Thomas and the Monkey Palace (India)

: “They tried to steal my crown Thomas. My crown!”
: ―Rajiv
Thomas and the Monkey Palace is the eighth episode of the twenty-second series.
== Plot ==
In India, Thomas is on his way to deliver a truckload of coconuts, when he discovers a branch line leading to a mysterious monkey temple. Ignoring Rajiv's warning to stay clear, he visits it at night and a cheeky monkey gets trapped in the truck. When it tries to attract Thomas' attention, Thomas comes to a sudden stop, but spills all the coconuts.
== Characters ==
* Thomas
* Rajiv
* Charubala
* Station Concessions Worker
* The Grey Tender Engine (does not speak)
* Samson (stock footage)
* Stanley (stock footage cameo)
== Locations ==
* India
** Varkala Railway Station
** Indian Railway Shunting Yard
** The Monkey Palace
* Island of Sodor
** Knapford Yards (stock footage)
== Voice Cast ==
=== UK and AUS ===
* John Hasler as Thomas
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
* Sheena Bhattessa as Charubala
* Jass Patel as a Concessions Worker
=== US and CAN ===
* Joseph May as Thomas
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
* Sheena Bhattessa as Charubala
* Jass Patel as a Concessions Worker
== Trivia ==
* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the eighteenth series episode, Samson at Your Service. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
* The monkey palace is a strong similarity to the Bandar-log from Disney's The Jungle Book.
* Jass Patel joins the voice cast.
* This is the only episode of the twenty-second series set in India that Ashima and Noor Jehan do not appear and not to have Tina Desai or Sanjeev Bhaskar as part of the voice cast.
== In Other Languages ==
Language 	Title
Brazilian Portuguese	Thomas e o Palácio dos Macacos
Chinese 	托马斯和猴子宫殿
Dutch 	Thomas en het Apenpaleis
German 	Der Palast der Affen
Hebrew 	תומס וארמון הקופים
Japanese 	トーマスとサルのきゅうでん
Polish 	Tomek i Pałac Małp
Russian 	Томас во дворце обезьян
Spanish 	Thomas y el Palacio de los Monos
== Home Media Releases ==
=== UK/AUS ===
* Monkey Trouble!