Bear Gets Lost

***Bear Gets Lost*** is the seventh episode of the fifth series.

## Plot

One morning, the Fat Controller comes to Bear's shed to tell him that he was in need of change. Because of this, he has Bear help Salty and Molly at the quarry for the day. The Fat Controller warns Bear that it is easy to get lost and to be back before dark. Bear arrives at the quarry and was really enjoying himself and Molly and Salty were impressed with his hard work, no matter how dusty he became. The quarry foreman asks Bear's driver if he would like to take the night special to a building section of a new branch line. The driver agrees to take the train, but Bear thinks that they should have asked the Fat Controller first.

As night fell, Salty and Molly warn Bear to be careful and Bear leaves the quarry with the special train. He arrives on time with his delivery and then sets off for home, only for the fog to soon come down and make everything look spooky. Bear's driver notices a signal at green and thinks that someone has been expecting them, except no-one has. The points ahead were set in the wrong direction, but Bear didn’t realise this and makes a wrong turn, ending up in an unknown area. The driver decides to rest until the fog clears. Bear hears strange sounds and soon the fog slowly lifts revealing that they were in the scrapyards again. Bear's driver went for help and leave Bear all alone, but not for long as two steam engines named Donald and Douglas approach him saying that he will make very fine scrap indeed. Douglas buffers up to him and they take Bear to a large smelter's shed and leave him alone, intending to scrap him.

Bear looks up and above him was a huge grabber. Bear pleads he is not for scrapping, but the grabber slowly lowers to grab Bear. But just as it was about to grab hold of him, it suddenly stops. The Fat Controller appears with Bear’s crew and the yard master on a nearby platform, having come to visit the scrapyards and he jokingly tells Bear that saving him from scrap is becoming a habit. Bear then tells the Fat Controller that he learned that there is no place like home, which is where he was going now. Bear then leaves the scrapyards, while declaring "Hymeks Forever!"

## Characters

* Salty
* Molly
* Bear
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Donald (*not named*)
* Douglas (*does not speak*)
* Edward (*stock footage cameo*)
* Diesel (*scrapped model cameo*)
* Diesel 10 (*scrapped model cameo*)
* 'Arry or Bert (*scrapped model cameos*)

## Trivia

* This episode is based off the thirtieth episode, Stepney Gets Lost of the fifth series from Thomas & Friends.
* Stock footage from Double Teething Troubles is used.
* This episode marks Donald and Douglas' first appearance. However, Donald is not referred to by name and Douglas does not speak for the first time until the sixth series episode, Middle Engine.
* This episode marks the only episode of a few things:
	+ Molly's only speaking role in the fifth series.
	+ Bear, Donald and Douglas' only appearances in the fifth series.
* This episode marks the last of a few things:
	+ Bear's last speaking role in the US dub until the twelfth series episode, Iris' Funfair Special.
	+ Bear's last leading role.
	+ Edward's last appearance if the stock footage counts, unless otherwise in Double Teething Troubles.
* The load that Big Mickey drops on Dennis from Big Mickey Bugs is seen at the building site when Stepney drops off his trucks.
* CGI smoke is added in the shot looking down over a beam when Bear enters the unknown area.
* Scrap models of Diesel, Diesel 10, 'Arry/Bert and Little Owl from TUGS are seen at the scrapyard.