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“It's Donald and Douglas, sir. They say, sir, that if you send them away, sir, they'll be turned to scrap, sir. That would be dreadful, sir. Please, sir, don't send them away.”
― Percy to Sir Topham Hatt

The Deputation is the seventeenth episode of the second series. It is based on the story of the same name from the Railway Series book The Twin Engines.

Plot

Snow has fallen on the Island of Sodor. Most of the engines hate, it but Donald and Douglas are used to these conditions and do a good job of clearing the lines. They soon encounter one snow drift which is deeper than the rest and hear a whistle; it turns out to be Henry, who is nearly buried. The twins promise to get him out.

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"Losh sakes, Donald. It's Henry! Dinnae fash yourself, Henry! Wait a while. We'll have you out."

Henry is rescued and soon returns to the Sheds with Donald and Douglas, who are upset. The Fat Controller will be returning soon and they are worried that he will send them back to Scotland for their previous mistakes. The other engines agree that Donald and Douglas both deserve to stay and something has to be done but no one knows what to do. Percy talks to Edward, who suggests that the engines nominate someone to be a "deputation" and talk to the Fat Controller. Percy returns to tell the others and they all agree to this, even though they do not really know what a deputation is. Since Percy told the engines about Edward's recommendation, Gordon nominates Percy to do the job, which he is very nervous about.

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"I had a deputation. I understand your feelings but I do not approve of interference."

The Fat Controller returns and a nervous Percy stammers through his speech about allowing the twins to stay, saying that they are likely to be scrapped if they are sent back to Scotland. Even though Percy is nervous, the Fat Controller understands this and sends Percy away. Later, at the Sheds, the Fat Controller responds to the engines' request. He begins by telling them that although he understands their feelings, he does not appreciate them interfering with his plans. Then, he surprises everyone by giving Donald and Douglas new coats of paint as a reward for their good work in the snow and announces that their names will be painted on them so as to avoid any further mistakes. The engines realise that the Fat Controller is allowing both of them to stay and drown out the rest of his speech with cheers and happy whistles.

Characters

Locations

Trivia

Goofs

  • Throughout the episode:
    • Gordon's right buffer is bent.
    • Many of the engines' eyes are misaligned.
    • Percy's left cylinder (viewers' right) is crooked.
  • In the Finnish dub, Douglas' English name is mistakely used twice.
  • In the opening scene, Donald is not emitting steam and there is also green grass that is not covered in snow to the left of the watermill.
  • The narrator says that Donald and Douglas had a van between their tenders but there is actually a work coach and an LBSC van is also derailed in the background.
  • From the scene at Suddery Castle to before the twins find Henry, the twins have their nameplates on.
  • When the twins find Henry buried in the snow, the one that says "Losh sakes, Donald! It's Henry!" is actually Donald himself.
  • When James is talking about the Spiteful Brake Van, there appears to be a spot of paint above his right eye.
  • When Percy reverses to talk to the engines, the track in front of him bounces upwards.
  • After the narrator says "There was a long silence," Douglas's tender is derailed and Percy's cab roof is also lifted.
  • When Henry says "Rubbish Percy!" at one point, his eyes do not move at the same time.
  • When Percy talks to the Fat Controller, some glue holding his middle lamp iron can be seen.
  • When the engines whistle, Donald is missing his left eyebrow and James's eyes also stop moving.

In Other Languages

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Language Title
Albanian Delegacioni
Brazilian Portuguese O resgate de Henry
Chinese Mandarin 委派代表
Croatian Delegacija
Czech Deputace
Danish Skal Donald og Douglas rejse?
Dutch De afgevaardigde
Finnish Lähetystö
French Le deligation
German Hilfe für die Zwillinge
Greek Η επιτροπή των τρένων
Hungarian A küldött
Italian Tutti per due
Japanese みんなのだいひょう
Korean 기관차 대표
Latin American Spanish La delegación
Norwegian Deputasjon
Polish Delegacja
Romanian Delegaţia
Russian Делегация
Serbian Odbor
Slovenian Odposlanstvo
Turkish Temsilci
Ukrainian Делегація
Welsh Dirprwyaeth

Merchandise

Home Video Releases

UK

UK DVD Boxset

US

CAN

  • Thomas, Percy and the Dragon and Other Stories (Direct-to Home-Video)

US/CAN DVD Packs

AUS

AUS DVD Packs

NZ

ZA

IND

MYS

PHL

ITA

FRA

ROM

ROM DVD Pack

NL

GER

GER DVD Boxset

NOR

DK

SWE/FIN

ICE

  • Thomas the Tank Engine 4

SVN

HRV

SRP

GRC

GRC DVD Boxset

TUR

THA

JPN

JPN DVD Boxset

KOR

CHN

HK

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