

Thomas is excited about doing it and ignores Gordon's advice to ask Percy how he does it. Percy is at the Sodor Steamworks for repairs, so the Fat Controller puts Thomas in charge of the mail run.

This leads to more problems when he is asked to take some bubble liquid to Mr Bubbles' clown show. The only funnel left is both strangely shaped and brightly colored and Thomas feels embarrassed.
THOMAS AND FRIENDS SERIES 13 CRACKED
Thomas has a cracked funnel and goes to the Sodor Steamworks for a replacement. However, when Thomas arrives, he is very surprised to see the Fat Controller already there - and that he has a moustache and a strange change in personality. It's the Fat Controller's birthday, and Thomas is sent to Maithwaite early to collect the Fat Controller and Lady Hatt to take them to the party. Believing the others will laugh at him, James attempts to hide wherever he can. However, an emergency forces him to take a train before he has been finished, leaving him covered in his pink undercoat. James is sent to the Steamworks to have a new coat of paint. Believing it to be a real lion, Thomas vows to take extra special care of it, making sure it is comfortable. Thomas is given the job of transporting a crate containing a very special statue called "The Lion of Sodor". When that fails, he suggests that Cranky attempts to lift him, which ends in disaster. Thomas attempts to prove him wrong by bringing heavy loads for Cranky to lift. Īfter Thomas teases him for creaking, Cranky boasts that he is stronger than the little tank engine. The thirteenth series aired in the United States on 5 September 2010. The two songs, "Sounds" and "Determination" by Ed Welch, were introduced during Series 13 after the story. Another event, "Thomas and the Runaway Kite" screened on 9 January 2010 showed a further 4 episodes, again in the United States. The episodes were then released on DVD of the same name in the United States, which was later released in the UK on 1 March 2010. On 7 November 2009, four select episodes were screened theatrically in an event called " Splish, Splash, Splosh". Greg Tiernan and Nicole Stinn replaced Asquith and Spencer as the director and producer. Ed Welch left after The Great Discovery, while Robert Hartshorne remained. Christopher Skala was joined by Marion Edwards as executive producer. Beginning with this series, Nitrogen Studios began providing the animation.ĭirector Steve Asquith had left the show after the previous series after working on twelve series and directing five series, while Simon Spencer also stepped down as producer.
