Thomas' Day Off (AEG)

"Hey, Bulstrode! I need you to follow that orb!" "Orb? All I see is an old beachball." "That's no beachball! That is the Orb of Density!"

- Thomas and Bulstrode Thomas' Day Off is the twenty-third episode of the first series.

Plot
One day, Thomas and Percy are heading to Knapford to collect their deliveries. Thomas wants an adventurous delivery, but he can't decide which delivery he wants. Because of this, he ends up not getting a delivery. Upset, Thomas asks Gordon, but Gordon only tells him he has a day off. Excited, Thomas heads to The Maintenance Yard to play on his obstacle course. But soon enough, he realizes it's not fun playing without friends. He looks around the yard for Carly and Sandy, but he can't find anyone. He then sings a sad little lament, before bumping into an old boxcar. Thomas 'befriends' this boxcar and names him Boxy. Thomas then proceeds to show Boxy around the Island.

At Whiff's Recycling Plant, Thomas and Boxy discover an old beachball, which Thomas names the Orb of Destiny. Thomas and Boxy follow the orb around the Island, Thomas now finding joy in being alone. At the docks, the Orb of Destiny is blown into the water, as Cranky lifts Boxy onto Bulstrode. Confused, Thomas asks Cranky to put Boxy back down on the tracks, but then decides to have Cranky lift himself onto Bulstrode. Thomas explains to Bulstrode about their adventure, and how they are trying to get the Orb of Destiny back to the Fairy Queen. Bulstrode, Thomas, and Boxy set off to sea to get the orb back to shore. They encounter Skiff, who manages to push the orb back to the Island. Bulstrode lets Thomas and Boxy off, and the latter two continue their adventure.

Thomas now sings about how he enjoys having an imagination, as he and Boxy follow the orb back to Tidmouth Sheds. At the crossing, they encounter Diesel, and Thomas tells him about their adventures. At first Diesel doesn't notice the oddness in the story, but after crossing the tracks, he is shocked and confused. Thomas then arrives at Tidmouth and tells Percy and Kana about his adventure, with Diesel adding some details. Thomas returns the orb to Kana, the Fairy Queen, before the orb is breezed away by the wind. Thomas decides that his adventure is over, and that he had fun while it lasted.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Diesel
 * Kana
 * Boxy
 * Bulstrode
 * Cranky
 * Skiff
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Whiff
 * Carly
 * Sandy

Locations

 * Knapford
 * The Maintenance Yard
 * The Dark Woods
 * Whiff's Recycling Plant
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Norramby Beach
 * Crumble Canyon
 * Kirk Ronan
 * Rolf's Castle
 * Harwick
 * Tidmouth Sheds

UK

 * Aaron Barashi as Thomas
 * Will Harrison-Wallace as Gordon, Cranky, and Bulstrode
 * Henri Charles as Percy
 * Henry Harrison as Diesel
 * Chloe Raphael as Kana
 * Jai Armstrong as Skiff

US

 * Meesha Contreras as Thomas
 * Neil Crone as Gordon
 * Charlie Zeltzer as Percy
 * Shomoy James Mitchell as Diesel
 * Ava Ro as Kana
 * Cory Doran as Cranky
 * Jamie Watson as Skiff and Bulstrode

Song

 * On My Own

Trivia

 * The title of this episode is shared with an episode from the original series.
 * The fantasy sequence of Thomas and Boxy rolling on a huge beach ball during the second verse of On My Own has similar steam wall effect to the Big World! Big Adventures! era of the original show.
 * This episode marks first for a few things:
 * Bulstrode's first speaking role in an episode since his debut in the original series episode, Special Attraction.
 * Skiff's first appearance in All Engines Go.
 * The first episode to share the same name with a previous one since the original series episode, Dirty Work and counting the American titles, Double Trouble.

Merchandise

 * Magazines - Thomas' Day Off