Thomas in Trouble (Series 11)

"Something's wrong, Clangety Clong! Clangety Clong, something's wrong!"

- Annie and Clarabel

Thomas in Trouble is the eighteenth episode of the eleventh series.

Plot
After being sent for maintenance, Thomas is awaiting his final inspection. After Emily exits the shed, James laughs at Thomas and jokes that he has broken down, making him cross. Then the Fat Controller comes to see if he is ready to collect the school choir for a concert. Thomas knows that if he says he is not ready yet, the choir will get taken by somebody else, so he does not listen to him by acting like he is ready and heads off to collect the choir without his final inspection. He soon begins to make very unusual noises, which makes Annie and Clarabel wonder if something is wrong, but Thomas is too excited to care.

At Knapford, Thomas arrives to collect the school choir. Emily notices the noise and asks who is making it. Realising it is Thomas, she asks if he had his final inspection. Thomas just says he is fine, and he sets off to deliver the children. But when he stops at a signal, he is red in the face and feels really tired. Toby asks if Thomas took on enough water at the fitter's yard, but once again, Thomas claims that nothing is wrong with him.

At a level crossing, Thomas starts to billow black smoke as he sees Percy. He also asks if everything is alright, but Thomas still refuses to admit that there is something wrong with him. Then he slows down, diverts to a siding, and while grinding to a halt he breaks down. Thomas feels awful, thinking he has let everybody down. He sees Gordon, but he is too busy pulling the express to help him. Then Thomas hears James; James finds it very funny that he has actually broken down, but he promises to get the choir to the concert on time. Later, Henry comes and takes Thomas back to the repair yard to be mended properly. At the repair yard, he is repaired and has his final inspection, before going back to collect the choir.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The School Choir
 * Henry
 * Salty
 * Henrietta
 * Bertie
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Blond-haired Assistant
 * Big Mickey

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Works
 * Kirk Ronan Junction
 * Knapford
 * The Windmill
 * Brendam Docks
 * Three-Track Level Crossing
 * Three-Track Road Bridge
 * The Lumber Mill

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-first episode of the eleventh series.
 * This episode shares its title with the twenty-second episode of the first series, Thomas in Trouble. This is the third time this has happened in the UK, after Fish and Dirty Work, and this is the second time this occurrence is exclusive to the UK version, after Dirty Work.
 * This episode marks the last appearance of Thomas' depressed and upset facemasks, Gordon's guilty facemask, James' content and grinning facemasks, Percy's shocked facemask, Emily's annoyed facemask and Bertie's chuckling facemask.
 * This episode marks the a few things for Annie and Clarabel:
 * Their only speaking roles in the eleventh series.
 * Their first speaking roles since the ninth series episode, Thomas and the Toy Shop.
 * Their last speaking roles until Blue Mountain Mystery, and thus, their last speaking roles in the model series.
 * Their last speaking roles in an episode until the seventeenth series episode, Scruff's Makeover.
 * The scene of Salty shunting the trucks at the beginning of the episode was clearly mirrored, as Cranky and Big Mickey have switched positions.
 * A photograph from this episode was released as a Royal Mail stamp in 2011 to mark the Reverend Awdry Centenary.

Goofs

 * Thomas started blowing black smoke long before the narrator said he was.
 * When James buffers up to Annie and Clarabel, he does not have a crew.
 * When Toby asks Thomas if he took on enough water at the fitter's yard, one his eyes is misaligned.
 * In the aerial shot of Emily leaving the works sheds, her steam platform is visible a second before the scene changes.
 * When James arrives at the works sheds, he steams off a little bit before he stops moving.
 * When Henry reverses back with Thomas coupled, his steam platform is visible.

Merchandise

 * Books - Thomas in Trouble
 * Royal Mail Stamp

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

 * Fun on the Rails Playpack

ZA

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

SPN

 * Thomas and the Stinky Cheese

GER

 * The New Steam-pipe

NOR/SWE/DNK/FIN

 * Thomas and the Lighthouse

MYS

 * Thomas and the Runaway Car and Other Adventures

THA/IDN

 * Thomas and the Runaway Car

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.4
 * Do Your Best Thomas Masterpiece Collection

KOR

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

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 40

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 26

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