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- “Well, Merry Christmas, Diesel 10!
Merry Christmas, Thomas! Merry Christmas, everyone!” - ―Thomas and Diesel 10
Diesel 10's Ghostly Christmas is a two-part episode making up the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the nineteenth series..
Plot[]
One day at Tidmouth Station, Thomas is preparing to take a group of singers to their rehearsal as well as take a goods train up to Ulfstead Castle for the Earl's Christmas lunch when the Fat Controller approaches him; he has got to be at Brendam Docks, but has twisted his ankle and cannot drive. Already busy with his current jobs, Thomas decides to ask one of his friends if they could take the Fat Controller to the Docks instead. He finds Diesel 10 in the yard and asks him if he could do it, but Diesel 10 says that he is busy and oils away. When Lady arrives, Thomas asks her instead, and she is more than happy to oblige.
At Brendam Docks, Cranky is swinging a large Christmas tree about and orders Salty to help, but as his fuel line is frozen, Salty cannot help. When Diesel 10 arrives at the Docks, Cranky orders him to push the flatbed under him, but Diesel 10 says that he is too busy. Salty's engine roars to life and he rushes over to Cranky, but the tree lands on top of him. Cranky scolds Diesel 10 for not helping out, but Diesel 10 simply dismisses it. Though Salty tries to tell Diesel 10 that Christmas is a time for good will, Diesel 10 scoffs at it. As Diesel 10 leaves, Edward also arrives at the Docks and glares at him.
When the tree is finally lifted onto a flatbed, BoCo arrives to take it to Ulfstead Castle, but has run out of diesel, trying to pull it. Edward suggests that Diesel 10 can help, but Diesel refuses to do so. When Edward helps BoCo to set off at last, the chains holding the tree down weaken and snap, and the weight of the tree tipping over makes BoCo derail at a bend. Hours later, Diesel 10 passes by, but refuses to help Paxton. Shortly after that, Edward arrives, noticing that the tracks became damaged in the accident. He asks Paxton if that was Diesel 10 who just passed by, which Paxton confirms. Edward thinks of a plan to teach Diesel a lesson.
That night at the Dieselworks, the mist comes down. Diesel 10 anxiously enters the workshop, when all of a sudden, lights come on, and Lady, hanging from chains and pretending to be 'E-Marley's Ghost,' appears, telling Diesel 10 to stop being an unhelpful engine. She tells him that he will be visited by three more ghosts, and that he must go to the Docks, otherwise he will end up in "big trouble!" Diesel 10 leaves the Dieselworks in fear, and Lady, Edward and Thomas laugh at the success of Edward's plan.
When Diesel 10 arrives at the Docks, he does not find the Fat Controller, but does hear a ghostly voice. He tries to get away, but is stopped by Salty, who is covered in a fishing net and surrounded by lights. Salty, pretending to be the 'Ghost of Christmas Past,' tells Diesel about many of his past mistakes, such as the time he pushed trucks of stone into the sea, since he spilled milk all over the Fat Controller, and when he refused to help with the tree. Diesel 10 - too scared to hear anymore - runs away, and Cranky and Salty laugh. Diesel 10 soon stops close by to a bridge and reassures himself that he must have been hearing things, but becomes frightened when bright lights emerge from the bridge, followed by a ghostly voice. BoCo, covered in lanterns and speaking through pipes on a flatbed, introduces himself as the 'Ghost of Christmas Present,' but Diesel 10 fearfully says that ghosts are not real, to which BoCo mutters [to the audience] that he must be good at pretending. He tells Diesel 10 that he should be out enjoying the extra jobs at Christmas, but Diesel 10 scoffs at this and asks why he should enjoy extra work. BoCo tells him to think of the happiness of others, but as he goes on about this, Diesel 10 runs away. Diesel 10 is so frightened that he does not notice the damaged bit of track, running over it and derailing that BoCo did. When Edward passes by, Diesel 10 begs him to help, but Edward says that he is far too busy and he has more jobs to do. Diesel 10 uses his claw Pinchy to himself back on the track by managing to push on the ground, and he decides to find himself a rest.
The next morning at the waste dump, Thomas orders Whiff to have a pile of rubbish dumped on him. When the rubbish is poured over him, Thomas arrives at the old shed where Diesel 10 is resting and pretends to be the 'Ghost of Christmas Future,' telling him that if he does not help others, then they will stop helping him, and he will be left alone at the scene of his accident for the rest of his life. Thomas then leaves, leaving Diesel 10 to feel very afraid.
At Ulfstead Castle, the Earl is preparing for the Christmas luncheon, watching as Edward, Lady and BoCo arrive with the presents, the choir and the food. However, Thomas arrives and takes the guests to Ulfstead Castle, but he forgets all about the Fat Controller.
When he steps out of his office, the Fat Controller calls out to Thomas, but Thomas is too far away to hear him. Later on, Diesel 10 arrives at Knapford, when he hears the Fat Controller moaning in pain, initially believing it to be another ghost. He spots the Fat Controller and asks him if he should have been at Ulfstead Castle, which the Fat Controller confirms, but he has no way of getting there. Diesel 10 offers to take him to the Castle.
At Ulfstead Castle, Thomas arrives with the guests, but notices that the Fat Controller is not there. Diesel 10 soon arrives with the Fat Controller, and the party begins. That night, Diesel 10, covered in Christmas lights, is overjoyed to see everybody so happy. BoCo quietly tells Edward that his plan was a success; Diesel 10 is now a very helpful engine. Diesel 10 wishes everybody a Merry Christmas.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Lady
- Adam
- Whiff
- Scruff
- BoCo
- Diesel 10
- Salty
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Sir Robert Norramby
- Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
- Aurora, Ariel and Anna (cameos)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Destiny, Melody and Symphony (cameos)
- Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
- Mr. Percival (cameo)
- The Mayor of Sodor (cameo)
- Sodor Brass Band (cameo)
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (cameo)
- Dowager Hatt (cameo)
- Lady Hatt (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- The Bird Watcher (cameo)
- The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
- The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
- Big Mickey (faceless; cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Blond-haired Assistant (stock footage; cameo)
Locations[]
- Town Square
- Tidmouth
- Brendam Docks
- Vicarstown Dieselworks
- Knapford
- Whiff's Waste Dump
- Ulfstead Castle
Cast[]
UK[]
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Rowan Atkinson as Edward, Adam and Whiff
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby and BoCo
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy
- Grey DeLisle as Lady
- Matt Wilkinson as Scruff, Diesel 10 and Cranky
- Keith Wickham as the Fat Controller
- Teresa Gallagher as the Children
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
- Maple House Players as the Choir
US[]
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Edward, Adam and Whiff
- Rob Rackstraw as James and BoCo
- Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Frank Welker as Toby
- Grey DeLisle as Lady
- Kerry Shale as Scruff
- Matt Wilkinson as Diesel 10
- Glenn Wrage as Cranky
- Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
- Teresa Gallagher as the Children
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
- Maple House Players as the Choir
Trivia[]
- Going by production order, this episode makes up the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the nineteenth series.
- This episode is loosely based on Charles Dickens' novel, "A Christmas Carol" where Diesel is Scrooge. The others have altered roles in the story as well, with some of Dickens' parts written out:
- Lady's role, "E-Marley", is a play on her name and the main character's late business partner, though unlike Lady, Marley was female.
- Salty's role as the ghost of Christmas past was also altered, as - like Lady’s role - the original character was the opposite gender.
- BoCo, unlike the real ghost of Christmas present, stayed hidden, while the real one showed his face.
- Thomas' disguise resembles a hood, and his role as the ghost of Christmas future is based on the very few interpretations that speak.
- This is the first double-length episode of the television series, and the only double-length episode until the twenty-second series episode, The Great Heatwave, though in that case in a slightly different format and separate from the regular-length episodes.
- This is also the first episode where a story arc spans over more than one episode since the fifteenth series episodes, Henry and Ferdinand, Lady and Bash and Edward and Dash.
- A recreated CGI flashback of the sixth series episode, Diesel 10 Does it All is used along with a flashback, or edited footage of the seventeenth series episode, No More Mr. Nice Engine, and references to both of them are made.
- BoCo breaks the fourth wall.
- When released on the US version Thomas' Christmas Carol DVD, "Diesel 10's Ghostly Christmas Part 1" and "Diesel 10's Ghostly Christmas Part 2" are both combined into one long episode, and retitled "Diesel 10's Ghostly Christmas." This combination is exclusive to the DVD and the US PBS broadcast. On the UK DVD, they are listed as a single episode but are still split in two. Both parts were also combined for the UK television broadcast on Milkshake with There's Snow Place Like Home being played before the main feature.
Goofs[]
- Teresa Gallagher is not credited in the UK "Part 2" credits for voicing Lady.
Quotes[]
- Lady: I'm La-Marley's Ghost, and I am here to warn you to stop being such an unhelpful engine.
- Lady: You shall be visited by three more ghosts before Christmas. Whoo...
- Lady: The Fat Controller said he needs you to go to the docks tonight.
- Lady: Or you'll be in big trouble!
- Salty: Oh... I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.
- Salty: You? Help Thomas? When was the last time you helped someone, Diesel 10? (Laughing) Let's go back and see, shall we? Woo... (Laughing)
- Salty: You weren't helpful that time you pushed those trucks into the sea. And you weren't helpful when you spilt milk on the Fat Controller, either. And you definitely were not helpful when you refused to move the flatbed yesterday!
- Salty: Poor ol' Salty.
- Salty: Poor ol' Salty!
- BoCo: I am the Ghost of Christmas Present.
- BoCo: You shouldn't be hiding, Diesel 10. You should be out there enjoying all the extra jobs that Christmas brings.
- BoCo: Because that's the way to make others happy of course! Close your eyes, Diesel 10 and think...
- BoCo: Think of the smiles on people's faces when they see the twinkling lights and sing Christmassy songs! And think of the laughter and fun as they open their presents! Whoa... And think of the shiny face of the Fat Controller as he eats Christmas pud... Diesel 10?
- Thomas: Ooh... I am the Ghost of Christmas Future!
- Thomas: If you think this is the worst Christmas, let me tell you what your future Christmases will be like if you don't start helping others.
- Thomas: Others will stop helping you, and you'll be left alone...
- Thomas: Alone forever!
- Thomas: Forever!
Thomas, Lady, BoCo and Salty frighten Diesel 10 by four more Ghosts before Christmas.
In Other Languages[]
Home Media Releases[]
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| <<Series 18 | Series 19 | Series 20 >> |
| #01 Who's Geoffrey? | #07 The Beast of Sodor | #13 Slow Stephen | #19 Diesel 10's Ghostly Christmas Part One | #25 No Help at All | |
| #02 The Truth About Toby | #08 Toad and the Whale | #14 Two Wheels Good | #20 Diesel 10's Ghostly Christmas Part Two | #26 Goodbye Fat Controller | |
| #03 Lost Property | #09 Very Important Sheep | #15 Reds vs Blues | #21 Wilbert's Christmas Surprise | #27 Wild Water Rescue | |
| #04 Henry Spots Trouble | #10 Salty All at Sea | #16 Best Engine Ever | #22 Thomas the Babysitter | ||
| #05 A Cranky Christmas | #11 Den and Dart | #17 The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead | #23 Rocky Rescue | ||
| #06 Snow Place Like Home | #12 Helping Hiro | #18 Philip to the Rescue | #24 The Other Side of the Mountain |