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- “PHEW! You really are the stinkiest steam engine on Sodor, Thomas.”
- ― Diesel
Thomas and the Stinky Cheese is the nineteenth episode of the eleventh series.
Plot
Thomas is shunting at the coaling plant with 'Arry, Bert and Diesel who do not like working with steam engines and call them (especially Thomas in particular) "stinky". Thomas does not like working with diesels and calls them the stinky ones. The Fat Controller gives Thomas the job of going to the dairy for a delivery. Despite not knowing what it is, Thomas puffs off happily, simply pleased to be away from the diesels. However, when he arrives, he is disgusted to find that his truck is loaded with stinky cheese. The dairy foreman informs Thomas that he must take it to Brendam Docks before the ship leaves, which Thomas reluctantly agrees to.
On the way, Thomas sees Diesel at a junction and gets worried he will tell everyone how stinky he is if he passes Diesel and so goes a different way, despite a signalman's warning. He thinks nobody will smell him, until he sees 'Arry in a siding. Dismayed, Thomas decides to turn left at a junction. In an attempt to avoid Bert, he turns right at another one. Thomas is dismayed that there are diesels wherever he goes and that he has to go backwards and forwards across the island to avoid them until he eventually ends up at the dairy again.
'Arry rumbles towards him, so Thomas reverses as quickly as he can, not realising that Bert is behind him. Thomas and Bert collide, spilling stinky cheese over the three engines. The two diesels rush to the washdown, but Thomas is unable to as the stinky cheese is all across the track. However, the dairy foreman tells him that another load of cheese is ready at the dairy.
On the way to the docks, James notices Thomas' smell and expresses his disgust. Thomas is embarrassed, but knows he has to make the delivery on time. When he finally arrives at Brendam, Diesel - who is being unloaded - fully believes Thomas is the stinkiest steam engine on Sodor. The Fat Controller and the workmen, however, are proud of Thomas for delivering such stinky cheese. While 'Arry and Bert arrive fresh from the washdown, the Fat Controller assigns the three diesels the task of shunting the cheese while Thomas is sent to the washdown, much to the diesels' dismay and Thomas' delight.
Characters
- Thomas
- James
- Diesel
- 'Arry and Bert
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Dairy Manager
- The Dairy Employees
- Cranky (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- Mr. Jolly (mentioned)
Locations
- The Coaling Plant
- Three Tier Bridge
- The Church Runby
- Sodor Dairy
- Three-Track Road Bridge
- Brendam Docks
- The Washdown (mentioned)
- Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory (mentioned)
Trivia
- Most of this episode was filmed in September 2006, a month before the tenth series started airing.[1] The scene where Thomas arrives at the dairy was filmed on 28 September 2006.
- In 2008, the episode was used for a CGI testing by Stardust Pictures and Nitrogen Studios as the show was switching over to CGI animation. A few of these re-created clips can also be seen in a 2009 CGI promo featured on certain DVDs.
- Thomas' original plastic model was used when he arrived at Brendam Docks with the second load of stinky cheese.
- Thomas, Diesel, 'Arry and Bert gain new facial expressions, which only appear in this episode which is their only appearances of them.
- This episode was never released on Norwegian DVD or shown on television. It was only released on a website in 2015.
- This episode marks the last of several things:
- The last appearance of Thomas' original plastic model.
- The last appearance of the Coaling Plant excluding a deleted scene from The Great Discovery and a mention in the twelfth series episode, Henry Gets it Wrong.
- 'Arry and Bert's last speaking roles until the fourteenth series episode, Victor Says Yes, thus marking their last speaking roles in the model era.
- The last appearances of Thomas' confused and suspicious face.
- The final episode to feature the engines' faces not utilising CGI animation.
- This is one of only two episodes to feature Diesel's unused ill face from the fourth series, the other being the tenth series episode, Emily and the Special Coaches and the last appearance of it as well.
- The footage of Thomas while pulling the second cheese is used twice before and after James passes him.
- This episode is one of three eleventh series episodes not featured on German home media. The other episodes are Dirty Work and Percy and the Left Luggage.
- Thomas' accident in this episode is similar to his accident in the Railway Series story, Scrambled Eggs, as he is covered in a dairy product that ends up frying on his boiler.
- Both this episode and the next episode aired on Veterans Day 2007 in the United States.
Goofs
- When Thomas puffs away to be coupled, the chuffing sound is heard before he starts. This also happens with the second time he moves at the dairy.
- After Thomas crashes into Bert, his flatbed disappears.
- When Thomas looks at the cheese, his eyes are misaligned.
- When Thomas arrives at the docks, Diesel's face is partially crooked.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway - Thomas and the Stinky Cheese 3-pack (discontinued)
- TrackMaster - Thomas and the Stinky Cheese (discontinued)
- Books - Thomas and the Stinky Cheese (China only)
In Other Languages
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External Links
| #01 Thomas and the Storyteller | #10 Thomas and the Big Bang | #19 Thomas and the Stinky Cheese |
| #02 Emily's Rubbish | #11 Smoke and Mirrors | #20 Percy and the Left Luggage |
| #03 Dream On | #12 Thomas Sets Sail | #21 Skarloey Storms Through |
| #04 Dirty Work | #13 Don't Be Silly, Billy | #22 Cool Truckings |
| #05 Hector the Horrid! | #14 Edward and the Mail | #23 Wash Behind Your Buffers |
| #06 Gordon and the Engineer | #15 Hide and Peep | #24 Duncan Does It All |
| #07 Thomas and the Spaceship | #16 Toby's Triumph | #25 Sir Handel in Charge |
| #08 Henry's Lucky Day | #17 Thomas and the Runaway Car | #26 Ding-a-Ling |
| #09 Thomas and the Lighthouse | #18 Thomas in Trouble | |