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Victor Says Yes
Episode Overview
Writer	Denise Cassar
Director	Greg Tiernan
Producer	Nicole Stinn
Narrator	Michael Angelis (UK) Michael Brandon (US)
Release Details
Series	14
Series no.	14.09
Number	337
Released	21st October 2010 (UK) 12th December 2010 (US) 12th May 2011 (GER) 27th May 2011 (HUN) 5th August 2011 (UK/IRL; Nick Jr.) 14th October 2011 (AUS) 9th December 2011 (KOR; EBS) 31st March 2012 (NOR) 20th May 2012 (JPN) 11th August 2016 (KOR; KBS)
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“I thought you were Really Useful.”

―The Fat Controller towards Victor

Victor Says Yes is the ninth episode of the fourteenth series.

Plot

It is a very busy day at the Steamworks. 'Arry and Bert are to have new valves fitted, Percy is waiting to have a new coat of paint applied, Edward has his broken boiler, and there are also trucks being repaired. Then, the Fat Controller and Gordon, who has blocked 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 broken footplate. Victor knows that there is no room and no time to fix Thomas, but Victor is 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 knows that he doesn't 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 valves shoot soot all over the Fat Controller's car as he returns to check on Gordon. The Fat Controller is very cross 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 valves, he tells Emily her buffers will be polished the next day, he tells Edward to wait his turn and promises to have his boiler fixed very soon, then he tells Percy he will be repainted soon, next he promises that 'Arry and Bert will be fixed straight after Gordon, and he 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. 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
  • Victor's Shed
• Sodor Slate Quarry
• Brendam Docks (mentioned)

Cast

UK, IRL, AUS, NZ, MYS and ZA

• 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 and CAN

• 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 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 the Fat Controller brings Gordon to the Steamworks, Gordon's regulator is still open when he stops.
• In some scenes of Victor moving and then stopping his boiler wobbles.
• The narrator says smoke comes out of Gordon's valves, but it is actually coming from his cylinders. However, smoke only travels through the chimney.
• In the US narration, 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)

Quotes

“Hurry up with those valves!
We don't 'ave all day, you know!”

―'Arry and Bert

In Other Languages

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Language Title Brazilian Portuguese Victor Diz Sim Chinese Mandarin 维多做主 Czech Viktor Toho moc Naslibuje Danish Victor Siger Ja Finnish Viktorin Työkiireet French Victor ne sait pas dire non German Victor übernimmt sich Greek Ο Βίκτορ λέει Ναι Hungarian Viktor igent mond Indonesian Victor Berkata Ya Italian Victor Dice Sì Japanese ビクターはおおいそがし Korean 거절 못하는 빅터 Norwegian Victor sier alltid ja Polish Wiktor się Zgadza Romanian Victor Spune Da Russian Виктор перестарался Spanish Víctor Dice Sí Swedish Victor säger ja Turkish Victor Evet Diyor Welsh Victor yn dweud iawn

Home Media Releases

UK Wobbly Wheels and Whistles The Complete Series 14 DVD Boxsets Sodor's Heroes! US/AUS/NOR/SWE/DK/FIN Wobbly Wheels and Whistles US DVD Boxsets Full Steam Ahead THA Victor Says Yes CHN Pop Goes Thomas GER The Funny Noise JPN Thomas is Role Model ITA Thomas and the Runaway Kite MYS Thomas's Crazy Day

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