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Thomas & Friends S5 E21 "A Surprise for Percy"

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  • Completely Different Title:
    • Hungary: "The Surprise".
    • Japan: "Percy is Surprised".
    • Korea: "Cheer Up, Percy"/"Percy is Bored!".
    • Wales: "Surprise and Wonder for Percy".
  • Deleted Role: Thomas was supposed to appear in the episode trying to cheer up Percy but was cut for time.
  • Deleted Scene: A saddened Percy talking to Thomas at night at Brendam Docks.
  • Prop Recycling:
    • The Series 5 rushes reveal that Mavis' model was used to propel the trucks during some of the runaway sequence.
    • The crate Cranky dropped on Percy in "Cranky Bugs" is visible when the trucks at the coal mine are singing.
  • What Could Have Been: Concept Art for the runaway sequence has two major differences:
    • The lead truck in Percy's train was supposed to reuse Scruffey's face. In the final episode, a standard truck face is used instead.
    • Percy's trucks are also heavy-looking steel-bodied trucks. In the final episode, regular wooden trucks are used (presumably to save costs on new props).
  • Write What You Know: This episode is based on a runaway that Series 5's railway consultant, David Maidment, witnessed during his time as station master of Aberdeeg, Wales.

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