Rheneas and the Dinosaur

"No! I'll show Mr. Percival I can do it on my own!"

- Rheneas denying Skarloey's help

Rheneas and the Dinosaur is the tenth episode of the ninth series.

Plot
A dinosaur skeleton has been discovered and Thomas is bringing a photographer to the Transfer Yards. The Thin Controller calls his engines for a meeting and announces that he needs two careful engines to collect the dinosaur. Rheneas shunts his trucks carefully, but Skarloey (too excited about collecting the dinosaur skeleton) crashes into Rheneas' coal trucks. The Thin Controller is not pleased, but gives Rheneas another chance. Skarloey apologises for his carelessness, but Rheneas wants to prove to the Thin Controller that he can take the dinosaur skeleton on his own.

After taking a long, heavy train of coal trucks to the cottages, Rheneas is given the job to collect the dinosaur skeleton, though the Thin Controller is unsure about Rheneas doing it on his own. But Rheneas is very confident that he can do it, whilst Skarloey is told to collect empty trucks from the Timber Yards.

Rheneas goes to collect the dinosaur skeleton, only to discover how big it is. Still confident, Rheneas takes the dinosaur skeleton on his own - until he starts climbing the steep hill on the final approach to the Transfer Yards. Running out of puff, Rheneas slides back down the hill with the heavy dinosaur skeleton.

Skarloey - who is entered a route to the Timber Yards - finds Rheneas blocking his path. He asks Skarloey to help him, but Skarloey is still upset that Rheneas refused to let him help take the dinosaur skeleton. Rheneas admits that he prefers working with Skarloey rather than on his own, which makes Skarloey happy. So together, Skarloey and Rheneas get the heavy dinosaur skeleton to the Transfer Yards, just as Thomas arrives with the photographer.

Characters

 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Mr. Percival
 * Thomas
 * The Photographer
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Mighty Mac
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * The Lighthouse Keeper

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * The Transfer Yards
 * Rheneas Viaduct
 * Middle Station
 * Culdee Fell Hill
 * Sodor Museum

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twelfth episode of the ninth series.
 * This episode marks the first with two things:
 * Rheneas' first speaking and leading role since the seventh series episode, Rheneas and the Roller Coaster.
 * The first episode of the ninth series where Thomas does not speak.
 * The model of the Refreshment Coach before its restoration can be seen at the Transfer Yards when Rheneas leaves to get the dinosaur skeleton.
 * The events of this episode are mentioned by Rheneas in the eighteenth series episode, Emily Saves the World, another episode written by Larson.
 * In a deleted scene, Rheneas and Skarloey are crossing the viaduct with the dinosaur in the other direction. Also, a different deleted scene shows that Skarloey had an alternative happy face which was not used on screen until the eleventh series.
 * The dinosaur skeleton is a stegosaurus that once lived in what is now Great Britain.

Goofs

 * The trucks Skarloey biffs into have been disassembled so they can fall apart more easily, and can be seen through.
 * Michael Brandon stutters as he says "But when Rheneas arrived..."
 * As Rheneas puffs out of Middle Station and the workmen turn their heads to watch him go through with the dinosaur, he seems to slow then speed up and slightly jump forward from one spot to another: this is due to a film cut.
 * When Rheneas puffs towards Middle Station, his steam platform can be seen.
 * When Skarloey stops behind the dinosaur, his crew has been replaced by a large metal box, most likely his battery box.
 * Skarloey is wearing his horrified face when the narrator mentions him being sad.

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway
 * Take Along
 * TrackMaster
 * Capsule Plarail
 * Magazine Stories - Rheneas and the Dinosaur

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Together on the Tracks
 * The Complete Series 9
 * Rheneas and the Dinosaur Bones

UK DVD Boxsets

 * The Ultimate Collection
 * 5 Exciting DVDs
 * Classic Collection

AUS

 * Together on the Tracks
 * The Complete Series 9

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * 3 Disc Set
 * HiT Favourites 5 DVD Collection
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection
 * Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack
 * Series Nine and The Great Discovery Double Pack

US/CAN

 * Come Ride the Rails

DVD Boxsets

 * Discovery on the Rails
 * Let's Explore with Thomas
 * Steam Engine Stories

ZA

 * Together on the Tracks
 * Toby Feels Left Out

NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

 * We're Together

SPN

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 5

DVD Boxsets

 * First Season

CZ

 * Together on Track

JPN

 * Analyze Mountain Railway and Little Engines
 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 9 Vol.3
 * Thomas' Surprise!

MYS

 * Flour Power and Other Adventures
 * School Break with Thomas
 * Bold and Brave and Other Adventures

NL

 * Thomas and the New Engine

HUN

 * Thomas and the New Engine

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 29

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 4 Vol. 2

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 26

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 14

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