Thomas & the UK Trip
Thomas and the UK Trip is a Japanese Thomas/Hirake! Ponkikki crossover special. It aired on 30 and 31 December 1991.
Plot
Two children's television characters from Japan, Gachapin and Mukku, visit the United Kingdom. During their visit, they come to Sodor to meet Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, and the other engines. During the second half, they visit real railways and learn how steam locomotives work.
Characters
- Thomas
- Gordon
- Percy
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Gachapin
- Mukku
- Henry (does not speak)
- James (does not speak)
- Oliver (does not speak)
- Mavis (does not speak)
- Bulgy (does not speak)
- Edward (introduction only)
- Toby (introduction only)
- Duck (introduction only)
- Donald and Douglas (introduction only)
- Bill and Ben (introduction only)
- Diesel (cameo)
- BoCo (cameo)
- Troublesome Trucks (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Toad (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Harold (cameo)
- Wilbert (basis only)
Locations
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Shepperton Studios
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
- Kent & East Sussex Railway
- Big Ben
- Buckingham Palace
- Tower Bridge
- Great Western Railway (mentioned)
Episodes
First day
1. Thomas' Train
2. Thomas Goes Fishing
3. Thomas and Bertie
4. Off the Rails
5. Ghost Train
Second day
1. Thomas and the Guard
2. Trouble in the Shed
3. Tenders and Turntables
4. Edward's Exploit
Songs
- I'm Thomas the Tank Engine
- Thomas' Anthem
There are also four instances of songs by The Beatles being played (of which original Thomas narrator Ringo Starr was the drummer of said band): Magical Mystery Tour can be heard during the intro, an instrumental of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is used when different locations on the Island of Sodor are being introduced, an instrumental of The Fool on the Hill is used when Tidmouth Sheds first appears and When I'm Sixty-Four plays during the end credits.
Cast
- Juuji Matsuda as Mukku
- Keiko Toda as Thomas
- Kenji Utsumi as Gordon
- Chisato Nakajima as Percy
- Kōhei Miyauchi as Sir Topham Hatt
- Kunie Yasawa as Gachapin
- Yoshimi Shūei as facilitate