Thomas & Friends: All Stars: The Movie/Transcript

This is a transcript for Thomas & Friends: All Stars the Movie.

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[Fade to an ocean background with steam flying.]

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''[The title shows up: Thomas & Friends: All Stars The Movie. The text fades away. The steam turns into a starry night sky. The moon is shown as a wolf can be heard howling from deep in the forest. Instruments music is heard, along with Carlos Torress singing Never Never Never Give Up, along with the Kids from the Sandlot the Classic Movie.]''

Part 1: Bus Trip and Seafood
Kids and Carlos: If you climb the highest mountain,

Cross the river deep,

Maybe you'll find it's never as easy

As it first appears

Carlos: As it first appears

Just remember not to worry,

Or get down at heart

Never lose faith in positive thinking

You'll be amazed when you achieve

All the things you start,

(All the things you start.)

''[A black and yellow Volkswagen Bus drives past. Carlos is shown in the bus.]''

Scott: So,

All: Never, never, never give up, even though the going's tough

Don't stop trying, when you're tiring, and you're out of puff

''[Allison Toress is shown driving the bus with Carlos right next to him. Allison is fumbling with a road map.]''

Carlos: No!

Allison ...Route 59, where's Route 59?

''[Carlos inadvertently whacks Allison in the back of the head with the guitar's neck. The wife cries out in pain and glares at Carlos.]''

All: Never, never, never give up, even though you're feeling rough

If at first you don't succeed, never, never, never give up

If at first you don't succeed, then try and try again

Nothing in life is ever as easy

But you get there in the end

(Get there in the end)

So blow your cares and woes behind you

Start a brand new day

Nothing can stop you reaching your goal

If you're determined, you can do it

You will find a way

Scott: You will find a way.

Carlos: So,

All: Never, never, never give up, even though the going's tough

Don't stop trying, when you're tiring, and you're out of puff.

Never, never, never give up, even though you're feeling rough

If at first you don't succeed, never, never, never give up

[Carlos accidentally hits Allison again, hard enough to smack his face in the dashboard, sounding the horn, and shutting off the headlights.]

Allison Aah! Lights! AAAAHH!!!

Some things seem impossible, answers hard to find

Allison: Whoa! Lights! Lights! Where is that button?

No matter how improbable, you won't know until you try

You can do whatever you choose it just takes a little luck

Allison: Switch! No! Where is it?

So remember: never, never, never give up

Never, never, never give up even though the going's tough

Don't stop trying, when you're tiring, and you're out of puff

Carlos: No!

All: Never, never, never give up even though you're feeling rough

If at first you don't succeed, never, never, never give up

Never, never, never give up, even though the going's tough

Don't stop trying, when you're tiring, and you're out of puff

Scott: No!

Kids & Carlos: Never, never, never give up, even though you're feeling rough

If at first you don't succeed, never, never, never give up

[''As Allison turns the lights back on, Carlos still plays the instruments while Allison is stressed. Benny looks down at her ticket, smiling.]''

Benny: (whispers) I get to meet Sir Topham Hatt.

''[Scott looks at Benny, unamused. The bus passes a porcupine sign. Camera switches to the front of the bus.]''

All: Never, never, never give up!

(Billy Joe McGuffrey ends.)

All: Yay! Twippo!

Ham: Let's do another Twippo song!

Squints: I love Twippo.

Scott: Me too!

Benny: But I'm the one who gets to meet him because I won the Twippo sweepstakes.

Scott: You don't have to rub it in.

Carlos: It's great that you won the contest, Benny. But let's try not to brag about it. Nice one with the lights, Allison.

Allison: My pleasure, for the next song maybe I can drive into the river!!

Kids: ''Yeah! Drive into the river, Allison! Oh, drive into the river, Allison!''

Allison: Or maybe you could help me with the MAP!!!

Carlos: Oh. I'm sorry.

Benny: Is there anything you want me to tell Twippo, when I meet him?

(Carlos gets shocked, and turns to Benny, inadvertently whacking Allison in the face with his guitar.)

Carlos: Benny!

Allison: Ow!

(Allison loses his concentration, and the bus swerves, making Benny's ticket fly out of her grip.)

Benny: (gasps) MY TICKET!!

Carlos: Aah! Quick get it!

(Carlos tries to catch the ticket, but gets in Allison's way.)

Allison: The map!

Carlos: Sorry.

(Allison screams in horror as the ticket flies out of his open window of the bus.)

Benny: MY TICKEEEET...!

(The ticket lands on the side of the road. Cuts back to the veggies in the bus. An annoyed Allison tries to get Carlos out of his way.)

Allison: Do you mind?!

Carlos: (his guitar is stuck in the steering wheel) I'm stuck!!

(Carlos tries to pull the guitar out of the steering wheel, but he accidentally rips the wheel off of the dashboard. Allison gasps in horror. Carlos frantically shakes his guitar to try to get the wheel off of his guitar. The veggies all cry out in fear as the bus swerves all around the road. Meanwhile, in the forest, a mother porcupine is walking with her two babies. Cuts back to the bus, which is still driving like crazy.)

Allison: (takes the steering wheel off the guitar) Get it! (tries to put the steering wheel back on the dashboard) We gotta fix it! Put it! Stick it in! Put it!

(Cuts back to the porcupines, who are now walking on the road. Suddenly, the bus careens around the corner. Allison sees the porcupines and is horrified.)

Allison: PORCUPINE!!!

(The mother porcupine jumps in front of her babies and aims several quills at the car tires. The front tires are both deflated. As the bus heads toward the porcupines, Allison steers to the left. The bus then starts rolling down a steep hill and approaches a...)

Carlos: Tree! (Allison steers right. Now they're headed for a...) Cabin! (Allison steers left. Finally they're headed for..) Underwear!

(The clothesline holding the underwear stops the bus. Allison looks past the underwear to see the river below.)

Allison: (chuckles) Well, I'm glad that's over. (A line snaps. Allison turns to Carlos.) Did you say something? (Carlos shakes his head. Another line snaps.) Oh...

Carlos: Dear.

(Three more lines snap and the bus continues down the hill toward the river. The bus then hits a stump and the airbags activate.)

Allison: Am I in heaven?

Carlos: (sniffs) It smells like... Wisconsin.

(everyone jumps out of the car.)

Allison: Well, nobody got hurt.

(A quill comes out of nowhere and hits Allison in the behind)

Allison: Aah!

(The porcupines look down happily.)

Carlos: Wow! What a shot!

(Allison groans.)

Scott: Hey, what's that?

(They all notice a restaurant that reads SEAFOOD with the D light out.)

All: Ooh.

Squints: What's seafoo?

Ham: Maybe it's like tofu?

Carlos: Only saltier!

(The D lights up.)

All: Ahh.

(cut to inside the restaurant, with the sound of arguing from outside)

Allison: Oh yeah, well if it wasn't for you we wouldn't be in this mess!

Carlos: I said I was sorry. I'll do better next time.

Allison: Well, there probably isn't gonna be a next time!

Squints: Mrs. Toress, how are we going to get to the Topham Concert?

Ham: Yeah, we're going to miss Toby's song that I remembered.

Allison: I don't know! I don't know about...Toby!

Ham: North of the Island, there lives a dear old train, A little tram engine, Toby is his name. Benny: (while Ham continues singing) Even if we do make it to the concert, I can't get in because I lost my ticket.

Scott: Serves you right! It's your own fault for waving it around in my face!

Squints: I have to go to the bathroom.

Carlos: I'm not usually that bad as a co-pilot.

Allison: Two flat tires!!

Carlos: Usually, I'm quite dexterous!

Allison: How in the world are we going to change two flat tires? Where's the phone?

Benny: I lost my ticket.

Scott: If you hadn't been teasing me, we wouldn't been in this mess, Benny!

(Benny looks depressed.)

Timmy Timmons Pea: (clears his throat after a pause)

The French Peas: May we help you?

Allison: The Asparagus whacked me in the head with a guitar and our bus got taken out by a mad porcupine, then another one got me... here.

Ham: (singing) Toby, oh Toby, What will become of you? The world's much nicer whenever we see you. Toby, dear Toby, There's still lots that you can do

Oldies but Goldies, we still care about you. All of the children came to say goodbye They clapped and cheered as Toby rang his bell, "Bye bye."

Carlos: Maybe it's because I'm used to the ukulele, The neck is so much shorter... Yeah... that's why. Say, I need to call my wife!

Scott: Benny was teasing me with her "special ticket," and then it flew right out the window and she screamed and made the bus crash.. (Scott turns to Benny) ..and now none of us get to see Twippo!

Squints: May I please use the bathroom?

Philippe: Down the hall, first door on the left.

Squints: Thank you.

Ham: Ooh, captain, they have Mario Bros.! My favorite! (He hops up to the game.)

Timmy Timmons: What do you want?

Allison: Well, sirs, my husband hit me in the head with a guitar, and an angry mother porcupine shot out our tires, and one of her babies got me.

(Allison shows a thorn stuck onto his back, while Carlos tries not to look.)

The French Peas: Ooh!

Carlos: And I need to use your phone to call my-

Allison: A tow truck?

Carlos: My wife!

(Allison is not amused.)

Timmy Timmons: I see.

Philippe: Next to the Moby Blaster.

Carlos: Thanks.

(Carlos proceeds to walk to where the phone is.)

Timmy Timmons: Well, in the meantime, would you like to have a seat? Maybe enjoy a nice...combo platter?!

The French Peas: Steak, steak, eat it, eat it!

Shrimp, shrimp, need it, need it!

Steak and shrimp, steak and shrimp!

Need to, need to, eat it, eat it!

(scatting portion)

Philippe: Got to, got to, got to get the steaky, wakey, shrimpy! Do you prefer poking or non-poking?

Allison: (sarcastically laughs) Non.

The French Peas: (laughing)

Timmy Timmons: Good one, Philippe! You are one clever pea, no?

The French Peas: (laughing)

(Philippe takes the torn out of Allison's back)

Allison: Aaahh!

Philippe: Voila! A skewer for the scampi!

(The French Peas leave while Allison looks unamused. Everybody then looks back to hear singing)

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: We are The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

We just stay home and lie around

Timmy Timmons: Please, make yourselves comfortable. I will be back to take your order.

Allison: Why don't you two wait here? I'm gonna go call a tow truck. Maybe we'll still make it to the concert on time!

(Allison leaves. Cut to Benny looking depressed over what Scott said.)

Benny: Yeah, everyone but me.

Scott: Hey, it's your own fault for teasing me. You're just getting what you deserve.

Benny: Hmph, I'm coming with you, Mr. Allison.

(Benny leaves. As Scott looks at the menu, he sees "Thomas" written in it. Suddenly, Jim Burgin starts talking to him.)

Jim Burgin: Hey, excuse me.

Scott: Aaahh!!

Alec Baldwin: How's it going?

Pierce Brosnan: Hey, what's up?

Scott: Who are you?

Jim Burgin: Who, us?

Scott: Yeah.

Jim Burgin: Oh, we are The Conductors of The Island of Sodor.

Pierce Brosnan: Oh you know that's right.

Alec Baldwin: Nothing.

Pierce Brosnan: Zilch.

Alec Baldwin: Nada.

Jim Burgin: Didn't you hear our song?

Scott: Well, yeah, but-

Jim Burgin: Look, Sonny, can I call you Sonny?

Scott: Scott.

Jim Burgin: Eh, pretty close. Look, uhh..Scott, we couldn't help but notice you were havin' a little thing with your friend over there.

Pierce Brosnan: Yeah. You weren't being very nice.

Scott: Well, it's her own fault. She was teasing me, and now he's getting what she deserves!

(brief pause)

Jim Burgin: Right. Scott, we've seen these types of situations before...

Pierce Brosnan: ...happen all the time.

Jim Burgin: What you need is a little compassion.

Alec Baldwin: And maybe some scampi.

Scott: Hey, I saw that in the menu! (looks in the menu) What is that? What's compassion?

Pierce Brosnan: Ooh, that's a hard question.

Alec Baldwin: Mmm-hmm.

Jim Burgin: Well, compassion is when you see that someone needs help, and you wanna help them. (Scott looks confused) That's what I thought you'd say.

Pierce Brosnan: They all do.

Alec Baldwin: Yep.

Jim Burgin: So we find it helpful to illustrate with a little story.

Scott: A story?

Jim Burgin: Yep. You know, we call ourselves The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, but that's not entirely accurate.

Pierce Brosnan: Remember when we did that one thing with that one guy?

Jim Burgin: Oh, do I ever.

Alec Baldwin: I remember it like it was yesterday.

(Alec Baldwin sips his root beer, cuts to The Knapford Station while Alec Baldwin puts his root beer down. The Conductors are standing at a booth selling their favorite snacks.)

Sir Topham Hatt: Are you guys still doing that "pirate thing"?

Pierce Brosnan: Aargh! Watch your tongue, matey, or we'll have to... what will we do?

Alec Baldwin: We won't do anything. We're The Conductors, get it?

Pierce Brosnan: Oh, that's right. Aargh! you got off easy today!

Alec Baldwin: We need more Mr. Twisty's Twisted Cheese Curls!

Jim Burgin: Yeah, and root beer!

Sir Topham Hatt: I told you boys - no more cheese curls until you pay your tab! You still owe me from last week!

Pierce Brosnan: But, you'll take away out chance to win the "Mister Twisty's Twisted Cheese Curl Sweepstakes!"

Sir Topham Hatt: Come again?

Jim Burgin: Inside one of those bags of cheesy goodness is a golden ticket that'll change our lives forever!

Sir Topham Hatt: Well, you could work here for me. That way you could earn more cheese curls.

Conductors: (overlapping in agreement)

Sir Topham Hatt: So, uh... Whadaya know how to do?

Jim Burgin: Well, I'm pretty good at lawn darts.

Alec Baldwin: Ping-pong! I can play ping-pong!

Pierce Brosnan: Croquet is my spe-ci-al-ity.

(beat)

Jim Burgin: When do we start?

(Sir Topham Hatt closes the booth.)

Jim Burgin: Monday's good for me!

Jim Burgin (narrating): We were short on cash. It seems not doing anything didn't pay very well.

Pierce Brosnan: So, what do we do now?

Alec Baldwin: Uh...nothing!

Pierce Brosnan: You are a genius.

(As the pirates are walking, as Alec Baldwin sees the fish market.)

Joppa citizen: Uh, are these fish fresh?

Timmy Timmons: You bet!

Tommy Timmons: Oh yeah!

(The citizen smells it and falls back, due to the bad smell.)

Joppa citizen: Ooooh!

Timmy Timmons: What? They were fresh when they caught them.

Tommy Timmons: That's right.

Timmy Timmons: ...two weeks ago!

Timmy Timmons and Tommy Timmons: Ho-ho-ho! He-he!

(The French Peas start slapping each other with their fish while Alec Baldwin is concerned.)

Alec Baldwin: Hmm, Kids.

Jim Burgin (narrating): Beside the fact that we were low on funds, this was a memorable day because he showed up: Thomas! (The Conductors meet Thomas riding through the town.) Now Thomas is a tank engine who lives at the big station on 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. 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.

Part 2: Thomas & Gordon
Thomas: Wake up, lazybones. Why don't you work hard like me?

Jim Burgin: One day after pulling the big express, Gordon had arrived back at the sidings very tired. He was just going to sleep when Thomas came up in his cheeky way.

Thomas: Wake up, lazybones. Do some hard work for a change. You can't catch me!

Jim Burgin: And off he ran laughing. Instead of going to sleep again, Gordon thought how he can 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 were waiting, but the coaches weren't ready. At last, Thomas started.

Thomas: Oh dear, oh dear!

Jim Burgin: He fussed into the station where Gordon was waiting.

Gordon: Hurry up, you!

Thomas: Hurry up yourself.

Jim Burgin: 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.

Gordon: Get in quickly, please!

Jim Burgin: 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: Come on, come on!

Jim Burgin: The train went faster and faster. Too fast for Thomas, he wanted to stop, but he couldn't.

Thomas: Peep peep! Stop, stop!

Gordon: Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Coaches: You can't getaway, you can't getaway!

Jim Burgin: 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.

Thomas: I shall never be the same again. My wheels will be quite worn out.

(Gordon continues to speed ahead)

Jim Burgin: 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)

Jim Burgin: And then he ran on to a siding out of the way.

Gordon: Well, little Thomas. Now you know what hard work means, don't you?

Jim Burgin: Poor Thomas couldn't answer. He had no breath. He just puffed slowly away to rest and had a long long drink.

Thomas: Maybe I don't have to tease Gordon to feel important.

Jim Burgin: Thomas thought to himself. And he puffed slowly home.

Jim Burgin: Yep. It sounded like Thomas wanted to offer Edward to the People.

Allison: The tow truck is on it's way. You know, Scott, I love your dad and all, but that's the last time I pick him for a co-pilot. (Sees the Conductors; Pierce Brosnan sips his root beer.) Heh, wha-what's going on?

Jim Burgin: Ahem. We're telling a little story. You should listen too. As I was saying, it sounded like God wanted to offer mercy to Jonah's enemies.

Benny: Who's Edward?

Pierce Brosnan: He's the number 2 Steadiest Engine on Sodor.

Scott: I thought it was about Thomas. Remember? The name?

Pierce Brosnan: Oh, ye-yeah, well there's that too.

Jim Burgin: Better check your menu again, we got two specials today, and they go hand in hand.

Alec Baldwin: Thomas, is the number 1 engine on Sodor. Edward is the number 2 Blue Engine. and Gordon is the fastest..

Jim Burgin: That's right, my friend. You can't work together without Thomas, but Edward is even more important. Thomas was afraid Gordon was gonna get the express, and that he was gonna help them, even though he went home.

Benny: So, what did he do?

Part 3: Edward and Gordon
(Back to the story.)

Jim Burgin: Well, One day, Edward was in the sheds where he lived with the other engines. They were all bigger, just like Edward, and boasted about it.

Gordon: The driver won't choose you again.

Gordon: He wants strong engines like us.

Jim Burgin: But the driver and fireman felt sorry for Edward.

Edward's Driver: Would you like to come out today?

Edward (Season12 Version): Oh, yes, please.

Jim Burgin: So they lit his fire, made lots of steam, and Edward puffed away. The other engines were very cross at being left behind. Edward worked hard all day. The coaches thought he was very kind, and the driver was very pleased.

Edward: I'm going out again tomorrow.

Jim Burgin: Edward told the other engines that night.

Edward: What do you think of that?

Jim Burgin: 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 to find nothing had changed. Gordon was still boasting.

Gordon: 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.

Trucks: Oh!

Trucks: Whatever is happening?

Jim Burgin: Edward played till there were no more trucks, then he stopped to rest. Presently, he heard a whistle. Gordon was very cross. Instead of nice shining coaches, he was pulling a lot of very dirty trucks.

Gordon: A goods train! A goods train! A goods train!

Gordon: The shame of it, the shame of it, oh, the shame of it!

Porter: Gordon can't get up the hill.

Jim Burgin: The porter called to Edward's driver.

Porter: Will you take Edward and push him, please?

Jim Burgin: They found Gordon halfway up and very cross. His driver and fireman were talking to him severely.

Gordon's Driver and Fireman: You're not trying.

Gordon: I can't do it.

Gordon: The noisy trucks hold an engine back, so.

Jim Burgin: Edward's driver came up.

Edward's Driver: We've come to push.

Gordon: No use at all.

Edward's Driver: You wait and see.

Jim Burgin: They brought the train back to the bottom of the hill.

Edward: I'm ready.

Gordon: No good.

Jim Burgin: They pulled and pushed as hard as they could.

Gordon: I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it!

Edward: I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!

Jim Burgin: 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.

Gordon: I've done it! I've done it! I've done it!

Jim Burgin: He forgot all about Edward and didn't wait to say "thank you". Edward was left out of breath and far behind. He ran on to the next station, and there, he found that the driver and fireman were very pleased with him. The fireman gave him a nice long drink, and the driver said.

Edward's Driver: I'll get out my paint tomorrow and give you a beautiful coat of blue with red stripes. Then you'll be the smartest engine in the shed.

Part 4: The Sad Story of Henry
Jim Burgin: 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)

Jim Burgin: The engine's name is Henry. His driver and fireman argued with him, but he would not move.

Henry: The rain will spoil my lovely green paint and red stripes.

Jim Burgin: He said.

(The conductor's whistle blowing)

Jim Burgin: 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.

Henry: I'm not going to spoil my lovely green paint and red stripes for any of you.

Jim Burgin: Then, along came Sir Topham Hatt, the man of charge of all the engines on the Island of Sodor.

Sir Topham Hatt: We will pull you out.

Jim Burgin: Said Sir Topham Hatt. But Henry only blew steam at him. Everyone pulled except Sir Topham Hatt.

Sir Topham Hatt: Because...

Jim Burgin: He said.

Sir Topham Hatt: ...my doctor has forbidden me to pull.

Jim Burgin: But still, Henry stayed in the tunnel. Then, they tried pushing from the other end. Sir Topham Hatt said...

Sir Topham Hatt: One, two, three, push!

Jim Burgin: ...but he didn't help.

Sir Topham Hatt: My doctor has forbidden me to push.

Jim Burgin: 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.

Everyone: Look, it has stopped raining.

Jim Burgin: They said.

Henry: Yes, but it will began again soon.

Jim Burgin: Said Henry.

Henry: And what will become with green paint with red stripes then?

(Thomas arrives at that moment)

Jim Burgin: Thomas pushed and puffed and pushed as hard as ever he could.

(Thomas attempts to push)

Jim Burgin: But still Henry stayed in the tunnel.

(Thomas continues to push but fails)

Jim Burgin: Eventually, even Sir Topham Hatt gave up.

Sir Topham Hatt: We shall take away your rails...

Jim Burgin: He said.

Sir Topham Hatt: ...and leave you here until you're ready to come out of the tunnel.

Jim Burgin: 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)

Jim Burgin: All Henry could do was to watch the trains rushing through the other tunnel. He was very sad, because he thought no-one would see his lovely green paint and red stripes again. As time went on, Edward and Gordon would often pass by. Edward would say...

Edward: Peep, peep! Hello!

Jim Burgin: And Gordon would say...

Gordon: boop, boop, boop! Serves you right.

Jim Burgin: 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?

Part 5: Edward, Gordon, & Henry
Jim Burgin: Gordon always pulled 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 was seeing how fast he can go.

Gordon: Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Coaches: Trickety-trock, trickety-trock, tricktey-trock!

Jim Burgin: In a minute, Gordon will see the tunnel where Henry stood bricked up and lonely.

Henry: Oh, dear. Why did I worry about rain spoiling my lovely coat of paint? I'd like to come out of the tunnel.

Jim Burgin: But Henry didn't know how to ask.

Gordon: I'm going to boop boop at Henry.

Jim Burgin: He was almost there when... And there was proud Gordon going slower and slower in a cloud of steam. His driver stopped the train.

Gordon: What has happen to me?

Gordon: I feel so weak.

Driver: You burst your safety valve.

Driver: You can't pull the train anymore.

Gordon: Oh dear. We were going so nicely too. And look, there's Henry laughing at me.

Jim Burgin: Everyone came to see Gordon.

Sir Topham Hatt: Huh.

Sir Topham Hatt: These big engines are always causing me trouble. Send for another engine at once.

Jim Burgin: While the conductor went to find one, they uncoupled Gordon who had enough puff to slink on the siding out of the way. Edward was the only engine left.

Edward: I'll come and try.

Gordon: Huh.

Gordon: That's no use. Edward can't push the train.

Jim Burgin: The kind Edward puffed and pushed and pushed and puffed but he couldn't move the heavy coaches.

Gordon: I told you so.

Gordon: Why not let Henry try?

Sir Topham Hatt: Yes.

Sir Topham Hatt: I will. Will you help pull this train, Henry?

Henry: Oh yes.

Jim Burgin: When Henry had got up steam, he puffed out. He was dirty and covered with cobwebs.

Henry: Oh, I'm stiff, I'm stiff.

Sir Topham Hatt: Have a run to ease your joints and find a turntable.

Jim Burgin: When Henry came back, he felt much better. Then they coupled him up.

Edward: Peep peep.

Edward: I'm ready.

Henry: Pip pip pip.

Henry: So am I. Pull hard, we'll do it! Pull hard, we'll do it!

Jim Burgin: They puffed together.

Edward and Henry: We've done it together! We've done it together!

Coaches: You've done it hurray! You've done it hurray!

Jim Burgin: 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. They never stopped til 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. One 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 nicely is not to run into tunnels, but to ask his driver to rub him down when the day's work was over.

Part 6: Thomas' Train
Jim Burgin: Thomas the Tank Engine was grumbling to the other engines.

Thomas: I spent my time pulling coaches about ready for you to take out on journeys.

Jim Burgin: The other engines laughed.

Thomas: Why can't I pull passenger trains too?

Gordon: You're too impatient. You'd be sure to leave something behind.

Thomas: Rubbish! I'll show you.

Jim Burgin: 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.

Thomas: If Henry is ill.

Jim Burgin: He thought.

Thomas: Perhaps I shall pull his train.

Jim Burgin: Thomas ran off to find the coaches.

Thomas: Come along, come along.

Coaches: There's plenty of time, there's plenty of time!

Jim Burgin: Thomas took them to the platform and wanted to run round in front at once. But his driver wouldn't let him.

Driver: Don't be impatient, Thomas.

Jim Burgin: 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.

Sir Topham Hatt: Find another engine.

Both: There's only Thomas.

Sir Topham Hatt: You'll have to do it then, Thomas. Be quick now.

Jim Burgin: So Thomas ran round to the front and back down on the coaches ready to start.

Driver: Let's not be impatient. We'll wait till everything was ready.

Jim Burgin: 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 lever by mistake. Anyhow, Thomas started without his coaches. As he pass the signal tower, men waved and shouted, but he didn't stop.

Thomas: They're waving because I'm such a splendid engine.

Jim Burgin: He thought importantly.

Thomas: Henry says it's hard to pull trains, but I think it's easy. Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Jim Burgin: He puffed, pretending to be like Gordon.

Thomas: People had never seen me pulling a train before. It's nice of them to wave. Peep peep! Thank you.

Jim Burgin: Then he came to a signal at danger.

Thomas: Oh, Bother! I must stop, and I was going so nicely too. What a nuisance signals are.

Jim Burgin: He blew an angry "Peep peep!" on his whistle. The signalman ran up.

Signalman: Hello, Thomas. What are you doing here?

Thomas: I'm pulling a train. Can't you see?

Signalman: Where are your coaches then?

Jim Burgin: Thomas looked back.

Thomas: Why bless me. If we hadn't leave them behind.

Signalman: Yes. You better go quickly and fetch them.

Jim Burgin: Poor Thomas was so sad he nearly cried.

Driver: Cheer up. Let's go back quickly and try again.

(Thomas reverses back to the big station)

Jim Burgin: 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)

Jim Burgin: Afterwards, the other engines laughed at Thomas and said...

Henry: Look! There's Thomas, who wanted to pull the train, but forgot about the coaches.

Jim Burgin: But Thomas had already learned, not to make the same mistake again.

Part 7: Thomas & the Trucks
Jim Burgin: Thomas the Tank Engine wouldn't stop being a nuisance. Night after night, he kept the other engines awake.

Thomas: I'm tired of pushing coaches. I wanna see the world.

Jim Burgin: The other engines didn't take much notice, for Thomas was a little engine with a long tongue. But one night, Edward came to the shed. He was a kind little engine and felt sorry for Thomas.

Edward: I've got some freight cars to take home tomorrow. If you take them instead of me, I'll push coaches in the yard.

Thomas: Thank you. That would be nice.

Jim Burgin: Next morning, Edward and Thomas asked their drivers, and when they said "yes", Thomas ran off happily to find freight cars. Now the freight cars were silly and noisy. They talk a lot and don't attend to what they are doing. And I'm sorry to say they play tricks on an engine who is not used to them. Edward knew all about the freight cars. He warned Thomas to be careful but Thomas was too excited to listen. The shunter fastened the coupling and when the signal dropped, Thomas was ready. The conductor blew his whistle.

Thomas: Peep Peep.

Jim Burgin: But the freight cars weren't ready.

Freight Cars: Oh! Oh! Wait, Thomas, wait!

Jim Burgin: But Thomas wouldn't wait.

Thomas: Come on come on.

Freight Cars: All right, don't fuss! All right, don't fuss!

Jim Burgin: Grumbled the cars. Thomas began going faster and faster.

Thomas: Wheesh!

Jim Burgin: He whistled, as he rushed through Henry's tunnel.

Thomas: Hurry, hurry.

Jim Burgin: He was feeling very proud of himself. But the cars grew crosser and crosser. At last Thomas slowed down as he came to Gordon's Hill.

(Thomas is at the top of Gordon's Hill, but is all exhausted)

Thomas' Driver: Steady, now, steady.

Jim Burgin: He began to put on the brakes.

Thomas: We're stopping, we're stopping!

Jim Burgin: Called Thomas.

Freight Cars: No, no, no!

Jim Burgin: Answered the cars bumping them to each other.

Freight Cars: Go on! Go on!

Jim Burgin: Before the driver could stop them they had pushed Thomas down the hill and were rattling and laughing behind them. Poor Thomas tried hard to stop them from making him go too fast.

Thomas: Stop pushing, stop pushing!

Jim Burgin: But the cars took no notice.

Freight Cars: Go on! Go on!

Jim Burgin: They giggled in their silly way.

Thomas: There's the station! Oh dear, what shall I do?

Jim Burgin: They rattled straight through and swerved into the goods yard. Thomas shut his eyes.

Thomas: I must stop!

(Thomas comes to a halt)

Jim Burgin: When he opened his eyes, he saw he had stopped just in front of the buffers. There watching him was...Sir Topham Hatt.

Sir Topham Hatt: What are you doing here, Thomas?

Thomas: I brought Edward's freight cars.

Sir Topham Hatt: Why did you come so fast?

Thomas: I didn't mean to. I was pushed.

Sir Topham Hatt: You've got a lot to learn about freight cars, Thomas. After pushing them about here for a few weeks you'll know almost as much about them as Edward. Then you'll be a Really Useful Engine.

(Thomas reverses into the same station as we start the next story)

Part 8: Thomas & the Breakdown Train
Jim Burgin: Every day, Sir Topham Hatt came to the station to catch his train.

Sir Topham Hatt: Hello. Don't let the silly freight cars tease you. Remember, you have an important job as a special helper in the train yard.

(Thomas' whistle toots)

Jim Burgin: There were lots of freight cars and Thomas worked very hard pushing and pulling them into place. There was also a small coach and two strange things his driver called cranes.

Thomas' Driver: That's the breakdown train. The cranes are for lifting heavy things like engines and coaches and freight cars.

Jim Burgin: One day, Thomas was in the yard. Suddenly he heard an engine whistling.

James: Help! Help!

Jim Burgin: A freight train came rushing through much too fast. The engine was James and he was frightened. His brake blocks were on fire.

James: They're pushing me, they're pushing me.

Troublesome Trucks: On! On!

Jim Burgin: Still whistling...

James: Help! Help!

Jim Burgin: Poor James disappeared.

Thomas: I like to teach those freight cars a lesson.

(We hear an alarm ringing)

Jim Burgin: Soon came the alarm.

Signalman: James is off the line. The breakdown train quickly.

Jim Burgin: Thomas was coupled on and off they went. Thomas worked his hardest.

Thomas: Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Jim Burgin: He wasn't pretending to be like Gordon. He really meant it.

Thomas: Bother those freight cars and their tricks. I hope poor James isn't hurt.

Jim Burgin: James' driver and fireman were feeling him all over to see if he was hurt.

(Cows mooing)

James' Driver and Fireman: Never mind James. It was those silly troublesome trucks and your old wooden brakes that caused the accident.

Jim Burgin: Thomas pushed the breakdown train alongside. Then he pulled away the unhurt freight cars.

Troublesome Trucks: Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

Thomas: Serves you right, serves you right.

Jim Burgin: He was hard at work puffing backwards and forwards all afternoon.

Thomas: This'll teach you a lesson, this'll teach you a lesson.

Jim Burgin: He told the freight cars. And they answered...

Troublesome Trucks: Yes it will, yes it will.

Jim Burgin: They left the broken cars. Then with two cranes they put James back on the rails.

(The cranes lift James away from the field. An o-face Thomas watches as James is put back to the rails)

Jim Burgin: He tried to move, but he couldn't so Thomas helped him back to the shed. Sir Topham Hatt was waiting anxiously for them.

Sir Topham Hatt: Well, Thomas. I heard all about it and I'm very pleased with you. You're a really useful engine. James shall have some proper brakes and a new coat of paint and you shall have a branch line all to yourself.

Thomas: Oh thank you sir.

Jim Burgin: Now Thomas is as happy as can be. He has a branch line and two coaches called Annie and Clarabel. He puffs proudly backwards and forwards with them all day. He is never lonely. Edward and Henry stop quite often and tell him the news. Gordon is always in a hurry but never forgets to say...

Gordon: Boop Boop.

Jim Burgin: And Thomas always whistles...

Thomas: Peep Peep.

Jim Burgin: In return.

(Thomas' whistle toots)