Season 2, Episodes 1-5 (Transmission 6)

Season 2, Episodes 1-5 is the sixth episode of Thomas and Friends.

Double Trouble

 * When Thomas becomes cheeky with Percy, emotions run high and soon there is double trouble!

A Cow On The Line

 * Edward encounters his own troubles when a cow is on the track. Gordon and Henry tease Edward until they face their own moo-ving experience.

Bertie's Chase

 * When Thomas isn't running, Bertie promises to bring his passengers to Edward. Impatient Edward has already left the station as Bertie arrives. Bertie is off on the chase to keep his promise.

Saved From Scrap

 * Edward meets Trevor the Tractor Engine at the scrap yard. People think Trevor is old-fashioned and should be broken-up. Edward gets help from some of his friends to save Trevor from being scrapped.

Old Iron

 * James thinks he is a truly splendid engine while Edward clanks about like an old iron. When some boys meddle with James' controls and he races away without a driver, it's Old Iron to the rescue.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * Annie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Clarabel (does not speak)

Trivia

 * Stories told by George Carlin.

Full Script

 * (Start of Transmission 6, 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 "DOUBLE TROUBLE" 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: It was a beautiful morning on the Island of Sodor. Thomas the Tank Engine's blue paint sparkled in a sunshine as he puffed happily along his branch line with Annie and Clarabel. He was feeling very pleased with himself.
 * (Thomas meets up with Percy and Toby)
 * Percy: Hello, Thomas.
 * George Carlin: Whistled Percy.
 * Percy: You look splendid.
 * Thomas: Yes indeed.
 * George Carlin: Boasted Thomas.
 * Thomas: Blue is the only proper color for an engine.
 * Toby: Oh, I don't know. I like my brown paint.
 * George Carlin: Said Toby.
 * Percy: I've always been green. I wouldn't want to be any other color either.
 * George Carlin: Added Percy.
 * Thomas: Well, well, anyway.
 * George Carlin: Huffed Thomas.
 * Thomas: Blue is the only color for a really useful engine. Everyone knows that.
 * (Thomas departs)
 * George Carlin: Percy said no more. He just grinned at Toby. Later, Thomas was resting when Percy arrived. A large hopper was loading his freight cars full of coal. Thomas was still being cheeky.
 * Thomas: Careful.
 * George Carlin: He warned.
 * Thomas: Watch out with those silly cars.
 * Freight Cars: Go on, go on!
 * George Carlin: Muttered the cars.
 * Thomas: And by the way.
 * George Carlin: Went on Thomas.
 * Thomas: Those buffers don't look really safe to me.
 * George Carlin: The last load poured down.
 * Thomas: Help, help!
 * George Carlin: Cried Thomas.
 * Thomas: Get me out!
 * George Carlin: Percy was worried, but he couldn't help laughing. Thomas' smart blue paint was covered in coal dust from smokebox to bunker.
 * Percy: Ha, ha!
 * George Carlin: Chuckled Percy.
 * Percy: You don't look really useful now, Thomas. You look really disgraceful.
 * Thomas: I'm not disgraceful.
 * George Carlin: Choked Thomas.
 * Thomas: You did that on purpose. Get me out!
 * George Carlin: It took so long to clean Thomas that he wasn't it time for his next train. Toby had to take Annie and Clarabel.
 * Annie: Poor Thomas.
 * George Carlin: Whispered Annie to Clarabel. They were most upset.
 * (Toby took Annie and Clarabel away)
 * George Carlin: Thomas was grumpy in the shed that night. Toby thought it made a great joke, but Percy was cross with Thomas for thinking he had made his paint dirty on purpose.
 * Percy: Fancy a really useful blue engine like Thomas becoming a disgrace to Sir Topham Hatt's railway.
 * George Carlin: Next day, Thomas was feeling more cheerful, as he watch Percy bring his cars from the junction. The cars were heavy and Percy was tired.
 * Percy's Driver: Have a drink.
 * George Carlin: Said his driver.
 * Percy's Driver: Then you'll feel better.
 * George Carlin: The water column stood at the end of the siding with the unsafe buffers. Suddenly, Percy found that he couldn't stop. The buffers didn't stop him either.
 * Percy: Ooh!
 * George Carlin: Wailed Percy.
 * Percy: Help!
 * (Percy falls into the deep coal)
 * George Carlin: The buffers were broken and Percy was wheel deep in coal. It was time for Thomas to leave. He had seen everything.
 * Thomas: Now Percy has learned his lesson too.
 * George Carlin: He chuckled to himself.
 * (Percy was left in deep coal)
 * George Carlin: That night, the two engines made up their quarrel.
 * Percy: I didn't cause your accident on purpose, Thomas.
 * George Carlin: Whispered Percy.
 * Percy: You do know that, don't you?
 * Thomas: Of course.
 * George Carlin: Replied Thomas.
 * Thomas: And I'm sorry I teased you. Your green paint look splendid again too. In future, we're both be more careful of coal.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "A COW ON THE LINE" title card appears, thus starting the second story.)
 * George Carlin: Edward was getting old. His bearings were worn, and he clanked as he puffed along. He was taking empty cattle cars to a market town. The sun shone, birds sang, but Edward was heading for trouble.
 * Edward: Come on! Come on!
 * George Carlin: He puffed.
 * Cattle Cars: Oh! Oh!
 * George Carlin: Screamed the cars. Edward puffed and clanked, the cars rattled and screamed. Some cows were grazing near by. They were not used to trains. The noise and smoke disturbed them. As Edward clanked by, they broke through the fence and ran across the line. A coupling was broken and some cars were left behind.
 * (Cows mooing)
 * George Carlin: Edward felt a jerk, but didn't take much notice. He was used to cattle cars.
 * Edward: Bother those cars!
 * George Carlin: He thought.
 * Edward: Why can't they come quietly?
 * George Carlin: He was at the next station before either he or his driver realized what had happened. When Gordon and Henry heard about the accident, they laughed and boasted.
 * Gordon: Fancy allowing cows to break your train. They wouldn't dare do that to us. We'd show them.
 * George Carlin: Old Toby was cross.
 * Toby: You couldn't help it, Edward. They've never met cows. I have, and I know the trouble they are.
 * (Edward's whistle toots and puffs away)
 * George Carlin: Some days later, Gordon rushed through Edward's Station.
 * Gordon: Poop, poop! Mind the cows! Hurry, hurry!
 * George Carlin: Puffed Gordon.
 * Coaches: Don't make such a fuss! Don't make such a fuss!
 * George Carlin: Grumbled his coaches. A long stretch a line lay ahead. In the distance was a bridge. It seemed to Gordon that there was something on the bridge. His driver thought so too.
 * Gordon's Driver: Whoa, Gordon!
 * George Carlin: He said, and shut off steam.
 * Gordon: Pooh!
 * George Carlin: Said Gordon.
 * Gordon: It's only a cow. Shoo! Shoo!
 * George Carlin: He moved slowly on to the bridge, but the cow wouldn't shoo. She had lost her calf, and felt lonely.
 * Bluebell: Moo!
 * George Carlin: She said sadly. Everyone tried to send her away, but she wouldn't go. Henry arrived.
 * Henry: What's this? A cow? I'll soon settle her. Be off! Be off!
 * Bluebell: Moo!
 * George Carlin: Henry backed away nervously.
 * Henry: I don't want to hurt her.
 * George Carlin: At the next station, Henry's conductor told them about the cow, and warned the signalman that the line was blocked.
 * Porter: That must be Bluebell.
 * George Carlin: Said a porter.
 * Porter: Her calf is here, looking for her mother. Percy will take her along.
 * (Percy's whistle toots)
 * George Carlin: At the bridge, Bluebell was very pleased to her calf again, and the porter led them away.
 * (Cows mooing)
 * Henry: Not a word.
 * Gordon: Keep it secret.
 * George Carlin: Whispered Gordon and Henry to each other. They felt rather silly, but the story soon spread.
 * (Crickets chirping; owl hoots)
 * Edward: Well, well, well.
 * George Carlin: Chuckled Edward.
 * Edward: Two big engines afraid of a cow.
 * Gordon: Afraid? Rubbish!
 * George Carlin: Said Gordon.
 * Gordon: We didn't want the poor thing to hurt herself by running up against us. We stopped so as not to excite her. You see what I mean, my dear Edward.
 * Edward: Yes, Gordon.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward. Gordon felt somehow that Edward saw only too well.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "BERTIE'S CHASE" title card appears, thus starting the third story.)
 * George Carlin: One morning, Edward was waiting to pick some passengers from Thomas' train.
 * Edward: Peep, peep! We're late! Where is Thomas? He doesn't usually make us wait.
 * Edward's Fireman: Oh dear, what can the matter be?
 * George Carlin: Sang the fireman.
 * Edward's Fireman: Johnny's so longer...
 * Edward's Driver: Never you mind about Johnny.
 * George Carlin: Laughed the driver.
 * Edward's Driver: Just you climb on the cab and look for Thomas. Can you see him?
 * Edward's Fireman: No.
 * George Carlin: Replied the fireman.
 * Edward's Fireman: There's Bertie Bus in the tearing hurry. No need to bother with him though. Likely, he's on the coach tour of something.
 * George Carlin: He clambered down.
 * (Edward sets off and at the crossing, Bertie approaches)
 * Bertie: Stop, stop! I've got Thomas' passengers!
 * George Carlin: Wailed Bertie, roaring up to the gates. It was no good. Edward was gone.
 * Bertie: Bother!
 * George Carlin: Said Bertie.
 * Bertie: Bother Thomas' fireman not coming to work today. Why did I promise to help the visitors catch the train?
 * Bertie's Driver: That will do, Bertie.
 * George Carlin: Said his driver.
 * Bertie's Driver: A promise is a promise and we must keep it.
 * (Bertie sets off)
 * Bertie: I'll catch Edward or bust.
 * George Carlin: Said Bertie.
 * (Bertie approaches a hill)
 * Bertie: Oh, my gears and axles.
 * George Carlin: He groaned, toiling up the hill.
 * Bertie: I'll never be the same bus again. Hooray, hooray! I see him.
 * George Carlin: Cheered Bertie, as he reached the top.
 * Bertie: Oh, no! Edward's at the station. No, he stopped at the crossing. Hooray, hooray!
 * George Carlin: Bertie toured down the hill.
 * Passengers: Well done, Bertie!
 * George Carlin: Shouted his passengers.
 * Passengers: Go it!
 * George Carlin: Bertie skidded into the yard.
 * Bertie: Wait! Wait!
 * George Carlin: Cried Bertie. He was just in time to see Edward puff away.
 * Bertie: I'm sorry.
 * George Carlin: Said Bertie.
 * Passengers: Never mind.
 * George Carlin: Said the passengers.
 * Passengers: After him quickly. Third time lucky, you know. Do you think we'll catch him at the next station, driver?
 * Bertie's Driver: There's a good chance.
 * George Carlin: Replied the driver.
 * Bertie's Driver: Our road keeps close to the line, and we can climb hills better than Edward. I'll just make sure.
 * George Carlin: He spoke to the stationmaster. Bertie and the passengers waited impatiently.
 * Bertie's Driver: Yes! We'll do it this time.
 * George Carlin: Said the driver.
 * Passengers: Hooray!
 * George Carlin: Called the passengers, as Bertie chased after Edward once more.
 * (Bertie resumes his chase for Edward)
 * Coaches: This hill is too steep, this hill is too steep!
 * George Carlin: Grumbled the coaches, as Edward snorted in front. They reach the top at last and ran smoothly into the station.
 * Edward: Peep!
 * George Carlin: Whistled Edward.
 * Edward: Get in quickly, please.
 * George Carlin: The conductor blew the whistle and Edward's driver looked back. But the flag didn't wave, Then, he heard Bertie. Everything seem to happy at once. And the stationmaster told the conductor and driver what had happened.
 * Edward: I'm sorry about the chase, Bertie.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Bertie: My fault.
 * George Carlin: Replied Bertie.
 * Bertie: Late at junction...you didn't know...about Thomas' passengers.
 * Edward: Peep peep! Goodbye, Bertie. We're off.
 * George Carlin: Whistled Edward.
 * Passengers: Three cheers for Bertie!
 * George Carlin: Called the passengers. Bertie raced back to tell Thomas that all was well.
 * Thomas: Thank you, Bertie, for keeping your promise.
 * George Carlin: Said Thomas.
 * Thomas: You're a very good friend indeed.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "SAVED FROM SCRAP" title card appears, thus starting the fourth story.)
 * George Carlin: Sir Topham Hatt works his engines hard, but they are very proud when he calls them "really useful".
 * Edward: I'm going to the scrapyard today.
 * George Carlin: Edward called to Thomas.
 * Thomas: What? Already? You're not that old!
 * George Carlin: Replied Thomas cheekily. Thomas was only teasing.
 * (Edward heads for the scrapyard)
 * George Carlin: The scrapyard is full of rusty old parts and machinery. They are broken into pieces, loaded into cars, and Edward pulls them to the steelworks where they are melted down and used again. Today, there was a surprise waiting for Edward in the yard. It was a traction engine.
 * Edward: Hello.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Edward: You're not broken and rusty. What are you doing here?
 * Trevor: I'm Trevor. They're going to break me up next week.
 * Edward: What a shame.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Trevor: My driver says I only need some paint, polish and oil to be as good as new, but my owner says I'm old-fashion.
 * George Carlin: Edward snorted.
 * Edward: People say I'm old-fashion, but I don't care. Sir Topham Hatt says I'm a useful engine. What work did you do?
 * Trevor: My owner would send us from farm to farm. We threshed corn, hauled logs and did lots of other work. The children loved to see us.
 * George Carlin: Trevor shut his eyes, remembering.
 * Trevor: Oh, yes. I like children.
 * George Carlin: Edward set off for the station.
 * Edward: Broken up, what a shame. Broken up, what a shame. I must help Trevor, I must!
 * George Carlin: He thought of all his friends who like engines. But strangely, none of them would have room for a traction engine at home.
 * Edward: It's a shame, it's a shame.
 * George Carlin: He hissed. Then...
 * Edward: Peep, peep! Why didn't I think of him before?
 * George Carlin: There, on the platform was the very person.
 * Vicar: Hello, Edward. You look upset. What's the matter, Charlie?
 * George Carlin: He asked the driver.
 * Edward's Driver: There's a traction engine in the scrapyard, Vicar. He'll be broken up next week. Jem Cole says he never drove with a better engine.
 * Edward: Do save him, sir. He saws wood and gives children rides.
 * Vicar: We'll see.
 * George Carlin: Replied the vicar. Jem Cole came on Saturday.
 * Jem Cole: The reverend's coming to see you, Trevor. Maybe he'll buy you.
 * Trevor: Do you think he will?
 * George Carlin: Asked Trevor.
 * Jem Cole: He will when I lit your fire and cleaned you up.
 * George Carlin: The vicar and his two boys arrived that evening. Trevor hadn't felt so happy in months. He chuffered about the yard.
 * Vicar: Show you paces, Trevor.
 * George Carlin: Said the vicar.
 * (Trevor shows the paces)
 * George Carlin: Later, he came out of the office smiling.
 * Vicar: I've got him cheap, Jem! Cheap!
 * Jem Cole: Did you hear that, Trevor?
 * George Carlin: Cried Jem.
 * Jem Cole: The reverend saved you, and you'll live at the vicarage now.
 * Trevor: Peep, peep!
 * George Carlin: Whistled Trevor. Now, Trevor's home is in the vicarage orchard, and he sees Edward everyday. His paint is spotless, and his brass shines like gold. Trevor likes his work, but his happiest day is the church fair. With a wooden seat bolted to his bunker, he chuffers around the orchard, giving rides to children.
 * (Children cheer for Trevor)
 * George Carlin: Long afterwards, you will see him shut his eyes, remembering.
 * Trevor: I like children.
 * George Carlin: He whispers happily.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "OLD IRON" title card appears, thus starting the fourth story.)
 * George Carlin: One day, James have to wait at the station till Edward and his train came in. This made him cross.
 * James: Late again!
 * George Carlin: Edward laughed, and James fumed away. After James had finished his work, he went back to the yard, and puffed on to the turntable. He was still feeling very bad tempered.
 * James: Edward is impossible.
 * George Carlin: He grumbled to the others.
 * James: He clanks about like a lot of old iron and he is so slow, he makes us wait!
 * George Carlin: Thomas and Percy were indigent.
 * Percy: Old iron? Slow?
 * Thomas: Why, Edward could beat you in a race any day!
 * James: Really!
 * George Carlin: Said James.
 * James: I should like to see him do it!
 * George Carlin: Next morning, James' driver was suddenly taking ill. He could hardly stand, so the fireman uncoupled James ready for shunting. James was impatient. Suddenly, the signalman shouted. There was James puffing away down the line.
 * Signalman: All traffic halted!
 * George Carlin: Called the signalman. Then he told the fireman what had happened.
 * Signalman: Two boys were on James' footplate fiddling with the controls.
 * James' Fireman: Whew.
 * Signalman: They tumbled off and ran when James started.
 * (Phone rings)
 * George Carlin: The signalman answered the telephone.
 * Signalman: Yes? He's here? Right. I'll tell him. The inspector's coming at once. He wants a shunter's pole and a coil of wire rope.
 * James' Fireman: What for?
 * George Carlin: Wondered the fireman.
 * Signalman: Search me, but you better get them quickly.
 * George Carlin: The fireman was ready when Edward arrived. The inspector saw the pole and a rope.
 * Inspector: Good man, jump in.
 * Edward: We'll catch him, we'll catch him.
 * George Carlin: Puffed Edward. James was laughing.
 * James: What a lark! What a lark!
 * George Carlin: He chuckled to himself. Suddenly, he was going faster and faster. He realized that he had no driver.
 * James: What shall I do? I can't stop! Help! Help!
 * Edward: We're coming, we're coming!
 * George Carlin: Called Edward. Edward was panting up behind with every ounce of steam he had. At last he caught up with James.
 * Edward's Driver: Steady, Edward.
 * George Carlin: Called his driver. The inspector stood on Edward's front holding a noose of rope in the crook of the shunter's pole. He was trying to slip it over James' buffer. The engines swayed and lurched. At last...
 * Inspector: Got him!
 * George Carlin: He shouted. He pulled the noose tight. Gently braking, Edward's driver checked the engines' speed, and James' fireman scrambled across and took control.
 * Edward: So the old iron caught you after all.
 * George Carlin: Chuckled Edward.
 * James: I'm sorry.
 * George Carlin: Whispered James.
 * James: Thank you for saving me. You were splendid, Edward.
 * Edward: That's all right.
 * George Carlin: Replied Edward. The engines arrived at the station side by side. Sir Topham Hatt was waiting.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: A fine piece of work.
 * George Carlin: He said.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: James, you can rest, and then take your train. I'm proud of you, Edward. You shall go to the works and have your worn parts mended.
 * Edward: Oh, thank you, sir.
 * George Carlin: Said Edward.
 * Edward: It'll be lovely not to clank.
 * (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.)