Thomas Saves the Day

"Slow down, slow down! And puff with care!"

- Annie and Clarabel advising Thomas about the difficult bend

Thomas Saves the Day is the sixth episode of the eighth series.

Plot
Thomas is helping with the construction of a brand-new station of Kellsthorpe Road on the Main Line by taking the workmen to the site and back home again. However, there is a difficult bend before the final approach to the station, which makes Thomas nervous, but Annie and Clarabel always advise Thomas to slow down and puff with care. Upon arrival at the new station, Thomas is informed by the Fat Controller that Annie and Clarabel are due for an overhaul at the repair yard, so he must take them there and use other coaches to take the workmen.

However, Thomas is very worried that, without Annie and Clarabel, he will not be able to tackle the difficult bend. The next morning, Thomas' nerves get the better of him, as he accidentally bumps into his substitute coaches, which roll back into James, who crossly warns him to watch what he is doing. Later, whilst negotiating the difficult bend, Thomas decides to speed up, but ends up riding off the tracks with the coaches in the bushes. Harvey comes to Thomas' rescue, but Thomas feels that he is not really useful without Annie and Clarabel. Harvey believes otherwise and takes the workmen and the coaches to the new station.

Thomas heads off for Tidmouth Sheds, longing to be back with Annie and Clarabel, but then he spots some trucks which have broken away from Edward, heading towards the new station. Thomas gives chase and overtakes the runaway trucks, knowing they will destroy the station if they reach it before he does, but he is getting closer and closer to the difficult bend. This time, Thomas remembers his coaches' advice to slow down and puff with care. He gets around the bend on his own, and the runaway trucks go around the twisty tracks as well. Thomas keeps ahead of the trucks and alerts the signalman to change the points to stop the oncoming runaway. The signalman does so just in time, and the runaway trucks are diverted into a siding, where they are stopped by crashing into the buffers, destroying the trucks in the process but leaving the station safe.

Thomas is taking Annie and Clarabel to the new station for the grand opening the next day, but he finds the bend is no longer difficult this time.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Harvey
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Toby
 * Edward
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Henry

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Works
 * Kellsthorpe Road
 * The Difficult Bend
 * Knapford
 * Sodor Dairy
 * Brendam Docks

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the fifth episode of the eighth series.
 * This episode marks Annie and Clarabel's only speaking roles in the eighth series.
 * Extended pre-filmed footage from Chickens to School as well as extended stock footage from the fifth series episode Bye George! is used.
 * This episode shares its name with the US dub of Thomas and the Breakdown Train.
 * A deleted scene that was shown in the interactive Segment "Sir Topham Hatt's Helping Hand" shows that Gordon and Henry were to have a larger role in this episode, Where Thomas tells them he can't be useful without his coaches, Gordon just scoffs and remains unsympathetic while Henry tries to cheer Thomas up, But Thomas is still sad and chuffs away.
 * In the Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas VHS/DVD and half-hour Nick Jr. UK airing Personality, Thomas saying "Thank you sir." and the narrator saying "He was so proud it made his firebox glow." are said earlier than in the individual version of the episode with the UK dub.
 * In the individual version of the episode, the music at the end is omitted except for in the CITV airing and The Greatest Stories US DVD.
 * This episode marks the first appearance of two things:
 * The first appearance of Kellsthorpe Road station in the television series
 * The first physical appearance of Thomas' unused anxious face from the third series in an episode, since it was used in the Trouble on the Tracks PC game.

Goofs

 * Thomas says he will tell the stationmaster about the runaway trucks, but he tells the signalman.
 * In a deleted scene, Thomas' face is crooked.
 * In a close-up of Thomas talking to Annie and Clarabel about the grand opening of the new station, his eyes are a little bit wonky.
 * Thomas applies his brakes to slow down at the bend, but his wheels are still moving.
 * In a first-person shot from Thomas, the end of the set is visible.
 * The narrator refers to the runaway trucks as troublesome trucks, yet they are mostly flatbeds of pipes, and none of the trucks have faces.
 * In a close-up of Sir Topham Hatt at the beginning of the episode, he has markings on the left (viewer's perspective right) side of his neck.
 * When the signalman changes the points, a thin wire that is used to change them can be seen. Also, a piece of vegetation next to the points slightly moves because of the wire.
 * Because stock footage is used, the signalman is not the same one that Thomas told to change the points.
 * When the trucks pass Thomas, another section of tracks can be seen.
 * Just before the trucks crash, the buffers appear to move down a bit.

Merchandise

 * Magazine Stories - Thomas Saves the Day (2005)/Thomas Saves the Day (2009)
 * Books - Thomas Do Not Panic

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
 * The Complete Series 8
 * Thomas Saves the Day & James and the Express

UK DVD Boxsets

 * 5 Adventurous DVDs
 * Classic Collection
 * Triple Pack
 * The Ultimate Collection

AUS

 * Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas
 * The Complete Series 8
 * The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 2

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
 * Trainloads of Thomas Fun
 * Hit Favourites 2 - 3 Disc Collection
 * The Essential Collection
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

US/CAN

 * Thomas' Sodor Celebration!
 * The Greatest Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Celebrate with Thomas
 * 60th Anniversary DVD
 * Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures/Thomas' Sodor Celebration! Double Feature
 * Fun Pack
 * All-Aboard for Adventure!

NOR/SWE/DK

 * Thomas the Hero

FIN

 * Thomas Saves the Day

ROM

 * Beep! Beep! Hooray!
 * Thomas and Friends - Vol. 1

ROM DVD Packs

 * Triple Pack 3
 * Six DVD Set

CZ

 * Hip! Hip! Hurrah! Thomas and the Circus
 * Rise and Shine

ZA

 * Arise and Shine

ZA DVD Boxset

 * 5 DVD Boxset

CHN

 * Holiday Express

MYS

 * Thomas Saves the Day and Other Adventures
 * Percy's New Whistle and Other Adventures

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 8 Vol.6

POL

 * Fireworks Show

NL

 * Thomas Saves the Day

HUN

 * Thomas Saves the Day

HUN DVD Boxset

 * Thomas the Tank Engine & Gift Keys extension box

IN

 * Thomas and the Firework Display

IDN

 * Thomas and the Firework Display and other stories

SPN

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 2

SPN DVD Boxset

 * First Season

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 34

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 7

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 19

KOR
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 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 3 Vol. 1
 * Character Special Edition Series Vol. 1

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