♪ James, Percy,Nia, and Gordon ♪♪ Rebecca, and Emily,and Thomas number one! ♪
[whistles]
♪ Let's go, go, go! ♪
♪ On a big world adventure ♪♪ Let's go, go, go,explore ♪♪ with Thomasand his friends ♪♪ Let's go, go, go,and meet new friendly faces ♪♪ The world's justa train ride away ♪♪ Big world,big, big adventures ♪♪ Thomas & FriendsBig World! Big Adventures!
- Whoo-hoo!
[clanks]
-[screeching]
-[clinks]
Hello!
We were all very excited
to hear a railway show
was coming to Sodor,
but my best friend, Percy,
got a little overexcited.
- [whistles]
All aboard for a big adventure!
♪ ♪
[Thomas]
The Great Little Railway Show.
- [muttering]
[phone rings]
- Oh, uh--
Hello, yes?
[phone chatter]
Uh--hm--uh, uh--oh?
Mm-hmm.
Well--there are a lot of jobs
to be done today, and uh--
I don't think I have any spare
engines at this current--
- [whistles]
- Oh, oh, just a moment please!
Percy!
- Uh, hold on a moment!
- What's the matter, Sir?
There's a railway show
coming later today,
and I need an engine--
- A railway show?
- Uh--yes, a--a railway show
for little engines.
I need an engine to take some
important items for it
to Ulfstead Castle,
later today.
- Little engines?
You can rely on me, sir.
- Ah, excellent.
Once you've finished your other
jobs, you'll collect some vans
from Brendham
and take them to Ulfstead.
The Earl will be waiting
for you there.
- Just imagine,
a railway show made especially
for little engines!
-[coos]
-[harp music]
[applauding]
- Many were called,but few were chosen.The might of the greatlittle engines is upon us!Tonight, they face theirultimate challenge!But first,let's meet the contenders!- He's green,he's lean,he's a shunting machine!Pleeease... give it up for...Percy!
[applauding]
[crowd chanting "Percy!"]
-[Gordon]
Percy!
Get a move on, little Percy.
I have an important
express train to collect.
- Well I have an important train
to collect, too, Gordon,
as a matter of fact.
There's a railway show
coming to Sodor, and--
- They want a grand, big,
strong engine like me
to be part of it!
Ho, ho, I'm sure
I'll be the best in show.
- Actually, Gordon, the show is
for little engines only.
Not big engines like you.
Sir Topham Hatt said so.
Good-bye!
[whistles]
- [scoffs] Wouldn't
have been a good show anyway.
-[Thomas]
So, Percy continuedwith his other jobs...which led him tothe Blue Mountain Quarry.
- And what's best is it's
for little engines, like us!
- I wonder if my special funnel
would win a prize.
There's not many quite
like it, after all.
- Your funnel is nothing
compared to my splendid wheels.
- Anyway, the show's being held
at Ulfstead Castle.
I hope you can all
make it there. [whistles]
[train chugging]
- Splendid wheels...
[whistle blows]
Steamroller wheels, more like.
- What was Percy talking about?
- Wait till you hear this.
- A railway show?
Just for little engines?
Oh, how exciting!
Ha ha!
Tell Duck when
you next see him
to give you all a lift
over to Ulfstead.
-[Thomas]
The news of therailway show spread quicklyacross the railway...Soon all the little engineson Sodorwere talking aboutthe railway show...but that's whenthe troubles started.
- wagons coming up.
Oh.
Where's Rusty gone?
Merrick,
have you seen Rusty anywhere?
- No, I haven't...
In fact...
I can't see anyone.
- Oh, what kind of railway
are you running here
without any trains
to take us where we need to go?
- Uh--
- I was told that Rex would
pick up the sheep
two hours ago!
- I understand--
- Where is he?
- Excuse me for a moment.
[sighs] Just where
have my engines gone?
- Where is that silly little
engine with my coaches?
- [whistles]
- Hmph.
I see you're behind
time too, Henry.
- Rosie wasn't around
to shunt my train, so...
I had to do it myself.
- [honking]
Thomas was supposed to collect
his passengers at Ffarquhar,
but he never showed up... so,
I had to bring them instead.
Where has he got to?
- And Phillip was supposed to
have brought my coaches.
- I don't know what's going on.
I've had phone calls from
the other railway controllers
claiming that all their engines
have suddenly vanished.
- [whistles]
[breathless] What's this I hear
about a railway show
coming to the island?
And why wasn't I invited
to take part in it?
- [grumbles]
Oh, that railway show...
- Oh... I think I know where
all the engines might be.
But first I've got to
make a few telephone calls.
- When does the show start?
- Dusty Rusty, coming through!
- I'm small enough
to enter the show!
- No you're not!
I am.
- Which way
to the engine competition?
- I can't wait
for the show to start!
- This is ridiculous.
- What's the hold up?
- [whistles]
- [whistles]
- What's going on here?
- [both]
That's what we wanna know.
- Why are you all here
instead of doing your jobs?
- There's confusion and delay
everywhere on the island.
- But, Sir, we're all here
for the little railway show.
For little engines.
Like you said!
- Oh.
- I think you misunderstood
what your controller meant
by "little engines," Percy.
- But if he wasn't talking
about us,
what little engines
was he referring to?
- This kind...
Model engines.
- Oh. I'm sorry
for wasting everyone's time.
- Oh, not at all.
With all these different
engines here,
it would make the show
even more spectacular!
- Very well, Sir Robert,
but we still have a big, real
railway to run, don't forget.
- As the show will be on
for a few days,
each of you will get a chance
to be part of it.
- So long as you get your jobs
done on time.
- Wahoo, heh-heh-hey!
[clapping and whistle blowing]
-[Thomas]
Soon, the showwas in full swing.There were plenty of enginesfor the visitors to enjoy.No matter what the size.
- Wow!
- Congratulations to the winner
of best in show.
- [giggles]
♪ ♪
- [whistles]
Have you ever been
so excited by
how you thought something
was going to be...
only to find out it turned
out completely different?
When Skiff overheard that amermaid was coming to Sodor,he spent the whole daylooking for her.Even though it turned outto be a wooden model...Skiff was very happy to havea big adventure of his own.When Sir Topham Hatt toldPercy about the railway show,he misunderstood.Percy thought it wasgoing to be a showfor little engines like him!But he found outit was actually a showfor even smaller engines.
Sometimes when things
turn out differently
to the way you expected,
it can often be for the better!
Which can be a nice surprise.
So make sure you always give
everything a go.
- Come on, Thomas!
- It's time to go.
- See ya next time!
[whistling]
-[chugging]
-[upbeat music]♪ ♪
[chugging]
[upbeat music]
- [whistles]
- [whistles]
- [whistling]
[upbeat rock music]♪ Let's go, go, go,on a big world adventure! ♪♪ The world's justa train ride away! ♪♪ Big world,big, big adventures!♪ Thomas & Friends,big world, big adventures! ♪
[children laughing]
- [whistles]
24x04 - The Great Little Railway Show
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.