Episode Review: Henry & the Elephant

Season 4, Episode 19

Air Date: March 12, 1996

Writer(s): Reverend W. Awdry

Director(s): David Mitton

Producer(s): Britt Allcroft, David Mitton

Summary

Thomas was happily puffing down his branch line, he got to the station, and Sir Top Ham Hatt was there, he said Thomas was right on time and really reliable. At Tidmouth sheds the three big engines were grumbling because Percy was late.

Henry made a joke that James should be in the circus, the Percy arrived and told them that the circus was coming to Sodor, they set to work moving the special cars around. After Gordon and Henry were cross all over again when James got to pull the special train away. Latter Sir Top Ham Hatt told Henry to take some workmen to a blocked tunnel. The workmen went in, but rushed out saying the block was big and alive.

Henry went in to push it out, but something started pushing him backwards, it was a elephant. The workmen gave him some cake, the he had two bucket's of water and was about to have a third when Henry let off steam, the elephant got scared and sprayed Henry.

Soon the elephant keeper came and took the elephant. Back at the shed Henry was upset, Gordon and James still teased him, but Thomas said he was a really useful engine.

Review

This episode is a popular one, I think the tunnel with the elephant was the same tunnel that Henry got stuck in. It's strange that the workmen all looked up in the tunnel, but they still didn't know it was a elephant. Why would the elephant keeper still be on Sodor after the circus left?

Over all I give Henry & the Elephant a 4/10