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“Hello, Thomas. Ha! That's a funny funnel. Ha ha!”
― James, Gordon, Henry and Edward

Slippy Sodor is the fifth episode of the thirteenth series.

Plot

Mr. Bubbles the clown is coming to perform a bubble show, but Thomas is upset as he has a cracked funnel and goes to the Sodor Steamworks for a replacement. The first funnel is too tiny and the second is too large, so Kevin collects the only spare funnel left. Unfortunately, it looks very funny and makes Thomas feel embarrassed. Thomas is then sent to the docks to collect Mr. Bubbles' special bubble liquid for his show. At the docks, Thomas gets laughed at by James for his funnel and so attempts to puff away quickly.

Along the way, Gordon also laughs at Thomas’ funnel which makes him go faster in an attempt to avoid everyone. Unfortunately, he puffs so quickly that he does not realise the bubble liquid splished out of the barrel and sploshed onto a level crossing. This causes the Fat Controller and Mr. Bubbles to slip and crash into a muddy ditch. Thomas soon comes across Henry who also teases him, which makes Thomas want to go faster. However, the bubble liquid again spills out and causes the Fat Controller and Mr. Bubbles to crash into a haystack. Thomas soon has to stop at a signal when the last of the bubble liquid spills out and causes the Fat Controller and Mr. Bubbles to crash into a pond.

By the time Thomas reaches Knapford, the Fat Controller and Mr. Bubbles inform him about how he spilled all of the liquid. However, there is another barrel of it at the docks and Thomas rushes away to collect it. This time, he goes slowly and gets teased by Edward, but he does not mind his teasing and makes it to Knapford safely. Mr. Bubbles is pleased that Thomas has not spilled one drop of his special bubble liquid. The show is a great success, and all the children realise that Thomas' funny funnel looks just like Mr. Bubbles' hat.

Characters

Locations

Cast

UK

US

Trivia

Goofs

  • In one scene, Gordon's brake coach is at the front of his train, and later is at the back.
  • In some shots, the inside of Mr. Bubbles' mouth is blue.
  • When both the Fat Controller and Mr. Bubbles are messy, the hay is static.
  • In the Latin American Spanish dub, the narrator says that Thomas stopped at a red signal, when he actually stopped at a crossing.
  • In the first shot of Thomas at the Steamworks, he is derailed on the turntable.
  • After Thomas spills bubble liquid for the third time, the Fat Controller veers his car to the right instead of going straight.
  • When James and Henry blow their whistles at Knapford Station, they do not close their eyes during any of the blasts.

Quotes

Kevin: Oops! Sorry, Thomas! It was a slip of the-
Thomas: Hook. I know, Kevin. I know.
Thomas: This funnel makes me feel silly.
Victor: Not at all, my friend. It's... It's... splendid! It will help you puff very well until your old funnel is fixed. Now chuff along! I hear that Mr. Bubbles has a very special special for you at Brendam Docks.
The Fat Controller: Now you mustn't spill any of the liquid, Thomas. Puff slowly and carefully.
Thomas: Yes, sir.
The Fat Controller: Thomas, you were going much too fast! The special bubble liquid splished and sploshed out of the tank.
Mr. Bubbles: And now the tank is empty. And it's almost time for my show to start. The children will be very disappointed.
Thomas: I'm sorry, sir.
Mr. Bubbles: The only special bubble liquid left is at Brendam Docks. Now there isn't time to pick it up before the show.
Thomas: Yes, there is. I'm sure I can puff to Brendam and back in time for your show.
Mr. Bubbles: Very well, Thomas. But this time, you must be careful.
Thomas: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir!

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In Other Languages

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Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Sodor Escorregadia
Catalan Aventura relliscosa
Chinese Mandarin 滑溜溜的多多岛
Czech Klouzání po Sodoru
Danish Thomas' Funny Tragt
Dutch Superglad Sodor
Finnish Varapiippu
French Attention ça glisse!
German Rutschiges Sodor
Greek Το γλιστερό Σόντορ
Hungarian A különleges buborékoldat
Icelandic Sódor hin sleipa
Indonesian Sodor yang Licin
Italian Un Buffo Fumaiolo
Japanese スリップにちゅうい
Korean 미끄럼 조심 (dub)
미끄러운 소도어 (subtitles)
Latin American Spanish Sodor Resbaloso
Norwegian Såpeglatt
Polish Śliski Sodor
Portuguese Piso Escorregadio
Romanian Alunecosul Sodor
Russian Скользкий Собор
Serbian Klizavi Sodor
Swedish Halka på Rälsön
Welsh Sodor Slip

Home Media Releases

UK/IRL

DVD Packs

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DVD Packs

AUS

AUS DVD Packs

NOR/SWE/DK/MYS/FIN/LATAM

  • Splish, Splash, Splosh!

LATAM DVD Boxsets

FRA

POL

  • Splish, Splash, Splosh!

DVD Boxsets

CHN

JPN

GER

KOR

DVD Boxsets

ITA

THA


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