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* DramaticIrony: The audience sees right from the start that the snowman is a giant balloon and its guide ropes get caught on Thomas' rear buffers, but Thomas doesn't know that until Sir Topham Hatt tells him. James, Farmer [=McColl=], and Emily all realize the truth, but Thomas does not hear them.
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* InternalReveal: The audience sees right from the start that the snowman is a giant balloon and its guide ropes get caught on Thomas' rear buffers, but Thomas doesn't know that until Sir Topham Hatt tells him. James, Farmer [=McColl=], and Emily all realize the truth, but Thomas does not hear them.
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* InternalReveal: The audience sees right from the start that the snowman is a giant balloon and its guide ropes get caught on Thomas' rear buffers, but Thomas doesn't know that until Sir Topham Hatt tells him. James, Farmer [=McColl=], and Emily all realize the truth, but Thomas does not hear them.
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Thomas sees some children crowded around a snowman, uaware unaware that it's actually a giant balloon. When the balloon's guide ropes get caught on his buffers, it keeps following him around the island, and he can't figure out why.
why.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Thomas completely fails to realize that the "snowman" is really a giant balloon, and it's following him because its ropes are tied to his buffers. It takes him until the end of the episode to realize.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sir Topham Hatt becomes this in the end when he reveals to Thomas why the snowman kept following him.
* RuleOfThree: James, Farmer [=McColl=] and Emily all realize the mystery of the snowman following Thomas, in that order.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sir Topham Hatt becomes this in the end when he reveals to Thomas why the snowman kept following him.
* RuleOfThree: James, Farmer [=McColl=] and Emily all realize the mystery of the snowman following Thomas, in that order.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Thomas completely fails to realize realise that the "snowman" is really a giant balloon, and it's following him because its ropes are tied to his buffers. It takes him until the end of the episode to realize.
realise.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:Sir Topham Hatt becomes this in the end when he reveals The Fat Controller, who calmly explains to Thomas why the snowman kept keeps following him.
* RuleOfThree: James, Farmer[=McColl=] [=McColl=], and Emily all realize the mystery of see Thomas with the snowman following Thomas, in that order.balloon and try to ask him why it's tied to his buffers.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Thomas completely fails to realize that a) the "snowman" is really a giant balloon, and b) it's following him because its ropes are tied to his buffers. It takes him until the end of the episode to realize.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Thomas completely fails to realize that a) the "snowman" is really a giant balloon, and b) it's following him because its ropes are tied to his buffers. It takes him until the end of the episode to realize.
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'''Airdate:''' 11 October 2006 (UK), 5 November 2006 (US)
Thomas sees some children crowded around a snowman, uaware it's actually a giant balloon. When the balloon's guide ropes get caught on his buffers, it keeps following him around the island, and he can't figure out why.
!! Tropes:
* AnAesop: If something cannot stop following you, it's important to ask someone why.
* FailedASpotCheck: Thomas completely fails to realize that a) the "snowman" is really a giant balloon, and b) it's following him because its ropes are tied to his buffers. It takes him until the end of the episode to realize.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sir Topham Hatt becomes this in the end when he reveals to Thomas why the snowman kept following him.
* RuleOfThree: James, Farmer [=McColl=] and Emily all realize the mystery of the snowman following Thomas, in that order.
Thomas sees some children crowded around a snowman, uaware it's actually a giant balloon. When the balloon's guide ropes get caught on his buffers, it keeps following him around the island, and he can't figure out why.
!! Tropes:
* AnAesop: If something cannot stop following you, it's important to ask someone why.
* FailedASpotCheck: Thomas completely fails to realize that a) the "snowman" is really a giant balloon, and b) it's following him because its ropes are tied to his buffers. It takes him until the end of the episode to realize.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Sir Topham Hatt becomes this in the end when he reveals to Thomas why the snowman kept following him.
* RuleOfThree: James, Farmer [=McColl=] and Emily all realize the mystery of the snowman following Thomas, in that order.
