Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough

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“I am sorry... sorry you didn't listen to me!”

― Emily

Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough is the eighth (seventh in Australia) episode of the eighth season.

Plot

It's winter and on Thomas' Branch Line, Emily decides to "help" Thomas by telling him what he's doing wrong. First, she tells him to slow down when he passes her at the water column and tells him not to talk to children when he takes on more water as they're making him late. Thomas sees Emily's "help" as nothing but constant nagging, so he decides to ignore her from this point on.

The following morning, Thomas sets off early for the quarry to take stone trucks to the docks. However, when the Fat Controller arrives to report that heavy snow is coming and all engines must wear snowploughs, Emily points out that Thomas is already working and does not know about the oncoming bad weather. Agreeing with Emily, the Fat Controller tells her to tell Thomas that he wants him to get his snowplough fitted. Once her snowplough is fitted, Emily sets off to find Thomas.

Taking on water at Maithwaite with trucks for the quarry, Thomas is happy until Emily arrives and tells him that he must get his snowplough fitted. Thomas ignores Emily on purpose seeing this once again as nagging and thinks that the weather is fine. After delivering trucks to the quarry, Thomas sets off for the dairy. However, clouds quickly build up and snow starts falling, making Thomas' journey very difficult. Soon the snow builds up and Thomas gets stuck in a snowdrift by a signal box. Thomas feels sad whilst the snow builds up around him until he hears a whistle - only to discover that Emily has come to his rescue. Emily blames Thomas for not listening to her and Thomas blames her for being too bossy.

However, upon their return to Tidmouth Sheds, the Fat Controller scolds Thomas for not listening to his orders. But Emily owns up as she neglected to tell Thomas that it was the Fat Controller's orders about the snowplough. Shocked and surprised that the two engines were not listening to him, the Fat Controller orders Emily to help Thomas get his snowplough fitted, simply by taking him to one of the sheds. With his snowplough fitted at last, Thomas thanks Emily for owning up to her mistake and he promises to listen more carefully to Emily in future.

Characters

Thomas
Emily
Sir Topham Hatt
Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
Edward (cameo)
Henry (cameo)
Gordon (cameo)
James (cameo)
Percy (cameo)

Locations

Trivia

In a deleted picture, Emily approaches the snow bank Thomas is in from the opposite direction and she's smiling.
Going by production order, this is the seventh episode of the eighth season.

Goofs

When Emily sees Thomas and stops, she slips briefly afterwards.
Emily's eyes are wonky in behind the scenes pictures.

Merchandise

Magazine Stories - Thomas and Emily and Thomas, Emily, and the Snowplow

Quotes

Thomas: I am never ever going to listen to Emily ever again. So there!

The Fat Controller: You mean I have two engines who don't listen?

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Norwegian	Thomas, Emily og snøplogen	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Japanese	トーマスとエミリーとゆきかき	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
German	Thomas, Emily und der Schneepflug	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Danish	Thomas, Emily og sneploven	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Polish	Tomek, Emilka i Pług Śnieżny	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Hungarian	Thomas, Emily és a hóeke	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Italian	Thomas, Emily e lo Spartineve	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Spanish	Thomas, Emily y el Quitanieve	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Russian	Томас, Эмили и снегоочиститель	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Romanian	Thomas, Emily și Plugul de Zăpadă	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Czech	Tomáš, Emily a sněžný pluh	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Gaelic	Tomas, Oighrig Agus an Crann Sneachda	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Finnish	Tuomas, Emilia ja Lumiaura	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Portuguese	Thomas, Emily e o Limpador de Neve	Thomas, Emily and the Snow Cleaner
Croatian	Tomica, Ema i ralica za snijeg	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Slovak	Thomas, Emily a snežní pluh	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Chinese	托马斯艾蜜莉和扫雪机	Thomas, Emily and the Plows
Korean	토마스와 에밀리	Thomas and Emily
Swedish	Thomas, Emily och snöplogen	Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
Thai	โธมัสและเอมิลี่ติดเครื่องกวาดหิมะ	Thomas and Emily Ingested Snow