Thomas Helps Out

Thomas Helps Out will be the first episode of the seventeenth season of Thomas and Friends.

Plot
It was a hot summer's day and Percy is working harder then ever to get the mail delivered on time. Thomas is shunting slate trucks at the quarry with Mavis when he sees Percy steam by with the mail trucks, so he decides to help him. He chuffs up to himand asks if he needs help, but Percy says he dosen't want help and steams away.

Thomas decides to follow Percy. He chuffs to the coal hopper. Belle was there shunting trucks. Thomas spots Percy coming and blows his whistle which surprises Belle and she biffs the trucks hard. She and Thomas get covered in soot, but Percy still says no. Thomas follows him again towards Maithwaite.

Stafford was picking up tar wagons. Percy delivered some of the mail. Thomas shouted Boo. But Percy wasn't happy but it scared Stafford he bashed the tar wagons so hard they broke open. Tar went everywhere, but Stafford found it funny but Percy didn't. He puffed to the docks which was his last stop. Thomas went with him. Thomas was hiding behind some large trucks. Percy asked Cranky to unload the last bags of mail. Thomas blow his whistle the loudest ever! Cranky was surprised he dropped the bags and the mail trucks toppled off the track. Percy was very cross with Thomas and was about to puff away but he had ran out of coal.

Percy wanted Thomas to help this time. Thomas went to find Rocky. He found him with Toby. Toby agreed to help too. They put the mail trucks back on the rails and Belle arrived with coal for Percy. The Fat Controller arrived and he was very pleased to see all the mail delivered. Percy felt sorry for not letting Thomas help. And from now on they would deliver the mail together as best friends.

And that evening, Thomas and Percy told the others about it.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Belle
 * Stafford
 * Rocky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Mavis (does not speak)
 * Cranky (does not speak)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Rosie (cameo)
 * Dash (cameo)
 * Salty (cameo)
 * Winston (cameo)
 * Bertie (cameo)
 * George (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)
 * The Docks Manager (cameo)
 * Rusty (mentioned)

Locations

 * Knapford Station
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Bluff's Cove
 * Sodor Slate Quarry
 * The Coal Hopper
 * Maithwaite Station
 * Brendam Docks
 * Tidmouth Sheds

Trivia

 * This is the first CGI episode to have George.

Goofs

 * Percy had four trucks but when he arrives at Maithwaite he has three.
 * Steam dosen't come out of Rosie's funnel.
 * Brakevans should have been added to Edward, Percy and Salty's trains.