Writer:	Marc Seal
Director:	Steve Asquith
Star:	Ringo Starr (U.K. Narrator (Seasons 1-2) U.S. Narrator (Seasons 1-2)),  Alec Baldwin (U.S. Narrator (Seasons 5-6)),  George Carlin (U.S. Narrator (Seasons 3-4 and re-narrated Seasons 1-2)),  Michael Brandon (U.S. Narrator (Seasons 7 and "800"-)),  Michael Angelis (U.K. Narrator (Seasons 3-) U.S. Narrator ("New Friends For Thomas" DVD episodes only))

Appearances by Thomas, Percy, Gordon, James, Emily and the Fat Controller. (edit) A deleted scene of Thomas and Percy pulling the trucks at the quarry is seen on the music video, "Try to Do Things Better". (edit) When Gordon and James are finished being cleaned, their paint jobs are similar to those of Season 2. (edit) This is the second time Thomas gets covered in quarry rock. It first happened in "Thomas To The Rescue". (edit) Footage from "A Bad Day For Harold The Helicopter" is used. (edit)

Gordon: Sorry! (edit) Emily: There's no need for you to get clean. I'm going to be the grandest engine there.
Thomas: I'll still win first prize! (edit) Gordon: The sunlight here makes my dome sparkle.
James: It makes my red paint look shinier than ever!
Emily: And my wheels glimmer. (edit) James: Oh no! (edit) Gordon: He'll definitely choose an Express engine...
Emily: ...Or one with big wheels!
James: I think he'll give it to a red engine! (edit)

In the scene with Emily being washed and Thomas dirty, it appears in Emily's song and refers to her as being nice in that scene, but she wasn't! (edit) When James is about to bump the flat truck, its right buffer is missing. (edit) When Emily says "My wheels glimmer", her side rods are in the middle position, but in the next scene, they're higher. (edit)

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