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__NOTOC__ Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends is a Children's Television Series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island Of Sodor , and is based on The Railway Series . This article lists and details episodes from the second season of this series, which was first broadcast in 1986 . Most episodes in this season have two titles; The original titles (also known as "UK titles") are unbracketed, while American-adapted titles (also indicated by " - US") are bracketed. Both titles are considered valid, although the original titles are perhaps more correct than the American-adapted titles. Season 2 was originally narrated by Ringo Starr , however George Carlin has since re-narrated the episodes for American audiences. EPISODES 1. Thomas, Percy and the Coal (Double Trouble - US) One morning, Thomas boasts to Percy and Toby about blue being the only colour for a 'Really Useful Engine'. They both laugh and ignore him. Later, Thomas is resting in a siding when Percy brings some trucks to be filled by a coal hopper. The trucks push too hard - Percy is forced through the buffers - the coal comes down - ''all over Thomas''! He's not exactly pleased at this, thinking Percy (who, while concerned, can't help but laugh) did it on purpose. He's so dirty that Toby has to take his next train. That night, Thomas and Percy are still quarrelling. Toby, though, thinks it a great joke. Next morning, Thomas is waiting at the station when Percy arrives with some trucks. He's worn out, so his Driver tells him to go and have a drink - at the siding with the unsafe buffers... Sure enough, Percy slides through the buffers and into a pile of coal. Thomas sees all, and leaves when the signal drops, happy that Percy's learnt his lesson as well. Thomas and Percy make up that night, and both engines promise to be more careful of coal in future.
2. Cows (A Cow on the Line - US) Edward is busy taking trucks to the yard, when he passes a paddock full of cows. The cows were not used to steam engines, and charge the train, breaking off the last few trucks. Edward continues on, not suspecting a thing. When he finds out, Gordon and Henry tease him about being scared of cows, but Toby encourages Edward, saying he knows about the difficulty of cows. Later, Gordon puffs along with his passenger train along the main line, but finds a stray cow on the bridge. He tries to shoo it, but it won't move. Henry then comes the other way, and also tries to shoo her, but she won't budge. The signalman finds out the cows name is Bluebell, and she's looking for her calf. They soon retrieve it, and Bluebell, now happy to see her calf, walks off the bridge. Gordon and Henry carry on, hoping to keep the story quiet. Edward soon finds out, and laughs about it. Gordon tries to explain, but Edward knows Gordon was scared of the cow himself!
3. Bertie's Chase One morning, Thomas' fireman is not coming to work, so Bertie promises Thomas that he'd take his passengers to Edward. But Edward didn't know about it, and tries to hurry along the route. Bertie ends up chasing Edward along the line, much to his grief. He finally catches up with Edward, and explains what happened. Edward apologises, and heads of with Thomas' passengers. Bertie goes back and reassures Thomas that his passengers are now on their way.
4. Saved from Scrap Edward is busy on his branch line. He collects trucks of scrap near the scrapyard, and finds a small old traction engine parked near the line. Edward discovers the traction engine's name is Trevor, and that he's going to be broken up soon. Trevor tells Edward stories about the old days, and that now he's not useful anymore. Edward is distraught, and tries to figure out a way of saving him from scrap. He soon find the right person to buy him, when he reaches Wellsworth Station. The person is Edward's friend, The Vicar. He owns an Orchard near Edward's line, and so Edward tried to convince him to buy Trevor. At the scrapyard, Trevor is cleaned and run by his driver, Jem Cole. Trevor is excited, and soon shows off his paces when the Vicar and his sons arrive. Later, the Vicar walks out of the office saying he 'got him for cheap'. Trevor is delighted, as he now has a home. Trevor lives now at the Vicarage Orchard, and absolutely loves the church fete, where he gives rides to children. Edward is happy too, and Trevor always contemplates how much he loves children, when the job is done.
5. Old Iron James is cross with Edward when he shows up late at the station. James returns to the shed saying that Edward clanks about like a lot of old iron and makes the other engines wait. A few days later, James's driver is ill, so his fireman prepares him for shunting. Suddenly, James starts down the line after two boys fiddle with his controls while the fireman is away. The signalman calls for the engine inspector who arrives with Edward. He joins Edward's crew and James's fireman and the give chase after James. James soon finds himself going faster and faster, and realizes he has no driver and can't stop! Edward and his crew soon catch up with a frightened James, where the engine inspector lassoes James's buffer with a noose of rope, while the fireman scrambles over and takes control. James apologizes to Edward for calling him old iron, and thanks him for saving him. They arrive at the station where the Fat Controller is waiting. He sends James to the shed for a rest, and tells Edward he will go to the works to be mended. Edward is most thrilled. 6. Thomas and Trevor (A New Friend for Thomas - US) Trevor is happy at the Vicarage Orchard, but is sometimes sad because he doesn't have enough work. Edward cheers him up when he tells him he will be working in the Harbour with Thomas. Trevor is delighted, and is soon put on a flat truck. Edward takes him to meet Thomas. Thomas, first introduced to Trevor, is doubtful and confused. He takes him to Harbour, and Trevor explains along the way of what he is and what he does. Thomas is still confused, and Trevor reassures him that he can be useful without rails. When they arrive at the harbour, they find mess everywhere. Luckily Trevor is helping haul the loads to their right places, and Thomas brings Annie and Clarabel with children aboard. Trevor gives children rides, and then has to go home. Back at the Orchard, Trevor is sad his fun ended, but Thomas cheered him up. That night, Trevor contemplated on meeting new friends, helping out, and making children happy.
7. Percy and the Signal Percy is being very cheeky to the Big Engines, first teasing Gordon and then convincing James to stay in his shed and not do his work. To pay him back, Gordon and James devise a plan, suggesting the idea of "Backing Signals" to Percy, who puffs off over-confidently. When Percy comes to a signal that points upwards rather than downwards to indicate a clear line, Percy mistakes this for a "Backing Signal", and moves backwards rather than forwards. Percy's driver explains this, but not before Gordon witnesses everything, much to Percy's embarrassment. 8. Duck Takes Charge Percy is very busy at the harbour. He tells the other engines, and they say he doesn't work hard enough. Soon the Fat Controller understands Percy, and buys a new engine called Montague. The engine arrives, and says his nickname is Duck because he has been said to waddle, which of course he can't. Sir Topham Hatt decides to name him Duck, and has Percy show him around. Soon the bigger engines find out, and tease Duck about his name, and start ordering him around. He gets annoyed, and soon makes a plan to stop them. That evening, Duck and Percy park in front of the sheds, disabling the big engines from entering. Sir Topham Hatt soon arrives and is very cross, and Duck explains his actions. Sir Topham Hatt scolds Duck, and then scolds the big engines, who are very ashamed. They then leave Duck to do his own work; of which he does very well! 9. Percy and Harold (Percy Proves a Point - US) Percy meets Harold The Helicopter for the first time, and both end up having a race to see who's fastest. Harold calls Percy slow and out of date', so Percy starts to dislike Harold. Percy ends up winning at the end because Harold couldn't find a place to land at the harbour. Now are both friends, and help each other with the mail. Harold now also flies over Sodor, seeing if anyone is in need of any help.
10. The Runaway Thomas isn't feeling well. He goes to the Works, and Duck takes over his work. Soon, Thomas comes back. But he has a problem with his brakes, and sometimes cause confusion. One day Thomas' fireman was ill, so a replacement came in. But he didn't know about Thomas' brakes, and didn't apply them properly. Because of this, as Thomas was waiting for Henry, he started to roll by himself. He was running away! Thomas puffed down the line, out of control. Luckily, Harold collected the inspector, and chased Thomas. He landed near a station, and the Inspector was able to jump aboard Thomas, and stop him. Thomas is relieved, and thanks Harold.
11. Percy Takes the Plunge Percy is boasting to some other engines about how he braved bad weather to help Thomas. Henry shows up and angrily sends the engines away. Percy teases Henry saying "water is nothing to an engine with determination" (referring to the time Henry ran into the tunnel for fear of the rain spoiling his paint). Percy on the other hand says he's not afraid of water. Later, at the harbour, Percy is sitting idle with Thomas looking at a "Danger" board, sitting on a quay that has sunk into the water. Thomas warns Percy about it (remembering when he went past a similar board and fell down a mine) but Percy scoffs at it. A few days later he asks some trucks to give him a bump when they get to the quay. He plans to have the trucks push him past the board, and then make them stop. They bump him, and knock his driver and fireman off the footplate. Percy slides past the board, but can't stop, and runs right into the water! The Fat Controller comes in a boat and scolds Percy, and tells him that he can't be rescued until high tide. It's late at night when floating cranes come and lift Percy out of the water. Percy feels very silly when he is taken to the works on Henry's freight train. Henry teases him about the incident saying he didn't have enough determination, and says he might like it next time. Percy is now quite confident that there won't be a next time.
12. Pop Goes the Diesel Duck is working very hard on the main line, but the work is very hard for all the engines, so the Fat Controller brings a diesel to the island on trial. His name is Diesel, and at first he makes a good impression to the bigger engines. Duck is soon very doubtful, and is to teach Diesel what to do. Diesel soon starts boasting and showing off to Duck, so Duck gets him to shunt difficult trucks. Soon they tease him and sing songs about him, making him very angry. He said it was Duck's fault, and has plans to get back at him.
13. Dirty Work (Diesel's Devious Deed - US) Diesel is sulking. The truck are still singing "Pop Goes the Diesel" at him. Duck then bumps them and tells them off, but Diesel is still not convinced and tells the trucks tales about Gordon, Henry and James - before adding that Duck told him about them. This isn't true, but Gordon James and Henry block Duck from entering the shed, which causes the Fat Controller to intervene. The rumours are that Duck has called Gordon a "galloping sausage", James "Rusty Red Scrap Iron" and Henry "Old Square Wheels". After Diesel is asked about this, the Fat Controller sends a tearful Duck away to Edward's Station, while Diesel evily smirks with triumph........
14. A Close Shave (A Close Shave for Duck - US) Duck trundles sadly to Edward's station, and tells Edward about how Diesel has been telling lies about him, and making the other engines think he's horrid. Edward just smiles and tells Duck that the engines don't think he's horrid. Edward then offers Duck to help him with some heavy trucks. Duck feels happier with Edward, and goes to work helping him. One afternoon, the two of them are very busy pulling some Troublesome Trucks up the hill. They finally reach the top, and Duck sidles over the crossing to the other line to head back to the station. As he is coasting down the hill, the conductor's warning whistle sounds! The Troublesome Trucks have broken away from Edward, and are chasing Duck down the line! Duck tries to outrun the trucks but they soon catch up to him. He and his driver start gaining control to bring the trucks to a stop They then see James pulling away from the station on their line, a crash could happen any minute! Duck puts every ounce of steam he has against the cars, but it's too late. He swerves into a siding, missing James by an inch, and crashes into a barbershop, where an angry barber lathers his face all over. While Thomas is helping to pull the trucks away, the Fat Controller arrives to settle things out. He tells the barber that what happened to his shop was unfortunate, but that an even worse accident had just been prevented (a very close shave). The now understanding barber rinses the lather off of Duck's face as he is being pulled away from the shop. After he pulled from the barbershop, the Fat Controller tells Duck that he never believed what Diesel said about him in the first place, and had sent him packing. The engines are sorry and want him back. Duck comes home a few days later and gets a real rousing welcome.
15. Better Late Than Never The Main Line Viaduct is being repaired. The Fat Controller doesn't want to close the railway while the work is done, so the engines have to go slowly across the viaduct, and repairs are slow as well. This makes the engines late at the Junction, where Thomas is waiting to collect his passengers. Thomas isn't exactly pleased at all this, and one day vents his frustrations at Henry, who rebuts that if the main line engines hurried, the viaduct might collapse. Thomas isn't impressed, and hurries off. Bertie the Bus becomes impatient with Thomas too when they meet at another station on the Branch Line. Bertie suggests they have another race - perhaps Bertie could beat Thomas now! Thomas takes to this very badly, and blames the main line engines. A few days later, James is later than ever. Thomas collects his passengers and hurries off, trying to make up for lost time. Suddenly, he sees Bertie who has overheated at a level crossing. He agrees to take Bertie's passengers for him. After Bertie is mended he comes to thank Thomas, and they agree that sometimes being late isn't such a bad thing after all!
16. Break Van (Donald and Douglas - US) Donald and Douglas are twins who have arrived on Sodor. The Fat Controller was only expecting one engine, so planned to have one engine sent home after a trial period. A spiteful brake van, however, takes a disliking to Douglas - his trains are always late and Douglas gets blamed. Donald soon sets the brake van straight, before crashing into a signalbox! The Fat Controller isn't too pleased - he had decided to keep Donald. James takes over Donald's goods work, and isn't too happy at all. Whilst shunting, Douglas reminds him of the time he crashed into some tar wagons (From ''Dirty Objects/James in a Mess'' in Season 1), getting James even more annoyed. Unfortunately for James, he's taking the spiteful brake van, who tells the trucks to hold back, tiring him out. At Edward's station, James asks Douglas for help, and they struggle up Gordon's Hill. James is losing steam, so Douglas pushes on his own - too strong, crushing the brake van! The Fat Controller arrives and listens to Edward describing Donald as 'grand'. He is left with a lot to think about...but that's another story.
17. The Deputation Donald and Douglas are now worried whether they'll be sent back, and the other engines are concerned. Edward suggests they make a Deputation, and Percy tells the Fat Controller about it. He decides to keep both Donald and Douglas, and all the engines are delighted.
18. Thomas Comes to Breakfast Thomas is very happy on his branchline, and his driver is impressed that he knows right where to stop every time, and says Thomas could almost manage without him. Thomas doesn't realize that his driver is joking and boasts to Toby and Percy about it. One morning, a workman comes and lights Thomas's fire. Thomas then starts to move very slowly.But he was only moving because a careless cleaner had meddled with his controls. He rolls out of control, goes across the road, and crashes into the stationmaster's house while he and his family are having breakfast. The stationmaster and his family are furious. Thomas is pulled from the house by Donald and Douglas. A cross Fat Controller tells Thomas he has to go away to be mended, and that a diesel will fill in for him while he's away. When Thomas comes back, he knows never to go anywhere without his driver again.
19. Daisy After Thomas's mishap with the stationmaster's house, he is sent away to be mended. The Fat Controller introduces Percy and Toby to Daisy, the Diesel Rail Car, who will help out while Thomas is away. A vain diesel, Daisy is not easy to please. She complains about the engine shed, and later insults Annie, Clarabel, and Henrietta. The next day, she purrs up to the station, showing off to the passengers, but gets very cross when a milk van is coupled to her. She gets so angry, she blows a fuse and lurches backwards. The passengers argue with Daisy, but Daisy says that her fitter has ordered her not to pull anything (it's supposedly bad for her swerves). The passengers, fed up with arguing with Daisy, uncouple the milk van, and Daisy purrs away feeling very pleased with herself. She decides she'll do just what work she likes and nothing more.
20. Percy's Predicament Daisy continues to be very lazy and stubborn. Percy is very cross when he finds that she has left the milk van behind again. He concludes to Toby that he has to take a special journey to deliver it, but Toby has a better idea. Toby agrees to take the milk while Percy fetches his trucks. Percy starts pushing the trucks around, making them very cross. They decide to get back at him. As Percy is taking the trucks down the line, they push him out of control and he crashes into a brake van sitting idle in a siding. Sir Topham Hatt scolds Percy for putting him in an awkward predicament. He also talks severely to Daisy as well, and Daisy becomes very ashamed. However she is given a second chance after she helped with Percy's accident. The next day, Thomas returns, and everything is back to the way it was.
21. The Diseasel Bill and Ben are busy working in the Clay Pits and in the Harbour. One day they find their trucks missing, and a patch of oil on the track. Their drivers say it's a diesel, but both think it's called a 'diseasel', and get very scared of it. They plan to play a trick on it, and find out it's a new diesel named Boco, and Edward sets them straight.
22. Wrong Road Thomas' and Edward's Branch Lines are important, but Gordon believes them vulgar. One night, Gordon is almost ready to leave when the fireman looks back and sees something green waving. It's not the guard's flag as he had thought, but a lady's hat. Gordon has to be stopped and brought back. By that time, Edward is late with his train, so leaves first. However, the signalman isn't told of this, and sends Edward along the main line, and Gordon the Branch... Next morning, Bill and Ben see Gordon, and discuss between themselves what they could do with them - it's clearly ''not'' Gordon, as he says branch lines are vulgar. They decide to drop the "Load of scrap metal" into the sea, leaving Gordon terrified. But Boco shows up, and sets the twins right. Gordon is very grateful, to say the least. He still believes Boco saved his life - but of course, the twins were only teasing.
23. Edward's Exploit Some tourists are visiting the Island of Sodor. On their last afternoon, Edward is to take them to meet Bill and Ben. Whilst he struggles to start the heavy tourist train, Gordon, Henry and James tease and mock him, much to Duck and BoCo's annoyance. Later, when Bill and Ben return from showing the tourists the China clay Works, Edward has to take them back to the station. However, the weather changes for the worse, and he struggles through the wind and rain. Suddenly, Edward's crank pin breaks, causing great damage and leaving the train stranded. Edwards crew removes his siderods, but Edward still struggles to move the train. With the tourists getting more anxious, Edward's crew decide to loosen the trains couplings, so Edward can pick the coaches up 'one by one'. This makes things much easier, and with a big effort, Edward gets the train moving. After one big effort, he puffs triumphantly into the station, where Henry is waiting to take the tourists on. The passengers sweep out, pushing aside an angry Fat Controller, and thank Edward and his crew for their efforts. Later, when Edward arrives at the sheds, Gordon and James remain respectfully silent.
24. Ghost Train (Percy's Ghostly Trick - US) Percy's driver tells a scary story about the ghost engine that runs every year at the day of the accident. Thomas & Toby laugh at Percy. The next night, Percy runs into a cart of lime that has crashed on the line and has the last laugh by playing a trick on Thomas with Toby's help.
25. Woolly Bear Every Summer, Percy stops by the lineside to collect hay that has been gathered by workmen. Toby then takes the hay to market. One day, Percy teases Thomas about being scared of his 'ghost' (From ''Ghost Train/Percy's Ghostly Trick''). Thomas is unimpressed, and snaps that Percy's been late every afternoon that week - despite the hay. Percy is disappointed, but has to continue on to the harbour. There - a crate of treacle splits open on him - he's sticky all over! Percy then has to try to get through the hay, which the wind is blowing all over the place. More than once he has to stop and wait for the line to clear because he stalls with his wheels slipping. Meanwhile, Thomas is waiting impatiently at the platform. When Percy finally arrives - 10 minutes late - everyone laughs at him for good reason - the hay has stuck to the treacle and he's covered in it. Percy, of course, can't see this until his driver shows him in a mirror. He asks to be cleaned before Toby sees - but it's no use. Thomas tells Toby all about it. Instead of talking about sensible things like playing Ghosts, Thomas and Toby talk about 'Woolly Bear Caterpillars' and other things that crawl about in hay. They laugh, but Percy thinks they're being very silly.
26. Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree It's Christmas time and all the engines are hard at work getting ready for the Christmas Party. Thomas is sent to collect the Christmas tree, but gets stuck in a huge snowdrift on the way. After the engines complain of Thomas being late, the Fat Controller explains what has happened. Donald and Douglas help him out, and as a reward, all the engines enjoy a huge Christmas Party, with Father Christmas as a special guest!
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