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Thomas and Bertie/; Thomas and Bertie's Great Race
Director(s)	David Mitton
Producer(s)	Britt Allcroft; David Mitton; Robert D. Cardona
Writer(s)	Reverend W. Awdry; (original); Britt Allcroft; David Mitton (adapted)
Narrator	Ringo Starr (UK/US); George Carlin (US)
Air date	October 20th 1984 (UK); 1989 (US)
Previous episode	Thomas, Terence; and the Snow/; Terence the Tractor
Next episode	Tenders and Turntables

This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the DVD, the Buzz Book, the board book, the magazine story the My First Thomas book.

"Well done, Thomas! That was fun, but to beat you over that hill, I'd have to grow wings and be an aeroplane!"

— Bertie

Thomas and Bertie, retitled Thomas and Bertie's Great Race in American releases, is the fourteenth episode of the first season. In the US, it aired on the Shining Time Station episodes Agree to Disagree in 1989 and Field Day in 1991.

Plot

Thomas meets Bertie, the bus who took his passengers home after he crashed into a snowdrift. Bertie claims to be faster than Thomas. Thomas denies his claim and to settle the matter, they decide to have a race. Bertie manages to stay in front for the majority of the race, but Thomas passes him at the tunnel and barely wins.

Characters

Locations

Trivia

This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Tank Engine Thomas Again.
Stock footage from Thomas and Gordon and Thomas and the Guard is used.
In both Ringo Starr versions, Thomas and Bertie whistle and honk at each other respectively in the very first shot. This is absent in the George Carlin version.
In the UK version, when Thomas reaches the station the narrator says "I've done it! I've done it!". In the US version he says "We've done it! We've done it!"
The shot of Thomas passing the windmill was featured in the show's original opening.
The Italian title is called "The Train and the Bus". The German title is "Bertie, the Bus". In Japan, this episode is called "Thomas and Bertie's Competition".

Goofs

Thomas has one of Percy's face masks on when he puffs into Elsbridge.
The plane seen as Thomas leaves Dryaw has a clear disc for its propeller.
The narrator says "...the road left the railway...", but there was a road right next to Thomas.
At one point, Thomas is on Toby's old tramway.
Annie and Clarabel keep changing position throughout the race.
When Thomas meets Bertie, his number sticker is peeling up.
When Thomas and Bertie start their race, a camera's shadow can be seen.
Studio equipment can be seen when Thomas pulls into Ffarquhar.
The narrator says Bertie was fuming at the gates, but Bertie looks happy.
Because stock footage is used, sometimes Annie and Clarabel are not behind Thomas.