Alfie Has Kittens

"Hurry, kitty-kitty!"

- Alfie

Alfie Has Kittens is the second episode of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company. It was released on Thomas' Trusty Friends.

Plot
Alfie is taken to a demolition site and is excited, only to become annoyed when Max teases him about his size by calling him "small fry". Alfie soon goes to work with Ned, but he also (albeit unintentionally) makes Alfie feel small which gets him called "half pint" by Monty. Upset by this, he is told by Thomas that size does not matter as long as he is useful.

Alfie decides to take Thomas’ advice and be really useful while helping Oliver demolish a building. As Oliver starts work, Alfie hears a noise inside but no-one believes him. However, the foreman goes to investigate and finds a cat and her three kittens. Since it’s too dangerous for the foreman to send his men in there and Alfie’s the only one small enough to help them, he ventures into the building to rescue the cats. When he is unable to coax them into his bucket, he shields them just as the wall collapses.

Alfie is later congratulated for his efforts by Miss Jenny and Thomas and the other members of the Pack, even Max and Monty, cheer for his heroism. Now, Alfie never complains about being small.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Max and Monty
 * Kelly
 * Ned
 * Jenny Packard
 * The Foreman
 * Oliver

Location

 * The Brickworks

Trivia

 * Filming for this episode was completed by January 27 2003.
 * Mirrored stock footage from the first series episode, Thomas' Train and the sixth series episode It's Only Snow is used.
 * According to storyboards by Robert Gauld-Galliers, Ned was originally going to play a larger role in helping Alfie save the cat and her kittens. However, this idea was cut with Alfie left to rescue the cat and her kittens by himself instead.
 * This episode may have been inspired by the annual story, Thomas and the Tickles.
 * This was the first episode for several things:
 * The first episode of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company to have completed filming.
 * The first appearance of the Pack since the sixth series episode, A Friend in Need.
 * The first episode to feature Thomas' new gauge 3.5 happy face.
 * The first episode to feature Alfie's sad, surprised, smirking and determined faces from the sixth series.
 * The first episode to feature Oliver's shocked face from the sixth series.
 * The first episode directed by Steve Asquith since the sixth series (in production order).
 * The first Jack and the Sodor Construction Company episode produced by Phil Fehrle and Gullane Entertainment since the seventh series.
 * Monty's first appearance in the series.
 * This Jack and the Sodor Construction Company episode marks the last of a few things:
 * The last episode to feature Thomas' original sixth series pack concered face.
 * This was the only Jack and the Pack episode to be written by Abi Grant.

Merchandise

 * My Thomas Story Library - Alfie

UK/US/AUS/NL/GER

 * Thomas' Trusty Friends

UK DVD Boxsets

 * The Ultimate Collection
 * 5 Exciting DVDs

US DVD Boxsets

 * Ultimate Thomas Collection
 * Totally Thomas Volume 9
 * Thomas' Trusty Friends and On Site with Thomas Double Feature

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * 3 Disc Collection
 * Essential Collection (Five Disc Collection)

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