Polar Express Coming Through! is the twelfth episode of Season 15. It marks the debut of Bear.
Contents
Plot:
With Gordon preoccupied with The Great Railway Show, Sir Topham Hatt calls upon an unlikely engine to pull a very important train!
Characters:
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Stepney
- Flying Scotsman
- Flora
- Stephen
- Bear (debut)
- Bowler
- Patrick
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Great Railway Show Officials
- Spencer (does not speak)
- Caitlin (does not speak)
- Philip (does not speak)
- Hugo (does not speak)
- Thomas (cameo)
- Percy (cameo)
- Toby (cameo)
- Duck (cameo)
- Donald and Douglas (cameo)
- Oliver (cameo)
- Wilbert (cameo)
- Arthur (cameo)
- Molly (cameo)
- Rosie (cameo)
- Hank (cameo)
- Hiro (cameo)
- Diesel (cameo)
- BoCo (cameo)
- Mavis (cameo)
- Paxton (cameo)
- 'Arry and Bert (cameo; only one; unidentifiable)
- Peter Sam (cameo)
- Ivo Hugh (cameo)
- Mike (cameo)
- Terence (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Caroline (cameo)
- Tiger Moth (cameo)
- Jack (cameo)
- Oliver the Excavator (cameo)
- Max and Monty (cameo; only one; unidentifiable)
- Isobella (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
- Mallard (mentioned)
Trivia:
- This marks Bear's first speaking role in Season 15.
- This is second Christmas episode of Season 15.
- Mallard is mentioned in this episode as well as his and Spencer's mishaps.
- James mentions the events of Flash Gordon and Toby's Turntable Fable.
- This also marks Stepney's first speaking role since the thirteenth season episode, Sideplates and Skirmishes.
- The title is a portmanteau using Gordon's catchphrase, "Express Coming Through!" and the 1985 Christmas book and 2004 film adaptation, The Polar Express.
- This marks Bowler's first appearance since Oliver's Eleven, as well as his last appearance until the sixteenth series episode Bad News Bear.
- Bear is referred to as a polar bear by the Flying Scotsman at the end of the episode.
- The painted coaches are just like the green express coaches Gordon pulls in the Thomas & Friends T.V. series.
- This episode marks Mike's last appearance to date.
- Sir Topham Hatt's line, "Quickly! To the front of the train!" is similar to the phrase, "Quick! To the Batmobile!" from the Batman television series.
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