Season 1, Episodes 11-15 (Transmission 3)

Season 1, Episodes 11-15 is the third episode of Thomas and Friends.

Thomas and The Conductor

 * Impatient Thomas is in such a rush that he races from the station without his conductor. Annie and Clarabel try to put on the brakes, but can't without their conductor.

Thomas Goes Fishing

 * Thomas finds himself up a creek again when he wants to go fishing. But engines don't fish! When Thomas runs out of water, his tank is filled with water from the river. Thomas' wish has come true, but it fishes up trouble.

Terence The Tractor

 * Cheeky Thomas thinks he's the best. Thomas teases Terence the Tractor about his caterpillar wheels. When Thomas gets stuck in a snowdrift, Thomas sees that Terence's caterpillar wheels are truly splendid.

Thomas and Bertie's Great Race

 * With Bertie the Bus, Thomas challenges him to a great race to see if the rails or the roads are faster. Who will win?

Tenders and Turntables

 * It's trouble for the big tendered engines! Problems arise on the turntables during an especially windy day.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Terence
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

 * Stories told by George Carlin.

Full Script

 * (Start of Transmission 3, 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 & THE CONDUCTOR" 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 the Tank Engine is very proud of his branch line. He thinks it's the most important part of the whole railway. His two coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him. Annie could only take passengers but Clarabel can take passengers, baggage and the conductor. They were both old and need new paint, but Thomas loves them very much. As they run backwards and forwards along the line, they sing songs to each other. When Thomas starts from the station he sings, "Oh, come along, we're rather late, oh, come along, we're rather late," and the coaches sang, "We're coming along, we're coming along." They don't mind that Thomas says to them because they know he was trying to please Sir Topham Hatt. And they know too that if Thomas is cross, he's not cross with them. One day, they have to wait for Henry's train which made Thomas very cross.
 * (No one is there)
 * George Carlin: "How could I run my line properly if Henry is always late? He doesn't realize that Sir Topham Hatt depends on me." Thomas whistled impatiently. He wanted to leave, but he have to wait for Henry's passengers.
 * (Henry is now seen)
 * George Carlin: At last Henry came.
 * (Henry reaches the platform)
 * George Carlin: "Where have you been, lazybones?" "Oh dear, my system is out of order. No one understands my case; you don't know what I suffer." "Rubbish!" said Thomas, "you're too slow; you need exercise!" The conductor blew his whistle and Thomas started so quickly that he left him behind. The conductor waved his red flag to stop Thomas, but Thomas was on his way steaming out of the station. "Come along, come along," puffed Thomas. But Clarabel didn't want to come. "I've lost my nice conductor, I've lose my nice conductor," she sobbed. Annie tried to tell Thomas what had happened, "We haven't a conductor, we haven't a conductor!" But he was hurrying and wouldn't listen. Annie and Clarabel tried to put on their brakes, but they couldn't without their conductor. "Where's our conductor? Where's our conductor?" they cried. But Thomas didn't stop till they came to a signal. "Bother that signal," said Thomas. "What's the matter?" "I don't know," said his driver. "The conductor will tell us in a minute." They waited and waited but the conductor didn't come. "Peep peep peep! Where's the conductor?" whistled Thomas. "We've left him behind!" sobbed Annie and Clarabel together.
 * (Thomas is insulted to hear this)
 * George Carlin: Everyone looked, and there he was running as fast as he could along the line, with his flag on one hand and his whistle in the other. He was very hot, so he had a drink, and told them that Thomas had left him behind. "I'm very sorry," said Thomas. "We all made mistakes," replied the conductor. "Look, the signal's down. We can go. Let's make up for lost time."
 * (Thomas resumes his travels)
 * George Carlin: Annie and Clarabel were so pleased to have their conductor again, but they sang, "As fast as you like, as fast as you like!" to Thomas all the way. They reached the end of the line quicker than ever before.
 * (Thomas arrives at the last station)
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "THOMAS GOES FISHING" title card appears, thus starting the second story.)
 * George Carlin: When Thomas puffed along his branch line, he always look forward to something special. The sight of the river. As they rumble over the bridge, he would see people fishing. Thomas often wanted to stay and watch, but his driver said, "No! what would Sir Topham Hatt say if we were late?" Every time he met another engine he would say, "I want to fish." But they all had the same answer, "Engines don't go fishing." "Silly stick in the muds," thought Thomas. One day, he stopped as usual to take him water at the station by the river. "Out of order! Bother!" said Thomas, "I'm thirsty." "Never mind," said his driver. "We'll get some water from the river." They found a bucket and some rope and went to the bridge. Then the driver left the bucket down to the water. The bucket was old and have five holes, so they had to fill it, pull it up, and empty it into Thomas' tank as quickly as they could several times over.
 * (Progress begins on the filling of Thomas' tank)
 * George Carlin: They finished at last. "That's good, that's good," puffed Thomas, and Annie and Clarabel ran happily behind. Suddenly, Thomas began to feel a pain in his boiler. Steam began to hiss with his safety valve in an alarming way. "There's too much steam!" said Thomas. "Oh, dear," groaned Thomas, "I'm going to burst! I'm going to burst!" They damped down his fire and struggled on. "I've got such a pain! I've got such a pain!" Thomas hissed. They stopped just outside the last station, uncoupled Annie and Clarabel and ran Thomas, who was still hissing fit to burst, on a siding right out of the way.
 * (Thomas reaches a siding and stops)
 * George Carlin: Then, while the conductor telephoned for an engine inspector, the driver found notice in large letters, which he hung on Thomas in front and behind. Danger: Keep Away. Soon, the inspector and Sir Topham Hatt arrived. "Cheer up, Thomas," they said, "we'll soon put you right." The driver told them what had happened. "So the feed pipe is blocked," said the inspector. "I'll just look in the tanks." He climbed up and peered in, then he came down. "Excuse me, sir, please look in the tank and tell me what you see." "Certainly, inspector," replied Sir Topham Hatt. He clambered up, looked in and nearly fell off in surprise. "Inspector," he whispered, "can you see fish?"
 * (Thomas is horrified upon hearing this)
 * George Carlin: "Gracious goodness me! how did the fish get there, driver?" "We must have fished them from the river with our bucket," replied Thomas' driver. "Well, Thomas, so you and your driver had been fishing. But fish don't suit you, we must get them out." They all took turns and fishing into Thomas' tank, while Sir Topham Hatt looked down and told them how to do it. When they had caught all the fish, they had a lovely picnic supper of fish and chips. "Mmm. That was good," said Sir Topham Hatt, "but fish don't suit you, Thomas, so you mustn't do it again." "No, sir, I won't," said Thomas sadly. "Engines don't go fishing. It's too uncomfortable."
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "TERENCE THE TRACTOR" title card appears, thus starting the third story.)
 * George Carlin: Autumn had come to the Island of Sodor. The fields were changing from yellow stubble to brown earth and an tractor was hard at work as Thomas puff along. Later Thomas saw the tractor close by. "Hello!" said the tractor, "I'm Terence, I'm plowing." "I'm Thomas, I'm pulling a train. What ugly wheels you got." "They're not ugly, they're caterpillars," said Terence. "I can go anywhere. I don't need rails." "I don't want to go anywhere," said Thomas. "I like my rails, thank you." Winter came with dark clouds full of snow. "I don't like it," said Thomas' driver. "A heavy fall is coming. I hope it doesn't stop us." "Pooh!" said Thomas, "soft stuff, nothing to it." And he puffed off feeling cold but confident. They finished their journey safely but by now the country was covered. "You'll need your snowplow for the next journey, Thomas," said his driver. "Pooh! Snow is silly soft stuff it won't stop me." The snowplow was heavy and uncomfortable and made Thomas cross. He shook it and he banged it and when they got back it was so damaged that the driver had to take it off. "You're a very naughty engine!" he said to Thomas. Next morning, Thomas' driver and fireman came early and worked hard to mend the snowplow, but they couldn't make it fit. Thomas was pleased. "I shan't have to wear it, I shan't have to wear it," he puffed to Annie and Clarabel. But they were rather worried. "I hope it's all right, I hope it's all right," they whispered to each other. The driver was worried too. "It's not bad here," he said to the fireman, "but it's sure to be deep in the valley." "Silly soft stuff!" puffed Thomas. "I didn't need that stupid old thing yesterday, and I shan't today. Snow can't stop me!" He rushed into a tunnel, thinking how clever he was. But there was trouble ahead.
 * (Thomas crashes into a snowdrift)
 * George Carlin: "Cinders and ashes!" said Thomas, "I'm stuck!" and he was. "Back! Thomas, back!" said his driver. Thomas tried but his wheels spun and he couldn't move. The conductor went back for help while everyone else tried to dig the snow away. But as fast as they dug, more snow slipped down until Thomas was nearly buried. "Oh, my wheels and coupling rods! I shall have to stop here till I'm frozen. What a silly engine I am." And Thomas began to cry. At last the bus came to rescue the passengers. And then who should come to Thomas's rescue but Terence. Snow never worries him.
 * (Terence hooks up to Clarabel and pulls her and Annie out of the snow)
 * George Carlin: He pulled the empty coaches away, then came back for Thomas. Thomas' wheels were clear but still spun when he tried to move. Terence tugged and slipped and slipped and tugged and at last dragged Thomas clear of the snow ready for the journey home.
 * (Terence goes away into the tunnel with Thomas following him)
 * George Carlin: "Oh, thank you, Terence. Your caterpillars are splendid," said Thomas. "I hope you'll be sensible now, Thomas," said his driver. "I'll try," said Thomas, and he puffed slowly away.
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "THOMAS & BERTIE'S GREAT RACE" title card appears, thus starting the fourth story.)
 * George Carlin: Thomas was waiting at the junction when a bus arrived. "Hello!" said Thomas, "who are you?" "I'm Bertie. Who are you?" "I'm Thomas, I run this branch line." "So you're Thomas. Ah, I remember now. You got stuck in the snow. I took your passengers and Terence the Tractor pulled you out. I've come to help you with your passengers today." "Help me!?" said Thomas. "I can go faster than you." "You can't," said Bertie. "I can," huffed Thomas. "I'll race you," said Bertie. Their drivers agreed for the race going ahead. The stationmaster said, "Are you ready? Go!"
 * (Thomas and Bertie race off)
 * George Carlin: Thomas never could go fast at first and Bertie drew in front. "Why don't you go fast, why don't you go fast?" called Annie and Clarabel. "Wait and see, wait and see," hissed Thomas. "He's a long way ahead," they wailed. But Thomas didn't mind. He remembered the level crossing. There was Bertie fuming at the gates, while they sailed gaily through. "Goodbye, Bertie!" called Thomas.
 * (Bertie then leaves the crossing)
 * George Carlin: After that the road left the railway so they couldn't see Bertie.
 * (Bertie drives past a car before we see Thomas at a station)
 * George Carlin: Then, they had to stop at the station to let off passengers. "Peep peep! Quickly please!" called Thomas, and off they went again. "Come along, come along," sang Thomas. "We're coming along, we're coming along," sang Annie and Clarabel. "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" panted Thomas, then he looked ahead. There was Bertie tooting triumphantly on his horn. "Oh, dearie me, oh, dearie me!" groaned Thomas. "Steady, Thomas," said his driver. "We'll beat Bertie yet." "We'll be Bertie yet, we'll beat Bertie yet," echoed Annie and Clarabel. "We'll do it, we'll do it," panted Thomas. "Oh, bother! There's the station." Then he heard Bertie. "Goodbye, Thomas. You must be tired. Sorry I can't stop. We buses have to work you know. Goodbye." "Oh, dear," thought Thomas, "we've lost!" But he felt better after a drink. The signal dropped. "Hurrah, we're off! Hurrah, we're off!" puffed Thomas. As they crossed the bridge, they heard an impatient "Honk honk!" There was Bertie waiting at the traffic lights. he started with a roar and chased on after Thomas again. Now Thomas reached his full speed. Bertie tried hard but Thomas was too fast. Whistling triumphantly he plunged into the tunnel leaving Bertie toiling far behind. "We've done it, we've done it!" panted Thomas. "We've done it, hooray! We've done it, hooray!" chanted Annie and Clarabel as they whooshed into the last station. Everyone was there to celebrate Thomas' victory. But they gave Bertie a big welcome too. "Well done, Thomas," said Bertie. "That was fun. But to beat you over that hill, I should have to grow wings and be an airplane." They now keep each others very busy. They often talked about their race, but Bertie's passengers don't like being bounced like peas in a frying pan, and Sir Topham Hatt has warned Thomas not to race at dangerous speeds. So although (between you and me) they would like to have another race. I don't think they ever will, do you?
 * (We see Thomas passing under a bridge, as the "TENDERS & TURNTABLES" title card appears, thus starting the last story.)
 * George Carlin: Henry and Gordon were lonely when Thomas left the yard to run his branch line. They missed him very much. They had more work to do and had to fetch some more coaches. The big engines thought they were too important to fetch coaches. James grumbled too. "We get no rest, we get no rest!" they all complained. But the coaches only laughed. "You're lazy and slack, you're lazy and slack!" they answered. All together, the engines were causing Sir Topham Hatt a great deal of trouble. The big stations both ends on the line each have a turntable. Sir Topham Hatt had made them so that the tender engines can be turned round because it is dangerous for them to go fast and backwards. Little tank engines like Thomas don't need turntables. They can go just as well backwards as forwards. But to hear Gordon talk, he would've thought that Sir Topham Hatt had given him a tender just to show how important he was. "You don't understand, little Thomas. We tender engines have a position to keep up. It doesn't matter where you go, but we are important, and for Sir Topham Hatt to make us do shunting, fetch coaches and go on some of those dirty sidings it's, it's, well, it's not the proper thing." Thomas chuckled and went off with Annie and Clarabel. "Disgraceful!" Gordon hissed, as he ran backwards to the turntable. The turntable was in the windy place close to the sea, and he was not on it just right, he put amount of balance and made a difficult to turn. Today, Gordon was in the bad temper, and the wind was blowing fiercely. His driver tried to make him stop in the right place but Gordon wasn't trying. The fireman tried to turn the handle, but Gordon's weight and the strong wind prevented him. "It's no good," they said at last, "your big tender upsets the balance. If you're a little tank engine, you be all right. Now you have to pull the next train backwards." "Look!" called some boys. "There's a new tank engine! Oh, it's only Gordon, back to front." "Hello!" called Thomas, "playing tank engines? Sensible engine. Take my advice, scrap your tender and have a nice bunker." Gordon said nothing. Even James laughed when he saw him. "Take care," hissed Gordon, "you might stick too." "No fear," chuckled James. "I'm not so fat as you. I mustn't stick," thought James. He stopped on just the right place to balance the table. It could now swing easily. Gordon arrived and time to see everything. James turned much too easily. The wind puffed him round like a top. He couldn't stop!...
 * (James spins faster and faster until he slows down, and as the turntable stops, he is all green and dizzy)
 * George Carlin: "Well! Well!" said Gordon, "are you playing roundabouts?" Poor James feeling quite giddy rolled off to the shed without a word. That night, the three engines had an indignation meeting. "It's shameful to treat tender engines like this. Gordon has to go backwards and people think he's a tank engine, James spins like a top and everyone laughs at us. And added to that, Sir Topham Hatt makes us all shunt in dirty sidings. Ugh!!" "Listen," said Gordon. He whispered something to the others. "We'll do it tomorrow. Sir Topham Hatt will look silly." The engines had decided to go on strike.
 * (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.)