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Catch of the Day is eighth episode of Season 2 of Thomas: The Trainz Adventures and the eighteenth episode overall.

Plot[]

On the southeastern part of Sodor, you will find the Norramby branch line. In a village near the station, Arthur works handling fish trains to and from and bringing them to the docks. Although he likes the fresh air from the sea, he also likes the smell of fish, unlike most other engines.

More fish deliveries come in, making it near to much work for Arthur alone. The Fat Controller mentions this to him and says he will task another engine to help Arthur. The engine fortunate for the task is James, much to his dismay. Despite his protests, James reluctantly heads to Norramby to help Arthur.

Arthur is shunting when James arrives and greets him. Before he can say anything else, James goes onto say how much he dislikes the smell of fish and how the work is suitable for Arthur. Fed up with his behaviour, Arthur tasks James to the take the finishes train to the docks if he doesn’t want to work. Despite being taken aback, James vows to deliver the train on more then half the time.

And so he would be right, arriving just on time at Brendam docks. Salty asks him to shunt the train into a siding and take the return train which Porter is putting together. After shunting the trucks, James couples up to the return train, but also dismisses an attempted warning from Porter.

James heads back to Norramby, scolding the trucks before arriving at a red signal. Before it turns green, the trucks bump him, causing a runaway. Simon the signalman witnesses the runaway and warns the next signalman about the runaway, but he ends the call just as Simon explains that an engine is heading the train. James is directed onto the old pier line and crashes into the sea. Two trucks follow him into it, with a third one hanging precariously on the pier edge. His driver goes to call for help.

Arthur arrives with the Fat Controller. James becomes scared when Arthur suggests that he should be left there to think about his actions. It turns out that it was a trick by Arthur to get an apology out of James. The Fat Controller then turns to James and scolds him for his behaviour, and that he will work at the waste dump as punishment. James apologises and Arthur informs him that Emily and Rocky will come and rescue him. Meanwhile, he retrieves the undismayed trucks.

After being retrieved from the sea, James is looked over. He takes the opportunity to apologise to Arthur, who accepts it.

In a post-credits scene, James arrives at the waste dump, where Whiff and Scruff greets him. James reluctantly gets to work and shunts some trucks away from a garbage chute. Whiff warns him to get away, but it’s too late, as garbage is deployed and lands all over James. Scruff comments that he will fit right in, to which they all share a laugh.

Characters[]

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • Elliot Killick-Ward joins the voice cast.
  • Emily was originally planned to be the main character of the episode but was later replaced by James.

References to the Official Show[]

  • The name for Simon the Signalman originally came from one of the Stan and Nigel shorts from the Official YouTube Channel.

Episode[]

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T TTA - Episode 18 - Catch of the Day

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