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- “The lighthouse is bright tonight."
"It is bright."
"Burnin' bright!"
"Good grief! It's on fire!” - ―Russ, Hamish, Harry and Skipper Stu
The Big Freeze is the second and final double-length special of the fifth season, comprised of the episodes Chug Patrol Chief and Fletch Shines.
Story[]
Synopsis[]
As icy weather hits Chuggington, the Docks becomes unable to get the latest batch of diesel tankers to the Working Wheels Yard. Simultaneously, a fire breaks out at the Docks' lighthouse, with Fletch being put in charge to replace the top section.
Plot[]
TBA
Characters[]
- Wilson
- Brewster
- Koko
- Calley
- Old Puffer Pete
- Emery
- Olwin
- Irving
- Mtambo
- Skylar
- Decka
- Jackman
- Hanzo
- Zack
- Tyne
- Fletch
- Asher
- Cormac
- Skipper Stu
- Harry and Hamish
- Russ
- Daley
- Vee
- Morgan
- Howie
- Captain Charlie (does not speak)
- Dunbar (cameo)
- Hodge (cameo)
- Harrison (cameo)
- Chatsworth (cameo)
- Eddie (mentioned)
Rolling Stock[]
- Chug Patrol 8
- Docks Flatcars
- Fuel Tankers
- Daley's Mail Carriages
- Chuggineer Flatcars
- Chuggineer Cutting Wagons
- Chuggineer Ballast Wagons
- Chuggineer Welding Wagons
- Chuggineer Magnet Wagons
- Chuggineer Digger Wagons
- Mining Hopper Wagons
- Chug Patrol 2 (cameo)
- Chug Patrol 3 (cameo)
- Chug Patrol 5 (cameo)
Locations[]
- The Depot
- The Docks
- Chug Town
- The Foundry
- The Countryside
- The Drop and Load Yard
- The Paper Mill (mentioned)
Cast[]
UK[]
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US[]
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Trivia[]
- Despite the singular episodes being released in the country, The Big Freeze would not be released in the UK. However, the British dub would be shown on The MilanToon Channel's Chuggington Site Launch Celebration, with permission from Herschend Entertainment Studios. The special itself would finally make its official UK debut on January 2nd, 2021 as part of the Season 6 premiere.
- This special marks the last of several things:
- The last special to be produced by Ludorum.
- The last special where James Goode and Richard Ridings give Skipper Stu and Hamish American accents in the US dub.
- The last special where Jackman has an Irish accent in the US dub.
- The last special where Wilson, Brewster, Koko and Vee are voiced by Edward Sharpe, Toby Baddeley, Imogen Bailey and Maria Darling in the British dub.
- The last special where Wilson, Brewster, Koko, Pete, Emery, Jackman, Zack, Cormac, Vee and Morgan are voiced by Tony Terraciano, Miles J Harvey, Brigid Harrington, Brian Greene, Jake Tanner, Michael Byers, Stuart Milligan, Walter Lewis, Johnnie Fiori and Taylor Clarke-Hill in the American dub.
- Dunbar, Calley, Harrison, Chatsworth, Olwin, Irving, Decka, Skylar, Tyne, Fletch, Harry, Russ, Daley, Howie and Captain Charlie's last appearances to date, not counting Captain Charlie's mentioned appearance.
- The last special to feature the We Are Chuggineering and Ship Arriving songs.
- The last special to have music composed by Chris McHale.
- The last special to have Nicole Davis, Jill Shilling and Steve Devereaux in the UK dub and Phillipa Alexander in the USA dub before they retired from voice acting.
- The last special to have Stephen Critchlow as apart of the voice cast before his passing in September 19, 2021
- The last special to air before the show went on a five-year hiatus.
- The last special to be released under the original title of the show.
- This is the only special where the second act does not feature Wilson, Brewster or Koko.
Goofs[]
- Part of Olwin's pipe clips through her side valences in the scene of Vee calling in an emergency meeting.
- Part of Hamish's running board is missing at one point after he and Harry stop struggling up the hill.
- At one point, Wilson's jaw clips through the rails at CPHQ.
- In the second to last shot of the "Chug Patrol Chief" part of the special, three of Mtambo's horns and his headlight in the center are missing.
- In the BBC iPlayer credits, Toby Baddeley's name was misspelled as "Tony".