Thomas' Animal Ark


 * “Come to Uncle James!”
 * ―James talking to the egg.

Thomas' Animal Ark is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-second series.

Plot
When the boiler at the Animal Park on Sodor breaks down on a cold, snowy day, Thomas decides to take the animals to the Steamworks where they will be warm. However, snowdrifts on the line make the journey impossible, so he takes them instead to Tidmouth Sheds, where the engines are forced to spend the night with elephants, giraffes and an ostrich. When Sir Topham Hatt arrives at the shed in the morning, an ostrich steals his hat!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Nia
 * Rebecca
 * Carly
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Headkeeper Jack
 * Cranky
 * Big Mickey
 * Luke

Locations

 * Sodor Animal Park
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Knapford
 * Crosby Tunnel
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Blue Mountain Quarry
 * Ulfstead Castle
 * Sodor Steamworks
 * India
 * Africa

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Henry, Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Rob Rackstraw as James
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Kerry Shale as Headkeeper Jack

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon and Headkeeper Jack
 * Rob Rackstraw as James
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

 * A reference to the episode Trusty Trunky is made.
 * At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the seventeenth series episode, Luke's New Friend. Stock footage from said episode is used.
 * Throughout the episode, the tune to "Deck the Halls" can be heard at various points.
 * This is the only episode of the twenty-second series to feature an extra scene within the life lesson, being two deleted scenes of an open Tidmouth Sheds' berth at night and James adoring the newly-hatched baby ostritch.
 * This is the last episode where James lacks his Series 23 details, excluding stock footage cameos.

Goofs

 * When Thomas rushes by Headkeeper Jack and says “Can’t stop,” the running board of the fourth truck in his train is missing.

UK/AUS

 * Monkey Trouble!