![]() This episode and the next one were repeated one final time on 27 February 1989 before repeats of the second series started aired a week later.On the back cover of the original Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories VHS, this episode was erroneously re-titled as A Big Day Out for Thomas.A clip of this episode was shown during the review of the first Betamax video release on TV-AM.Davey Moore has cited this episode as one of his favourites, alongside the fifth series episode Rusty and the Boulder and the seventeenth series episode Luke's New Friend.In the restored version of the episode, the close-up shot of Thomas' whistle is a deleted mirrored scene from this episode.The events of this episode were recreated and retold in The Adventure Begins.Orange Branchline Coaches ( do not speak).But sometime later, the other engines begin to tease Thomas and remind him of his mistake, to his annoyance. This time, Thomas is properly coupled to the coaches and he really gets his chance to pull the train. His driver tells him not to be upset and he sadly reverses back to the station.Īt the station, all the passengers are complaining to the Fat Controller about what happened, but when Thomas returns, they see how sorry he is and allow him to try again. He is very upset at his mistake and almost cries. Thomas looks back and realises that he has left his train behind. Thomas replies he is pulling a train, but the signalman asks him where the coaches are. Thomas is cross at being stopped when he was going so nicely and blows his whistle, alerting the signalman who asks Thomas what he is doing on this part of the line. He keeps seeing people waving at him and assumes it is because he has never pulled a train before.Įventually, Thomas is stopped at a signal set to "danger". ![]() Thomas puffs along the line, thinking pulling coaches is easier than he was told. Either way, the men in the signal box outside the station wave and shout, though Thomas thinks they are cheering. Thomas ends up leaving the station without the coaches and the passengers are very surprised and angry for unknown reasons - either he is too impatient to wait, his driver has pulled a lever by mistake, or his crew have forgotten to couple him to the train. Thomas, full of joy, quickly moves to the front of the coaches despite his driver again warning him not to be impatient. He orders to find another engine and as Thomas is the only one available, he allows the tank engine to take the train. The Fat Controller arrives to see what is going on and is told about Henry. Soon, all the passengers are onboard and the coaches are ready to leave and there is still no sign of Henry, to Thomas' excitement. ![]() His driver does not let him, telling him to be patient. Thomas brings the coaches to the platform and is eager to run round in front. He excitedly leaves to fetch the coaches. He starts to hope he will be allowed to pull the train if Henry is not able to since he is sick. The next morning when Henry is due to take the first train, Thomas is needed to get the coaches ready. ![]() One night, Thomas is alone in the shed with Henry who is ill, and the workmen are trying their hardest to make him better, but to no avail and Thomas feels sorry for him. Thomas is determined to get a chance to prove them wrong. The other engines laugh, telling him he is too impatient and would leave something behind. ![]() Because Thomas is not allowed to take passenger trains, he is grumbling about only being used to collect the coaches for the other engines and wanting to pull them as well. ![]()
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