Salty's Stormy Tale

"'Those be dark clouds, matey.'" "'There be a fierce storm on the way, captain!'" "It's no(t) nice to copy the way others speak! You hurt Salty's feelings." "We were just having fun." "We'll say sorry to him."

- Thomas, Percy, and Emily about Salty

Salty's Stormy Tale is the thirteenth episode of the seventh series.

Plot
It is a sunny day at the docks, and Salty warns Thomas and Percy that a storm is coming. But the two tank engines begin to mimic his voice, which offends Salty without knowing it, but is glad to be sent to collect Fergus from the smelters. Emily rolls up wondering what was wrong, and he tells Emily that no one likes to be made fun of by silly tank engines and leaves for the smelters. Emily knows Salty was talking about Thomas and Percy and goes off to find them.

Dark clouds fill the sky when Emily finds Thomas and Percy, who start to mimic Salty's voice again. Emily gets cross and scolds the two engines for offending Salty, who agree to go apologize to Salty, but he is nowhere to be found and the two become worried. Meanwhile, Salty arrives at the smelters yard and picks up Fergus, and the two set off to work.

On the way home, the storm arrives and a fuse blows in the lighthouse, confusing a ship's captain at sea. However, Salty and Fergus see the lighthouse keeper, who informs them that the lighthouse's light has gone out and that the generator has broken down. Salty suggests using Fergus' flywheel to power the generator. Fergus is attached to the generator and the light is back on just as the ship is about to be in danger and they back up.

When Salty and Fergus arrive at the docks the next day, they are delighted to be lauded by, amongst others, the ship captain and the Fat Controller. Thomas and Percy then show up and apologize for teasing him, but the reason they were imitating him was because they think Salty is grand, for which Salty is flattered.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Fergus
 * Salty
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Lighthouse Keeper
 * The Captain
 * Douglas
 * Cranky
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * The Railway Society
 * Big Mickey

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Brendam Warehouse
 * Sodor Ironworks
 * Heavy Industrial Area
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouse

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the fourteenth episode of the seventh series.
 * Since Fergus' driver does not know the line, this episode takes place prior to Bill, Ben and Fergus, which this episode is directly prior to in production order.
 * This is the last episode to have "real rain" in the model series. Starting from the eighth series to the twelfth series, all scenes of rain would be done with CGI effects.
 * When Salty backs into the siding, the footage is sped up.
 * Michael Brandon's dub on the Thomas and the Jet Engine VHS/DVD uses the original music composed by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell instead of the new music composed by Robert Hartshorne. It is also, to date, the last time his narration would be paired with the original music.
 * This marks Salty's last starring episode role until the seventeenth series episode, Away From the Sea.
 * 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.
 * This is the last seventh series episode released during the eighth series' Nick Jr, PBS Kids and Treehouse TV half-hour airings. However, there is one episode, Rheneas and the Roller Coaster, that was released January of 2005 on the US VHS/DVD Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures.
 * This episode was released in the US before the airing of Bill, Ben and Fergus, meaning the American audience would not know who Fergus is.
 * This episode was released on DVD in Australia before the seventh series aired on ABC Kids, meaning the Australian audience would not know who Emily and Fergus were.

Goofs

 * A cattle truck behind Salty appears to be on the ground rather than the rails when he knew Thomas and Percy were "making fun of him".
 * When Salty is making his way through the storm, a black box is attached to his left side. This is most likely the power source to his headlamp.
 * There is a crew member's shirt and hand visible from behind the ship in the widescreen version during the storm.
 * Despite Salty being a diesel, he and Fergus "chugged" back to the Brendam. Also, when the two return, Cranky is missing.

Quotes

 * Salty: It may be sunny now, matey. But there be a storm comin'.
 * Thomas: [mocks him] It may be sunny now, matey. But there be a storm comin'.
 * Percy: There be a fierce storm on the way, cap'n!




 * Emily: What's wrong?
 * Salty: Nobody likes to be made fun of by silly tank engines. Goodbye.




 * Thomas: Those be dark clouds, matey.
 * Percy: There be a fierce storm on the way, captain!
 * Emily: It's no(t) nice to copy the way others speak! You hurt Salty's feelings.
 * Percy: We were just having fun.
 * Thomas: We'll say sorry to him.




 * Thomas: Sorry if we hurt your feelings.
 * Percy: We were only copying you because we think you're grand.
 * Salty: Then say no more, me hearties!

Merchandise

 * Magazine Stories - Ship Ahoy!

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Engines to the Rescue
 * The Complete Series 7

UK DVD Packs

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

AUS 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
 * Starting This Fall on PBS
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

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

ZA

 * Truck-loads of Fun

DVD Boxsets

 * 4 Disc Collection
 * 5 DVD Boxset

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.3
 * Look Out! Look Out! A Great Crisis
 * Whole Sodor Island Adventure

MYS

 * The Spotless Record and Other Adventures
 * Emily's New Coaches and Other Adventures

TWN

 * Confident Brave Little Engine
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 6

SWE

 * The Snow Engine

DK

 * Snow Engine and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 25

HK

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

ITA

 * The Queen of Sodor

KOR
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 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature

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