A Quiet Delivery

"*I can be super quiet!"
"Hehehe, I'm not sure I've even heard you stay quiet for five seconds, Thomas.*"
— Thomas and Carly

**A Quiet Delivery** is the fifth episode of the first season.

## Plot

One day at Knapford Station, Annie and Clarabel stop Carly as she passes by and ask her if she has seen Thomas. Just then, Thomas whistles through the Funnel Tunnel and stops right in front of them, ready to take them to Brendam Docks, but not before making lots of noise. While Annie and Clarabel are sure Thomas can get them to the docks on time, they are not sure he can take them *quietly*. The two of them explain that once they pick up their passengers from the boat, they will have to travel all night. So they must sleep through the journey to the docks or else they will be too tired and cranky to do their job. Thomas says he can be super quiet, which Carly laughs at, saying she has never seen him be quiet for more than five seconds. Annie and Clarabel suggest getting quiet electric Kana to take them instead, but Thomas makes a Thomas Promise to be quiet and begs the two of them to let him take them to the docks. Carly covers the coaches with a blanket and once Thomas is coupled up, they set off for the docks.

Out on the tracks, Thomas tries to be quiet when saying hello to James and Emily. But just then, Diesel pulls up with a train of rattling pipes. Thomas tries to tell Diesel to be quiet, but Diesel misinterprets Thomas and thinks the tank engine wants to race. Luckily, Thomas gets away from Diesel and down a quiet track. The track turns out to be very bumpy and after the coupling comes loose, Annie and Clarabel almost become a runaway. Thomas, wishing he had a brake car, manages to stop them. It starts to rain, which almost wakes the coaches up. Luckily, Thomas stops in a tunnel to keep them dry. He uses a light signal to stop Percy coming from the other end of the tunnel. Percy offers to come with and offer support using his lucky bell. Thomas agrees, but warns Percy to be super duper extra quiet.

Eventually, the rain ends and the two tank engines exit the tunnel. But now it is almost sundown and Thomas is late. Luckily, Percy knows a quiet shortcut along the sea shore, which he calls a ‘quiet-cut’. As they pass by the lighthouse, night starts to fall. However, the foghorn sounds. Thomas and Percy are sure the horn will wake up Annie and Clarabel. It does not, but Percy's lucky bell almost does. Through quick thinking, Thomas sings the coaches a lullaby to keep them asleep. Unfortunately, this makes Percy fall asleep. Thomas manages to stop Percy and with Brendam Docks in sight, he books it to make it on time. But some cows are on the track and with no other option, Thomas whistles loudly to get them off the track, waking Percy and the coaches. They all arrive at the docks and Thomas apologizes for waking them. But Annie and Clarabel are happy to be at the docks on time and well-rested. As they set off to collect their passengers from the boat, Percy congratulates Thomas, only to find he has fallen happily asleep. Percy buffers up to his sleeping best friend and takes him happily back home.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Diesel
* Carly
* Annie and Clarabel
* James (*does not speak*)
* Emily (*does not speak*)
* Cranky (*cameo*)
* Kana (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Knapford
* The Bumpy Track
* The Dark Woods
	+ Crovan's Creek
* Vicarstown Lighthouse
* Brendam Docks

## Cast

### US

* Meesha Contreras as Thomas
* Charlie Zeltzer as Percy
* Shomoy James Mitchell as Diesel
* Jenna Warren as Carly
* Catherine Disher as Annie
* Linda Kash as Clarabel

### UK

* Aaron Barashi as Thomas
* Henri Charles as Percy
* Henry Harrison as Diesel
* Eva Mohamed as Carly
* Catherine Disher as Annie (*original releases*)
* Linda Kash as Clarabel (*original releases*)
* Wendy Patterson as Annie and Clarabel (*redubbed releases*)

## Trivia

* For unknown reasons, Cartoonito On Demand released the episode a day early on 13th September 2021 instead of its scheduled broadcast of 14th September.
* From this episode onwards, James regains his whistle sound from the original series.
* Thomas makes Sir Handel's tenth series whistle sound from the original series when he says "toot toot".
* Thomas learning to do his job quietly is somewhat similar to the original series episode, The Early Bird. Furthermore, Percy says the same line at the end of both episodes; that being "Sleep well, Thomas".
* This episode marks the first of several things:
	+ The first episode to have someone besides one of the main seven in a leading role.
	+ The first time in *All Engines Go* in which Thomas is seen pulling Annie and Clarabel.
	+ Emily's first appearance in *All Engines Go.*
	+ The first episode to only feature characters from the original series, although Kana is mentioned.
	+ The first episode in which Gordon and Sandy do not make any sort of appearances.
	+ The first episode of *All Engines Go* in which James and Cranky appear, but do not speak.
	+ The first appearance of Percy's Lucky Bell.
	+ The first episode to have Percy's lower tone whistle.
* In the Latin American Spanish dub, this episode is titled "A Silent Delivery".

## Goofs

* In the scene where James meets Thomas, James' smokebox saddle is inaccurately drawn in the first shot. Additionally, his lamp is on the wrong side and when he passes by Thomas, he has four boiler bands instead of three.
* Cranky is missing in the first few aerial shots of Brendam Docks.

## Merchandise

* Magazine Story - A Quiet Delivery (*2023*)

## Home Media Releases

### US/CAN

* Best Friends
* Season 25

### JPN

* Thomas the Tank Engine Series 25 Vol. 1