Season 1, Episodes 16-20 (Transmission 4)

Season 1, Episodes 16-20 is the fourth episode of Thomas and Friends.

Trouble In The Shed

 * When Gordon, James and Henry decide to go on strike, Sir Topham Hatt brings a new tank engine to the yard. Percy the Small Engine arrives and shows what a useful engine he can be. Meanwhile, the bigger engines are not too happy being shut up at Tidmouth Sheds.

Percy Runs Away

 * When Percy is forgetful on the main line; he gets quite the surprise as Gordon rushes straight towards him on the track. Percy runs away, preventing an accident.

Henry's Special Coal

 * Henry gets quite the surprise when he learns he needs special coal to run properly. With the proper coal, Henry can go full steam ahead!

The Flying Kipper

 * Breakdowns! Henry proudly pulls "The Flying Kipper", the train from the fish quay. But when the switches are frozen and the signal breaks, it's Henry that goes flying!

Whistles and Sneezes

 * Gordon's whistle breaks. He sounds silly until his whistle is knocked back into place. Meanwhile, naughty boys knock Henry with stones from a bridge. With one big sneeze, Henry knocks a little sense into those naughty boys.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)

Trivia

 * Stories told by George Carlin.

Full Script

 * (Start of Transmission 4, 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 "TROUBLE IN THE SHED" 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. The episode opens outside Knapford.)
 * George Carlin: Sir Topham Hatt sat in his office, listening to the noise outside. The passengers were angry. The stationmaster came in. "There's trouble in the shed, sir. Henry is sulking, there's no train and the passengers are saying this is a bad railway." "Indeed," said Sir Topham Hatt, "we cannot allow that." He found Gordon, James and Henry looking very cross. "Come along, Henry. It's time your train was ready." "Henry's not going!" said Gordon. "We won't shunt like little tank engines. That was Thomas' job. We are important tender engines. You fetch our coaches and we will pull them. Tender engines don't shunt." "We'll see about that," said Sir Topham Hatt, "no engine on my railway is too important for small jobs." And he hurried away to find Edward. "The yard has never been the same since Thomas left to run his branch line," he thought sadly. Edward was shunting. "Leave those freight cars please, Edward," said Sir Topham Hatt. "I want you to push coaches for me in the yard." "Thank you, sir. That will be a nice change." "That's a good engine. Off you go then." So Edward found coaches for the three engines and that day, the train's ran as usual.
 * (Gordon departs. Edward returns with a sad look.)
 * George Carlin: But next morning, Edward looked unhappy. Gordon came clanking pass hissing rudely. "Bless me!" said Sir Topham Hatt. "What a noise!" "They all hissed me, sir," answered Edward. "They say tender engines don't shunt and last night they said I have gray wheels. I haven't have I, sir?" "No, Edward, you have nice blue ones, and I'm proud of you. Tender engines do shunt, but all the same we do need another tank engine here." He went to a workshop, and they showed him all sorts of engines.
 * (Engines are being checked)
 * George Carlin: At last, he saw a smart little green engine with four wheels. "That's the one," he thought. "If I choose you, will you work hard?" "Oh sir, yes sir." "That's a good engine. I'll call you Percy." "Yes sir, thank you sir," and Sir Topham Hatt brought Percy back to the yard. "Edward," he called, "here's Percy, will you show him everything?" Percy soon learned what he had to do and they had a happy afternoon. Then Henry came by hissing as usual. "Wheesh!" went Percy. Henry jumped and ran back to the shed. "How beautifully you wheeshed him!" laughed Edward. "I can't wheesh like that." "Oh!" said Percy, "that's nothing, you should hear them in the workshop. You have to wheesh loudly to make yourself heard." Next morning, Thomas arrived. "Sir Topham Hatt sent to me. I expect he wants help," he said to Edward. "Sh, sh, here he comes," replied Edward. "Well done, Thomas, you've been quick. Listen, Henry, Gordon and James are sulking; they say they won't shunt like little tank engines, so I have shut them up and I want you both to run a line for a while." "Little tank engines indeed!" snorted Thomas. "We'll show them!" "And Percy will help too." "Oh sir, yes sir, please sir," answered Percy. Edward and Thomas worked the main line greeting each other as they pass by. Percy puffed along the branch line. Thomas was anxious about Annie and Clarabel, but both driver and conductor promise to take care of them. They were fewer trains but the passengers didn't mind. They knew the three other engines were having a lesson. Gordon, James and Henry were cold, lonely and miserable. They wish now they haven't been so silly.