05x01 - Cranky Bugs

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(bright chiming)

(cheerful music)

(peaceful music)

- [Alec] Thomas and Percy

enjoy working in the docks.

They like the sea air and

the sound of the gulls.

But one day the friends were

feeling hot and bothered.

A crane was causing trouble.

His name is Cranky and this

is his first day at the docks.

"You are useless little

bugs!" he called from above.

"If you put these freight

cars on the inside lines,

then I wouldn't have

so far to travel!"

"Rubbish!" said Thomas,

"No crane has ever

complained before!"

"Well, I'm complaining now!"

And Cranky banged his

load down on the key side.

Later the two engines

met Gordon and James

and told them about Cranky.

"Cranes are airy-fairy things.

They need a lot of attention.

Like me, in fact.",

said Gordon.

"You should see the situation

from Cranky's point of view.",

said James.

"He's high up in the air

coping with wind, rain,

and baking Sun

then he looks down

and sees you two little

engines being annoying.

No wonder he calls you bugs."

When Cranky heard that the

big engines agreed with him

he grew bossier still.

"Come on, come on, push those

freight cars closer to me."

But Percy was too

upset to concentrate

and pushed the

freight cars too far.

Poor Percy.

Then Cranky played

a trick on Thomas.

"Push your freight cars

onto the outside line.

It's easier for me to load up."

So Thomas did.

But Cranky left the loads

beside the freight cars.

Not in them.

"You must have known my

arm can't reach you there."

complained Cranky.

This mix up caused

confusion and delay.

Sir Topham Hat was most upset.

"Thomas and Percy,

this new crane has an

important job to do.

I have heard that you have

not been helping him today?

You will go to your

sheds and consider

how you will improve

yourselves tomorrow."

Now Thomas and Percy

were upset too.

(ominous music)

That evening a big storm

raged across the island.

Cranky and the engines

were trapped at the docks.

"We're sure to be safe

in this shed." said Duck.

But he was wrong.

The engines had no idea

they were about to be put in

great danger by an

old tramp steamer.

(horn honking)

It was out of control

and running aground,

straight into the sheds.

"Bah!"

"Help.", called the engines

from inside the shed.

"I can't!" called Cranky.

(curious music)

When the storm was over,

Sir Topham Hat rushed to

the scene of destruction.

"Thomas and Percy

will help you."

he called to Cranky,

"And then you can

help the engines."

'Oh please hurry." Cried Cranky.

"And tell them I'm sorry

I was rude to them'

"So it was you?"

murmured Sir Topham Hat.

"I owe those

engines an apology."

(peaceful music)

Thomas and Percy soon

came to the rescue.

And it wasn't too long before

Cranky was upright again

and clearing the wreckage.

At last all the

engines were free.

"Oh, thank you!" said Gordon,

"What would I have

done without you?"

"Well I had to be rescued

before I could help you."

"but I never thought it would

be by a couple of. But..."

Cranky was about to say bugs,

but he quickly

corrected himself.

"Small engines, thank you.

I'll never be rude again."

However you two mites are

in my way so move over.

"Pah.", said Percy,

"He's back to bugging us."

"Don't move, you're still

attached to Cranky."

But it was too late.

Cranky still looks down

on the two little engines,

but ever since

that stormy night,

he never calls

them bugs or mites,

because he knows

they might bite back.

(cheerful music)