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* TeamPrimaDonna: Thomas becomes this, when being put in charge of the Restoration Project goes to his head. He instantly develops a grudge against Stanley, resenting both Stanley's popularity and how well he works Thomas's branch line. Thomas then becomes determined to prove that he's better than Stanley, only to cause more problems for the restoration project and alienate the other engines.

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* TeamPrimaDonna: Thomas becomes this, when being put in charge of the Restoration Project goes to his head. He instantly develops a grudge against Stanley, resenting both Stanley's popularity and how well he works Thomas's Thomas' branch line. Thomas then becomes determined to prove that he's better than Stanley, only to cause more problems for the restoration project and alienate the other engines.
* {{Tuckerisation}}: One of the buildings in Great Waterton is a pub called the Asquith Arms, named after long-serving crew member turned director Stephen Asquith. The pub's sign also features a painting of Asquith wearing a jester's hat.

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* AttentionWhore: A big plot point in the special.

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* AttentionWhore: A big plot point in the special.special is Thomas' need to be admired and respected by the other engines, as leader of the Great Waterton project. He becomes insanely jealous of Stanley's popularity.
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* TeamPrimaDonna: Thomas becomes this, when being put in charge of the Restoration Project goes to his head. He instantly develops a grudge against Stanley, resenting both Stanley's popularity and how well he works Thomas's branch line. Thomas then becomes determined to prove that he's better than Stabley, only to cause more problems for the restoration project and alienate the other engines.

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* TeamPrimaDonna: Thomas becomes this, when being put in charge of the Restoration Project goes to his head. He instantly develops a grudge against Stanley, resenting both Stanley's popularity and how well he works Thomas's branch line. Thomas then becomes determined to prove that he's better than Stabley, Stanley, only to cause more problems for the restoration project and alienate the other engines.
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* TeamPrimaDonna: Thomas becomes this, when being put in charge of the Restoration Project goes to his head. He instantly develops a grudge against Stanley, resenting both Stanley's popularity and how well he works Thomas's branch line. Thomas then becomes determined to prove that he's better than Stabley, only to cause more problems for the restoration project and alienate the other engines.
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* ShoutOut: The plot of a character feeling threatened by a newcomer who everyone likes quickly calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: "Villain" is stretching it, but Duncan's minor antagonistic role of sending Thomas the wrong way leads to the latter discovering Great Waterton instead.
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* ShamedByAMob: Thomas gets shunned by the others after giving Stanley too much trucks, which led to the Great Waterton tower to crash.

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* ShamedByAMob: Thomas gets shunned by the others after giving Stanley too much trucks, which led to the Great Waterton tower to crash. James in particular makes clear he knows full well [[GreenEyedMonster why he did it]].
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* HeelRealization: After his prank on Stanley backfires horribly, Thomas immediately realises how low he sunk and says nothing to excuse his actions.

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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower after giving Stanley too many trucks.
* ShoutOut: The plot of a character feeling threatened by a newcomer who everyone likes quickly calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.

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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas gets shunned by the others after indirectly damaging giving Stanley too much trucks, which led to the Great Waterton tower after giving Stanley too many trucks.
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* ShoutOut: The plot of a character feeling threatened by a newcomer who everyone likes quickly calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.
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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower after giving Stanley too many trucks.

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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower after giving Stanley too many trucks.trucks.
* ShoutOut: The plot of a character feeling threatened by a newcomer who everyone likes quickly calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding

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* EarnYourHappyEndingEarnYourHappyEnding: For both Thomas and Stanley, the latter rescuing the former who makes up with him and they celebrate the grand opening of Great Waterton together.

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* EndOfAnAge: This is the final ''Thomas and Friends'' production in the live-action model era. The next season will have a hybrid of CGI animation and models, while the next special switches to full CGI.



* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: This is the final ''Thomas and Friends'' production in the live-action model era. The next season will have a hybrid of CGI animation and models, while the next special switches to full CGI.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: The Fat Controller furiously asks Thomas why did he shunt so many trucks for Stanley. Thomas doesn't respond, feeling ashamed of what he had done.



* TheMovie: While not the first feature-length DirectToVideo special from the franchise, it was the first to be advertised as this (instigated after Lionsgate purchased the home video rights to the series from Fox, who had advertised it as a "Full-Length Feature" in an early trailer for the film).



* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower.
* TheMovie: While not the first feature-length DirectToVideo special from the franchise, it was the first to be advertised as this (instigated after Lionsgate purchased the home video rights to the series from Fox, who had advertised it as a "Full-Length Feature" in an early trailer for the film).

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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower.
* TheMovie: While not the first feature-length DirectToVideo special from the franchise, it was the first to be advertised as this (instigated
tower after Lionsgate purchased the home video rights to the series from Fox, who had advertised it as a "Full-Length Feature" in an early trailer for the film).giving Stanley too many trucks.
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* GoneHorriblyRight[=/=] NiceJobBreakingItHero: Thomas grows even more jealous of Stanley after he takes his place on the Great Waterton restoration project. He then decides to make Stanley look foolish by giving him a long freight train too heavy for him to pull. However, the prank backfires as the coupling snaps and the trucks race down the hill, veering into a siding and crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower, and poor Thomas is left shunned.

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* GoneHorriblyRight[=/=] NiceJobBreakingItHero: Thomas grows even more jealous of Stanley after he takes his place on the Great Waterton restoration project. He then decides to make Stanley look foolish by giving him a long freight train too heavy for him to pull. However, Unfortunately, the prank backfires as the coupling snaps and the trucks race down the hill, veering into a siding and crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower, and poor Thomas is left shunned.
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* GrandFinale: Of the live-action model series of ''Thomas and Friends''.
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* GoneHorriblyRight[=/=] NiceJobBreakingItHero: Thomas grows even more jealous of Stanley after he takes his place on the Great Waterton restoration project. He then decides to make Stanley look foolish by giving him a long freight train too heavy for him to pull. However, the prank backfires as the coupling snaps and the trucks race down the hill, veering into a siding and crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower and poor Thomas is left shunned.

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* GoneHorriblyRight[=/=] NiceJobBreakingItHero: Thomas grows even more jealous of Stanley after he takes his place on the Great Waterton restoration project. He then decides to make Stanley look foolish by giving him a long freight train too heavy for him to pull. However, the prank backfires as the coupling snaps and the trucks race down the hill, veering into a siding and crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower tower, and poor Thomas is left shunned.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Due to Thomas' jealousy, he gives Stanley too many trucks that resulted in the trucks crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower.

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* *GoneHorriblyRight[=/=] NiceJobBreakingItHero: Due to Thomas' jealousy, he gives Thomas grows even more jealous of Stanley after he takes his place on the Great Waterton restoration project. He then decides to make Stanley look foolish by giving him a long freight train too many trucks that resulted in heavy for him to pull. However, the prank backfires as the coupling snaps and the trucks race down the hill, veering into a siding and crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower.tower and poor Thomas is left shunned.
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'''The Great Discovery''' is the 2008 ''Thomas & Friends'' special.

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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thegreatdiscoveryusdvd.png]] '''The Great Discovery''' is the 2008 ''Thomas & Friends'' special.
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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower.

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* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower.tower.
* TheMovie: While not the first feature-length DirectToVideo special from the franchise, it was the first to be advertised as this (instigated after Lionsgate purchased the home video rights to the series from Fox, who had advertised it as a "Full-Length Feature" in an early trailer for the film).
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* EarnYourHappyEnding
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* CreativeClosingCredits: The movie ends with a special edited version of "Engine Roll Call" to include Stanley, followed by the first proper soundtrack song "Thomas You're The Leader", set to a montage of scenes from the movie and past two seasons.


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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: This is the final ''Thomas and Friends'' production in the live-action model era. The next season will have a hybrid of CGI animation and models, while the next special switches to full CGI.

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Thomas gets lost in the mountains and discovers an old town, and soon everyone hears about his discovery.

!!''The Great Discovery'' contains examples of:

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Thomas gets lost in the mountains and discovers an old town, and soon everyone hears about his discovery.

discovery. He later grows jealous of a new tank engine named Stanley.

!!''The Great Discovery'' contains examples of:of:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Thomas in regarding to Stanley.
* AttentionWhore: A big plot point in the special.
* GreenEyedMonster: Thomas towards Stanley, but in the end, he becomes friends with him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Due to Thomas' jealousy, he gives Stanley too many trucks that resulted in the trucks crashing into the newly-built Great Waterton tower.
* NowLetMeCarryYou: Stanley rescues Thomas, but breaks down in the process. Thomas then helps Stanley back home, and the two become good friends ever since.
* RhymesOnADime: Thomas gets a few. One of them being, "I am brave and I am strong. I'll get to the wharf and it won't take long!"
* ShamedByAMob: Happens to Thomas after indirectly damaging the Great Waterton tower.
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'''The Great Discovery''' is the 2008 ''Thomas & Friends'' special.

Thomas gets lost in the mountains and discovers an old town, and soon everyone hears about his discovery.

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