| Bowled Out | |
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| Season 18, Episode | |
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| Written by | Rev. W. Awdry (original story) Stephen Patton and ElmoRudy55 (adapted) |
| Directed by | Stephen Patton and ElmoRudy55 |
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“My hat! You've sucked it through your air intake!"
"Bother your hat!”
- ―The Inspector and Sir Topham Hatt
Bowled Out is the episode. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine.
“My hat! You've sucked it through your air intake!"
"Bother your hat!”
- ―The Inspector and Sir Topham Hatt
Bowled Out is the episode. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine.
Plot
Stepney proves himself worthy of becoming a Sodor engine and the only engine available is a Class 40 diesel. The green diesel soon arrives and immediately insults the engines, claiming them to be out of date compared to him.
The engines are furious, insulting him, but cannot think of a plan for revenge. There is no need though, as the next day the wind blows an inspector's hat off and into the diesel's air-intake vent, causing him to break down just as he is about to take an express, much to his fury. As Duck and Stepney shunt the failed Class 40 into the shed, the inspector sees his hat jammed in the diesel's air-intake, but the Fat Controller is more concerned about the train being late.
Stepney, who has anticipated a long run on his next day, volunteers with Duck to pull the train. Pulling together, the two engines set off down the Main Line, passing Edward's station and struggling over Gordon's hill, then in record time reach Crovan's Gate where Gordon waits to take over.
Stepney tells the cabless engines about what they did yesterday while D261 creeps sulkily away leaving only two things to remember him by; a bad smell and a battered bowler hat.
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Emily
- Crovan
- Lady
- Richard
- Stepney
- Neil
- Clive
- Matthew
- Samson
- Class 40
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Inspector with the Bowler Hat
- BoCo (cameo)
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Sir Handel (cameo)
- Rusty (cameo)
- Aurora, Ariel and Anna (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- One Little Boy (cameo)
Locations
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Wellsworth
- Gordon's Hill
- Crovan's Gate
- Stepney’s Branch line
- Henry's Tunnel (deleted scene)
Cast
UK and AUS
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Crovan, Richard, Matt D261, Sir Topham Hatt and the Inspector
- Steven Kynman as Duck and Clive
- Joe Mills as Donald and Douglas
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily and Lady
- Mark Moraghan as Stepney
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- David Menkin as Neil
USA and CAN
- Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
- William Hope as Edward
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Crovan and Sir Topham Hatt
- Steven Kynman as Duck and Clive
- Joe Mills as Donald and Douglas
- Jules de Jongh as Emily and Lady
- Keith Wickham as Richard, Matt D261 and the Inspector
- Mark Moraghan as Stepney
Trivia
- This episode marks Class 40's first and only speaking role and leading role to date.
- This episode marks the first appearance of the "Best Quality Diesel Oil" barrel.
Goofs
- Two things for James in this episode:
- The goods train next to him is being pushed by a crew member's hand, as a shadow is easily seen.
- He has Smudger's whistle sound when he leaves Crovan's Gate.
- A few things for Gordon in this episode:
- His buffers are slightly crooked at different points in this episode.
- He is missing his brake pipe.
- In a rare still image, he has a crooked buffer.
- His lead wheels are derailed at the turn table meeting.
- He has Duck's whistle sound when he leaves the station, but his regular whistle sound can be heard when the other engines whistle in both scenes.
- The track that Percy is on is only there for one scene.
- Stepney is missing his crew in the first shot.
- In a close-up shot of Sir Topham Hatt talking to Stepney and Duck before taking the train, he is first seen standing on a crate, but in the next shot, he is standing on a plain block of wood.
- In the shots of Gordon's Hill:
- Red and blue wires can be seen in the middle coach and in the same shot, the track in front of Stepney and Duck appears to sink just before they roll over it.
- Duck gains a lamp.
- In the close-ups of Duck and Stepney during the scene where Class 40 breaks down, the scenery changes.
- In the shots of Class 40:
- After he grinds to a halt and the camera switches to Duck and Stepney and then back to him, he is slightly further away from the coaches.
- When he arrives at Tidmouth Sheds, the braking sound is heard long before he actually stops.
- When he arrives, the close-up of Donald and Douglas is taken from later in the episode, as James' position is inconsistent with the rest of the scene but consistent with the later scene.
- When he breaks down, he has his air-intake covered, but when the inspector notices his hat, his air intake cover is off.
- In the scene when the engines are whistling at Tidmouth Sheds after Class 40 insults them, Edward and Percy's whistle sounds are heard, but they are nowhere to be seen. The reason is because stock audio from the first series episode, Thomas' Christmas Party is used.
- In the second shot, the camera lens can be seen at the top left hand corner.
Quotes
- Narrator: Soon, the diesel came from the mainland. He surveyed the shed.
- Diesel 261: Not bad. I've seen worse. At least you're all clean. Well, it's not your fault, but your controller (Sir Topham Hatt in the US narration) should scrap you and get engines like me. A fill of oil, a touch on the starter, and I'm off. No bother, no waiting. They’ll have to fuss round you for hours before you're ready.
- Emily: Spoiled!
- Crovan: Show-off!
- James: Lunatic!
- Gordon: Rudness!
- Thomas: Smelly!
- Lady: Big bully!
- Percy: Stinker!
- Duck: Snobby!
- Donald and Douglas: Nuisance!
- Gordon: Disgraceful!
- James: Disgusting!
- Henry: Despicable!
- Richard: Disagreeable!
- Donald and Douglas: To say such things to us! It's to teach him a lesson he be wantin', now how do we do it?
- Gordon: Hello! You're early! That's one in the headlamp for old diesel.
- Stepney: James says he's sick as boiler sludge and sulking in the shed.
- Gordon: Serves him right for saying we're out of date.
- Stepney: You see. He sucked the Inspector's hat into his Air-Pipe. That's why he broke down.
- Clive, Neil, Matthew and Samson: (laughs)
- Neil: Wow, Stepney, that's hilarious!
- Clive: Such a bad diesel!
- Samson: And being such a bowler-boy!
- Matt: Who needs him anyway?
- Narrator: The other engines agreed that there was nothing to worry about the diesel. He had learned his lesson from on. Even though, he'd slipped away the night before while one was looking. But he left two things behind: a rather nasty smell, and a battered bowler hat!
Transcript
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