Seeing is Believing (Sodor)

: “This is my first time on the Island of Sonar, my friend Thomas works here.""Do you mean Sodor?”
: ―Merlin and Cranky
Seeing is Believing is the thirteenth episode of the twenty-second series.
== Plot ==
Merlin comes to Sodor from the Mainland for the first time. He thinks that when he shuts his eyes, nobody can see him. Percy hears everyone talking about the 'invisible' engine and wonders why he has not seen him.
== Characters ==
* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Merlin
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Salty
* Annie and Clarabel
* Trevor
* Cranky
* Carly
* Porter (cameo)
* Diesel (cameo)
* Paxton (cameo)
* Owen (cameo)
* Reg (cameo)
* Big Mickey (cameo)
* Jem Cole (cameo)
* Willie (cameo)
* Cyril the Fogman (cameo)
* Farmer McColl (cameo)
* Toby (stock footage cameo)
* Henrietta (stock footage cameo)
* Bertie (stock footage cameo)
* Theo (indirectly mentioned)
* Lexi (indirectly mentioned)
* Henry (Latin America/Spanish version)
== Locations ==
* Vicarstown Bridge
* Brendam Docks
* Sodor Shipping Company
* The Sheep Field
* Tidmouth Sheds
* McColl Farm
* Wellsworth
* Wellsworth Scrap Yard
* Blue Mountain Quarry
* Sodor Steamworks (stock footage)
== Voice Cast ==
=== UK and AUS ===
* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon and Salty
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy, Trevor and Merlin in Percy's fantasy
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
* Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
* Lucy Montgomery as Carly
=== US and CAN ===
* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Christopher Ragland as Percy and Trevor
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Hugh Bonneville as Merlin
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Keith Wickham as Salty
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Lucy Montgomery as Carly
* Nigel Pilkington as Merlin in Percy's fantasy (uncredited)
== Trivia ==
* This episode marks Merlin’s first appearance since Journey Beyond Sodor and his first full appearance in an episode.
* Trevor uses Vinnie's whistle sound in this episode. This also marks his only speaking roll in the twenty-second series.
* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth series episode, The Other Side of the Mountain. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
* At the beginning of the Latin American Spanish version, stock footage from Forever and Ever is used.
* Nigel Pilkington was not credited for voicing Merlin in Percy's fantasy scene in the US dub.
== Home Media Releases ==
=== UK/AUS ===
* Monkey Trouble!
== In Other Languages ==
Language 	Title
Brazilian Portuguese	Ver Para Crer
Dutch 	Ik Geloof het Pas als ik het Zie
German 	Alles nur Einbildung
Hebrew 	לראות כדי להאמין
Japanese 	みえないきかんしゃマーリン
Polish 	Uwierzę, gdy zobaczę
Spanish 	Ver es Creer