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- “More help means more dirt; more dirt means more fun!”
- ― Alfie's motto, Jack Jumps In, sixth season
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Alfie is an enthusiastic little excavator, who works for the Sodor Construction Company. He is Jack's best friend.
Bio
Alfie works for the Sodor Construction Company; he loves working hard and handles even the toughest of jobs with ease.
Alfie helped save a cat and her kittens one day after being teased by Max and Monty about his size. Later, he was saved by Byron when he almost sank into a muddy hole. He later helped with the restoration of Great Waterton and helped erect a bandstand in the town.
A magazine article states that he now works at the Sodor Slate Quarry.
In Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, he helped build the Harwick Branch Line.
Persona
Alfie is a friendly machine who gets on well with his work and never minds getting dirty or mucky during jobs.
Basis
It is unknown what machine Alfie's design is based on, although he does resemble a 1960 K1C10&K excavator.
Livery
Alfie is painted green with his number painted on his sides and on the back of his cab in white.
Appearances
Television series
He will appear in the twentieth season. Specials: Alfie also appeared in two ninth season music videos. He had a role in the cancelled episodes, Bossy Byron, The Importance of Being Patrick, Jack and the Quack, Alfie Has a Secret, Isobella Gets Steamed, and Jack and Alfie Swap. Magazine stories
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Voice Actors
- Nathan Clarke (UK/US; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
- Toshio Kobayashi (Japan; sixth season only)
- Emiko Takeuchi (Japan; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
- Gerardo García (Latin America; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
- Kai-Hendrik Möller (Germany; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
- Dan Shatzberg (Israel; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
Trivia
- Alfie has had a few modifications throughout the television series. These include:
- Season 12:
- He lost the freckles on his face.
- Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure:
- He increased in size.
- The colour of his alloys changed from cream to grey.
- Season 12:
- A semi-complete face mask of Alfie was preserved by the Top Props preservation group.
Merchandise
- ERTL (discontinued)
- Take-Along (discontinued)
- Take-n-Play
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- TrackMaster
- My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
- Nakayoshi (discontinued)
- Wind-up (Japan only)
- Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
Gallery
Merchandise Gallery
Source
See also
| Vehicles | Nelson | Jack | Alfie | Oliver | Max and Monty | Kelly | Byron | Ned | Isobella | Patrick | Brenda | Buster | Darcy | |
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| People and Animals | Jenny Packard | The Foreman | Banksmen | Mike |
| Locations | Sodor Construction Company Yard |