.
Plot
It is a hot summer day and James and Toby are taking children to the beach. Thomas wishes to take children as well, but he is assigned the job of helping the ice cream factory produce more ice cream to meet the high demand. At the beach, it is very hot and the ice cream vendor had quickly run out of ice cream. Thomas is disappointed, but his driver assures him that if they work quickly, there might still be children to take. So after delivering a tanker of raspberry syrup, he rushes off to collect the ingredients.
After Thomas collects a cream tanker from the dairy, he makes his way to Farmer McColl's farm to collect strawberries. Along the way, he has to stop at an intersection to let James' passenger train by (to Thomas' dismay). He soon arrives at the farm, where one of his trucks are loaded with strawberries. He thanks the workmen and sets off for Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory.
Determined to get his jobs done, Thomas puffs as fast as he can, but he goes too fast and does not give the signalman time to change the points. The points send him onto another line, making him angry. Now he must wait for Toby and Henrietta to pass by, pulling even more children. This makes Thomas furious and more determined than ever. The signalman finally changes the points and Thomas reverses, sending him to the correct line.
At the chocolate factory, the workmen load the other truck with cocoa powder. Thomas is ready, but the shunter has yet to release the truck's brakes. Thomas puffs so hard that he breaks the coupling, sending cocoa powder everywhere. Thomas is upset; he is sure that he will not be able to take the children. It takes even longer to clear up the mess, and once the yard manager releases the brakes, Thomas sets off.
At the ice cream factory, Thomas is dismayed when the manager asks him to take the ice cream once it is ready. However, when he arrives at the beach, everyone cheers at his arrival. Thomas is very confused, and Percy explains that they have been waiting for their ice cream. Soon, all the children have their ice cream, bringing a smile to Thomas' smokebox, despite him missing out the desired job. The Fat Controller is there, too, and congratulates Thomas for being really useful.
Characters
- Thomas
- James
- Percy
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Sodor Ice Cream Factory Manager
- The Sports Day Children
- Toby (does not speak)
- Farmer McColl (does not speak)
- The Ice Cream Lady (does not speak)
- Farmer Collett (not named, does not speak)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
- The Sodor Dairy Manager (cameo)
- The Dairy Employees (cameos)
- Mr. Jolly (factory logo cameo; mentioned)
Locations
- The Fishing Village
- Sandy Beach
- Sodor Ice Cream Factory
- The Runby Bridge
- Sodor Dairy
- The Single-Track Intersection
- Gordon's Hill
- McColl Farm
- The Sheep Field
- Kirk Ronan Junction
- Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory
- The Church Runby
- Tidmouth Beach
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the twenty-second episode of the eighth series.
- An extended scene from the eighth series episode Thomas Gets It Right is used.
- In the individual version of this episode, the music is omitted at the end.
- The Neptune Refreshments building from the fourth series episode, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady can be seen at Norramby.
- This is the last episode for two things:
- The last episode in the series where Thomas' unused third series anxious face with teeth on its lower lip is seen in an episode, but it would be last used in the special Calling All Engines!.
- The last appearance of Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory, though it would be mentioned in the eleventh series episode Thomas and the Stinky Cheese and a CGI recreation of the building was seen in The Sodor Springtime Parade videos, though not the original building.
- A farmer figure used in this episode was sold by the Prop Gallery to Twitter user KaiSodor. The figure in question is a combination of Champion's owner and a cricketer.
- A clip from this episode is used in the Microsite from the year 2005 narrated by Michael Angelis.
Goofs
- Thomas' eyes are misaligned for most of the episode.
- During the close-up of Thomas' driver, the raspberry syrup tanker is not visible and the tree behind him is also much smaller.
- In the widescreen version:
- When Thomas has to stop for James, James mysteriously fades in; this is precisely due to the use of a fade effect.
- Toby passes Thomas twice at Kirk Ronan Junction.
- When Thomas set off after James passes, studio equipment can be seen on the top left.
- The narrator says that the workmen filled Thomas' trucks with strawberries, but only one truck was filled.
- When the workmen finish loading the cocoa powder, the truck moves a bit.
- Due to stock footage being used when Thomas lets off steam before chuffing back to the junction, he is pulling a grey van instead of a blue truck. A set of tracks is also visible to his right despite him having raced onto a lone siding.
- When the points switch back to Thomas' line, a skinny copper rod that is used to switch the points can be seen to the left.
- When Thomas moves his truck of cocoa powder forwards after wheel-slipping, he slows down before the powder explodes.
- One of Percy's coaches is very crooked.
- When Thomas pulls into Seaside Halt, one of the children is missing a mouth.
- The small scale figure of the Ice-cream factory manager has ginger hair, whereas the close-up figure has black hair.
Merchandise
- Take Along - Thomas and Ice Cream Sundae Cars (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail - Sir Topham Hatt (Seaside wear, Seaside swim wear)
- Books - Too Hot for Thomas and Hate! I Want To Go to the Beach
- Magazines - Cheers for Thomas and Ice Cream for Thomas
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