Thomas' Tall Friend

Thomas' Tall Friend is the first episode of the fourteenth season and the three hundred and twenty-ninth episode of the series. In this episode, Thomas must deliver a giraffe to the Animal Park, but is too excited to wait for its keeper.

PlotEdit
Thomas is called upon to deliver a giraffe to the Animal Park, but he cannot wait to show the giraffe to the children and leaves without waiting for the giraffe's keeper and soon runs into trouble. The giraffe will not follow Thomas' orders and will not lay down to go under a bridge.

Thomas asks Edward and Percy to let the giraffe eat some apples and play with leaves so that it will lay down. It works, but leaves Edward and Percy without their loads to deliver to the Animal Park.

When Thomas arrives at the Animal Park, the giraffe will not wake up. This annoys the Mayor and the Fat Controller, as they wanted to see the tallest animal on Sodor in all of its finery. Thomas knows what must be done and goes back to the docks to collect the keeper. He then goes to get fresh leaves and apples to replace the ones the giraffe ate, and returns to the Animal Park with them. The giraffe immediately follows its keeper's orders, and even turns it's attention to Thomas when Thomas whistles in joy at seeing it awake. Thomas gets his photograph taken with his new tall friend.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl (does not speak)
 * The Mayor of Sodor (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Stanley (cameo)
 * Hiro (cameo)
 * Diesel (cameo)
 * The Photographer (cameo)
 * The Tree Specialists (cameos)
 * The Teacher (cameo)

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Animal Park
 * McColl Farm
 * Chestnut Orchard
 * Farmer McColl's Field