Thomas and the Lighthouse

"It's going to be a wonderful party!"

- Henry

Thomas and the Lighthouse also known as, The Lighthouse Bulb is the ninth episode of the eleventh series.

Plot
The engines are busy preparing things for the harvest festival and the fireworks party. At Tidmouth Sheds, the Fat Controller gives Thomas a more important job: delivering a new light bulb to the lighthouse so the ships at sea can make it home safe and that warns Thomas to go slow as the light bulb will break easily. As Thomas heads to the warehouse to collect the bulb, he daydreams of the party and becomes excited. Thomas carefully sets off with the bulb at first and slows down at every bend and every junction.

Thomas stops at a signal where Emily is waiting with the merry-go-round. Thomas knows that the lighthouse is far away and that he will miss the fireworks party, so he goes a little fast. When he meets James taking on water with vans of fireworks, he increases his speed a little more. But when he sees Henry pulling swings and a seesaw, Toby pulling the clown costumes and Percy pulling coaches full of children in costumes, Thomas becomes more excited and speeds up even more. But up ahead, Harvey is replacing some tracks and a barrier is put up to warn the engines, but Thomas cannot slow down for the barrier in time and smashes the bulb.

Thomas races back to the warehouse to collect another light bulb, knowing he will miss the fireworks party. When Thomas stops at a signal, Edward tells him that he is going to collect the Chinese Dragon for the party, but Thomas is more focused on getting the new light bulb for the lighthouse. Thomas collects the light bulb and heads towards the lighthouse not thinking about the fireworks party on the way when he passes Toby with the choir and Edward with the Chinese Dragon. Thomas arrives at the lighthouse and heads back to Tidmouth Sheds knowing that he has missed the fair's fireworks display when it goes dark, but he sees something even better: the lighthouse light flashing.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * James
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * The Chinese Dragon
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * The School Choir
 * Percy
 * Harvey
 * The Clowns
 * Kuffy the Clown
 * Gordon
 * Henrietta
 * Rocky
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * The Lighthouse Keeper

Locations

 * Maithwaite
 * Tower Windmill
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Sodor Fuel Depot
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouse
 * Gordon's Hill

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the eleventh episode of the eleventh series.
 * The episode has a similarly to the eighth series episode, Thomas Gets it Right.
 * Cyril the Fogman is the lighthouse keeper.
 * This episode marks the last of a few things:
 * The Chinese Dragon's last appearance, excluding it’s mention in the twenty-third series episode, Wish You Were Here.
 * Cyril's last speaking role until the twenty-second series episode, Samson and the Fireworks.
 * The last episode where the blue supports underneath Thomas' whistle are seen.
 * The glass breaking sound used in this episode when the bulb breaks is the same one from Thomas, Percy and the Squeak when the windows shatter.

Goofs

 * After Thomas crashes and breaks the light bulb, his face moves a bit.
 * When Thomas runs to get a new light bulb, the new one can be seen already on his flatbed.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster - Thomas at the Lighthouse
 * Books - Thomas and the Lighthouse
 * Magazine Stories - Thomas and the Lighthouse!

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * The Complete Series 11

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection

US/CAN

 * Playtime Pals

DVD Boxsets

 * Summertime Fun!/Playtime Pals Double Feature

ZA

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

SPN

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

GER

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

NOR/SWE/DNK/FIN

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

MYS

 * Thomas and the Storyteller and Other Adventures

THA

 * Thomas and the Storyteller

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.2
 * I Dreamed Thomas Goodnight Bedtime Stories!

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 6 Vol. 2

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 37

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 24

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