Season 1, Episodes 1-5 (Transmission 1)

Season 1, Episodes 1-5 is the first episode of Thomas and Friends.

Thomas Gets Tricked

 * Cheeky little Thomas enjoys playing tricks on Gordon. When one of his tricks goes a little too far, Gordon expressly teaches Thomas a lesson!

Edward Helps Out

 * Gordon receives his own lesson when he gets stuck on a hill. Luckily, Edward is there to help out.

Come Out, Henry!

 * Henry doesn't want to ruin his shiny green coat of paint in the rain. Hiding underneath a tunnel, Henry's pride ends up putting him against a wall and upsetting Sir Topham Hatt.

Edward, Gordon and Henry

 * When Gordon bursts a safety valve, it's Henry to the rescue! Leaving his tunnel, Henry puffs and pulls Gordon's coaches, showing Sir Topham Hatt he truly is a Really Useful Engine.

A Big Day For Thomas

 * When Thomas gets to pull his own train he is too excited to listen to his driver. He thinks he's become a splendid engine, but his eagerness makes him behave like a cheeky little engine.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

 * Stories told by George Carlin.

Full Script

 * (Start of Transmission 1, we start with the Britt Allcroft Presents logo. Then, we start with the Thomas and Friends Season 5 intro, with Thomas, with Annie and Clarabel passing the windmill, as the "THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE & FRIENDS" logo appears. Then, the "BASED ON THE RAILWAY SERIES BY THE REV.W.AWDRY" logo appears, and then the "ADAPTATION BY BRITT ALLCROFT" logo. Then, we see Thomas passing under a bride, as the "THOMAS GETS TRICKED" title card appears. Finally, we see Thomas arriving at the last station, as the "TOLD BY GEORGE CARLIN" title card appears, and then the "DIRECTED BY DAVID MITTON" title card appears, then we start the first story.)
 * George Carlin: Thomas is a tank engine who lives at the big station of the Island of Sodor. He's a cheeky little engine with six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dome.
 * (Thomas sets to work)
 * George Carlin: He's a fussy little engine too. Always pulling coaches about ready for the big engines can take on long journeys. And when trains come in, he pulls the empty coaches away so that the big engines can go on rest. Thomas thinks no engine works has hard as he does. He loves playing tricks on them, including Gordon the biggest and proudest engine of all. Thomas likes to tease Gordon with his whistle. "Wake up, lazybones! why don't you work hard like me?"
 * (Gordon is then seen with the coaches)
 * George Carlin: One day after pulling the big express, Gordon had arrived back on the sidings very tired. He was just going to sleep when Thomas came up in his cheeky way. "Wake up, lazybones, do some hard work for a change. You can't catch me!" And off he ran laughing. Instead of going to sleep again, Gordon thought how he could get back at Thomas. One morning, Thomas wouldn't wake up. His driver and fireman couldn't make him start. His fire went out and there was not enough steam. It was nearly time for the express. People are waiting, but the coaches weren't ready. At last, Thomas started. "Oh dear, oh dear!" he yawned. He fussed into the station where Gordon was waiting. "Hurry up, you!" said Gordon. "Hurry up yourself," replied Thomas. Gordon the proud engine began making his plan to teach Thomas a lesson for teasing him. Almost before the coaches had stopped moving, Gordon reversed quickly and was coupled to the train. "Get in quickly, please!" he whistled. Thomas usually pushed behind the big trains to help them start, but he was always uncoupled first. This time, Gordon start so quickly they forgot to uncouple Thomas. Gordon's chance had come.
 * (Gordon carries Thomas across the Island of Sodor)
 * George Carlin: "Come on, come on!" puffed Gordon to the coaches. The train went faster and faster. Too fast for Thomas, he wanted to stop, but he couldn't. "Peep, peep! Stop, stop!" "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" laughed Gordon. "You can't get away, you can't get away!" laughed the coaches.
 * (Gordon carries Thomas on the viaduct)
 * George Carlin: Poor Thomas was going faster than he had ever gone before. He was out of breath and his wheels hurt him, but he had to go on. "I shall never be the same again," he thought sadly. "My wheels will be quite worn out."
 * (Gordon continues to speed ahead)
 * George Carlin: At last, they stopped at the station. Thomas was uncoupled and he felt very silly and exhausted. Next he went on to the turntable thinking of everyone laughing at him.
 * (Thomas is on the turntable as it turns around)
 * George Carlin: And then he ran on to a siding out of the way. "Well, little Thomas," chuckled Gordon, "now you know what hard work means, don't you?" Poor Thomas couldn't answer. He had no breath. He just puffed slowly away to rest and had a long, long drink. "Maybe I don't have to tease Gordon to feel important," Thomas thought to himself. And he puffed slowly home.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "EDWARD HELPS OUT" title card appears, thus starting the second story.)
 * George Carlin: One day, Edward was in the shed where he live with the other engines. They were all bigger than Edward and boasted about it. "The driver won't choose you again," said Gordon. "He wants strong engines like us." But the driver and fireman felt sorry for Edward. "Would you like to come out today?" "Oh yes, please," said Edward. So they lit his fire, made lots of steam and Edward puffed away.
 * (Edward departs)
 * George Carlin: The other engines were very cross of being left behind.
 * (Edward is seen with the old coaches)
 * George Carlin: Edward worked hard all day. The coaches thought he was very kind and the driver was very pleased.
 * (Edward travels through the sunset)
 * George Carlin: "I'm going out again tomorrow," Edward told the other engines that night. "What do you think at that?" But he didn't hear what they thought, for he was so tired and happy that he fell asleep at once. Next morning, Edward woke up to find nothing had change. Gordon was still boasting. "You watch me, little Edward, as I rush through with the express. That will be a splendid sight for you. Goodbye, little Edward. Look out for me this afternoon." Edward went off to do some shunting. He liked shunting. It was fun playing with freight cars. He would come out quietly and give them a push. Then he would stop, and the silly freight cars will go bump into the each other. "Oh!" they cried. "Whatever is happening?"
 * (Edward leaves the freight cars)
 * George Carlin: Edward played till there were no more freight cars. Then he stopped to rest. Presently, he heard a whistle. Gordon was cross. Instead of nice shining coaches, he was pulling a dirty freight train. "A freight train, a freight train, a freight train!" he grumbled. "The shame of it, the shame of it, oh, the shame of it!" Edward laughed and went to find some more freight cars. Then, there was trouble. "Gordon can't get up the hill," the porter called to Edward's driver. "Will you take Edward and push him please?" They found Gordon halfway up, and very cross. His driver and fireman were talking to him severely. "You're not trying." "I can't do it!" said Gordon. "The noisy freight cars hold an engine back so!" Edward's driver came up. "We've come to push." "No use at all!" said Gordon. "You wait and see," replied Edward's driver. They brought the train back to the bottom of the hill.
 * (Edward couples up)
 * George Carlin: "I'm ready," said Edward. "No good," grumbled Gordon. They pulled and pushed as hard as they could. "I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it!" puffed Gordon. "I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!" puffed Edward. Edward pushed and puffed and puffed and pushed as hard as ever he could. And almost before he realized it, Gordon found himself at the top of the hill. "I've done it, I've done it, I've done it!" he said proudly. He forgot all about kind Edward and didn't say thank you. Edward was left out of breath and far behind, but he was happy because he had been so helpful. At the next station, he found that the driver and fireman were very pleased with him. The fireman gave him a nice long drink and the driver said, "I'll get out my paint tomorrow, and give you your beautiful coat of blue with red stripes, then you'll be the smartest engine in the shed."
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "COME OUT, HENRY!" title card appears, thus starting the third story.)
 * George Carlin: Once an engine attached to a train was afraid of a few drops of rain. It went into a tunnel and squeaked through its funnel, and wouldn't come out again.
 * (Edward's whistle blows)
 * George Carlin: The engine's name is Henry. His driver and fireman argued with him, but he would not move. "The rain will spoil my lovely green paint and red stripes," he said.
 * (The conductor's whistle blowing)
 * George Carlin: The conductor blew his whistle till he had no more breath, and waved his flag till his arms ached, but Henry still stayed in the tunnel and blew steam at him. "I'm not going to spoil my lovely green paint and red stripes for you." Then, along came Sir Topham Hatt, the man of charge of all the engines on the Island of Sodor. "We will pull you out," said Sir Topham Hatt. But Henry only blew steam at him. Everyone pulled except Sir Topham Hatt. "Because," he said, "my doctor has forbidden me to pull." But still, Henry stayed in the tunnel. Then, they tried pushing from the other end. Sir Topham Hatt said, "One, two, three, push!" But he didn't help. "My doctor has forbidden me to push," he said. "They pushed, and pushed, and pushed, but still, Henry stayed in the tunnel. At last, Thomas came along. The conductor waved his red flag and stopped him. Everyone argued with Henry. "Look, it has stopped raining," they said. "Yes, but it will began again soon," said Henry. "And what will become of my green paint with red stripes then?"
 * (Thomas arrives at that moment)
 * George Carlin: Thomas pushed and puffed and pushed as hard as ever he could.
 * (Thomas attempts to push)
 * George Carlin: But still Henry stayed in the tunnel.
 * (Thomas continues to push but fails)
 * George Carlin: Eventually, even Sir Topham Hatt gave up. "We shall take away your rails," he said, "and leave you here until you're ready to come out of the tunnel." They took up the old rails, and built a wall in front of Henry, so the other engines wouldn't bump into him.
 * (Everyone locks Henry in the tunnel with bricks)
 * George Carlin: All Henry could do was to watch the trains rushing through the other tunnel. He was very sad, because he thought no one would ever see his lovely green paint and red stripes again. As time went on, Edward and Gordon would often pass by. Edward would say, "Peep, peep! Hello!" And Gordon would say, "Poop, poop, poop! Serves you right!" Poor Henry had no steam to answer. His fire had gone out. Soot and dirt from the tunnel had spoilt his lovely green paint with red stripes anyway. How long do you think Henry would stay in the tunnel before he overcomes his fear of the rain, and decides to journey out again?
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "EDWARD, GORDON & HENRY" title card appears, thus starting the fourth story.)
 * (The episode opens with James pulling a train)
 * George Carlin: Gordon always pull the big express. He was proud of being the only engine strong enough to do so. It was full of important people, like Sir Topham Hatt, and Gordon will see how fast he can go. "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" he said. "Trickety-trock, trickety-trock, trickety-trock!" said the coaches. In a minute, Gordon will see the tunnel where Henry stood bricked up and lonely. "Oh, dear. Why did I worried about rain spoiling my lovely coat of paint? I'd like to come out of the tunnel." But Henry didn't know how to ask. "I'm going to poop, poop at Henry," said Gordon. He was almost there when, "wheeeeeeesh!" and there was proud Gordon going slower and slower in a cloud of steam. His driver stopped the train. "What has happen to me?" asked Gordon, "I feel so weak." "You burst your safety valves," said the driver. "You can't pull the train anymore." "Oh, dear," said Gordon. "We were going so nicely too. And look, there's Henry laughing at me." Everyone came to see Gordon. "Humph!" said Sir Topham Hatt. "These big engines are always causing me trouble. Send for another engine at once." While the conductor went to find one, they uncoupled Gordon who had enough puff to slink on the siding out of the way.
 * (Gordon reverses on a siding)
 * George Carlin: Edward was the only engine left. "I'll come and try."
 * (Edward sets off for the coaches)
 * George Carlin: "Pooh!" said Gordon. "That's no use. Edward can't push the train."
 * (Edward tries to pull the coaches)
 * George Carlin: The kind Edward puffed and pushed and pushed and puffed but he couldn't move the heavy coaches. "I told you so," said Gordon. "Why not let Henry try?" "Yes," said Sir Topham Hatt, "I will. Will you help pull this train, Henry?" "Oh, yes," said Henry.
 * (Henry's fire is then lit)
 * George Carlin: When Henry had got up steam, he puffed out. He was dirty and covered with cobwebs. "Oh, I'm stiffed, I'm stiffed!" he groaned. "Have a run to ease your joints and find a turntable," said Sir Topham Hatt. When Henry came back, he felt much better. Then they coupled him up. "Peep, peep!" said Edward. "I'm ready." "Peep, peep, peep!" said Henry. "So am I." "Pull hard, we'll do it! Pull hard, we'll do it!" they puffed together.
 * (Edward and Henry leave Gordon behind)
 * George Carlin: "We've done it together! We've done it together!" said Edward and Henry. "You've done it, hooray! You've done it, hooray!" sang the coaches. Everyone was excited. Sir Topham Hatt leaned out on the window to wave at Edward and Henry. But the train was going so fast, that his hat blew off into a field where a goat ate it for tea.
 * (Henry reaches Wellsworth)
 * George Carlin: They never stopped till they came to the station at the end of the line. The passengers all said "thank you", and Sir Topham Hatt promised Henry a new coat of paint. On their way home, Edward and Henry helped Gordon back to the shed. All three engines are now great friends. Henry doesn't mind the rain now. He knows that the best way to keep his paint nice is not to run into tunnels, but to ask his driver to rub him down when the day's work is over.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "A BIG DAY FOR THOMAS" title card appears, thus starting the last story.)
 * George Carlin: Thomas the Tank Engine was grumbling to the other engines. "I spent my time pulling coaches about ready for you to take out on journeys." The other engines laughed. "Why can't I pull passenger trains too?" "You're too impatient," they said. "You'd be sure to leave something behind." "Rubbish!" said Thomas. "I'll show you." One night, he and Henry were alone. Henry was ill. The men worked hard, but he didn't get better. He felt just as bad next morning. Henry usually pull the first train and Thomas had to get his coaches ready. "If Henry is ill," he thought, "perhaps I shall pull his train." Thomas ran off to find the coaches. "Come along, come along," he fussed. "There's plenty of time, there's plenty of time!" they grumbled. Thomas took them to the platform and wanted to run round at once. But his driver wouldn't let him. "Don't be impatient, Thomas." Thomas waited and waited. The people got in, the conductor and stationmaster walked up and down, the porter banged the doors and still Henry didn't come. Thomas got more and more excited. Sir Topham Hatt came to see what was the matter, and the conductor and stationmaster told him about Henry. "Find another engine," he ordered. "There's only Thomas," they said. "You'll have to do it then, Thomas. Be quick now." So Thomas ran round to the front and back down on the coaches ready to start. "Let's not be impatient," said his driver. "We'll wait till everything was ready." But Thomas was too excited to listen. What happened then, no one knows. Perhaps they forgot to couple Thomas to the train, or perhaps the Driver pulled the leather by mistake. Anyhow, Thomas started without his coaches. As the pass the signal tower, men waved and shouted, but he didn't stop. "They're waving because I'm such a splendid engine," he thought importantly. "Henry says it's hard to pull trains, but I think it's easy. Hurry, hurry, hurry!" he puffed,  pretending to be like Gordon. "People had never seen me pulling a train before. It's nice of them to wave," and he whistled, "Peep, peep! Thank you." Then he came to a signal at danger. "Bother!" he thought. "I must stop, and I was going so nicely too. What a nuisance signals are." He blew an angry "Peep peep!" on his whistle. The signalman ran up. "Hello, Thomas," he said. "What are you doing here?" "I'm pulling the train," said Thomas. "Can't you see?" "Where are your coaches then?" Thomas looked back. "Why bless me!" he said. "If we haven't leave them behind!" "Yes," said the signalman. "You better go back quickly and fetch them." Poor Thomas was so sad he nearly cried. "Cheer up," said his driver. "Let's go back quickly and try again."
 * (Thomas reverses back to the big station)
 * George Carlin: At the station, all the passengers were talking at once. They were telling Sir Topham Hatt what a bad railway it was. But when Thomas came back, they saw how sad he was and couldn't be cross. He was coupled to the train, and this time he really pulled it.
 * (Thomas pulls the coaches away with ease at all)
 * George Carlin: Afterwards, the other engines laughed at Thomas and said, "Look! There's Thomas, who wanted to pull the train, but forgot about the coaches." But Thomas had already learned, not to make the same mistake again.
 * (Following the last story, we go to the outro with Thomas looking at us. While the end credits roll, the Thomas end theme plays. Afterwards, the A Britt Allcroft Production logo appears as we end this transmission.)