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"Cranky by name and Cranky by nature!"

— Salty, Kevin's Cranky Friend, seventeenth season

Cranky

Cranky is a grumpy dockyard crane.

BioEdit

Cranky bullied Thomas and Percy by delaying their loads and calling them "bugs". He later got his comeuppance after a tramp steamer crashed into him and had to be rescued by the two tank engines. Afterwards, he promised never to insult them. However, he still teases the engines, such as when Percy complained that there was too much work and when Henry arrived at the Docks in a barge full of fish.

Despite his lack of sleep, Cranky works very hard. But his working attitude makes the engines cross whenever they think that Cranky is too slow - as a result of their insults, Cranky can cause accidents.

Although he is naturally grumpy, Cranky has shown that he has a kind side too. Once he helped Thomas out of trouble when he and Percy were playing "Hide and Peep" by finding Percy in the dry dock.

He has befriended a seagull that often visits him and has named it, rather fittingly, Seagull.

According to one of Salty's tales, Cranky is "the Monster of Brendam".

PersonaEdit

The reason Cranky is so grumpy because he is kept working day and night without rest. Cranky loves teasing the engines and has an intense dislike for Salty's stories.

LiveryEdit

Cranky is painted olive with black and brown pulleys amongst his mechanism and two work plates on each side that read "CRANKY".

AppearancesEdit

Television series

Season 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy (cameo), Something in the Air, and Make Someone Happy
Season 6 - Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky, The Fogman (cameo), and Thomas the Jet Engine
Season 7 - Edward's Brass Band, Bad Day at Castle Loch (cameo), Salty's Stormy Tale (cameo), Something Fishy (cameo), and Peace and Quiet (cameo)
Season 8 - Thomas to the Rescue (cameo), Squeak, Rattle and Roll (cameo), James Gets a New Coat (cameo), Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas and the Circus (does not speak), Spic and Span (cameo), As Good as Gordon (cameo), Fish (cameo), and Percy and the Magic Carpet (does not speak)
Season 9 - Thomas and the Toy Shop, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic (cameo), Toby Feels Left Out (cameo), Thomas and the Statue, Henry and the Flagpole (cameo), Thomas' New Trucks (does not speak), Saving Edward (cameo), Thomas and the Golden Eagle (cameo), and Keeping up with James (cameo)
Season 10 - Toby's Afternoon Off, Seeing the Sights (cameo), Edward Strikes Out (cameo), and Thomas and the Treasure (cameo)
Season 11 - Thomas and the Spaceship (cameo), Thomas Sets Sail, Don't be Silly, Billy (cameo), Hide and Peep, Thomas and the Runaway Car (cameo), Thomas in Trouble (cameo), Thomas and the Stinky Cheese (cameo), and Percy and the Left Luggage (cameo)
Season 12 - Henry Gets It Wrong (cameo), Steady Eddie (does not speak), Rosie's Funfair Special (cameo), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), Excellent Emily (cameo), and Tram Trouble (cameo)
Season 13 - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Slippy Sodor (cameo), The Early Bird, Percy's Parcel (cameo), Thomas and the Runaway Kite (cameo), The Biggest Present of All (cameo), and Buzzy Bees (cameo)
Season 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend, James in the Dark (cameo), Thomas in Charge (cameo), Being Percy (does not speak), Merry Winter Wish (does not speak), Thomas' Crazy Day, Thomas and Scruff (cameo), Merry Misty Island, and Henry's Magic Box
Season 15 - Gordon and Ferdinand (cameo), Toby and Bash (cameo), Percy's New Friends, Up, Up and Away! (cameo), Henry's Happy Coal (cameo), Surprise, Surprise (cameo), Stop that Bus! (does not speak), and Percy the Snowman (cameo)
Season 16 - Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Thomas and the Rubbish Train (cameo), Percy and the Calliope (cameo), Salty's Surprise (does not speak), Sodor Surprise Day, Emily's Winter Party Special (cameo), and Happy Birthday Sir! (does not speak)
Season 17 - Kevin's Cranky Friend

Specials:

Magazine stories

2002 - Henry Helps (mentioned)
2003 - Flying Fish!
2004 - Ship Ahoy!
2005 - Percy and the Magic Carpet (cameo)
2006 - Heavy Load and Surprise Visitor
2007 - Playful Passengers (cameo), Surprise Visitor, Edward Strikes Out (cameo), and Hooked Up
2008 - Giant Puffer
2009 - Swing King Cranky
2010 - Buzzy Bees (cameo), Early Bird (does not speak), Steam Roasted, Surprise Visitor, and Creaky Cranky
2011 - Being Percy (cameo), Fuss and Fumes, Too Tired, Thomas' Crazy Day (does not speak), and Winter Wish (does not speak)
2012 - Early Bird (does not speak), Henry's Happy Coal (cameo), The Flying Teapot (cameo in US version), Thomas' Tall Friend, The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 644), Fish and Ships (cameo), The Fat Controller's Bedtime Story (Issue 646), Blue Mountain Mystery, and City of Truro
2013 - Hover Bother!, Sodor Surprise Day (does not speak), and Early Bird! (does not speak)

Voice ActorsEdit

Glenn Wrage (US; thirteenth season onwards)
Matt Wilkinson (UK; Season 13 onwards)
Hisao Egawa (Japan; Season 5 - Season 8)
Takaya Kuroda (Japan; Season 9 onwards)
Christoffer Staib (Norway; Season 13 - season 15)
Simen Sand (Norway; Day of the Diesels onwards)
Walter Wigand (Germany)

TriviaEdit

Cranky can be dismantled and moved to different locations.
Before the script cut, Cranky was to have a much larger role in Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
One of Cranky's models is currently on display in Canada at Nitrogen Studios.

MerchandiseEdit

ERTL (discontinued)
Wooden Railway (normal and deluxe versions; deluxe discontinued)
Take-Along (discontinued)
Take-n-Play
TrackMaster (regular and remote control)
Bachmann
LEGO (discontinued)
My First Thomas
Brio (discontinued)
Wind-up (normal and metallic; Japan only)
My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
Nakayoshi (discontinued)

GalleryEdit

Merchandise GalleryEdit


Other vehicles
Harold • Bulstrode • P. S. Cumberland • S.S. Kathryn • Dignity • Mermaid • North Star
Cranky • Jeremy • Colin • Captain • Owen • Merrick • S.S. Roxstar • Tiger Moth • Lucinda • The Queen of Sodor • A.J.R. No.1 • Ol' Wheezy • Hee-Haw • Sodor Line • Happy Hook • The Cranes • Tugboats • The Aeroplane • The Salvage Barges • The Canal Boats • The Mail Boat • Lakesider III • The Fultan Ferry • The Tramp Steamer • The Hot Air Balloon
The Stationary Boiler • The Yacht • The Lifeboats • S.S. Sodor • The Seaplane • Sodor • The Airship • The Speedboat