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.
 * Stationmaster: There's trouble in the shed, sir. Henry was sulking. There's no train and the passengers are saying this is a bad railway.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Indeed.
 * George Carlin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: We cannot allow that.
 * George Carlin: He found Gordon, James and Henry looking very cross.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Come along, Henry. It's time your train was ready.
 * Gordon: Henry's not going!
 * George Carlin: Said Gordon.
 * 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.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: We'll see about that.
 * George Carlin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: No engine on my railway is too important for small jobs.
 * George Carlin: And he hurried away to find Edward.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: The yard has never been the same since Thomas left to run his branch line.
 * George Carlin: He thought sadly. Edward was shunting.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Leave those freight cars please, Edward.
 * George Carlin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: I want you to push coaches for me in the yard.
 * Edward: Thank you, sir. That will be a nice change.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: That's a good engine. Off you go then.
 * George Carlin: 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.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Bless me!
 * George Carlin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: What a noise!
 * Edward: They all hissed me, Sir.
 * George Carlin: Answered Edward.
 * Edward: They say tender engines don't shunt and last night they said I have gray wheels. I haven't have I, sir?
 * Sir Topham Hatt: 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.
 * George Carlin: He went to the workshop and they showed them all sorts of engines.
 * (Engines are being checked)
 * George Carlin: At last, he saw a smart little green engine with four wheels.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: That's the one.
 * George Carlin: He thought.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: If I choose you, will you work hard?
 * Percy: Oh sir, yes sir.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: That's a good engine. I'll call you Percy.
 * Percy: Yes sir, thank you sir.
 * George Carlin: And Sir Topham Hatt brought Percy back to the yard.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Edward.
 * George Carlin: He called.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Here's Percy. Will you show him everything?
 * George Carlin: Percy soon learned what he had to do, and they had a happy afternoon. Then Henry came by hissing as usual.
 * Percy: Wheesh!
 * George Carlin: Went Percy. Henry jumped and ran back to the shed.
 * Edward: How beautifully you wheeshed him!
 * George Carlin: Laughed Edward.
 * Edward: I can't wheesh like that.
 * Percy: Oh.
 * George Carlin: Said Percy.
 * Percy: That's nothing. You should hear them in the workshop. You have to wheesh loudly to make yourself heard.
 * George Carlin: Next morning, Thomas arrived.
 * Thomas: Sir Topham Hatt sent to me. I expect he wants help.
 * George Carlin: He said to Edward.
 * Edward: Shh, shh, here he comes.
 * George Carlin: Replied Edward.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: 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.
 * Thomas: Little tank engines indeed!
 * George Carlin: Snorted Thomas.
 * Thomas: We'll show them!
 * Sir Topham Hatt: And Percy will help too.
 * Percy: Oh sir, yes sir, please sir!
 * George Carlin: 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.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "PERCY RUNS AWAY" title card appears, thus starting the second story.)
 * George Carlin: Henry, James and Gordon were miserable. They had been shut up for several days for being naughty, and long to be let out again. At last, Sir Topham Hatt arrived.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: I hope you are sorry.
 * George Carlin: He said.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: And that you understand that every job on the railway is important. We have a new tank engine called Percy who helps pull coaches and Thomas and Edward had worked the main line nicely, but I will let you now if you promise to work hard.
 * Gordon: Yes, sir.
 * George Carlin: Said the three engines.
 * James: We will.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: That's good, but please remember that this no shunting nonsense must stop.
 * George Carlin: Sir Topham Hatt then told Percy, Edward and Thomas that they can go and play on a branch line for a few days, and they ran off happily to find Annie and Clarabel at the junction. The two coaches were very pleased to see Thomas again. Edward and Percy played with the freight cars.
 * Freight Cars: Stop, stop, stop!
 * George Carlin: Screamed the cars, as they pushed them to their proper sidings. But the two engines laughed and went on shunting till the cars were tightly arranged. Next, Edward took some empty cars from the quarry. Percy was left alone. He didn't mind that a bit. He like watching trains and being cheeky to the other engines.
 * Percy: Hurry, hurry, hurry!
 * George Carlin: He would call, and they got very cross.
 * (Percy leaves the last two cars on a siding and then heads for the signal box)
 * George Carlin: After a great deal of shunting, Percy was waiting for the signalman to set the switch so that he can go back to the yard. Percy was being rather careless and not paying attention. Edward had warned Percy: "Be careful on the main line. Whistle to the signalman that you are there." But Percy didn't remember to whistle, and so the busy signalman forgot him. Percy waited and waited. The switch were still against him so he couldn't move. Then, he looked along the main line.
 * Percy: Peep, peep!
 * George Carlin: He whistled in horror, for rushing straight towards him was Gordon with the express.
 * Gordon: Oh!
 * George Carlin: Groaned Gordon.
 * Gordon: Get out of my way!
 * (Gordon approaches Percy, who then shuts his eyes and the big engine comes to a frightening halt)
 * George Carlin: Percy opened his eyes. Gordon had stopped with Percy's buffers just a few inches from his own. But Percy had began to move.
 * Percy: I won't stay here, I'll run away!
 * George Carlin: He puffed.
 * (Percy speeds away from Gordon)
 * George Carlin: He ran straight through Edward's station, and was so frightened that he ran right up Gordon's hill without stopping.
 * (Percy reverses toward Gordon's Hill and then down to the bottom)
 * George Carlin: After that, he was tired, but he couldn't stop. He had no driver to shut off steam and applied his brakes.
 * Percy: I want to stop! I want to stop!
 * George Carlin: He puffed. The man in the signalbox saw Percy was in trouble, so he kindly set the switch. Percy puffed wearily onto a nice empty siding, ending in a big bank of earth. He was too tired now to care where he went.
 * Percy: I want to stop, I want to stop! I have stopped!
 * George Carlin: He puffed thankfully.
 * Workmen: Never mind, Percy.
 * George Carlin: Said the workmen as they dug him out.
 * Workmen: You shall have some drink and some coal and then you feel better.
 * George Carlin: Presently, Gordon arrived.
 * Gordon: Well done, Percy. You started so quickly that you stopped the nasty accident.
 * Percy: I'm sorry I was cheeky.
 * George Carlin: Said Percy.
 * Gordon: You were clever to stop.
 * George Carlin: Replied Gordon. Then Gordon helped pull Percy out from the bank. The two engines are now good friends, but Percy was always most careful that he goes out on the main line.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "HENRY'S SPECIAL COAL" title card appears, thus starting the third story.)
 * George Carlin: One morning, Henry was feeling very sorry for himself. Sometimes he can pull trains, but sometimes he felt he had no strength at all.
 * Henry: I suffer dreadfully and no one cares.
 * James: Rubbish, Henry!
 * George Carlin: Snorted James.
 * James: You don't work hard enough!
 * George Carlin: Sir Topham Hatt spoke to him too.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: What's wrong with you, Henry? You have lots of new parts and new paint too, but they've done you no good. If we can't make you better, we must get another engine instead of you to do the work.
 * George Carlin: This made Henry, his driver and fireman very sad. Sir Topham Hatt was waiting when Henry came to the platform. He had taken off his hat and coat and put on overalls. Henry managed to start but his fireman was not satisfied.
 * Henry's Fireman: Henry is a bad steamer.
 * George Carlin: He said to Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Henry's Fireman: I built up his fire, but it doesn't give enough heat.
 * George Carlin: Henry tried very hard, but it was no good. He didn't have enough steam, and came to a stop outside Edward's station.
 * Henry: Oh, dear!
 * George Carlin: Thought Henry.
 * Henry: I shall have to go away! Oh dear, oh dear!
 * George Carlin: All he could do is to go slowly onto a siding, and Edward took charge of the train. Sir Topham Hatt and the Fireman went on discussing Henry's troubles.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: What do you think is wrong, fireman?
 * George Carlin: Asked Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Henry's Fireman: Excuse me, sir.
 * George Carlin: He answered.
 * Henry's Fireman: But the fact is the coal was wrong. We've had a poor lot lately, and today's it's worse. The other engines can manage. They had big fireboxes. Henry's is small and can't make the heat. With Welsh coal, he'd be a different engine.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: It's expensive.
 * George Carlin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: But Henry must have a fair chance. James shall go and fetch them.
 * George Carlin: When the Welsh coal came, Henry's Driver and Fireman were excited.
 * Henry's Driver and Fireman: Now we'll show them, Henry old fellow.
 * George Carlin: They carefully made his fire, putting large lumps of coal like a wall round the outside, then the glowing middle part was covered in smaller lumps.
 * Henry: You're spoiling my fire!
 * George Carlin: Complained Henry.
 * Henry's Fireman: Wait and see.
 * George Carlin: Said the fireman.
 * Henry's Fireman: We'll have a roaring fire just when we wanted.
 * George Carlin: The fireman was right. When Henry reach the platform, the water was boiling nicely, and he had to let off steam.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: How are you, Henry?
 * Henry: Peep, peep, peep! I feel fine!
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Have you a good fire, driver?
 * Henry's Driver: Never better, sir, and plenty of steam.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: No record breaking.
 * George Carlin: Warned Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Don't push him too hard.
 * Henry's Driver: Henry won't need pushing, sir. I'll have to hold him back.
 * George Carlin: Henry had a lovely day. He had never felt so well of his life. He wanted to go fast, but his driver wouldn't let him.
 * Henry's Driver: Steady old fellow.
 * George Carlin: He would say.
 * Henry's Driver: There's plenty of time.
 * George Carlin: They arrived early at the station. Thomas puffed in.
 * Henry: Where have you been, lazybones?
 * George Carlin: Asked Henry.
 * Henry: Oh, I can't wait for dawdling tank engines like you. Goodbye!
 * Thomas: Whoosh!
 * George Carlin: Said Thomas to the coaches.
 * Thomas: Have you ever seen anything like it?
 * George Carlin: Both Annie and Clarabel agreed that they never had.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "THE FLYING KIPPER" title card appears, thus starting the fourth story.)
 * George Carlin: One winter evening, Henry's driver said...
 * Henry's Driver: We'll be out early tomorrow. We've got to take the Flying Kipper. Don't tell Gordon, but I think if we pull the Kipper nicely, Sir Topham Hatt will let us pull the express. The special coal they gave you is working well.
 * Henry: Hooray!
 * George Carlin: Cried Henry.
 * Henry: That will be lovely.
 * George Carlin: All kinds of ships use the harbour at the big station by the sea. There are passenger ships, cargo ships and fishing boats also come here. They unload their fish on the key. Some of them goes the shops in the town, and the rest in a special train to other places far away. This is the train the railwaymen called the Flying Kipper. Henry was ready at 5:00. There was snow and frost. Men hustled and shouted loading up the crates of fish. The last door banged, the guard showed his green lamp, and the Flying Kipper was ready to go.
 * Henry: Come on, come on, don't be silly, don't be silly.
 * George Carlin: Puffed Henry to the freight cars. The cars shuttered and groaned.
 * Freight Cars: Trickety-trock, trickety-trock, all right, all right!
 * Henry: That's better, that's better!
 * George Carlin: Puffed Henry. Cloud of smoke and steam poured from his funnel into the cold air, and the fire's light shown brightly.
 * Henry: Hurry, hurry, hurry!
 * George Carlin: Panted Henry. They were going well. The light grew better, signal light shown green as they passed. Then, a yellow signal appeared ahead. His driver prepared to stop, but the home signal was down.
 * Henry's Driver: All clear, Henry. Away we go.
 * George Carlin: They couldn't know the switches from the main line to a siding were frozen, and a home signal should have been set a danger, but snow had forced it down. A freight train was waited in a siding to let the Flying Kipper past, and a Driver and Fireman were drinking cocoa in the caboose.
 * Conductor: The Kipper is due.
 * George Carlin: Said the conductor.
 * Fireman: Who cares?
 * George Carlin: Said the Fireman.
 * Fireman: This is good cocoa.
 * George Carlin: The driver got up.
 * Driver: Come on, fireman, back to our engine.
 * George Carlin: They got out just in time.
 * (Henry crashes into the break van and comes off the rails completely)
 * George Carlin: Henry's driver and fireman had jumped clear before the crash, but Henry lay dazed and surprised. Sir Topham Hatt came to see him.
 * Henry: The signal was down, Sir.
 * George Carlin: Said Henry.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Cheer up, Henry. It wasn't your fault. Ice and snow cause the accident. I'm sending you to Crewe, a fine place for sick engines. They'll give you your new shape and a larger firebox. You'll feel a different engine, and you won't need special coal anymore. Won't that be nice?
 * Henry: Yes, sir.
 * George Carlin: Said Henry doubtfully. Henry liked being a Crewe, but was glad to come home. A crowd of people waited to see him arrive in his new shape. He looked so splendid and strong that they gave him three cheers.
 * Henry: Peep, peep!
 * George Carlin: He whistled.
 * Henry: Thank you very much!
 * George Carlin: I'm sorry to say that a lot of little children were often late for school, because they wait to see Henry go by. They often see him pulling the express. He does it so well that Gordon is jealous. But that's another story.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "WHISTLES & SNEEZES" title card appears, thus starting the last story.)
 * George Carlin: Gordon was cross.
 * Gordon: Why should Henry have a new shape?
 * George Carlin: He grumbled.
 * Gordon: A shape good enough for me is good enough for him. He goes gallivanting off, leaving us to do his work, and comes back saying how happy he feels. It's disgraceful. And there's another thing: Henry whistles too much. No respectable engine ever whistles loudly at stations. It isn't wrong, but we just don't do it.
 * George Carlin: Poor Henry didn't feel happy anymore.
 * Percy: Never mind.
 * George Carlin: Whispered Percy.
 * Percy: I'm glad you're home again. I like your whistling.
 * Gordon: Goodbye, Henry.
 * George Carlin: Called Gordon.
 * Gordon: We're glad to have you with us again. But remember what I said.
 * George Carlin: Later, Henry stopped at Edward's station.
 * Edward: Hello, Henry.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Edward: You look splendid. I was pleased to hear your happy whistle yesterday.
 * Henry: Thank you, Edward.
 * George Carlin: Smiled Henry.
 * (We hear a screeching noise)
 * Henry: Shh, shh. Can you hear something?
 * Edward: It sounds like Gordon.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Edward: And it ought to be Gordon. But Gordon never whistles like that.
 * George Carlin: It was Gordon. He came rushing down the hill of a tremendous rate. He didn't look at Henry and he didn't look at Edward. He screamed straight through the station and disappeared.
 * Edward: Well!
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Henry: It isn't wrong.
 * George Carlin: Chuckled Henry.
 * Henry: But we just don't do it.
 * George Carlin: And he told Edward what Gordon had said. Meanwhile, Gordon screeched along the line. The noise was awful. At the station, everyone covered their ears. Sir Topham Hatt covered his ears too.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Take him away!
 * George Carlin: He bellowed.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: And stop that noise!
 * George Carlin: Gordon puffed sadly away. But he wouldn't stop whistling until two fitters climbed up and knocked his whistle valve in place.
 * (Two fitters fix Gordon's whistle with progress)
 * George Carlin: That night, Gordon slunk into the shed. He was glad it was empty.
 * Henry: It isn't wrong.
 * George Carlin: Murmured Henry to no one in particular.
 * Henry: But we just don't do it.
 * George Carlin: No one mentioned whistles. Next morning, Henry was enjoying himself enormously.
 * Henry: I feel so well, I feel so well!
 * George Carlin: He sang.
 * Coaches: Trickety-trock, trickety-trock!
 * George Carlin: Hummed his coaches. Then he saw some boys on a bridge.
 * Henry: Peep, peep! Hello!
 * George Carlin: He whistled.
 * (The boys smash the coaches' windows with stones)
 * Henry: Ohh!
 * George Carlin: He called. The boys didn't wave and take his number. They thought it fun to drop stones on him instead.
 * Coaches: They've broken our glass, they've broken our glass.
 * George Carlin: Cried the coaches. The passengers weren't hurt, but they were cross.
 * Passengers: Call the police!
 * Henry's Driver: No!
 * George Carlin: Said the driver.
 * Henry's Driver: Leave it to Henry and me.
 * Passengers: What will you do?
 * George Carlin: They asked.
 * Henry's Driver: Can you keep a secret?
 * Passengers: Yes, yes!
 * Henry's Driver: Well then.
 * George Carlin: Said the driver.
 * Henry's Driver: Henry is going to sneeze at those boys.
 * George Carlin: Lots of people were at the station just before the bridge. They wanted to see what would happen.
 * Henry's Driver: Henry has plenty of ashes.
 * George Carlin: Said the driver.
 * Henry's Driver: Please keep all windows shut until we've passed the bridge. Henry's is excited as we are. Aren't you, old fellow?
 * George Carlin: Henry felt more stuffed up. Soon, they could see the boys. And they all had stones.
 * Henry's Driver: Are you ready, Henry?
 * George Carlin: Said his driver.
 * Henry's Driver: Sneeze hard when I tell you. Now!
 * George Carlin: He said.
 * Henry: Ah-choo!
 * (Henry sneezes at the boys and they were covered in ashes)
 * Henry's Driver: Well done, Henry!
 * George Carlin: Laughed his driver. Henry went home, hoping that next time he saw Gordon and the boys, they would have learned not to be so mean.
 * (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.)