[whistle toots][children]
♪ James, Percy ♪♪ Nia and Gordon ♪♪ Rebecca and Emily ♪♪ And Thomas, number ♪[man]
♪ Let's go, go, go ♪♪ On a big-world adventure ♪♪ Let's go, go, go explore ♪♪ With Thomasand his friends ♪♪ Let's go, go, go ♪♪ And meetnew friendly faces ♪♪ The world'sjust a train ride away ♪[all]
♪ Big world,big, big adventures ♪♪ "Thomas & FriendsBig World! Big Adventures!" ♪[laughter][peppy rock music]
[engine chugging]
♪ ♪
- Whoo-hoo!
[engine chugging
in slow-motion]
♪ ♪
Don't you love Christmas?
The sounds, the lights,
the trees.
On Sodor, the earl has
a huge party at his castle.
But this Christmas,
things turned a little stormy.
[whistle toots]
All aboard for a big adventure!
♪ ♪[upbeat music][Thomas]
Nia's Bright Idea.
- [whistle toots]
- [laughter]
[Thomas]
It was the day beforethe earl's Christmas party,and I had deliveredSir Topham Hattto the mainland so thathe could make a deliveryof his own.
- Look at that, Thomas.
The North Western Railway's
end of year report.
It's the best year we've had.
- Ho-ho!
That's good, sir.
Let's hope this year's
Christmas party is
the best one ever too!
- [chuckling]
Oh, it will be.
I've got a special surprise
for you all.
- Wow.
How exciting!
Are you sure you don't want me
to pick you up tomorrow, sir?
- Oh!
That's quite all right, Thomas.
I shall be hitching a lift
with the duke and duchess
onboard Spencer.
- Oh.
Okay, sir.
[whistle toots]
I'll see you at the party!
- You will indeed!
[bright music]- Back in Tidmouth,everyone was talkingabout the party.
- I heard there's going to be
the biggest Christmas tree
ever!
- I can't wait to see
all the lights.
- Oh, yeah.
Sir Topham Hatt said he had
a big surprise!
I can't wait to see what it is.
[yawns]
Mm.
[wrench clacking]
The next morning...
[gasps]
we woke upto another surprise.
- [Rebecca gasps] Snow!
[laughs]
How brilliant!
- Wow.
- Oh, I love the snow!
This will make the earl's party
feel even more Christmas-y!
- But snow causes confusion
and delay,
and we don't want that
on party day.
- [Mr. Percival]
Quite right, Percy,
but don't worry.
I've come to send you all
to start clearing the tracks
to make sure everyone can
get to the party in good time.
Nia, I need you to go
to Arlesburgh
to collect the earl's shipment
of Christmas lights.
- On my way, sir.
[whistle toots]
[upbeat music]♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
- Morning, Nia.
- Morning, Skiff.
- Are those lights
for the earl's party?
- Yes, they are!
Will you be coming?
- No.
I have to stay here
and help Joe
with the lighthouse
in case
this weather gets worse.
- Oh, really?
What does the lighthouse do?
- It helps the ships get
to the harbor safely at night
or in a storm.
The light shines brightlyand the ships use itas a beaconto see where they're going.- Wow.
That's a great idea.
-[conductor]
Okay!
Ready to roll!
- Right.
I better be off.
See you, Skiff.
- [whistle toots]
- [cheerful music]
-[Thomas]
The preparationsfor the partywere well underway.James was helping outat the castlewhile Gordon was picking upthe guests.Me, on the other hand,I had plowing to do...lots of plowing.
[whistles toot]
Peep-peep.But then Mr. Percival gota message from the mainland.
- Oh, Thomas.
The bridge
at Vicarstown is blocked,
so Spencer's not going to be
making it back across.
- Oh, no!
That means Sir Topham Hatt
and the duke and duchess
are stuck!
What are we going to do?
- There's only one way
we can get them back, Thomas:
by air.
We're sending Harold.
- [Harold]
Copy that!
I'll have them back to Sodor
in a jiffy.
Over.
[whimsical music]
[Sir Robert] Just what we need
to turn Ulfstead
into a Christmas castle.
Now I've got one more
special job for you, Nia.
A surprise delivery needs
picking up
from the animal park.
- Oh, exciting!
Sounds like Sir Topham Hatt
isn't the only one
bringing a surprise
to the party.
- Yes!
Although I do hope
Harold gets him back quickly.
Oh, look!
The guests are starting
to arrive.
- Don't worry.
I'm sure Harold will be
just fine.
[wind whooshes]
[tense music]
[rotors chopping]
- Whoa!
Hold on tight!
It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
- Whoa!
Whoa!
Do you know
where you're heading, Harold?
- Uh, yes, sir.
Uh, we should see the castle
any, uh, minute n--now.
[yelps]
- Oh.
[bright music]
- [Thomas]
Nia was on her way backfrom the animal parkwhen she saw...
- [Harold] Whoa! Whoa!
- Harold?
What's he doing all the way
over here?
Oh, no.
It looks like he's in trouble.
I better get help.
- [Harold]
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
[wind whooshes]
[whistle toots]
- Harold still hasn't arrived,
Nia!
- He's been blown off course,
and he can't see
where he's going in this storm.
- There must be something
we can do
to help guide him back.
- If only we had a lighthouse
like the one at Arlesburgh.
Harold could follow the light
and find his way back.
- But the castle doesn't have
a lighthouse!
- No,
but it does have a big wheel
that's as tall as a lighthouse
and a whole lot
of Christmas lights.
- Brilliant, Nia!
Let's light the big wheel up
and guide Harold home!
- Ah!
- [Sir Topham Hatt]
Uh, how are we doing, Harold?
We're terribly late
for the Christmas party.
- I'm doing my best, sir,
but I--I still can't see
a thing!
- I hope this works.
Here goes!
[electricity zaps]
- Whoa!
[upbeat music]
The big wheel!
That must be Ulfstead Castle!
♪ ♪
- [Thomas]
There he is!
[engines] Hooray!
[all cheering]
- Ho, ho, ho!
- [gasps]
- Santa Claus has
finally arrived.
And now I know why I usually
travel by reindeer.
- Ho ho ho!
Speaking of reindeer,
I've got another surprise.
[children] Hooray!
- Whoever thought
of lighting up
the big wheel to guide me home
is a hero!
- It was Nia!
- Glad I could be useful.
- Ho, ho, ho!
Merry Christmas!
- [Thomas]
Merry Christmas, everyone!
[all] Hooray!
[all cheering, whooping]
♪ ♪[enchanting music]
[clock tolling]
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
- Have you ever had
to think quickly
when something goes wrong?
[steam whooshes]
Once when Skiff got stuckon the railway tracksunder a fallen tree,he saw Duck and Oliver wereheading straight for him.That's when he rememberedhis sailand was able to use itto warn them.When Harold was lostin the storm,Nia rememberedthat she'd learned lighthouseshelp guide boats to safetyin the harbor.This gave her the ideaof lighting up the big wheel.That helped guide Haroldsafely back to the castle.
[steam whooshes]
Listening and learning is
important.
You never know when you might
be able to use something
you've learned
in a different way.
- [Annie] Come on, Thomas!
- It's time to go.
- See ya next time.
[whistle toots]
[engine chugging]
[peppy rock music][funky music]
[engine chugging]
♪ ♪[children singing]
[whistle toots]
[whistle blows]
♪ ♪
[whistle tooting]
[steam whooshes]
[peppy rock music][man]
♪ Let's go, go, go ♪♪ On a big-world adventure ♪♪ The world'sjust a train ride away ♪[all]
♪ Big world,big, big adventures ♪♪ "Thomas & FriendsBig World! Big Adventures!" ♪[laughter][whistle toots]
24x14 - Nia's Bright Idea
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.