Haunted Henry

"Whenever that owl hoots, a mist rolls in. And there's a legend that when the mist's about, there's a ghost about too. Take care on the old line, Henry." "Stupid bird."

- Edward and Henry

Haunted Henry is the eleventh episode of the fifth series. In the US, it aired with Toad Stands By in an airing of Storytime with Thomas.

Plot
One evening, Henry is working late with Edward when an owl hoots. Edward warns Henry that when the owl hoots, a mist will roll in and a ghost will appear. Henry scoffs at the story and sets off with his goods train, believing there is no mist, but is surprised when a mist does roll in. He has to slow down at an amber lamp and after seeing a sign saying "Beware of the viaduct," a closed crossing gate, a red signal, a fogman's coat discarded on a tree branch and a light flickering at a station. Henry's crew decide to turn back, believing that there's a ghost roaming around the old line.

The next day, they discover that a nearby viaduct was unsafe and would have collapsed if they had tried to cross. Later, Henry's driver informs him that the viaduct has been repaired and they can try to cross again that night. But Henry is too scared and does not want to. Henry is getting prepared to leave with his train that night (this time pushing instead of pulling it) when he gets spooked after hearing an owl hoot and Gordon speeding by with the Express. This leads to the trucks teasing and laughing at Henry, claiming he was spooked. Henry orders them to be quiet and claims that he is not scared, but he still is as the guard blows his whistle, and he sets off down the line.

Later, the fog came down the old line, Henry and his crew see the amber lamp again. The crossing gates close and the signal turns red by themselves mysteriously. Despite how scared they are, the trucks charge forward through the gates and a mysterious figure watches Henry pass by. Worse still, ahead is a landslide on the line in front of the viaduct. Henry slams on his brakes, but it is too late. The trucks hit the rubble, derail and plunge into the ravine that the viaduct goes over. Soon, the mysterious figure arrives on a pump trolley; it is actually the Old Bailey the fogman, who reprimands Henry's crew for not listening to his warnings. Henry's driver apologises and to make up for it, the Fat Controller reopens the station and Old Bailey is made the stationmaster, who is dubbed as "The Friendliest 'Ghost' on the Island."

Characters

 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Old Bailey
 * Gordon
 * Thomas
 * James
 * Annie and Clarabel

Locations

 * Wellsworth
 * Wellsworth Yards
 * Old Stone Bridge
 * Hawin Lake
 * Hawin Lake Viaduct
 * Lower Suddery
 * Lower Suddery Yard
 * Peel Godred

Trivia

 * According to a film slate:
 * The daytime scenes on the Wellsworth set were filmed on the 22nd of October 1997.
 * The nighttime scenes on the Wellsworth set were filmed on the 24th of October 1997.
 * The owl scene was filmed on the 27th of October 1997.
 * The close-up shots of Henry's driver and a workman were filmed on the 29th of October 1997.
 * Henry's nighttime journeys were filmed from the 7th to the 9th of January 1998.
 * The ending scene of the "haunted" station during the daytime was filmed on the 12th of January 1998, with the close-up shots of the human figurines filmed on the 16th.
 * The remaining close-up shots during Henry's journeys were filmed on the 19th of January 1998.
 * The ravine set was filmed on the 10th of February 1998, with the trucks hitting the bottom of the ravine filmed the following day, and the close-up shots filmed on the 31st of March 1998.
 * Stock footage from Thomas, Percy and the Dragon is used.
 * This episode marks the last appearance of Edward's stern face until the tenth series episode, Edward Strikes Out, with raised eyebrows to show a concerned/neutral look.
 * This episode could have been inspired by the magazine story, The Strange Light.
 * A deleted scene implies that Gordon may have been intended to play a larger role in this episode.
 * This episode marks the only episode of two things:
 * The only episode to feature LNER 12 Ton Vans with large square faces. However this would occur again after the show's production at events and Drayton Manor Theme Park.
 * The episode features two truck faces not seen in any other episodes outside of deleted scenes.
 * The only time Old Bailey has been referred to by name, his only appearance in the model series, and his only appearance until Blue Mountain Mystery and his only appearance in an episode until the seventeenth series episode, Luke's New Friend.
 * The only time the Troublesome Trucks caused an accident unintentionally.
 * On PBS Kids Sprout airings of this episode, the line "stupid" was removed.
 * On The Roku Channel, this episode is titled Henry and the Haunted Station.

Goofs

 * Some light stands appear in the opening scenes.
 * In the close-up of Henry looking angry, there appears to be a mark under his nose.
 * When Henry puffs under the bridge saying "There's no mist," studio equipment can be seen in the top left corner.
 * Studio equipment is visible in the top right corner when Henry first puffs through the fog.
 * Only the front gate of the level crossing closes, as the back gate is already shut.
 * On the tree with the 'Beware the Viaduct' sign, the fogman's coat is hanging from a branch. But in a few scenes prior, the same coat is hanging from a branch on a different tree with the amber lamp.
 * Henry's rear driving wheels are derailed when Thomas passes through Wellsworth.
 * In the head-on shot of Henry with James puffing by, Henry's eyes are wonky.
 * Two of Henry's trucks switch places in his train when he pushes it back into the fog.
 * While approaching the gates and smashing them and going down the ravine, the open truck in the front is missing his eyebrows.
 * When the trucks fall into the ravine, a track on the side of the ravine can be seen leading downwards. Also, in the footage of the one take of the same shot, Henry has his ill face mask instead of his shocked one.
 * After the trucks fall into the ravine, either Henry's driver or fireman can be seen leaning out of the cab, but in the next shot, they are both standing beside the track.
 * In the second close up shot of the owl, the shot is moving around.
 * The tracks at the level crossing disappear when the trucks crash into the gates. In the takes, the gates completely open after Henry and the trucks crashed into it, and the second, third and fourth shots revealed that when the gates get smashed, the trucks derailed.
 * When the narrator says "A mysterious figure watched Henry go by," the two open trucks and two of the vent vans disappear.
 * Henry's trucks' faces continually keep facing away and towards him from the point he leaves Wellsworth until the point when they crash.
 * When the trucks land at the bottom of the ravine, one truck's face almost falls off.
 * When the narrator says "By morning, the mist had cleared," the workman that is talking to Henry's driver has a brown cap. But when the workman says, "Lucky you didn't cross the viaduct last night," he has a blue cap.
 * When the narrator says "By morning, the mist had cleared," the workman that is talking to Henry's driver has a brown cap. But when the workman says, "Lucky you didn't cross the viaduct last night," he has a blue cap.

Quotes

 * Narrator: It was a moonlit night, and Henry was working with Edward. The big green engine was taking a goods train to the station by the lake.
 * (owl hoots)
 * Edward: Whenever that owl hoots, a mist rolls in. There's a legend that when the mist's about, there's a ghost about, too. Take care on the old line, Henry.
 * Henry: Stupid bird!




 * Henry: Owls, mists, ghosts... Edward's going soft in the boiler. There's no mist!




 * Truck: Oh, look! Henry's spooked.
 * (the Troublesome Trucks laugh)
 * Henry: Be quiet! I'm not scared!
 * Narrator: But he was.

Merchandise

 * ERTL
 * My Thomas Story Library - Haunted Henry

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Spooks and Surprises
 * The Complete Series 5
 * Spooky Collection

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Classic Collection
 * Series Five and Series Six Double Pack

US

 * Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventures
 * Awesome Adventures Vol. 3: Thrills and Chills
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 5

CAN

 * Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventures
 * Awesome Adventures Vol. 3: Thrills and Chills

DVD Packs

 * Totally Thomas Volume 1
 * Spills and Chills & New Friends for Thomas Double Feature
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventure & Percy's Ghostly Trick Double Feature
 * Thomas Gets Tricked & Thomas' Halloween Adventure Double Feature

NZ

 * Spooks and Surprises

GRC

 * The Trains Have Fun

MYS

 * Haunted Henry and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Put Upon Percy and Other Adventures

JPN

 * New Thomas the Tank Engine 2 Vol.3
 * The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 2 Vol.4
 * Strange Story of Thomas the Tank Engine

KOR

 * Character Special Edition Series Vol. 5
 * Friends Love Story

PHL

 * Toby's Discovery

SWE

 * Little Engines Help Out

GER

 * Heroes on Rails

DVD Boxsets

 * Thomas and His Friends Box Set 1

NOR

 * Stepney Gets Lost

DK

 * Thomas and the Ghosts and Other Stories

ITA

 * Time for James

SVN

 * Toby and the Flood

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 17
 * Superstar Children's Favourites Vol. 4

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 3

HK
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 12
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 7

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