Thomas Gets It Right

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“Ha! I'm on my third, and I'm as red as a rocket and twice as fast!”

― James boasting to Thomas

Thomas Gets it Right is the seventeenth (eleventh in Australia) episode of the eighth season.

Plot

An overnight storm has swept across Sodor and caused a lot of damage. The Fat Controller assigns his engines jobs to help clean up the mess. James and Gordon hope to make as many journeys as possible, as does Thomas. Whilst Gordon goes to the timber yard, James collects workmen and Toby goes to the builders for new roof tiles. Thomas is sent to Maron where Farmer McColl is waiting with boxes of newly-laid eggs. Once the eggs are loaded into the van, Thomas is keen to be off, but Farmer McColl is going with him as his eggs must be delivered safely and Thomas must go slowly. This is the last thing Thomas wants; a slow journey which might take him all day. Thomas gives a sad toot of his whistle and pulls away very slowly with the eggs.

However, Thomas stops at a crossover to let Gordon pass with the express; he has already done his timber delivery, which makes Thomas sad. At Maithwaite, four boxes of eggs are unloaded for the village store and James, delivering workmen to mend the station roof, tells Thomas that he is on his third journey. Thomas carries on, feeling miserable. Thomas soon sees Toby taking on coal. Even the little tram is on his second journey.

Thomas cannot bear it any longer. It is not fair that the other engines can go faster than he can, so he decides to be fast and careful. Thomas goes too fast and Farmer McColl tells him to slow down, but he does not listen and clatters over some points, causing some eggs to fall off the pile and break on the floor of the van. Farmer McColl orders Thomas to stop, which he does. Thomas apologises to Farmer McColl for being careless and, now realising the fragileness of his cargo, promises to stay slow and steady for the rest of the day.

On his way to the docks, Thomas hears an impatient whistle blowing behind him; it is James wanting him to speed up. But Thomas ignores James and carries on slowly. That night, the Fat Controller is pleased with his engines, but Thomas feels unhappy that he only made one journey and broke some eggs. The Fat Controller tells Thomas that Farmer McColl gave him the broken eggs for his breakfast and that Thomas was still really useful for doing his job right.

Characters

Thomas
Gordon
James
Toby
Sir Topham Hatt
Farmer McColl
Edward (cameo)
Henry (cameo)
Percy (cameo)
Harvey (cameo)
Emily (cameo)

Locations

Trivia

Going by production order, this is the eleventh episode of the eighth season.

Goofs

Thomas is only pulling one truck, but it is referred to as "trucks."
The paint on the stationmaster/guard's face is scraped when the workmen were loading the eggs.
When Thomas first puffs off with the eggs, Farmer McColl is not in his cab.
Gordon's eyes are wonky in the first scene.

Merchandise

Magazine Stories - Thomas Gets it Right

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Gaelic	Tomas in Fhaiceall	Thomas on Caution
Polish	Tomek Dobrze się Spisuje	Thomas Does a Great Job
Croatian	Tomica je Pravilno Postupio	Thomas Was Correct
Czech	Tomáš to Dokázal	Thomas Did It
Slovak	Thomas to Dokázal	Thomas Did It
French	Thomas Obtient Le Faire / Thomas Obtient Le Droit	Thomas Gets It Done / Thomas Gets It Right
Portuguese	Thomas Faz O Que é Certo	Thomas Does What is Right
Spanish	Thomas Hace Las Cosas Bien / Thomas Acierta	Thomas Does the Things Well / Thomas Succeeds
Dutch	Thomas Krijgt Het Gedaan	Thomas Gets It Done
German	Thomas Macht Fast Alles Richtig	Thomas Does Almost Everything Right
Italian	Thomas fa la Cosa Giusta	Thomas Does the Right Thing
Hungarian	Törékeny Rakomány	Fragile Cargo
Catalan	En Thomas Encerta	Thomas Gets It Right
Finnish	Tuomas Tekee Oikein	Thomas Gets it Right
Norwegian	Thomas Får Det Til	Thomas Gets it Right
Danish	Thomas Tager Det Stille og Roligt	Thomas Takes it Slow
Swedish	Thomas Får Till Det Till Slut	Thomas Gets it in the End
Romanian	Thomas Îndreaptă Lucrurile	Thomas Sets the Record Straight
Russian	Все по правилам	All By Rules
Japanese	トーマス、ただしくやる	Thomas Does It Properly
Greek	Ο Τόμας παίρνει το σωστό	Thomas Gets It Right
Chinese	托马斯做对了	Thomas Did the Right Thing
Korean	달걀 나르기	Carrying Eggs
Thai	โธมัสทำดีแล้ว	Thomas Did Well