[bouncy music]
♪ ♪
children:
♪ They're two, they're four ♪
♪ They're six, they're eight ♪
♪ Shunting trucks
and hauling freight ♪
♪ Red and green
and brown and blue ♪
♪ They're the really
useful crew ♪
♪ All with different roles
to play ♪
♪ Round Tidmouth Sheds
or far away ♪
♪ Down the hills
and round the bends ♪
♪ Thomas and his friends ♪
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
male narrator:
Henry gets the Express.
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
narrator:
Early one morning,
all the engines were leaving
Tidmouth Sheds
to start work on the railway.
All, that is, except Gordon.
[whistle toots]
- Hurry up, lazy bones,
or you'll be late
to pull the Express.
- I'm not ready, Thomas.
You'll just have to tell
Sir Topham Hatt.
My firebox needs cleaning.
- Your firebox?
Why didn't you have it
cleaned out last night?
- Oh, I was too tired.
- [chuckles]
Well, don't be surprised if Sir
Topham Hatt asks somebody else
to pull the Express today.
- Ha!
Nonsense!
Who would he ask?
- Henry's pulled it before.
- Well, he'd hardly
manage it now.
No offence, Henry,
but it's very difficult.
You have to know all the stops,
keep control at high speed.
It isn't a job
just any old engine can do.
- [chuckles]
[whistle toots]
Ignore him, Henry.
Gordon just likes to think
he's special.
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
Good morning, sir.
Gordon asked me to tell you
that he's going to be late
because he's having
his firebox cleaned out.
- His firebox?
Now?
- I know, sir.
I did say you might need someone
else to take the Express.
I thought of Henry, but Gordon
doesn't think he can do it.
- [scoffs]
Of course Henry can take
the Express!
Splendid idea, Thomas!
- Do you really think I should,
sir?
- Definitely, Henry!
And it will teach Gordon
a lesson too.
[train chugging]
narrator: So Henry set off
with the Express.
♪ ♪
At first he was
a little nervous,
but he soon began
to enjoy himself.
[whistle toots]
- [laughs]
Express coming through!
[train chugging]
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
- Gordon, it is extremely
important that the Express
runs on time.
People depend upon it.
Since you were too busy
this morning,
I asked Henry to do your job.
[crashing]
- Here you are, Gordon.
- Cars?
But...
I don't understand, sir.
- Oh, now you must do
Henry's job, Gordon.
[whistle trills]
- Oh.
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
- Thank you, Henry.
Very comfortable journey.
- [laughs]
It's my pleasure.
- You're much more friendly
than Gordon.
I wish you could pull
the Express every day.
♪ ♪
[seagull caws]
narrator: Gordon was not having
anywhere near as much fun
as Henry.
♪ ♪
- A goods train!
A goods train!
Oh, the shame.
[horn honks]
- Ahoy there, Gordon!
What are you doing here?
- Henry is pulling
the Express today,
so I'm stuck doing his jobs.
- Never mind, Gordon.
You're so big and strong,
I expect you'll do Henry's work
in half the time!
- Well, I do mind.
I was never meant
to do work like this.
It's beneath me.
- Then you're gonna love this!
♪ ♪
- Filthy coal cars?
- Sorry!
- Oh, the indignity!
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
Oh.
[whistle toots]
- Express coming through!
[train chugging]
- But that's my line!
- Hi, Gordon!
[laughs]
Bye, Gordon!
- Hmm.
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
Shouldn't I go back to pulling
the Express now, sir?
- Oh, no.
I need you to go
to the Blue Mountain Quarry.
- Oh.
[steam whooshing]
- That isn't Gordon, is it?
♪ ♪
- Look out there!
Express--
I mean--
[clears throat]
Engine coming through.
- Hello there, Gordon!
Is your day going well?
- Ha!
As well as any day
hauling coal and stone can be!
[laughter]
And I'll have none of your
nonsense, thank you very much.
- We'll give him nonsense!
[laughter]
[whistle toots]
narrator:
So they gave him nonsense
and let their brakes slip on.
all: Not so useful!
Not so strong!
[laughter]
- Oh, do be quiet!
- We'll give you quiet!
[laughs]
narrator: And then they let
their brakes slip off again!
- Whoa!
♪ ♪
[crash]
[grunts]
Oh.
Uncouple me at once!
I'm going back to my shed!
- I only asked how his day
was going.
♪ ♪
narrator: At the end
of the day, Henry came back
to Tidmouth Sheds and found
Gordon already waiting there.
- Hello, Gordon.
I enjoyed taking
the Express today,
but tomorrow I'll be happy
to go back to doing the jobs
I usually do.
- I should never have been sent
to work pulling goods trains!
- I think you'll find
it's my decision
which jobs you do, Gordon.
You didn't even finish
your jobs today.
- [stammers]
- You must learn to do the jobs
you're asked to do.
And tonight I'm asking you
to pull the Flying Kipper.
[all gasp]
- I will not pull
a smelly fish train!
- Very well,
but if you don't do it,
perhaps Henry will keep the job
of pulling the Express...
forever!
- Oh!
This is all your fault, Henry!
- But I only took the Express
because Sir Topham Hatt
told me to.
All you have to do is take
the Flying Kipper.
- [groans]
- But then I guess
the Flying Kipper's not really
such an easy job.
Most engines just aren't
up to it.
You probably wouldn't manage.
- You're right, Henry!
James found the Flying Kipper
very difficult
when he pulled it.
- I did not!
It was just smelly.
- I think you'll find I'm much
bigger and stronger than James.
- Even so, I'm not sure.
- Nonsense.
No job's too hard for me!
I can certainly pull
a smelly old fish wagon!
I'll show you!
[whistle toots]
narrator: Gordon was determined
to prove Henry wrong,
but by the time he came back
from pulling the Flying Kipper,
it was already morning.
[whistle toots]
- There, you see?
I did it!
I delivered all the stinky fish
and I didn't find it
difficult at all.
- Oh, good!
You've finally done
as you were told, Gordon!
I must say, Henry did so well
pulling the Express.
He'd be a great permanent
replacement for Gordon.
- [exclaims]
- But you can go back
to pulling it, Gordon.
- Oh, sir!
Thank you, sir!
I can start straight away!
♪ ♪
- Whoo!
[laughs]
You do smell
a bit fishy, Gordon.
Maybe you should think about
getting a wash down first.
- [sniffs]
[exclaims]
[whistle toots]
Oh!
- Stinky Express coming through!
[laughs]
[laughter]
- Oh, the indignity!
[bouncy music]
♪ ♪
[children singing]
♪ ♪
[whistle trills]
[children singing]
♪ ♪
[whistle tooting]
[bouncy music]
♪ ♪
20x04 - Diesel & the Ducklings
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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.