Heave Ho Thomas!

"Howdy, everybody. Thomas is overloaded right now. I'll whistle for him!"

- Hank

Heave Ho Thomas! is the sixth episode of the twelfth series.

Plot
Thomas is called to the docks to meet a new engine called Hank, who hails from America and is reported to be very strong. When Hank first arrives, the Fat Controller gives Thomas three jobs that he has to do: take new machinery to the factory, pick up stone to deliver to the shunting yard and pick up an old tractor from Farmer McColl’s farm to take to the repair yard, all of which he is to do with Hank to show him the important sights of Sodor and be back at Knapford by tea time for Hank’s welcome party.

When Thomas and Hank officially meet, Thomas takes offence when Hank calls him little. When Hank offers to take Thomas’ heavy loads, Thomas attempts to prove his strength and pull them all by himself. He starts with the machinery and instead of going to the factory, he heads straight to the quarry to pick up the stone trucks. Hank again offers to help, but Thomas still refuses though he is left out of puff to whistle “hello” to some children. The two both head to Farmer McColl’s farm to pick up the tractor which Hank once again offers to help with, but Thomas is adamant that he can do it on his own.

Again, Thomas is out of puff but he continues going while Hank whistles “hello” for him. Eventually, all of the heavy loads cause Thomas to crack his cylinder. Apologising to Hank, Thomas asks for his help which Hank is all to happy to agree to and the two engines deliver the loads. They later arrive at Knapford station for Hank's welcome party where Thomas calls Hank a strong engine, while Hank states that everyone on Sodor cheers for Thomas which is something to be proud of.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Hank
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * The Ginger-haired Boy
 * The Blond-haired Boy
 * The Welsh Bird Watcher
 * A Schoolgirl
 * The Female Puppet Show Entertainer
 * Big Mickey

Locations

 * Maron
 * The Lumber Mill
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Sodor Slate Quarry
 * McColl Farm
 * The Repair Yard
 * Knapford
 * Knapford Yards
 * M.C. Bunn

Trivia

 * Pre-filmed edited footage from Thomas Puts the Brakes On is used.
 * Hank's theme is an instrumental version of Hail to the Chief.
 * The diesel engine from Emily and the Special Coaches is one of Thomas' loads.
 * The ship's boiler from Edward's Brass Band is seen in the Repair Yard.
 * In the episode, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy do not have CGI faces when they are at Knapford, but they do in promotional images.
 * This is the first and only appearance of Hank.
 * This episode marks the first appearance of Farmer McColl in CGI.
 * Due to scenes on one particular set across the season being filmed in one go, the scene of the engines at Knapford shows them in the same spots as they were in the ending scene of Thomas and the Billboard, the first episode of the twelfth series, except Edward and Toby have swapped spots and Diesel is absent.
 * This episode marks the last appearance of Thomas' unused anxious face from the third series, with teeth at the bottom.
 * Stanley's theme can be heard when Thomas and Hank puff through Maron station and when Hank helps Thomas, despite the fact that Stanley himself does not appear at all in this episode.
 * This episode was never released on DVD or shown on television in Japan. It has only been shown in Thomas Land's 3D Theatre.

Goofs

 * The Fat Controller says "You are all here to welcome the new engine," but only Thomas and Percy are there.
 * In the close up of Percy at the docks, a small chip of paint is missing on the side of his boiler.
 * When Thomas backs up to the machine trucks, his steam platform is visible.
 * The narrator refers to Thomas' backhead as his cylinder.
 * In the shot of Thomas' backhead, he does not have a driver or a fireman.
 * In the shot after Thomas and Hank pass under the bridge, and when they pass through Maron, wires are visible in Hank's cab.
 * In a close-up of Thomas' wheels spinning at Farmer McColl's, Thomas has no face and his tracking marker is visible.
 * When Thomas and Hank arrive at the shunting yards, the coal trucks on the upper level are derailed.
 * When Hank greets Farmer McColl, Katie can be heard barking, but was not animated to do so.
 * When Thomas and Hank deliver one of their loads, the yardman tips his hat, but it is not animated properly and his fingers do not touch the hat.
 * When Thomas breaks down, his face is slightly adjusted improperly.
 * When Hank pushes Thomas into Knapford, Henry is wearing one of Gordon's face masks. This is the third time Henry had one of Gordon's face masks, the first being Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady and the second being Thomas and the Billboard.
 * When Hank is talking at Knapford, the line behind him leads to bushes.
 * When Thomas says "Thank you, Hank," the engines' faces are improperly adjusted to the angle of the engines.

Merchandise

 * Books - Heave-Ho, Thomas!
 * My Thomas Story Library - Hank
 * Magazine Stories - Heave Ho Thomas! (magazine story)

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Heave Ho!
 * The Best of Thomas
 * The Complete Series 12
 * Best Friends & Heave Ho Thomas!

DVD Packs

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

US

 * High Speed Adventures (Possibly originally)
 * Team Up With Thomas

CAN

 * Team Up With Thomas

DVD Boxsets

 * Adventure Pack
 * Full Steam Ahead

CAN/LATAM

 * Team Up with Thomas

AUS

 * Heave Ho!
 * The Complete Series 12

DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection

MYS

 * Thomas and the Billboard and Other Adventures

ZA

 * Team Up with Thomas
 * Heave Ho!

DVD Boxsets

 * 3 DVD Boxset

FRA

 * Thomas and Friends

IND

 * Henry Gets it Wrong and Other Stories

THA

 * Henry Gets it Wrong

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 7 Vol. 1

TWN

 * Come On! Thomas

HK
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 42
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 26

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