Thomas' Faithful Friends

**Thomas' Faithful Friends** is the first episode of the first season and the first episode of Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures altogether.

## Plot

Thomas the tank engine knows every part of his branch line and knows all of the faces he sees on his runs. But sometimes, whenever he isn't busy on his branch line, Thomas is given other jobs to do on the Island of Sodor's main line. One morning, when Thomas was returning to Tidmouth Sheds, Sir Topham Hatt (the Fat Controller) arrived in his track inspection car, Winston, to give some jobs to Thomas. Winston suggests that the sooner he gets his jobs done, the better. But Thomas tells Winston that he needs to take his time as Vicarstown is on the other side of the island and that he doesn't need any coal or water as there are plenty of coal hoppers and water towers along the main line.

Thomas went off to Brendam Docks to pick up the cargo, which was two brown crates of engine parts for the Sodor Steamworks and a red crate for the Sodor Search and Rescue Center. Thomas' first stop was the search and rescue center, where Harold, Butch, and Captain were waiting. Then they tell Thomas that the red crate is their spare parts, as Thomas thought they were medical supplies, as the Fat Controller had stated earlier. As Thomas continued along the main line, he saw other engines go by at top speed and worried that he might run late with his deliveries. So he dashed off to the steamworks and dropped off the brown crates of engine parts before Victor could inform him that he'd run out of puff and no steam.

As Thomas raced to Vicarstown to pick up some empty trucks to take to the Ffarquhar Quarry, his cylinder cracked and lost steam, leaving him stranded on the main line. Just then, his best friend Percy arrived and saw what was going on. Thomas then informs his friend that he requires assistance, so Percy goes to Vicarstown Goods Yard to retrieve the empty trucks and shunts Thomas to the Steamworks, so that way Victor and Kevin can repair him. Thomas then apologises to Victor for worrying about running late and says that from now on he will take his time. Percy then takes the empty trucks to the quarry, where Mavis and Diesel are waiting. Mavis asks Percy where Thomas is, and so Percy tells her about what happened to him. The next day, Thomas was fixed and was happy to be back on his branch line again. Bertie then asks to race, but Thomas tells the bus that he has had enough racing for a while and is just happy to be working on the railway to show everyone that he is a hard-working engine.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Diesel
* Mavis
* Victor
* Winston
* Bertie
* Harold
* Cranky
* Butch
* Kevin
* Captain
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Farmer McColl
* Farmer Trotter
* Annie and Clarabel (*do not speak*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* Gordon (*cameo*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Toby (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Porter (*cameo*)
* Salty (*cameo*)
* Henrietta (*cameo*)
* Isobella (*cameo*)

## Locations

* Maithwaite
* Ffarquhar
* McColl Farm
* Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Brendam Docks
* Sodor Search and Rescue Center
* Sodor Steamworks
* Ffarquhar Quarry
* Vicarstown (*mentioned*)
	+ Vicarstown Goods Yard (*mentioned*)
* Knapford (*mentioned*)

## Cast

* Bikliqi Studios as Thomas
* Champ2stay as Captain
* Crane Engine Studios as Percy
* DarthWill3 as Butch
* Holden Stafford as Cranky and Kevin
* Mason Hagen as Diesel
* Numpty Pootis 8012 as Winston and Bertie
* Plunderbird as Harold and Farmer Trotter
* SteamTeam3211 as Sir Topham Hatt and Farmer McColl
* TheGermanofSodor as Victor
* Yilin Zhou as Mavis

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to feature Bikliqi Studios, Champ2stay, Crane Engine Studios, Darthwill3, Holden Stafford, Jonathan Asiamah, Mason Hagen, Numpty Pootis 8012, Plunderbird, SteamTeam3211, TheGermanofSodor and Yilin Zhou in the cast.
* This episode marks the only time of a few things:
	+ Winston's only speaking role in the first season.
	+ Farmer Trotter's only appearance in the first season.
	+ The only appearances of Ffarquhar Quarry and Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm in the first season.
	+ The only episode to feature Yilin Zhou as Mavis.
* The episode's title may have been inspired by the Adventures 10-pack, *Thomas' Favourite Friends* which contains the vehicles that had speaking roles in this episode.

## Watch Episode

Thomas' Faithful Friends (Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures; Season 1; Episode 1)