(cheerful music)
- [Narrator] It was a
tingly spring morning
on the Island of Sodor.
(train whistles)
Thomas was excited.
Sir Topham Hatt had sent
him to collect a special
from Jenny Packard.
(train engine chugs)
"Spot on, Thomas,"
Miss Jenny said.
"You'd make a mother proud."
"Thanks Miss Jenny," he said.
"Is this my special?"
"Very special," she answered.
"I'm Jack the Front
Loader," he whirred proudly.
"I can load and unload
and carry lots of things."
"I can hall and
shunt," boasted Thomas.
"And I can get you two
chatterboxes off to the quarry,"
laughed Miss Jenny.
(train whistle sounds)
(engine chugs)
(cheerful music)
"Is this your first job at
the quarry?" called Thomas.
"It's my first job on the
island," Jack called back.
"Look out for
Max," Thomas added.
"He's trouble."
Soon, Thomas delivered
Jack to the quarry.
All the machines were
busy preparing the site
for new railway tracks.
(vehicles rumble)
(engine revs)
Jack couldn't wait to join in.
He scooted towards
a big excavator.
"I'm Jack.
"Can I help?"
"Oh my, no," Oliver
replied kindly.
"Help Byron."
Byron the Bulldozer was
shoving rock and rubble
with his giant blade.
"I'm Jack.
"Can I help?"
"I don't need
help," boomed Byron.
"Try Kelly the Crane."
"I'm Jack," he said cheerfully.
"Mind my paint,"
snapped the truck.
"Isabella!" scolded Kelly.
"Sorry, welcome to the pack."
"And if you wanna
work," said Kelly.
"See the foreman,"
Isabella said cheekily.
"He's in charge."
(engine revs)
The foreman introduced
Jack to his oiler.
"I'm here to help you work
safely," said the oiler.
"No speeding and no
horseplay," added the foreman.
"Now go help Alfie."
"Yes sir!" replied Jack eagerly
and he raced off.
(engine revs)
(bright music)
"Remember," called the oiler.
"Safety first!"
Alfie is an excavator.
He makes the hardest
job seem like play.
"I'm Jack.
"I'm here to help."
"More help means more dirt,
more dirt means more fun!
"I'm Alfie!"
Jack and Alfie were working
hard and having wonderful fun.
(engine roars)
Suddenly, a huge
dump truck roared by.
(tense music)
"Max!" Alfie cried.
(sand crunches)
"So that's Max," said Jack.
"Thomas was right,
he is trouble."
(engine roars)
"Look out, Jack!" cried Alfie.
Max stopped just in time.
(desert whistle)
Jack refused to move.
"Stop bullying,"
said Jack bravely.
"Can't you take a joke?" Max
grumbled and dieseled away.
(engine roars)
"Thank you, Jack," said Alfie.
(cheerful music)
(engine rumbles)
Then the foreman shouted,
"Oliver, move this rock!"
"I'll do it!" cried Jack.
Jack scooped a
bucketful of rock.
"Stop!" shouted his oiler.
But he didn't stop.
He was too eager to help.
(engine rumbles)
"No!" shouted Isabella.
But it was too late.
"Oh no!" he cried.
(crashing)
"Whoops!" Jack sputtered.
(tense music)
Miss Jenny was glad
Jack wasn't hurt
but she was disappointed.
"Safety first," she said firmly.
"Means you don't rush in
where you don't belong."
"I'm sorry, Miss
Jenny," Jack said sadly.
"Maybe you're not ready for
the pack," sighed Miss Jenny.
"We'll see if you can
do better tomorrow."
After Miss Jenny returned
to the yards, Jack was sad.
Isabella could see
he was unhappy.
"You're a good front
loader," she said.
"And a good friend!" said Alfie.
"Being a good friend is
important," said Thomas.
That made Jack feel
just a bit better.
(cheerful music)
06x07 - Jack Jumps In
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.