Outback Thomas (Australia)

: “Shane the plane and I'm here to entertain!”
: ―Shane greeting the tourists.
Outback Thomas is the tenth episode of the twenty-second series.
== Plot ==
In Australia, Shane is taking passengers on an outback adventure. He impresses Thomas so much with his showmanship that when some passengers miss Shane's train, Thomas decides to become an outback tour guide himself, with disastrous consequences...
== Characters ==
* Thomas
* Shane
* Aubrey and Aiden
* Isla
* The Teacher
* The Lady with the Big Hat
* Salty (stock footage cameo)
* Porter (stock footage cameo)
* Cranky (stock footage cameo)
* Big Mickey (stock footage cameo)
== Locations ==
* Australia
** The Outback
** Pine Tree Station
** Kakadu National Park
** Uluru
** The Old Rickety Bridge
* Island of Sodor
** Crovan's Gate (mentioned)
** Brendam Docks (stock footage)
** Sodor Shipping Company (stock footage)
== Voice Cast ==
=== UK and AUS ===
* John Hasler as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden
* Teresa Gallagher as the Female Passengers
* Rachael Miller as Isla, the Teacher and the Female Passengers
* Matt Wilkinson as the Male Passengers
=== US and CAN ===
* Joseph May as Thomas
* Shane Jacobson as Shane
* Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
* Tim Bain as Aiden
* Teresa Gallagher as the Female Passengers
* Rachael Miller as Isla, the Teacher and the Female Passengers
* Matt Wilkinson as the Male Passengers
== Trivia ==
* Shane Jacobson, Genevieve McCarthy, and Tim Bain join the voice cast.
* This episode marks a few things:
** The first episode written by Tim Bain.
** The first time since Thomas and the Magic Railroad where a writer voices a character.
** Shane's first speaking role and episode appearance in the franchise.
** The first episode to take place in Australia.
* At the end of this episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth series episode, Who's Geoffrey? Stock footage from said episode is also used.
== Goofs ==
* When Shane is explaining the termite mounds to the tourists, the ground is clipping through the left side of the track Shane is moving on.
== In Other Languages ==
Language 	Title
Brazilian Portuguese	Thomas no Interior
Dutch 	Outback Thomas
German 	Thomas als Reiseleiter
Hebrew 	תומס בערבות אוסטרליה
Japanese 	オーストラリアのトーマス
Polish 	Przewodnik Tomek
Spanish 	Thomas en Outback
== Home Media Releases ==
=== UK/AUS ===
* Here Comes the Steam Team