"Thomas' Christmas Party" is the first season finale. It first aired on December 25, 1984. This story was used in Shining Time Station's 1990 Christmas special "'Tis a Gift" both direct-to-video (featuring Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree) and television (featuring Terence the Tractor).
Plot
It's Christmas time and Thomas wants to throw Mrs. Kyndley a party to thank her for saving him from a landslide the year before. The Fat Controller agrees with him, but first Thomas, Toby and Terence have to rescue her from her snowed-in house. Thomas and Toby arrive home to find the sheds in darkness, but then a switch is thrown and the sheds are covered in lights.
Featured characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Annie and Clarabel
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Mrs. Kyndley
- Terence (does not speak)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
Goofs
- When the workmen fit Thomas' snowplough, blu-tak is on one of the men's legs.
- Throughout the episode Toby keeps losing his brakevan.
- When the engines whistle, only Thomas, Edward and Henry's whistles can be heard.
- The platform Sir Topham Hatt stands on is made of Lego.
- The lights seem very big compared to the engines.
- At the Christmas party Henry can be seen in his old shape.
- When George Carlin provides the narration, Ringo Starr can be heard in the background when the engines sing at the end.
Episode
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