(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] It was May
Day on the island of Sodor.
(trains whistles)
And the engines
were celebrating.
(train whistles)
They knew there'd be
music and lots of fun.
The station was being decorated.
Sir Topham Hatt said
that the engines
could be decorated too.
"I'm going to have flags and
streamers," whistled Percy.
"I'm going to have a big red
banner," whistled Thomas.
"What decorations will you
have, Gordon?" asked Murdoch.
"Decorations aren't dignified
"for an important
engine like me.
"I pull the express."
Gordon was feeling insulted.
(Gordon huffs angrily)
"Silly little
engines," he grunted.
Thomas was enjoying himself.
He was bringing the maple.
The farmer's children waved.
(Thomas whistles)
Thomas peeped happily
as he passed by.
Soon, it was time
for the decorating.
Percy's driver was
wrapping streamers
and flags around his funnel.
Thomas had a big red
banner on his tanks.
Even Murdoch was
being decorated,
although he was
very shy about it.
"We could have a contest for
the best dressed engine,"
suggested James.
Just then, Gordon shunted in.
"A contest?" he puffed.
"I'm bound to win any contest."
"You will have to be
decorated," said James.
"This is a best dressed
engine contest."
"Not me," puffed Gordon.
"You'll never catch me
looking so ridiculous."
The engines felt splendid.
(graceful music)
But not Gordon.
He was cross.
"Decorations aren't dignified.
"Who cares about
a contest anyway?"
Further down his line,
a colorful banner
was strung across the bridge.
Then, as Gordon steamed
across the bridge,
it came loose and wrapped
around his firebox.
Gordon couldn't
see the line ahead!
Gordon tried to
whoosh the banner off,
but it wouldn't budge.
"I can't see," he whistled
loudly to his drivers.
"Stop!"
"You can't stop, Gordon,"
his driver called back.
"You're the express!"
(dramatic music)
Trevor was chugging slowly
along with his load of apples
for the children's apple bob.
Trevor heard a whistle.
(train whistles)
He was going as
fast as he could,
but it wasn't fast enough!
(loud crash)
The apples were all smashed.
James was the last engine
to join the contest.
Or so he thought.
(train whistles in the distance)
"Here comes Gordon!"
cried the passengers.
"We didn't think you wanted to
be decorated," teased Thomas.
"I didn't," huffed Gordon.
"Well you're definitely
the best dressed engine,"
said James.
All the engines agreed.
Gordon was secretly pleased,
but he didn't think it
was dignified to say so.
Silly Gordon.
(upbeat music)
07x22 - Best Dressed Engine
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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.