THESE ARE MY OWN OPINIONS AND ARE NOT INFLUENCED FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FANBASE
A QUIET DELIVERY
Written by
David Shayne
David Shayne
Directed by
Jason Groh
Produced by
Rick Suvalle
Suzie Gallo
Air Date
25/08/21 - Mex
14/09/21 - USA
25/09/22 - CAN
12/11/21 - UK
7/01/22 - AUS
Plot
Annie and Clarabel have a night-time delivery, so they need to get to their destination that day well-rested. Thomas volunteers to take them but must remain quiet.
MY VIEWS
There are some moments in the episode that I feel would make children on the autism spectrum uncomfortable and yes I know that one of the people who works on the show is autistic himself. While the episode was suppose to have Thomas being loud and obnoxious for the sake of the story it just feels like Mattel, at the time when making these episodes, didn't really consult with foundations and charities at that raise awareness about autism - despite them supporting Autism Speaks since Thomas the Tank Engine over the years is popular with the children on the spectrum. Thankfully Mattel had consult with charities and foundations like the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and Easterseals for the character Bruno, who I will review later on once I get through Season 1. But it's no excuse for what they did here in some scenes, especially with the loud noises since people on the spectrum are very sensitive to that.
Other than that I feel that the episode could at least show the message that while other want to have their peace and quiet, there are times we need to be loud in the case of an emergency like Thomas with the cows as he makes his way to Brendam Docks or, considering that it's almost common enough in the episode, tell the audience that message. This may be a nitpick but I really don't like the idea of an engine trying to be quiet because in reality steam engines are loud nosiy things, we had that in Season 13's 'The Early Bird'. This isn't a bad episode but an episode I don't really see as good.
Though I will say the best thing coming out from this episode is the 'Chugga Chugga Snooze Snooze' song and I'm not really a fan of the songs from the show. But the song was nice, calming and soothing. Sadly though this isn't what I call a favourite of mine.
Series Rating:
A Thomas Promise - 4/10
Thomas Blast Off - 4/10
License to Deliver - 5/10
Rules of the Game - 6/10
A Quiet Delivery - 3/10
Overall rating (So far):
19/50
