Harold and the Flying Horse

"Well, flattened my funnel! So horses can fly after all!"

- Percy when he saw Pegasus "flying".

Harold and the Flying Horse is the twentieth episode of the seventh series.

Plot
The Vicar is holding a Summer fête and the engines are busy helping. Harold wants to help, but he has to continue with his safety patrol. When Percy delivers deck chairs, decorations and tables, he reminds everyone to come to the fête, including Harold. Harold thanks Percy, but he declines because of his patrolling, and he flies off to Dryaw Airfield to refuel. When he arrives, he sees Pegasus the carthorse getting ready for the fête to give rides to the children. It leaves Harold even more left out and he wishes he could help.

Thomas arrives at Dryaw to pick up passengers to take to the fête. Harold asks Thomas where he was going, and he answers that everyone is going to the fête. Harold replies that he is the only one not going since he is on duty. Thomas says kindly that being a rescue Helicopter is important, but Harold says no one needs saving.

However, he gets an emergency call from the Fat Controller that Pegasus is stuck in a ditch and the children will be disappointed if he does not get to the party. After Harold leaves, Percy says that Pegasus is a funny name for a horse. The Fat Controller tells Percy that it is the name of a flying horse from "a very old story," but Percy thinks he is being clever and points out that horses cannot fly.

Harold arrives to the rescue, where Thomas is waiting. Thomas tells Harold that while they were loading the cart, Pegasus ran into the ditch and got stuck. Thomas leaves to take the cart to the fête and Harold winches Pegasus out and lifts him into the air. When Percy sees Pegasus, he thinks that Pegasus is flying and the children cheer. Pegasus is hitched to the cart, the fête begins and Harold is hailed as a hero at the fête afterwards.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Toby
 * Skarloey
 * Rusty
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * Butch
 * Tiger Moth
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Jem Cole
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Nancy
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Harold's Pilots
 * The Mid Sodor Railway Manager
 * Tiger Moth's Pilot
 * The Captain
 * Donald
 * Duke
 * One stone-dropping boy

Locations

 * Dryaw
 * Dryaw Airfield
 * Maithwaite
 * Suddery Castle
 * Rumblin Bridge
 * The Old Trestle Bridge
 * Hawin Ab
 * Norramby Fishing Village
 * Rheneas Viaduct

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the ninth episode of the seventh series.
 * Stock footage from Trucks, Thomas and the Rumours, Oliver's Find, Make Someone Happy, and James and the Red Balloon is used, as is mirrored stock footage from Thomas and the Rumours.
 * The Fat Controller indirectly references the Greek mythology.
 * Pegasus' cart is really Trevor's hay cart from Twin Trouble.
 * This is the first released series 7 episode to be narrated by Michael Brandon in the US.
 * In addition, on the Thomas and the Jet Engine US DVD, it uses the original music composed by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell, whereas later airings would use the new music composed by Robert Hartshorne.
 * This is the last episode for a few things:
 * The last episode to have Harold's name in the title, and the last to feature Harold as the sole main character.
 * The last episode written by Robin Kingsland.
 * If stock footage counts, this episode marks Donald's last appearance without Douglas, as well as Duke's last appearance.
 * Prior to being released on Amazon for digital download in 2016, Michael Brandon's dub of the episode with new music had only been broadcast on television, and this version itself was never released on DVD.
 * A production made miniature model of Pegasus was sold to The Coffey Man Preservation from The Prop Gallery.
 * This is one of several episodes from the seventh series to have its title card read on Nick Jr. and PBS half-hour Series 9 airings.
 * This episode aired on Halloween 2003 in the UK.
 * This episode, Twin Trouble, Edward the Very Useful Engine and Edward's Brass Band are the only sixth and seventh series episodes that have Donald and Douglas' ditty theme.

Goofs

 * When Thomas arrives at the station, steam emits from the ground.
 * In the US dub, the event is referred to as a garden party, but the sign still says fête.
 * When Percy arrives at Maithwaite, Toby and Henrietta pass by. But in the next scene, they are nowhere to be seen.
 * Excluding stock footage, Harold's model is out of scale when he flies around the Skarloey Railway.

Quotes

 * Percy: Don't forget to come the Vicar's fête/party!
 * Harold: Thanks for the invitation, but duty calls!




 * [upon hearing the bad news about Pegasus]
 * Percy: Pegasus? That's a funny name for a horse.
 * The Fat Controller: It's the name of a flying horse in a very old story.
 * Percy: Flying horse?! Horses can't fly!

Merchandise

 * Capsule Plarail - Horse
 * Magazine Stories - The Flying Horse

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Engines to the Rescue
 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Packs

 * Classic Collection
 * Peep Peep Party/Engines to the Rescue/The Chocolate Crunch Double Pack

AUS

 * Engines to the Rescue
 * The Complete Series 7
 * My First Thomas with Bertie and Harold

DVD Boxsets

 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
 * Essential Collection
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * 3 DVDs
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

WAL

 * Machines Save the Day

US

 * Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Adventure On the Tracks
 * Play Date Pack
 * Totally Thomas Volume 8

DK

 * Hip Hooray for Thomas and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

SWE

 * Hooray for Thomas!

MYS

 * Cheery Holiday Collection
 * Fergus Breaks the Rules and Other Adventures
 * Something Fishy and Other Adventures

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.5
 * Bertie and Harold Fellow Friends
 * Thomas and Harold

ITA

 * Hooray for Thomas

KOR

 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 26

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 17
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 11

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 16

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