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- "Bulgy! But... I thought you'd been turned into a henhouse."
"Pwah! Only for a while. Then I was a mobile vegetable stand, but now I am back in service, hah, hah, hah! And if you don't mind my saying so, we'd all be better off if everyone simply used roads instead of railways." - ― Thomas and Bulgy
Unscheduled Stops is the tenth episode of the twenty-first series.
Plot[]
When Bertie breaks down while they are racing, Thomas takes on his passengers. An elderly man says that Bertie always drops him off between stops. Soon, Thomas is getting requests for lots of other unscheduled stops, which makes him run late and upsets his own passengers as well as the Fat Controller, who recruits Bulgy to take them so that Thomas can run on time.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Annie and Clarabel
- Bertie
- Bulgy
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Albert's Wife
- Little Thomas
- Farmer McColl (does not speak)
- Gordon (cameo)
- Philip (cameo)
- The Teacher (cameo)
- The Birdwatcher (cameo)
- The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
- The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
- Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameos)
- The Female Puppet Show Entertainer (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (mentioned)
- Mavis (deleted scene cameo)
Locations[]
- Dryaw
- Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
- Crowe's Farm
- McColl Farm
- Maithwaite
- Tower Windmill
- Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm
- Ffarquhar
- Knapford
Cast[]
UK, AUS, NZ and MYS[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Albert's Wife
- Keith Wickham as Bertie, the Fat Controller and Some Passengers
- Colin McFarlane as Bulgy and Bertie's Driver
- William Hope as a Passenger
- Nigel Pilkington as a Passenger
US and CAN[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel and Albert's Wife
- Keith Wickham as Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt and Some Passengers
- Colin McFarlane as Bulgy and Bertie's Driver
- William Hope as a Passenger
- Nigel Pilkington as a Passenger
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-first series.
- This episode marks the first of a few things for Bulgy:
- His first full appearance in CGI.
- His first appearance in the series since the twelfth series episode Excellent Emily.
- His first speaking role and first time he is referred to by name since the seventh series episode Bulgy Rides Again.
- His only appearance in the twenty-first series.
- His only appearance without the looks he gains in the twenty-third series.
- This episode marks the first of a few other things:
- The first time Bertie's driver has spoken since the second series episode Bertie's Chase.
- The first time Nigel Pilkington is part of the US voice cast.
- The first episode where Colin McFarlane is part of the show's cast.
- Thomas' references the events of the third series episode Bulgy, while Bulgy himself references the events of the seventh series episode Bulgy Rides Again.
- This episode was written on 20 June 2016.
- On the Nick Jr. US broadcast of this episode, it was paired with Springtime for Diesel.
- A shortened version of the episode, narrated by Joseph May as Thomas, can be found on the official YouTube channel and formerly on the Nick Jr. US website.
- Bertie's dialogue when he realises that his engine is fuming is reused from Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | Pemberhentian Tidak Terjadwal |
| Japanese | トーマス、バスになる? |
| Korean | 예정에 없던 정차 |
| Mandarin (China) | 随招随停的火车 |
| Polish | Nieplanowane Przystanki |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Paradas Não Planejadas |
| Russian | Остановки по требованию |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Paradas no Programadas |
| Turkish | Planda Olmayan İstasyonlar |
| Vietnamese | Những Trạm Dừng Bất Ngờ |
Merchandise[]
- Magazine Stories - Unscheduled Stops (2024)
Home Media Releases[]
UK[]
| #01 Springtime for Diesel | #07 Hasty Hannah | #13 A Shed for Edward |
| #02 A Most Singular Engine | #08 Cranky at the End of the Line | #14 The Big Freeze |
| #03 Dowager Hatt's Busy Day | #09 New Crane on the Dock | #15 Emily in the Middle |
| #04 Stuck in Gear | #10 Unscheduled Stops | #16 Terence Breaks the Ice |
| #05 Runaway Engine | #11 Philip's Number | #17 Daisy's Perfect Christmas |
| #06 P.A. Problems | #12 The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor | #18 Confused Coaches |