Thomas and the Spaceship

"How many spaceships did you find?"

- Gordon

Thomas and the Spaceship is the seventh episode of the eleventh series.

Plot
One foggy night, Percy breaks down on his way home, so Thomas brings him back to Tidmouth Sheds. On the way, Percy sees some lights flashing in the sky and is convinced it is a spaceship. Gordon dismisses these claims and calls Percy a silly little engine, but before Thomas can argue, the Fat Controller gives him the job of pulling Percy's mail train.

Thomas sets off and promises to prove Percy right. On the way, he sees flashing lights at the bottom of Gordon's Hill, but it only turns out to be workmen performing maintenance. He later sees another flashing light, but it turns out to only be the Lighthouse. He finally sees some flashing lights gliding through the sky and follows them, but it turns out to be Jeremy landing at the Sodor Airport.

Exhausted and disappointed, Thomas realises that he has not done his job of pulling the mail. He sadly returns to Tidmouth Sheds and asks Gordon to help him deliver the mail on time. Gordon, feeling important when being told how fast and strong he is, agrees to help.

The next night, the fog is gone and all of the engines watch Jeremy land and Percy believes that Jeremy is more splendid than a spaceship anyway.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Jeremy
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * James
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants

Locations

 * Gordon's Hill
 * Sodor Airport
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Brendam Warehouse
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouse

Trivia

 * There were a few differences made in the individual airings and DVDs compared to the Nick Jr. UK/PBS Kids airing Believing:
 * An alternative angle of Henry, Gordon and James at the docks.
 * An alternative angle of Thomas leaving to collect Percy's mail.
 * An alternative angle of Thomas approaching the lights where the workmen were fixing tracks and there was more fog in the re-filmed version as opposed to the original version.
 * The episode's plot would be later used for the twenty-second series episode, Seeing is Believing.

Goofs

 * When Thomas stops on the top of Gordon's Hill, a crew member's hand can be seen pushing a mail van.

Merchandise

 * Books - Thomas and the Spaceship

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * The Best of Thomas
 * The Complete Series 11

DVD Packs

 * 10 DVD Boxset
 * Classic Collection
 * The Best of Friends

US

 * Fun on the Rails Playpack

AUS

 * The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 2
 * The Complete Series 11

DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection

ZA

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

SPN

 * Thomas Is Done to the Sea

GER

 * Thomas and the Spaceship

DVD Boxsets

 * 11 Great Stories with Thomas and his Friends
 * Adventure on Rails!

NOR/SWE/DNK/FIN

 * Thomas Gets Wind in the Sails

ARA

 * Thomas Sets Sail

MYS

 * Dream On and Other Adventures
 * Hide and Peep and Other Adventures

THA

 * Dream On

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.2
 * I Dreamed Thomas Goodnight Bedtime Stories!
 * Full of Adventure on Sodor

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 6 Vol. 1

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 23

HK
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 36
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 23

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