Something Fishy

"He's fallen in the water!"

- The trucks, after Thomas derails

Something Fishy is the fifteenth episode of the seventh series.

Plot
Arthur is new to the railway and is still learning his way around. One morning, he discovers the fishing village, and soon sees it as his favourite place on the island. That evening, the Fat Controller comes to the shed looking for an engine to run a new line to the fishing village. Thomas and Percy look away as they had enough work to do. Arthur hopes he will be chosen, but the Fat Controller ends up choosing Thomas, who is not very pleased. Arthur is disappointed when the Fat Controller sends him to haul coal to the Steelworks instead.

Later, Thomas is having a washdown when Arthur arrives and teases him. Thomas complains of the smell and Arthur knows he would be happier than Thomas if he was running the line.

Thomas is sent to collect some fish and is impatient to be loaded up when a fisherman tells him to enjoy the smell, to which Thomas snorts in disgust. When he leaves, the trip initially starts off smooth, but a set of malfunctioning points leaves the trucks the right direction, and Thomas diverted onto an old pier line. He falls through an uncompleted causeway gap into a tidal pool, much to the trucks' delight. When the Fat Controller hears the news, he checks the timetables and sends Arthur to assist Thomas.

Due to the heat, the ice keeping the fish fresh begins to melt and Thomas is worried that it will go off. Arthur is surprised to find Thomas in the water, but Thomas is not concerned about himself and tells Arthur to take the fish and leave him. Arthur takes the fish away and hurries to the Docks, delivering the fish just in time.

Later, Arthur finds Thomas in the fitter's yard, who proposes that they trade jobs. When the Fat Controller is looking for a replacement for Thomas, Arthur volunteers and asks the Fat Controller if he could run it permanently. The Fat Controller agrees and allows Arthur to run it. Arthur is proud to be running his routine work on the fishing line.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Arthur
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Fisherman
 * Percy
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Duck
 * Emily
 * Murdoch
 * Spencer
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Cranky
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * Farmer Trotter
 * One stone-dropping boy
 * Mrs. Last
 * The Lighthouse Keeper
 * Big Mickey
 * Farmer McColl

Locations

 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouse
 * Tidmouth Tunnel
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Maithwaite
 * Norramby Fishing Village
 * The Pier
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Coaling Plant
 * Knapford Sheds
 * The Runby Bridge
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Sodor Cement Works
 * The Steelworks

Trivia

 * The opening shot of the episode features unused stock footage from the sixth series.
 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the seventh series.
 * The line "He's fallen in the water!" is a quote often used in the radio comedy The Goon Show, of which David Mitton was a fan.
 * Due to scenes on one particular set across the season being filmed in one go, the scene of Arthur passing Duck and Percy and the coaling plant and the scene at the coaling plant in Peace and Quiet have the same arrangement of oil tankers and trucks in front of the coal hopper, the main difference being Duck and Percy have switched positions.
 * This episode marks:
 * The last time until the twentieth series episode, Bradford the Brake Van, that vans have been seen with faces. This also marks the last time the trucks are voiced by Junior Campbell, as from the eighth series onward, the trucks gain unique voices.
 * Knapford Sheds' first appearance since the first series episode, Off the Rails, not counting the stock footage appearance.
 * Murdoch and Spencer's first appearances and only non-speaking roles in the seventh series.
 * Thomas' third sad face mask (anguished/horrified sad face) since the second series episode, Thomas Comes to Breakfast.
 * This is one of several episodes from the seventh series to have its title card read on Nick Jr. and PBS half-hour nineth series airings.
 * The events of this episode are mentioned by Bill during the song Where in the World is Thomas? from Big World! Big Adventures!, although he said bridge and not pier.
 * The first shot of the episode features unused footage from the sixth series.
 * The title used in the Welsh dub is the same title used in the Welsh dub of the fifth series episode, Something in the Air.
 * In the UK, this episode aired before Peace and Quiet and Gordon and Spencer, so the British audience would not know who Murdoch and Spencer were.
 * In Australia, this episode was released early on VHS and DVD before the seventh series aired on television so the Australian audience would not know who Arthur was, never mind Emily and Murdoch appearing as cameos.

Goofs

 * The narration is out of sync until the scene of Thomas at the fishing village on the Nick Jr. airings of the ninth series.
 * When Arthur passes through the Fishing Village for the first time, a camera shadow is seen.
 * Henry's eyes are wonky when he is at Tidmouth Sheds.
 * Arthur is shown to be smiling when taking coal trucks to the Steelworks, despite the narrator saying he felt disappointed.
 * When Thomas arrives at the fishing village, there are dirty vans at both ends of his train, but when he goes over the bridge, both vans are at the front of the train. When Arthur takes them away, one of the vans is in the middle.
 * In the shot from Thomas' point of view where he is separated from the fish vans, the camera is not aligned with rails on the pier.
 * Thomas' eyes are wonky right before he falls off the pier.
 * When Thomas falls off the pier:
 * The pier track shakes a bit; the background also moves slightly and the lighting changes, indicating a film cut.
 * His tail lamp does not have a handle. But when Arthur arrives to pick up the vans, it gains a handle.
 * When the trucks say "He's fallen in the water", only two of them are shown with the brake van. This is only noticeable in the widescreen version.
 * Thomas falls face first off the pier, but lands cab first.
 * When Thomas is shown in the tidal pool, the end of the set can be seen behind him.
 * When Arthur sees Thomas in the tidal pool and pulls the fish vans to the docks, he has Spencer's whistle sound.
 * When Thomas is pushing the fish vans, the brake van has a light. But when Arthur takes the vans, the light is gone.
 * In the scene at Knapford Sheds, Arthur's left eyebrow is smudged and Murdoch's left eyebrow has a scratch on it.
 * When Arthur arrives at the docks, the brake van's colour changes.
 * When Arthur is leaving the fishing village, his eyes are wonky.

Quotes

 * Trucks: [after Thomas derails] He's fallen in the water!




 * Thomas: Thank you for helping me.
 * Arthur: Thank you. I wish I had the fishing village line all the time.
 * Thomas: Then tell The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt, because I don't like fish.

Merchandise

 * Motor Road and Rail - Arthur's Fish Delivery
 * Board Books - Arthur's Harbour Run

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Engines to the Rescue
 * The Complete Series 7

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection
 * Peep Peep Party/Engines to the Rescue/The Chocolate Crunch Double Pack

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
 * Essential Collection
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * 3 DVDs
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

WAL

 * Machines Save the Day

US

 * Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Adventure On the Tracks
 * Totally Thomas Volume 6

MYS

 * The Spotless Record and Other Adventures
 * Something Fishy and Other Adventures

SWE

 * The Snow Engine

DK

 * Snow Engine and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.3
 * To Transport a Lot Today
 * Whole Sodor Island Adventure

ITA

 * Hooray for Thomas

KOR

 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature
 * Character Special Edition Series Vol. 1

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 25

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 18
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 4

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 17

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