History Recap / ThomasAndFriendsS1E11ThomasAndTheGuard

At last, Henry comes in, feeling very upset. Thomas angrily asks him where he's been, and Henry tells him that his system is out of order, and no one seems to understand his case, not knowing what he suffers from. Thomas doesn't believe Henry, telling him that he's lazy and needs exercise. As soon as the Guard blows the whistle, Thomas sets off. He sets off too quickly, not realizing he left the Guard behind. The Guard waves his red flag to stop Thomas, but to no avail, as Thomas is well on his way as he steams out of Elsbridge Station.

Thomas is very proud of his branch line, and he considers it the most important part of the Fat Controller's railway. His two coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him. Annie can only take passengers, while Clarabel can take passengers, luggage and the guard. Although both coaches are old and in need of new paint, Thomas loves them very much. As they travel across Thomas' branch line, they often sing songs together. When Thomas starts from a station, he sings "''Oh, come along, we're rather late, Oh, come along, we're rather late!", and the coaches sing "''We're coming along, we're coming along!''" They don't mind what Thomas says to them, because they know that Thomas has every intention of pleasing the Fat Controller, and they also know that if Thomas is cross, he isn't cross with them.

* {{Hypochondriac}}: Henry.

* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** It's implied that this is the second time in the series that Henry is having trouble running properly, which makes a crucial part in [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E18Coal "Coal"]] several episodes later.

* AnAesop: This is (once again) mainly focusing on being patient.
** Haste makes waste. In your hurry to accomplish something, you may end up doing something wrong or forgetting something important.

* AdaptationDistillation: The episode cuts out the part from the book where the guard trips over a woman's umbrella to catch the train, which explains why he was not seen anywhere on the train.

Thomas the Tank Engine is enjoying his new life running his branch line, of which he is very proud and considers the most important part of the railway. Thomas' new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him and Thomas loves them both very much despite them both being old and needing new paint. When taking trains, Annie can only take passengers however Clarabel takes passengers, luggage and the guard. Thomas and his coaches often sing to each other while taking trains and their journeys often proceed smoothly. Annie and Clarabel know how important pleasing the Fat Controller is to Thomas and whenever he's cross, he's not cross with them.

One day, Thomas angrily waits at the junction for Henry, who is running late (and not for the first time) so he can pick up passengers. Eventually Henry feebly arrives, complaining that his system isn't working properly. As far as Thomas is concerned, Henry's only problem is his own laziness. Thomas, keen to be on time, leaves as soon as his guard blows the whistle, but goes so fast he doesn't give the guard time to get aboard, leaving him behind. The guard waves his red flag but it's no use... the tank engine is well on his way and out of the station.

Thomas sings to his coaches as usual, but Clarabel doesn't sing as she is very upset her guard was left behind. Annie tries to tell Thomas that they haven't got a guard aboard, but Thomas is in a hurry and doesn't listen. The two coaches try to brake but can't without a guard. Eventually Thomas stops when he reaches a signal set at "Danger". He and his crew wait to find out what the matter is from the guard... but he doesn't come, and Annie and Clarabel finally cry that he's been left behind.

Soon the passengers notice a figure running up behind them... the guard, who has been trying to catch up to Thomas. He's very hot following the chase and has a drink to cool down and tells everyone what happened. Thomas is very sorry that he left the guard behind, but the guard assures Thomas it wasn't his fault. The signal drops and Thomas and his crew decide to make up for lost time.

With the guard back aboard, both Thomas and his coaches feel reinvigorated and manage to reach the end of the line in record time.

* EasilyForgiven: The guard nonchalantly accepts Thomas' apology (in the [[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB4TankEngineThomasAgain original book]], it was explained this was because it ''wasn't'' his fault, the guard didn't make it into the cab due to tripping over an old woman's discarded umbrella).

Thomas the Tank Engine is enjoying his new life running the branch line, of which he is very proud and considers the most important part of the railway. Thomas' new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him and Thomas loves them both very much despite them both being old and needing new paint. When taking trains, Annie can only take passengers however Clarabel takes passengers, luggage and the guard. Thomas and his coaches often sing to each other while taking trains and their journeys often proceed smoothly. Annie and Clarabel know how important pleasing the Fat Controller is to Thomas and whenever he's cross, he's not cross with them.

* StockFootage: Pre-filmed footage from "Thomas and Bertie" and "Thomas Goes Fishing", stock footage from "Thomas and the Breakdown Train" and mirrored stock footage from "Thomas' Train" are used.

Thomas the Tank Engine is enjoying his new life running the branch line, of which he is very proud and considers the most important part of the railway. Thomas' new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him and Thomas loves them both very much despite them both being old and needing new paint. When taking trains, Annie can only take passengers however Clarabel takes passengers, luggage and the guard. Thomas and his coaches often sing to each other while taking trains and their journeys often proceed smoothly. Annie and Clarabel know how important pleasing the Fat Controller is to Thomas and whenever he's cross he's not cross with them.

One day, Thomas angrily waits at the junction for Henry, who is running late (and not for the first time) so he can pick up passengers. Eventually Henry feebly arrives, complaining that his system isn't working properly. As far as Thomas is concerned, Henry's only problem is his own laziness. Thomas, keen to be on time, leaves as soon as his guard blows the whistle but goes so fast he doesn't give the guard time to get aboard, leaving him behind. The guard waves his red flag but its no use... the tank engine is well on his way and out of the station.

Thomas sings to his coaches as usual, but Clarabel doesn't sing as she is very upset her guard was left behind. Annie tries to tell Thomas that they haven't got a guard aboard, but Thomas is in a hurry and doesn't listen. The two coaches try to brake, but can't without a guard. Eventually Thomas stops when he reaches a signal set at "Danger". He and his crew wait to find out what the matter is from the guard... but he doesn't come and Annie and Clarabel finally cry that he's been left behind.

Soon the passengers notice a figure running up behind them... the guard, who has been trying to catch up to Thomas. He is very hot following the chase and has a drink to cool down and tells everyone what happened. Thomas is very sorry that he left the guard behind, but the guard assures Thomas it wasn't his fault. The signal drops and Thomas and crew decide to make up for lost time.

* EasilyForgiven: The guard nonchalantly accepts Thomas' apology (in the [[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB4TankEngineThomasAgain original novel]], it was explained this was because it ''wasn't'' his fault, the guard didn't make it into the cab due to tripping over an old woman's discarded umbrella).

** It's implied that this the second time in the series that Henry is having trouble running properly, which makes a crucial part in [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E18Coal "Coal"]] several episodes later.

Thomas the Tank Engine is enjoying his new life running the branch line, of which he is very proud and considers the most important part of the railway. Thomas' new coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him and Thomas loves them both very much despite them both being old and needing new paint. When taking trains, Annie can only take passengers however Clarabel takes passengers, luggage and the guard. Thomas and his coaches often sing to each other while taking trains and journies often proceed smoothly. Annie and Clarabel know how important pleasing the Fat Controller is to Thomas and whenever he is cross he's not cross with them.

One day, Thomas angrily waits at the junction for Henry who is running late (and not for the first time) so he can pick up passengers. Eventually Henry feebly arrives, complaining that his system isn't working properly. As far as Thomas is concerned, Henry's only problem is his own laziness. Thomas, keen to be on time, leaves as soon as his guard blows the whistle but goes so fast he doesn't give the guard time to get aboard, leaving him behind. The guard waves his red flag but its no use... the tank engine is well on his way and out of the station.

* NoSympathy: Henry arrives late with his coaches and explains to Thomas that he was feeling ill, but Thomas bluntly told him that he's too fat ([[{{Bowdlerized}} too slow in the U.S. version]]) and he needs exercise. The lack of sympathy may explain Thomas' growing arrogance after being given his own branch line.

!!Tropes featured in the episode ([[YMMV/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E11ThomasAndTheGuard YMMV here]]):