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- “I can fix all of you, but I cannot fix all of you at the same time. Some of you will have to wait.”
- ― Victor speaking to the engines who were in need of repairs
Victor Says Yes is the ninth episode of the fourteenth series.
Plot
At the Steamworks, 'Arry and Bert are to have new valves fitted, Percy is waiting for a new coat of paint to be applied, Edward's boiler is broken and there are also trucks being repaired. Then, the Fat Controller and Gordon, who has blocked-up cylinder valves, arrive. Gordon needs to be repaired urgently, as he is to take some children to Brendam to go on a boat trip. Victor promises to mend Gordon, despite there being no room at the Steamworks.
Next, Thomas arrives with a loose footplate. Victor still knows that there is no room and no time to fix Thomas, but is still determined to be the best, so he agrees to fix Thomas too. Then, Emily arrives; she is to collect a very important visitor from Brendam Docks and wants her buffers polished. Victor again knows that he does not have the room or the time to polish her buffers, but he wants to be Really Useful, so he allows her to stay and wait.
By now, the Steamworks is packed with engines. Victor orders Gordon to chuff backwards, but his blocked-up cylinder valves shoot soot all over the Fat Controller's car as he returns to check on Gordon. The Fat Controller scolds Victor when he sees all the chaos. Victor apologises to the Fat Controller and promises to put everything right.
Victor starts to organise the engines; first, he gets the workmen to clear Gordon's cylinder valves, tells Emily her buffers will be polished the next day, Edward to wait his turn and promises to have his boiler fixed very soon, Percy that he will be repainted soon and promises that 'Arry and Bert will be fixed straight after Gordon. He also asks Thomas to come back the following day.
Later, when Victor looks around the Steamworks, he sees that everything is under control and so does the Fat Controller when he returns. The Fat Controller calls Victor a Really Useful Engine. Kevin asks Victor if he thinks he is really useful, to which Victor explains that they are both really useful together, despite Kevin's clumsiness when he drops another load, leaving the two of them to laugh about it.
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Gordon
- Percy
- Emily
- 'Arry and Bert
- Victor
- Kevin
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Diesel (does not speak)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant (cameo)
Locations
- Sodor Steamworks
- Sodor Slate Quarry
- Brendam Docks (mentioned)
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily
- Kerry Shale as 'Arry and Bert
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, Percy and the Fat Controller
- Matt Wilkinson as Victor and Kevin
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- David Bedella as Victor
- Jules de Jongh as Emily
- William Hope as Edward
- Kerry Shale as Gordon, 'Arry, Bert, Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the tenth episode of the fourteenth series.
- This is the second time Gordon takes children to the docks for a boat trip. The first was in the eighth series episode, Squeak, Rattle and Roll.
- This episode marks several things for 'Arry and Bert:
- Their first speaking roles since the eleventh series episode, Thomas and the Stinky Cheese.
- Their first appearances since the twelfth series episode, Gordon Takes a Shortcut.
- Their first appearances in full CGI.
- Their only speaking roles in the fourteenth series.
- This is the only episode written by Denise Cassar.
Goofs
- When Gordon arrives at the Steamworks with the Fat Controller onboard, his regulator is still open when he comes to a stop.
- In some scenes of Victor moving and then stopping, his boiler wobbles.
- The narrator says smoke comes out of Gordon's cylinder valves, but the smoke only travels through the chimney.
- In the US dub, when Thomas first arrives at the Steamworks, he says "Sir Topham Hatt," but his mouth moves to say, "the Fat Controller."
- In the Finnish dub, Kevin's English name is used once by accident.
Merchandise
- Magazine Stories - Victor Says Yes (magazine story) and Victor Says Yes (2016 magazine story)
- Wooden Railway - Victor and the Engine Repair Car (discontinued)
Quotes
- “Hurry up with those valves!
We don't have all day, you know!” - ― 'Arry and Bert
In Other Languages
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Home Media Releases
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| #01 Thomas' Tall Friend | #08 Pop Goes Thomas | #15 Jumping Jobi Wood! |
| #02 James in the Dark | #09 Victor Says Yes | #16 Thomas and Scruff |
| #03 Pingy Pongy Pick Up | #10 Thomas in Charge | #17 O the Indignity |
| #04 Charlie and Eddie | #11 Being Percy | #18 Jitters and Japes |
| #05 Toby and the Whistling Woods | #12 Merry Winter Wish | #19 Merry Misty Island |
| #06 Henry's Health and Safety | #13 Thomas and the Snowman Party | #20 Henry's Magic Box |
| #07 Diesel's Special Delivery | #14 Thomas' Crazy Day | |