Song of Sodor

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Song of Sodor is the fifty-second and final episode of the first series of Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.

Plot

When Nia suggests adding a song to spice up Sir Topham Hatt's new bench unveiling, he calls upon her to write a song for the ceremony, but it'll take some brainstorming to discover what's special about a plain bench.

Characters

• Thomas
• Percy
• Emily
• Nia
• Diesel
• Kana
• Carly
• Sandy
• The Brown Troublesome Truck
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Gordon (singing only)
• Edward (cameo)
• Henry (cameo)
• Kenji (cameo)
• Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
• Harold (cameo)
• Bulstrode (cameo)
• Skiff (cameo)
• Cranky (cameo)
• Boxy (music video cameo)

Locations

• Knapford
• Quickdraw Bridge
• The Dark Woods
• Suddery
• Brendam Docks
  • Sodor Shipping Company
• Harwick
  • The Mail Depot
• McColl Farm
• Vicarstown
  • Vicarstown Lighthouse
  • Vicarstown Museum of History
  • Vicarstown Theatre
  • Vicarstown Bridge

Song

• Song of Sodor

Cast

UK

• Aaron Barashi as Thomas
• Will Harrison-Wallace as Gordon (uncredited)
• Henri Charles as Percy
• Marie Ekins as Emily
• Sade Smith as Nia
• Henry Harrison as Diesel
• Chloe Raphael as Kana
• Eva Mohamed as Carly
• Holly Dixon as Sandy
• Jai Armstrong as the Brown Troublesome Truck
• Tom Dussek as Sir Topham Hatt

US

• Meesha Contreras as Thomas
• Neil Crone as Gordon (uncredited)
• Charlie Zeltzer as Percy
• Kayla Lorette as Emily
• Talia Evans as Nia
• Shomoy James Mitchell as Diesel
• Ava Ro as Kana
• Jenna Warren as Carly
• Glee Dango as Sandy
• Cory Doran as the Brown Troublesome Truck
• Bruce Dow as Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

• From the episode onwards, Edward regains his whistle sound from the original series.
• The plot is similar to the original series episode, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor.
• This episode marks the first of many things:
  • The first even numbered episode to feature a song.
  • Emily's first appearance in a series finale since the original series episode, Thomas' Shortcut and her first speaking role in the series finale in the franchise.
  • Henry and Nia's first appearances in a series finale since the original series episode, Diesel Glows Away.
  • Edward, Annie and Clarabel's first appearances in a series finale since the original series episode, Hunt the Truck.
  • Edward's first non-speaking role in a series finale since the original series episode, Over the Hill.
  • Kenji, Bulstrode and Skiff's first appearances in a series finale in the franchise.
  • Harold's first appearance in a series finale since the original series episode, Wild Water Rescue and his first-non speaking role in a series finale since the original series episode, Fiery Flynn.
• This marks the final episode of a few things:
  • The final episode to have Shomoy James Mitchell as Diesel in the US dub, as well as the final episode to have him as part of the voice cast.
  • The final episode to have Ross Balcázar voice Emily in the Latin American dub as well as the final episode to have Glaucia Franchi voice Emily in the Brazilian dub.
• For unknown reasons, Cartoonito On Demand released the episode a day early on 4th July 2022 instead of its scheduled broadcast of 5th July.
• The UK dub uses the version of the song that would later be featured on the official music version.
• According to Craig Carlisle, the line where the Brown Troublesome Truck mentions having a mother was not in the original script he wrote. Instead, the line was meant to be "I can be as quiet as a sleeper car."^[1]

Goofs

• In the UK dub, when Nia screams with rage, she has her US voice.
• When Edward races past Nia, all the wheels on his right side are missing.
• In the overhead scene of Vicarstown, Annie is facing backwards, but in the shot inside Vicarstown, she turns around.
• Neil Crone and Will Harrison-Wallace are not credited as Gordon in their respective dubs.
• Holly Dixon is credited as "Holly Dixoni" in the UK dub.
• In the UK dub during the song, the characters have their album voices.

Home Media Releases

US/CAN

• Season 25
• Musical Fun!

References

In Other Languages

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