Skarloey the Brave

Skarloey the Brave is the twenty-second episode of the ninth series.

Plot
One morning, Skarloey and Rheneas are shunting at the incline. Skarloey teases him and claims he is a scared engine because of how high the incline is. But then a line of trucks break away and come racing towards Skarloey. Skarloey hurries away, rushes past Thomas who is stunned at what he saw, and rolls into a siding, where the trucks safely thunder past to avoid a collision. As they head into the Transfer Yards, Rusty quickly tells the workmen to set the points, and the runaway trucks are diverted into a siding where they are stopped by a snowdrift. Skarloey thinks he was very brave, but Rusty gets all the credit from Mr. Percival. This annoys Skarloey, and vows to show everybody how he is very brave.

When Skarloey starts shunting the next day, he wonders how he can show everyone he is the bravest. Then he has an idea. He does not uncouple from his trucks and is pulled up the incline, much to Rheneas and Duncan's surprise. However, due to Skarloey's weight, the winch breaks and he plummets down the incline, running past Thomas again, and ending up in a snowdrift in the same siding the trucks were at the day before. Skarloey is later scolded by the Thin Controller for his daredevil move, and as a consequence of his actions, several mountain villages will not get any coal as the winch is unable to get the trucks down that Skarloey needs.

Knowing that it is his fault, he climbs up the steep railway to get to the top of the winch the other way. Rheneas and Duncan had brought the supplies to repair the winch and ask Skarloey if he is going to be brave and race down the incline again, but this time, Skarloey politely refuses. As he is more concerned about the villagers than showing everyone how brave he is. He then delivers the coal to all the villagers who are extremely grateful, and he feels like a brave engine.

Characters

 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Duncan
 * Rusty
 * Mr. Percival
 * Thomas
 * Mighty Mac
 * Mrs. Kyndley
 * Jem Cole
 * The Lighthouse Keeper

Locations

 * Echo Pass Ravine
 * Mountain Village Station
 * Skarloey Coal Yard
 * The Transfer Yards

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the ninth series.
 * The Refreshment Coach model before its restoration can be seen next to Skarloey after he gets pulled out of the snowbank.
 * This episode marks Mrs. Kyndley's last appearance, excluding a mention in The Great Race.
 * This is the third time that trucks break away from the incline, the first being the fourth series episode, Trucks, and the second being the fifth series episode, Snow.
 * This is the fourth episode in the ninth series, after Rheneas and the Dinosaur, The Magic Lamp and Emily Knows Best where Thomas appears, but does not speak.
 * This episode features similar plot elements to the sixth series episode, Dunkin Duncan, in which a narrow gauge engine is pulled up the incline and then unexpectedly ends up in an accident. However, in this case, Skarloey does it on purpose.
 * In the US dub of this episode, the sound effects at the Incline are barely audible.

Goofs

 * The snow explodes before Skarloey hits it.
 * When Skarloey races down the incline his back wheel is derailed.
 * The track sinks slightly when Skarloey races past Thomas.
 * When Skarloey gets an idea his steam platform can be seen before he stops.
 * In a first person shot of Skarloey the track is bent.
 * When Rheneas says "That would be really brave!" his left eye (viewers right) slightly moves on its own.
 * Towards the end of the episode Skarloey's eyes are misaligned a bit.
 * One of the villagers is frowning.

Merchandise

 * Books - Brave Skarloey (Chinese Book)

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * The Spirit of Sodor
 * The Complete Series 9
 * Christmas Express

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection
 * Ultimate Christmas Gift Set

AUS

 * The Complete Series 9

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection
 * Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack
 * Series Nine and The Great Discovery Double Pack

US/CAN

 * Thomas and the Treasure

DVD Boxsets

 * Best Tales on the Tracks
 * Thomas and the Treasure/Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories Double Feature
 * Ultimate Thomas Collection

ZA

 * Thomas and the Statue

SPN

 * Thomas & Friends - Volume 8

DVD Boxsets

 * Second Season

NL

 * Thomas and the Jet Plane

NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

 * Thomas and the Rainbow

GER

 * The Most Courageous Locomotive in the World

HUN

 * Thomas' Day Off

THA

 * Holiday Express
 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 33

MYS

 * Holiday Express
 * Skarloey the Brave and Other Adventures

IDN

 * Holiday Express

JPN

 * Full of Courage, Go!Go!Go!
 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 9 Vol.6
 * There Are Lots Of Thomas & Friends

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 4 Vol. 3

HK

 * Holiday Express
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 29

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 16

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