Ding-a-Ling

"Ding-a-long, ding-a-ling, find the bell with the very best ring."

- Freddie

Ding-a-Ling is the twenty-sixth and final episode of the eleventh series.

Plot
James has delivered a new bike for Mr. Percival, but it does not have a bell. Freddie does not know where to find one, but he pretends he does know so as to not look silly and sets off.

He sees a cow's bell and has it put on the bike, but Mighty Mac note that the cows do not look at it. Freddie quickly sets off for the station and borrows Kuffy the Clown's necklace of bells. Peter Sam remarks that the children are not taking any notice, and Freddie runs off. He decides to return to the wharf, but when he sees James, Peter Sam and Mighty Mac, he backs off. He sees a bell destined for the school and has it put on too, but the bike falls over and it creates such a noise that the others come to investigate what it is about.

Freddie sheepishly leaves, when he sees Thomas with an old foghorn. He has an idea and once it is cleaned and polished, the bell from Mr. Percival's old bike is attached to the new one.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Peter Sam
 * Freddie
 * Mighty Mac
 * Mr. Percival
 * Kuffy the Clown
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Mrs. Percival

Locations

 * The Wharf
 * Rocky Hill Beside Narrow Gauge Runby
 * The Transfer Yards
 * Mountain Village Station
 * Sodor Castle

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the eleventh series.
 * This episode marks the last of several things:
 * Mac's last speaking role in an episode.
 * The final full live-action model episode. The next series would continue to use live-action albeit with CGI visuals for the engines' faces and other entities until Hero of the Rails.
 * The last episode to air on UK television during former US narrator George Carlin's lifetime before his death in 2008.
 * Sodor Castle's last appearance in the model series and its last appearance until the eighteenth series.
 * The final appearance of James’ Gauge 3 model in an episode.
 * This episode marks the only of a few things:
 * Freddie's only speaking role and starring role in the eleventh series.
 * The only episode to feature both Freddie's pity and worried/concerned faces that were both originally made for the previous series.

Goofs

 * As Freddie arrives at the farm and stops, his steam platform is visible.
 * Red and blue wires can be seen underneath Freddie's tank when he is standing outside Mountain Village Station.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster - Freddie and the bicycle on a flat truck
 * Magazine Stories - Ding-a-Ling!

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Engines and Escapades
 * The Complete Series 11

UK DVD Boxsets

 * 5 Exciting DVDs
 * Classic Collection
 * The Ultimate Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection
 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends

US/CAN/SPN/GER/NL/NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

 * Engines and Escapades

US DVD Boxsets

 * 4-Disc DVD Box Set

ARA

 * Hero of the Rails

IND

 * Thomas and the Stinky Cheese

THA

 * Engines and Escapades
 * Dirty Work

IDN

 * Dirty Work and Other Stories

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 41

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 26

MYS

 * Thomas and the Runaway Car and Other Adventures
 * Dirty Work and Other Adventures

ZA
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 * Thomas and the Lighthouse
 * Engines and Escapades

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