(playful music)
(playful music)
(triumphant music)
- [George] Duke is the
hero of all the engines.
This is a story about him.
It happened long ago when
Peter Sam was called Stuart
and Sir Handel, Falcon.
(gentle music)
Many people came year after year
to see the mountains and the
lakes, and most of all, Duke.
He always pulled his train,
even on days when
he didn't feel well.
"I mustn't disappoint my
friends," he would say.
(Duke whistling)
Every morning he took his
passengers up the line
and stopped anywhere
they wanted.
(Duke whistling)
"Peep, peep," he whistled.
"Please be ready when
I come back for you,
"otherwise we might miss
your boat to the mainland
"and that would never do."
One day, Duke didn't feel well.
He was short of steam
and needed to rest.
His driver and fireman had just
finished clearing his tubes
when Stuart bustled in.
(Stuart whistling)
"Hello, Granpuff," he teased,
"are you short of puff?"
"Nothing of the sort.
"This is routine maintenance."
"Tell you what," went on
Stuart, "you're getting old.
"We must take care of you
in case you break down."
(Duke whistling)
"Huh," hooshed Duke,
"that'll be the day."
Duke couldn't stay
cross for long.
It was a lovely evening.
"Couldn't be better,
couldn't be better,"
he chuntered happily.
(bright music)
They began to climb,
but Duke didn't mind.
"I've plenty of
steam," he puffed.
"We'll be up in a
couple of puffs."
But soon Duke's puffs
changed to wheezes.
His valves were leaking steam.
"It's not so easy.
"It's not so easy," he
croaked, "but I'll manage."
At last they
reached the station.
Duke's driver examined
him carefully.
Anxious passengers
waited for news.
"Duke is going to take
you to the harbor,
"but he might be late,"
said the conductor,
"so two engines
are coming to help.
"You'll still catch your boat."
(Falcon and Stuart whistling)
Falcon buffered up in front.
"Poor old Granpuff, what a
shame you've broken down.
"Peep, peep, pip,"
teased Stuart.
"This is the day."
He was coupled on behind.
"Are you ready,"
whistled falcon.
"Yes, I am," replied Stuart.
And away they went.
(playful music)
When they reached the next
station, the cavalcade split up.
Falcon took Duke's
passengers to the boat.
Stuart headed Falcon's train
with Duke coupled behind.
"Fancy me rescuing Granpuff.
"This is the day, this
is the day," he boasted.
"Poor old engine,
poor old engine."
But Duke still had plenty
of steam left in him.
His valves sounded
worse than they were.
He and his driver had their
own little joke ready.
They waited until
they reached the hill.
"Now," said his driver.
Duke puffed and roared
as though he was pushing
the whole train's
weight before him.
(Duke chugging)
The noise echoed everywhere.
(crowd cheering)
When they reached the last
station, everyone cheered.
"What happened," asked a boy.
"They don't usually
need two engines."
"Well," replied his
father, "Stuart broke down.
"Duke had to help him.
"It sounds as if he
had a hard job too."
Duke and his driver's
joke had worked.
"Fiddlesticks,"
exclaimed Stuart.
And he vanished in
a cloud of steam.
Duke wheezed alongside.
"Poor old engine," he teased.
"It's no good, Stuart,
you can't win."
(playful music)
04x04 - You Can't Win
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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.