(light cheery
instrumental music)
(Thomas and Friends
instrumental theme music)
(train whistle blows)
- [Narrator] Thomas the t*nk
Engine loves his branch line.
(light cheery
instrumental music)
(train whistle blows)
(light cheery
instrumental music)
One day when he stopped
at a small station,
some children looked sad.
"They've closed our playground,
and our favorite sandpit!
Teacher says the sand is soiled
and too dirty to play in
Please help us, Thomas!"
"I'll see what I can do,"
replied Thomas kindly.
(train whistle blows)
(light cheery
instrumental music)
Thomas hoped things
weren't quite as bad
as the children had
made them out to be.
But as he passed
their playground,
a large sign read "Playground
closed until further notice."
"The children were right!"
Thought Thomas sadly.
He puffed into the yards
and was just about to
tell the other engines
about the playground
when Percy rushed in.
"You look glum little
Percy," said Gordon.
- [Percy] Sir Topham
Hatt told driver
that he's using Harold to
show a visitor the island
instead of using
any of us engines.
- [Narrator]
"Despicable!" Said Gordon.
"Disgusting!" Snorted Henry.
"Engines are meant to take
visitors around our island,
not that whirly-bird
thing!" James exclaimed.
(light cheery
instrumental music)
Gordon was the
first to see Harold.
- [Gordon] Harold thinks
he can go faster than me
I'll show him!
- [Narrator] Next
it was Henry's turn.
- [Henry] Sir Toppham
Hat has chosen Harold
because he thinks he's
more important than me,
well he's not!
Harold can't fly
through tunnels!
(helicopter blades whirring)
- [Narrator] Percy stopped by
a signal on his branch line.
Near a field where
sheep were grazing.
Harold hovered for a
while, then buzzed away.
- [Percy] I know what he's
doing, he's counting sheep!
- [Narrator] And Percy
puffed along his line,
feeling much better
about things.
That evening the engines
talked about the situation.
"Harold wants to get
rid of us," said Gordon.
"He doesn't need
tunnels," added Henry.
"Don't worry, he's just
counting sheep," said Percy.
"Counting sheep?
Pah!" Snorted Gordon.
"He's counting how many
engines he can get rid of.
He'll see how useful
I am tomorrow."
Thomas wanted to mention
the children's playground,
but solving the mystery
of Harold and the
visitor came first.
(helicopter blades whirring)
The next day, Gordon was
traveling to collect his train.
(helicopter blades whirring)
"We'll show that whirly-bird
just how fast you
can go, Gordon!"
Said his driver.
But because they
were watching Harold,
they missed the signal and
went onto the wrong line.
Gordon was traveling to trouble.
Ahead was a tunnel under repair.
His driver reduced
steam and braked hard,
but it was too late.
(dramatic instrumental music)
(screeching brakes and crashing)
Later, Thomas pulled Gordon
clear with a breakdown train.
Sir Topham Hatt spoke
severely to Gordon's driver.
"Will Gordon be scrapped sir?"
Asked Thomas sadly.
"What makes you think that?"
Said Sir Topham Hatt.
Thomas decided to
pluck up courage.
- [Thomas] Because the engines
think the visitor is here
to see if we can be
replaced by Harold!
- [Narrator] Sir
Topham Hatt laughed.
- [Sir Topham Hatt] Well,
the engines are wrong
and you shouldn't listen
to rumors, Thomas.
This gentleman is making a new
playground for the children.
It was easier to find a suitable
site from up in the air.
- [Narrator] "And what's more,"
said the visitor,
"that tunnel sand will be
perfect for the playground!
Sand we found, (laughs) by
accident you might say!"
(light cheery
instrumental music)
Sir Toppham Hat still uses
Harold to fly above the island.
(light cheery
instrumental music)
But all the engines know that
Harold isn't spying on them.
He is just being very useful.
(Thomas and Friends
instrumental theme music)
(light cheery
instrumental music)
05x17 - Thomas & the Rumours
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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.