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- “Sizzling Sodor! What has happened to my beautiful Steamworks?”
- ― Victor
Steamy Sodor is the fourteenth episode of the thirteenth season.
Plot
While Victor is visiting the narrow gauge engines at the Transfer Yards, Thomas is put in charge of the Sodor Steamworks. Thomas feels very excited; so excited in fact that he does not listen to Victor's instructions to ask the engines about their problems and to ask Kevin for advice.
Not long after Victor leaves, Spencer arrives and is very surprised to see Thomas in charge. Spencer needs a repaint, but Thomas thinks that Spencer needs repairs, so he tells him to go onto the locomotive hoist. Then Henry arrives coughing and sneezing as his firebox needs cleaning out. However, Thomas thinks that some special coal will cure Henry, so Kevin collects some special coal whilst Spencer is still on the hoist. Then, James arrives with a blocked funnel, but Thomas thinks that James needs a new funnel, so he tells Kevin to collect one. But, Kevin gets so confused that he causes the load of coal he is carrying to create a moustache on Spencer's face, and worse still, Kevin accidentally turns on the hoist with Spencer still attached to it. Finally, Kevin bumps into James, who blows black soot out of his funnel, just as Victor arrives back.
Victor is shocked to see his Steamworks in a terrible mess, and Kevin thinks that, as he's clumsy, it was his fault. But, Thomas owns up that he was too excited about being in charge of the Steamworks that he did not listen to anyone. And with much-needed assistance from Victor, Thomas puts everything right. First, Victor & Thomas went up with Spencer, that he says that he don't need to go on the hoist, but he need his livery repainted. Then, to Henry that he already had his special Welsh coal, but he need his firebox cleaned out, finally, to James that he don't need a new funnel, but he want his funnel cleaned and polished, and they say thank you to Kevin, who called Thomas, boss instead.
Characters
- Thomas
- Henry
- James
- Percy
- Spencer
- Victor
- Kevin
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Edward (cameo)
- Gordon (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- Rosie (cameo)
- The little engines (mentioned)
Locations
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Sodor Steamworks
- Transfer Yards (mentioned)
Trivia
- In some scenes inside the Steamworks, a set of large red driving wheels is seen in the background; possibly belonging to Hank.
- In Norway and Sweden, this episode is called "Boss for a Day". In Germany its title is "Help Listening". The Italian title is "Thomas the Head of the Workshop". In Japan its title is "Slapstick Maintenance Improvement". The Finnish title is "Thomas the Boss". In Denmark it is called "In Smoke and Steam". In the Welsh version, its title is "Thomas the Controller".
- This is the fourth time an engine sneezes. The first time was Whistles and Sneezes, the second was Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and the third was Buffer Bother.
Goofs
- Rosie's siderods do not move in the first scene.
- No reason is given for Spencer being on Sodor.
- The narrow gauge track leading to the Skarloey Railway from the Steamworks is at the back, but Victor leaves through the front of the Steamworks.
- Victor returns to the Steamworks when James blows soot out of his funnel, but it was said earlier that he would be away all day.
- When James blows soot everywhere, Victor is dirtier than Thomas, but Thomas was closer.
- Henry does not need special coal anymore. That problem was solved in The Flying Kipper.
- When Spencer is being lowered down from the hoist, James and Henry aren't covered in soot anymore.
- Spencer's tender seems to disappear after he is raised on the hoist and reappears when he is being painted.
- Brakevans should have been added to Edward, Rosie, Emily, and Gordon's trains.
- Gordon's right buffer is missing.
Merchandise
- TrackMaster - Spencer with a coal moustache
- Books - Thomas in Charge/Sodor's Steamworks
Gallery
Merchandise Gallery
