Air date: December 24th, 2018 (UK), December 15th, 2018 (US)
Thomas spends Christmas in Australia, and is disappointed that there is no snow because the weather is too hot. He cheers up when a little girl called Madeleine shows him her toy kangaroo. Whilst Madeleine is helping her father, a real kangaroo mistakes the toy kangaroo for her joey. Thomas tries to catch up with the kangaroo, but is unable to, much to his disappointment.
Thomas finds a joey near the track and asks Isla to help bring the mother kangaroo closer to the train. The mother kangaroo reunites with her joey, and Madeleine remarks that next year she will ask Santa Claus for a real kangaroo.
Tropes:
- All Deserts Have Cacti: There are some odd-shaped cacti in the desert that Thomas goes to.
- An Aesop: Christmas is about spending time with your family.
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Broken Aesop: The episode's moral is that Christmas is for spending time with those you love, but Thomas is in Australia; far from his friends on Sodor, which contradicts said moral. - Christmas Episode: The episode takes place on Christmas.
- Christmas in July: Thomas is shocked to find out that Australia has Christmas during the summer. This is true in Artistic License – Geography as the Southern Hemisphere is facing towards the Sun at this point in the Earth's rotation, so countries down there, like Australia, are enjoying summer while the Northern Hemisphere is handling winter.
- Continuity Nod: In the And Knowing Is Half the Battle segment, Thomas recalls the events of "Last Train For Christmas" and "Daisy's Perfect Christmas".
- Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Madeleine loves her kangaroo plush very much. Thomas spends the episode trying to get it back.
- Imagine Spot: Thomas has one where it snows in Australia.
- Kangaroos Represent Australia: This episode is all about kangaroos.
- Shout-Out: Thomas' Imagine Spot depicts kangaroos wearing red sweaters.
- Slow Motion: This is used when the mother kangaroo jumps over a cliff.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Madeleine is able to imitate the sound kangaroos make. This helps to get the mother kangaroo back to her joey.
- Tuckerization: Madeleine is named after Tim Bain's daughter. Tim Bain is the writer of this episode.
