Thomas and the Shooting Star

"Never having to work with Diesel again… or never wearing my snowplough… or never having to pull smelly fish!"

- Thomas deciding on what to wish for

Thomas and the Shooting Star is the sixteenth episode of the tenth series.

Plot
One evening, the engines are trying to getting their jobs early because a shooting star is going to be seen that night and they all want to make a wish; Gordon hopes to be grander, James wants to be redder and Percy to always pull the mail train, while Thomas is unsure about whether he wants to wish for never working with Diesel, wearing his snowplough, or pulling fish ever again. However, the Fat Controller arrives with news that there has been a power cut and Thomas is to take engineers to repair the electrics at the power station, while also telling him to go the quickest way.

Thomas wants to do as the Fat Controller says, but it’s soon nighttime and he comes across a tunnel, which he avoids going in because he doesn’t want to miss the shooting star and the tunnel was long and dark and so takes a different route. He soon comes across Henry’s forest, but avoids it for the same reason and the branches covered the sky and then again with Shen Valley, which had a cutting. It was the fastest way to the power station but the cutting long and deep and the cliffs were high up. As a result he gets lost. Soon, Percy is concerned when Thomas doesn’t return while the other engines are thinking about their wishes. Now more concerned about getting to the power station, Thomas wishes that he can see when the shooting star comes across the sky over him, and Thomas finally sees the power station. Upon arriving, the engineers quickly work to get the power back on while Thomas puffs home.

When Thomas returns to Tidmouth Sheds, he finds the engines talking about their wishes; while Gordon feels grander and James feels that he is redder, Percy is happy to see Thomas back home safely, as is Thomas.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry
 * Edward
 * Emily
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Diesel

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Tidmouth Goods Station
 * Knapford
 * Maron
 * Maithwaite
 * Shen Valley
 * Sodor Power Station
 * Bridge over Single-Track Tunnel Runby
 * Henry's Forest
 * Topham Hall
 * Crosby Tunnel
 * Gordon's Hill
 * The Bridge over the Rocky River

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the fifteenth episode of the tenth series.
 * It is overall the 250th episode of the television series.
 * Unedited stock footage from Thomas and the Rainbow is used.
 * This marks the only appearance of the Sodor Power Station in the television series to date.
 * The constellation the shooting star passes in front of is Orion.
 * A Thomas poster is seen in the boy's bedroom.
 * Even though the US dub of this episode was never released on home media in the US, Michael Brandon's dub of this episode along with Sticky Taffy Thomas and Which Way Now? were released on a Brazilian DVD, New Adventures of Thomas.
 * Some of Thomas' wishes he wants to wish for are some reference to the first series episode, Thomas, Terence and the Snow, the eighth series episode, Fish and possibly the ninth series episode, Flour Power are made.

Goofs

 * During the night sky scenes, whenever the camera moves, the stars move with it.

Merchandise

 * Sound Books - Thomas Makes His Wish

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Carnival Capers
 * The Complete Series 10

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS

 * Carnival Capers
 * The Complete Series 10
 * The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 2

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection
 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends
 * Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack
 * The Complete Series Ten and Hero of the Rails Double Pack
 * Carnival Capers and Bashing Crashing Benny Double Pack

BRA

 * New Adventures with Thomas

CHN

 * Thomas & Friends - 65 Years - Making Tracks to Great Destinations

THA

 * Thomas & Friends - 65 Years - Making Tracks to Great Destinations
 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 43

MYS

 * Big Strong Henry and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends - 65 Years - Making Tracks to Great Destinations

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 21
 * Thomas & Friends - 65 Years - Making Tracks to Great Destinations

JPN

 * I Dreamed Thomas Goodnight Bedtime Stories!
 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 10 Vol.5
 * Thomas and the Pirate's Treasure

NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

 * Thomas and the Jet Plane

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

SPN

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 11

DVD Boxsets

 * Second Season

HUN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine 13 - The Trip

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 5 Vol. 2

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 19

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