Edward's Brass Band

"You useless little engines are always in the way!"

- Cranky, after Edward is knocked off the track

Edward's Brass Band is the fifth episode of the seventh series.

Plot
During the summer, there are a lot of attractions for visitors to the Island, like the brass band. One day, Edward is very excited; the Fat Controller has given him the job of picking up the band and taking them to a concert staged for the next night. Edward cannot wait to hear their wonderful music.

But as Edward steams through Brendam Docks, he does not notice Big Mickey unloading a huge boiler from a ship. He accidentally swings the boiler, knocking Edward off the rails and into a pile of coal. Cranky had been watching Edward and insults him. The Fat Controller arrives and tells Edward that he will have to go to the fitters yard and Bertie will take the band to their concert, to his sadness.

That night, a storm rolls in while the workmen are trying to repair Edward, leaving him feeling sad and very damp. The next morning, Edward asks if the workmen will be finished soon. The Fat Controller tells Edward that he will not be repaired in time and that Bertie must take the band to the concert, making him feel worse.

Bertie collects the band and sets off. But he finds that the storm has flooded a large part of the road, so his driver decides to take a shortcut across a muddy field. But Bertie becomes stuck in the mud and he cannot budge. The band begins to worry that they will be late to the concert, but the leader has an idea.

By now, Edward has been fully mended and coupled to some coaches. Suddenly, he and his driver hear some music coming from the distance, which turns out to be a Morse code for help and hurry to see what the matter is. The band is delighted to see their old friend and Edward promises to get them to the concert on time. They climb aboard his coaches and they set off.

That night, the concert is a great success. Everyone loves the band's music, especially Edward.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Bertie
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Charlie Sand
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Stepney
 * Big Mickey
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Donald
 * Skarloey
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Trevor
 * Sidney Hever
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Jem Cole
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Farmer McColl
 * One stone-dropping boy
 * The Portly Man
 * The Fisherman
 * James
 * Toby
 * Mrs. Kyndley
 * Nancy
 * The Captain
 * The Storyteller
 * Cyril the Fogman

Locations

 * The Runby Bridge
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouse
 * The Old Trestle Bridge
 * Tidmouth Bay
 * Wellsworth
 * Yards
 * Tower Windmill
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * The Works
 * Norramby Fishing Village
 * The Muddy Field
 * Tidmouth Tunnel

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the fourth episode of the seventh series.
 * The LT Warehouse from the TUGS episode High Tide can be seen.
 * Extended stock footage from Edward the Very Useful Engine is used, as is re-edited stock footage from Scaredy Engines and a pre-filmed deleted scene from The Grand Opening.
 * This episode is the first occurrence of several things:
 * The first time a model from TUGS was used as a character, which was Big Mickey.
 * The first time in the series that Edward gets into an accident, derailed or not.
 * The first time Edward's shocked face is used since the first series episode, Edward and Gordon.
 * The first time Edward's angry face is seen without teeth on his model since the second series episode, Percy and the Signal, as well as the first appearance of his face since the third series episode, Escape and since the second series episode without teeth since the second series episode, Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree.
 * The first time Edward's exhausted/anxious face is used on-screen since the second series episode, The Runaway.
 * In the original version with music by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell, the alarm uses the SOS signal in Morse Code. In the new version with music by Robert Hartshorne, the alarm is just a simple musical ditty. Some other international versions use another SOS signal as well.
 * This is one of several episodes from the seventh series to have its title card read on Nick Jr., PBS and Treehouse TV airings of Series 9.
 * Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell's score of the episode features Spencer's theme at the very beginning.
 * This episode marks the only for a few things:
 * Edward's only speaking role in the seventh series and the only time he speaks once in the series until the twenty-third series special, Steam Team to the Rescue.
 * The only appearances of The Flooded Road and The Muddy Field.
 * Cranky's only speaking role in the seventh series.
 * Tidmouth Bay's only physical appearance in the seventh series.
 * This is the last episode of three things:
 * The last episode of Gullane Entertainment paired in a Nick Jr., PBS Kids and Treehouse TV half-hour airing. However there were three episodes of the series, Bad Day at Castle Loch, The Runaway Elephant and Snow Engine that were released in 2006 on the US VHS/DVD Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures.
 * The last episode in where Edward's exhausted face retains its second series looks. The future seasons will have different eyebrows for his face.
 * Not counting the stock footage cameo in Harold and the Flying Horse, Donald's last appearance without Douglas.

Goofs

 * A behind the scenes picture of Edward being repaired shows his empty tender with wires inside.
 * At the beginning, Gordon has Edward's whistle sound.
 * The US dub is out of sync during the conversation between Edward and Thomas and during the scene with Edward and Bertie.
 * The rolling gantry crane is not actually on rails in the shot of Edward puffing into the docks.
 * When Edward puffs by the curve before he gets hit by the ship's boiler, his body is off-centre.
 * Before and after Edward gets hit by the ship's boiler, a few occurrences can be seen:
 * His eyes are wonky.
 * He has his shocked face mask long before the boiler hits him.
 * Long after Edward is hit by the boiler, he still has his shocked face on when the narrator says "Poor Edward!", before it changes to his sad face in the next cut.
 * Studio equipment is reflected in Bertie's back window in one shot of him going along the muddy road.
 * Some of the band members lack mouths on their models.

Quotes

 * Cranky: [after Edward is knocked off the track] You useless little engines are always in the way.




 * [after Edward is mended]
 * Charlie (Edward's Driver): I can hear music.
 * Edward: That's not music, that's an alarm!

Merchandise

 * Books - Edward's Brass Band and Edward and the Brass Band

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Happy Little Helpers
 * The Complete Series 7
 * Big Strong Henry & Edward's Brass Band

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

WAL

 * Hip Hip Hooray for Thomas

US

 * Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Totally Thomas Volume 5
 * On-the-Go Pack

AUS

 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Packs

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

DK

 * Hip Hooray for Thomas and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

SWE

 * Hooray for Thomas!

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.6
 * A Nice Little Story of Thomas the Tank Engine

MYS

 * Emily's New Coaches and Other Adventures

ITA

 * The Queen of Sodor

KOR

 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 16
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 11

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 23
 * Superstar Children's Favourites Vol. 7

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 16

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