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- "I know you can't hear me but good night to you too, Percy."
- ― Thomas
Wish You Were Here is the fourteenth episode of the twenty-third series.
Plot
Thomas misses his best friend, Percy, while working on the Chinese railway.
Characters
- Thomas
- Percy
- Yong Bao
- Hong-Mei
- An An and Yin-Long
- The Great Railway Show Flagman (cameo)
- The Female Puppet Show Entertainer (cameo)
- The Chinese Dragon (mentioned)
Locations
- China
- Chinese Railway Sheds
- Chinese Railway Shunting Yard
- The Chinese Town Halt
- Chinese Town Halt Tunnel
- The River Station
- Cherry Blossom Runby (fantasy)
- The Nature Reserve (fantasy)
- The Bamboo Forest (fantasy)
- Great Wall of China (fantasy)
- Tu Zi Quan (fantasy)
- Island of Sodor
Cast
UK
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy
- Dan Li as Yong Bao
- Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
- Siu-see Hung as An An and a Passenger
- Windson Liong as Yin-Long and a Passenger
- Matt Wilkinson as a Wellsworth Station Workman
US
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Dan Li as Yong Bao
- Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
- Siu-see Hung as An An and a Passenger
- Windson Liong as Yin-Long and a Passenger
- Matt Wilkinson as a Wellsworth Station Workman
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the fourteenth episode of the twenty-third series.
- References to the third series episodes Thomas, Percy and the Post Train and Thomas, Percy and the Dragon, the twenty-second series episode Thomas and the Dragon and the movie Tale of the Brave are made in this episode. The advice that Percy tells Thomas was the same advice Gator told Percy in said movie.
- This episode shares the same name as one of the Shining Time Station episodes from Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales.
- This is the only episode of a few things:
- The only international episode to physically feature any Sodor engines besides Thomas, though through a fantasy sequence.
- The only episode in the twenty-third series set in China and marks the only appearances of Yong Bao, Hong-Mei, An An and Yin-Long in the twenty-third series (excluding the former's stock footage cameo in Grudge Match). It also marks the only time their voice actors appear in said series.
- This episode marks the last episode of a few things:
- The last episode where Dan Li voices Yong Bao, as Chris Lew Kum Hoi assumes the role in the next series.
- Hong-Mei, An An and Yin-Long's last appearances, due to their absence in Yong Bao and the Tiger.
- Apart from Thomas reading the title aloud, this episode does not include any narration.
- The title is a common postcard quote.
- On the Nick Jr. US airing of this episode, it was paired with Diesel Glows Away.
Merchandise
- Magazine Stories - Wish You Were Here (2022) and Wish You Were Here! (2024)
In Other Languages
Language | Title |
---|---|
Brazilian Portuguese | Gostaria que você estivesse aqui |
Czech | Kéž bys byl tady |
Dutch | Was Jij Maar Hier |
Estonian | Oleks sa Ometi Siin |
German | Thomas vermisst seinen Freund |
Indonesian | Kuharap Kau Disini Percy |
Italian | Amici lontani |
Japanese | パーシーにあいたい |
Korean | 그리운 나의 친구 |
Latin American Spanish | Desearía que estuviera aquí |
Latvian | Kaut tu būtu šeit |
Lithuanian | Norėčiau, Kad tu Būtum čia |
Polish | Szkoda, że Cię Nie Ma |
Romanian | Aș Vrea să Fii Aici |
Russian | Тоска по другу |
Spanish | Ojalá estuviéramos juntos |
Turkish | Keşke Burada Olsan |
Vietnamese | Ước Gì Có Bạn Ở Đây |
Home Media Releases
UK/AUS
NL
#01 Free the Roads | #09 Diesel Do Right | #17 Lorenzo's Solo |
#02 Crowning Around | #10 Grudge Match | #18 Deep Trouble |
#03 Chucklesome Trucks | #11 Panicky Percy | #19 Too Loud, Thomas! |
#04 The Other Big Engine | #12 Laid Back Shane | #20 Diesel Glows Away |
#05 Heart of Gold | #13 Rangers of the Rails | Special #01 Steam Team to the Rescue |
#06 Batucada | #14 Wish You Were Here | Special #02 All Tracks Lead to Rome |
#07 Gordon Gets the Giggles | #15 Out of Site | Special #03 Mines of Mystery |
#08 Thomas Makes a Mistake | #16 First Day on Sodor! | |