Extra vans are added to Henry's "Flying Kipper" train which means he can have Duck help him up the hill. However, when the tail lamp drops off, Duck collides with the fishy train.
It's Christmas on Sodor and all the engine are to be given a new coat of paint. Duncan will only get his new coat of paint if he can go a whole day without complaining. Will he succeed?
Percy is fascinated by a ghost-story his driver tells him, but Thomas scorns him before Percy finds out it was fake. Still annoyed for how Thomas spoke to him after an accident with lime, he gets Toby to help him play a prank.
Toad the brakevan is tired of going backwards all the time and wishes to go forwards for a change. The silly trucks grant him his wish and teach him to be careful what he wishes for.
Rusty is worried about a boulder that appears to be watching him. One day, the boulder falls off it's ledge and chases Rusty and his friends down the track.