05x07 - Bye George!

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(happy music)

(Thomas the t*nk Engine theme)

- [Storyteller] One day George

the Steamroller was waiting

for Percy to take him

to a new workplace.

George was being rude

to Rheneas and Skarloey.

"You're just worn out

wheels on worn out rails."

"You need rocks for your

roads," replied Skarloey,

"and we're helping you."

"I need to flatten

little engines

in the scrapyards,"

retorted George.

Then Percy arrived

to take George away.

He was still rebelling.

"Railways are no good,

turn 'em into roads."

(playful music)

The little engines were

pleased to see him go.

(happy whistle)

George grumbled all the

way to the old branch line.

He was going to

turn it into a road.

When they arrived

George was rude again.

"Bumpy ride on rotten rails.

I'm glad it's over."

"So am I," said Percy.

"Ha," huffed George.

(Percy whistles and chugs away)

Percy was still fuming

when he met Thomas.

"What's up, Percy?"

"It's George, he

makes me feel down."

"Just ignore him,"

puffed Thomas.

(Thomas chugs away)

George was now enjoying himself.

"Ripping up rails!" he chortled.

"What a life!"

(Thomas whistles)

"What do you think

of this, Thomas?"

Thomas took no notice.

George felt insulted.

"You're a useless

blue puffball!"

But Thomas didn't hear.

"I'll show him who's boss!"

At last, the workmen

reached the level crossing.

"What shall we do here?"

"Tear it up! Tarmac

it!" said George.

So they did, but not properly,

and George knew it.

Later, Thomas was traveling home

on the same line.

He was pulling freight cars

filled with vegetables.

The signalman had forgotten

to warn his driver

about the crossing.

"That's nice, we

don't need to stop,"

said Thomas happily.

"Yes we do," called his driver.

But it was too late.

(Thomas crashes)

(chicken crows)

Next day, Percy told

Gordon all about George.

"Huh," snorted Gordon,

"You're just a small engine.

That's why he's rude to you.

He wouldn't dare

cause me any trouble."

(Gordon whistles and chugs away)

George had been taken

to some yards to work.

Duck arrived with a train

of empty freight cars.

(Duck whistles)

George was blocking his way,

and a car was stuck

on the main line.

"Let me through," demanded Duck.

"You'll just have to

wait," replied George.

"There's no time to wait,

I must clear my freight

cars from the main line

to let Gordon through."

"Then he'll have to

wait too," said George.

Duck's driver went to

complain to the stationmaster,

but the signalman

had set the signal

to allow Gordon

to speed through.

His passengers were

singing his praises,

and he was making express time.

"I'm the greatest!

Just watch me fly by."

He whistled long and loud

as he approached the station.

Suddenly, he saw a freight

car on the line ahead.

"Get out of my way!"

But the freight

car wouldn't move,

until Gordon forced it.

(freight car crashes)

By accident.

Gordon was worried

that Sir Topham

Hatt would be cross.

He was, but not with Gordon.

"Whoever caused this disturbance

will have me to answer to."

And he did, a few days later.

"Look who's here!" said Thomas.

George had been found out

by Sir Topham Hatt and punished.

He looked miserable.

"Now we'll get some peace

at last," said Percy.

"I wanna get rolling again,

but I've gotta wait a

whole week till I do."

"And then you'll be just as

rude as ever, eh George?"

I hope not, don't you?

(Thomas the t*nk Engine theme)